Lau shrugs and follows Slade, mimicking his disaffected attitude. "Ah, I suppose you're right. After all, of late the worst busybodies on the police force seem entirely preoccupied with Avatar-related business. It's a good time to be a criminal, my friend!" Although Lau is a member of the Red Lotus, he holds no particular animosity towards Avatar Korra. He sees her as merely a weapon, albeit a very powerful one, wielded by incompetent politicians. As a mercenary, Slade is a weapon as well, and Lau believes himself to be a much more skillful combatant.