There were two reasons why Sophie wanted to use money to bribe Zakir.
Firstly, if it was effective for her to spend money to bribe him, it would be best if she could just transfer the money over to him to assure their safety.
Secondly, if money had no effect on him, Sophie could at least determine Zakir’s thoughts and intentions through his words, then.
At this point, Sophie had already drawn several key clues based on Zakir’s words by using a set of well-organized speeches she had come up wi