intelligence (secrets)

engagement in something

be engaged in, pursue, follow

Ellipsis of 噂をすれば影がさす: speak of the devil

to talk gossip (about)

rumor, rumour / gossip

rumor / gossip

he / distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that / boyfriend

distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that, yon / particularly, male personal third person pronoun: he / by extension from he: boyfriend

he; boyfriend