Of course, I should've seen this coming.
I stared at the man sitting opposite me. Slowly, my mind cooled down, the thoughts that had been piling up inside it growing quiet as I watched the smile on his face.
At least this was someone I could see.
"…If you guys are really curious to see how I'll handle this, how about helping me a little? This is quite troublesome, you know? You could have me released so I can get back to work."
"Hahaha."
The investigator laughed.
He leaned back, one hand resting against his stomach as though I had said something genuinely amusing.
I watched him for a moment.
Then I joined in.
"Hahaha."
"Hahaha."
We both laughed.
I didn't know why, but him laughing by himself rubbed me the wrong way.
Eventually, he stopped.
I continued for a little longer before stopping too.
I needed to make sure I got the last laugh.
"You're quite crazy."
"…I'm perfectly healthy."
"Well, you're not the craziest I've dealt with."
