[ he pauses in his writing, mulling over what to say next. should he even say anything? can't he have the right to remain silent after everything? ]

We all did. Me most especially. I even thought he was cool at one point, because of his credentials as a former cop and teacher.

But of course he would use his abilities to his advantage. I just didn't think that his grudge against Dazai-san would run this deep to the point that he'd use someone like me to get to him.