♡ Stranger | Kamukoma | HIATUS ♡

8 | Monaca's parents

Komaeda knocked on the apartment door and it quickly opened, revealing a man.

"Who are you?"

"Komaeda Nagito. I'm a journalist and I am here to get information for an ongoing case I'm working on with the police,"

"I don't have anything to do with it,"

"You are Towa Monaca's father, right?"

"Yeah, so? She didn't do anything either?"

"Of course. I am here to ask about her caretaker, Shinguuji-san. The police and I would appreciate if you gave us the paperwork you-"

"There's no paperwork. He does this shit for free and for no reason,"

Komaeda tilted his head. "What?"

"I said he does it for free! Don't you have ears?"

The pale man sighed. "I do. Do you have any information about Shinguuji-san? His adress? His age, anything?"

"We got his adress, yeah." He grabbed his phone and opened the notes app. "Here."

"That's... the adress of the lab,"

"Oh. I never noticed,"

"You just let your daughter spend the entire day with a grown man you know nothing about? Neither his age nor his actual adress, nothing? And he's not even qualified? What kind of father are you?"

"Shut the fuck up!"

"That man could be abusing her for all you know! He could be a total creep!"

"Who gives a shit?"

Komaeda gritted his teeth. "You should! You're her father!"

"So what? I don't care what happens to her,"

The elevator door opened, revealing Shinguuji and Monaca. Komaeda approached them.

"Excuse me, Sir? Could I talk to you for a minute?"

"Komaeda Nagito. Hm. I suppose so, yes. Monaca, go say hello to your father,"

Once they were alone, Komaeda began his interrogation.

"Why do you work for free? What's your motive? Who are you? Why is your adress the adress of Kamukura laboratories? Where do you know Kamukura-kun from?"

Shinguuji pressed a finger to Komaeda's lips. "Shh. I work for free because I want to. My motive is never to harm Monaca, it is simply to help her because her parents are incompetent. I did not give that man my real adress because I do not trust him. Kamukura is an acquaintance. I met him in the lab. Simple as that. Now calm yourself, little journalist."

"You are not allowed to degrade me,"

"Oh? Then, pray tell, who is?"

"Tch. Don't mock me, don't call me 'little',"

"Why do you have such a hatred against me?"

Komaeda glared at him. "Sorry, but I'm always suspicious of grown adults who hang out with little children for no reason. That's kind of my golden rule. Additionally, you are a suspect in a murder case with five victims,"

"I did not take anyone's life, honestly. You sorry attempt at accusing me is cute at best and insulting at worst. You have no proof of anything."

Komaeda looked him up and down. "Your hands are quite big,"

"Pardon?"

"Just... an observation. Will you give me your phone number?"

"No."

"I work for the police-"

"Quiet. I will leave now. Be careful on your ride home, Komaeda Nagito." With that, Shinguuji left.