Anton

— I finally woke up.
Arseny hears from the darkness a male voice that seems very familiar to him. The click of a button turns on the light, the electric lamps flicker making a clicking sound, blinding Arseny. The man is not used to such bright light. Finally, the man comes closer to the tied up Arseny, sitting on a chair.
Arseny's hands and eyes are tied.
“Arseniy Popov is an elusive criminal,” in someone else’s voice one can hear more joy, hidden under the mockery, well, at least that’s what it seems to Arseniy.
“Apparently, you’re not so elusive, since I caught you,” the man holds a pistol in his hand and grins.

• or maybe I wanted you to catch me? I know. I know what you feel, and it's not even triumphant jubilation.
• You shouldn't care what I feel. I completed the task given to me, I detained you - Arseniy Popov, this day is significant. especially for me.
• Oh, I understand, but why am I not in the monkey house, but here? - Arseniy smiles now, he knows everything about Anton, a lot. A lot.
• Will you untie me? - This is not the first time Arseny has said this phrase to him. Before this, Anton had let him get away with everything and let him go, but now something is different and Arseny immediately reads it from the nervous movement and inaction on the part of the policeman.
• Stop talking nonsense.
  Arseny listens. He sees nothing, but he feels in the back of his head that more than one pair of eyes is watching him. Understanding where he is and what is happening. His eyes dim. It wasn't Anton who caught him. More precisely, it wasn't he alone. The state got there.
  Anton looks at Arseny with an apology, Anton could have done something, but then he himself would have died without having done anything. A couple of orderlies enter the room and bring in a couch. Arseny turns his head away from Anton, he feels his gaze on himself inside, as if everything is being squeezed and twisted. Yes, even Arseny is scared sometimes. They move him to the couch and take him away.
  Anton remains in that room.