"Stan?" Aisha frowned, although she had an inkling that he might be the one who gave him all the information about the mafia, she was still shock.
Because if it's really Stan, then why didn't he expose Sol and exposed himself instead? There's too many flaws! It can't possibly be him.
Aisha bit her lips and reveal a thoughtful look. "Is he also the one who gave you his information?"
Of course, how could Augustus not know her suspicion? "Yes. Strange, isn't it?"
Aisha nodded. "Why would he reveal about himself willingly? I think everyone knows how desperate you are to destroy all the mafias, so why?"
Augustus frown, he didn't like the term Aisha used to describe himself, however, he didn't rebut her remark. After all, he may be really desperate.
"Take a look at his files, and you'll know why."
Aisha pursed her lips before going through his files. She already knows every information about him, but she still pretend to read it. She notice that it was written here how much Stan suffered from Aisha's torturing and how Nikos forcely made him a useless dealer.
"So, he was fed up with his life and colluded with you to bring down Nikos and this person named Aisha De La Torre despite knowing the consequence?"
"Hmm, that's what I also thought. I tried asking him but he didn't say anything."
For Augustus, this seems reasonable but to Aisha, it only strengthen her hypothesis that it wasn't Stan who sends him the information.
"Have you seen Stan personally before the accident?"
"No," Augustus shook her head. "We only talked in phone, but he was using a voice changer. Later, I had someone to track the phone's I.P. address."
"And it was Stan's?" Aisha asked as she pressed a button in her phone, automatically opening AImy and track the I.P. adress.
"Yes."
"Didn't you even think of a possibilities that maybe it wasn't Stan?" Aisha couldn't help but to critisize his IQ.
"Do you take me as a fool?" Augustus scorn at her. "Of course, I also think of that. But yesterday's accident made it clear that it was indeed Stan. He starts sending me information last week, Nikos must've found out about his betrayal and had him killed."
Your deduction is reasonable but totally wrong! Aisha howls in her heart.
"Why did you think it was Nikos who had him killed?"
"Do you know Nikos' surname?"
"Sutton? Are you telling me he's related to the Sutton famiglia?"
"There's a possibilities," Augustus shrug. "Although, his background as a business man is good, but I found this note at Stan's place?" He handed Aisha a folded note.
A note? Isn't this the one who has my initials? That's what Aisha thought, but when she open the paper, "Sutton famiglia" was written on it.
"This..." The penmanship is slightly different from Stan's, although there are some similarities, but it seems that someone is deliberately copying his penmanship. Moreover, Stan is a left handed person, there must be a slight smudge on the ink of every letter, but there wasn't a trace of smudge, indicating that someone who wrote this is a right handed person.
It was someone else, most likely to be Jin. While Sol was the one who killed Stan under that person's orders. None of the traitors knows who is the other traitor. Aisha could guess that the one who was pulling the strings here is the unknown person.
But the question is, what is Stan's role aside from taking the blame?
Augustus saw Aisha was deep in her own thoughts. Getting up to his seat, he pulls Aisha with him, saying that they are now going to interrogate Sol.
"You haven't start interrogating him?" Aisha asked, they entered the room, and behind the huge glass, they can see Sol with a few bruises and cuts on his face, his shirt was ripped, and his wrists are cuffed.
"We had, but he won't say anything so a few polices decided to torture him."
Aisha's mouth twitched in mockery, did they take Sol as a child? Is this what torture means in their dictionary? Sol was a mafia! So he was used to excruciating pain. This kind of "torture" won't move him, even one bit.
They could see his miserable state but Sol can't see them, however he knew that there's someone behind the huge glass. Aisha noticed the glass of water with a dozen of melting ice cubes. There was a faint bubbling in the water as the ice cubes melt.
Aisha could roughly guess what's happening. She was afraid that today is the last day of Sol.
Augustus press something, and leans on the microphone. "Sol Andrews, are you now willing to spill all the beans?"
Sol was a little disarray, he blink his eyes numerous of time before throwing a hateful gaze at the glass. "In your fvcking nightmares!"
"It seems that you want an another beating!"
"Hah!" Even though his body was numb from pain, it was still far from the pain he experienced from the cruel mafiosi in his world. "You called this beating? Don't make me laugh, you dogs! This so called beatings of yours is nothing but a dàmn kids' small punches!"
At least Aisha wasn't alone.
Augustus seems angered by Sol, his face darkens, as he muttered angrily, "I heard you had a hidden family in the province. Let's see if you can still remain being stubborn after we caught them and also ask them about your deeds."
Aisha frowned, she didn't know that this seemingly righteous detective also have devil's horns, even though she knows very well how the police forces aren't that "clean" as most people thought. They are just like some of the mafias, but was more worse in Aisha's opinion. At least, the mafia was clear of what they're doing, but some of the polices, when they committed a crime, they will put the blame to others and wash their hands as if they didn't commit a sin. It's sickening, and hypocrisy in her opinion.
Sol was scared shïtless when he heard the detective's remarks. His body turned rigid, his eyes red, as he screams at the glass, "You son of a bïtch! Don't you dare do anything to them!"
"And what if I do?"
"I'll kill you! I'll fucking kill you and your family!"
It was then Aisha had suddenly thought of something. She was always confused at the reason why they betrayed Nikos. All the mafia employees of the casino are those mafiosi who has no hopes of living, and Nikos are the one who saved them and gave them a second chance at life. So why did they betray him?
Unless they are just an ingrate bàstards. But other than money and hatred, what could entice them to betray Nikos despite knowing the consequences? The answer to this is their loved ones.
"Before you kill me, your family's corpses will be sent to you."
Aisha look at Augustus, and was slightly surprise. She didn't see the eyes of the murdered in his eyes. Aisha was sure that Augustus didn't mean everything he said.
Sol remained in silent, though he is beginning to get scared. He was determined as hell to remain silent for the sake of his family, but how could he do this when this scüm of a detective is threatening his family!?
Seeing Sol choose to not say anything, Augustus sigh. "That, can I try to interrogate him?" Aisha asked and since Augustus was still pressing the button, Sol naturally heard her voice.
His body stiffen in shock. He recognize that voice. It was the voice of the woman that Nikos brought yesterday! He didn't know who's the woman, but according to what happened yesterday, and the sudden arrival of the Queen, Sol could roughly guess that this woman is Aisha De La Torre.
It's over, Sol didn't realize that his tears are streaming in his cheeks, his body trembling as he remember how Stan described how Aisha tortured him. His family was long gone in his mind. He'd rather die than to be killed in her hands!
With his shaky and blurred eyes, he gaze at the glass of water. He's not an idiot so he naturally knows that the ice cubes has poisoned, and it was already melted so the poison was already mixed in the water. It was gave by a suspicious man in police clothing, he leaved Sol a warning message, "He is watching you." With shaky hands, he reached for the glass and drink it all.
When Aisha saw him gaze at the glass, she knew that he was thinking of committing suicide. She was about to stop him but he already drank the water.
The poison was quick to spread in his body, and soon, he was trembling so hard, and foam spit out if his mouth.
Augustus was shock at the sudden scene but he was quick to response. "Quickly, get a medic! He was poisoned!"
"Dàmn!" Aisha cursed and rushed towards the connecting door that will lead to Sol. Once she opens the door, she ran towards Sol.
Sol was beginning to lose consciousness. He feels that someone lifted himself up from the floor, he didn't see who is it but he doesn't feel that the person is dangerous. With a quick decision in his mind, he whispers, "Ainsworth... famiglia."
Aisha was shock, it was her Mother's family name!