The Game Changer (Mafia Families #2)

Chapter 34: The truth about Faust

"No... it's not right. Inamin ni Faust sakin na siya ang pumatay kay Daneilo."

"Alam ko ang nakita ko... slam kong ang hirap paniwalaan pero hindi ako pwedeng magkamali. I won't forget the face of my best friend." He said firmly. "He is Daneilo. I'm sure of it."

"Alam ko ba sinasabi mo Blaze?" Parang inis na malungkot na sabi ni Carrie. "It's Daneilo were talking about. Do you think he would really betray us?"

Sasagot na sana si Blaze nang may biglang kumatok sa pinto. "Can I come in?"

Hindi na hinintay ni Digger ang sagot bago niya buksan ang pinto.

Hindi na hinintay ni Digger ang sagot bago niya buksan ang pinto.

"Allow me to shed some light." He gave Carrie an apologetic smile. "Faust did not want you to find out."

"What do you mean?" tanong ni L.

"I heard what you were talking about. I did not mean to eavesdrop but I was about to knock when I heard you talking."

"Get to the point." L really did not feel patient today.

"He's right. Faust is Daneilo and at the same time he isn't." he sighed. "To explain this in terms that you could understand. I need to tell you about the mercenaries. As you all are aware that hitmans works alone and you may be aware na may tinatawag na mercenary guild sa criminal underground kung san kami kumukuha ng assignment and aside from that we mind our own business." He scoffed. "That what they let you think. Like the mafia we have who we call boss and we call him Vulture. No one has seen his face nor someone who lived after meeting him. The only exception in Vasily. You may also call him the front boss of the mercenaries. What he says is what the Vulture commands. If he wants you life then you'll be dead."

"At bakit mo ito sinasabi samin?"

"How important do ypu think you are Carrie? Or what do you hold that the mercenary would chased you around just because Faust failed to kill you?"

Walang naisagot si Carrie kasi hindi rin niya alam kung bakit. Aside from being one of the Vermillion... there was nothing elsr that could warrant a kill.

"So what if they received an order to kill you but failed. The mercenary are not short of money to chase you down just to kill you. The Vulture is also not obsessed to finish an assignment and send out Razor... one of his own private mercenaries just to kill you. Hell he even sent Vasily to hunt both of you down."

Napansin ni Digger ang lito sa mukha nila.

"Hindi ba dahil sa pagtraydor ni Faust?" tanong ni L.

"Kung yan lang yun dahilan... sa tingin niyo makakaabot kami dito ng buhay?" tanong ni Digger. "The fact that I'm still here after helping Faust and Carrie means that the Vulture does not give a shit about me or killing Carrie. He already got what he wanted..."

"Faust..." napalunok si Carrie.

"I told him so many times that he will get both of you killed but he still insisted to protect and would not tell me why. This was never about you Carrie. It was him that they wanted. Faust did not know that. I only confirmed my suspicion nang pagkatapos nila makuha si Faust ay wala nang humabol satin. They are thinking that we are not important enough to kill right now but we'll be dealt with sooner."

"Sino ba talaga si Faust at imprtante siya sa boss niyo?" tanong ni L.

"Because he is one of the best among all mercenaries. There only 3 that are recognized by Vasily. The only one anong them that have seen his face are those 3... Frost. Faust and Frey."

L clenched her fist but maintained her calm expression.

"Have you ever wondered why he was so obsessed with hiding his face and killing people that accidentally his face? Have you noticed his unconscious hobby of touching his right wrist like he felt like something was missing?"

Hindi makapagsalita si Carrie ramdam lang niya ang paninikip ng dibdib niya. Her eyes hurt already from crying so much.

"They want him because he is not faust." Sabi ni Digger at mas lalong naguluhan si L.

"Sabi mo siya si Faust at the same time hindi rin. Kung hindi siya ang totoong faust... sino? At bakit siya tinatawag na faust?"

"The real faust is dead. I dig some digging. Daneilo was not killed at the same house years ago. Totoo na si faust and inutusan na patayin sina Carrie at Daneilo noon pero hindi si Daneilo ang namatay kundi si Faust and Daneilo became faust after that."

L looked worriedly at Carrie na ang putla nang mukha.

"Nung nagtago kayo sa bahay ko ay nakakaalala na si Faust. He told me avout what he remembered at alam niyang baka si Vasily na mismo ang dadating dahil sa pagligtas niya sayo. He was prepared to die." Pinakita ni Digger yung hawak niya.

It was a picture of Carrie and Dan.

"Nang makita ko yang larawan annghanapin kita sa silid mo ay saka ko nalaman na siya si Daneilo. Faust killed all that saw his face... except one... me. I always wondered why the cold as ice mercenary cared so much for just a target."

Carrie felt faint at parang hindi siya makahinga. She just cried silently while looking at the photo.

"That does not explain why he became faust." Sabi ni Blaze.

"I tried the hypnotism that I tried to help Carrie before. Faust was hypnotized. Vasily is known with another name... the doctor. He is very cruel and ruthless. This is not common knowledge within the mercenaries. Faust was tortured until he became the beat mercenary created by him. He was tortured until he could not remember his name or who he is. Part of the hypnotism was that he would kill anyone who saw his face. I was lucky that he was starting to remember when I saw his face otherwise he would have killed even a friend in cold blood just for seeing his face. He was his very first perfect subject for the experiment and when he heard that he saved you... he knew that Faust was starting to remember and he came to personally kill him."

Nagulat nalang sila nang biglang mahimatay si Carrie and they hurried to call Dr. Beckham.

L understood how it felt to lose someone very dear to you. Even how it is still painful to remember and after fixing the mess with the mafia. If Carrie wanted she will help to kill those responsible.

They brought Carrie to her room at bumalik sa office niya. Sumunod parin sakanya di Digger at Blaze.

"Is there something else?"

Napatingin si Digger kay Blaze at L. "He wanted to tell you he is sorry. It was him who shot you and Iry alfero he regretted it but something felt wrong so he did not shot you on the head..."

Blaze clenched his jaw. "Iry still..."

Hindi na tinapos ni Blaze yung sasabihin niya at lumabas nalang.

"Alam kong hindi ito ang tamanag oras na magtanong." Digger hesitated.

"Spit it out."

"How did Shin Zeigren die?"

Natigilan si L at napalunok. She needed to show that she's strong.

"A mercenary shot him in the heart." Sagot bi L. There was no use hiding it and to hide her expression she just looked down at the documents on her table.

"Sigurado ba kayo?"

"It was confirmed by the doctor."

"It was faust." Sagot niya at halata ang panginginig ng kamay ni L.

She just kept silent and did not look up.

"You might need to investigate again. Faust told me that there was another task that he failed to do... He did not know why but he was supposed to kill a mafia boss and shot him in the head but he did not do it. He just shot him in the near the shoulder and he should still be alive."