And that mistake would cost him his freedom. His lawyers arrived an hour later with limited options. “The evidence is overwhelming,” they said.
“Your best strategy is to cooperate, to give information in exchange for a reduced sentence.” Information about what?
About Aurelio, about the corruption network, about everything you know. Gonzalo thought about it. He had spent five years feeling safe, protected by Aurelio’s power.
Now that power had evaporated. Aurelio was under arrest. The empire of secrets was crumbling. I want total immunity.
There will be no immunity, but we can negotiate 30 years instead of life sentences and full co-ops.
Gonzalo closed his eyes. He thought about everything he had done, about his brother, whom he had betrayed, about Sara, whom he had tried to silence.
In Salomé, the girl who had seen everything and had remained silent for five years out of fear. Fear, that had been his weapon, and now it was turning against him.
“I will cooperate,” he finally said, “but I want protection. Aurelio has allies who will eliminate me if I talk.”
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