It was indeed Richardo standing in the room full of the murdered members of the Basil family. In a twinkle of an eye, one of the powerful ruling families in the city was wiped out and it was all thanks to his scheme.
It was a struggle for his life having fallen in the hands of Konstantin who had come to collect what he was due with their business falling through. It was hard to get Konstantin to spare his life, but Richardo had always been a shrewd businessman and was able to strike a deal with him.
Killing him was not going to provide his money nor bring back his drugs destroyed in the hands of Marcel, but Richardo had a plan that would assure the both of them got what they wanted. It was hard to get Konstantin to agree to it considering he was scared the council would put a target on his head, but Richardo assured him. Before even the council would catch even a whiff of what was happening, he was already halfway across the ocean - with his money intact.