Meeting in Paris

Part twenty-seven

At ten in the morning, Wael Al-Bahtimi, the investigations officer, picks up his mobile phone and calls Salma....

Wael: Good morning,

Salami.Salma: Good morning, Mr. Wael

Wael: How is Mama Khadija?

Salma: Thank God, she is improving day by day

Wael: Thank God, is it possible for us to meet today?.

Salma: You pretend not to know, and pamper Wael. Good, Mr. Wael, why do you want to meet me today?

Wael: He laughs and knows that Salma is coddling him. I want to meet you about some topic.

Salma  : Does this matter require an interview with you? Is it not permissible for you to say it over the phone?

Wael: He smiled, then said, “It is not permissible on the phone. Rather, I want to talk to you face to face.

Salma : Oh, face to face, then, you want to practice your profession with me and investigate me, and I must know what crime I committed in order to investigate me?

Wael: Indeed, this is the truth. You committed a serious crime with premeditation.

Salma: And here Salma got upset and said, “So are you talking seriously about Mr. Wael?”

Wael: Yes, you are accused of a very serious crime.

Salma: I became more upset. Tell me, for God’s sake, Mr.

Wael, what crime did you commit?

Wael: So you want to know the answer?

Salma: Yes, I want to know the answer?W

ael: Then I will meet you at five in the evening at the Nile Casino in Agouza

.Salma: Okay, Mr. Wael, you will find me in the same place and time.

Wael: Please do not be late, peace be upon him, otherwise the matter will grow and I will not be able to control it. Peace be upon you.

Salma: Of course, don’t worry, I will come on time, peace.

In the hospital...

Madam Khadija recovered and improved and was able to speak, and her son Khaled was next to her.....

Khaled: Good morning, beloved mother.

Khadija: Good morning, my dear son.

Khaled: Thank God you are fine.

Khadija: Thank God, but where is Salma?

Khaled: Salami is at work now.

Khadija: I want you to call Mr. Youssef, who will come to me now and bring Salma with him.

Khaled: Good, Mama. Why do you want Mr. Youssef now?

Khadija: I want to meet him in order to give him his personal papers.

Khaled: Okay, mom.Khaled called Mr. Youssef and told him that Madam Khadija wanted to meet him and Salma on an urgent matter, and Youssef informed Khaled that he and Salma would be there in a quarter of an hour.

In the company....

After Youssef finished the call with Khaled and pressed the bell button, Salwa entered the office.

Salwa: Yes, Mr. Youssef.

Youssef: Please tell Miss Salwa to prepare herself to go out with me. We will go together to Madam Khadija’s to the hospital, but tell her that her mother is fine so that she does not worry about her.