Meeting in Paris

Part Thirty-Four

In the evening, Salwa and Reham went to meet the investigation officer, Wael Al-Bahtimi, at the police station, based on an agreement they had that morning.

Wael Al-Bahtimi, the investigations officer, received them in his office.....

Salwa: We came to you, Mr. Wael, based on our agreement this morning. What do you ask of us?

Wael Al-Bahtimi: Let me now tell you what I want from you, but let me tell you that I am very happy that you have abandoned immoral actions and followed the straight path.

This makes you feel reassured on my part, and that the relationship between us will be like brothers.

Here, both Salwa and Reham smiled when they heard these words from Wael Al-Bahtimi, the investigations officer.

Salwa: We understand from this that you will not inform Mr. Youssef about our past.

Wael Al-Bahtimi: No, I will not talk about your past, neither with Mr. Youssef Rafiq nor with anyone else.

Salwa and Reham: Thank you very much, Mr. Wael Al-Bahtimi.

Wael Al-Bahtimi: Now let us talk about work. First, your presence here is official for the investigation, and you are not here accused, but rather you are here to obtain some information regarding Mr. Samir Khairat Yacoub.

Salwa and Reham: We are with you to help achieve justice.

Wael Al-Bahtimi: If we agree, tell me, do you have anything to do with the preparation of the comprehensive report that Samir Khairat prepared and presented to Mr. Youssef, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lovely Export and Import Company?

Salwa: No, we did not participate in preparing this report with Mr. Samir Khairat, because we were new to the work.

Rather, Mr. Samir Khairat and his assistants prepared the report.

Wael Al-Bahtimi: Did Samir Khairat talk to you about the motives that made him carry out commercial operations for himself under the name of Lovely Export and Import Company and embezzle this money for himself? Reham: Yes, he always said that these operations were the price for the great effort he was making in the company, and that Mr. Rafiq, the former Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, did not appreciate this effort.

When the opportunity came to him, he took advantage of it and carried out these operations for himself.

Wael Al-Bahtimi: Wasn’t this name, Albert Camus, ever mentioned before you?

Salwa: Yes, he mentioned it about two weeks ago.

Wael Al-Bahtimi: What was the conversation that took place between them?

Salwa: The three of us were sitting together and Mr. Samir Khairat’s mobile phone rang. Through the ringing of the bell, I realized that this was an international call, but I do not know that it was from anywhere.

The summary of the call was that Albert Camus had performed the task perfectly, and he asked Mr. Samir Khairat transferred the remaining amount agreed upon, which is twenty-five thousand euros.

Wael Al-Bahtimi: Where does Samir Khairat keep his laptop?

Reham: It never leaves him, whether in the company or at home.

Wael Al-Bahtimi: Then and now we must exchange our mobile phone numbers, so that we can always be in contact, in order to eliminate the hotbed of evil that Samir Khairat Yaqoub claims.

The three exchanged their mobile phone numbers, then Salwa and Reham went to their apartment.

After Salwa and Reham left the investigation officer, Wael Al-Bahtimi, Wael Al-Bahtimi called Salma by phone......