Chapter 21They got back to the hotel just in time to hear the phone ring.
Talya lunged to the phone and picked up the receiver. Mohammed rushed into the bedroom to listen to the conversation on the extension.
“Hello?” Talya took a deep breath.
“Hassan here. I’m finished...” His voice was incisive.
“How did it go? Did you find out anything?” Talya said with some impatience.
“Yes, I did. And I’ll tell you what it is if you’d stop interrupting.” That wasn’t incisive, that was darn right brusque. What’s got into him? “Umm... Hjamal couldn’t show me any proof of ownership of Sabodala. He doesn’t have any title, deed or any permit over the property. In fact, I’ve discovered that he’s illegally mining the land. I’ve also found out that large sums of money have been transferred from Mali int
