“Sabodala is in fact considered by many professional geologists as one of the most prospective sites in West Africa. It is said to contain no less than five sizeable gold deposits.
“Monsieur Hjamal, I put it to you, you knew the location of these deposits and you soon realized that one of them—the largest one—lied directly beneath the village of Sabodala.” Hjamal stared at James defiantly but remained silent. From across the table, Hassan had his eyes fixed on the man he had grown to hate.
“To recover this particular treasure, first you engaged Mr. Van Burren.” James, this time, turned to the man sitting on his right. “Johan Van Burren is an expert in many extraordinary trades. One of these is the handling and the detonating of explosives. At one point, Johan, apparently under your orde
