Chapter 28I was known as Slimane in these parts. I was sitting behind my desk. The office I occupied then was not as luxurious as one would have expected of a person who directed thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of drug transactions worldwide. Yet, I did not mind. I was comfortable in any surroundings. I much preferred to pass unnoticed, in fact. A reputation such as mine was not to be trumpeted from rooftops.
Sitting across from me was a man who knew the cards of this game had been dealt already and his hand was not the best. He had not done his duty and the price for not keeping the joker out of this round, would probably be a demotion in his not so illustrious career.
Both of us looked at each other for a moment – just long enough to reflect on the best, most advantageous cou
