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Showing a moment of hesitation, the man cracks the door open, ready to shut it at a moment's notice. Speaking in halting Arabic, he asks softly, "What is it?"
"Sir…"
Despite the child's scruffy appearance, he doesn't look as bad as could be expected. Fear flashes in his eyes as he says, "Someone asked me to deliver this to you."
He hands over a neatly wrapped box. The man's vision is blocked by the box, making it impossible to guess what's inside.
In such an unpredictable situation, the man should ideally distance himself instantly, while shutting the door, just in case there's anything explosive inside the box.
However, the child presents a note, "Sir, there is also this."
"This is…"
As he shifts his gaze to the note, he balks at what he sees. He looks incredulously at the information written on it.
