} else {
// otherwise, forward the request to the closest preceding finger in my table
int closest = closestPrecedingFinger(message->request_id);
XBT_DEBUG("Forwarding the 'Find Successor' request for id %d to my closest preceding finger %d",
message->request_id, closest);
simgrid::s4u::MailboxPtr mailbox = simgrid::s4u::Mailbox::byName(std::to_string(closest));
} else {
// otherwise, forward the request to the closest preceding finger in my table
int closest = closestPrecedingFinger(message->request_id);
XBT_DEBUG("Forwarding the 'Find Successor' request for id %d to my closest preceding finger %d",
message->request_id, closest);
simgrid::s4u::MailboxPtr mailbox = simgrid::s4u::Mailbox::byName(std::to_string(closest));