Karthik looked at him, horror-struck, and started thinking about a way to crawl out of this mess. After thinking for a while—he realized—or his gut feeling told him that Carl must be bluffing. Yes. Karthik had seen many times police officers using this trick, and Karthik knew how powerful it was in front of the weak minds. But it will not be going to work on me. Never... "How could I kill him?" Karthik said faking confidence in his voice. He read somewhere that acting like a confident person can actually make you confident. He will soon find out whether Carl Hancock was bluffing or not. Carl stared down at him, angrier than ever. "Where is the body?" He again banged his fist on the table with such a force that fluorescent tube above them shook. But Karthik didn't flinch. He sat confidently on the chair. "I really don't know what are you talking about," said he. "Don't test my patience.
