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...Raceland s  idea proved her right,  the boss was bluffing  , it was an arrow  shot in the dark,  the base of which was  built on doubt , he had no way of knowing  and identifying  secret service,  Salim had produced them three before him like  criminals,  they also stood before him with lowered heads  feeling guilty,  what surprised him was  the reaction of the boss  of not  losing his temper  nor getting angry at all on seeing them like Salim had said  the boss was to  shift the blame of defeat on them  but  nothing  suggested he was  annoyed,  all that was seen and heard  was normal  and not unfavorable  though the boss declared he was absolutely certain  the cheat was  one of them,  the point was  who paid the cheat more to get information