▁crime , ▁because ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁any ▁prior ▁record ▁and ▁because ▁he ▁is ▁an ▁honest , ▁hard - working ▁man ▁whom ▁no ▁one ▁will ▁suspect . ▁Count ing ▁on ▁M lad en ' s ▁dis may ed ▁initial ▁reaction , ▁the ▁man ▁tells ▁him ▁to ▁think ▁it ▁over ▁and ▁says ▁he ' ll ▁contact ▁him ▁in ▁two ▁days . ▁ ▁Com ing ▁back ▁home , ▁Mar ija ▁is ▁eager ▁to ▁hear ▁how ▁the ▁meeting ▁went , ▁however ▁M lad en ▁doesn ' t ▁mention ▁the ▁shock ing ▁offer ▁he ▁received , ▁simply ▁dismiss ing ▁the ▁man ▁he ▁met ▁with ▁as ▁" some ▁nut case ". ▁Although ▁very ▁much ▁tempt ed , ▁at ▁this ▁stage ▁M lad en ▁hopes ▁that ▁he ▁never ▁gets ▁a ▁call ▁from ▁him ▁again , ▁and ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁money ▁even ▁looks ▁up ▁an ▁old ▁colle ague ▁from ▁his ▁university ▁days ▁( V oj in ▁ Ć et k ović ). ▁The ▁friend ▁quickly ▁reject s ▁M lad en , ▁telling ▁him ▁he ' s ▁doesn ' t ▁have ▁the ▁money ▁right ▁now . ▁ ▁Two ▁days ▁later , ▁as ▁he ▁announced , ▁the ▁myster ious ▁man ▁calls ▁from ▁a ▁moving ▁car , ▁inqu iring ▁about ▁the ▁decision . ▁A ▁torn ▁M lad en ▁tells ▁him ▁un con vin cing ly ▁that ▁it ' s ▁a ▁no - go . ▁S ens ing ▁doub ts ▁in ▁M lad en ' s ▁voice , ▁the ▁man ▁tells ▁him ▁to ▁give ▁it ▁more ▁thought ▁and ▁inform s ▁him ▁that ▁everything ▁needed