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Last week on my way to office, a gentleman stopped me in a nearby lane. He said that he was a cheat and he wanted to confess.

Struggling to overcome my shock, I asked him the reason for his confession.

“I recently met a better cheat than me. It is only because of him that I am now standing in front of you,” he said.

Did he ask you to confess, I inquired.

“Yes. Being a thorough professional, he believes that a cheat must once in a while confess instances of his successes as a swindler. Like self-help writers who always ask readers to recall instances of success for motivation, cheats too should do the same.”

“But why me? I’m a poor journalist,” I pointed out.

“It’s best to confess to a journalist,” he replied.

“But I could expose you to the whole world as a cheat, and that could be a big threat to your career,” I warned him.

Displaying a contemptuous smile, he replied: “On the contrary. The day you publish my story I will right away deny it. Of course, being a victim, people will believe my version because every reader is aware of how newspapers sensationalise stories these days!”
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