HeinTwo armed guards escorted Erik and me into Anderson’s office on the top floor. He was a man in his late fifties, as far as I could tell. Of average height and slightly balding. He came to greet us, looking friendly, but I noticed the wary look in his eyes.“You must be Erik? You are the spitting image of your father. Where is he? Is everything alright?” he looked at me. “Professor John Anderson,” he held out a hand for me to shake.“Hein,” I said. “Erik’s brother-in-law.” Erik and I had agreed on this explanation previously.“My father, unfortunately, has taken ill,” Erik said. He was a smooth liar. His heart rate didn’t give him away. He spoke with confidence, which impressed me. “He told me about your research, and I am impressed. Are you making any progress at all, Prof. Anderson?”“Yes, well…” he couldn’t stop staring at me. “You are an enormous fellow. My goodness.”“Good genes, I guess,” I said, trying to give him a disarming smile.Erik cleared his throat to get the older
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