The Job Interview

Three men were sitting in the waiting room waiting to be interviewed. The first man was called in.
"Mr. Azarov, this is a job opening doing wetwork for the KGB. We need to test your loyalty and your determination. In the next room is your wife. Kill her."
The interviewer pushes a pistol across the desk.
Mr. Azarov stands up and pushes the pistol back to the interviewer.
"I am sorry, but I will not kill my wife."
He leaves and the next interviewee comes in.
"Mr. Rostov, this is a job opening doing wetwork for the KGB. We need to test your loyalty and your determination. In the next room is your wife. Kill her."
The interviewer pushes the pistol across the desk.
Mr. Rostov looks with uncertainty at the interviewer, reluctantly picks up the pistol and walks into the next room.
After 5 minutes of silence, he comes back into the room, shaken, and tears in his eyes.
"I am sorry, but I could not do it." He puts the pistol on the desk.
"You are not qualified for this job Mr. Rostov. Please leave."
He does and the last applicant comes in.
"Mr. Listov, this is a job opening doing wetwork for the KGB. We need to test your loyalty and your determination. In the next room is your wife. Kill her."
The interviewer once again pushes the pistol across the desk.
Mr. Listov takes one look at the pistol, picks it up and walks into the other room. Shortly afterwards, a bang came from the other room. There was a moment of silence, and two more shots filled the air.
Next sounds of screaming and breaking furniture came from the room, and after a minute or so of cacophony, silence returned.
Mr. Listov walked back into the room, clearly showing signs of struggle, and he put the pistol down on the desk.
"What happened Mr. Listov?" The job interviewer asked in shock.
"Well, it turns out the pistol was loaded with blanks, so I had to beat her to death."