The Marvelous Elijah's Return novel Chapter 106

The Marvelous Elijah’s Return by Rever Chapter 10 The fear of the unknown 

The silence in Mr. Bamford’s office was ruined when his door cracked open, making the chief constable raise his gaze to see Elijah and Ryan, and he immediately dropped his pen, resting back in his seat with a small smile tugged on his lips. 

“Good morning. Mr. Darius and Mr. Katz.” Mr. Bamford let out as he watched them approach him. “Please take a seat,”

At first, Ryan seemed shocked that Mr. Bamford knew his last name, and then he remembered that he gave the chief his bar card. 

After Elijah and he sat down, Mr. Bamford studied Ryan‘s face with this suspicious glint in his eyes, and then he turned to Elijah, saying in a dead–serious tone, “You are not the man you claim to be.” 

The silence in the room after that statement was deafening. It was like someone had turned up the volume and it took them a moment to realise that there was no sound other than that of their own breathing 

The calmness in Elijah‘s eyes didn‘t fade as Mr. Bamford held his gaze on him, waiting for him to say something, anything. 

“I don‘t follow,” Elijah finally said, raising an eyebrow at the older man. 

A muffled laugh erupted from Mr. Bamford before he looked away and shook his head, turning back to Ryan. 

“I am just wondering how you can afford a lawyer like Ryan Katz and have him at your fingertip every second, so easily...” Mr. Bamford began, leaning forward in his chair. “The thing is, I got curious about you, Elijah, and did some snooping around, but everything about you before you became Melina‘s husband is gone…like you never existed before you met her. We can all agree that that‘s strange.” 

Raising a brow, Elijah said nothing, wondering why his thought to meet the chief about the accounting fraud had suddenly become an interrogation moment. 

“The only people who have the power to completely wipe out a part of their existence are those that control great power and influence... And so, I decided to dig around on Ryan, and although there was not much to get, a couple of lawyers from Bordoria were happy to let me know that he‘s the highest paid lawyer in his firm and only works for top notch people...” Mr. Bamford trailed off. “So, tell me, who are 

you?” 

“I am just a man, who needs your advice on handling an accounting fraud case,” Elijah responded calmly, trying to avoid letting his guard down too much. 

Silence filled the room once again before Mr. Bamford let out a long sigh, mumbling, ‘You know that you dodging my questions only makes me feel like I am right...” 

“I never claimed that you were wrong.” Elijah said quietly, watching the chief‘s eyes widen like he had cracked years of cold cases.

For a moment, he was taken aback by the fact that Elijah wasn’t denying or fully confirming what he said, but he saw the look of impatience in his eyes and decided to not push the topic further. 

“That‘s the issue?” Mr. Bamford asked, raising an eyebrow and shifting in his seat.

“As I said before, I need advice on how to handle an accounting fraud case...” Elijah replied, leaning back in his chair. 

For a while, Mr. Bamford stared at Elijah, taking a deep breath before nodding his head slowly, as if

processing what he had heard, and then he said, “The Securities and Exchange Commission are the ones responsible to take care of such a issue, and SEC investigations are civil and not criminal, but if, in the course of its inquiries, the agency discovers possible criminal misconduct, it will refer the matter to the appropriate law enforcement authority… Why do you ask?”

“I need them to oversee a case for me.” Elijah said, his expression remaining unreadable.

Calmly. Mr. Bamford leaned back even more in his chair and crossed his arms over his chest, tilting his 

head slightly as if he were trying to figure him out. 

“Well, I don‘t have nothing important to do right now, so I can take you to their office, under one, condition … Tell me this, ‘Why put on a mask?” Mr. Bamford asked, his voice low. 

Holding back his words, Ryan eyed Elijah, and then at the chief, saying, “Respectfully, sir... We don‘t have time for Q&A. Can you help us or not?” 

It took Mr. Bamford a few seconds, before shaking his head and letting out another sigh. “Very well then. Let‘s go.” 

At nine o‘clock, Elijah, Ryan, and Mr. Bamford entered the SEC building, and the moment they saw Mr. Bamford, the room became silent. 

“Chief, you are here.” The lady behind the desk asked, looking at him in confusion “How could I help 

you?” 

When they got to a big door, which led into the office, the lady stopped and pushed it open, before

“Chief? I was not expecting to see you here.” Ben said, sitting straighter in his chair. 

Darting his gaze towards Elijah, Ben brows pulled together a little, studying his face, and said, “Buddy...? Ain’t you the Hayes new son–in–law–” 

“Yes, I am… Are you acquainted with my grandmother–in–law and my uncle–in–laws?” Elijah asked in a pleasant tone with a smile.

Silently, Elijah studied his eyes, looking for any sign of deception, saying, “Really... My grandmother–in–law is a very famous person, it’s strange and a little bit dishonest that you haven’t had an encounter with her… I mean, she’s a Hayes, and we Hayes has our influences printed on everyone…”