Elijah, known to everyone as "Sting Lizard" due to the phonetic similarity of his name, had long since gotten used to the teasing nickname.
Feeling a bit on edge, Elijah had accepted the same amount of gold bars from Harold and knew he had to see this through.
After a moment of thought, he realized his only option was to butter up Andrew Jones. “Mr. Jones, Gabriel is just Emily Patel’s boy toy. He doesn’t have any real connections. With your standing, he’s not even worth a second thought.”
“Hmph! It better be that way!” Andrew Jones grumbled, his irritation barely concealed. He instructed Dave, “Go tell Emily Patel that our station didn’t arrest the wrong person.”
After pocketing Harold's gold bars, he knew he had to deliver. “No matter what, just muddle through for now,” he thought.
