"Head nurse, this is your mysterious boyfriend?" The nurse who had been collecting the scattered jelly beans was more excited than anyone else involved. She even gave Luke a thumbs up. "He's actually a police officer! I'm so jealous!" Angela shot her a warning look and stayed silent."Miss Angela , even if you have a boyfriend, I won't give up!" Justin stood firm, his voice echoing through the hospital hallway. "I'll work even harder to win your heart. I'm not afraid of any challenge." He turned to face Luke Sullivan directly. "Just wait. I'm challenging you to a fair competition for Miss Angela 's affections!""Fair? Are you kidding me?" Luke burst out. "What kind of competition? If you want to compete with me, we can do it right now. No need to wait around." Luke rolled up his sleeves and turned to the nurse beside him. "Hey, could you grab two scalpels and a couple of large measuring cups? We're going to slice our wrists and collect our blood. Whoever bleeds more wins. Sounds goo

"Big sis!" Luke held the training notice in his hands. His eyes went wide as he looked at Paige . "Tell me the truth. Is this from that jerk Vincent ? Does he want to set me up again?""You want to die?" Paige 's temper was bigger than Luke's. She fired back like a machine gun. "This is the city-level training for key police officers! Every station only gets three spots. Everyone is fighting for it! You think this is a burden? And what about Vincent ?""Do you know how hard I worked to get you that spot? It was supposed to go to Raymond. But he can't go anymore! The higher-ups wanted to give it to other departments. I went crazy! I told them if they didn't give it to Team A, I'd quit as team leader. Only then did they say yes!""You didn't see how Vincent 's face turned red like a tomato when I said your name for the spot. He kept saying no. He said since you just became a full officer, we couldn't let a kid like you go!""Then I got into a fight with him. I told him that two major ca

The police training was mainly for detectives in police departments across New York City. The training had two parts: book learning and hands-on practice. The classroom lessons taught the officers new crime-solving ideas and technology. The practical lessons helped them get better at their jobs so they could solve crimes more effectively.The training would last five days. The teachers were the country's best experts and professors, plus old-timers who had solved many cases. Only the best detectives from each department could attend. Each department could send just three people. Besides Luke Sullivan from Team A and Lance Bolt from Team B, there was also a lab technician from the forensics department named Hugh Bennett.The police academy put three officers in each room. Since they were all men, they naturally stayed together. Lance and Hugh Bennett were both younger than Luke Sullivan. Even though they came from good families, they were friendly guys who always called him "Brother L

"Oh... I'm sorry!" Luke suddenly remembered that Hugh was pinned under him. He had gotten so excited that he almost twisted Hugh 's arm, and Hugh 's face was turning purple!"Hu!" Luke held Hugh 's shoulders and pointed at the beautiful woman in the distance. "Have you seen that girl before? Is she a trainee here?""Mmm..." Hugh rubbed his sore arm and glanced over with a smirk. "Why? Bro Sullivan? Got the shots for her? That girl showed up yesterday. She should be a criminal detective!""Oh? A policewoman!" Luke felt a pang of regret. He had been sleeping through the last few days of training because he couldn't understand the lessons. But mostly he felt bad because there were so many women around - beautiful women he could have been looking at! "If I had known there was such a pretty policewoman around, why would I stay inside playing my stupid video games?" Luke thought to himself."Hmmm..." Looking at Luke drooling over the woman, Hugh said seriously, "Bro Sullivan, there's som

Yvonne ’s reflexes were lightning-fast. Just as Luke swung his fist at her, she jerked her head aside. His punch only clipped her ear.Smack! His knuckles brushed her short, mushroom-cut hair. A white earring flew off, leaving a small cut on her cheek.Luke reacted quickly too. Yvonne ’s powerful leg came flying toward his stomach, but he twisted just in time. Her kick landed on his thigh instead. It still hurts like hell. He clenched his teeth and rubbed the sore spot.The hit lit a fire in both of them.Yvonne ’s face turned fierce. She cracked her knuckles, fists clenched, ready to unleash. The other agents in the training room who knew her skills backed away fast. No one wanted to get caught in the crossfire.Luke looked just as fired up. His eyes blazed like a wild bull.“Agent Sullivan…”“Agent Yvonne …”At the same time, they both said, “I’ve got other ways to break this. You game?”“Bring it on!” they shouted.And then it happened—they lunged at each other.This wasn’t regula