Chapter 3 - 3: The Handsome Detective

In the cemetery, a 6 feet- tall man in black was quietly standing in front of a thombstone. In front of him was a picture of a teenage girl in her uniform, smiling cheerfully. Beside the picture frame, there was a white rose and a candle. He was about to leave when one of his colleague appeared.

"Inspector Lee, Hehe I am right! I know I will be able to find you here." a man in police uniformed said as he greeted him. Erick smiled immediately upon seeing him.

"What's the matter Sergeant Velasquez?", he asked Bryan as he noticed his cheerful mood.

"We have to celebrate! They have been looking for you at the office but you are nowhere to be found."Bryan answered his question enthusiastically.

"You solved another serial murder case and justice was served for the victims especially to this young girl." Bryan added while feeling proud.

"I know but I felt sad for her. If we had just solved the case early, maybe she can still enjoy more years of her life together with her family." Erick said, frustration was evident in his dark brown eyes.

"Cheer up Inspector! We should move on and do our best next time so that things like this will never happen again. I really admire you for this. You are a very kindhearted detective. You are always offering flowers and prayers to our deceased victims and make sure to visit them every time we solved the cases successfully. It became your habbit. Very few detectives are doing that nowadays." Bryan said as he consoled him.

"Haha, You are really a sweet talker huh", Erick suddenly started chuckling though his eyes were filled with complicated emotions but later on it went back to being warm. "Let's go back then", Erick said as he patted Bryan's right shoulder.

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At the office, personnel were waiting for their Inspector to arrive. They prepared a small gathering as a celebration in solving the Serial Murder Case No. 1006. After two months of assigning this case with their team, the case was solved immediately and it was a case closed, as expected of their very handsome, intelligent and very kind hearted Chief Detective Inspector, Erick Lee.

Erick, in his 4 years of his service as Sergeant Detective, he had accomplished so much and was promoted as Detective Inspector at the age of 25. He is now 28 years old and still accomplishing more in the field of investigation and solving criminal cases.

Many of his colleagues admired him either it was a man or a woman. He was very smart, dedicated and passionate about his work. His father who was also a police officer before was his role model. Despites all the achievement He got at this very young age, he remained humble and down to earth. He was an epitome of a perfect gentleman and a warrior of justice.

Aside from his skills, talents and good qualities, many women in his Department even outside their Department have crush on him. He was the most popular and youngest detective inspector in the country.

Luckily for the girls, they still have hope since they knew that Erick is still single and they have not heard anything if he has someone special in his heart. Some thought maybe he was just very hardworking and workaholic and doesn't have time for his Love life. So many girls were trying to catch his attention, but also failed in the end. He was kind to everyone. He treated everyone equally.

"Inspector Lee and Sergeant Velasquez had just arrived! Everyone quick, get ready for the surprise," someone shouted in order to warn everyone. As they heard it, everyone went to their assigned places and hide their props as they waited for Erick and Bryan's arrival.

After a few minutes passed, Erick and Bryan entered the office. They were welcomed by loud cheers accompanied by falling off confettis "Congratulations Inspector Lee!Surprise!!". Bryan couldn't hide his big wide smile, on the otherhand, Erick was dumbfounded for seconds before he recovered from the surprise of his very thoughtful colleagues. He didn't expect them to do this kind of surprise. A gentle smile appeared on his handsome face and he gave them a grateful glance.