Chapter 488 That’s Unfair? Then I’ll Be Reasonable

Tonight, Selina had witnessed Luke’s terrifying combat ability yet again.

He and another person had cleaned up eighty gangsters so easily. Selina was aware that she wouldn’t lose out to any of their colleagues in the Major Crimes Division, but she still wasn’t as good as Luke. Looking at her face, Luke continued, “There’s always a way to improve your capabilities. I never mentioned this to you because it was my own thing and I didn’t want to get you involved.”

Selina asked, “Aren’t we partners?”

Luke sighed. “That’s different. I don’t feel guilty at all killing those gangsters. What about you? You might be able to kill one or two of them, but what if it’s something like our ‘camping trip’ again?”

Selina opened her mouth, but couldn’t give an affirmative reply.

She knew that she couldn’t do it, and Luke knew that as well. Killing hundreds of people at once, even if they were all unforgivable gang members, would be too much for her.

She wasn’t being hypocritical.

Most human beings who grew up in a peaceful society wouldn’t be able to do it; they would subconsciously reject the act of killing.

Even seasoned soldiers would only have killed a handful of enemies at most.

Very few of them would have killed hundreds of people.

If they didn’t have nerves of steel, they could only count on extraordinary luck to avoid any psychological issues.

Not all American soldiers dispatched overseas would have killed many people, but roughly 10% of them suffered varying degrees of psychological issues.

Given Luke’s temperament, he would never put Selina at risk.

She was well aware that Luke regarded her as his police partner, and he had never involved her in more dangerous things. For example, it was only because of her strong insistence that he had taken her along on the Mexico operation, and in the end she had still suffered a setback.

Selina asked in a low voice, with complicated feelings, “Am I too useless?”

Luke smiled. “What are you thinking? This isn’t a movie! How many female leads are there who can be beautiful, competent and kill without flinching? For you to be able to meet two of the criteria is already far more than I expected.”

Selina mulled over that for a moment. Then, was she beautiful and competent? That… was pretty good.

Her mood picked up slightly. “Thank you, darling.”

Luke nodded. “Don’t take this matter to heart. Take your time and think about it; once you’ve made a decision, you can let me know then. Whether we go on as before, or you want to pick something new, it’s up to you.”

Selina nodded silently.

Luke then changed the topic. “However, you weren’t the one to propose this operation tonight, right? Voracious, how much longer are you going to hide for?”

The living room was utterly quiet.

Staring at Selina’s back, Luke said, “On the count of three, if you’re still pretending to be dead, you’re getting dog food and goat’s milk tomorrow.”

As soon as he said the words, a golden liquid ball emerged on Selina’s back. “That’s unfair. Why am I the one punished and not her?” Luke raised his cup for another mouthful of tea. “Because she was never so impulsive before you showed up. Who should I blame, you or her?”

The ball- like Voracious thought for a moment. “…Both of us?”

Luke laughed out loud. “You wish! Even if she did wrong, it was because of you.”

Voracious’s ball body deflated like a leaky balloon. “You’re being unreasonable.”

Luke nodded. “Fine, let’s be reasonable. Did you egg her to follow me out tonight?”

Voracious nodded.

“Then did you remind her to be careful in case anyone saw her, to steer clear of surveillance cameras, and to cover her tracks?” Luke asked.

Voracious: “Huh?” What the heck was all that? It didn’t know any of that.

It was an instant K.O. for the alien dog head.

Its punishment was also handed down: It could only have dog food and goat’s milk the next day.

Of course, only Voracious suffered the most with this punishment.

Dollar was a dog anyway, and it was quite satisfied with dog food and goat’s milk. Looking at Voracious, who was practically a pancake now, Luke got up and casually patted its golden jelly-like body. “Okay, return to Dollar.”

But the moment his left hand touched Voracious, the golden liquid started to spread.

Luke frowned. “Get off.”

Voracious said, “Ah, what’s that energy? It’s so delicious.”

With a cold face, Luke growled, “F*ck off!”

The golden liquid had only reached his wrist, when it exploded and was sent flying.

Voracious shrieked in pain. “Ah, it hurts! What’s that energy? It’s so painful!” Luke examined his left hand and checked the system notifications.

His hand seemed fine, and he didn’t receive any warning from the system, so he relaxed.

Looking at Voracious, who had gathered back into a ball and was shivering, he raised a finger and said, “Only this once. This time, I was the one who was careless and touched you. There won’t be a next time!”

Voracious silently wriggled its way back to Dollar’s body in Selina’s room.

Selina was astonished. “How did you do that?”

Luke hadn’t done anything just now. She didn’t think that just shaking would be able to get rid of the symbiosis with Voracious, but Voracious had been sent flying just like that.

She couldn’t think of another word beside “explosion” to describe what happened.

Luke spread his hands. “I’m exceptionally talented.”

Lost for words for a moment, Selina finally nodded. “Fine.”

While it sounded like a half-assed response, she thought it wasn’t necessarily untrue.

If it wasn’t an innate ability, how else was Luke able to get rid of the symbiosis with Voracious?

Luke didn’t dwell on it. After saying a few more words to Selina, he left for the basement to destroy the equipment and clothes which they had used tonight.

Selina took another shower, returned to her room, and lay on her bed after closing the door.

Voracious emerged from Dollar’s back. “Selina, I discovered one of Luke’s secrets.”

Selina hummed but didn’t pick up the thread of conversation.

Voracious found that odd. “Haven’t you always been curious about his secrets?”

Selina shook her head. “He didn’t tell me not because he doesn’t trust me, but because he’s overly cautious. So, you best shut your mouth about this secret, otherwise don’t say I didn’t warn you if you’re caught one day for research.”

Voracious was angry. “I’m not stupid. Hmph. It’s fine if you don’t want to know, but remember to tell Luke to make you a little more food tomorrow morning.”

Selina said, “Just drop it! He won’t let you have any of it. He’s a man of his word.”

“Luke is the devil!” Voracious grunted in dissatisfaction. “The food is for you. Don’t forget that we were connected tonight, and I drew out part of the energy inside you.”

Selina instantly sat up. “Are you saying that I’m going to be a glutton again for the whole day tomorrow?”