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Chapter 9 At The Scene

Author: JohnP46
last update publish date: 2025-04-28 22:22:01
"Calling all cars, calling all cars. Shots have been fired on Everton Road."

A police car zoomed past, its siren blaring. The sound echoed down the empty street, and flashes of red reflected off the freshly fallen snow, painting the drifts in fleeting shades of crimson.

Gordon rounded the corner and cruised by the ice-covered mailboxes, his heart racing. He wanted to be first on scene - it was one of those unspoken rules among the officers, first come first serve. Being first meant something. It
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