A Film Queen

Chapter 142 What Exactly Is Milly’s Status?

“Heh, does she think this place is a palace? Even the police need to show a search warrant.”

“Yeah, like there’s anything valuable in there.”

“She kept blocking us from going in. First, she insists on calling the police, and now that they’re here, she’s making things difficult. I bet there’s something shady going on.”

“Shh… keep it down. She might hear you.

“So what if she does? If she did something, she should own up to it. Stephanie is the Burnetts‘ daughter. She’s seen plenty of valuable things and never made such a fuss.”

Milly rolled her eyes and coldly interrupted their whispering, “The law requires a search warrant to be shown before conducting a search.

“Right, Officer?”

She then turned to the police, her smile bright and radiant.

The two young officers, who were fairly new to the job, found themselves stunned by her beauty, their faces turning bright red.

“Yes, you’re absolutely right. Police need a search warrant, which must be issued by an official from the county–level public security bureau or higher.”

Hearing this, Stephanie frowned.

Did it really have to be this complicated?

Following the proper procedure to get a search warrant would take time, and who knew how long that might be?

They had already alerted Milly.

If they didn’t search now, she would definitely prepare, and they would find nothing incriminating later.

lost is extremely valuable. Can’t we make an exception

looking for something,

“This… The officer frowned.

regulations, in urgent situations, a search can be conducted without a warrant to gather criminal

eyebrow, reluctantly admitting that Stephanie had a bit of

law.

desperate to find the stolen item in Milly’s room, looked at her with a pitiful expression. “Milly, I’m really anxious. Please just let

142 What Exactly Is

he spoke, he was

them out in anger, but Milly stopped her and shook

let them in?” Joy was

pouring into the room, her face expressionless. “It’s

watch.”

gone to great lengths, rallying everyone and making such a big scene, all to make sure she could find

anticipated this outcome. If Stephanie had given up, it would have been a

witnesses. That way, even if Stephanie tried to twist the truth later, it wouldn’t work. In the face of absolute

crowd began wandering around Milly’s lounge, looking around as if they were touring a

the other hand. Stephanie pretended to search a few obvious places before finally heading straight for

She couldn’t believe it.

the floor.

it be

already placed it in this

messing up the items and angrily grabbed the backpack back. “What are you doing? We let you in to search, and now you’re making a mess of

her breath quickening. “Impossible,

herself

forward, her tone mocking as she looked at Stephanie’s panicked face. “Oh? Should be

Milly, who was leaning lazily against the doorframe with her arms crossed. For some reason, she felt like Milly

have told

No, that couldn’t be

Michelle hated her, so there was