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.

valuable. Can’t we make an exception

looking for something, not

“This… The officer frowned.

urgent situations, a search can

reluctantly admitting that Stephanie had a bit of a brain, finding

law.

stolen item in Milly’s room, looked at her with a pitiful expression. “Milly, I’m really

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was

push them out in anger, but Milly stopped her and

them

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

watch.”

a big scene, all to make sure she could

outcome. If Stephanie had

called the police partly to scare Stephanie and partly to have the police as witnesses. That way, even if Stephanie tried to twist the truth later, it wouldn’t work. In the face of absolute justice, no amount of human

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

Stephanie pretended to search a few obvious places before finally heading

believe it.

the floor.

could it

she had already

doing? We let you in to search, and now you’re making a mess of

lip, her breath quickening. “Impossible, it

she stopped herself from

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

who was leaning lazily against the doorframe

Michelle have told Milly about the

No, that couldn’t be

Michelle hated her, so there was no way she’d