CHAPTER 487: CHAPTER 487: MORE HUMANIZED

Since the dogs at home were quite human-like, the police officers, who were already dazzled by Xu Xiuxiu, were further shocked by the clever dogs in her house that were lots of fun. Amongst them, a younger officer, probably because he had a special fondness for dogs, watched unblinkingly at the dog procession following Little Huang, his eyes shimmering with unparalleled envy. Usually, he thought his own Dog King was very smart at playing dead and toppling over, but now, seeing these dogs walking in line, he immediately felt that his own dog was incredibly stupid.

"Your dogs are so smartly trained!" After admiring them, the young officer couldn’t help but blurt out a compliment, wishing he could take one home. He would definitely pamper it punctually and treat it like royalty every day.

"Hmm! They are quite smart, perhaps because my husband is military personnel, he knows a little about training military dogs, so these few dogs at home are also quite cleverly trained by him." Xu Xiuxiu answered with a smile, revealing a bit about her background as a military spouse to the officer. Since these people were from the police, letting them know that Song Yuanhuan was a soldier would undoubtedly make them act a bit more courteously.

"I see, so you’re a military wife! Hello, ma’am, I’m sorry for disturbing you at home today!" The young officer immediately looked at Xu Xiuxiu with even more admiration. He had always wanted to be a soldier since he was young, but alas, his father had forcibly made him apply to the Public Security University. Now, having just graduated and started working as a police officer, he found every day dreadfully dull. Therefore, learning that Xiuxiu was a military spouse, his eyes couldn’t help but sparkle.

"It’s no trouble at all," Xu Xiuxiu said, smiling and shaking her head with an expression that indicated her willingness to cooperate with the police, which made the young officer feel even more apologetic.

"Hmm," a more experienced leading officer who had more social experience, seeing the new recruit completely forget the main reason for their visit and even engage in solicitous chatting, gave a cough to remind him, and then proceeded as a matter of routine to answer the question Xu Xiuxiu had just asked.

"Hello, it’s like this. We are officers from the Imperial City West District Police Department. We just received an anonymous tip-off phone call claiming that your house is hiding about half a jin of high-purity drugs. We didn’t dare to take it lightly, so we came to inspect, and we hope you can cooperate with our search," the elderly officer said politely.

Truth be told, upon entering the home, seeing how delicate Xu Xiuxiu looked and being shown up by a group of dogs, and after hearing from Xu Xiuxiu that she was a military wife, he began to doubt the anonymous tip-off call, thinking it was probably a misunderstanding. But since they were there, they couldn’t just leave without saying or doing anything, so he explained their purpose clearly.

"Tip-off call? Hiding high-purity drugs? Isn’t there some mistake?" Xu Xiuxiu feigned a surprised expression, appropriately showing a hint of confusion and fear: "Officer, you must clarify this matter. My husband is a soldier, and we are both law-abiding citizens. We would never do such outrageous things. I hope you can search thoroughly and clear my family’s name." Xu Xiuxiu furrowed her brows, earnestly attesting to her innocence, and her tone appropriately conveyed panic and astonishment.

"I understand, rest assured, we’re simply conducting a routine check. If you can cooperate with us, that would be great. Of course, we can also assure you that we absolutely will not damage any of your property without cause. If you are worried, you can follow us and observe. Should there be any damage, we will compensate at market rates," the old police officer said courteously and without any aggressive intentions.

"Of course, I am very willing to cooperate. Go ahead and search!" After all, she had just thrown that package into her space, confident that they would find nothing. So, she cooperated earnestly with their inspection and could also clear her name, which was quite fine!

However, even though she narrowly avoided today’s incident, Xu Xiuxiu couldn’t help but feel a bit frightened at the moment, and even the thought of Lu Xiangxiang filled her with a helpless sense of rage, a complex fury seething inside her.

The officers, after receiving Xu Xiuxiu’s permission, began their search of the house, and of course, they found nothing in the end. The officers also apologized to Xu Xiuxiu for the false tip-off call, and she shook her head as she escorted them to the entrance.

"We’re sorry for the disruption today; we really didn’t mean to bother you, and we hope you won’t take it to heart," the young officer also said after their fruitless search, apologizing to Xu Xiuxiu, who from start to finish had been nothing but polite.

"That’s alright," Xu Xiuxiu continued to smile and shake her head, and indeed, when Xu Xiuxiu put on a front, her face was quite impressive.

"Then we’ll be taking our leave now," the young officer bowed slightly.

"Alright," Xu Xiuxiu nodded, ready to close the door.

"Stop right there." Suddenly, Lu Xiangxiang’s figure burst out from the side and then yelled at the officers who were about to leave: "Are you all useless? Or are you planning to protect her? She has stashed so much high-purity drugs in her house, and you’re just going to let her go? Have you no conscience?" Lu Xiangxiang was very agitated and angry. She had calculated everything so carefully, even quietly following Xu Xiuxiu because she was worried, hiding and personally witnessing the man who bumped into Xu Xiuxiu placing drugs in her shopping bag, and then watched her bring the items home. She was certain that the drugs must have been hidden by Xu Xiuxiu in her house, but what incensed her the most was that these useless officers, after searching for so long, were leaving empty-handed.

If it weren’t for her overwhelming anger and unable to contain herself, Lu Xiangxiang really didn’t want to come out. But seeing Xu Xiuxiu cordially sending off the officers, she knew her plotting and plans had failed. She truly couldn’t stand it!

"What did you say?" The officers, seeing Lu Xiangxiang suddenly come out, were all surprised.

"I said she’s hiding drugs, and I want you to arrest her and put her in jail." Lu Xiangxiang knew that once Song Yuanhuan finished dealing with the officials about to be taken down in Z city, she certainly wouldn’t have a good end. She had come to beg Xu Xiuxiu for help, but Xu Xiuxiu hadn’t been willing, so with a hardened heart and clenched teeth, she decided to drag Xu Xiuxiu down with her. Let’s see what she could do then; but she hadn’t expected that her perfect plan would still result in Xu Xiuxiu coming out unscathed.

"We have conducted our search according to procedure and found nothing related to drugs," the young officer answered Lu Xiangxiang, his brows involuntarily furrowing as he looked at her.