The woman immediately said, "I don't want much, just the 100,000 yuan I spent on the dog!"
Xia Qianqian, who hadn't gotten into the car yet, widened her eyes upon hearing this. "One hundred thousand for a little Teddy? Who are you kidding!"
She absolutely refused to believe that raising a little Teddy could cost a hundred thousand yuan.
She wouldn't comment on those who were exceptionally wealthy; they could afford it and had the means.
But this woman was dressed very ordinarily, and the Nikes on her feet were fake. How could someone like her spend a hundred thousand yuan on a dog?
Ten thousand yuan would have been an astronomical amount.
Seeing Xia Qianqian's disbelief, the woman haughtily lifted her chin. "Just because you can't afford it doesn't mean others can't. It's only a hundred thousand yuan; even if it were a million to raise a dog, I wouldn't bat an eye."
Liu Yifeng was quite impressed by her ability to boast so shamelessly without even blinking.
However, he wasn't a fool to be taken advantage of. Demanding a hundred thousand yuan from him was out of the question.
He also knew that settling this with the woman privately was nearly impossible. So, he pulled out his phone, intending to call traffic control for assistance.
But before he could even make the call, a car drove up. Their car was parked on the opposite side of the road, and three traffic police officers got out.
Aside from drunk driving checkpoints, traffic police generally didn't patrol at noon, starting their shifts after 2 PM. That's why the traffic had been backed up for so long without any officers appearing.
Their presence now was due to someone calling the traffic police hotline and reporting the situation, prompting their immediate arrival.
Seeing the woman blocking Liu Yifeng's car, one of the officers quickly inquired about the cause of the accident.
The woman, upon seeing the police, acted as if she had found her savior. She cried hysterically, pointing to her dog, which had already died under the car wheels, and recounted the incident with embellishments.
Her story made it sound as if Liu Yifeng was entirely at fault.
However, the officers weren't going to believe just one person's account. They looked at the dog under the car wheels and motioned for Liu Yifeng to pull his car over to the side so they could investigate further.
Then, one officer put on gloves and carefully placed the deceased Teddy on the roadside. The woman's cries intensified upon seeing this, moving the bystanders.
As living standards improved, more and more people began keeping pets. Dogs were among the most popular choices for pet owners.
Those who owned pets generally considered them part of the family.
Therefore, it was understandable for the woman to be distraught upon seeing her pet hit and killed by a car.
However, Liu Yifeng felt that while the woman was indeed sad, her grief was not entirely genuine. Her ultimate goal was to extort more money from him.
He followed the officers' instructions and parked the car on the side of the road, allowing the vehicles behind to proceed normally.
The officers first asked Liu Yifeng to produce his driver's license and identification.
As the officer was checking his ID, the woman suddenly blurted out, "Officer, it wasn't him who hit my Maomao; it was this woman!"
Hearing this, the officers became immediately alert. "Whose car is this?"
"It's mine. Here's the vehicle registration!" Liu Yifeng opened the glove compartment and retrieved the registration.
The officer then turned to Xia Qianqian and asked, "Do you have a driver's license?"
"Yes, yes..." Xia Qianqian immediately produced her license from her bag. Fortunately, she always kept it with her.
The officer confirmed it was valid and returned it to her.
He then looked at Liu Yifeng's car. "Sir, we need to check you for possible drunk driving."
Xia Qianqian immediately tensed up at his words. She was driving because Liu Yifeng had been drinking, even if it was just a single bottle of beer.
If they tested him now, they would definitely detect it, given the short amount of time.
If he were caught, he might even face detention.
Thinking this, she hurriedly said, "Officer, I've been driving this car the whole time, and I hit the dog. If it's my fault, I'll compensate accordingly."
The officer had initially suspected something because Liu Yifeng was in the car but let someone else drive. This usually meant he had been drinking, but they couldn't be 100% sure.
However, the woman's reaction seemed overly anxious, as if she were afraid of a drunk driving test, making them suspect that the man had indeed been drinking.
Even if he had only driven a short distance, sitting in the driver's seat and starting the engine, let alone driving, would constitute drunk driving.
Seeing Xia Qianqian's nervous demeanor, the woman sneered triumphantly, "Oh, so nervous? Was he drunk driving?"
"No, you're making things up!" Xia Qianqian quickly denied.
"If you weren't drinking, why are you so nervous? You look guilty. He must have been drinking, or why would he let someone with such terrible driving skills drive?" the woman stated confidently.
The officer produced a breathalyzer tube and asked Liu Yifeng to blow into it forcefully.
Xia Qianqian thought, "It's over." She was filled with regret. She should have insisted Liu Yifeng get a designated driver. Why did she have to volunteer, only to get Liu Yifeng into trouble for drunk driving?
It was her fault; when the officer asked them to move the car, she had momentarily forgotten that Liu Yifeng had drunk a beer at lunch.
However, Liu Yifeng showed no panic when facing the breathalyzer test. Unlike someone who had been drinking, he didn't make excuses or refuse to cooperate.
Instead, without a word of protest, he blew forcefully into the tube.
The officer then checked the reading on the screen. The alcohol content displayed was zero, meaning Liu Yifeng had not been drinking.
Xia Qianqian was surprised. She had expected Liu Yifeng to be reprimanded by the police after the test. But the officer said he hadn't been drinking.
Liu Yifeng had clearly had a bottle of beer at lunch. While the alcohol content might not have been high, it shouldn't have been zero.
What was going on? She couldn't figure out the reason, but she dared not show too much surprise lest she attract the officers' attention.
Indeed, after confirming Liu Yifeng had not been drinking, the officers also tested Xia Qianqian, which also showed zero alcohol content.
They then proceeded to handle the accident. Liu Yifeng recounted the entire incident to the officers, while the woman continued to deny his account.
The officers immediately dispatched someone to retrieve surveillance footage. The truth of what happened would be revealed once the footage was reviewed.
While they were waiting for the footage, it was already 2 PM, and the program recording was about to begin.
The production crew called Liu Yifeng, asking why they hadn't arrived yet.
Liu Yifeng explained the accident. The director became anxious upon learning of the accident, thinking that a delay of even a minute or two, or even ten minutes, would be acceptable.