Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

Chapter 1172: Duty over family

"Building B, we're in," a man reported, signaling his team to search the building. Each team formed small groups of three, dispersing so one group could check the floors while the rest went up to the next level.

They were aware that Penny hadn't been seen. Only Atlas, Benjamin, and now Hugo were safely accounted for. There was still no sign of Penny, Zoren, Mark, Slater, or Mint. This put a lot of pressure on everyone, especially after seeing the

scene.

"Third floor clear," came through the comms. "Second floor, clear."

On each floor, a few enemies were hiding, all of whom were quickly apprehended. There were also hostages inside, but unlike the syndicate members who were willing participants, their team was more lenient with the hostages.

"Fourth floor - clear."

"Fifth clear."

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"Heading to the rooftop now," said the last team as they made their way to the steep stairs. But just as they reached the stair landing, they quickly raised their weapons upon seeing someone seated on one of the steps.

Mint raised an eyebrow and glanced down at them. "Put those down. It's just me. How's my cousin?"

The men studied Mint for a moment before slowly lowering their weapons. This was the first time they had met Mint, but thanks to Butler Lee, they recognized her face. She was Benjamin's cousin.

"He's already with us," one of them said. "Miss Mint, you can come with us."

shook her head, sighing in relief at the news of her cousin's safety. "There are people on the rooftop - men and women. All of them are unwilling members of this syndicate. I'm keeping them

gather

Mint glanced over her shoulder. "Keep the felons there, and keep

they didn't feel the need to question her. There was nothing to check. They had seen the gruesome aftermath of the battle and the

"We're putting them in a safe room. If you want, feel free to contact us for

all those felons are locked up. For now,

understand," said one of them, while the

okay? She went in with Zoren Pierson, but I haven't run into her since I infiltrated

Penny was on the rooftop, but with Mint asking,

Mint, it's not that we're suspicious, but may you let at least one of us check the rooftop?" one of them asked sincerely and politely. "Until we check it ourselves,

thought you'd just leave without checking

part of our

the side. "But be

past her, they remained sharp and alert in case something went wrong. However, when they opened the door and checked, they understood why Mint had kept everyone on

eyes showed that. Moving them also meant confronting the gruesome

of them thought, feeling the knot in their stomach tightens. Pressing the button on his

Her hands were filled with dirt, blood, and sweat. She could even smell the scent of gunpowder on

heart feeling heavier. "In the end... I still chose duty over my

Not only that, but there had been many times people had wanted her dead. Her actions were just,

it weighed

f

fighting, one of the men had used the hostages as shields to make her stop. Although she managed to turn the tables, she realized that leaving those people unsupervised would only complicate things. Even though many

restore order before

really don't deserve to