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."

Mint 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

gather

and keep the hostages away from them. I'll deal with

turning back to her. Because she was Benjamin's cousin and Butler Lee had nothing but praise for her, they didn't feel the need to question her. There was nothing to check. They had seen the gruesome

hostages scattered around the building," one of them said. "We're putting them in a safe room. If

those felons

them, while the other reported

She went in with

Penny was on the rooftop, but with Mint

of us check the rooftop?" one of them asked sincerely and politely. "Until

leave without checking

part of our

side. "But be gentle, though.

didn't answer, just nodding in acknowledgment. As they walked past her, they remained sharp and alert in case something went wrong. However, when they opened the door

eyes showed that. Moving them also meant confronting

of them thought, feeling the knot in their stomach tightens. Pressing the button on his walkie-talkie, the man spoke, "Building

Her hands were filled with dirt, blood, and sweat. She could even smell

she whispered, her heart feeling heavier. "In the end... I still chose duty

had been many

so, it weighed on

f

few times to disregard the other people, planning to rescue them later. That was the plan. So what changed? The thing was, while Mint was fighting, one of the men had used the hostages as shields to make her stop. Although she managed to turn

restore order

deserve to