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."

cousin's safety. "There are people on the rooftop - men and women. All

Mint, we can gather them once your colleagues

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

Butler Lee had nothing but praise for her, they didn't feel the need

them said. "We're putting them in a safe room. If you

subtly. "I'll move them once all those felons are locked up. For

understand," said one of them, while the other

called out. "Is Penny okay? She went in with Zoren Pierson, but I haven't run

ask if Penny was on the rooftop, but with Mint asking, a sense of dread

suspicious, but may you let at least one of us check the rooftop?" one of them asked sincerely

I thought you'd just leave without checking just because I said what I

part of our

Mint nodded, scooting to the side. "But be gentle, though.

in acknowledgment. As they walked 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

had happened tonight. The dimness in their eyes showed that. Moving them also meant confronting the gruesome scene on every floor.

the button on his walkie-talkie, the man spoke, "Building B — Miss Penny isn't here, but the hostages are all

Her hands were filled with dirt, blood,

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

Mint had faced countless life-and-death situations Not only that, but there had been many times people

it weighed on her

f

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 the tables, she realized that leaving those people unsupervised would only complicate things. Even though many of them had cowered in the corners, a few were too

words, Mint had to restore

really don't deserve