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

Chapter 1694: Just following orders

The commander and his men walked back into the vault, the smoke from the explosion thinning in the air. None of them showed concern as they approached the source of the blast.

One more step-and the commander stopped.

Creak...

Everyone paused, listening to the loud creak as a section of the wall parted, revealing a door.

Since the path ahead was unlit, one of the men switched on a flashlight and pointed it inside.

Sure enough, the beam revealed drawers built into the wall, like safety deposit boxes. As the light moved further ahead, it revealed a path-a long one, so long that the light could barely reach its end.

"Follow the path and send location pings to track where it leads," the commander ordered coldly.

His men didn't waste a second. A group of armed operatives immediately entered the passageway. At the same time, another team was instructed to monitor their underground movements from outside and estimate where the tunnel might lead. That way, they could intercept or block the exit from the outside as well.

As the men split off to complete their tasks, the commander remained in the underground vault. Holding a flashlight of his own, he stepped into the secret passage and stopped just in front of the drawers lining the rough wall.

He reached for one of the drawers and pulled it open.

As expected, it was empty. He moved to the next. Same result-empty.

The commander didn't say a word as he turned around and walked out of the passage back into the vault. A few armed men remained with him. His eyes drifted back to the pile of ash where barely any information had survived.

silent for a moment, then raised his chin and turned to one of the men. "Bring that staff member

walked off to fetch the staff member who had opened the hatch leading down to this vault. The commander had been

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vault barely anyone knew existed- cleaning up messes

Moments later...

the center of the vault and forced him into a chair. His face was swollen from a series of punches. His uniform was crumpled

corner of his mouth as he slowly lifted his

of his eyelid. His expression was unreadable-stern, cold, and dangerous. His gaze alone was enough

side. "...don't know,

the same answer too many times already. The man had been beaten,

person who got here before

the commander said calmly, his voice low and controlled. "The person you're protecting isn't

again, watching the commander step forward. The commander paused a step away, waiting for the man to

his hair and yanked his head back, forcing him

but you'll at least crawl out

man's shoulders tensed.

don't know,"

see." The commander nodded, turning slightly,

true. I only follow orders. don't know much about the person who comes here. My only role is to hand him the key.

He gives the order, waits for me to walk past him twice, then tells me the code. After that, he's guided inside.

commander raised a brow. That matched what they'd found in the

to question him or make small talk," the staff continued. "But tonight... that man didn't come.

gave them the key because of