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

Chapter 1695: The power of love

"No, it's not them, sir. It was someone else."

The commander studied the man quietly. "Are you sure?"

"Yes." The staff looked at the photos again, then met the commander's eyes. "I'd know if it was one of them-but it's neither."

"I see." The commander tilted his head, slipping the photos back into his vest.

As he tucked them away, he gave a glance to one of the men standing beside the chair before turning to walk off.

"Sir, I've said everything I know," the staff member said. "Please, just let me go—"

BANG!

The commander stopped mid-step and glanced over his shoulder. All he saw was a thin wisp of smoke rising from a muzzle behind the chair-and the staff's body slumped lifelessly to the floor. Blood crawled out beneath him, forming a growing pool.

No one reacted. They'd seen this kind of thing before. freewebnovel.com

"Jonathan certainly found loyal allies," the commander muttered as he resumed walking out of the vault.

The men followed behind, leaving the corpse without a second glance. This underground space would serve as a tomb-at least until the stench began to rise.

As the commander stepped out of the vault, another man was waiting for him. "Commander," the armed officer said, falling in beside him. "Our team found data on the owner of the club. It appears he fled the country shortly after the incident involving Jonathan Pierson."

The commander's jaw tightened. News of Jonathan's attack hadn't even reached the public yet. Not a single article had surfaced-thanks to the Pierson Family's efforts to shut everything down.

"Any footage of who accessed the vault before us?" he asked.

"All recordings from the relevant time frame were professionally deleted, sir," the officer replied. "Our team tried to recover them, but we were too late."

The commander's expression soured. "That fox... seems he really thought of every angle."

an expert wipe it clean. The latter made recovery difficult. Not impossible-but it would

cameras in the surrounding area. Jonathan's people wouldn't have

on it, sir," the man confirmed, following one

the group that followed the secret passage?

for updates, sir. But based on our estimates,

commander stopped and turned slightly.

other side. Our men

nodded and continued walking toward the exit, heading to

the intruders. The chances were low-but even

several men were already waiting—another subordinate approached. He whispered something into the

"Let's go."

boarded and made their way

in front of

a karaoke bar. The

and

another team stood in front of a second building and

gave a

their moves.

the same time, in

CREAK...

at the end of the secret tunnel creaked open. The first man crawled up and scanned the area. Without a word, he

on standby. The space was too cramped for all of them to fit-two, maybe

man gave similar signals back toward the hatch, instructing

the weapon was firm, muzzle pointed downward. The second man

toward the closed

and tried the handle-it was

and slid it into

Tak...

He looked to the second man, who stepped aside to give him space. Glancing down, he spotted the rest of the team still at the hatch,

one step, raised