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Almost at the same time, the brothers that Bennett Hoffman had called were captured one after the other, including the two lookouts. There were eight of them in total, all carefully recruited and trained by Hoffman himself.
All eight were disarmed and tied up within a short time. Two of them even received a good beating for not cooperating. As the leader, Hoffman was given special treatment, his face battered until he was barely recognizable.
"Pah, and here I thought there was some expert behind us." A muscular man with a buzz cut, who radiated an aura of banditry, slapped Hoffman hard across his face and sneered, "A bunch of amateurs daring to play the hero."
"That's enough." Charles Lewis cast a cold glance at them and said, "Get rid of them. We need to keep moving. We don't have much time before the police arrive."
