Kate asked if they could ask the school to help mediate or call the police. It might be possible that they were blackmailing them.
Max's classmate said no because if the school knew that, they would be expelled because their school had very strict discipline policies, and the guys looked to have a gangster background and they threatened that if they called the police, then they would cut Max's fingers off.
Kate was shocked, but she composed herself and asked Max's classmate to take her to meet them.
That afternoon, they met them in a restaurant outside the hospital.
They had three people, outnumbering Kate and Max's classmates by one person. However, they carried a much stronger air.
It wasn't time for meals, and there weren't any other guests except them. And the waitresses seemed intimidated by these three people and stayed away.
