The outsiders who saw the man being killed all turned pale with fright. When they heard what Zhao Ping'an said, they were even more terrified, nearly wetting themselves.
Immediately, some people hurriedly kowtowed and shouted, "Ping'an, we were wrong, we were wrong, please spare us. But we really didn't want to get involved in this matter, it was... it was the Hu Family who forced us to say it, we... we're just small fries, how could we go against the Hu Family..."
Seeing these people kowtowing, the others no longer hesitated; they promptly knelt and begged for mercy as well.
Zhao Ping'an's expression was cold as he said loudly, "I gave you a chance. After you came in, I asked you once again. If you had told the truth at that time, I could have spared you. But you chose not to, so now I can't give you another chance."
