"Why is he blaming us for this matter?" asked Sucharitha.
it is clear that he is the one who is at wrong here and he is blaming and threatening them. they had clearly stated that the shop owner is a criminal and asked them to notify the authorities. how can he blame them.
"Maybe this shop is under his family, and they were the ones who rented this shop to that fellow. by our public actions, the reputation of his family may take a hit" said Chanakya.
he can tell from that person's behavior that shop is under his family and from the looks of it that the shop owner pays more than the required rent. so that they didn't check his background.
"It is their fault for being unable to properly check that person and rented their shops to him. if we talk openly about this, we are the ones who saved their reputation" said Chanakya.
"How did we save their reputation?" asked Sucharitha.