A group of people's eyes flickered, and on their faces, which previously wore wicked smiles, only pleas for mercy remained.
…
"Actually, there might still be hope for me to let you all off," Tang Si said in a leisurely manner, his expression reverting to his usual careless air. Just as the gang of hoodlums brightened up at his words, he suddenly dropped a "but."
But...
A cluster of hoodlums looked at Tang Si with gleaming eyes.
Hey, boss, just spit it out already! They're dying of anticipation here.
"You, come here and tell me, why did you come to attack our Xiaohua? If you tell the truth, maybe I'll spare you and not mention this incident to Apo. How's that?"
Though indeed some hoodlums would attack a lone beauty late at night, it seems like Apo explicitly forbade it; thus, the only thing that could have emboldened them to disregard orders must have been money.
