As he approached, the man suddenly knelt down directly in front of Hei Hu. At that moment, Hei Hu was just momentarily stunned; he didn't understand what that meant, and soon his brows furrowed slightly.
"What are you doing here? I don't recall summoning you, did I?"
"Boss, I am aware that you are in this place, and I also know about you capturing Anying. But there are a myriad of ways to punish her. If you torture her in such an agonizing manner, she simply won't be able to bear it all—after all, she is a woman."
"Yes, a woman so what? Because she is a woman, does that mean she isn't human? I am human, and haven't I also endured great pain? This is the price that must be paid."
"Boss, please think it over. In the past, Anying has earned great merits for you, and has done numerous things for our organization. Even if she hasn't earned merits, there should be some recognition of her hard work, right? If you could choose another form of punishment, maybe I could accept it. On behalf of our brothers, I really beg you."
While speaking, the tall man started incessantly pleading on the ground. When Anying witnessed all this, her heart was truly filled with sorrow.
Indeed, this tall man was the one who had attacked Ye Chen previously and had stolen all the Communication Equipment from beside him—
Without him, the intensity of their retaliation against Hei Hu would definitely not be possible.
"Boss, I know I don't have much right to speak and my words carry little weight. But, as of now, I have contacted almost 17 people who all stand by Anying, and they don't agree with your choice to punish her privately."
While he spoke, he took out a letter from his bosom and threw it right into Hei Hu's hands.
Hei Hu was dumbfounded for a moment as he didn't understand what this meant, but eventually, someone picked up the paper and he lowered his head to glance at it.
Unexpectedly, it was signatures from all his core henchmen, aiming to assist Anying.
"Are you starting a rebellion, do you realize that?"
After seeing all of this, he suddenly had an epiphany and flung the piece of paper forcefully at the man's face.
"Boss, we just want to assure you with our own lives. If you let Anying go, we will proceed as if nothing happened and continue to follow your commands as normal."
"Let her go? Do you think if I release her, she would let me go? You're now asking me to release her. I'm telling you, that is impossible."
"Yes, I understand. Having endured such pain, you must feel aggrieved. So, we won't be pressing for too much. We just request that you don't torture her like this. We can take her abroad, isolate her, even ensure she never shows her face in public ever again—all these, we can do. We just hope you won't continue doing what you're doing right now, okay?"
So, it turned out their purpose was this, and they all knew that Hei Hu's methods were definitely very cruel.
If he really were to use those tools, then that person would likely not be much different from being dead.
They just couldn't bear to watch their fellow comrades who shared in hardships endure such excruciating pain before their very eyes—it was the last thing they wanted to see.
"Heh, unexpected that you all, in secret, colluded with gangs, and I've already said before that you shouldn't contact each other too closely, and you should never exceed a group of three people. Now you, you've joined forces with 17 people—do you know that such an act is tantamount to rebellion?"
"Whether it's rebellion or not, that's up to you to say. In any case, this is what we're thinking now."
"Do you really think you can threaten me like this?"
As Hei Hu talked, he suddenly stood up and then shouted angrily at the man, but the man didn't speak; he just quietly lowered his head.
He knew that Hei Hu had his own judgment, and these people were the ones supporting the structure of the team beneath him.
If these people were to become discontent and leave, then the entire foundation they had built would be rendered meaningless.
So he believed that when confronted with significant issues, Hei Hu would make the wisest choice.
In fact, he had quite an accurate grasp of what was going through Hei Hu's mind. Right now, although Hei Hu verbally objected, he was still weighing the decision, and he also knew that if these people turned on him, it would become an even greater nightmare.
"You guys go first."
With these words, he gestured with his hand, and those holding the torture tools eventually walked away.
When Anying saw them leave, she finally let out a long sigh of relief—it seemed Hei Hu had indeed made his choice, at least for the moment he wouldn't be punishing her.
"I'm telling you, I'm just not punishing you for now. Even without using this method, I will use another way to gradually torment you. Rest assured, your days won't be easy moving forward."
Anying didn't speak; she knew that Hei Hu always followed through on his words, and at this moment, provoking Hei Hu would bring her no benefits whatsoever.
It was just that she didn't know whether Ye Chen had left Lin Yaru's house by now, and also, whether after leaving, he would realize that she must have already been taken away?
During the struggle, Anying had deliberately dropped her hairpin on the ground because she felt that following this clue would help him guess who had taken her away.