A few of them quietly discussed it and decided this was worth doing—and worth going all in on.
One of them seemed to carry more weight than the others. He clasped his hands and said, "Boss, we're willing to offer a token of our sincerity. But may we be so bold as to ask: is your promise guaranteed? You're not just joking, are you?"
He Jin chuckled. "This Master Yu and I used to be enemies of Star City's authorities, too. We turned away from the darkness and joined them, and we're doing just fine now. Does that sound like a joke to you?"
His words were genuinely persuasive. No matter how the men looked at He Jin and Yu Yuan, both seemed to have an air of wickedness about them.
So they, too, had switched sides halfway through.
That made perfect sense.
The authorities never made empty promises!
Even if the men still had some lingering doubts, was this really the time to dwell on them? They didn't have much time to spare.
He Jin reminded them, "You're not the first ones to surrender. Others got there before you. If you don't hurry, you'll arrive too late to get even the scraps."
He Jin was playing on their anxiety, and for these men, the timing couldn't have been better. Even if they knew it was poison, they had no choice but to swallow it.
Their first targets were their deputy squad leader, Brother Jun, and Xiao Zhou, who had gone inside to retrieve the two prisoners.
By these standards, the heads of those two would be worth a pretty penny.
The men immediately replied, "Boss, we've made up our minds. We're willing to atone for our crimes. We'll bring in as many heads as we can to prove our