The thug leader frantically kowtowed to Vera Xavier. "Sister-in-law, I swear to God! We might have done some shady stuff before, but it was just stealing a pig or nabbing a cage of chickens. Occasionally we'd get paid for a brawl. But this is the absolute first time we've ever done something like tonight! I'm begging you, spare us. From now on, we'll do whatever you say!"
Vera Xavier looked coldly at the thug leader. "Enough. Keep bowing like that and you'll crack the pavement. I can let you off the hook for tonight, but you'd better remember what you just said."
The thug leader was overjoyed. "Don't worry, Sister-in-law, we'll take it to heart! From this day on, we're all your men..."
Nathaniel Nathan's icy gaze swept over. The thug leader shivered and quickly explained, "What I mean is, if you point us east, we'd never dare go west. If you tell us to beat up John Archer, we'd never touch Tom! And that Wesley Kane who tried to have you harmed—we'll take care of him for you!"
