288 Please Me 10 (2/2)
Very soon, the stone slab was pushed open forcefully and a figure from below slowly appeared. When he saw that he was surrounded by people, he wanted to go back down but was pulled up by Gu Beicheng's men, who covered his mouth. Just like that, one by one, people came out of the tunnel. The people who were at the top wanted to go back into the tunnel, while those at the bottom who were unaware wanted to come out.
One by one, a total of more than sixty people came out from the tunnel.
There were also about twenty to thirty people who knew they would be surrounded by men up there and refused to come out.
An Xiaoning had no choice but to speak into a loudspeaker and direct it into the tunnel. ”If all of you won't come up, then we will seal up this entrance to the tunnel and you can stay in there forever. Don't come out anymore.”
Hearing this, the people inside could only crawl out.
There were a total of ninety-two people.
Seeing an army of so many people, Gu Beicheng's eyes turned cold. ”Who sent all of you here to dig the tunnel?”
”No one ordered it, we wanted to dig it ourselves. Just cut the crap and send all of us to the police station.” The leader of the group appeared fearless.
”You want to go to the police station so bad?” An Xiaoning stared at him. ”I won't let you all have your wish then. Men, listen up. Throw all of these people back into the tunnel and seal the exit with cement. I want to see if all of them are that stubborn.” Gu Beicheng looked at her in surprise. She was far more ruthless than he had expected, but he liked women like that.
Hearing this, the group pleaded for mercy. ”We're really not sure, we just work for the money. We only know that they pay well, that's why we risked doing this.”
Another man was drenched in cold sweat. ”Miss, please spare me. My two sons and wife are waiting for me at home. I won't dare to do something like this again!”
An Xiaoning remained unmoved. ”From now onwards, whoever says the name of the instigator, I'll let him go and I won't pursue any responsibility. I stand by my words.”
”I'll speak!”
”I'll tell you!”
”Let me say it!”
”I know!”
”…”
The people who had insisted on not conceding were instantly heated upon hearing her words and fought with each other to say something.
”Silence.” An Xiaoning raised her hand. ”To verify if all of you are saying the truth, stand properly and tell me one by one.”
She went farther away and started gathering the people who had something to say.
Only after each person had answered were they then allowed to go back to the group.
Just like that, one by one, apart from the leader of the group, everyone revealed the same name.
After An Xiaoning had verified this, she said to the group, ”All of you have given the same name. I'm someone who stands by my word, so all of you can go.”
She waved her hand to signal the men from the Gu family to let these people go.
In an instant, the group of people scurried off.
The only one left was the leader of the group.
An Xiaoning flashed out a knife from her sleeve pocket and cut open his shirt. ”The people who work for you have said the truth. As for you… you'd rather die than concede?”