Hong Ling was their Governor and they did not have the guts to be rash!
"Governor, you're mistaken about us. How could we possibly snatch away your dragon saliva fruit? I said that earlier on was only because I wanted our Governor Estate to become stronger. It isn't due to my selfishness and I request for you to be understanding.
For the Governor Estate? Hong Ling's heart turned even chillier as his eerie eyes once again swept across those shameless faces before walking into the Estate's courtyard...
Currently, their intestines turned green from regret. If they hadn't strongly opposed the eldest young miss back then, perhaps the Governor would not have been so ruthless.
In reality, they had all misunderstood Hong Ling.