The hardest part is always the beginning. Once the first person wavered, the second and third followed quickly.
These people had only jumped on the bandwagon to make a quick buck, so coughing it up wouldn't really hurt them. Some of the unlucky ones had even been backstabbed by those close to them—just like that fellow earlier, who had been tricked into drinking by a good buddy and spilled every detail of his current project while dead drunk.
Wei Xin wasn't actually trying to bleed these people dry. Just as little Mo had said, it was purely about establishing authority.
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