Chapter: 2677

He Zhiqiu felt confused upon hearing this. She could tell that Charlie Wade was serious. She wondered what she should do if Charlie really didn’t want to help her friends. She didn’t believe her group of friends should be so unreasonable. They had already upset Charlie to the point of no return before he even revealed who he was. Now, it made sense that he wouldn’t want to save them, no matter how much they pleaded.

Although she wanted to leave and reunite with her father in Jinling, she couldn’t bear the thought of abandoning her friends. For a moment, she even considered staying with them, facing whatever happened together. If she left now and her friends died, she would carry that guilt forever.

Charlie Wade noticed that her educated friends were trying hard to bring He Zhiqiu down with them. They used different tactics—insulting, begging, and even making sad appeals—to get her to either take them with her or stay and face their fate together.

Seeing the conflict on He Zhiqiu’s face, Charlie felt a sense of urgency. Young people often let loyalty and emotion cloud their judgment, much like death row inmates who refuse to betray their friends until the end.

To give He Zhiqiu a moment to think, Charlie opened the door and called out to Faisal outside.

“Come and take Miss He out!”
“Yes!”

Faisal, who had just subdued the other four people with the help of Hamid’s two guards, agreed without hesitation. He walked over to He Zhiqiu and said coldly, “Miss He, please come with me!”

He Zhiqiu hesitated at first, but when Charlie Wade ordered Faisal to take her out by force, she instinctively felt a surge of defiance. She quickly replied, “I’m not going! I won’t leave! I want to stay here with my friends!”

As soon as she said this, the expressions of the other seven people brightened a bit, and some even showed a hint of excitement.

Charlie Wade noticed their reactions and felt disappointed in their character. In a moment of crisis, instead of trying to escape, they wanted to stay and face danger together. It was a sad reflection of human nature.

Charlie Wade immediately said to Faisal, “Gag her and take her out!”

He Zhiqiu’s emotions flared up when she heard this. She shouted, “Don’t touch me! I won’t leave!” Then she turned to Charlie Wade and pleaded, “Mr. Ye, please tell my dad that I can’t honor him right now, so he shouldn’t blame me! I came to Syria with my friends, and if I leave alone, I would never forgive myself!”

Charlie Wade frowned at her and asked, “Have you been influenced by those seven fools?”

“I haven’t!” He Zhiqiu replied loudly. “I’m making this decision after careful thought! I’m willing to accept all the consequences, and I won’t regret it!”