With that shout, the group of women stopped what they were doing and surged over to the ship's post.
As they approached, they caught the stench of the foul sock stuffed in the old man's mouth and all scrunched up their noses in disgust.
A middle-aged man spoke up, "I say we each give him a punch, just to vent our anger."
An old man said, "Just now I thought I was going to die of pain, thank goodness for the lady's acupuncture. Let's not forget just how much it hurt!"
With this reminder, everyone immediately recalled the unbearable abdominal pain they had endured and began to cry out, "Send him to the government!"
Upon hearing this, Leng Yu Yan scratched Ye Yiheng's palm, knowing that if they really handed him over to the authorities, everyone on board would have to be witnesses at the government office and that could risk exposing him.
Ye Yiheng squeezed her hand, signaling her not to worry.
