"Now that they've started targeting you, how could they not also be wary of your family?"
It seems my guess was right; Director Huang has turned the tables by collecting evidence against them and likely has entrusted his family with it.
Because, at critical moments, the only people one can truly trust are family.
No friend can be relied upon.
Someone as crafty as Director Huang wouldn't have a genuinely trustworthy friend.
Again, there was silence.
This time, it didn't last long before he looked up at Zhou Can and said, "I am willing to help you. All I ask is that you fulfill your promise to keep my family safe and try to reduce my sentence."
