Liam's words hit the leader hard, and she stopped struggling. She realized that the person in front of her was not a fool who would fall for her words and let her go.
She did not have many choices left, so she made the one that would give her the highest chance of survival.
The leader of the traffickers decided to ask Liam what he wanted in order to let them all go.
"What do you want from us, kid? Since you captured us all alive and are keeping us alive, I am sure there is something we can give you that will make you let us go. So, name your price, and we will get it for you. You might not know it, but I am a big figure in the underworld."
The leader did not mean to brag, but her words came across as bragging anyway. She was letting Liam know that she was a capable person.
But Liam's unwavering eyes made her feel as if she was being looked through.