C90 Deathly situation
If he didn't have that hat, he definitely believed that he could have been chopped off. Thus, he was truly afraid, afraid that he would lose his official position.
"No, brother, even if I begged you, I would let you go if you let me go. I will swear with my dignity, I definitely won't tell them where you escaped to, after you escape, you will hide your name, and after a few years