"If we don't do this, they'll cause us trouble!"
An older man with gray hair, the eldest here, chimed in, "That's indeed the case, Mr. Lance."
"You know, we're not like the behemoth that is the Lance family. To you, we're just a small, insignificant gang."
"We don't have much leverage when facing police harassment, so..."
He hesitated for a moment, "We're willing to pay the price to make up for our mistake this time!"
Lance looked at the others, "Is this what you all think as well?"
The others nodded quickly, and then the gray-haired old man said, "Mr. Lance, we had a discussion before you came. In principle, we are willing to accept the management and constraints of the Lance family."
Lance nodded noncommittally, repeating part of the sentence, "In principle!"
Agreeing means agreeing, disagreeing means disagreeing, what does 'in principle' mean?
