"We have a task we really need this guy to do. So, after the 4 of you beat the shit out if him to the point where he would become fatally injured, if he simply moved a muscle, I will explain the plan to him. That way he can get right to work."
These dumbasses nearly kill their errand-boy to the point he can move, then gave him the task to do, all done in the name of "lowering his popularity".
Please explain how exactly beating the shit out of him, in private, accomplishes that?