How to say "他们要么说老板没在" (tā men yào me shuō lǎo bǎn méi zài) in Chinese dialogue

menyàomeshuōlǎobǎnméizài

but they either said the boss wasn't in

Idioms & Colloquial Expressions
Grammar Patterns
INTERACTIVE SCRIPT TIMELINE
LINE 0140:50
men
zhè
biān
pài
rén
guò
zǒu
dòng
le

We also sent people over to visit,

LINE 0240:53
PLAYING SCENE
men
yào
me
shuō
lǎo
bǎn
méi
zài

but they either said the boss wasn't in

LINE 0340:55
yào
me
yān
xiáng

or gave vague answers.

Show Information
Source MediaTV Series
Season & EpisodeS1 E13
Timestamp40:53
TMDB ID281231