There can only be 1 of two answers. A simple “No” would have been easy and they could have moved on. The non answer he gave just dumped more blood in the water.
That was my first thought, but there is another possibility.
His refusal to answer might have been just another middle finger salute.
“The non answer he gave just dumped more blood in the water.”
Probably trying to throw a scare into his inquisitors.
“There can only be 1 of two answers. A simple “No” would have been easy and they could have moved on. The non answer he gave just dumped more blood in the water.”
True, with all that new blood in the water it becomes even more likely that absolutely nothing will happen.