Threatened
"Tell Theodore Griffith to hand over the Mafia Queen to us!" said the president with a commanding tone, glaring at Rea.
Rea was staring at the screen with a calm expression and replied, "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Do you think we don't know that you're hiding the Mafia Queen from us? The people who have integrated into the base are saying the same thing. They've been saved by both the Mafia Queen and Theodore Griffith! Are you trying to rebel?"
"I seriously don't know what you're talking about. You're assuming everything to the point it becomes funny." She narrowed her eyes, showing an expression the exact opposite of funny.
Theo's existence alone was already extremely dangerous to the base, considering a single word from him could cause chaos in the base. If Theo ever said the base had expelled him, the people might lose trust in the government, thinking they would become the second union.