Mr. A was extremely displeased because he could sense that the Captain of the Superstar Squad was setting a trap for him.
Although he had no idea why the other party's brain had suddenly become somewhat useful, what he was doing was deeply uncomfortable.
There were things one could do but not say.
One could obtain an honor, a benefit, or a job through bribery or other unfair and unjust means.
But one could not go around telling everyone that was how one had done it, or trouble would inevitably follow.
Just as there were things one could say but not do, such as—
"I'm going to have sex with your mother."
One could say it to one's best friend or one's enemy, but one could not actually do it. It was merely an emotional expression resembling colloquial speech, not a suggestion of action.
Keeping the survivors had its advantages and disadvantages. The advantage was that it demonstrated the company's timely rescue efforts and its attitude toward rescuing small shelters after they had been attacked.
By having the survivors publicize it, they could show that they had done everything perfectly, without a single flaw.
But there was a disadvantage as well. The Group Company had always been cultivating an atmosphere among ordinary people that "danger is far away from you," keeping them immersed in a false peace and the belief that "we can handle everything."
Once those survivors went to other shelters and began widely publicizing the fact that the shelter had been breached and large numbers of civilians massacred, it would trigger panic throughout society.
As a result, the implementation of many plans and projects would run into problems.
Some people always felt that the Federal Government or the Group Company cared deeply about stability, believing it was merely