It's not obvious, but indirectly defending Toksi. To clear Toksi's name now, I need to shift the suspicion onto myself. So they think I'm Mafia and trying to frame an innocent. Since he just threw out a word and left, it means he doesn't have anything on me and is just protecting Toksi. A trio has already formed.
Then Toksi - Musk could be it. But excluding the third person.
нас все равно расстреляют,
если мы проиграем эту войну.