[Law isn't terribly concerned with Cree's intentions. He's not one to be terribly concerned operating outside the law, (there's a joke there, probably.) and pessimistic as he is, almost expects to be double crossed. He's not one to turn down the chance to ruin things for a privileged elite, though, and that's why he's here. A chance to get a better read on Mollymauk, who he has sort of offered a place on his ship, isn't bad either.]

I wouldn't trust the words of the drunkest. What's your plan for the latter?
[Persuading people isn't really his skill set unless they can be intimidated, which seems more like what's needed when they actually find the people organizing this. Back home, he'd had people on his crew who knew how to schmooze, to ply information with words and coin. Operating on a smaller scale here meant playing his cards carefully.]

I don't think any arbitrary patron would necessarily have information on who's behind this.