Seeing the alterations pointed out to him, Richard isn't particularly surprised. It wasn't his first thought for an explanation, but it did make a lot of sense. Still, being able to meddle this directly in the mutant's business was more than he'd expected the raiders were capable of - Stone talked more about just leading them in the right direction, not this kind of subtle manipulation. Something of a concern going forward, but for now he just passes on their findings to the patrollers to be passed on up the chain along with a more general warning about the raiders - that they were large and organised, tied to individuals that had performed treasonous acts, and that they had a sophisticated intelligence network.

As for the Blackwire situation, that needs a little more thought. Richard's main thought is that if it is a trap, they don't all need to expose themselves at first - while Sean and the others can join him if all is clear, he'd rather have them able to react freely if it ends up being an ambush. He'd rather Sean be free to pick off the most dangerous of the gang than in the middle of the ambush with him, for instance, same with Tariq's explosives. As for what to do if the situation is legitimate...Richard shrugs a little. He still thought their earlier idea for what to do with his gang might work - having them at the radar base but not fully in the fold for now, letting their allies question the gang but little else, putting Blackwire to work against their enemies in exchange for the protection and short-term amnesty (Richard was still of the opinion that this would have to be reeaxamined once the raiders were dealt with), and learning all they could of use from them - but there was still a strong possibility that Blackwire would need to be convinced and negotiated with. He couldn't say for sure what might come out of that until it was over.