Nicholai laughs and cradles the bottle into his mouth again, drinking full and hard from it. Then, peeling it out, he offers it back to HUNK. "Why not? I figure it is good to keep evidence on me. That way, I know where it is." A simple lie.
There's a silence that follows the radio report and the Jackal frowns slightly. "Your men are fools. Young, stupid fools. They will not last long."
What wasn't said was that they wouldn't last long with Nicholai around.