"We might be able to chat if that's what you're after. Or you might be asking to have suspects to investigate, since you are assuming one of my personal connections is a Rocket. Which is it?"

Thace doesn't doubt his ability to find this man and/or his 'gear number later if he wants to. More concerning is that there's little he could do to dissuade the assumption (which is true, anyway) and he won't do anything that puts Steven at risk.