[Yeager really is outclassed here, and trying to hold a conversation while attempting to murder Alexei isn't really going all that well. Still, he's spent all this time fighting, so he's not backing down just yet. He can fend off Alexei's attacks decently well and occasionally get in some of his own, but it's not nearly as easy as he'd like.

But the fact that Alexei is trying to shut him down and shut him up means he's onto something. So naturally he's just going to ignore that question and pursue his own.]

It would be more likely that it's something you saw here... But if that was it, I don't see why you'd be so adamant about refusing to answer.

So let me ask you again, what happened in Zaude after I died?