It wasn't necessary to be able to use the Force to sense the anxiety and terror as reality sunk in for them both. Krennic had suspected that they were falsifying the records but hadn't been able to prove anything, especially since he knew the Archduke was involved.

"It was him! I tried to stop him, I told him that Lord Vader would find out! And he told me that if I said anything I would be thrown out of an airlock!" One officer broke, pointing at his comrade who followed suit in protesting his own innocence while blaming his fellow officer until Krennic holds a hand up to silence them.

"It doesn't matter then, does it? One of you is guilty and the other in turn betrayed the Empire by being complicit at the very least. But proceed, Master Skywalker. I leave their fate in your hands."