What do you mean by saying that the corpses I sew are all ominous creatures?

Lu Yan paused, picked up the water glass on the table, took a sip, and then said:

"Furthermore, he himself is a victim in this matter, and we have no conclusive evidence to prove that he participated in any illegal or criminal activities."

Therefore, we cannot detain him indefinitely like we would a suspect.

After completing the standard questioning process, they released him.

At this point, Lu Yan's eyes flickered slightly, and her tone became even more resolute:

"Of course, the most crucial thing is that he's become irrelevant in the whole affair."

Upon hearing this, I nodded to myself.

Lu Yan's answer coincided with my guess after receiving a call from Director Wang at Tingyuxuan.

Whether he knows something or not, it no longer has a decisive impact on the overall situation.

Then, Lu Yan opened the drawer, took out a file folder, and placed it on the table.

She tapped her fingers lightly on the cover of the file folder and continued:

"Regarding Qiu Feng's matter, I believe you know more about the treasure vault and the three keys than I do."

I nodded. I was the one who personally pinned Qiu Feng to the pigsty and forced him to reveal this information bit by bit.

According to Qiu Feng, three keys are needed to open the treasure vault.

Those are: the animal-head drumstick, the animal-head military tally, and the last animal-head seal.

Currently, I have handed over the two keys, the drumstick and the military tally, which are now in the hands of the Bureau of Folklore.

Lu Yan looked at us and analyzed the situation clearly:

"Based on the expert group's assessment above, and combined with all the clues currently available."

The worst-case scenario is that the last key is related to Zhang Zhi.

Or perhaps the key was always in his possession.

She paused for a moment, a sharp glint flashing in her eyes.

"And those who captured him, whether it was the Qi family in Jiangcheng or the guardians of the cauldron hidden in the shadows."

They were able to release him willingly and leave him in that abandoned warehouse so we could find him.

The worst-case scenario is that they've already obtained the last key from Zhang Zhi.

The office fell silent for a moment, with only the ticking of the second hand on the wall clock.

Then, Lu Yan leaned back slightly and said calmly:

"However, that doesn't matter anymore."

Because the higher-ups have already decided to use this incident as an opportunity to formally take action against the guardian of the cauldron.

Upon hearing this, my fingers, which were resting on the armrest of the chair, paused slightly.

Why target the guardian of the cauldron, rather than formally attacking the Qi family?

It seems the official move this time is even bigger than I imagined.

"That day in Xingcheng, after confirming the exact situation with you, I immediately reported the accurate information."

Lu Yan looked at me and explained clearly.

"With this intelligence as a breakthrough, the General Administration made the decision immediately."

They mobilized their highest-level intelligence network and thoroughly investigated the Qi family of Jiangcheng over the past few decades.

At this point, Lu Yan's lips curled into a cold smile:

"The results proved that your guess was completely correct."

The Qi family was indeed an important pawn that the guardian of the tripod had placed in Jiangcheng in his early years.

With the support of the guardian of the tripod, they have been doing legitimate business on the surface all these years.

Behind the scenes, however, they have been using various shady channels to collect supplies and gather intelligence for the guardians of the cauldron.

It could be said that the Qi family was a giant supply depot for the guardians of the tripod in Jiangcheng.

I listened quietly, secretly admiring the efficiency of the official intelligence agencies.

In the face of the state apparatus, any disguise that one thinks is flawless is nothing more than a paper window.

If the higher-ups are truly determined to investigate, no matter how well the Qi family hides, they will have to obediently reveal their true colors.

After Lu Yan finished speaking, she pointed to the file folder on the table, indicating that I should open it.

I straightened up, reached out and untied the binding thread on the file folder, then poured the documents inside onto my desk.

It was a thick stack of printed paper.

The document is covered with various financial statements, bank statements, and intricate diagrams of company equity structures.

"Look at these."

Lu Yan pointed to the documents and spoke calmly.

"From the day you were rescued by Senior Qingyunzi in Qingshi Town, the Qi family has completely stopped pretending."

They knew it was only a matter of time before they were exposed to official scrutiny.

Therefore, from that day onward, their funds began to be transferred abroad at an extremely rapid pace.

Upon hearing this, I picked up a few bank statements and glanced at them.

Although I'm not particularly knowledgeable about finance, the string of glaring zeros and the records of funds flowing to offshore accounts I'd never even heard of still gave me some clues.

This is no longer normal business cash flow; it's more like a flood bursting its banks.

Regardless of cost, and even at the cost of paying exorbitant fees, they are determined to launder money and send it out of the country.

Wow, that's impressive.

Li Qing leaned closer, and after seeing the numbers on the document, he couldn't help but click his tongue and say something.

"With so much money, is the Qi family planning to run away completely? Are they abandoning everything?"

At this point, Li Qing scratched his head, a look of confusion on his face:

"However, this doesn't make sense either."

Since the money has already started flowing out, the escape must be a simultaneous transfer of funds and evacuation of personnel.

"They're just transferring money, why don't they just run away?"

At this point, he raised his head, looked at Lu Yan, and guessed:

"Could it be that your Bureau of Folklore received advance notice and secretly sealed off Jiangcheng, trapping the Qi family members inside the city?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Qing shook his head, denying the guess.

"That doesn't make sense either."

If Jiangcheng were truly under lockdown, even if it were a covert lockdown, with Fatty Jin's extensive intelligence network, it would be impossible for him to remain completely unaware of the slightest disturbance.

Although I've been in seclusion for the past two weeks, I still managed to have a phone call with Fatty Jin the night before last.

Everything was calm on his end; there was no mention of any major moves in Jiangcheng.

Faced with Li Qing's barrage of questions, Lu Yan gently shook her head and gave a somewhat unexpected answer.

"The Folklore Bureau has not taken any action to prevent members of the Qi family from leaving the country so far."

Lu Yan looked at us, her tone calm but with a hint of coldness.

"It's not that the Qi family didn't want to escape, but that the guardians of the cauldron... wouldn't let them escape."

Upon hearing this, Li Qing and I exchanged a glance, both of us seeing a hint of doubt in each other's eyes.

Logically, it's not hard to understand why the guardian of the cauldron could control the Qi family and prevent them from escaping.

It's simply that the entire Qi family was supported by the guardian, or that the core members of the Qi family are under the control of some kind of secret technique of the guardian.