"I don't understand," Xiao He murmured. "Didn't Old Qian say he went to handle other matters with a friend a while ago? How could he be implicated in something like this?"

"And since he's already been taken away by the Police, what is there left that he can't talk about?"

The Police are already investigating him, yet he still won't explain the situation. He couldn't have actually done something and is just waiting to be investigated and sent to prison, right?

Whether it's intentionally swapping cultural relics or intentionally damaging them, it leads to criminal detention. If things go south, he might really end up behind bars.

Xiao He's gaze fell on one of the surveillance screenshots, and he guessed hesitantly, "Qian Wenhao has a background in archaeology, and it seems there are seniors in his family in this field, so his eye shouldn't be bad. Looking at his movements in the surveillance footage, it seems like he's appraising something, °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° right?"

"Could it be that this original work of Emperor Chen itself has some issues?"

Xiao He was not a professional; he couldn't tell the difference between the authenticity of these items, nor did he understand the procedures. He could only make a rough judgment based on his own observations.

Could it be that this original work of Emperor Chen, which was borrowed from the Yun Family with such great difficulty, is actually a fake?

"That's impossible!" Liu Rulan was shocked. "When this original work entered the museum, it went through appraisals from both sides, and the subsequent acceptance process involved re-checking everything. No one on-site discovered any issues throughout the entire process. If it were fake, how could it have deceived everyone else?"

The people involved in these steps were not fools; among them were experienced antique appraisers and calligraphy masters with sharp eyes. Later, when it was publicly exhibited, many formidable figures came one after another.

With so many people, could it be that not a single one discovered an issue?

How is that possible?

Hearing Liu Rulan's analysis, Xiao He was also somewhat confused.

In the end, they could only look at each other in dismay.

"The information currently on the internet is still too one-sided. Why don't you go ask Old Qian?" Liu Rulan suggested, then changed the subject. "But to be honest, the burning of the original work doesn't actually have much to do with us."

Compared to the troubles of those people, their own troubles right now were no less significant. What they should be more worried about was the Film Crew of 'the imperial cause', which had been innocently implicated.

After all, the damage to a national-level cultural relic might not reach the level of widespread dissemination on its own, but once it was linked to the entertainment industry, the news would be like being strapped to a rocket, rapidly radiating to every corner of the internet.

The power of this spread was truly extraordinary.

Once the netizens saw the headlines and caught the keywords, feelings of heartache, regret, patriotic sentiment, and historical sorrow all surged up. They probably hadn't even understood the details, or even seen Emperor Chen's calligraphy works, yet they had already charged onto the platforms in a fit of rage, making the 'the imperial cause' Film Crew their primary target of attack.

Now the internet was in a foul state, as if their Film Crew was wicked and had set a big fire to burn the original work.

As the Male Protagonist of 'the imperial cause', Xiao He hadn't yet enjoyed the new popularity and heat brought to him by 'the imperial cause' before he had to suffer the impact of the negative hot search for 'the imperial cause'. His name was intentionally hung on the trending list by those malicious marketing accounts; it was truly miserable.

"This happened last week. Why is it only being exposed by the media now? Looking at the situation on the internet, there must be someone behind the scenes pushing this."

Almost without needing to wonder, Liu Rulan pondered for just a moment before locking her target on Yun Ziqi and his Agent. "It must be the two of them. No wonder there was no movement before; this time, when you came to record the 'mars collision' program, the matter was suddenly exposed."

"It is the two of them," Xiao He gave a definitive answer.

"No wonder Brother Shu told me that when Yun Ziqi wrapped up filming a while ago, he was still thinking about finding me, and afterward, Screenwriter Qin of the Film Crew and several other producers disappeared without a trace. Thinking about it now, the original work must have already been destroyed at that time."

That was why Screenwriter Qin, this die-hard fan of Emperor Chen, had put down his work at the Film Crew to rush back to Beijing to check on the situation, and the several producers implicated had also returned to the company.

Liu Rulan frowned. "But if I remember correctly, 'the imperial cause' is also a project of Jingyou Entertainment, and Jingyou Entertainment also helped bridge the connection to borrow the original work. Now that such a big incident has occurred, many high-level executives at Jingyou Entertainment will also be implicated."

The interests of 'the imperial cause' and Jingyou Entertainment are deeply bound together. What good could it possibly do for Yun Ziqi to spread this scandal now and cause the filming of 'the imperial cause' to stop? He couldn't still be thinking of forcing the Film Crew to change the Male Protagonist, right?

Wait, that actually seems possible...

Liu Rulan took out her phone and reviewed the list of high-level executives at Jingyou Entertainment, then suddenly realized. "Jingyou Entertainment is no longer the Yun Family's one-man show. I heard before that they have intense internal conflicts, otherwise, Yun Ziqi wouldn't have almost failed to secure the audition for 'the imperial cause'... So, if I'm not mistaken, the group of high-level executives affected now must be the rivals of his faction."

This incident is a case of killing two birds with one stone!

First, seizing internal power; second, changing the cast of the Film Crew.

But the logic behind the origin of this matter is wrong. Yun Ziqi couldn't have intentionally burned Emperor Chen's original work just to achieve this; the loss would be too great.

Unless he was just taking advantage of the situation...

Xiao He was thoughtful for a moment, then simply stood up. "How about this, Sister Liu, buy the tickets! We're going to Beijing too!"

Anyway, after recording 'mars collision', they were supposed to return to the 'the imperial cause' Film Crew.

As it turned out now, the 'the imperial cause' Film Crew had stopped filming, and Xiao He had nothing to do, giving him more time and energy to handle matters here.

He had been a jinx earlier, saying he wanted to get off work, and now that he was done with the work here, he really had no work to go to.

Xiao He couldn't help but laugh at himself.

But 'the imperial cause' was their hard work. He had already been in the crew for so long and spent quite a bit of energy on the role of Emperor Chen. If they really replaced him, let alone Xiao He being so angry he'd vomit blood, even Liu Rulan would want to vomit three liters of blood.

"Okay."

Liu Rulan also had this intention. "Whether we go back to Shanghai or Hengdian, there's nothing we can do. It's better to go to Beijing to see the situation. This way, we can move around, plan ahead, and protect your role."

"Hmm, as for those things on the internet, let's leave them to the company to handle for now."

Xiao He closed his laptop, a hint of coldness in his eyes—

"Most importantly, there are some things I still need to see with my own eyes."

In this incident, who is human and who is a ghost...

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Beijing.

The older Police Officer slammed the table heavily, his tone very serious. "Qian Wenhao, in this situation, are you still unwilling to talk?"

In the interrogation chair, Qian Wenhao remained silent, just covering his head with a tired expression, his eyes slightly numb, not even looking up at the person in front of him.

The room fell into a dead silence.

It is unknown how long passed before Police Officer Mi walked out of the room helplessly.

"Are there any results from the appraisal side yet?"

He asked the others in the investigation team, and the answer he received was still negative.

He rubbed his temples and immediately started to get a headache.

At this moment, another Police Officer led a group of people walking towards him.

"Sorry to bother you."

The middle-aged female Police Officer leading them was dashing and heroic, and she took the initiative to extend her hand towards Police Officer Mi.

"I am the team leader of the Cultural Relics Crime Special Task Force of the Anshi Public Security Bureau Criminal Investigation Detachment. My surname is Chen. Currently, our team is investigating a series of major cultural relic forgery and smuggling cases. Regarding the case you are currently investigating, we would like to understand the situation with you..."