That day, Han Bi united Si Pike, A Qing, and his other supporters to form the Thousand Flows Investigation Team.
He told them to contact the many honest Enforcement Teams they had identified during the purge and seal off every advanced factory owned by the Thousand Currents Conglomerate.
They were also to apply to the cabinet immediately for a seizure warrant that would override claims of commercial secrecy.
Everyone but Si Pike was stunned by Han Bi's orders.
"Han Bi, have you lost your mind? You want to seize a conglomerate's factories for no reason?" one concerned supporter asked.
"Who said there's no reason?"
Han Bi immediately laid out Huang Ji's deductions over the team's communications channel.
Of course, he did not say Huang Ji had deduced it. He said Hei Cha's nephew, Hei Ba, had revealed the truth.
"That's the situation... Hei Cha wasn't the mastermind. He told his nephew everything about his dealings with Qian Liu... Hei Ba knows the truth behind Hei Cha's case!"
Han Bi sounded utterly certain. Beside him, Hei Ba looked bewildered. Huh? What do I know? The supporters on the other end of the channel could not see his face. They erupted in shock, while A Qing's expression changed dramatically.
The others were stunned by Qian Liu's plot. A Qing knew something else: Han Bi was right.
"Hei Ba knows all that? Why would Hei Cha tell him everything?" A Qing blurted out.
Everyone turned to look at him. A Qing asked, "Is there physical evidence?"
"The Wormhole Roaming Boots!" Han Bi said. "Issue an official notice from the City Lord's Mansion. Have every royal family that bought Wandering Boots submit them to the Highest Academy of Sciences for examination!"
A Qing drew a sharp breath. Fortunately, everyone else was just as shocked