So no matter what the Qian Family chose, Xiao He felt he could understand.

Whether to directly hide the truth, letting the secret become a tacit shadow among everyone, or to provide clues to the Police directly and continue tracing the truth behind the forgery back then, it was all the Qian Family's own decision.

He would no longer participate in it, nor would he intervene too much in the karma of the Qian Family.

So in the following days, Xiao He didn't go to the Qian Family or the Calligraphy Association again. Instead, he worked on developing the Little Black AI on hand while resting, meanwhile watching the famous scene of Linghui Entertainment and Jiaxing Entertainment "ganging up" on Jingyou Entertainment to snatch food from the tiger's mouth.

The higher-ups of Jingyou Entertainment originally intended to seize power from the Yun Family, so in this incident, they were also fighting among themselves inseparably. For a moment, they unexpectedly didn't notice several invisible big hands already reaching out towards them. When the Yun Family members were taken away and they finally found some time, the remaining higher-ups were dumbfounded to find that Jingyou Entertainment was already in a very dangerous situation!

Linghui Entertainment, Jiaxing Entertainment, and other companies that had been eagerly waiting for a long time were already prepared to pounce and directly feast on the interests in their hands!

After all, no matter how one looked at it, Jingyou Entertainment was also an old and established big company in the industry. Over the years, the projects they held in their hands were many, and many of them were good things.

Countless people in the industry were envious of them, let alone their artists, who were even more like lambs to be slaughtered.

So before they could even catch their breath from the internal struggle's victory, Jingyou Entertainment had to start fighting against "external enemies."

This war led by Linghui Entertainment and Jiaxing Entertainment also began with great fanfare.

But anyone with a discerning eye could see that the "the imperial cause" project being taken away was only a matter of time.

—It wasn't even just "the imperial cause" project!

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While it was bustling with activity here, on the other side, a grand net-closing operation was also quietly unfolding.

After testing the Police's investigation progress several times, the Qian Family also seemed to realize the reality that this truth would sooner or later be uncovered by another party. Thus, Elder Qian, who suddenly looked several years older, finally brought the Qian Family's lawyer to find Officer Chen to explain the situation.

The Police also immediately launched an investigation into this.

Qian Wenhao finally spoke about the matter he had suppressed in his heart: this leftover work was originally his grandfather's relic, which he had accidentally discovered once while tidying up his grandfather's old room. Since the location was very hidden and the Qian Family rarely entered Qian Congwen's room during his lifetime, only Qian Wenhao had actually discovered this matter.

As for his claim of going to help a classmate from the museum organize materials and taking a few days off, that was indeed true. However, Qian Wenhao's main purpose was to find classmates in An City to learn about cases related to calligraphy forgery and "using the old to imitate the old," and he became increasingly suspicious of the authenticity of "stability of the world" in the Art Center.

And later, things turned out as they are now.

As for why Qian Congwen did that back then, even the Qian Family members are still not quite clear, nor do they know the whereabouts of the original work. Based on the timeline, the Police could only speculate that the specific time was during the most turbulent years.

At that time, the cultural circle indeed suffered a heavy blow. Many treasures and cultural relics were destroyed or went missing during that period, leaving scars in many people's hearts.

But why it was related to the Yun Family was something the Police needed to investigate further.

After leaving the Police station, Elder Qian went to the Calligraphy Association once more to formally resign from all his positions and work, deciding to return home to enjoy his old age and no longer interfere in these matters.

As for most of the Yun Family members, because they had leaned towards domestic development in recent years, they returned to China one after another and were almost all rounded up. The only pity was that Elder Yun, who was the origin of everything, was still abroad and had not returned to China. Even though he had violated Chinese law, he was no longer a Chinese citizen. The issues of identity and accountability still needed to be negotiated on the level of international relations, which was relatively difficult to handle.

But the Yun Family's massive domestic business could not escape. It is currently under investigation, although it has also been affected by interference and accusations from others internationally.

The country where Elder Yun had immigrated even shamelessly stood up to attack China, wanting to get a piece of the pie. But today's China was no longer what it used to be. The relevant person in charge just chuckled and subtly expressed the core point of "who cares about you," treating all those accusations as nonsense.

And in a corner where no one cared, a large-scale screening of the cultural relics market was launched in An City. A complete chain of cultural relic smuggling, forgery, and sales was unearthed, with some parts pointing overseas, requiring more time for investigation.

The following work would undoubtedly be a very long-term battle, but no one had any worries or retreated.

This full-throttle April passed just like that.

Almost everyone was busy with their own affairs.

In the blink of an eye, the May Day holiday arrived—

...

"Dad, Mom, hurry up!"

At the entrance of the cinema, He Miao urged them unhappily with her hands on her hips.

"Oh, I know, I know."

Mother He dragged Father He, finally managing to squeeze out of the crowd.

"I really didn't expect this! There are so many people here on the first day!"

Father He looked at the dense crowd around the cinema and couldn't help but exclaim like someone who hadn't seen much of the world.

"We haven't come to see a movie in many years. I didn't expect it to become more and more lively here."

Mother He was also speaking.

He Miao crossed her arms, tilted her head back proudly, and gave a "heng heng" chuckle: "Of course! This is the premiere of 'the thief catcher 2'! Many fans are rushing to see Brother Xiao! Otherwise, it wouldn't be this lively normally."

Actually, in the original May Day plan, Xiao He wouldn't have been able to participate in too many promotional activities for "the thief catcher 2." After all, he had to film "the imperial cause," and that wicked Film Crew only gave him one day off.

But plans can't keep up with changes!

Who would have thought that so many things would happen later, leading to the suspension of filming for "the imperial cause"?

Although they were also anxious about the suspension of Brother Xiao's Film Crew, the fans were also a little happy.

Because of this, Xiao He happened to have a lot of time to help promote "the thief catcher 2," and he specially returned to Shanghai to participate in a series of promotional activities related to "the thief catcher 2," which greatly aroused the enthusiasm of the little box fans.

So without any surprise, the offline premiere tickets for "the thief catcher 2" sold like crazy. Even the scalper tickets were marked up ten times, but the little box fans frantically placed orders without blinking, and even the pre-sale box office figures shot up.

Well, one could only say that his fellow fans were indeed very capable and wealthy.

But He Miao was different; she simply had good luck.

And it wasn't just good luck; she got three tickets in one go and didn't miss a single one.

If this were posted online, who knows how many people would be green with envy? She could have made a lot of money in one go.

But He Miao naturally had no intention of reselling them.

After all, all three members of their family happened to be fans of Xiao He. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Brother Xiao's movies are common, but Brother Xiao's offline meetings are not.

This man was simply too career-minded, staying in the Film Crew all year round. If their little box fans wanted to see him, they basically had to rely on the promotion period when his works were being released.

Once the promotion period for a movie or TV series was over, this person would join another crew and disappear without a trace.

This point really made people both love and hate him.

But there was nothing they could do about it; who told him to be Xiao He?