Some local families in Dongjiang Province had records of multiple reports filed against them in the archives. The nature of the reports varied wildly: land encroachment, market monopolization, bribing officials, and even clues involving Star Realm smuggling. Yet, every single report had ended up dropped with no follow-up.
Rumors that certain mining companies in the Southwest Region were suspected of using child labor, engaging in illegal detention, and even murdering investigators had appeared more than once in the archives. But every investigation had been terminated due to "insufficient evidence."
Xu Wuyi read through them one by one, his brows furrowing tighter with each passing entry.
Every one of these documents was shocking. However, behind each file, the exact same status was marked: *Investigation suspended, insufficient evidence, pending further verification.*
He knew exactly what this meant. It meant that all of these factions had powerful backers behind them.
