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SLACK_000894 Michael Michael Standaert (im Shenzhen, China [Kristian Andersen] Yeah, this is very interesting. I do think there's a lot missing from the "market" aspect of this whole story - did they or did they not have live mammals? Where exactly were animals sourced from? Were all those farms tested? [Eddie Holmes] I wouldn't be at all surprised if they've already found out exactly there this virus comes from. [Kristian Andersen] I wouldn't be surprised if they have some very strong clues... But whether they have fully nailed it, I'm not so sure. I'm pretty convinced the obfuscation has to do with this though - they could care less about a lab leak, but if this is a result of wildlife farming and borderline illegal activities, then that's a problem domestically and internationally. [Eddie Holmes] Exactly! I couldn't agree more. [Eddie Holmes] Hoping to get some journos to dig into this. [Kristian Andersen] Yeah, that's what we need - also, anonymous interviews with people who might have been at the market in November/December. [Eddie Holmes] Totally. The whole WIV thing is a distraction from the real story. [Eddie Holmes] More confidential stuff from this journo. All very curious: [Eddie Holmes] "The other bigger market owned by the family that owns Huanan is interesting. I've been out there three times now. There are security guards at the office doors and all over the market. I was able to get in once and speak with a few vendors who had moved there from Huanan, but they didn't want to say much since I'm American. Had you ever heard about the Huanan owner at all? He's basically known as a "respected thug" or "big brother" and has a lot of friends in high places in Wuhan. I've been investigating the 60 or so companies his family owns. The parents of the first known case went to a wet market, but so far I've not seen the name of this place mentioned. There were of course a bunch of other cases around that time that weren't counted because they were never tested,