Qin Ye didn't immediately depart. Instead, he began to review that third piece of footage in his mind.

Among the three pieces of footage, the first two had told him the identity of the culprit, while the third was telling him exactly who the culprit was!

The culprit was living nearby. Furthermore, he had been involved in the demolition and relocation process. Qin Ye didn't know why the relocation wasn't completed in the end, but he was already able to pinpoint the set of conditions that the culprit had to fulfill.

Firstly, the culprit had to have very deep ties with the local government. In fact, there was a very good chance that they were from this area. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been granted such a big project. Furthermore, this project corresponded with his objective of constantly keeping an eye on the Huang Clan's earthen building. 

Secondly, the culprit spoke in the utmost bureaucratic manner [This is the closest translation I was able to find for this term, but it's still a little lackluster, so I'll explain what's meant here. This is referring to a manner of speech typical of politicians, ie. always bringing up the government and the greater good, keeping up a refined facade regardless of the nature of the situation, etc.]. 

The final point was that when Qin Ye had examined the county records on the first night, he hadn't discovered any records of forced relocation!

In other words, someone had swept this event under the rug.

Someone capable of sweeping such a horrific event under the rug had to be a very important...