Except they didn't. The WIV was founded decades before coronaviruses were a subject of interest, and the bat coronaviruses they were researching that SARS-CoV-2

Except they didn't. The WIV was founded decades before coronaviruses were a subject of interest, and the bat coronaviruses they were researching that SARS-CoV-2 is related to all come from caves in Yunnan, which is about 1,500km away.