I'm not discounting the possibility, but do consider that the OG one (SARS) also came from wet markets, as well as the 2013 avian flu. China was blasted for allowing wet markets, and so they banned wet markets but secretly started allowing them when the public outcry died down and then we have another one with covid. Also remember that coronaviruses account for 15% of the common cold so it was really just a matter of time.

I thought we were joking here but I see you were dead serious

Obviously he needs to sue the bat soup dude who started us down this path.