"Tell me, when did the Miyazaki family begin cooperating with that mysterious organization?"

Hirayama Ichiro replied woodenly, "I don't know. Master noticed that the old master seems to be cooperating with someone, but the old master thinks that you are not capable of great things and has been keeping it from you. That's why Master sent me to find out."

Tang Yue... she's not satisfied with this answer, is she?

"Your master knew nothing about this?"

Hirayama Ichiro shook his head. "Master was in charge of all the family's internal affairs. The old master never let him get involved in anything related to contacting the outside world. So I know even less about it."

Tang Yue thought Yamamoto Ichiro's words made sense. "What does your husband usually take care of?"

"It's about the mine. Originally, the master was in charge of three mining areas, but he would often secretly take some of the better quality ones home. This was discovered by the people from the second master's side, so now the master is only in charge of one mining area."

Where are the mining areas located?

"The surrounding mountains are all mining areas. But ordinary people can't usually get in there. My uncle is in charge of a small mine on the south side of the mountain."

Guanqi County is quite large, and Tang Yue didn't expend her mental energy to explore it all; she really hadn't found any mining areas yet. This is a good opportunity to ask around.

"Is it all gold mines?"

"No, there are several silver mines in the North Mountain area, and the quality is quite good. Further north, there is also a jade mine, but the quality is not very good, and the quantity is not large. The rest are gold mines."

Tang Yue thought to herself, "Wow, I knew it! The houses were built so well; all the money was just dug up for free." "I've never heard of any mines here."

Hirayama Ichiro's face flashed with smugness. "That's for sure. The entire Guanqi County is now under the control of the Miyazaki family. As long as the Miyazaki family doesn't announce it to the outside world, no one else will know the secret of Guanqi County."

Tang Yue really wanted to punch that face a few times, but then felt it was unnecessary and a waste of her energy. "Are you aware of the cooperation between the Miyazaki family and the Hatoyama family?"

A look of confusion crossed Hirayama Ichiro's face; he seemed to have never heard of this news before. Tang Yue knew she wouldn't get anything out of him, so she simply snapped Hirayama Ichiro's neck.

Hirayama Ichiro's arrival here was definitely at Miyazaki Takuya's behest. The Miyazaki family appears united on the surface, but internally they're in quite a mess. However, since Hirayama Ichiro hasn't returned, Miyazaki Takuya will surely notice, so Tang Yue decided to speed things up.