On this day, Uncle Mori accepted an invitation that someone had sent him a few days earlier to attend the opening ceremony of the cable car. Uncle Mori was very excited about this, partly because the person who sent the invitation also sent him some money the next day, and the organizers were covering his food and lodging. Uncle Mori agreed without hesitation.

The group packed their belongings, boarded the bus, and set off. Sitting opposite them was an old woman who appeared to be a nun. Seeing that they were going sightseeing, she suddenly became interested and said, "Let me tell you a story."

With some time still to go on the journey, and unlike Guangyou who still had a game console to play, Xiaolan was bored. When she heard there was a story to tell, she naturally nodded in agreement.

Seeing that Xiaolan agreed, the old woman said slowly in a calm tone, "For hundreds of years, the Celestial Maiden of Tianbu Mountain has been the most devout believer of the villagers at the foot of the mountain. At the same time, she has always protected the villagers and ensured their happy and peaceful lives. Over the past few hundred years, none of the heretics who have offended the Celestial Maiden have had a good end..."

After calmly recounting the fates of those heretics, the old woman suddenly shouted sternly, "But now they've actually built a tunnel beneath the rocky mountain where the Celestial Maiden resides, so that the aerial cable car can pass through! This is an unforgivable crime! They will surely be struck by lightning in the future!"

The old woman's face was deeply lined with wrinkles. She was hunched over and had a very serious expression. I felt a little sorry for the developers who wanted to build the cable car.

She has lived here for decades and grew up under the protection of the Celestial Maiden, so she has unwavering faith in her.

Ran and Uncle Mori were both a little frightened by the old woman's words. Just then, the train passed by a mountain, and Ran pointed in the direction of the mountain: "That must be the Celestial Maiden Statue."

The old woman turned her head, her expression full of respect: "Yes, isn't it beautiful!"

Suddenly, the old woman changed the subject and cursed, "But did you see those damned cable cars? Humph, they'll be punished."

This topic clearly displeased the old woman, so she changed the subject and asked, "Speaking of which, where are you all planning to go this time?"

"No, we don't have any specific goals, we're just taking a walk to relax."

Xiao Lan blushed slightly and quickly explained that they had come to attend the opening ceremony of the cable car. If people found out, they would be scolded to death. They should just blend in as ordinary tourists.

Guangyou also turned his head to look at the celestial maiden statue. He felt that it looked somewhat familiar, but from such a distance, Guangyou could not see it clearly. Then he turned back to continue his great game.

As soon as they stepped out of Tianbu Station, a beautiful and outstanding young woman approached them: "Excuse me, are you Mr. Kogoro Mouri?"

With the beautiful woman in front of him, Uncle Mori's face was full of smiles: "Beautiful lady, are you the one who came to pick us up?"

The woman nodded and replied, "Yes, I am the secretary of the vice president of Domoto Tourism Company. My name is Yoshino Ayaka. Nice to meet you."

In front of the beautiful Yoshino Ayaka, Uncle Mori seemed very embarrassed, scratching his head and saying, "I'm really sorry, your company actually agreed to let me bring these three children."

Next, Kōyū, Rin, and Conan gave brief self-introductions. Ayaka Yoshino was clearly interested in Kōyū and Conan, who were obviously children.

Upon exiting the station, the group saw that there were already many tourists in the area. Without lingering, they got directly into Yoshino Ayaka's car and headed to the location of the aerial tramway.

On the bus, Yoshino Ayaka also thanked Uncle Mori for taking time out of his busy schedule to attend the opening ceremony.

As they drove along the road, they saw signs planted on both sides of the road. The words on the signs may have been different, but the meaning was similar: they all expressed their opposition to the construction of the aerial cable car.

However, these objections were clearly ineffective; the cable car was built and opened as planned.

This made Uncle Mori more cautious. After all, although he could be a bit arrogant at times, he still had some self-awareness. He wasn't famous enough to warrant being invited to the opening ceremony. When he saw the signs opposing the event, he knew that this was more than just attending the opening ceremony.

Yoshino Ayaka readily admitted to this, but did not explain the reason. She said that the president would explain it to Uncle Mori later.

Before long, the group arrived at the Tenbuzan Ropeway station, where the president was already waiting for them in the station's special reception room.

Besides Uncle Mori and his group, there were four other people in the reception room: President Eizo Domoto, eldest son Yasunori Domoto, second son Junpei Domoto, and secretary Ayaka Yoshino.

First, Eizo Domoto made some polite remarks, praising Uncle Mori. Then, Yasunori Domoto also said that inviting Uncle Mori was not just a simple matter of attending the opening ceremony.

Uncle Mori had already deduced from the signs on the road that tomorrow's opening ceremony probably wouldn't go smoothly, so he must have been called here to discuss that.

This was also confirmed by Junpei Domoto. This time, the cable car project only had the support of local shops and some villagers who benefited from it. Apart from that, there were voices of opposition, and the opposition was very strong.

Although Eizo Domoto could use his wealth and power to ignore these commoners, what was the point of building this cable car? It was to make money! What if tourists come and then locals cause trouble? That would be bad. Once or twice is fine, but if it happens frequently, that's not a good thing!

However, everyone later discovered that the Domoto family seemed to have a disharmonious relationship. The second son, Domoto Junpei, had started his own business selling imported general merchandise because his father had made many enemies due to his autocratic behavior. However, according to the eldest son, Domoto Yasunori, the second son had come to his father, Domoto Eizo, today to ask for working capital because his business was not doing well.

The tension between the two was palpable, and just as they were about to start arguing, the door opened and a man and a woman walked in. The woman was Rina Domoto, the daughter of Eizo Domoto. She was very beautiful and wore many luxury items. Because she was rich, her skin was also very well-maintained.

Clearly, Eizo Domoto was quite fond of his daughter; the moment he saw her arrive, a smile immediately spread across his previously serious face.

Rina Domoto's face was full of smiles as she said, "How could I be absent from something so important to Dad?"

Domoto Yasunori seemed somewhat disdainful of these words: "That sounds nice. You had a terrible time for the past year since you left home without permission, and you still have the nerve to say that? I bet you're back this time to borrow money from Dad again, right?"

Rina Domoto, feeling uncomfortable, retorted directly, "And what about you? You don't care about tourism at all, so what's the point of you coming back?"

It was only when Eizo Domoto spoke up that the two stopped arguing.

Having witnessed all of this, Kwangwoo couldn't help but sigh:

Accidents frequently occur in wealthy families.

Disharmony among descendants

To acquire family wealth, they resorted to various means.

They disregarded blood ties and family ties.