Tokyo, 1991: Starting as a bank clerk

Chapter 191 The Full Picture of the Miyazawa Group [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Kiryu Yaya remained silent for a long time.

Then he gently took the letter from Miyazawa Keiko's hand, folded it, and put it back in the envelope.

"Huizi".

"You must not show this letter to anyone."

Keiko Miyazawa looked up, her eyes red and swollen, staring blankly at him, and then nodded slowly.

Kiryu sighed.

Then, Miyazawa Hara's letter had a significant impact on Miyazawa Keiko.

Kiryu Yaya turned to look at Uesugi Akio, who was standing to the side without saying a word.

"Mr. Uesugi."

Akio Uesugi's Adam's apple bobbed slightly: "Yes."

"Do you know how to open the safe in Miyazawahara's study?"

Akio Uesugi hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "After the executive director was suspended, the secretary's office cleaned up his office, but the study in Ashiya's residence should still be the same."

Kiryu Yaya looked at Miyazawa Keiko: "Tomorrow morning, go to Miyazawa Hara's study and take everything out of the safe. We must act quickly."

Keiko Miyazawa nodded: "Okay."

Kiryu Yaya thought for a moment and then instructed, "Also, starting tonight, find two reliable bodyguards to take turns following Keiko day and night."

Keiko Miyazawa and Akio Uesugi both looked up at the same time.

"Kiryu-kun————"

"in case."

Kiryu Yaya swallowed the rest of his words and didn't say them aloud.

Akio Uesugi nodded slightly: "Okay, I'll make the arrangements."

After explaining these things, Kiryu Yaya took one last look at the white cloth covering the stainless steel platform and bowed deeply.

The morgue was unbearably cold.

After bowing deeply, Kiryu Yaya straightened up and shifted his gaze from the stainless steel table covered with a white cloth to Miyazawa Keiko.

She was still clutching the letter in her hand.

Hurried footsteps echoed down the corridor.

Kiryu Yaya raised his head.

A middle-aged woman in a dark gray suit walked in quickly.

Her hair was a little messy, her eyes were red and swollen, and there were still tear stains on her face.

Yumi Miyazawa.

Keiko Miyazawa's mother.

"Keiko, Michiko"

"Why did he——————"

Yumi Miyazawa's voice was broken: "He called me the day before yesterday and said he wanted to invite me to dinner, saying he had some things he wanted to say to me in person—I thought he was just being polite, so I said I wasn't feeling well—"

She broke down in tears as she spoke.

"Mother----"

Keiko Miyazawa gently patted her mother's back.

Seeing this, Kiryu Yaya stepped back against the wall, leaving them the space.

After about ten minutes, the crying gradually subsided.

Yumi Miyazawa took out a handkerchief from her handbag, wiped her eyes, and then, as if suddenly remembering something, turned her head to look at Yaya Kiryu.

"You are—"

"Kiryu, sir. Finance Review Division, Mitsubishi Bank Osaka Branch."

He bowed slightly.

Yumi Miyazawa's gaze lingered on his face for a moment, then she nodded slightly.

"Huizi often mentions you. She says you've helped her a lot."

"Madam, you flatter me."

Yumi Miyazawa didn't say anything more, but wiped her eyes again, then walked to the morgue and looked down at the outline covered by the white sheet.

She stood there for a long time.

Then, she gently reached out and touched Miyazawa Hara's shoulder through the white cloth.

"Original----"

She whispered something, but didn't finish. She just shook her head, withdrew her hand, and didn't look at Miyazawa Hara's remains.

Kiryu Yaya watched this scene, sighed again, and then recalled the contents of Miyazawahara's will in his mind.

He had a vague feeling that he had grasped some clue, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

"What they want is the land owned by the Miyazawa Group."

"Six families cannot satisfy their appetite."

"In this trap, they are the masterminds, and the banks are accomplices."

Kiryu Yaya narrowed his eyes slightly.

Another plot of land.

Moreover, Rokka is only a small part and cannot satisfy the appetite of the Dongzheng Association.

Are there any more valuable plots of land?

Several possibilities flashed through Kiryu Yaya's mind, but he dared not be certain.

Taking advantage of the moment when the two generations of women in the Miyazawa family were grieving, he approached Akio Uesugi: "Mr. Uesugi, I have a few questions that I hope you can answer."

Akio Uesugi greatly admired the young man before him. He still vividly remembered the scene in the Dojima warehouse where Yaya Kiryu defeated two bodyguards with just a black umbrella.

He bowed slightly: "Kiryu-kun, may I ask?"

Kiryu Yaya smiled slightly: "It's nothing major. I'd like you to help me understand the Miyazawa Group's asset structure, especially those related to land."

Akio Uesugi, of course, did not hide anything and began to give a general overview of the Miyazawa Group's asset structure.

Miyazawa Group is a diversified conglomerate spanning transportation, hotels, tourism, and development, with multiple subsidiaries.

Miyazawa Kogyo Co., Ltd. is the holding company of the Miyazawa main family and holds the lifeline of the entire Miyazawa Group.

Miyazawa Kogyo holds equity in the group's core subsidiaries, allocates funds, and determines strategic direction.

Down from Miyazawa Kogyo are four core subsidiaries.

Like four pillars, they support the old mansion of the Miyazawa Group.

The first pillar, which is also the thickest, is called the Miyazawa Tourism Development Pillar.

Established in 1975, this company marked the Miyazawa Group's transition from the transportation industry to the tourism industry.

That year, Keiko Miyazawa's father bought his first piece of land in Rinko City.

Besides Rinko City, Miyazawa Tourism Development also owns several other plots of land.

Nanki Shirahama is the most famous hot spring resort in Wakayama Prefecture.

Miyazawa Tourism Development owns an entire resort complex there, and Mitsubishi Bank's 8 billion yen debt was used to build the Nanki Shirahama resort complex.

Then there's another tourist facility on the southern slope of Mount Rokko, though it's not very big.

The second pillar is called Miyazawa Transport.

This is the oldest subsidiary of the Miyazawa Group, established in the 1960s, even older than Keiko Miyazawa herself.

At that time, Japan's economy was growing rapidly, and the roads were full of trucks. The logistics industry was one of the most popular industries.

The founder of the Miyazawa family, Masaaki Miyazawa, Keiko Miyazawa's grandfather, started with a second-hand truck and gradually built up the company through diligence and perseverance.

Miyazawa Transport has two logistics centers in Osaka Prefecture, as well as a fleet of vehicles covering general freight and cold chain logistics.

Unlike the tourist development in Miyazawa, it does all the dirty and tiring work in obscurity, such as transporting goods, warehousing, and distribution.

However, it is the most solid foundation of the Miyazawa Group. Without its support, the supply of hotel materials for tourism development would be problematic, and the transportation of building materials for real estate development would also be hindered.

The third pillar is called Miyazawa Hotel Management.

Established in 1980, this company is a product of the Miyazawa Group's transformation from "owning hotels" to "operating hotels".

It doesn't own much real estate; its main assets are hotel brands, management contracts, and operating teams.

The hot spring hotel in Nanki Shirahama and the seaside hotel in Kobe are both operated by it.

The fourth pillar is called Miyazawa Real Estate Development.

This is a relatively young subsidiary that mainly engages in the development and leasing of small-scale real estate in Osaka.

It owns several commercial buildings and an apartment building; although not large in scale, its strength lies in its stability.

There is rent coming in every month, and a stable cash flow every year.

Its existence provides the Miyazawa Group with a tool to balance risks. When the tourism industry fluctuates and the transportation industry is under pressure, the stable income from real estate leasing acts as a safety cushion, preventing the group from suffering too much when the market is down.

These four pillars support the Miyazawa Group.

Above the four pillars lies the main family's private property—

Ashiya's old house, those personal trusts and securities, and some loose cash.

These items are not included in the group's consolidated financial statements, but they constitute the main family's last resort and the Miyazawa family's final haven during turbulent times.

This is the complete picture of the Miyazawa Group.

Kiryu Yaya went through this information in his mind, then narrowed his eyes slightly and quickly locked onto his target.

Most of the plots of land owned by the Miyazawa Group are small and not very valuable, so they are unlikely to attract the attention of the East District Association.

Three of them are relatively large:

The core area of ​​the airport city, the Nanki Shirahama Hot Spring Resort Complex, and the logistics and warehousing land along the Hanwa Line.