Kakashi's eyes stopped on the guarantee seal of Land of Wind Money House.
"Shell Company has been registered, the seal and delivery procedures are complete, and routine audits cannot go to the source."
At night, he leaned in the Taishi's chair and closed the account book in his hand.
"That's enough. By the time they find out that the trading company is an empty shell, the money has already gone into Mining District."
Obito stood in the dark holding the golden abacus, his eyes never leaving the stack of bills.
"What if someone chases down the flowing water?"
Kakashi pulled out a chair and sat down, tapping the outermost guarantee deed with a pen.
"The problem can be found, but it will take at least half a month. Now no one is willing to spend half a month checking a mining ticket whose price is still rising."
Having said this, he pulled out the latest quotation and pushed it in front of Obito.
"Marrowstone Sand was still five times the market price last night, and it has increased to seven times this afternoon. The border market only recognizes the price."
Obito looked down at the string of numbers, his throat felt dry.
"Seven times? The miners put their lives into the well, but they can't make up for the interest that comes out every day."
At night, I pushed aside the floating leaves on the tea surface and looked across the frosted window panes.
"They have long since stopped counting production and just want to sell the mining tickets to the next higher bidder."
"As long as there are still people to take over, I dare to keep throwing the borrowed money in."
There was a slight movement from the crack in the wall, and a White Zetsu got into the house with a shoulder full of broken snow. After landing, it rubbed its frozen hands.
"Big boss, the long street is almost collapsed, and there are not many serious shops left open."
Obito turned around to block it.
"Ordinary people are also involved?"
"The noodle soup seller took the copper pot to the pawn shop, exchanged the borrowed money for mining tickets, and a few wandering ninjas even sold their knives and winter rations."
White Zetsu shook off the snow from his collar, revealing a mouth full of White Fang.
"Some people took off their wife's jewelry and waited for the mineral price to rise again so that they could urinate on the Daimyō Mansion's head."
Obito's face became increasingly ugly.
The long street outside the window was brightly lit, and the bidding sounds came through the wind and snow, one after another.
Ye picked up the teacup, took a sip and then put it back.
"Food and medicine will continue to be distributed in the south of the city, and civilians who have not bought mining tickets cannot continue to starve."
"As for those who sell their own rations to enter the market, wait until they have learned enough lessons."
White Zetsu put away his laughter and took out the seal tube from his arms.
"Dahe Long pledged the mining rights of the chamber of commerce for the next ten years, and Kuroda also sent the branch and fleet to Money House, without even leaving the warehouse title deed."
"They are borrowing money from neighboring small countries, and the first batch of cash has already entered the city."
Kakashi pulled out several loan copies and checked the collateral line by line.
"With this kind of credit, it's impossible for Money House from other places to not notice it."
"Someone did check it."
White Zetsu stretched out two fingers and picked up the top IOU.
"But seven times the ore price was on the table. After considering the risks, they still opened the vault. The axles of the money transports were bent in the slush."
"Now Black Market has very little cash left in circulation, and Money House only has mining rights and IOUs left in the warehouse."
Kakashi turned over the delivery certificate and rubbed the edge of the seal twice with his fingertips.
"The external procedures can pass the routine inspection, but if we really go to the source, the trading company will not be able to sustain it."
"But that will have to wait until the mining price collapses first."
He pushed the copy back to the table.
"What Shell Company handed over was a voucher, but what these people pledged was a real mine, a real fleet, and production capacity for the next ten years."
"Once the report is made public, creditors will only seize the collateral, and no one will investigate the scam for them."
Obito did not answer the call.
The corpse in the mine tunnel and the blood-stained minecart passed through his mind again.
His stomach was churning violently, and he raised his hand to hold his abdomen. After a moment, he spoke.
"They thought they had a chance to make a comeback, but in fact they even took away the last escape route."
White Zetsu pushed the sealing tube to Ye's hand and tapped the number with his fingernail.
"All cross-border loans have been accounted for, and copies of the mining rights delivery have also been obtained."
"ANBU has checked the private seal page by page and the contract is normal. Money House can't find an excuse to regret it."
Ye took the seal tube, checked the number and put it in a secret pocket.
The chain of evidence is complete.
As long as Orochimaru's experimental report is made public, Konoha can take over the mine at a price far lower than the market price.
The remaining fake account books on the table have outlived their usefulness.
Ye grabbed the thickest pile and stuffed it directly into the charcoal basin.
Flames spread across the page, and the edges of the accounts quickly curled and turned black, while the ink stains and fake seals collapsed layer by layer into charcoal dust.
Obito took a half step back holding the abacus.
"All these account books burned?"
Ye added two more books, Kakkō illuminated his side face alternately between light and dark.
"No one wants to sleep tonight, the mines are still being dug, and the prices on the long street continue to be increased."
"Everyone is afraid that if they take one step slower, the banknote will fall into the hands of others."
The last account book fell into the fire, and Ye used the tongs to press down the curled corners of the paper.
"Since they are rushing to throw money into the fire, we can't stop them."
Obito looked at the black ash in the charcoal basin, and his back was soaked with sweat.
He thought of the Chamber of Commerce and Money House that Land of Birds had been operating for decades, and did not touch it for a long time.
"Such a large loan chain was driven to a dead end by a few fake vouchers."
[Ding! Financial tremors from Obito Uchiha and Cognition Collapse Points, +120000!]
The last corner of the page was burned, and Ye stepped on the sparks that fell on the carpet, then turned to look at Kakashi.
"The evidence and claims have been obtained, and Land of Birds's game is over."
"Withdraw."
ANBU immediately removed the business flag, sealed the mortgage documents into special scrolls, and even collected the scraps of paper under the table.
Kakashi picked up the scroll, pushed open the back window to test the wind direction, and then rolled into the snow curtain.
Obito put on his light combat uniform and took another look at the long street before leaving.
The lights were still connected in the wind and snow, and the front of the tavern was crowded with people waving mining tickets. No one knew that the buyers were preparing to leave.
After checking the seal tube and the room at night, the side windows were closed tightly, leaving only the inner bolt of the front door.
The crowd was divided into several teams and evacuated from the backyard and dark alleys.
White Zetsu, who stayed behind, became an innkeeper. He waited until the last team disappeared and then put a seal of Gold Source Trading Company from the outside.
After the red private seal fell, it sank into the snow on the street corner and disappeared in an instant.
The group of wealthy merchants who were spending a lot of money in the city not long ago disappeared into the snowy night.
The car bell stopped ringing, and there was no smoke from the inn kitchen.
Fengxue quickly filled in the footprints, leaving only the debts and the Marrowstone Sand piled in the warehouse in the city.
After withdrawing ten miles, Tobi pressed against Ye's shoulder and sent the images seen by White Zetsu who stayed behind into his mind.
Dark white has just appeared in the east, and the wind is already carrying icy debris across the long street.
Dahe Long was wrapped in expensive fur and stood guard under the stone steps of the inn before dawn.
He hadn't slept a wink for several nights, his eye circles were black and his face was swollen, but he was still smiling to please.
Hundreds of heavy-duty carriages blocked the street, and all of them were Grade-A Marrowstone Sand that had just come out of the well.
The wheels were stuck in the frozen mud, and several coachmen took turns whipping their whips, but they still could not drag the bent axle.
Several mules and horses were frothing at the mouth, their front legs sank into the snow, and they could never stand up again.
Dahe Long didn't even look back.
He stared at the door of the inn, still calculating how much balance he could exchange for today.
The sound of wheels soon came from the other end of the long street.
Kuroda came with another team, but the car in front couldn't stop the momentum, and the rear of the car directly hit the tailgate of the Dahe Long team.
The mules and horses turned their heads in fright, the noose was tightened, and the wooden box filled with ore tilted to one side.
The two of them ran into each other across the convoy, and their red eyes only saw the goods behind each other.
Dahe Long spoke first.
"Kuroda Brother, you came early enough."
He glanced at the minecart behind him and snorted softly.
"After the big boss has inspected my goods, the mines you escorted out will change their owners."