At Qin Siyang's question, Yu Yongyou put down his pen. "This is fairly urgent. Let's go now."
"Finished approving the documents on your desk?"
Yu Yongyou smiled. "It makes no difference whether I approve them. These mines belong to Brigade Commander Qin now, and all the profits go to you. Everything I do is unpaid labor. There's not much point."
"All right, enough with the snide remarks. Once I get the [Apocalypse Fragment], I'll return these mines to you." Then Qin Siyang changed tack. "But you'll have to give me a share of their profits. I've got a lot of people to support now. I can't keep going without some revenue."
"All right, understood. Let's go."
Yu Yongyou did not dwell on the matter of money. He closed the office door and led Qin Siyang outside.
As they walked side by side through the mine tunnels, Qin Siyang asked, "Family Head Yu, do you already know where your father hid the [Apocalypse Fragment]?"
Yu Yongyou shook his head. "To be honest, I'm not certain. He passed away so suddenly that he never gave me any instructions for after his death. And his final letter was only so long. The [Apocalypse Fragment] was just one small topic, so he didn't include any details about where he'd put it."
Qin Siyang pursed his lips. "Then why are you striding along like you're so sure of yourself?"
Yu Yongyou smiled. "Because even though my father didn't spell it out, I have a rough idea of where it is."
"An unspoken understanding between father and son?"
"You could say that. After all those years of grooming me to become the family head, there were some things we understood without having to say them."
As they continued onward, Yu Yongyou explained, "The Yu Family has