Bleach: No cheat codes, he joined Aizen's side.

Chapter 70. A Pair of Enemies

Absurd accusations, unrealistic delusions.

This was the final ruling of the Central 46 Chambers regarding Kasumi Masashi and the Kasumi family.

All that awaits Kasumi Masao is the death penalty.

Unsurprisingly, the surviving members of the Kasumi family were stripped of their noble status. As for whether they would be directly exiled to Rukongai or imprisoned in the nobles' secret cells to serve as avenge for the remaining nobles, that remains to be seen.

That's not something that Shuichi Higashino should be concerned with.

He only cared about one thing: at the end of the verdict, the Central 46 handed over the follow-up investigation of the Soul Reaper Hollowfication incident to Yoruichi Shihouin of the 2nd Division, instead of Shunsui Kyoraku of the 8th Division.

Regardless of whether this was Yoruichi Shihouin's doing behind the scenes, handing the investigation over to her is tantamount to handing it over to the man behind her.

This is not good news for Shuichi Higashino.

Because many of his past movements couldn't withstand close scrutiny.

For example, instead of making a show of visiting the 80th district of North Rukongai, Zaraki district, why did he suddenly appear in the 62nd district of East Rukongai and ask a group of Rukongai civilians for help in finding and sorting medicinal herbs?

The statement "I have been dedicated to my work" is simply not enough.

According to Higashino Shuichi's analysis, such a large-scale incident should have been handled by the intelligence squad, specifically by the captain of the 8th squad, Kyoraku Shunsui, both logically and according to the division of responsibilities.

Once things get to Kyoraku Shunsui, it becomes easy to shift the blame. Given the irreconcilable hatred between Kyoraku Shunsui and Tsunayoshi Tokinada, any dirty tricks can be thrown onto Tsunayoshi Tokinada.

Anyway, given Tsunayoshi Tokinada's personality, he wouldn't care how much dirt he had on him, or who was throwing dirt at him.

Higashino Shuichi was certain that if Kyoraku Shunsui were to question Tsunayoshi Tokinada, Tsunayoshi Tokinada would readily admit it and, incidentally, make a few sarcastic remarks about Kyoraku Shunsui.

"But why Yoruichi Shihouin of all people?"

Higashino Shuichi was feeling down.

At the same time, Kyoraku Shunsui also walked out of the Central 46 Chambers, but as always, he looked up at the gloomy sky and stretched out a hand to press down the straw hat that was slightly raised on his head.

Then he walked in a direction he rarely went.

"What a rare guest! The captain of the Eighth Division, what brings you here today?"

"Tsunayoshi Tokina, a member of the branch family of the Tsunayoshi family, one of the five great noble families, who is confined here, looked at the man opposite him with a mocking expression."

Do you know what happened yesterday?

Kyoraku Shunsui gets straight to the point.

"Ha, the Kasumi clan rebelled and almost turned the entire Seireitei upside down. Even my remote little town was affected a bit. How could I not know?"

A smile lingered on Tsunayoshi's face as he leaned towards Kyoraku Shunsui.

"I know what you came here to ask, but Chunshui, don't be so high and mighty. Even if I really was involved in all of this, what can you do to me? I've already received the harshest punishment."
Being confined for five hundred years is truly terrifying.

Tsuna laughed unrestrainedly.

I didn't sense any of the horror he described; on the contrary, I felt like I was enjoying it.

"Don't worry, there will be even stricter measures."

After saying that, Kyoraku Shunsui turned and left.

The entire meeting lasted no more than three minutes. Kyoraku Shunsui could have chosen not to come, but he did anyway.

Seeing Tsunayoshiro's repulsive face again only strengthened certain aspects of his resolve.

After Kyoraku Shunsui left, Tsunayoshi Tokinada put away his arrogant smile and revealed a playful expression.

He didn't actually know what had happened last night.

Throughout the hundreds of years of history of Soul Society, there have often been nobles with unclear minds who have committed foolish acts. Tsunayoshi Tokinada, who worked in the Great Spirit Book Corridor, knows very well that at least 80% of these cases were deliberately framed by other nobles.

They're just using their special status to conveniently engage in dirty tricks for power and profit.

The royal family, the Maki family, the Azuma family, and so on—there were countless such families—Tsunayoshi Tokinada had long since stopped caring about them.

However, this time, it alarmed Kyoraku Shunsui, which aroused Tsunayoshi Tokinada's interest.

Could it be that there's more to the story behind the Kasumi family's rebellion this time?
Even though he disliked Kyoraku Shunsui the most, Tsunayoshi Tokinada still had to admit that Kyoraku Shunsui did have some ability.

"Just consider it having some fun~"

Following closely behind Kyoraku Shunsui, Tsunayoshi Tokinada walked out of the branch family's door.

The so-called confinement only meant that he was not allowed to leave the Tsunayashiro family, but the Tsunayashiro family had quite a bit of territory in Seireitei.

Abbreviations such as "禁" are prohibited.

The place that Tsunayoshi Tokinada chose to go to was, ostensibly, the Soul Society Reflection Hall, which was managed in rotation by the five noble families, but was actually the private property of the Tsunayoshi family.

If the Great Spiritual Library Corridor records all the events, big and small, that have happened in Soul Society in written form, then the Recreation Hall records scenes from Soul Society, the Human World, and even parts of Hueco Mundo in video form.

The advantage of the Great Spirit Book Corridor is that it records everything that happens in Soul Society, no matter how small.

However, this is also its disadvantage. The Great Spirit Book Corridor can only record the Soul Society, which is numerous and difficult to consult. Furthermore, since it is a written record, there will be omissions in many specific matters.

However, the advantage of the Video Center is that it has surveillance points in the Soul Society, the Human World, and even parts of Hueco Mundo, and video recordings are more intuitive and specific than written records.

The downside is that the video hall's recording relies on surveillance points established in ancient times. Just like cameras developed in the future, these surveillance points have blind spots and cannot completely cover all areas.

However, Tsunayoshi Tokinada believed that it was more than enough to investigate the ins and outs of the Kasumi family's incident.

Although this will probably take up a lot of his time, what he has the least to lack right now is time, isn't it?

This is why Higashino Shuichi was unaware that he was already being watched by Tsunayoshi Tokinada, otherwise...

Alright, even if Higashino Shuichi knows, there's nothing he can do about Tsunayoshi Tokinada for the time being. Killing Tsunayoshi Tokinada will only bring him trouble and give him a permanent buff of being constantly watched by Kyoraku Shunsui, but there won't be any other benefits.

Not to mention, whether he can infiltrate the Tsunayo family's territory without attracting attention, and whether he can eliminate Tsunayo Tokinada as quickly as possible.

These are all things that need to be questioned.

There are two pieces of news today.

Bad news: The book's readership data has crashed, and there are no more recommendations now.

Good news: Because of the data crash, it will be available for purchase soon, which means we'll start adding more chapters.

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(End of this chapter)