[Half a Day Later]
[First Division]
Thud!
Head Captain Yamamoto's cane slammed heavily onto the floor, making a dull sound.
"Captain Rosse, can you confirm that you can take responsibility for what you just said?"
Inside the Head Captain's office right now, it was not only Head Captain Yamamoto. There was also Sixth Division Captain Kuchiki Byakuya, as well as Eighth Division Captain Kyoraku Shunsui.
The one who had just spoken was Kuchiki Byakuya, dressed in full noble attire, every move incomparably proper.
"I can confirm it. Even if you don't believe me, you should believe my lieutenant. After the two of us interrogated and then eliminated the three main culprits of the disappearance case, we went, according to the address Ueda Yuta gave us, to the place where the mastermind was," Rosse nodded calmly. Matsumoto Rangiku stood half a step behind him, half her body tucked behind his back. She also hurriedly nodded hard.
"Captains, I can testify. When we went to the place where the mastermind was, what we saw was only Tsunayashiro Tokinada's corpse."
"Head Captain, I request a thorough investigation into this matter."
Kuchiki Byakuya looked at Head Captain Yamamoto, waiting for his word.
Anyone would feel that there was something wrong with Rosse and Matsumoto Rangiku in this situation.
How could things be that coincidental? Just as you go to knock on their door, a member of the Tsunayashiro family dies there and happens to be found by you.
"Oh my, oh my, I actually think Captain Rosse and Lieutenant Matsumoto don't have a problem here," Kyoraku Shunsui at the side, however, gave a different opinion with a lazy smile, "Although this incident is a bit strange, it seems to be somewhat similar to what happened a hundred years ago."
"Captain Kyoraku, are you talking about that demon cat defection incident?", Kuchiki Byakuya slightly frowned and turned his gaze toward Kyoraku Shunsui.
A hundred years ago, a major incident occurred in the Soul Society.
Urahara Kisuke carried out Hollowfication experiments in private and turned multiple captains and lieutenants into Hollows. That incident caused a huge uproar.
What shocked people the most was that when Urahara Kisuke was arrested and brought to trial before Central 46, Shihoin Yoruichi suddenly appeared and took Urahara Kisuke and those Hollowfied captains all away.
To this very day, they still have not found any trace of Urahara Kisuke and the others.
"That's right, that incident also happened all of a sudden. Urahara Kisuke and the others went to provide support, then for some reason were suddenly framed with a big black pot," Kyoraku Shunsui pressed down the brim of his straw hat, a faint complexity in his tone.
Among the lieutenants who were Hollowfied back then was his own lieutenant.
In his view, what was happening now should be about the same as that incident.
Behind Seireitei, there is a huge hand controlling everything.
Maybe it is the nobles, maybe some old fossil, who knows.
And the most crucial point is, the one who died was Tsunayashiro Tokinada, who was absolutely a thoroughgoing villain.
As Tokinada's classmate back then, Kyoraku Shunsui only wanted to say that he died well.
Right at this moment, Head Captain Yamamoto, who had not spoken all this time, suddenly spoke, "Investigate this matter thoroughly! Second Division Captain Sui Feng, Sixth Division Captain Kuchiki Byakuya, and Eighth Division Captain Kyoraku Shunsui will conduct a joint investigation."
"Yes, sir!"
Kuchiki Byakuya slightly bowed, accepting this assignment.
The Sixth Division already handled noble affairs, so with this incident involving a noble, it was more than natural that he would participate.
At the same time, Second Division was the Stealth Force, specially responsible for investigation and solving cases. The Eighth Division was the intelligence division, specially responsible for gathering intelligence. In his opinion, this lineup matched the job perfectly.
This time, it seemed Head Captain Yamamoto intended to handle the matter impartially.
"What a pain, this is such a hassle," Kyoraku Shunsui sighed, his gaze meeting Head Captain Yamamoto's for a moment before quickly shifting away.
If they truly wanted to investigate this with full force, they would not have him participate, but would have the Twelfth Division help instead.
Since he had been named, it meant that what Head Captain Yamamoto wanted was for the matter to end here.
Whether the person had been killed by Rosse, or someone else had framed Rosse, there did not need to be an answer.
It was best if this matter had no answer at all.
He had long since understood that letting Rosse investigate this in the first place was Head Captain Yamamoto's way of testing Rosse's relationship with the nobles.
Although on their side they were merely investigating, on the Tsunayashiro family's side this was as good as confirming that Rosse was the attacker.
After this incident, Rosse and the nobles would definitely become enemies.
At the very least, those nobles represented by the Tsunayashiro family would harbor intense hatred toward Rosse.
For Head Captain Yamamoto, this was absolutely a deal that could only profit and not lose.
But for the sake of this nice deal of Head Captain Yamamoto's, he himself would have to put on an act for a long while.
"Head Captain, then what about me and Captain?"
Hearing that Head Captain Yamamoto intended to investigate thoroughly, Matsumoto Rangiku could not help asking.
She really had personally seen Tsunayashiro Tokinada get cut down in a single stroke by Rosse.
If Rosse hadn't told her on the way back that in their report they were to only say they found his corpse, she absolutely would not have brought up anything about Tsunayashiro Tokinada.
"You and Captain Rosse will remain in the Tenth Division barracks for the time being. I will inform Captain Unohana and have her take charge of your daily needs for now," Head Captain Yamamoto spoke calmly.
"Head Captain, we clearly didn't do anything at all, and even deliberately came over to make a report. Yet you're going to put us under house arrest. Isn't this a bit too lacking in human feeling?", Rosse raised a brow, his tone carrying a trace of protest.
"Oh? Then what would Captain Rosse like to happen?", Head Captain Yamamoto's almost-closed eyes opened a little, his dignified gaze staring straight at Rosse.
In his view, what he was doing was a way of protecting Rosse.
After this incident, the Tsunayashiro family would inevitably seek revenge on Rosse.
Yet Unohana Retsu was one of the very few people even the Tsunayashiro family did not dare provoke. If that killing maniac is pushed too far, she really would kill everyone.
As long as they lay low for a few days, once the Tsunayashiro family understood his intentions, this matter would simply blow over.
By then, he would also be able to feel completely reassured about Rosse.
Still, he was not surprised by Rosse's attitude.
From the founding of the Gotei 13 until now, the captains were basically all troublemakers. A personality like Rosse's actually seemed quite normal to him.
For this kind of troublemaker, you just beat them once and it's fine.
"Tenth Division has been in disrepair for years. I request that the Head Captain grant us a batch of funds."
Rosse spoke with a smile, but had no intention of getting into a fight with Head Captain Yamamoto.
What was the point of fighting?
With his current pure soul-body strength, he could not kill the SS-class old man Yamamoto anyway.
Even if he did kill him, he would instantly become the biggest target in sight.
Whether he won or lost, either way it would be a huge loss. So why should he do such a thing?
Besides, there would naturally be someone to deal with the Tsunayashiro family.
Having Unohana Retsu in his Tenth Division just happened to give him a witness. Why not be happy about it?
"Approved!"
Head Captain Yamamoto was a little surprised.
This was the first time someone did not resort to force, but instead asked him for money.
But a bit of money was nothing worth his attention.
Even if the entire Tenth Division barracks were rebuilt from the ground up, in his eyes it would not cost that much.
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