Inside the Captain's Meeting Room, at the Captain-Commander's command, everyone's expressions turned grave.
Once he saw that everyone was focused, Captain-Commander began the first item of the Captain's Meeting:
"The first matter for today's meeting concerns how to handle the evidence uncovered regarding the Kasumioji Clan's production of Bakuyō Swords, as well as the suspected corruption, abuse of power, and brutal persecution of civilians by the clan's internal ministers."
As this topic came up, everyone's eyes involuntarily turned toward Asano Kiyoshi and Byakuya Kuchiki.
The identities of these two were rather special. One had led the discovery and collection of evidence against the Kasumioji Clan, while the other was the leading figure among the nobility. Their positions on this matter might very well clash fiercely.
Yet, to everyone's surprise, Asano Kiyoshi spoke directly to the Captain-Commander.
"Captain-Commander, I believe this matter should be handled leniently. We only need to punish the Kasumioji Clan members involved in this case. Considering that the current Kasumioji Clan Head is still young and was unaware of these matters, I don't believe those who knew nothing should receive excessively severe punishment."
At those words, everyone stared at Asano Kiyoshi in astonishment. The Captain-Commander narrowed his eyes slightly, shook his head at Asano Kiyoshi, and said:
"Regarding this matter, this old man does not believe it can be handled lightly. Many people were involved in the Kasumioji Clan's case. During last night's investigation alone, the deaths of at least seventy squad members were found to be directly connected to them. At the same time, the disappearance of nearly sixteen hundred Rukongai residents was either directly or indirectly linked to them."
"The impact of this case has been extremely severe. Moreover, in the interest of fairness, we allowed the public to observe the entire process yesterday. The