Rangiku was taken aback, then quickly understood. "Captain, you mean... there's something wrong with Captain Aizen's death? It might be fake?"
"That's very likely." Harry nodded. "Aizen has always been plotting something. Now that Rukia's execution is imminent, he suddenly dies. It's too much of a coincidence. If he really is dead, who benefits the most? If he faked his death, what is he planning now?"
Aizen's death was absolutely a carefully orchestrated performance.
And the purpose of this performance was likely to make everyone believe the mastermind was dead and lower their guard, allowing him to obtain the Hogyoku on the day of the execution.
The vermilion corridor outside the Fifth Division Squad Barracks was taut with oppressive spiritual pressure. First Division members stood guard on both sides of the blockade, hands gripping their Zanpakuto.
As Harry led Rangiku Matsumoto, Toshiro Hitsugaya, and Momo Hinamori through the crowd, he could clearly feel the suffocating atmosphere woven through the area.
The panic of the Fifth Division members, the vigilance of the patrolling Soul Reapers, and the sharp, distinct spiritual pressures emanating from the Captains who had arrived one after another.
The oppressive atmosphere at the scene seemed ready to erupt at any moment.
"Captain of the Tenth Division, Captain Aizen died inside." Upon seeing Harry, the Fifth Division member guarding the entrance barely dared breathe as he stepped aside.
From behind him, a large pool of blood on the floor was faintly visible, along with a figure lying on the ground.
Harry entered the open space and immediately sensed the traces of spiritual pressure lingering in the air.
There were no remnants of spiritual pressure from a fierce battle, no Reiryoku trail from the killer. There were only Reishi particles floating in the air, no different from usual.
It