The discussion concerning the position of Squad 12 captain came to a temporary close.
Su Feng and Soi Fon left the meeting room together. Yamamoto Genryusai had kept them behind until the end, giving them a few reminders about matters requiring attention.
Soul Society's laws were certainly strict, but there were plenty of loopholes as well.
For someone as vile as Tokinada Tsunayashiro, let alone an ordinary Shinigami, even a Lower Aristocrat would likely be unable to escape Central 46's judgment.
Mayuri Kurotsuchi's actions fell precisely along the edge of the law.
According to Ninth Division records, Mayuri Kurotsuchi had once conducted a dangerous experiment that caused the deaths of thirty-two Shinigami Soldiers and seriously injured fourteen more.
By all rights, an incident of such magnitude should have been enough to draw Central 46's attention.
As the primary person responsible, even if Mayuri Kurotsuchi had not committed any grave error, he should still have been sentenced and punished for it.
But in reality...
Neither Central 46 nor the First Division had ever issued any related orders.
Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who was supposedly under a dangerous observation period, had not received any punishment at all. He continued doing as he pleased, carrying out all manner of experimental research.
In fact...
According to the data Mayuri Kurotsuchi provided, that experiment had possessed a success rate as high as ninety-seven percent.
However, due to an operational error by some unlucky fellow, an explosion had occurred. Poison gas ran rampant, swallowing nearly half the researchers present.
Under normal experimental conditions, Mayuri Kurotsuchi had not been at fault in the slightest. On the contrary, he had released his Zanpakuto at the critical moment and fought poison with poison, saving the remaining researchers.
Though in Su Feng's view, the entire matter was suspicious from every angle.
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