Chapter 545 Is This the End?

Without looking for the absolutely correct murderer based on clues, if we just made a general guess about the original criminal, it would be logical to conclude that the other party was most likely a Quincy.

Not to mention that Isshin once chased the murderer's figure into the broken world. Even if the suspicion was Hollow, it should be the present time when the Arrancar appeared, not the past.

Thinking about it this way, even if the other party cannot make a decision between the Shinigami and the Quincy, they should prefer the Shinigami within the Seireitei. If this is such a guess, there seems to be nothing bad to say.

Perhaps some facts have not been discovered because of insufficient conditions, but in the face of the grievances faced, a guess is a matter of course for most people.

No guess sometimes means the worst and most unfavorable guess.

Under the bright eyes of everyone, Yixin let out a long sigh of relief as if he had resigned himself to his fate. The secret in his heart was so roughly pulled out by Hong Jiang, but he didn't feel the anger he had thought before.

After all, he is still a god of death, and he is still aware of and willing to shoulder his share of responsibilities.

Maybe he didn't like Hiroe, a young man with a deep mind and no respect for killing, or maybe he couldn't get the trust of Seireitei, whom he had guarded for a long time, at a critical moment. Due to complicated reasons, he bid farewell to his past as Shiha Isshin. But he had never doubted the identity of the God of Death.

Maybe it was for this reason that Hong Jiang saw through what he wanted to escape.

Tracing back to the source, Hongjiang is willing to think about this, maybe not because he is suspicious or anything, but because he trusts himself, more directly than most Shinigami. For Isshin, this is really a great irony.

"Yes, I didn't think it was a Hollow from the moment I chased him out. Of course, I'm not as sure as you said whether it was a Shinigami or a Quincy, but..." Isshin smiled bitterly, "It's just I subconsciously rule out the possibility that someone within the Seireitei would do such a thing."

"The possibility that the other party is a Quincy is indeed higher. I also have some guesses about this. After all, we had just had a war with the Quincy at that time, and we also had the idea of ​​​​wiping out the opponent."

Isshin looked hesitant, feeling that he really didn't want to mention the war against the Quincy.

As far as the Shinigami are concerned, everything the Quincy does in order to accumulate strength within the Seireitei and connect forces within the Seireitei is touching their red line.

From the perspective of protecting the soul balance of the world, which is the duty of the God of Death, the Quincy's way of wanting to protect the world is the most fundamental point of conflict between the two parties.

As long as the God of Death and the Quincy, no, as long as the Quincy cannot bow to the God of Death and control his own power, the conflict between the two parties will only become more intense. Regardless of whether the other party has the idea of ​​​​war, war is inevitable. destination.

Although Isshin didn't want to reach this point in advance at that time, he knew the truth. He tended to use peaceful means to solve all this, but it was not a foolish kindness that was indispensable for peace.

The most fundamental conflict between him and the Seireitei mainstream, and Hong Jiang's, was the subsequent handling of the defeated Quincy.

In short, the war was over by then. In Ishin's opinion, the Quincy was gone, and the continued siege was too cold and cruel.

Under such circumstances, Isshin was probably the Shinigami who could most empathize with the Quincy at that time. The entire 10th Division was wiped out not long after the war with the Quincies. The thought of this being the remaining Quincy's revenge on the God of Death easily appeared in Ichigo's mind.

Yoruichi looked at Isshin's appearance and sighed secretly in his heart.

She couldn't judge whether her uncle's pity for the Quincy was right or wrong, not to mention that the other man later saved his life thanks to the care of Masaki Kurosaki, who was also a Quincy.

At that time, if the other party revealed his inner suspicion, what would happen to a Quincy who was as innocent as his wife and had no hatred for the God of Death?

If the price of clearing one's own stigma is disaster for the people one loves, is this innocence really that important?

One is one's brother, the other is the innocent victim in one's heart, how should one choose between the two?

This was an answer that Yoruichi couldn't figure out. Looking at Isshin's appearance, I'm afraid it was also an answer that he hadn't figured out yet.

Isshin, who had been silent for a while, suddenly raised his head, looked directly into Hongjiang's emotionless eyes and continued: "Whether considering time or other aspects, the Quincy is the person most likely to destroy the 10th Division."

His voice became calm, with a hint of pleading: "But just like what you said, Hongjiang, these are just speculations, not to mention whether they can attract the attention of Room 46, even if they are willing to believe that we are out of thin air. Are we going to launch another round of siege against the Quincy with such rhetoric?"

"We had already been stained with too much Quincy blood. Even if there are still those who hate the God of Death, there won't be many of them anymore. They only dare to hide in unknown corners, right?"

"In fact, they also fell into the fragmented space after I chased the broken world. There has been no similar incident in the Seireitei in recent years. It is very possible, right?"

Hong Jiang frowned, rubbed his index finger and thumb lightly, and his voice involuntarily deepened: "You mean, there is no point in pursuing these, right?"

Isshin was stunned for a moment, and he opened his mouth but felt like he couldn't make any sound.

If an entire squad is destroyed, no longer pursue the case?

Is the crisis caused by an enemy who can come and go freely in Seireitei meaningless?

Although I really want to say that I don't want to pursue it, how can I say such words? How can I dare to say it?

"That's not what I mean..."

"What do you mean?" Hongjiang raised his eyebrows and asked: "They only dare to hide in the corner, or they may disappear or even die. What do you mean by that!"

Hongjiang's sudden rebuke scared everyone present. If Yixin was the one who was forced to the edge of the cliff before, then Hongjiang now seemed to be the beast with wounds all over his body, blood all over his body, and forced to death.

Yeyi stood up and wanted to pull the aggressive Hongjiang to sit down, but the other party's body was as motionless as if filled with lead, and his pair of narrow eyes locked on Yixin, as if he wanted to tear him to pieces.

"Calm down, Hongjiang." Ye Yi said, looking back at Isshin, with a trace of pity in his eyes, and continued to persuade: "You have to believe that Uncle Isshin is not someone who does not understand the pros and cons, but..., just like he said, all we can do now is guess."

"Even if the guess of the Quincy is correct, we don't have more detailed information, and Uncle Isshin must be the same, so he doesn't know what to do."

"Relying on guesses alone, we can only go this far, Hongjiang."