Both start in hell: but their talents are multiplied a hundredfold.

Toshiro Hitsugaya was quite reserved; when he sat down, he kept his eyes down and his mind focused on his nose.

Over the years, Matsumoto Rangiku had followed Shen Jue to various drinking parties and had become very familiar with Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake.

Although they said they were drinking, it was actually just Shen Jue, Matsumoto Rangiku, and Kyoraku Shunsui chatting and drinking at the same time.

Hitsugaya Toshiro and Ukitake simply picked up a few cups of tea and listened quietly to the conversation.

Ukitake displayed his gentle older brother qualities, inquiring about Hitsugaya Toshiro's life and his ambition to join the Gotei 13.

Hitsugaya Toshiro gradually relaxed and answered Ukitake's questions one by one.

After a few rounds of drinks and several dishes, the group began to discuss more private topics.

Matsumoto Rangiku unbuttoned her collar, loosened her belt, revealing her fair and supple legs, her face flushed, and placed one foot on the low bar table.

"What's wrong with me?!" Matsumoto Rangiku roared angrily, "That brat Gin avoids me every day!"

"And he's putting on such a sentimental act! Like he's given everything for me!"

Matsumoto Rangiku angrily swayed around, her proud bosom making Shen Jue and Kyoraku Shunsui stare in disbelief.

"That's right, that's right," Shen Jue said, picking up his wine glass. "That kid Yin doesn't know how to cherish things."

"I'll go tie him up and bring him here in a bit, then I'll ask him what he really means!"

"That's right. Since the young people love each other, they should get married right now," Kyoraku Shunsui said loudly.

Shen Jue likes to look at Matsumoto Rangiku's figure, but that doesn't mean Shen Jue has romantic feelings for Matsumoto Rangiku.

Although Shen Jue was extremely lustful, he hadn't reached the point where he fell in love with every woman he met—a walking teddy bear.

"It's all about physical attraction, not emotional connection"—this is one of Shen Jue's mottos after all these years in the Soul Society.

Once Death has a clear weakness, it's like putting someone else's knife to your own throat.

"Marriage?" Matsumoto Rangiku's eyes suddenly glazed over; she had never considered this possibility before.

Rangiku Matsumoto sat down blankly, seemingly beginning a mental storm.

Shen Jue downed the drink in his cup in one gulp, and then saw Kyoraku Shunsui mobilize his spiritual pressure to set up a barrier before lowering his voice and saying, "Second Division Captain Soi Fon."

"That little girl who used to like to hang around Yoruichi, the former captain of the Second Division who had defected."

"We plan to reopen the investigation into the mass defection of the captains of the Gotei 13."

Shen Jue was slightly taken aback, then casually placed the wine glass back on the table and said in confusion, "No wonder Soi Fon looked at me like that."

"When the defection incident happened, I was still sleeping on Red Street."

"Afterwards, the Captain-Commander almost demoted me to a regular member of the 10th Division."

"This isn't your fault. No one could have imagined that Kisuke Urahara would conduct a secret experiment on Hollowfication," said Shunsui Kyoraku, glancing around at the expressions of everyone present.

"With numerous captain-level Shinigami defecting, the Gotei 13 is already weakened. Resuming the investigation will only make the captains feel insecure."

"The Captain-Commander rejected the proposal from Soi Fon, the captain of the Second Division, on the grounds that restarting would disrupt the existing order of Soul Society."

Ukitake picked up his teacup and drank a cup of tea, his haggard face devoid of any expression.

Hitsugaya Toshiro is now observing the fluctuations of the tea in his teacup, and he is somewhat restless.

Rangiku Matsumoto remained sitting there, seemingly lost in thought.

"The Captain-General is wise," Shen Jue said, bowing towards the location of the First Squad's barracks.

"Of course," Kyoraku Shunsui said seriously, and then he revealed the real highlight.

"I suspect that there is an invisible hand stirring up trouble behind the scenes of the Gotei 13."

Upon hearing this, Shen Jue frowned, his expression hardening, and he waited for Jing Le Chun Shui to continue.

"Although the defection did not cause any casualties, strangely enough, the number of souls on the outermost edge of Rukongai had decreased significantly before the defection."

"Kisuke Urahara also reported that there were strange fluctuations in spiritual pressure parameters in Hueco Mundo."

"The current captain of the 11th Division, Kenpachi Zaraki, chose to join the Gotei 13 after defeating the former captain, Kenpachi Oniwajo.

"As the captain of the 8th Division's intelligence unit, I can sense that there is a subtle logic behind these incidents."

Are you sure this isn't the result of your deputy captain's niece, Ise Nanao, compiling intelligence? Shen Jue thought to himself. He knew that Kyoraku Shunsui spent his days lying in his office drinking and occasionally writing romance novels.

Shen Jue looked at Kyoraku Shunsui with a suspicious gaze. He had also thought about becoming the vice-captain when there was work to do and when there was nothing to do... Oh, that won't do.

Seeing Shen Jue's eyes, Jing Le Chunshui was so angry that his teeth itched. After all these years, he still didn't know what Shen Jue was thinking.

"What are you thinking? I've never given up on finding out the truth about the defection," Kyoraku Shunsui said through gritted teeth.

Shen Jue then remembered that the former vice-captain of the 8th Division, Yadomaru Lisa, had also been Hollowfied by Aizen and defected from Soul Society.

"If it were you, Shen Jue, would you believe that Yoruichi Shihouin was an accomplice of Kisuke Urahara?"

"That violent woman only knows how to punch people, how could she possibly participate in the experiment of Hollowfication?" Kyoraku Shunsui added.

"Indeed, when Yoruichi escaped with Urahara Kisuke, she used a fusion technique of Kido and Shunpo that I had taught him," Shen Jue said with a sigh.

"That's exactly right," Kyoraku Shunsui said again, "I plan to establish a secret society to investigate defection cases."

"The mass defection of so many captain-level Shinigami could not possibly have been a conspiracy between Urahara Kisuke and Tessai!"

"Shen Jue, because Shiba Isshin has been frequently appearing in the human world lately," Kyoraku Shunsui said solemnly, "I plan to invite you, as the vice-captain of the 10th Division, and your two subordinate officers to join our secret society."

"There must be hidden clues about a defection within the 10th Division, which is responsible for the daily defense of the Seireitei."

"Huh?" Shen Jue asked in surprise. After a moment of thought, he said, "I'll join. I haven't seen Yoruichi for a long time either."

Hitsugaya Toshiro nodded frantically, while Matsumoto Rangiku was still lost in her own world.

Ukitake smiled. He also believed there were hidden circumstances surrounding the defection, which was why he was the first to accept Kyoraku Shunsui's invitation to join the secret society.

Now it's Shen Jue's turn to be in trouble. Kyoraku Shunsui's actions are outrageous. Should his Shunsui brother invite Aizen Sousuke, the captain of the 5th Division who has a great reputation in the Gotei 13, to join the secret society investigating the defection incident?

"May I ask," Shen Jue inquired, "Brother Chunshui, who else do you plan to invite to join our secret society?"

Kyoraku Shunsui was somewhat puzzled. Shouldn't Shen Jue have asked him what his investigation plan was? But Kyoraku Shunsui still answered, "The captain of the Fifth Division, Aizen Soyasuke, is one of the witnesses to the defection incident as part of the rescue division."

"Even a gentle person like him must have been perplexed by the defection."

"Okay, then we're really doomed," Shen Jue thought to himself.

This secret society is quite powerful. It invited the two masterminds it was trying to investigate to join it as soon as it was established. In a sense, this secret society has already completed its mission.