Rukongai... Good lord, this place was soaked with the stench of poor peasants.<br/><br/>Hisaki hated going through it. After all, what reason was there for him, a noble AND a lieutenant, to be even in the first 50 districts? And this was... Seventy one? Awful, just awful. How good that most of its residents got out of his way pretty soon upon sighting the tall soul-reaper treading through the streets. And he didn't bother looking at them.<br/><br/>He was here to 'check out' the disappearance of some residents. Even though he fully realized what the importance of that was - it could mean totally anything, even grave danger - they could have simply sent a different officer. Was there a need for a lieutenant in such a menial situation, really? So far, there was no evidence of danger yet.<br/><br/>Those were the thoughts that ran through his head held high while he walked through the crowds. With a face like that, the apparent noble grace, so unlike the people around him, he stuck out a little more than a part of him might have wished (though, the larger part didn't care - the opinions of lowly people were of no importance to him, after all). Who didn't get out of his way upon sighting his pale, sharply shaped face, resembling a marble statue, adorned by a couple of midnight-blue orbs, and lined by strands of hair blacker than night, quickly hurried away at the sight of the lieutenant's badge on his arm.<br/><br/>The crowd grew less dense as he followed backstreets and narrow alleys, till he came to a house... With one wall broken. Now that was suspicious - it was an impact, not just a simple collapse of a building. A few more long steps around it, and he found a man on the ground. And traces of a strange, quite strong reiatsu. Enough for a seated officer, but he didn't recognize it... Could it be that someone else was sent to investigate the disappearance, too? But he'd surely be informed if that would happen...<br/><br/>He didn't even bother investigating the man, just turned on his heel, and with his insanely fast flash-steps followed the faint traces.