[ as if Bruno would ask. They have methods of getting what they need. The gory details are probably best left unknown. He wishes he could say the same for the contents of the tape itself. When Abbacchio refers to "his boss" butchering people on TV, it does give Bucciarati pause for the briefest moment before he remembers that, technically, he doesn't hold that position anymore.

(It's hard to get used to, still - that job was his identity, and he feels like he has yet to find his footing again since he lost it.)

Despite that fact, here Abbacchio is: not explicitly asking for direction from him, but certainly implicitly. He listens, as usual, quiet and open. ]

You and I must have had different impressions of her, [ he says first; less a judgement on Abbacchio, more a judgement on Mukuro. But what he thinks of her now doesn't matter. ] I think it's a sound decision. She's your superior, but she's not the owner of that establishment. It falls on them to deal with her appropriately. You're not assisting her "cause" by working there. However, I wouldn't want her to think she can play a part in a stunt like that and walk away from it unscathed.

[ he does not elaborate on what he means by this. Instead, he pauses, then tilts his head at Abbacchio, expression softening from its businesslike mien just slightly. ]

You know I'm no longer your capo, Abbacchio. You don't have to run these decisions by me.