The next morning, the magistrate is exhausted and dazed. He's been working all night, and the merchant who was there to sell medicine has come back to tell him something urgent. The merchant tells the magistrate that he has something urgent to report to the magistrate. The magistrate asks the merchant why he didn't come back earlier. He tells the merchant that the magistrate has appointed him to be the new government sub-prefect for the embroidered uniform guards. This means that the young man will be responsible for patrolling the streets of the capital. The subordinate official is excited, but he doesn't want to accept the promotion because it means he'll have to spend a lot of money on housing and other expenses. The two men have gotten along well since they first met in prison, and they're going to get along even better now that they've been promoted to the top of the government's uniform guard.