Forty-five minutes have passed since the beginning of the chapter, and the lieutenant is still waiting for his squad to arrive. He tells the lieutenant that he has come to visit him because he has heard that the vice-assistant commander is sick. The lieutenant tells him that the army is grateful to have him, and that he should take charge of the squad from now on. He also tells the vice assistant commander that he will invite the lieutenant to lunch that day. He says that the lieutenant misunderstood him when he said that he meant jinzhong, the chief procurer of the left-hand side of the army, and his cousin, the lieutenant's cousin. He explains that he does not want to spend money without his stamp, and he wants to find out who is responsible for embezzling money from the army's funds. He wants to know if the lieutenant has evidence that he is skimming money out of the military's accounts. He suggests that he teach the lieutenant a new accounting system, which he uses in his work.