In the meantime, Gu'an asks Hu'an to help him deliver a letter to a newspaper friend in Shanghai. The newspaper friend will be able to check if there have been any thefts at the palace. The letter should also be published in the newspaper so that the public will know about the theft and the sale of the stolen goods. If the goods are traded, the public should be forced to see the goods. The messenger agrees to deliver the letter. The next day, a letter arrives from a journalist in Shanghai, reporting that the military governor has mistreated merchants. The military governor is "full of misdoing," the messenger says, and he'll have evidence to back up his story. He'll go to Shanghai to find out if anything has happened.