This is the second part of the city of twilight. The first part was set in ancient times. The second part is set in the present. The narrator tells the audience that the letter is well written and the tone of the article is very sharp. He also says that the way the article revealed the scandal of the army inspector and the way he revealed the affair with the inspector is straightforward. He asks the king to give him a position as a transmission. He kneels before the king and tells him that he did not write the letter to get the job from him, but only to plead for his fathers sake. He tells the king that his father is stationed at Hengyang and that he disobeyed the army orders and sent troops without any authority. He was at fault, no matter how the king looked at it. The king tells the narrator that he will exonerate the father from his crime, but that someone has already been appointed to replace him. He says that he does not want to thank the king for his help, but to express his gratitude to his wife for her help. He adds that he would like to continue his wifes duty.