The matters concerning the Tenmangu Shrine naturally fell under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Household Agency and the police. After leaving the shrine, Akagi was driven to the hotel arranged by the Imperial Household Agency.
"My lady, the matter has been thoroughly investigated. That Dingyuan Pavilion was built during the Meiji Era by the Tenmangu Shrine priest Ono Ryosuke, who utilized his position as a member of the National Diet to gain permission from the Headquarters to salvage and dismantle the wreckage of the Dingyuan battleship and use it for construction." Upon returning to the room, the attendant from the Imperial Household Agency, already armed with sufficient information, hurriedly began reporting to Akagi.
Akagi was well aware that the attendant assigned by the Imperial Household Agency served more than just accommodating her daily needs. Without showing surprise at how he had acquired this information, she simply asked, "What exactly were they suppressing?"
