 It was decided to reconvene the investigations in Nagasaki, where more evidence was presumably available, and Parkes's assistant Ernest Satow was delegated to accompany the Tosa delegation (which included Sakamoto Ryōma) back to Nagasaki on September 9.Once back at Nagasaki, the charges against the "Kaientai" were dropped on October 4.It was revealed one year later that a samurai of the Fukuoka Domain had murdered the men, and shortly after committed ritual suicide.