Mohei did not give up pursuit of legal action, and the case was used by sympathizers of Eto SHINPEI, the then Minister of Justice who was rallying against Inoue KAORU, to make the public aware of corruption.
この件について茂兵衛は諦めずに訴え続け、井上馨に反発する当時の法務大臣・江藤新平の意を汲む者等に利用され世間に疑獄であると印象付けた。