They dissolved the criminals who 'were armed with bamboo saws and pullulated at the top of the mountain near Zaiban office,' and then started asking former officials about the situation.
「竹鋸等を相携え、在番所近傍の山上に群れ集っていた」兇徒を散消させ、その日から旧吏員らに事情を聞き始めた。