In July of the same year Yoshioka ordered the Japanese officials in the Wakan to return to Japan and he also left for Japan without having an official talk with Joseon.
朝鮮側との正式な協議は一度も開かれないまま吉岡は同年7月に草梁館に滞在する日本官吏の引き揚げを命じ、みずからも帰国の途に就いた。