This chapter opens with a discussion of the effects of the war on the people of the Taiping city. It is clear that the war has affected the people, and they have been forced to eat porridge made from rice that has been contaminated by the war. The porridge has caused a number of deaths, and the government should investigate the cause of the deaths. The government should also investigate the source of the money given to the civilians by the General, because the General took the money and gave it to a bunch of "idiots" . The doctor tells the story of how he and the other doctors went to the sick to treat them, and how the General knew that someone was trying to frame him up. He also tells the tale of how the doctor tried to compromise with the girl, but the girl refused to compromise. The girl's mother was the daughter of the General.