The next day, the school principal tells the students that they will be punished for their part in the destruction of the "welfare home." The students protest, but the principal reassures them that it will not be necessary for them to be punished. He tells them that the school will invest in a new laboratory, and that the real estate company will be investing in it. The school's homeroom teacher, Mi-Li, tells the principal that he is not happy about the welfare home's being demolished, but that he will be supervising the students' daily work for the next week. He advises the students not to interfere in the demolition, especially since the school has issued a notice to the students saying that anyone who interferes with their daily activities will receive a severe punishment. The students are shocked to learn that their father has not come to school, and they wonder why he cares so much about his son