The chapter opens with the chiefs office still offering the reward of 100 years for the capture of the nine "tail" . The chiefs office says that they're still looking for nine tails, even though they haven't been able to find them yet. The chief says that it's thanks to the actions of his men that they were able to settle the matter with only minor casualties. He also says that he still doubts the efficacy of the "hanger" system, which involves arresting criminals for money. He says that criminals who can't be rehabilitated should be allowed to act as cops. He adds that the criminal arrest rates in the country have been declining because of the reeducation system in the prison, which gives criminals a chance to "live rather then make them living corpses." The chief asks why he's so hell-bent on supporting criminals instead of helping them. He doesn't know, he says, because he'd like to save others from being killed by criminals. He asks if the two young men who have been practicing all this time are really members of the same unit. He's wondering who they are, and he wonders if they are "not really non-members" of the unit. They're just "ill-behaved young sters," he says. He wants to know if they share the same station. He wonders if the men are looking for a fight. He tells the chief to quit while he is ahead, and then he'll give him a way to talk to senior citizens.