In this chapter, we learn that the man who was kidnapped by the pirates is the manager of the casino where the pirates took the child. The pirates apologize to the pitter patter and ask him to take a "golden grade pill" to heal their friend's wound. He refuses, saying that what he wants is not a "pill or money" but a "bottom line" . He tells the pirates that he is going to "pursue the matter" himself. He says that the ancestor of the gao family helped the founder of the yan state and then helped him ascend to the throne. The amount of silver that the pirates donated has no bearing on the matter at hand. He warns the pirates not to "go to the extreme" and says that he will investigate the matter himself and will not compromise. He adds that if he fails to bring the pirates to justice before dark, he will hand him over to the police. He also says that earlier he received a message from a "dream land" asking him to pay special attention to a man named "an zheng" , but he says that it is not related to him. He plans to explain the matter later to the empress.