This chapter begins with a discussion of the death card, which is a symbol of rebirth and a continuation of a story. The death card is not a true sign of death, but rather represents rebirth and the continuing story of the cycle of life and death. In this chapter, we learn that Lin carried the motao out of the pagoda when they were leaving, and that the death is to the girl who was with him. The girl asks what happened, and the professor tells her that he will be back in class that afternoon, and she should be able to go to the school as well. When the girl asks if the professor was the last one to find her, the professor says that she must be sure that she wants to go back to the laboratory, because he has given permission for her to stay home. When she hears the sound of the basketball, the girl thinks that the woman must have dodged the ball, even without looking back. She wonders if she is even human, athletic ability, or even a serpent. The professor tells the girl that he must know what has happened, but the girl says that the professor must be crazy, because she must have been driving for a long time, and he must be speeding. The noise of the school is so loud that the girl wonders if the girl must have faked her fainting spell.