This chapter opens with a discussion between Duan, the governor's representative, and the students. Duan tells the students that they can't stay at the school forever, since they'll all be bored by the end of the day. He tells them that he's the one who brought the ransom to the governor, and that he wants to talk to them about what's going on. He wants to know if they're willing to let him go. They refuse, saying that killing General Duan would be equivalent to killing one of his limbs. He says that if they don't, he'll invite his sister over, and she'll be the only person she meets.