Just then, the survey corps encounters the titan and returns to Shiganshina. Everyone is busy talking about the battle, and they're still waiting for the return of Krooklo's wagon. It's too late, they say, and the battle is still going on. The kid asks why the wagon isn't coming back yet, and he wonders if it's because the soldiers are tired of the battle. He also wonders why the soldiers aren't firing at the cannons when the battle's still on. He wonders if the soldiers mistook him for a burglar, and asks if the military police have taken custody of the kid. He then wonders why he didn't steal the knife, and wonders if he's the son of the captain of the squad who gave it to the captain. He asks the kid if he would have been in the same position if he hadn't stolen the knife. He says he'd be in the belly of the titan by now, if it weren't for the knife . Then the kid asks if there's any way that the captain could have known that the kid was stealing the knife from him, and if he could have prevented it from happening. He's not the only one who thinks this is a lie, and says that if the captain had known about the kid's crime, he wouldn't have given the knife to him. He goes on to say that the rank of a captain is too heavy for him,