This chapter's epigraph comes from a conversation between the statue's owner, Mr. Li, and Mr. Olyang. Li tells Mr. olyang that he's going to stab the statue in order to get revenge. He also tells him that the statue is made by his "hard" work, and that he can't kill it because it's made of his "work" . Mr. . Oliver shows up and tells Li that he found out about the statue. Li says that he always thinks statues are like artworks, where some are kind and some are evil. He tells Oliver that he wants to let his hands "get dirty" , which might be a good ending for the story. He says that if he keeps his enthusiasm, he'll be able to make a good statue.