Uncle Duan tells the story of how he was shot through the thigh of the secretary. The secretary tried to buy Duan off to keep the situation from getting out of hand, but Duan is furious and throws a punch at the secretary, who tries to buy him off. Duan says that the secretary's cervical spine was broken, but he is still alive. He tells the doctor to come and get him. The children are taken out of the safery, but the uncle tells them that a friend of theirs may be trapped inside the fire. The uncle tells the children to hurry and leave, but they are too scared to do so. When the uncle finally returns, the children are overjoyed to see their father.