In this chapter, we learn that the leader of the city's police force is not interested in the safety of the hostages. He is interested only in the lives of the patrol members. He refuses to release the prisoners and refuses to cleanse the books that the police have seized. The leader asks the reader of the books captured by the patrol if they are still alive or dead. The reader says that he does not care if the hostages are dead or alive. He tells the leader that he has "limited patience." The leader tells him that he is the god who gave the world the rules. He says that the rules stipulate that everything is equal and perform its duties, and that no one has a right to privileges. The man tells the reader to leave the world to the "rules." The man then asks if the leader made an appointment to meet with him for three days. He asks what the man wants to trade. He replies that the man should be punished not all readers, destroy all existing books, and ensure that no new books will be produced in the future