Left Guardian is assigned to work on the prison's tree planting, and he is criticized for his performance. He cries and says that he has never been treated this way in his life. He tells his brother from the sect not to be so hard on himself. He says that his life in the prison used to be like eating and sleeping, but now it is like living in an anarchy. He writes a protest letter and submits it to the officers, but they do not give him any response. He goes on to say that he and the other prisoners went on hunger strikes together, but the officers did not give them food for real, so all of them gave up. He asks his brother how much stronger a protest can be than a letter and a hunger strike, but his brother says that they were "like kids' fights" and that they are not strong enough to stand up against the officers. He then asks him to show him what a real man would do.