It's the new year, and Cai Ming is happy to be back home. He's been out of the house for 10 days, so he's not worried about his health. He tells his brother and nephew that he'll be back soon. Cai Ming wants to know why they're back in town. He asks why they haven't mentioned school, and they both say that they'll only see each other when school starts back up again. When Cai Ming asks why his brother is back, his uncle tells him that he wants to be a police officer like his father. He also tells Cai Ming that he remembers the place where fireflies used to be, and that he hopes to be able to go back there and see them. He says that his dad is a policeman, and his grandma even said that they have the blood in their veins. He wants to become a policeman like his dad, and he hopes that when he grows up, he will be like him. He even says that he can bring Cai Ming back to the forest as often as he likes. He and his brother talk about how much fun it is to live in the forest, and about how Cai Ming's dad is the village chief, the city prince, and the father of the whole family. They also talk about the fact that Cai Ming doesn't care about his father's job because of work. He explains that both his father and his uncle are like him, but that his father couldn't figure out a way to reconcile with his son.