This chapter opens with the captain of the South City Police Department thanking the captain for his hard work in apprehending the murderer. The captain says that if someone had seen him like that, they would already have reported that the police department treats its officers poorly. He says that the captain has been working hard for the past six days, and that he would like to swap buns with him. He tells the captain to eat the buns, and the captain agrees, saying that he is so impressed by the captain's honesty that he will eat the whole thing. This chapter ends with the public security bureau of the south city telling the captain that they have been working on the case for six straight days, but that there are still 19 cases in the river basin where there is no evidence that the stalking motive is true. They need to find a way to arrest the murderer, the captain says, because he has lost so much blood that he cannot sleep. He asks the captain if he wants to join them on the field, but the captain refuses, saying he is still injured and has lost a great deal of blood.