One month after quitting the game, the game's organizer sends a notice to all of the players warning them that if they fail to repay the organizer's expenses and interest by the 30th day, the organizer will take away all of their possessions and belongings. The notice also states that if the participant does not return the money within the stipulated time, then the game organizer will force the participant to give up all of his or her possessions. The player who receives the notice is none other than pingqiong, who is described as "just a pauper" by the narrator. The narrator reveals that the girl who hired the private investigator to find out about the player has found out that he is in debt and that his younger brother is sick and often sells off his things at the pawnbroker's shop.