The next morning Ming wakes up and tells the doctor that he had a "very vague memory" about what happened the night before. The doctor tells Ming that he needs to rest for a while and then resume his studies on artificial blood. Ming says that he has applied for his leave of absence so that he can recuperate and then bring the lab equipment back to the school. He tells the nurse that he wants to apologize to Du Xiaoyu for what happened, but that he is also responsible for the incident. He wants to work for the new government.