 Sun-hee's uncle runs off after hearing the warning and Tae-yul's narration reveals that their uncle had been printing newspapers for the resistance.However, Sun-hee soon finds that Tomo's warning did not indicate that the government was aware of his activities with the resistance, but that they were going to take all metal items (including the printing press) and donate them to the military.This means that her uncle's escape was for no reason, which become more tragic once his flight is announced by one of the neighborhood block leaders.