He offered to take them from the base free of charge. Even though the trees were awaiting disposal, the base in the end asked for NT $ 3000 per tree or NT $ 180,000 for all 66. Despite this, Chen felt that the trees were priceless and agreed without a second thought.
他向營區表示願意免費將它們移走，結果，原本被當成垃圾、準備丟棄的樹木，營區竟又要價一株三千元，六十六棵喊價十八萬元，雖然如此，陳勝德還是認為生命無價，毫不猶豫的投注下去。