In 1993, when Shih had just been elected to the Legislative Yuan for the first time, he was looking for an office in Taipei City. His secretary took him to see one building, and Shih almost couldn't believe his eyes: This was the very same building were he was held by the Taiwan Garrison Command for 11 months the first time he was arrested as a so-called subversive.
一九九三年，施明德首度當選立委，要在京畿要地找個辦公地點，當秘書帶他來看這棟大樓時，他幾乎不敢置信，這個地點，原來就是他第一次犯下所謂「叛亂罪」，被警備總部羈押了十一個月的地方。