After she went to the hospital to have her stitches removed, the doctor put surgical tape on the wound. Hsi Hsi writes, "Strip after strip of thin tape was applied and crossed over on the cut, as if it was a door being sealed for a case of property confiscation."
上診所拆線之後，醫師用透氣膠布黏貼傷口，作者為著：「一條一條細窄的膏貼，交叉形沿著傷口貼，就像我的傷口是二扉的大門，遭官家抄封，給貼上了封條」。