That young man was Li Hsi-chi, who has since become a noted painter. After graduation Li had made plans to return home to Kinmen, and he had in fact been on the point of boarding a boat in Keelung Harbor when for some reason he decided to wait for the next boat.
金門籍知名前輩畫家李錫奇說，炮戰發生前，他剛畢業準備回家，在基隆要登船時，不知為何猶豫了一下，決定坐下一班。