- Mr. Chiu, as he is referred to, is a thirty-four-year-old Chinese male visiting Muji City, China for his honeymoon. He lives and works in Harbin, China. He is a lecturer at Harbin University and is a Communist Party member.
- Described as pale with wire glasses, she is a recent college graduate of the fine arts. She is recently married to Mr. Chiu and is just back from their honeymoon. She has never seen an arrest before and so is terrified. She sends Fenjin, a lawyer, to help release Mr. Chiu from jail.
- Described as a "thin, bald man, who looked serene and intelligent".[3] He unjustly imprisons Mr. Chiu and Fenjin. He cares little that Mr. Chiu might expose his "punishments," because he is confident that the public will believe him when he denies Mr. Chiu's claims.
- A recent graduate from Harbin University's Law Department. Two years ago, Fenjin had enrolled in Mr. Chiu's course about Marxist materialism. He comes to the jail at the request of Mr. Chiu's bride to help Mr. Chiu out of jail. He purportedly calls the Chief a "bandit" and is punished for it by being tied to a pine tree at the jail.
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