Let's dive into this subtraction. We'll start with 69997 and subtract 2181 from it.

Step 1: We'll start by subtracting the digit 1 and the borrow 0 from 7 in column 1 and get 6.
6 is the first digit of our result.

Step 2: We'll start by subtracting the digit 8 and the borrow 0 from 9 in column 2 and get 1.
1 is the next digit of our result.

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 1 and the borrow 0 from 9 in column 3 and get 8.
8 is the next digit of our result.

Step 4: We'll start by subtracting the digit 2 and the borrow 0 from 9 in column 4 and get 7.
7 is the next digit of our result.

Step 5: We'll start by subtracting the digit 0 and the borrow 0 from 6 in column 5 and get 6.
6 is the next digit of our result.

So, 69997 - 2181 = 67816.