In this chapter, we learn that officers are never to be effective, and that they rely on their dogs to do their work. This is especially true of the dogs, who are dependent on their master, and who need to be punished severely. The government is cracking down on crime, and anyone who protests will be killed. If you want to show your authority, you have shown it in wrong place. The county head magistrate is in the 8th mandarins rank, we are in the 4th man darins rank . Can't we move to another one, if that is enough? This is just amisunderstanding, says the dirty man, and he will prepare a gift for the dog. The dirty man says that he will decide if the dog's master will live or die, and if he would like to live according to the laws. If the dog cannot spare him his life, he says, then he will not need to talk about morals. He tells the dog that he has seen the dog several times on his way to the chenqiu valley, and the dog is very cautious. He asks the dog if he wants to fight with him, but the dog says he does not want to do so, and leaves.