In this chapter, we learn that Fan is the prime suspect in the murder of Xiangyu. He has a motive for killing the man, but he is not the murderer. The others suspect him, but they do not know him. He is not a cruel man, they say. They do not believe that the murderer is among them. The murderer is not one of them. His adams apple has been crushed. The soul and spirit of the man have been devoured by the monster.