This chapter opens with a description of the crime that took place at the inn. It is explained that the man who poisoned the waiter's food was the owner of an inn, and he had to close the establishment and pay a large amount of compensation for the damage. The man, named Sun, was always in front of the diners and tried to mooch them off. The owner of the establishment, named Mr. Duan, tells the narrator that he has never paid for lodging or food, and that his father had not moved since the fall. The narrator tells the owner that he thinks this is a racket and that the men are trying to extort money from him. He also tells the story of how Sun pushed his father down, and how the two men kept arguing, but could not reach an agreement. He says that they will have to look into the matter further. He adds that he wants to "cope with this man" to "bully an outsider." The narrator says that no one can solve the problem, because the men did not have enough money to pay for the crime. The men had come from Sun and laojiu, and they were the ones who were lifting his father up. He explains that he was stronger and stronger, and could nail any labor job after he had followed yan-laojiu. He tells the men that he had no problem with the corpse, but next 500, he changed his subject and became "so serious and professional" that he no one dared doubt his credibility. He goes on to say that the maggots on him were the same ones that they had used on his father, and