In this chapter, we are told that the events of this story are purely fictional, and that no real people, places, or things are mentioned in the setting. The narrator tells us that it is too late for the reader to learn about the young man. He says that he finally found out the truth about him, but that it was too late now. He asks why he opened the window, and the narrator replies that he probably hasn't been exposed. He tells the narrator that the thief is probably thin and malnourished, and he will lead the thief into a gray-blue town. He also tells the little boy to tell little Zhan and his father to make preparations for the town. The little boy thinks that his father and the demon of desire are hiding in the room. He thinks that the ceiling of the room is alive and moving, and his bed is even moving. He wonders if this is the new fetish of the young generation, or if it is just another sign of his bondage with the demon. He worries that something bad might happen to his father, and wonders if the voice of his father is still there. He remembers that after the fire incident, the chains of the evil god had been nowhere to be found. This means that at the time of the fire, the Evil God has already escaped from the seal, and is free to roam the world. He doesn't look like a person that can easily be deceived, the narrator tells him. He adds that his grandfather told him that his mother's death was the cause for his father's illness. He explains that he is the