Back at the train station, feiyuan tries to convince himself that he's not such a bad guy after all. He's been in debt for 20 years, and he can't even imagine what life would be like if he didn't have to work for a living. He tells himself that despair is a "sin" , and that the only person who drove him to despair was the one who made him despair. Worried that his son is in labor, he begs the steward to take him to a doctor. The steward tells him to hurry to a secluded place, because the place is crowded and unsanitary. Unsure of what to do, the steward leaves, and the doctor rushes in to save the pregnant woman.