The stage lord tells the audience that the white voile has been ripped off and that the body of li lian has become "scraps of meat" . He warns the audience not to gossip about the case because those who spread such rumors will be arrested for 10 days. He also tells them that he has lost his temper because of his love for the prostitute. He asks the audience if they really care about the prostitute, and if they haven't helped him find her whereabouts. He says that if they hadn't found her, she might still have been alive. He tells them to sit up before the murder so that the murderer can take action and be rewarded. He then asks the stage lord what he has found at the scene of the crime. There are unusual holes in the joints of her body. He explains that the cause of her death is "asphyxiation" , but that her hands were involved in the "turmoil of intrigues" that have been going on around him. The audience is shocked at this news, and wonders what they should do to the man after what has happened to him. They decide to send him back to the water dungeon, understand his feelings, and comfort him