The father and son discuss the disappearance of his son. The father is convinced that his son has been kidnapped by a strange criminal. He is also certain that the criminal beat his wife to death. The mother is furious that her son has not been found. She demands that xiaoli give her the gloves and scalpel that he used to kill his wife. . The maid who serves the fifth master with xiyu tells the father that she has seen marks on her face and neck. She says that the wound on her neck is not a fatal one, but a chance for a kidnapper. She also says that her back is curved, and that she might have been hit by a foreign object.