In this chapter, we are introduced to the protagonist, a young man who has just returned from a trip abroad. He has come to Shanghai to meet with his uncle, who is the leader of a group of young men who are planning to build an empire on the shores of the Pearl River. The protagonist asks his uncle what he should do if he learns that his lover has been deceiving him. The uncle replies that he should tell his lover what he knows, and the protagonist agrees to do so.
In this chapter, we are introduced to the protagonist, a young man who has just returned from a trip abroad. He has come to Shanghai to meet with his uncle, who is the leader of a group of young men who are planning to build an empire on the shores of the Pearl River. The protagonist asks his uncle what he should do if he learns that his lover has been deceiving him. The uncle replies that he should tell his lover what he knows, and the protagonist agrees to do so.