In this chapter, we learn that niangui has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for his role in the opium trade. The sentence is to be followed by a fine of 5000 yuan. . The voice on the other side of the street is wu yu, the friend from the night before. The friend's wife has lost contact with her husband, and the police station has searched his house and his travel records. The police station's constable has checked on the family, and they have lost contact. The nian family has been put on high alert. They have been instructed to inform the traffic control bureau and to intercept the nians. They are to be sent to the jinkang detention center, where they will spend the rest of their lives