Of the Naughty Child's bizarre end as a heap of ashes, Yang writes only that "he was sick and could not afford a doctor." We are left with Yang's grief and compassion, a contrast to the well-off yet heartless character of the Disturber.
就連最後「死囝仔」離奇地化為一抔白骨灰，也僅簡單地以「生病沒錢醫」帶過，其餘又是楊儒門的悲天憫人，對照出另一角色「攪和角」的優渥卻冷漠無情。