Hou has seen all kinds of high living, and is well aware of the impermanence of the mortal world, especially since his only son died in the Chienkang Kindergarten bus fire of 1981. Having been a "victim" as well as a detective makes Hou Yu-i more able to appreciate the heart-rending anguish felt by crime victims.
面對五光十色的繁華，看慣人間世俗的無常，尤其三代單傳的兒子，也在民國八十一年間，健康幼稚園娃娃車燒車事件中被燒死，從辦案人變成「被害人」，侯友宜更能感受到受害者椎心刺骨的痛。