War and slaughter have bought a brief peace. Gradually, people have lost their genuine, kind feelings, losing themselves in drink, sex, and pleasure. Good and evil are separated by a single thought. A person secretly in love sees the object of their affection beneath an older man's body, all for money. Yes, with money, anything is possible. A woman gives and gives, time and again, to keep her family secure, only to find her man out carousing under the pretense of business engagements. A student studies hard and gets good grades, only to find that credits and layers of evaluations are governed by unspoken rules. After earning a diploma, they enter society and discover that what they still need is money and power. Those who work quietly and conscientiously find themselves burdened with heavier duties in middle age, only to be fired in the end. Then they can't find another job, while every aspect of life costs money. Without it, their children can't go to school and their parents can't get medical care. Behind the rising and falling numbers on stock charts lies a game played by the managers. After all the glitter and revelry comes an empty, frenzied scream. One pedestrian after another is run over and killed, simply because the driver finds them irritating and is in a bad mood, too slow to stop the car. An old man waits at home for his child to return. One person's life is held hostage by morality, and a heart is transplanted. One person after another is afraid of trouble, turning major problems into minor ones, and minor ones into...
