Nicolai Park joined the Russian army and fought in the war in Europe before coming home. He has nowhere to go and starves for days until he meets Chang-ho, who lets him stay in his boarding house. Meanwhile, Chang-ho meets Hye-ok, who has been sold off to provide money for her parents. Ahn Cha-deok, who has his eyes on Hye-ok, tries to divorce his wife Yeong-ja. Yeong-ja and Nicolai Park become intimate but he refuses her pleas to elope with her. That is when Cha-deok asks Yeong-ja for a divorce and he buys Hye-ok off with money. Nicolai Park goes to Cha-deok's house to bring Hye-ok back but he has already been killed by Yeong-ja. Nicolai Park hits the road again, as his boarding house friends bid him farewell.