After Chen Ku had left, the large fire that had started in Black Clothes Alley quickly drew the attention of the Night Watchman and nearby common folk. By the time chaos had engulfed the entire alley, in the middle of the night, the government officers had also arrived.
Although many people were ordered to extinguish the fire, Chen Ku had set it at a cunning angle. Furthermore, with the Volcanic Crow handling the cleanup, by the time the fire was completely extinguished, the two-courtyard residence of Zhao Yuyan and other members of the Ancient Elephant Sect was almost burned to ruins.
Within that courtyard, the old woman's body, through the Volcanic Crow's cleanup efforts, had turned into charred ashes.
Eventually, government personnel, along with hunting dogs, traced a scent to a nearby dark alley. When the constables arrived in the alley with lanterns, they were utterly horrified by the sight before them.
