Yang Ling first recounted his visit to the Dragon Subduing Gang and his clash with Liu Wu. Then he described how Wen Kongxuan had been ambushed and nearly killed.

Yun Ruo listened in utter confusion.

"I've heard about the attack on Wen Kongxuan. What does it have to do with this?"

"That evening I was dining at Manager Wen's residence when Head Constable Cui Tao arrived in a hurry. I caught the scent of fire oil on him," Yang Ling said.