Though she reports the crime to the local Prefect, Ji Shixun, she is quickly misled into believing it was the work of desperate refugees. Suspecting a cover-up, Mulan launches her own investigation. She starts with a trail of counterfeit money paid by a local bully, Zhao San, eventually uncovering a massive conspiracy involving corrupt officials and a human trafficking ring. The "fire" she lights is one of justice in a world that believes her fighting days are over.