"Why not make Gu Qingnian strip naked and run ten laps around the academy?" Cai Mei'er suddenly suggested.
"..."
"All right. What Gu Qingnian did this time was openly strike Dai Huabin, which constitutes assaulting a fellow student and disrupting order, as well as forcibly carrying her off. We need to approach this from those two angles."
Yan Shaozhe coughed lightly and went straight to the point.
"The main issue is that it happened during class. If it had been after class, we could have simply classified it as a duel. Hmph, Qingnian should have waited a little. He didn't even check the time before taking him away."
Qian Duoduo muttered under his breath.
Everyone fell silent. Yan Shaozhe simply ignored him and continued, "According to the rules, disrupting class is relatively minor, with punishment determined by the circumstances. Since it caused no significant damage or disruption, I believe making him clean the Academy Plaza for three months would suffice.
"As for a one-sided assault on a fellow student, the circumstances provide grounds for leniency, and the academy does encourage fighting.
"According to the victim's classmates, he suffered only superficial injuries in this incident. I believe Gu Qingnian was merely too anxious and had no intention of assaulting a fellow student. He simply forgot the time, and this was his first offense. Therefore, I propose that he compensate the student he struck for medical expenses, emotional distress, and other costs, write a self-criticism to be circulated throughout the academy, and receive a demerit, among other penalties.
"Finally, there is the matter of carrying off a student..."
Yan Shaozhe slowly laid out his thoughts. The Senior Elders found nothing objectionable in what they heard. It was reasonable and fair. Yes, no problems there.
Suddenly, Qian Duoduo made a remark that left