"Abducted? Why?"
Confusion appeared on Chen Shi'an's face.
He remembered very clearly that the last time he had seen Fang Ruyu and Song Yuming together, the two had been quite intimate.
Fang Ming said urgently, "Song Yuming falsely accused my Ruyu of stealing his Marrow-Washing Pill."
The moment Chen Shi'an heard about the Marrow-Washing Pill, he had a rough idea of what had happened.
Fang Ruyu wanted Song Yuming's pill, and Song Yuming wanted Fang Ruyu's body.
In the end, he had given away the pill without getting her body. Furious, Song Yuming had simply torn away all pretense and decided to force himself on her.
After a moment's thought, he replied quietly, "This is a financial dispute. Coming to me won't help. You should go to the City Guard Battalion."
Misery appeared on Fang Ming's face. "Commander Chen, if going to the City Guard Battalion would help, why would I swallow my shame and come begging you?
"I just went to the City Guard Battalion. They brushed me off with a few words and told me to go home and wait for news.
"Song Yuming's father is the chief steward of the Internal Affairs Office. Officials shield one another. How would the City Guard Battalion ever make a genuine effort to deal with this?"
Chen Shi'an added, "Isn't Fang Ruyu a student of Windrise Martial Academy? Won't Windrise Martial Academy do anything?"
Song Yuming's expression turned bitter. "I went to the Martial Academy too, but I couldn't even see anyone in charge.
"Back when Dean Lu was there, he looked after Ruyu a great deal. Now that Dean Lu is gone, no one cares about my Ruyu."
Chen Shi'an shook his head. "If even the City Guard Battalion and Windrise Martial Academy won't intervene, there's even less I can