Shang Gelush was utterly bewildered. After buying and mailing the gifts, he had returned and barely rested for a moment before a burly immigration officer burst into his room and pinned him down. Even after he made it clear that he posed absolutely no threat, they still put him through the full three-piece treatment: authorization verification, interrogation records, and movement tracking. Then they took him from the hotel and sent him back to the transfer station where they had first arrived at Star Ring City.
Lady Hai Ling had not escaped it either.
They were both completely in the dark. Fortunately, he had not actually committed any crime, and his status as a retired veteran came in handy. He struck up a conversation with one of the escorting officers and learned a relatively accurate account:
Because leads had been found regarding illegal immigration, resource smuggling, and other crimes, operations at the Frontier Training Ground had been suspended. The police had intervened and launched a comprehensive investigation. It was not just the Frontier Training Ground—every similar training camp in the Boundary region of You Chong Star had been shut down, with further arrangements to be made after the investigation was complete.
As for these Planetary Bumpkins, even their remaining few hours of temporary authorization had been revoked. They were being sent back to You Chong Star to await further arrangements.
This was an event beyond anyone's control. Shang Gelush had risked his life on the battlefield, after all, and knew that at a time like this, all he could do was accept it and cooperate.
But there was one problem: Tai Yu had gone out wandering and had not returned yet.
During the interrogation, Shang Gelush had truthfully reported this as well, but the officers on the other side gave no