Shen Le: Oh no, I've become an artifact that cannot leave the country?!

"How did you get here?"

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"Why do you suddenly want to go to Europe?"

Shen Le sat across the table from the director of Binhai City's Special Affairs Bureau, staring at each other. You asked me a question, I asked you one back, and then they fell into silence, both wondering how to phrase things...

Shen Le was honestly a little dumbfounded. He had some guesses about his own status, which was why he had contacted the Special Affairs Bureau first:

Communicate in advance, report in advance—no matter what, it was better than suddenly getting hit by a dump truck overseas, or taking eight bullets and dying by suicide.

But he had assumed that Gu Yulin, or perhaps Gu Yulin's superior, would come explain the precautions for leaving the country. How had the bureau director himself ended up coming personally?

The last time they met had been when the Red Wedding Dress pointed out the Great Vortex's location, prompting multiple organizations to launch a joint operation. Looking at Shen Le's bewildered face, the director had a bellyful of complaints lodged in his throat, with no idea where to begin. Shen Le only had to open his mouth; he had run himself ragged, all right!

From the moment he received the news, he had canceled two meetings and one event, rushing here with his full attention. On the way, his phone had not stopped ringing:

"What has Shen Le been busy with lately?"

"Tell every border checkpoint to stay alert. If they discover he intends to leave the country, stop him immediately and report to my department!"

"Which travel agency did he contact to get his visa?"

"What? He hasn't even applied for a passport yet? Then never mind---"

Unless Shen Le had suddenly lost his mind and