Shen Shi's tone from beginning to end remained calm, without any fluctuations.
Even when he spoke the final sentence, there was no trace of sarcasm in his voice.
But it was precisely this tone that made people feel he was simply stating a fact.
And his eyes.
As Shen Shi spoke, his gaze swept over each of the people present, causing many who met his eyes to involuntarily look away.
Including Curtis.
He didn't want to.
Curtis originally wanted to stand tall, display the smile deemed "most charming in the Nia Empire" by the media, which he had practiced countless times in front of the mirror, and show this ticket-holder that he wasn't the kind of person they thought he was.
But... that gaze was simply too penetrating.
It was an indescribable, almost magical feeling, as if in that instant of eye contact, everything about him was laid bare, leaving him unable to hide anything.
In fact... Curtis's feeling wasn't wrong.
Shen Shi, at this moment, had an external device.