The idea of possession worried both Lu Jin'an and Dean Lin: "You mean, the consciousness of a Martian has entered the trainee's body?"
Gu Zhilin thought this explanation was also good, so he nodded and said, "That's exactly what I mean. It's very likely that the consciousness of those students has already dissipated."
Upon hearing this answer, both Dean Lin and Lu Jin'an fell silent.
"Then can they still act like Martians?" Lu Jin'an asked, frowning.
After all, Lu Jin'an, who had dealt with Martians for a long time, knew very well just how cunning Martians were.
Gu Zhilin shook his head: "It's just that the consciousness is eroded, but the body functions are still the same as normal humans."
Lu Jin'an finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"I hope the arrest goes smoothly." Lu Jin'an was still a little worried.
Gu Zhilin comforted them, saying, "Don't worry, they won't dare to reveal their identities too early."
He frowned as he spoke, "But... for a normal possession, both the original owner and the person being possessed need to be dead. To be honest, I can't do that yet. So how did that person on Mars manage to do it?"
Gu Zhilin was somewhat confused. What he had said to Li Sang earlier was not an exaggeration. Even after a thousand years, he was certain that no Taoist from Earth could surpass him.
Unless it's an ancient, powerful being, but those ancient, powerful beings would never betray Earth.
So how did that person do it?
"Are those drugs not only burning away lifespan, but also have other side effects?" Lu Jin'an asked.
Upon hearing this, Gu Zhilin was taken aback. He recalled that he had previously calculated the birth charts of the two students, and both of their original lifespans had been shortened.
At the time, he only thought it was caused by the use of drugs that burned away his lifespan.
But little did I know that it might be because of being possessed.
He gasped, "Then... it's very likely that those students whose mental strength has increased rapidly have already been possessed by Martians."
This conclusion was even more outrageous; he just hoped he was overthinking it.
But Lu Jin'an felt that it might not be that he was overthinking things.
So he sent a message to Jiang Jiyang, asking him to pay attention to whether those people had any changes in their behavior or habits.
Jiang Jiyang didn't understand why such an order was given.
But when making arrests, they still ask the students around them if the person has shown any unusual behavior recently.
Jiang Jiyang quickly replied to the message: "Almost everyone has changed their behavior to some extent. The biggest change is that almost everyone who is taking medication no longer goes to the cafeteria and instead chooses to drink nutritional fluids."
"Lu Jin'an, they didn't tamper with the cafeteria a while ago, did they?" Jiang Jiyang felt nauseous as he recalled what he had seen of the cafeteria before.
Lu Jin'an simply replied, "No."
“It seems they have indeed been possessed.” Lu Jin’an took a deep breath and said, “Martians are not used to human food.”
Upon hearing this, Dean Lin immediately closed his eyes: "How could such a problem have occurred under my management?"
Gu Zhilin didn't dwell on the emotions. Instead, he immediately asked Dean Lin for paper and pen, then cut his hand and squeezed out a lot of blood to drip into the ink.
Lu Jin'an was startled by what she saw: "What are you doing?"
All that could be heard was Gu Zhilin coldly saying, "Since he sent those Martian souls over, don't blame me for keeping them. Didn't we say we couldn't communicate with Martians? Well, now they're in human bodies and can speak human language. Let them spit out all the Martian news to me."
As he spoke, he picked up his brush, dipped it in ink, and began to draw talismans.
At this moment, Gu Zhilin looked exceptionally charming.
Lu Jin'an didn't stop him anymore, but instead watched Gu Zhilin work attentively.
Gu Zhilin was very quick at drawing talismans. In modern times, there are not many places that use paper and pen. Only places like academies still have some paper and pen.
Gu Zhilin didn't seem to be very used to drawing symbols with this kind of brush, but even if he wasn't used to it...
After two talisman papers, he was able to draw smoothly again.
He spent the entire afternoon drawing talismans.
Meanwhile, Jiang Jiyang's side also arrested more than fifty trainees.
More than a dozen coaches.
It was only then that he discovered that these coaches had also used those drugs.
You should know that... the coaches at the academy are all veterans who have retired from the battlefield.
Many of them were rejected by the military because of their limited talent.
However, their abilities are quite good, so they come to train students.
They were naturally dissatisfied with their current situation, but they never expected to take the risk of using this drug.
Jiang Jiyang was disappointed in him, but he couldn't bring himself to say anything harsh.
When she arrived at Lu Jin'an's office, seeing Gu Zhilin drawing talismans, she was seething with anger.
He was still a little confused: "What happened? Did something else go wrong?"
For some reason, Jiang Jiyang felt a little uneasy seeing Gu Zhilin make a move.
Lu Jin'an gestured to him with his eyes to keep his voice down and not disturb Gu Zhilin.
Then he went to the side and quietly told Gu Zhilin his guess.
And based on the information gathered from the investigation, it seems to be true.
At this moment, Jiang Jiyang felt his scalp tingle.
So those students I just captured are actually dead, and the ones inside their bodies are Martians?
He felt that his worldview had been shaken.
After a long while, he finally found a seat, still feeling dizzy.
When I sat down, I realized that Dean Lin was sitting next to me.
The old dean looked even more dizzy than himself at this moment.
Just then, Gu Zhilin ran out of talismans.
She looked rather haggard, and even her lips were pale.
Lu Jin'an felt a little sorry for him: "How are you? Why do you look so pale? If you need blood, you can use mine. There's no need to use your own. Do you want to rest for a bit?"
Seeing the man's nervous appearance, Gu Zhilin found it somewhat amusing: "Your blood isn't as useful as mine. There's no time to rest now; I need to go see those who used the drug."
Lu Jin'an originally didn't want him to work so hard.
But Gu Zhilin insisted: "They made a note that that person couldn't possibly be unaware of the situation. If we don't hurry, their souls will be recalled."
Knowing the urgency of the situation, Lu Jin'an asked Dean Lin to have someone bring over nutrient solution.
Jiang Jiyang forced Gu Zhilin to drink a few sips of nutrient solution before letting them go to see the students who were taking the medication.
The moment Gu Zhilin saw those students, he knew he had guessed correctly.
Most of these people have already been possessed, with only a small number who used less medicine remaining unpossessed, but their souls are still in a state of flux.
For those who had not been possessed, Gu Zhilin immediately used talismans to stabilize their souls.
He had Lu Jin'an escort those who had already been possessed into a room. Then he personally pasted talismans on the walls of the room.
Then he coldly looked at those people and said, "Now that you've come to my Earth, don't even think about leaving."
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