Upon hearing this, several pairs of eyes immediately fell on Professor Zhang, full of suspicion.
Professor Zhang seemed a bit stunned and said with some discomfort, "Captain Gu, I don't remember how I went out and returned to Zhang Village earlier. As for the Lotus Scepter... it's too secretive, so after discussing it with the deputy team, we felt it was safer to keep it within the archaeological team. But we never expected so many things to happen, so we decided to tell everyone once we got back in, to put their minds at ease."
He added, "It wasn't intended to target you, really."
Gu Siyin's gaze remained sharp, "Did you really lose your memory?"
"Yes!"
"How could that have happened?"
"This... I really don't know."
Professor Zhang said bewilderedly.
Gu Siyin spoke calmly, "Then why, when you were in danger earlier, did you never use it to escape?"
