Ji Xinshui opened his eyes wide, breathing rapidly.

He stared in disbelief at the dark red invitation on the table in front of him!

This...

This dark red card stock...

This wax seal engraved with a pattern...

This was the genuine Genius Club invitation!

In his life, he had only seen the Genius Club invitation once.

Only once.

But that one glimpse had haunted him his entire life, still vivid in his memory!

Especially the Genius Club logo on the wax seal... a right hand with its index finger extended, pointing straight to the sky. This pattern had shocked him at the time, making him truly feel the power of this mysterious club, its disdain for everything!

This pattern was the deepest secret in his heart for so many years.

He had never told anyone.

Even Ji Lin, who had tried every means to pry the name of the Genius Club from his lips, never knew of this logo.

He himself had never dared to draw the pattern he had only seen once. He had kept this pattern buried in his heart, dreaming of it every night; it was his eternal aspiration.

And he never expected...

Today.

He would see this seal again in the most unbelievable place!

He saw this—

Longed-for—

Genius Club invitation!

Seeing this invitation for the second time in his life...

He was absolutely sure!

This was real! This was the real invitation!

Ji Xinshui excitedly raised his head.

His pupils dilated, his face flushed with excitement, as he looked at Lin Xian incoherently:

"Is... is it Copernicus who sent you...? That's right, Copernicus was right about everything! I, I succeeded! I qualified!"?

Copernicus?

Lin Xian, still smiling as before, felt a strange sense of both unfamiliarity and familiarity with this strange name he had suddenly heard.

Copernicus.

Was it the great astronomer Copernicus from the history books?

Lin Xian pondered this name in his heart.

It was so well-known, yet so distant and unreal.

Nicolaus Copernicus.

A famous Polish astronomer and mathematician during the European Renaissance.

He was the great proposer of the heliocentric theory, an indisputable scientific genius in human history.

It was a pity...

His knowledge and understanding were too far ahead of his time. Until his death, the devout followers of the geocentric theory controlled the entire society. No one believed in the heliocentric theory, which was considered too advanced, and it was even classified as heresy.

Therefore, Copernicus had to embrace his "Heliocentric Theory," which had failed to cause even a ripple, and died in depression, leaving the world.

It wasn't until 20 years after his death.

That another famous scientist, Galileo, cautiously published Copernicus's "Heliocentric Theory" to the world.

But...

Light did not come because of this.

Still, no one believed in the heliocentric theory, and Galileo was sentenced to life imprisonment for it in his later years.

It wasn't until much, much later...

That the popes finally acknowledged the correctness of the "Heliocentric Theory" and overturned Galileo's sentence from centuries ago.

This kind of thing sounds quite fantastical now.

But in reality, before the eighteenth century, similar things happened far too often and were not uncommon.

The tragedy of human civilization is that genius surpasses its time.

Countless great scientists and pioneers, who should have been as brilliant as pearls, were persecuted or died because they proposed advanced hypotheses in that stubborn and unenlightened era.

However...

Lin Xian's thoughts quickly returned from his textbook memories.

Copernicus and the...

Every student who had received compulsory education was familiar with the story of the heliocentric theory.

But the most crucial question now was...

Why did Ji Xinshui suddenly blurt out the name Copernicus?

Who exactly was this Copernicus he was talking about?

It couldn't possibly be Nicolaus Copernicus, who had been dead for five hundred years, could it?

That would be ridiculous...

It could already be called a supernatural ghost story.

However, this matter could be considered slowly later.

At least for now, his plan had succeeded.

Ji Xinshui's agitated and incoherent demeanor after seeing this invitation proved that the fake invitation forged by Huang Que had successfully deceived Ji Xinshui and lured him into the trap.

This was Lin Xian's plan...

As long as the invitation was not opened and the contents inside were not read, this fake invitation was no different from the real thing.

Huang Que was already a member of the Genius Club, so naturally she had a real invitation, and forging it was as easy as copy and paste, wasn't it?

A Huang Que product is a must-have.

Lin Xian smiled at Ji Xinshui.

Now that the other party had been hooked and fallen into the trap... he could confidently execute the next phase of the plan.

...

Just as Lin Xian was thinking briefly, Ji Xinshui's wide eyes stared fixedly at the Genius Club seal, at the English words of the Genius Club stamped on it... his face changed several times, and he was still tearful at this moment:

"I understand, I understand... this is indeed a test! An exam!"

He raised his head, changed his previous attitude, and looked at Lin Xian with eyes full of respect and awe:

"You are the final test question! And you are also the final examiner!"

Now, Ji Xinshui had completely understood!

The Genius Club.

This was his lifelong pursuit, his lifelong dream!

From the moment he first met Copernicus, he had always dreamed of becoming someone like him.

He never thought...

That this moment would really come!

And the person who came to deliver the invitation was the one he least expected, the one who disrupted history!

This dramatic plot was simply too genius!

This was an exam for him, testing whether he could actively find the person who disrupted history and find enough evidence.

And the examiner from the Genius Club was also personally involved, so that they could truly feel every action he took and grade him.

Too genius, this way of testing is really too genius!

That's right...

No wonder this unremarkable young man could disrupt history!

No wonder he could know the future!

No wonder

He could always easily see through his and Ji Lin's tricks!

Because he was a member of the Genius Club!

For them, who were omnipotent... everything was too easy!

In an instant.

Ji Xinshui had an epiphany.

Including why this seemingly ordinary young man could snap his fingers and have the police shut down all the surveillance equipment and cooperate so well.

Because he was not an ordinary person at all.

He was a member of the Genius Club!

So he was omnipotent!

Copernicus and the others could even control space-time and destiny, let alone control a small Donghai police station, it was as easy as flipping their hands!

Seeing the young man in front of him just smile and remain silent, Ji Xinshui was a little nervous and began to introduce himself:

"You, you must also be a member of the Genius Club, right? Copernicus is my referrer... ah, no, no, I'm sorry, I'm really too excited, you must know all this."

"Thank you, thank you for sending me the invitation... although I didn't expect to receive the invitation in

this place, but I understand now, this is all a test set up for me by the club! I finally... finally I can join the Genius Club like Copernicus and you!"

"Sorry, I'm a bit incoherent." Ji Xinshui realized that he was too excited and had lost his composure.

He hastily took a few deep breaths to calm his emotions, and his whole body stopped trembling, but his voice still trembled uncontrollably as he looked at Lin Xian:

"May I... how should I address you?"

He still found it difficult to control his excitement and亢奋.

He eagerly wanted to know the other party's title, wanted to know the name of the guide who would lead him to join the organization!

...

Lin Xian looked at the excited old man in front of him.

Although he didn't know what kind of intense dialectic had taken place in his heart.

But now it seemed that the other party had obviously completed his self-strategy, giving himself the identity of an examiner of the Genius Club.

So, how should he answer the question of the title that he asked now?

Lin Xian was also thinking in his heart.

Speak less, lose less.

He didn't understand what Ji Xinshui meant by asking this question.

He obviously knew that his name was Lin Xian and knew all his information.

But under this premise, he actually opened his mouth and asked him how to "call" him.

That means...

"Address" and "name" are different.

Just like the Copernicus he mentioned just now, it should only be a title, code name, nickname, or something like that, right?

So what should his title be? What should he answer?

Lin Xian didn't know.

Not sure either.

So...

Let's try to avoid the important and take the light way to get around it.

He didn't know how much Ji Xinshui knew about the Genius Club.

Obviously, Ji Xinshui had met members of the Genius Club, at least one.

So did he know the "titles" of the other members?

Hard to say.

So, you can't risk answering at this time.

Now it was hard to get Ji Xinshui hooked, and if he said the wrong thing or said something uncertain that aroused his suspicion, then everything would be abandoned.

"You will naturally know these things after you officially join the Genius Club."

Lin Xian put on a smile of strategizing and perfunctorily dealt with this problem.

At this time, he really wanted to ask Ji Xinshui a lot of information about the Genius Club.

But...

The risk was too great, and there was no way to ask.

Now that Ji Xinshui was convinced that he was a member of the Genius Club, if he asked some idiot questions again, he would be 100% exposed.

Therefore, let's quickly implement the plan that was formulated from the beginning.

"But."

Lin Xian changed the subject and looked at Ji Xinshui:

"Your exam is not over yet. Next, it is the final exam for you to join the Genius Club."

Lin Xian pretended to be mysterious, hugged his arms, and began to tell the truth:

"Ji Xinshui, do you know why the Genius Club can hide so mysteriously in the long river of history without leaving a trace?"

"I don't know, please advise." Ji Xinshui took it seriously and sat up straight.

"That's because... the members of the Genius Club are history themselves; they have already integrated themselves into history and detached themselves from the real world, so naturally they will not leave any trace."

Lin Xian looked into Ji Xinshui's eyes:

"As long as they are living people, they will leave traces in history. But dead people are different... dead people will not attract attention, nor will they leave any real traces in this world, so naturally they can hide themselves and the organization in the long river of history and pluck the strings of the future."

The long river of history...

Pluck

Future...

Ji Xinshui listened to these words with enthusiasm.

The word "disrupting history" itself was told to him by Copernicus.

He had always been very confused for so many years... why these things that had not happened yet should be called the future, but Copernicus and the others always talked about history.

He couldn't understand it, but he didn't dare to ask.

And the tone of the young man in front of him was exactly the same as Copernicus!

It was also all kinds of history, history... Now Ji Xinshui also understood that the future that had not happened yet in their eyes... in the eyes of the members of the Genius Club, it was already fixed history!

Too magical...

This feeling is too magical, too great.

This is the ultimate power and power he has been pursuing! The ultimate control of destiny and time and space!

He did not doubt what Lin Xian said at all.

Because.

The omnipotent Genius Club should be above time and space and destiny, which is exactly the same as his speculation all along!

He leaned forward and looked at Lin Xian expectantly:

"Then please... what should I do?"

Lin Xian smiled slightly.

Seeing that the other party was still hooked and not suspicious, he continued to advance the plan.

Moreover, Lin Xian accidentally discovered that every time he mentioned the word "history," Ji Xinshui's expression was particularly excited.

This also surprised him...

Shouldn't ordinary people care more about the future?

But now there was no need to analyze these. Since he liked to hear the word "history" and these two words were so convincing to him, he would continue to follow the plan.

Lin Xian looked at Ji Xinshui and began to tell lies:

"Your last exam is to disappear from reality, completely hide your existence, and make yourself an unknown history."

"You mean..."

Ji Xinshui's eyes widened:

"I need to ‘fake death’ once in reality? Let my existence disappear from the world?"

"That's right."

Lin Xian was quite surprised. How could Ji Xinshui be so knowledgeable? He instantly understood his roundabout meaning.

Could it be... he had been mentally prepared for a long time?

Or had he heard similar words a long time ago?

Could it be that he was exposed?

Lin Xian stopped talking and prepared to see Ji Xinshui's reaction next.

The intelligence he had now was too little... Just bluffing had exhausted all his strength.

Walking on thin ice, step by step, he would be seen through by Ji Xinshui if he was not careful.

Therefore.

Under this obvious strangeness now, let's first listen to how Ji Xinshui views the "fake death."

This was what he had made up.

It was his plan to force out Ji Xinshui's criminal evidence and force Ji Xinshui to death.

In particular, he had to let the old man willingly welcome death, otherwise Lin Xian would not be relieved to let him out, and he would react and stab him in the back sooner or later.

And at this time, Ji Xinshui...

His brain was running fast.

He thought of Copernicus, whom he had always regarded as a god.

Fake death.

So that's it!

All his previous questions were answered!

It turned out that the core key was in this fake death hidden in the dust!

No wonder.

For so many years, he and Ji Lin had tried every means to investigate for so long, but they could not find any trace of the existence of the Genius Club.

It turned out that they had already detached themselves from reality, their real existence had already been erased from the real world, and they themselves had already become history.

Fake death in the real world.

Resurrection in the Genius Club.

In fact, the person who was alive was still the same person, just with a different identity.

Ji Xinshui's breathing gradually stabilized, and he looked up at Lin Xian:

"Then please... what should I do? What is considered a qualified fake death?"

Lin Xian remained unmoved on the surface, but breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Fortunately.

The fact that Ji Xinshui could ask this question meant that his plan had not been exposed. Then... the next step was simple.

He chuckled:

"Ji Xinshui, your current situation is an excellent opportunity to fake death and resurrect."

Lin Xian raised his head:

"Now the death penalty method implemented by Dragon Country is lethal injection. Do you know... how many injections are needed in total?"