"Brainwashed and controlled?" Ploo Koon stared in disbelief at the utterly ordinary-looking Republic Intelligence Department agent before him, his brow deeply furrowed.
Just moments ago, an agent from the Republic Intelligence Department had contacted them through an emergency channel. Ordinarily, this would have violated protocol. An intelligence officer of his rank was not qualified to contact Jedi Knights directly; aside from their own assigned units, anyone wishing to contact Jedi Knights had to be at least a general.
But because the intelligence was so urgent, they could only send it directly to Ploo Koon.
"Yes." The intelligence officer nodded. "Based on extensive sampling and analysis, many people on Rendili Planet changed their positions almost overnight. They had previously opposed Rendili StarDrive, but now they had fallen silent or were even secretly supporting it. This is abnormal."
Jedi Knight Jing Fang said, "There is nothing inherently unusual about that. Perhaps Rendili StarDrive offered them a price they could not refuse? Jedi Knights cannot arrest someone simply because they changed their stance. Especially when we still have no concrete evidence that Rendili StarDrive intends to side with the Separatists."
"If it were one or two people, or even a dozen, such a change in attitude could be explained. But when hundreds of people suddenly do so, it becomes difficult to justify. Therefore, we have proposed a bold hypothesis: these people may have been brainwashed and controlled," the intelligence officer said.
At that moment, Jax Pavan, whose mind was quicker, suddenly said, "Actually, whether these people changed their attitudes is not the key issue. What matters is that we ensure Rendili StarDrive does not betray the Galactic Republic. On that basis, whatever they do is their internal affair. But why... do you seem to be hoping that Rendili will betray us?"
Jing Fang