There is a bag containing 5 cards with the numbers $1, 3, 5, 7, 9$ written on them, one number per card. A trial is performed by randomly drawing one card from the bag, confirming the number on the card, and putting it back. This trial is repeated 3 times, and let $\bar{X}$ be the average of the three numbers confirmed. When $\mathrm{V}(a\bar{X} + 6) = 24$, what is the value of the positive number $a$? [3 points]\\
(1) 1\\
(2) 2\\
(3) 3\\
(4) 4\\
(5) 5