On September 16th, no matter how unwilling Lott Degen might have been, the report eting had already begun. For him, attending the report eting was the purpose of coming to Huaxia.
However, everything he had seen in the past two days prevented him from resting well, so he simply got up early that day, planning to do sothing aningful, and intended to et with Qiao Yu before the report eting.
Today’s morning report took place in the Hundred-year-old Lecture Hall at Yanbei University. The first session was a report by Qiao Yu, lasting from 9:30 to 11:30, a full two hours.
It turned out there were quite a few people who thought similarly to Lott Degen.
Like Tao Xuanzhi, for example.
In fact, Tao Xuanzhi had arrived in Huaxia a day early, but since he ca later than Peter Schultz, Qiao Yu had already shut himself off from visitors.
His phone was off, and he didn’t respond to emails. This determined attitude of shutting himself off from guests left people feeling helpless.
However, it couldn’t be said that these distinguished guests were being neglected. After all, Qiao Yu’s ntor, and his ntor’s ntor, both ca forward to receive them...
When asked about Qiao Yu, both replied, "Who knows what that kid is busy with?"
Upon learning that Qiao Yu had a whole day’s conversation with Peter Schultz before going into seclusion, Tao Xuanzhi even went out of his way to find out the room of this German genius professor and paid him a visit.
He was then shaken by the disheveled appearance of Peter Schultz. After all, it was the first ti he had seen this normally image-conscious mathematician with stubble...
And during the conversation, Peter appeared absent-minded, always saying things Tao couldn’t quite understand.
Such as questioning whether ordinary people’s study of mathematics held any significant aning.
To be frank, Tao Xuanzhi didn’t know what kind of blow Peter Schultz had received to say such things...
It’s not that Tao Xuanzhi didn’t understand humility, but if he and a Fields dal laureate like Schultz were considered ordinary on the mathematical level, then surely the threshold for being an ordinary person has been set too high.
What would those mathematical professors who haven’t won a Fields dal think? What would those mathematicians, dedicating their whole lives to research and unable to publish in major journals, think?
Do they not even qualify as ordinary people?
This made Tao Xuanzhi even more curious about what Peter Schultz and Qiao Yu had discussed, resulting in Peter’s sudden change in ntal state.
Unfortunately, when asked about this, Peter Schultz had only one sentence: "What’s the rush, you’ll know in a few days at the report eting."
And then he wouldn’t say another word.
It was awkward; if a Fields dal winner decided not to talk about a certain issue, no one could force them...
Couldn’t exactly use torture, could they?
Tao Xuanzhi could only return empty-handed, but his curiosity was clearly heightened, even feeling a shadow cast over his heart...
There were many with a curiosity as intense as Tao Xuanzhi’s. In fact, those who’ve achieved sothing in mathematics usually possess a strong curiosity.
The big shots were already well-inford, not to ntion that everyone had gathered in the sa place for the report eting, making the information even more accessible.
Moreover, mathematicians, like ordinary people, might exaggerate a little as news spread.
They were now curious not only about the content of Qiao Yu’s report but even more about why Peter Schultz had suddenly beco so despondent.
After all, at the International Mathematicians Conference, Qiao Yu had solved the Riemann Conjecture, with Peter Schultz as one of the reviewers, and everything seed normal.
Who wouldn’t want to know what exactly the two discussed that made Peter Schultz suddenly lose his composure?
So when Lott Degen arrived early at the Hundred-year-old Lecture Hall, using the reservation code he had pre-arranged last night to enter the VIP room, he saw lots of people, but not today’s main character, Qiao Yu.
This only increased the confusion for Lott Degen, who had been busy understanding Huaxia’s national conditions to resolve his doubts.
What’s going on? Did everyone rent cars for outings these past two days? Why did everyone choose to gather today so early in the morning? With the report eting about to start, what’s the commotion?
Fortunately, everyone resting in the VIP room was familiar, with even Pierre Derini present.
After greeting a few people, Lott Degen imdiately went up to Pierre Derini and asked, "Why are you here?"
Pierre Derini looked at Lott Degen with an exasperated glance and countered quizzically, "If you can co, why can’t I?"
Lott Degen, smiling wryly, explained, "That’s not what I ant. You know, I haven’t been staying in the Yanbei area these past two days. Since you’ve been here the whole ti, haven’t you t with Qiao Yu? What about the others...?"
Pierre Derini chuckled and said, "You know there are so many people waiting here early. So why do you think that is?"
Lott Degen furrowed his brows and said in surprise, "Couldn’t et him these past two days?"
Pierre Derini nodded, then succinctly added, "Not just that. After Qiao Yu talked with Peter Schultz for a whole day, he began shutting himself off from guests. Peter Schultz’s condition is very bad, he’s even starting to doubt whether he’s suited for mathematics."
The amount of information in this statent was overwhelming, even more startling than any conclusions Lott Degen had reached during his wandering around Huaxia these past two days, leaving him standing there in a daze, unsure of what to say for quite so ti.
What a joke!
Who is Peter Schultz?
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