Genius Club.

Chapter 75 Wrong Question (Thanks to the leader, I have two precious cats!)
"because……"

The old man gritted his teeth and said:
"Because Xu Yun also... [disrupted history]."

"No, no, I'm not asking you that. How could I not know this?" Ji Lin turned the pencil in his hand, his eyes still fixed on the old man:

"I'm asking you, why do you want to kill these people who disrupt history?"

The old man said nothing.

After a long silence:
"Ji Lin, you talk a lot today. You've never asked this kind of question before."

"Because it wasn't Xu Yun who died before."

Ji Lin looked at the rolled-up list on the ground:
"You gave me this list so that I can find the person who disturbed history, right? In fact, I don't think it's necessary to go through so much trouble."

"There are only about 200 to 300 people on this list. Can't you just kill them all? Why bother finding this person who disturbed history? Being so cautious is totally unlike your style."

"No."

The old man said sternly:

"Never kill innocent people indiscriminately."

Ji Lin was amused.

He opened the September issue of Mathematical Monthly, found the Sudoku page, and continued to work on the problem:

"So you see... you still know something, and you are hiding something from me."

"You speak so righteously, I thought we were some kind of justice organization."

He stopped writing again and looked up at the old man:

"You killed my parents, too."

The old man turned around and sighed helplessly:
"Ji Lin, I have told you this many times. I didn't kill your parents... Even though it might not be a simple accident, it was definitely not me who killed them."

"Stop pretending."

Ji Lin lowered his head and smiled, then continued to do Sudoku:
"I found out everything."

"Then you should check it carefully again!"

The old man's voice became higher and his breathing became heavier:
"enough."

He waved his hand, pulled up a chair and sat down:
"Stop trying to get me to talk, Ji Lin. Provoking me won't work."

"We must find the person who disrupted history, find evidence that he was indeed disrupting history, and then we can kill him..."

"Only in this way can we achieve our ultimate goal—"

"【Received an invitation letter from...the Genius Club!"

Wow.

Ji Lin finished another Sudoku puzzle, threw the magazine in his hand to the ground, and picked up the October issue of Mathematics Monthly next to it:

"I don't understand."

"This doesn't need to be understood, Ji Lin." The old man interrupted him:
"If you really want to get an invitation to the Genius Club, then do as I say!"

He coughed a few times and wiped the corners of his mouth:
"We have no choice, Ji Lin... Believe me, this is the only way for us to join the Genius Club."

"I am more sad than you about Xu Yun's death, but there is no other way. This is a sacrifice that has to be made... Maybe there will be many more such sacrifices in the future, even you, me, and many others... But this is what we have to do, Ji Lin, believe me, we are doing the right thing."

Wow.

Ji Lin threw the October issue of "Mathematics Monthly" to the ground.

This issue of Sudoku was obviously too easy, and I finished it in a few strokes. There was a pile of magazines on the right hand side, but now there were only two left.

He picked up the November issue of Mathematical Monthly, opened it in his hand, and looked at the Sudoku puzzle on it:
"I didn't say I wouldn't listen to you, because I had no choice."

He looked at it for a long time before turning the pencil in his hand upside down and filling in the numbers:
"I tried to investigate the Genius Club, but found nothing... It's really amazing. I never believed that there would be no trace of a thing in this world."

"It clearly exists, but there is no trace of it. At least I have tried for so many years, but I haven't been able to find any correct clues. There is relevant information on the Internet, but they are all settings in games or names of film and television works... Obviously, it is not the same as the mysterious club you mentioned."

"Even... the name of the Genius Club was something I got out of you when I was a kid. After all these years, I haven't found anything other than this name, and you're very tight-lipped, which I admire."

The old man closed his eyes and rubbed his temples:
"I don't know much more than you, Ji Lin. But I can be sure of one thing: this club is mysterious and powerful enough. It is omnipotent and controls everything. It is even more incredible than you can imagine..."

"So don't doubt what we are doing, just do as I say...find the person who disrupted history as soon as possible, and kill him!"

"Every person who dies will become our ticket to join the Genius Club. In terms of obtaining the invitation to the Genius Club, our goal is the same."

"You are the smartest person I have ever met, the ultimate genius. I have always believed that you are the one closest to the genius club. So... helping me, Ji Lin, is also helping yourself."

Wow.

Ji Lin threw down the November issue of "Mathematics Monthly" in his hand.

He stood up slowly...

Pick up the list on the ground:

"I'll find that person."

After saying that, he scratched his messy hair and walked towards the bedroom.

The old man let out a breath through his nose.

Looking at the November issue of Mathematics Monthly thrown on the ground...

He took a closer look and was very surprised.

On the page of the magazine that was opened, the Sudoku game was not finished.

Only about half of the numbers were filled in, and there were several traces of deletions and modifications, but in the end the Sudoku puzzle was not solved.

"It's really strange..."

The old man sighed:
"There is actually a Sudoku in this world that you can't solve."

"It's not that I can't do it, it's that the question is wrong." Ji Lin yawned and rubbed his eyes:
"If the question is wrong, no one can solve it."

The old man was very curious.

He stood up, picked up the last December issue of Mathematical Monthly, and opened the Sudoku page.

In the most prominent position, there is an "Apology Statement", which is the magazine's apology for the printing error in the previous issue of the Sudoku game, and the positions of several numbers were corrected in this issue.

The old man smiled complacently and put down the magazine.

"As expected... you never disappoint anyone! If only you weren't so lazy, you would be very popular."

"【Lazy】." Ji Lin opened the bedroom door and walked inside:

"I hate this code name. I'm not the last one to join the organization. Why don't you choose a better one for me? I don't like laziness."

"Then get to work!" The old man's patience has been worn out tonight.

"understood……"

Ji Lin yawned again and closed the door:
"Good night, Pride."

(End of this chapter)