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Chapter 115 I have an obligation to let the other party know who the real father is!
How would a normal Chinese father feel if he suddenly saw his illegitimate son from more than ten years ago suddenly appear in his field of vision, and as a highly talented mathematical star, he was praised by the bigwigs as a young genius?
First of all, it's probably pride...

Feng Yu did the same, but it only lasted for a second...

Then came panic!

Yes, panic!
Feng Yu really didn't expect that the woman would actually give birth to the child and raise it to this age. This made him instinctively feel the danger, and then... he panicked!
He is living a happy life now, with a loving wife and two lovely children.

Most importantly, his father-in-law is Michael Eisen, a well-known American quantum physicist and member of the Academy of Sciences. His father-in-law's father is even more amazing, Lucas Eisen, a Fields Medal winner and a top expert in algebraic geometry and commutative algebra.

One of the biggest figures still alive in the world of mathematics.

The reason why he was able to work at UC Berkeley, join Dennis's research group, and frequently attend various high-end academic conferences was not only due to his own abilities, but more importantly, the recommendation and guarantee of Lucas Eisen.

This is also the reason why even though his wife Irene's figure has begun to gradually change after giving birth to two children, he still loves his wife very much.

He can live a comfortable life in this country and achieve his current success largely due to the help from his father-in-law's family. Now the appearance of Qiao Yu means changes.

Feng Yu didn't like this kind of change, especially since he was at a critical stage in his career.

The geometric Langlands conjecture in which he participated has been proved. If nothing unexpected happens, as one of the main members of the team, he will most likely be nominated for the Fields Medal. Of course, he will definitely be a runner-up this time.

Lucas Eisen has already talked to him about it. He decided to just run as a runner-up this time to make himself known to the public, and then give a 45-minute report at next year's World Congress of Mathematicians. Then he should produce some results in the next four years, so that he could naturally win the Fields Medal at the next World Congress of Mathematicians.

Yes, as long as Lucas Eisen can live for another six years, he will most likely win the award.

Because many of Lucas Eisen’s friends and students will be on the next judging committee.

Feng Yu himself did not do nothing. He was active in various mathematics conferences and was particularly friendly to Chinese mathematicians and Chinese students studying abroad. He hoped that in addition to the help from his in-laws, he could also receive strong support from the Chinese mathematics community.

After all, if he succeeds, he will be the third Chinese-American Fields Medal winner in Chinese history. Chinese people will also be proud of him, so he is the best candidate for him to win. So he has a good relationship with Yuan Zhengxin.

Qiao Yu's sudden appearance at this time made him panic.

If his illegitimate son really showed such a talent for mathematics, he would definitely come to the United States to study. After all, this is the paradise for true mathematicians. As for China...

Stop joking. In all these years, has China ever produced a Fields Medal winner?

There are only two of them. Which one of them has not studied in the United States? Which one of them did not learn in the United States?

When this idea popped into his mind, Feng Yu's first thought was that he absolutely could not review this paper.

At least before he won the Fields Medal, he must not have anything to do with Qiao Yu.

When Feng Yu had this thought, he was suddenly shocked.

Why is it such a coincidence that he was chosen as the reviewer?
Is someone testing him?
It's not impossible.

Although he was popular with everyone and everyone thought he was a gentle and capable professor, Feng Yu felt that potential enemies had appeared since his name appeared on the list of Fields Medal candidates.

He looked carefully at the photo on the website and found that it was indeed similar to his appearance when he was young. So was this a competitor trying to test him?

Well, whether it was or not, he had to stay away from this paper immediately.

Although he had made up his mind, Feng Yu did not call Dennis back immediately, but focused on reading the paper.

I have to say that Feng Yu’s level is still there, at least his aesthetic taste in reviewing manuscripts is up to par.

He still had a very high opinion of this paper and could not even find any mistakes in it.

The only pity is that Qiao Yu appeared a little early.

If it was six years later, by then he would have already achieved success and fame, and even if the scandal of his illegitimate child was exposed, it wouldn't be that important. But now at this critical moment, it's absolutely not possible!

Fortunately, his hard work paid off and he finally found a problem with the reference.

In fact, this is not a problem.

In the proof of an important lemma, the paper cited Robert Greene's conclusions in a 2017 paper.

This is a very normal thing, but the well-informed Feng Yu remembered that Robert's paper was controversial at the time. This part of the content happened to be similar to the paper first published by Professor Felsman of Harvard University, and there was some controversy.

Although paper citations are a very subjective matter for authors, perhaps we can write some articles in this area?

After thinking about it carefully, Feng Yu felt that there was no need to be so obvious. What he needed now was to quickly pass on this possible blame. The most he could do was to offer some suggestions.

So when Feng Yu shifted his attention from the paper, he realized that it was already four o'clock in the afternoon.

Before he knew it, he had been reading the paper for five hours. He didn't even feel hungry even though he hadn't eaten his lunch.

But he still didn't feel hungry after reading it. After thinking about the wording in his mind, Feng Yu picked up the phone and called Dennis back.

After a brief greeting, Feng Yu said directly: "I'm sorry, Dennis, I suddenly realized that I will be very busy recently. Considering that Professor Dugan invited you to review this paper, I think this paper should be reviewed by a different reviewer."

"Oh? Frank, is it because you are not interested in this paper?"

"That's not the case. As I said, I'm very busy, and I'm not very good at this kind of algebraic curve rational point problem. Out of a responsible attitude towards the paper, I think there may be more suitable professors, such as Professor Felsman. I think he must be very interested in this kind of paper that can solve specific problems."

"Okay, I'll think about it."

"Excuse me, Dennis."

"Nothing, we all have our own things to do."

……

At Harvard University, Dennis Gates, sitting in front of his computer, shook his head.

He briefly read the paper, especially the final supercomputing verification report. To be honest, this kind of heavyweight paper is relatively easy to review.

As long as the logical deduction process of the proof is correct and there are no obvious errors, you can basically pass.

Even if a special curve that does not conform to the formula does appear in the future, it cannot be said that the conclusion of this paper is wrong. Although mathematics requires absolute accuracy, if this happens, the next thing mathematicians have to do is to study the reasons why such special curves make the formula no longer accurate, rather than easily denying the error of the original formula.

After all, being able to infer the upper bound of a known curve with complete accuracy is enough to prove the value of this formula. At least in engineering and application fields, a certain degree of error is allowed.

You should know that the LMFDB database alone has more than three million elliptic curve records.

In addition, the editor-in-chief of the Annals of Mathematics personally invited the reviewers for this paper, and he chose Professor Frank as a favor - everyone knows that Frank is very friendly to Chinese students.

Who knew that the professor would actually refuse to review the paper.

Well, Dennis Gates turned his attention back to his computer screen, on which was a half-edited letter.

This letter happened to be written to another Huaxia member of the team and also his student, Pan Jingyuan, a young professor at the Yuan Zhengxin Mathematics Research Center of Huaqing University.

The letters mainly discuss some discussions in the mathematics community on their newly published papers.

This is normal and extremely necessary communication within a team.

The proof of the geometric Langlands conjecture is an extremely important achievement in mathematics. This conclusion consists of five papers, totaling more than 800 pages.

It is normal to spark various discussions.

Naturally, after the business was over, Dennis Gates complained a few words at the end of the email.

"…Remember the paper I originally planned to ask you to review for me, the one about the genius boy you mentioned. You refused to review the paper because you wanted to avoid suspicion. Unexpectedly, Frank also refused. The reason he gave was that it was not suitable for review. Oh my God, do I have to review this paper?"

The letter was completed and the send button was clicked. Then Dennis picked up the paper and began to think seriously about it. He decided to work harder and finish reviewing the paper in two days.

He was not a professor with a weird temper, at least he would not be willing to offend the editor-in-chief of a top journal for such a inexplicable thing.

Not to mention that he was an old man with a really weird temper.

……

The connection of fate is always so ingenious.

In early March, Yuan Zhengxin hosted a mathematics meeting at the research center and happened to meet Pan Jingyuan after the meeting.

"How are your results?" Yuan Zhengxin asked with concern.

The geometric Langlands conjecture is a very important conjecture in the mathematical community. If the final result is correct, it will definitely be excellent news for Huaqing's Center for Mathematical Sciences. As the organizer of the science center, Yuan Zhengxin is naturally very concerned.

Although most of these results were achieved by Pan Jingyuan when he was abroad, he became a member of the Yuan Zhengxin Mathematical Science Center of Huaqing University two years ago.

"The discussion was very heated and there were many debates," Pan Jingyuan replied.

"It's good to have debates, which just shows that this issue is very important. For geometry, if you are right, it means that a series of new mathematical methods and tools have been developed in many cutting-edge areas of mathematics. This is a good thing." Yuan Zhengxin nodded and said.

"I know that Professor Dennis is also busy holding a report meeting to explain the ideas of some key parts of the paper. But verification may take a long time." Pan Jingyuan responded with a smile.

"That's normal. The geometric Langlands conjecture is one of the most important conjectures. Not to mention that the paper is more than 800 pages long. It would be great if we could reach a conclusion before next year's World Congress of Mathematicians. Keep a good attitude." Yuan Zhengxin encouraged.

Pan Jingyuan nodded, thinking of the old man's regard for Qiao Yu, and said casually: "By the way, Professor Dennis originally planned to let Professor Feng from Berkeley be the reviewer of Qiao Yu's paper. I don't know why Professor Feng agreed at first, but refused after reading the paper. Professor Dennis may review it personally."

When Dennis asked him to be a reviewer, he also specifically asked Yuan Zhengxin for his opinion. Pan Jingyuan himself was not very opposed to being a reviewer for Qiao Yu's paper.

But Yuan Zhengxin thought more carefully. Since Pan Jingyuan worked at the Science Center, he was afraid that if his relationship with Qiao Yu was exposed in the future, it would affect Qiao Yu's reputation. Of course, this refers to his reputation among ordinary people. After all, serious mathematicians can realize the value of Qiao Yu's paper.

But many times, when someone wants to discredit someone, they don't care about the facts, and won't even consult real experts. Even if they do, they have various ways to take things out of context.

This is human nature...

Even if you have done a million things that are in the interests of the vast majority of people, but there is a small mistake, as long as it is magnified infinitely, it will turn from a tiny flaw into a sin that cannot be avoided in life.

Not to mention that Yuan Zhengxin was very confident in Qiao Yu's paper and did not need anyone around him to be the reviewer. He believed that Qiao Yu's paper would definitely pass the review. There are not many papers that can be published in the Annals of Mathematics every year, and even fewer papers that the editor-in-chief can personally serve as the editor.

This is enough to show the quality of Qiao Yu's paper, which is also recognized by his foreign peers, so when it is time to avoid suspicion, it must be avoided. Especially when Tian Yanzhen has already published Qiao Yu's paper on ArXiv in advance and can only be reviewed by a single blind review, it is even more important to be careful.

The old man was serious about protecting Qiao Yu from the details, even though Qiao Yu didn't know about these things.

But many times, elders do things for younger generations that the younger generations don’t need to know.

When talking about Qiao Yu at this time, the old man naturally became concerned again.

"Oh? Professor Feng from Berkeley?"

"He's Professor Frank in the team. People abroad call him Frank, but in China we still call him by his surname." Pan Jingyuan explained.

"Oh." Yuan Zhengxin nodded and didn't say much.

He knew this person and had been a little disdainful of him before. Yuan Zhengxin actually couldn't stand many people who liked to run businesses. In the eyes of the old man, this Berkeley professor was just lucky.

I may have some ability, but not much. Many of the things I have made were made after I went to Berkeley with the help of the big guys.

However, Professor Frank has enjoyed a very good reputation among Chinese professors and international students in recent years, which has changed his impression of this unlucky guy.

But Yuan Zhengxin was a little confused. Doesn’t Professor Feng take good care of Chinese students?
Why did he refuse to serve as a reviewer for Qiao Yu's paper?

If you really care about Chinese students and read Qiao Yu's paper carefully, shouldn't you just go with the flow and give it a pass?
Why would you reject it after watching it?
Do you think the paper has major loopholes that are difficult to discuss?
So Yuan Zhengxin asked, "Have you read Qiao Yu's paper?"

Although Pan Jingyuan refused to serve as a reviewer, the papers on ArXiv are public and anyone can download them if they are interested.

"Well, I spent two nights reading it. It's a very good paper. I'm not complimenting you, but after the paper was published, when everyone knew that the author was only sixteen years old, many people probably couldn't believe it."

After Pan Jingyuan finished speaking seriously, he sighed and said, "I envy Qiao Yu so much. When I was 16, I didn't even know how to write a paper, but he is already qualified to publish an article in Ann. Math. He doesn't even need your help. At least he has secured the title of Young Outstanding Scholar."

Hearing this, Yuan Zhengxin smiled and said, "Thirty years ago, he would have been qualified to be an academician. Now that you have read his paper, have you found any obvious logical loopholes?"

Pan Jingyuan shook his head and said with certainty: "Definitely not! Other fields are fine, but I do have some experience in algebraic geometry. Although I didn't read it very carefully due to time constraints, it is impossible for me not to find obvious logical loopholes."

Yuan Zhengxin nodded, relieved.

It's not that Yuan Zhengxin doesn't trust his own judgment, it's just that he's too concerned. And he hasn't studied Schultz's theory in depth.

But Pan Jingyuan is different. When it comes to the geometric Langlands conjecture, Schultz's theory and the tools and methods used in it are almost unavoidable.

Just agree and then refuse this operation...

Never mind, it’s just a small matter. Maybe he is suddenly busy with something else?
However, since it concerned Qiao Yu, the old man still kept it in mind.

……

At the same time, Yanbei University.

Qiao Yu was standing obediently in Tian Yanzhen's office - being scolded.

"Heh... So you took Chen Zhuoyang's graduation thesis to show to Mr. Yuan, and then brought this news back? Qiao Yu, you saw that I was in such a good mood recently, so you wanted to make things difficult for me?"

Qiao Yu lowered his head and said nothing.

I'm not that afraid, but I have to admit my mistakes.

"Speak! Aren't you usually very talkative?" Tian Yanzhen was so angry when she saw Qiao Yu like that.

"Well, that... Director Tian, ​​do you really want to hear my excuses?"

Seeing Qiao Yu's cautious words, Tian Yan was so angry that she laughed... She couldn't hold back and laughed out loud, so she quickly picked up the teacup to cover her face. After she controlled her emotions, she put down the teacup and said dignifiedly again: "You also know that it's a quibble? Okay, start quibbling!"

"Hey, I'm actually also considering our sect. Senior Brother Chen is indeed a little green, but no matter how green he is, he is still your student, right? It would be fine if Senior Brother Chen's level was very poor, but Senior Brother's basic skills are solid!
If you can't do scientific research, teaching and educating people should be no problem, right? And Brother Chen is so honest, and honest people teach diligently. Besides, nowadays good universities need more than just scientific research talents, and being a good teacher can also give you face, right?

With your support, he can stand firm even if he has no great achievements in scientific research. Without too much pressure in scientific research, he can quickly develop his talents in the areas he is good at, and train a group of outstanding students in a few years, which makes everyone praise him!

Just like I was able to publish an article in Ann. Math at such a young age, isn't that because you are a good teacher? In the future, I will inherit your legacy in scientific research, and Brother Chen will inherit your legacy in education. When the two swords join forces, what will happen?"

When Qiao Yu was given the opportunity, he immediately started talking. He had probably turned these words over in his mind many times, and he spoke very fluently, so Tian Yan really couldn't get a word in.

It can be said to be a sophistry, but it is well-founded and even has arguments like the combination of two swords. For a moment, Tian Yanzhen didn't know how to refute it.

He could only sneer and say, "Oh, an honest man? Can an honest man come up with such a plan?"

"Well, to be honest, this idea was proposed by Senior Brother Chen and I. Senior Brother Chen is a truly honest man. I'm the one who's not honest enough, well..." Qiao Yu generously took all the responsibility on himself.

It was just like when he was at Xingtie No. 1 Middle School, Ma Yufei stopped him and asked him to help tell a little lie, and he chose to help the other party fill in the hole. Since he decided to be a good person, he must do it to the end.

Helping someone halfway means making an enemy.

Tian Yanzhen glared at Qiao Yu again and was too lazy to scold him anymore.

Well, actually, he wasn't that angry anymore. And Qiao Yu's sophistry did convince him. After a few years, he could see that Chen Zhuoyang was a very down-to-earth person. At least the things he was responsible for were always arranged in an orderly and detailed manner.

If it's just teaching, it's good.

The only problem is that most of the good universities now have scientific research tasks, and it is too difficult to stand out just by teaching!

Unlike students, Tian Yanzhen considers more.

He is already 67 years old this year. It is unknown how long he can work. If we rashly recommend Chen Zhuoyang to a certain school, it will be fine if he is still in office, but if he retires, it is hard to say whether this student can adapt to the competition.

Since ancient times, people tend to get forgotten when they leave.

As for the support from the master - it is good to have a backbone, but if there is no backbone, who knows what the situation will be like in the future?
However, seeing Qiao Yu sticking his neck out and trying to argue, Tian Yanzhen laughed again.

"Okay, I accept your excuse. But since you are the one who caused this, you have to take responsibility in the future. Whether Chen Zhuoyang can be free from the trouble of scientific research and make achievements in teaching is not only my responsibility, but also yours.

I am already 67 years old, and I am not sure when I will retire. Your master is also 76 years old this year. You'd better wait until we retire, when you have grown up and your words have weight. This is very challenging. Can you take responsibility? "

Qiao Yu immediately straightened his chest and said, "No, you and Master can still do this for at least another twenty years! Twenty years is not enough to grow up? You underestimate me!"

Tian Yanzhen glared at Qiao Yu without comment and asked, "Is the first phase of IMO special training about to start?"

Qiao Yu nodded and said, "Yes, the notice has been sent out, and we will officially join the camp the day after tomorrow."

Tian Yanzhen said, "Okay, go to Huaqing and tell Mr. Yuan that he doesn't need to worry about my student's affairs. I will make arrangements."

Qiao Yu immediately replied: "Okay, Director Tian, ​​I promise to complete the task!"

Tian Yanzhen waved his hand and said, "Okay, go ahead. Remember to return to your normal study rhythm after the special training, and don't relax too much during the special training."

……

After slipping out of Tian Yanzhen's office, Qiao Yu considered how to tell this to Mr. Yuan.

The master's original intention was to let Chen Zhuoyang confess the matter to Tian Yanzhen himself, but Qiao Yu, who was kind-hearted, stepped in and was afraid that if he went to the master's master to report in person, he would be criticized again. And the day after tomorrow is the registration day for the first phase of the IMO2025 training camp, from March th to March th, a total of nine days.

Qiao Yu plans to take a good rest these days. In his free time, he can take his two younger brothers around the campus and relax.

It's not worth it to get scolded by my master at this time.

Of course, he could also hide it and say that Chen Zhuoyang went to find the tutor himself. But Qiao Yu felt that it was unnecessary to lie about such a small matter.

The tutor has already talked to his grandfather on the phone, so maybe they will have a chat again when they meet.

What should I do if I accidentally talk about this? Nowadays, everyone likes to check accounts when they have nothing to do...

So Qiao Yu decided to just call his master and report it directly.

After leaving Tian Yanzhen's building, Qiao Yu took out his cell phone and called Mr. Yuan.

As expected, he was scolded by Mr. Yuan again, and Qiao Yu just took it obediently.

There's nothing he can do. Who makes him so soft-hearted towards honest people?

I always feel that Senior Brother Chen and Teacher Lan are a bit similar, hey...

"By the way, do you remember the geometric Langlands conjecture proof team I told you about last time?"

"Remember, Grandpa, how could I forget what you said?"

"Ann Math plans to invite Professor Dennis from Harvard University, one of the leaders of this project team, to review your paper. However, since Professor Dennis just published his paper recently, he is not available, so he wants to hand it over to two Chinese professors in the team to review it.

He first approached Professor Pan of Huaqing University, but I had some concerns, so Professor Pan rejected him. Then he approached Professor Frank of Berkeley, but he was also rejected. You didn't have any conflicts with Professor Frank, did you? "

Qiao Yu wanted to complain, what about the single-blind review? He almost knew it was over, but he held back, after all, he was the beneficiary. He just said aggrievedly: "How is it possible? I never make enemies with people. No, didn't you say two Chinese professors? How come Professor Frank popped up?"

"He changed his name in the United States, and all his papers were published under his English name. Anyway, as long as you didn't offend him, he is still a very capable professor in the mathematics community. You can try to build a good relationship with him in the future."

"Oh, okay, Grandpa." Qiao Yu agreed and suddenly asked, "What was Professor Frank's name when he was in China?"

"Why do you care about these things?" The old man muttered, but still answered the question: "I remember his name was Feng Yu."

"Feng Yu?" Qiao Yu, who was very sensitive to the surname Feng, asked subconsciously: "Grandpa, this Professor Feng must have studied in Massachusetts before? How old is he this year?"

"What? Do you know him?"

Qiao Yu immediately replied, "I don't know him. I just think I read a paper by Professor Frank before, but I remember he was from MIT."

"Westerners' surnames are relatively monotonous. Like the Chinese, there are many people with the same surname. However, he does seem to have studied at MIT. He is a very young mathematics professor, only in his thirties this year."

"Ha..." Qiao Yu laughed, and then immediately said: "That may be my mistake, Grandpa, I remember that the professor of that paper is already over 50 years old. By the way, Grandpa, can you give me the contact information of Professor Pan?"

"What do you want his contact information for?"

"It's like this. Professor Pan can do the geometric Langlands conjecture, so he must be very proficient in Schultz's theory. I just happen to have some questions I want to ask him."

"Oh, OK, I'll send you his phone number on WeChat later."

"Thank you, Grandpa."

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Yu touched his chin and suddenly felt that this matter became interesting.

The person he couldn't find appeared in an instant? Isn't this world too fucking coincidental?

Now the enemy is dark... No, Qiao Yu immediately thought of him adding Qiao Xi's name to the paper...

That means he also understands the enemy!
Yes, for Qiao Yu, if this man named Feng was really the person he imagined, he was an enemy in the absolute sense.

The reason is very simple. When the family left, the more than 3,000 yuan they left behind was obviously not the support fee for Qiao Xi to raise him, but for Qiao Xi to abort him.

If his mother hadn't been kind enough, he would have died sixteen years ago.

In other words, in Qiao Yu's opinion, this family was definitely guilty of attempted murder, and there was a life-and-death feud between the two sides.

What is a man?

As my grandfather said, a man should repay kindness with kindness and evil with evil. Anyone who shouts about peace-loving even when someone punches you in the face is an idiot.

Qiao Yu remembered that he had asked his grandfather at that time, what if he couldn't win?
Grandpa's answer was firm: "We are just ordinary people, why should we consider these things? We have to fight even if we can't win! Otherwise, if you are bullied for the first time, there will be a second time, a third time, and countless times! The worst that can happen is that we will die together!"

Looking back now, the old guys of that generation had their own bloodiness that was marked by the times.

Grandpa passed away early, but he always remembers what he said.

So Qiao Yu quickened his pace.

He hoped that he could find enough information on the almighty Internet so that he could understand the life of Professor Frank. As for academic content, it would definitely be easy to find. Qiao Yu was very confident in the article retrieval system of Yanbei University.

Mr. Yuan commented that Frank is a very capable Chinese-American mathematics professor, which shows that this guy is very ambitious in academics, which is a good thing.

In modern society, taking someone's life is a serious crime in any country, so it is certainly not a good thing to do it indiscriminately.

But there are many ways to take revenge on someone, such as taking away what he cherishes most, making him want it but unable to get it until his death, for example, he could first try to see if he could ruin the precious academic career of a very promising mathematics professor.

Yes... in just a few minutes, a bunch of little ideas had already been figured out in Qiao Yu's little head. Just walking a few steps made his whole body full of fighting spirit!

He couldn't care less about so many things now. Qiao Yu felt that he had to confront that person first, and then let the person on the opposite side have some idea of ​​who was the real father between the two!
When I returned to the room, I happened to meet Senior Brother Chen.

Well, there have been a lot of coincidences like this recently. Brother Chen has become elusive and I always meet him at the critical time.

This time, without waiting for Chen Zhuoyang to ask, Qiao Yu took the lead and said straightforwardly: "Brother Chen, your matter is settled! Director Tian agreed to help you find a good place after you graduate!"

"Really?!" Chen Zhuoyang was overjoyed.

Qiao Yu raised his finger and pointed at himself, saying aggrievedly: "You are happy, but do you know how much I was scolded today? I advise you not to go to see Director Tian today, and bring your thesis to apply for graduation tomorrow, otherwise you will also be scolded!"

Chen Zhuoyang wanted to suppress the smile on his face, but there was no way. This good news made it impossible for him to control his facial expression.

All I can say is that honest people are not only far behind geniuses in IQ, but also far behind in acting skills.

"Thank you for your hard work, little junior brother! I won't say anything else. If you need me in the future, I will do my best to help you!"

After hearing this, Qiao Yu nodded and suddenly said, "I really need to trouble you with something, Senior Brother. I want you to help me find out about someone, but for the time being, you must not let anyone know that it was me who found out. Is that a problem?"

Chen Zhuoyang nodded without hesitation and said, "That's definitely no problem, Junior Brother. But who do you want to inquire about?"

Qiao Yu lowered his voice and said, "There is a professor named Frank at the Berkeley campus. His Chinese name seems to have been Feng Yu. Anyway, I want to know any information about him."

"Eh? I seem to have some impression of the professor you mentioned. If it's the same person, then it's easy to get information about him. He has a good reputation among the Chinese mathematics students. They say he is approachable and not arrogant. Did he offend you?"

Chen Zhuoyang asked in surprise.

Qiao Yu ignored his senior brother's question, but pretended to be curious and asked, "Senior brother, have you also heard of this professor who cares about China? Could it be that Professor Frank has also come to our Yanbei?"

Chen Zhuoyang shook his head and said, "That's not the case. Am I not in charge of academic conferences at the research center? We hold a lot of conferences and lectures, and I usually come into contact with a lot of international students. Moreover, our Yanbei University has been going abroad for exchanges quite frequently.

There are only so many professors in the Chinese mathematics community who are doing well in famous foreign universities, such as Professor Zhang from Princeton and Harvard, Professor Tao from UC, several people from Yanbei, and Professor Frank.

When students go out for exchanges, they often compare these professors. Anyway, everyone has a good opinion of this professor. He is a modest gentleman. "

Qiao Yu nodded and said with a smile: "Then it seems that I have asked the right person! I will leave this matter to Brother Chen. By the way, you can focus on some aspects when you ask. For example, Professor Frank is so powerful and a modest gentleman, so he must be admired by some female international students, right?"

"Ah?" Chen Zhuoyang was stunned.

Qiao Yu patted Chen Zhuoyang on the shoulder and said seriously: "Brother Chen, we are family, right?"

"That's for sure."

"Then don't ask me why! Just help me find out. This matter is very important to me. And, for now, absolutely no one can know about it."

"Huh..." Chen Zhuoyang took a deep breath, looked into Qiao Yu's eyes, and without asking any more questions, he promised earnestly: "Okay! I promise!"

……

After sending Brother Chen away, Qiao Yu returned to his room and began to search for information about Professor Frank on the Internet using the almighty Google.

In order to facilitate academic research, the research center provides a dedicated VPN, which makes it very convenient to use Google.

Fortunately, Qiao Yu was originally searching for the life story of a mathematics professor, so it would not cause any misunderstanding.

Thanks to the omnipotent Google, Qiao Yu soon saw the graduation photo shared by Professor Frank when he was in his twenties studying at MIT on Instagram.

Wearing a bachelor's gown, he looks youthful and unrestrained. Yes, unrestrained. It's not the wrong word, but the word "romantic" is more of a compliment, and Qiao Yu didn't want to use it.

But you must say, you must say, what Qiao Xi said was absolutely correct. When he saw him, he could recognize him at a glance and he had not found the wrong person!
So we should not judge a book by its cover... Who would believe that such a handsome appearance could hide a dark heart?
The mathematician's heart is at most a little dusty and dirty; but Qiao Yu felt that the mathematics professor's heart was probably filled with a foul smell.

Simply put, the heart is broken.

While searching for information on Google, Yuan Zhengxin had already sent Professor Pan's number.

Qiao Yu immediately added Professor Pan as his WeChat friend and started chatting happily.

Naturally, we start by asking questions.

As for math problems, Qiao Yu can easily come up with a bunch of high-quality questions. After all, a math genius is not only good at learning, but also knows what kind of questions are valuable and worth asking, and the professor also likes to answer them.

Don't underestimate this ability.

Questions raised at the mathematical level can often truly reflect the level of mathematicians. For example, all the mathematical conjectures that are familiar to everyone are proposed by truly high-end mathematical players.

He asked questions humbly, studied hard, and having a good relationship with his master teacher, and taking advantage of his age, he suddenly expressed his curiosity about the scientific research work of the mathematics team, such as how so many people conduct research on the same problem and how they communicate on a daily basis.
Soon, the two became familiar with each other.

In the process of humbly seeking advice, Qiao Yu found out a lot of messy things.

The most valuable information is that this guy’s wife’s father is a well-known physicist, and her grandfather is a Fields Medal winner. They are both members of the American Academy of Sciences, and that grandfather is also active in the forefront of mathematics.

I just don't know whether the old gentleman's heart is in good condition or not. Will he be seriously injured by this useless grandson-in-law in the future?

But it doesn’t matter, he is not his wife’s grandfather anyway.

And Qiao Yu felt that he was really gentle. More than ten years ago, the other party wanted his physical life, but now he just wanted his academic life. Really, Qiao Yu felt that compared with his grandfather, he was simply a great kind man!
In addition to learning about Professor Frank's life on the Internet and WeChat, Qiao Yu also downloaded all of the professor's public papers from the time he started his doctoral studies to the present, without missing a single one.

I even went to ArXiv and downloaded the five papers that proved the geometric Langlands conjecture.

He had to take the time to study the papers carefully.

If there is a problem, find it. If there is no problem, of course you should find a way to find it.

After all, it is somewhat unreasonable for a professor who aspires to win the Fields Medal to write articles that are all about nonsense. It is natural for him to be questioned. Qiao Yu always believes that no matter how good a person's reputation is, he still has potential enemies.

It's just that many people are concerned about their status and are reluctant to come forward, but if someone really brings up the topic, naturally others will quickly follow suit. Especially for mathematicians who have academic cliques behind them and want to compete for the Fields Medal.

The higher the level of the award, the more intense the competition, right? We are all in the same business, so who can be more kind than who?

By the way, Qiao Yu also searched for the mathematics team of Professor Frank’s wife’s grandfather and downloaded all the papers of the professors in the team.

The legendary academic tycoons might actually do something like taking away the achievements of their own professors and using them to train their grandson-in-law.

Therefore, professors whose research directions are similar to Professor Frank are the current focus of Qiao Yu.

The director of Yanbei International Mathematics Center is his own teacher, a mathematics team led by a Fields Medal winner. Most of the professors in the team should be somewhat famous. It is normal to invite him to give a lecture in Beijing, right?
Maybe there will be a pleasant surprise by then?

In short, Qiao Yu, who was already full of fighting spirit, had done sufficient preparation and had a lot of ideas in his mind, but it might take some time to realize them all.

But Qiao Yu didn't care. He was only sixteen years old and his future was so long that he couldn't see the end.

But the situation on the other side is different. A 34-year-old old man has only six years left to win the Fields Medal, and only two World Mathematical Congresses.

At least Qiao Yu really thinks that, at the moment, the advantage is on me!

The first step is to become the father of the other party. The second step is to slap him hard a few times to let him experience the frustration of being a son. The third step is to drive him out of the house directly to experience the viciousness of society. The fourth step is to inform the society that I don’t want this son anymore, so that they can be more vicious to this disobedient child...

Qiao Yu felt that his life would be perfect if he could complete the whole process.

　The 31st day check-in for the -word update is completed!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)