Detective Conan: The Literary Genius is Actually a Great Scientist

Early in the morning, Lin Ran was woken up by a pair of soft little hands shaking him from outside the covers. He had been very inspired last night and had been writing until 3 a.m., almost staying up all night.

He was forced to end his date with the Duke of Zhou's daughter.

Lin Ran opened his eyes. The curtains had been drawn back, and sunlight streamed in. The weather was quite nice today. After a moment of blankness, he turned his head and met the little maid's pretty face, which was full of excitement.

"Young Master Ran, you're in the newspapers! So many newspapers!"

"Um?"

Lin Ran paused for a moment, then chuckled and pulled the little maid close, letting her rest against his chest. He then kissed her lips, which were even more luscious with excitement, deeply, before laughing:

"What's so surprising about that? Your young master is in the newspapers every day, isn't he?"

Although his new book has not yet been released, the Yomiuri Shimbun has been hyping it up every day recently, and the words "Summer End" have been a constant presence in the newspaper these days.

Slightly breathless from Lin Ran's kisses, Mingmei rested in his arms for a moment before lifting her flushed face again. Catching her breath, she exclaimed excitedly, "But this time is different!"

"Why is it different?"

"Young Master, it's that math paper you wrote. Everyone's talking about you, praising you as a mathematical genius..."

After listening to the maid's admiring words, Lin Ran finally understood what was going on. It turned out that the paper she had sent out a week ago had been officially published in the Journal of Symbolic Logic today.

It's good news that should make people happy, but... it shouldn't be like this!

Normally, a paper goes through many procedures from submission to publication: initial review by editors, external review, expert review, revision, re-review, and final acceptance. This process can take anywhere from ten days to half a month, or even two or three months, or longer.

Not to mention that it's now published at lightning speed, taking up half the time for shipping.

unless……

"System? You're really going all out?"

Lin Ran asked her system in surprise.

The system maintains its aloofness on a daily basis.

……

Regardless of whether it was the system's intervention or not, this was indeed a good thing for Lin Ran, representing her formal transition from literature to science.

After a quick wash, he couldn't wait to go downstairs.

In the living room, Xiao Ai was reading the newspaper when she heard footsteps. She looked up, her gaze lingered on Lin Ran for a second, and then she lowered her eyes as if nothing had happened.

Good morning, Ai.

"morning."

After greeting everyone in a good mood, Lin Ran plopped down next to Xiao Ai, ignoring the little girl's reaction, and reached for the various newspapers that had just been delivered that day on the coffee table.

Just as Akemi said, the Japanese media today are acting like they've gone mad, reporting on him like crazy. Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, Sankei Shimbun... even local tabloids like Beika Weekly are putting his news on their front pages.

"A historic moment for the Japanese mathematics community: A Chinese prodigy solves the Seetapan conjecture!"

"The Flower of Mathematics Blooming in Rice Flower Fields: A Miracle at Eighteen!"

"The Seetapan conjecture has been solved! Lin Ran, an international student at Beika High School, shocks the international mathematics community!"

The headlines are getting more and more exaggerated.

Moreover, everyone was unanimously praising Lin Ran.

Lin Ran flipped through more than a dozen newspapers, thoroughly enjoying herself, and her little bit of vanity began to swell.

Wow, look at these words! "A once-in-a-century genius," "A comet in the world of mathematics," "The young embodiment of Eastern wisdom"... When cultured people praise someone, it makes you feel comfortable all over.

I picked up a copy of the Asahi Shimbun and quickly skimmed through the contents.

The report details the significance of the Seetapin conjecture and the entire process of his publication of the paper in the *Journal of Symbolic Logic*. At the end of the article, the reporter writes:

"This young prodigy of Chinese descent chose to complete this research in Japan and attend high school in Beika City, which perhaps illustrates that our country's academic environment and educational atmosphere have a unique attraction for the development of talent..."

Good guy.

Lin Ran found it hilarious.

This angle is perfect for Japanese media.

He painstakingly came up with the proof at home, but they twisted it into an explanation of "the benefits of the neon environment."

As Lin Ran read on, he noticed a problem, and even Xiao Ai, who was reading the newspaper with him, noticed it.

The publicity was a bit over the top.

Logically speaking, while academic achievements of this level are worth reporting, the normal procedure should be for them to be recognized by the professional academic community first, and then reported relatively objectively by science media.

Such a nationwide, media-wide, headline-grabbing, and unanimously enthusiastic praise is highly unusual.

Under normal circumstances, when faced with the achievements of a Chinese genius in their country, the Japanese media should adopt a cautious approach, acknowledging the achievements but not exaggerating them.

At most, it would be a neutral statement like "A Chinese student at a high school in my country has achieved significant mathematical results".

Although mathematics has no borders, mathematicians do.

But now?

With this level of publicity, you'd think Lin Ran was a native Japanese.

In fact, the Japanese media thought the same thing as the two of them.

Because of the time difference, when the sensation from the other side of the ocean reached us, it was late at night here. The fact that an 18-year-old genius had proven a mathematical conjecture was indeed a very exciting news story.

But then they found themselves in an awkward situation.

If Lin Ran were Japanese, and he solved a mathematical conjecture at the age of eighteen, the media would immediately haile him as a once-in-a-millennium mathematical genius, a gift bestowed upon them by Amaterasu.

But he happens to be Chinese, and even though he is currently studying in Japan, the Japanese media can't easily publicize a genius from another country, unless they do what the Western media do and make a fuss about the location where he wrote his paper.

The problem is that Western media outlets are separated by the Pacific Ocean, far from the central government, which is why they dare to do this. If Japanese media dare to do this, have they really forgotten about the troops stationed on their own territory?

The two little boys haven't had enough yet, have they?

So the Japanese media originally planned to handle it quietly, just publish it briefly in a newspaper, and that would be enough. It's a pity that such a sensational news story was wasted.

But at that moment, they received instructions from a certain conglomerate.

Blow! Blow it hard!

Got it!

The big shot has spoken, so what else is there to say but to start bragging?

Then the situation Lin Ran is seeing now has occurred. He's laughing heartily, secretly pleased that these cultured people speak so well and are so pleasing to the ear.

"Young Master, you're amazing!" Mingmei, unaware of the intricacies of the story, only saw the newspapers filled with praise for her young master, their faces radiating adoration. "A mathematical genius and a literary genius—you've earned all the titles of the world's smartest person!"

Although Ai didn't speak, she put down the newspaper in her hand, glanced at Lin Ran with her cold eyes, and a complex emotion flashed in them.

Is this guy... really human?

At eighteen, his literary works caused a national sensation, and now he has solved a mathematical conjecture and been published in a top international journal.

This isn't just genius, this is monster.

The research-loving girl was getting restless. Why bother researching the aptx4869? Why not study this guy instead? If we figure out how he became such a genius, all of humanity could probably ascend to heaven in broad daylight.

"So-so, third in the world."

Enjoying the adoring gaze of the little maid, Lin Ran humbly boasted, "The first and second places are temporarily vacant, so I'll reluctantly take the third place for now."

"Young Master, you're too modest!" Mingmei said with an unusually serious expression. "In my eyes, you are the best in the world!"

"Our Akemi-neechan has such good taste!" Lin Ran said smugly, looking at Ai with a smug expression. "Right, Ai?"

The brown-haired loli silently looked away: "...Boring."

"Shiho, don't you think the young master is amazing?"

Akemi invoked her older sister's authority.

Ai-chan tries to resist.

Ai-chan was under her older sister's gentle yet unwavering gaze...

Ai-chan... suffered a crushing defeat.

Ai, who had no way to deal with this master-servant duo who were "willing to hit and willing to be hit" and "blindly worshipped and worshipped," could only sigh helplessly and say quickly in a monotone, emotionless tone:

"Yes, yes, sister, your young master Ran is the most powerful, the most powerful in the world, unparalleled before or since, is that enough?"

Although from an objective standpoint, this is probably, likely, perhaps...

It's true.

……

Didan High School.

Lin Ran had already guessed that today would be lively, but she still didn't expect it to be this lively.

He had just arrived at the school when he saw that the school gate was already full of interview vehicles from various media outlets, and a large group of reporters carrying camera equipment had gathered at the school gate, negotiating with the security personnel of Teitan High School.

"Let us in! We'll interview Lin Ran!"

"This is breaking news! The public has the right to know!"

"We are from Nichiri TV! We've already spoken with your school's publicity department!"

The security guards, sweating profusely, formed a human wall and pleaded earnestly, "No, no! It's school time now, we can't disrupt the normal teaching order, please understand!"

Nearby, a group of Teitan students, unaware of the facts and simply watching the spectacle, formed a circle, excitedly pointing and discussing among themselves.

"What happened? Why are there so many reporters?"

"It seems like they're waiting for someone from our school?"

"Lin Ran? Is he that second-year Chinese transfer student? What happened to him?"

"I don't know, it seems really impressive..."

"The wind is a bit noisy today~" Lin Ran stood on a street corner not far away, looking at the crowd in front of her, thinking about how to avoid the media and sneak into the school, when suddenly a sharp screech of brakes came from the side.

Immediately following was the girl's clear, crisp cry:

"Lin Ran, get in the car quickly!"

Turning around, he saw Miss Sonoko sitting in her luxury van, waving excitedly at him.

"Well done! My savior, Miss Sonoko!"

Lin Ran's eyes lit up, and she quickly got into the car.

The luxury van weaved through the crowd of media and drove straight into the Teitan campus without even being stopped by security personnel.

Although Sonoko usually walks to the school gate before getting on the bus to and from school, that's just because she's a young lady who wants to protect the young minds of her classmates and doesn't want to cause them too much of a shock.

Otherwise, let alone driving into the campus, you could even fly a plane.

There's nothing we can do; after all, the school is owned by them.

When Yuanzi came to school this morning, she saw a large crowd of media gathered at the school gate from afar. Being as clever as she was, she guessed that Lin Ran would be stuck in traffic, so she specially asked the driver to take a longer detour.

He also picked up Xiaolan, who had just arrived nearby and was also somewhat bewildered.