The night before the college entrance exam results were released, I redeemed my Peking University ad

Find the pattern?

Everyone was stunned and didn't react at all.

"A pattern? What pattern?"

Lin Boqian stopped in his tracks, the dean of the School of Mathematics at Tsinghua University looking puzzled.

Academician Wang put down his teacup, looked up, and scanned the crowd: "I ask you, who are we?"

"A mathematics researcher, huh?" someone remarked instinctively.

"What is the most core and essential element of mathematics?"

"It's a pattern!"

"That's right."

Academician Wang smiled and tapped the table lightly with his fingers.

"You've been dealing with Ji Bai for quite some time now, haven't you noticed any patterns?"

After he finished speaking, the conference room fell silent for a few seconds.

Lin Boqian was taken aback at first, then his pupils suddenly contracted, as if he had thought of something extremely outrageous, and his voice trembled:

"You mean...?"

The notebook in Director Zhang's hand nearly fell to the ground with a "thud," his face filled with disbelief.

"No way?"

Dean Wu of Nanjing University gasped in shock:

"Really?"

The group of people looked at each other as if they had seen something utterly outrageous.

Yes, it's a pattern.

Isn't this Ji Bai's pattern?

Whenever the online debate is at its fiercest, the doubts are at their peak, and everyone is in a panic, he always remains calm and composed, turning around and releasing a substantial piece of evidence to shatter all the noise.

This is true for Goethe's conjecture, it is true for Kolas, and it is true for twin primes.

Now foreigners are using the "military training" issue to launch a massive attack, causing a huge online uproar, as is typical...

"hiss……"

Lin Boqian gasped. He himself thought the idea was crazy, yet he couldn't help but think in that direction.

"Whether it is or not, we'll find out soon enough."

Academician Wang stood up and stretched.

"I'm going to take a nap to recharge. Remember to call me when Ji Baifa posts on Weibo. I'm getting old and can't stay up all night anymore."

After saying that, he put his hands behind his back and slowly walked away.

The remaining people looked at each other, then laughed.

"Then I'll go take a break and catch up on some sleep."

"You're right, tonight's going to be busy."

"I'll ask the printing room to prepare the paper in advance, so we won't be scrambling around later."

The tension that had been hanging in the meeting room just moments before dissipated completely in the blink of an eye.

Only a few young graduate students who had come with them were left standing there, staring at each other, completely bewildered.

"What's the pattern? The public outcry is huge, the verification conference is almost canceled, and all the teachers are going back to sleep?"

A PhD student scratched his head, completely baffled.

"Yeah, normally they would have already held an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures, so why are they all so laid-back today?"

Another person muttered along with it.

They were among the top young students in the country, but staring at their teachers' departing figures, they couldn't figure out a thing.

In the crowd, a second-year graduate student who had won a gold medal in the International Mathematical Olympiad frowned and pondered for a long time, then suddenly slapped his thigh and gasped:

"Holy crap! I get it!"

"What do you understand? Tell us quickly!" Several people immediately surrounded them.

The student's lips twitched, his tone filled with disbelief:

"The pattern that Old Wang mentioned... is the same pattern that Ji Bai gets slapped in the face!"

Let's go back and sort it out: At first, the whole internet said that he cheated on his college entrance exam score, and he immediately quoted Goldbach's Conjecture;

Later, when foreigners collectively mocked him for trying to attract attention, he turned around and threw away the Kolas conjecture.

A few days ago, rumors about a teacher-student relationship were flying everywhere, and everyone was waiting to see him make a fool of himself. He then directly released the twin prime conjecture.

"Whenever the criticism is fierce and the questioning is intense, the more ruthless his response becomes."

As soon as he finished speaking, the surroundings fell silent.

The confusion on their faces gradually faded, replaced by growing shock.

"You mean... the teachers think Ji Bai can come up with something new this time?"

"Wow, no way?"

Someone gasped in astonishment: "Those are three world-class number theory conjectures! And it's only been a few days, how could there be more?"

"He's solved almost all the classic problems in number theory. It can't be the Millennium Problem, can it? Poincaré? Riemann? Are you kidding me?"

They said it was impossible, but everyone's heart couldn't help but beat faster.

After all, Ji Bai is a person who can never be judged by common sense.

After a long while, someone murmured:

"If he can really unleash another trump card this time, he'll shut the foreigners up completely..."

"From now on, this isn't a rule anymore; it's the 'Ji Bai Law'!"

……

Meanwhile, online public opinion continues to ferment.

As the calls for resignation from overseas grow louder, and IMU adopts a high-handed attitude of "waiting for your apology," many netizens in China are getting anxious.

Someone even wrote a clarification statement for Ji Bai, and it was instantly forwarded over 10,000 times:

"What I said before was just a joke, but I didn't expect it to cause so many misunderstandings. We will properly communicate and promote the academic verification of the three conjectures with our colleagues in the academic community at home and abroad. Thank you for your concern and expectations."

The following comments were full of praise:

"This copywriting is brilliant! It's neither arrogant nor humble; it clarifies that it was a joke without losing face in the slightest!"

"Ji Bai, hurry up and copy this homework! Send it out like this!"

"Decent and dignified, offering a way out without bowing down—perfect!"

Countless people flocked to Ji Bai's comment section to share this post, just waiting for him to come out and repost it to clarify and smooth things over.

But no matter how long they waited, there was no movement on Ji Bai's Weibo.

Haters and rational commentators immediately jumped out again, unleashing wave after wave of mockery:

"Why aren't you saying anything? Are you too scared to come out?"

"You caused trouble and now you're playing dead, huh? Weren't you pretty arrogant before?"

"He won't even use the copy I wrote for him. What does that mean? Does he think he's right? Does he think the whole world should revolve around him? A genius is a genius, but shouldn't he at least learn basic manners?"

"Genius, my foot! He has no sense of responsibility whatsoever. He's made such a huge mess and now the whole country is cleaning up his mess."

"Ultimately, you're still too young and don't understand what it means to prioritize the big picture. The older generation of mathematicians stayed up countless nights to pave the way for you, and you can't even say a few polite words?"

"I think he's just feeling guilty. He knows he's gone too far and can't cover it up, so he's hiding."

"Just wait and see, he's probably crying inside right now. What genius? He's still just a child who hasn't grown up."

……

Even netizens who were initially staunch supporters of Ji Bai have gradually lost their confidence.

Could it be... that Ji Bai is really out of options this time?

Just when public opinion was about to turn against them...

Ji Bai's Weibo account was suddenly updated.

There were no lengthy explanations, no aggrieved defenses, and not a single hint of apology.

Just one line, crisp and clean:

[Proof of the Poincaré Conjecture.]

A PDF attachment followed.

The comments section was frozen for a full half minute.

There were no new comments, no shares; the entire internet seemed to have been put on pause.

Everyone stared at those seven words, their minds blank.

Then a comment slowly appeared and instantly flooded the entire comment section:

"Why are all the officials in the court silent?"