amaotonovel Chapter 233 Repaying others with their own methods
Chapter 233 Repaying others with their own methods
"Lin Chen, are you going to represent the Dragon Kingdom team to set the questions?"
The host saw Lin Chen come up and immediately asked him a question.
His eyes were full of anticipation.
This is the great hero who just turned the tide and saved the Dragon Kingdom team!
Even the host himself is eagerly anticipating that Lin Chen can create another miracle!
"That's enough! He was just lucky just now. Now it's time to hand it over to Shen Lang and the others!"
Below, Cheng Zitong protested loudly.
According to the previous arrangement, the next question should be set by his disciple Shen Lang.
This is all agreed upon.
How can we let some unknown kid continue to steal the limelight?
The leader of the Dragon Kingdom team glanced at the leader from the Ministry of Education standing beside him.
He could no longer make that decision, after all, he had been taken care of back then, and Lin Chen was nominally a substitute.
But it was just a nominal appointment; there was no real intention to let him perform on stage.
But if it weren't for Lin Chen, the Dragon Team would have already lost.
But now that the big boss has spoken, what can a mere team leader like him do?
The leaders of the Ministry of Education are also having a headache.
Cheng Zitong is an international bigwig whom the country went to great lengths to bring back.
Even these leaders dared not easily oppose his words.
But they also realized that, apart from Lin Chen, no one else on the Dragon Kingdom team had a chance of winning the game.
"Boss, let Lin Chen go. I'll vouch for him in my capacity as the vice dean of the School of Science at Tsinghua and Peking Universities!"
Old Wu suddenly spoke up.
"Old Wu, what the hell are you trying to show off for? I should be the one vouching for him! Lin Chen is a student at Longke University!"
Old Wang also stood up.
The strong support from the two academicians made several leaders waver.
"Professor Cheng, why don't we let this student Lin give it a try?"
Although it was a request for opinions, Cheng Zitong knew that the other party had already made up their mind.
He snorted and plopped back down in his seat.
What do a bunch of laymen know about mathematics?
A freshman in college hasn't even learned everything yet, what kind of questions could he possibly ask?
Seeing that no one seemed to object, the host handed the pen to Lin Chen and whispered a word of encouragement.
"Go for it, Lin Chen!"
Lin Chen didn't reply, but just nodded silently, and then went to the electronic board.
Those two electronic boards have been replaced.
Actually, with a simple operation, you can clear all the content on this electronic board.
However, professors from several universities secretly passed notes to the organizers, asking them to keep the items.
This is crucial material related to the proof of Goldbach's Conjecture!
If they can't get their hands on Adams's paper, can't they at least keep Lin Chen's proof steps?
Uncapping the pen, Lin Chen began writing on the empty electronic board.
But the title he wrote was very short, only one sentence.
Proof of Goldbach's Conjecture...
Finished!
After finishing writing, Lin Chen casually put down his pen and turned back to Shen Lang and the others.
Only a group of viewers, including those around him, behind him, in front of him, and even online, were left with their mouths agape.
After a long while, the host was the first to snap out of his daze, prompted by his professionalism, and turned to stand in front of Lin Chen.
"Lin Chen, is your question Goldbach's Conjecture? Isn't that the same as Adams'?"
"How are they the same? My topic is to prove Goldbach's Conjecture, without any specific conditions."
Upon hearing Lin Chen's words, Adams was the first to stand up.
The referee also stood up.
Then there were the professors from China who came to watch the competition, and the math-savvy spectators in the stands.
They couldn't believe their ears.
"What? Lin Chen has gone mad?! He actually wants Americans to solve Goldbach's Conjecture?"
"That was a real slap in the face!"
"Lin Chen is awesome! He used the opponent's question to slap them in the face! Isn't this just turning their own methods against them?"
"What nonsense! I'm afraid he'll embarrass himself. You can come up with any question you want, but the problem is, he needs to have the answer too!"
"Could it be that Lin Chen has already solved Goldbach's Conjecture?"
Even the most optimistic person about Lin Chen shook his head silently after hearing this.
How can this be?
"I protest! This is absurd! The problem set by the Dragon Country team is impossible to solve! They have broken the rules!"
The American team leader was furious.
The host hesitated for a moment, then turned and handed the microphone to Lin Chen.
"Lin Chen, I'd like to remind you that each question in this competition requires a solution from the respective team. You're asking Americans to prove Goldbach's Conjecture... does that mean you've already proven Goldbach's Conjecture?"
"Of course, otherwise why would I write it?"
boom!
Everyone present was completely shocked.
Lin Chen actually said that he had solved Goldbach's Conjecture?
This isn't supposed to be a compliment, is it?
Cheng Zitong almost burst out laughing.
Is this kid an idiot?
Solving Goldbach's Conjecture? You think you can solve it as a freshman?
Do you even know how difficult Goldbach's Conjecture is?
That was a problem that countless mathematical geniuses couldn't solve even after dedicating their entire lives and burning the fire of their lives to it 300 years ago!
That's the ceiling of mathematics!
An end point in theoretical mathematics!
Although Goldbach's conjecture sounds simple, proving it is no less difficult than climbing to the sky!
Countless mathematical geniuses throughout history have fallen before Goldbach's Conjecture, so who the hell do you think you are?
The faces of Elder Wang and Elder Wu, who had just stood up to support Lin Chen, turned deathly pale instantly, and they almost fainted.
Our support for you stems from our belief in you.
But you can't brag like that, can you?
Did this kid just drink?
I didn't see him/her.
There was also a lot of discussion about it on the US team's side.
"Is this Chinese guy joking with us?"
"Can he really solve it?"
"But didn't he just solve Adams' problem?"
"Adams, tell me, can this Chinese guy really do it?"
Adams frowned. He had tried to solve Goldbach's Conjecture before, but he had failed at this mathematical wall that had stood for 300 years.
In the end, they had no choice but to dig a small hole in the city wall and find a way to prove Goldbach's conjecture under specific conditions.
Now this Chinese man claims to have solved Goldbach's Conjecture. Is this true or false?
The US team surrendered shortly after the discussion began.
Even Adams admitted he couldn't do it.
But he was curious to see how this Chinese man would prove Goldbach's Conjecture!
"Lin Chen, now please explain to us how you proved Goldbach's Conjecture?"
The host looked on with anticipation.
Everyone else held their breath.
Only Cheng Zitong continued to scold from below: "You're just a freshman, what do you know about Goldbach's Conjecture!"
Several leaders nearby sighed and said, "Professor Cheng, stop talking nonsense, it's being broadcast live on TV!"
"I'm going to say it! I..."
On stage, Lin Chen picked up the microphone and suddenly interrupted him.
"Solving Goldbach's Conjecture is actually not difficult; even undergraduate-level mathematics and physics knowledge is sufficient!"
"It's all because old-fashioned scholars like you overcomplicate things and end up going down the wrong path!"
"what?"