Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 1126: Chapter 554 Zhao Yi and Wiles_2

Zhao Yi also met Thomson, Phil, and others, mathematicians he had known from the conference. He politely went over to exchange pleasantries, and along the way, there was plenty of admiration, but no one questioned whether they had completed the Riemann Conjecture.

Because...

Failure would be the big news!

Zhao Yi’s mathematical achievements were too numerous, his fame in the mathematical community too great. The fact that he and Edward Witten had completed the proof of the Riemann Conjecture was indeed astonishing, but the astonishment stemmed from the completion of the Riemann Conjecture, not doubts about the proof being incorrect.

If the report on the Riemann Conjecture failed, many people would feel their trip had not been in vain, for they had witnessed Zhao Yi’s failure.

This was much more interesting than success.

Apart from foreign friends, there were even more acquaintances from within the country. Not to mention the theoretical group, Ruan Wenye, Huang Zhong and others came to listen to the report, which also served as a reference aid. They needed a better understanding of quality points to more easily comprehend photons, space, and other issues, and understand the anti-gravity formulation of photons in thirteen groups.

There were also math professors from various universities, more than twenty people from Shuimu University and Capital University combined, a delegation from the Science Academy, and several senior academicians.

Zhao Yi was surprised by the arrival of Yang Zhenning. Yang Zhenning was rather old, but upon hearing the Riemann Conjecture had been proven, he still came to listen to the report.

Of course, one cannot deny Yang Zhenning’s level, but age is a big problem. With his age, no matter how high his level, it is very difficult for him to try to rack his brains and understand the whole process of the Riemann Conjecture’s proof, mainly because he cannot keep up the energy.

Yang Zhenning’s arrival was not what surprised Zhao Yi the most; he saw someone even more surprising—

Andrew Wiles?

When he saw that face, obscured by long hair and looking sullen, Zhao Yi rubbed his eyes vigorously, took a good while to confirm his sighting, and then walked over in astonishment, "Mr. Wiles?"

Wiles was standing at the door, seemingly hesitant about whether to go in, clearly out of place amidst the jovial environment inside.

Upon seeing Zhao Yi come up to him, he became even more embarrassed, even covering his face as if doing so would prevent him from being recognized.

"Mr. Wiles?" Zhao Yi did not understand what he meant.

Wiles removed his hand and forcibly squeezed out a smile, "Zhao... Mr. Zhao."

Zhao Yi noticed Wiles’s embarrassment and, after looking around, simply pulled him into a small office around the corner.

When Wiles entered the room and saw it was empty, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt much more relaxed.

"Mr. Wiles? What’s wrong?" Zhao Yi was truly surprised; he had not expected Wiles to come at all.

Ever since Wiles’s proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem was proved wrong by Zhao Yi’s Riemann Conjecture proof, Wiles seemed to have disappeared from the world, as if he no longer existed.

The logic of the proof at the time was, "If the Riemann Conjecture is correct, then Wiles’s proof is wrong; conversely, if the Riemann Conjecture is incorrect, then Wiles’s proof could be right."

Clearly.

The international mathematical community preferred to believe in the Riemann Conjecture rather than Wiles’s incomprehensible and complex proof of over a hundred pages.

If one really dives into it, Zhao Yi is Wiles’s ’enemy’, and the Riemann Conjecture is equally Wiles’s ’enemy’.

Now that the Riemann Conjecture has been proven by Zhao Yi, there was no logical reason for Wiles to come and celebrate with his enemy. So... could it be that he came to cause trouble?

Wiles remained silent for a long time. After exchanging looks with Zhao Yi, he simply sat aside and sighed, "Congratulations, it was you and Edward."

"Thank you."

"You definitely didn’t expect me to come, but I still did. I believe I had to give myself a closure," said Wiles firmly.

Zhao Yi nodded, "I understand!"

"Thank you."

After only a few words, the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

Wiles did not seem to mind the awkwardness and after a long pause, he continued, "No matter what the outcome, I accept it. I am no longer the same person I was."

"Ah?"

Zhao Yi felt somewhat confused.

Wiles sighed, "You definitely can’t imagine what I’ve been doing in recent years. I’ve been holed up in a house in the countryside, continuously..."

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"I wanted to re-examine my proof but realized I simply couldn’t do it. I also thought about returning to normal life, for instance, finding a math teaching job at some university, or even a high school. But wherever I went, I would be recognized. So many people would say, ’Look, there’s Wiles, the one who made the wrong proof.’"

As Wiles spoke, an ironic smile appeared on his face, "I am a failure, a true failure. Everyone thinks I’m a fraud, and I simply can’t lead a normal life, so I have to stay cooped up in my house, living on government benefits."

A look of pain crossed his face as he spoke.

Zhao Yi felt somewhat guilty, but that guilt was swiftly suppressed. In the world of mathematics, right is right, and wrong is wrong. He considered for a moment and then asked, "Why don’t you consider changing environments?"

"Change environments? Where to?" Wiles responded sarcastically. "Wherever I go, everyone knows me. I feel even more famous than I did ten years ago."

"Hmm..."

Zhao Yi thought for a moment and then said, "Perhaps, you could consider coming to China? If you come to Yanhua University, I believe the school would be willing to offer you a professorship."