Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 444: Chapter 273: A Very Important Day

Zhou Li was not just paying lip service - he genuinely believed that something was off with Zhao Yi.

If Zhao Yi simply said that he had solved the Goldbach Conjecture, it would have been acceptable to some degree. After all, Zhao Yi was a recognized genius in number theory, capable of creating three-dimensional tremor waves, and there was a possibility that he could devote ample time to solving the Goldbach Conjecture.

But when Zhao Yi mentioned a second method of proof, Zhou Li felt there was an issue.

That just didn’t sound right.

It was the Goldbach Conjecture, a problem that had stumped the mathematical community for decades. After someone had completed one proof method, they were absurdly planning to research a second method of proof.

Was this a joke?

Basing his judgement on this, as well as the absolute certainty expressed by Qian Zhijin and others, Zhou Li also believed that something was wrong with Zhao Yi.

"He’s gotten obsessed with his research!"

Zhou Li was very worried.

He had felt that Zhao Yi, being so young, should not have shut himself away for such a long time to research the Goldbach Conjecture.

If fortress-like isolation could yield results, then he would have started his own retreat long ago.

Putting himself in Zhao Yi’s shoes...

Zhou Li thought the situation was quite severe. He wasn’t just paying lip service. He actually found a psychiatrist, a famous mental and psychological expert -

Yu Zhen.

Yu Zhen was a returning overseas doctor specializing in psychiatry for over ten years. He authored best-selling analytical books on mental health, and after returning to China, he worked as a psychiatrist in a large hospital while also providing psychological counseling for people.

It’s tough to find a doctor of his level and specialty.

Yu Zhen and Zhou Li had a casual acquaintance. Upon hearing from Zhou Li that Zhao Yi appeared to be getting obsessed with his research and might have run into a problem, he became interested immediately.

First, it’s rare to see a psychological issue resulting from research obsession.

Furthermore, Zhao Yi was well-renowned.

Yu Zhen felt that treating a top-tier mathematician and computer genius would bring a sense of accomplishment.

He came over.

In the office of the School of Sciences. freewebnσvel.cѳm

Several professors gathered around Yu Zhen, and Qian Hong and Xu Chao also listened attentively as he earnestly stated, "Based on your narration, the initial judgment is that the problem is not too serious. He probably just psychologically convinced himself that he has completed the proof.

"In the process of incessantly persuading himself, he came to believe it."

"This is a severe case of psychological suggestion..."

"Blah blah blah..."

Yu Zhen spoke in a very professional manner, finally saying, "But for the specifics, I still need to see him."

A group of people hurriedly went to the faculty dormitory building.

When the knocking on the door was heard, Zhao Yi was still engaged in his research. He frowned at the time, wondering who could be disturbing him before lunchtime.

Zhao Yi eventually went to open the door, only to find a crowd of people standing outside. Subconsciously, he thought they were here to congratulate him on proving the Goldbach Conjecture, so he simply let them in.

"No one else should come in." Yu Zhen waved his hand. "Just me, Old Zhou, and...Qian Hong, I suppose. Qian Hong is a friend of Zhao Yi’s, right?"

"Mhm."

Qian Hong nodded.

The three of them stepped inside while everyone else waited outside.

Zhao Yi was somewhat bemused, suspecting that the others were kept outside due to the room’s small size.

That was actually better.

Having so many people cramped inside his room could indeed create chaos.

After showing the few of them in, he found two chairs. One he handed over to Zhou Li, and the other to Yu Zhen, and then casually asked, "And he is..."

"Yu Zhen!"

Zhou Li introduced him. "A friend of mine... He heard that you completed the proof, and wanted to take a look."

Zhao Yi instinctively thought Yu Zhen was also a mathematician, thus he began discussing the Goldbach Conjecture, "I knew you guys would be interested."

"My first proof was made by finding symmetric prime numbers centered on N."

He began a brief introduction, "It involves taking an adequately large natural number N as the center and finding all prime symmetric numbers before it. I then multiply all these symmetric numbers together and analyze the largest factor of the resulting number."

"If the largest factor is bigger than or equal to N, it proves the Goldbach Conjecture."

"I was successful."

Zhao Yi spoke of his research with a degree of pride.

The method sounds simple and not too difficult to understand. But using a straightforward approach to calculate such a complex outcome and then analyzing the largest factor required the use of many other methods.

The strange part for Zhao Yi was that the three people in the room didn’t seem to be thrilled.

"What’s the matter with you guys?" Zhao Yi seemed baffled.

Yu Zhen just looked at Zhou Li.

Although he was also a professor, his main profession was as a psychiatrist and he had long forgotten the complex intricacies of mathematics. He hadn’t understood what Zhao Yi was saying.

Zhou Li, on the other hand, nodded in understanding. "This method sounds simple, but it’s not easy to accomplish."

"Yes!"

Zhao Yi sighed, "It took me approximately nine days to complete the proof. But when I summarized it, I found that the process wasn’t all that complex; the main problem was that it was hard to conceive."

"That’s what research is like." Zhou Li’s tone was still calm as he asked, "Zhao Yi, since you’ve completed the proof, could you show me the draft?"

"Well..."

Zhao Yi hesitated slightly. He hadn’t officially announced his proof yet. But thinking it over, he decided that he could trust Zhou Li and agreed to let him take a look at the draft.