Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 445: Chapter 273: A Very Important Day_2

Zhou Li took the draft.

While the long formulas didn’t pose a problem for him, he couldn’t understand what was written on the draft.

There was no logic!

Even though he recognized everything written down, he couldn’t understand them strung together.

It was like reading an old poem where the first line was "When Weeding in the Midday Sun," and then it suddenly switched to "the eldest is misunderstood in sorrow".

Both were in verse, yet they had no connection to each other.

On some drafts, it was even stranger. The first line was "Moonlight in Front of the Bed" and then it switched abruptly to "four machines, mandarin ducks woven ready to fly together".

At this point, Zhou Li was more certain of Zhao Yi’s mental health problem.

Meanwhile.

Yu Zhen began to initiate conversation with Zhao Yi, "Old Zhou told me, are you trying to prove the Goldbach Conjecture with a second method?"

"Yes."

Zhao Yi nodded and elaborated, "That is, the covering method. I want to prove that all prime numbers except two, as well as their own combinations, can cover all even numbers."

This time, Yu Zhen understood.

The approach was so straightforward that anyone familiar with the Goldbach Conjecture would know it wasn’t far-fetched.

If it could really be proven that all pairs of prime numbers could cover all even numbers, then the Goldbach Conjecture would certainly be established.

Zhao Yi continued, "I must thank Professor Chen Ming at the Science Academy. He has research on prime numbers using group theory. I got inspired from it. However, I haven’t finished proving it yet. Maybe I need a few more days?" freēwebnovel.com

He wasn’t sure.

If inspiration struck, it might be finished in just a day or two.

Afterward, Zhao Yi started discussing this idea in detail with Yu Zhen. Since he hadn’t finished the proof, it might be helpful to discuss with other mathematicians.

Yet after a while, Zhao Yi found this fellow in front of him was only listening and didn’t offer any constructive ideas.

He suspected it was intentional.

"Have all mathematicians become so stingy nowadays? They can’t even discuss ideas."

Zhao Yi sighed.

While Yu Zhen had been discussing with Zhao Yi, his head had started spinning. He tried to keep up and thought patient interaction could be helpful for treatment.

But he couldn’t keep up at all.

Yu Zhen couldn’t bear it anymore. He simply gestured at Zhou Li and left.

Zhao Yi walked the group to the entrance of the staff dormitory. He stopped Zhou Li and reminded him, "Your friend has poor character. I was discussing mathematics with him just now. He didn’t say a word. Is he afraid I might steal his idea?"

"..."

Zhou Li didn’t know what to say.

The group resorted back to the School of Sciences office. When Yu Zhen finally found his C position, he began to intensely analyze, "After a long chat with Zhao Yi, I found that his mental condition might be serious!"

"Look!"

"His method of proving is so systematic that if I didn’t suspect it surely incorrect, I might have believed him."

"It’s like he is treating his fantasies as reality and spending a lot of time to realize them. His psychological and physical reactions are not synchronized."

"In ancient times, this would be called soul loss."

"We absolutely can’t stimulate him. We shouldn’t abruptly pull him out of his fantasies. Instead, we should guide him step by step. Or after some time, simply let him forget about it."

"Therefore, you should avoid discussing the Goldbach Conjecture with him during this time. Talk about everyday things to distract him..."

"Blah, blah, blah..."

Yu Zhen talked professionally in great detail. The others felt everything he said made sense. It felt quite different talking about the condition with a professional psychiatrist.

This analysis was excellent!

"Also, ideally, people he’s close with should interact with him. Better yet, have someone he trusts guide him to forget about this gradually until he recovers..."

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Everyone in the office looked at each other, then collectively turned to Qian Hong and Xu Chao.

Qian Hong was struggling with whether to help Zhao Yi. In her opinion, was she the closest person to Zhao Yi?

At least closer than the others.

Xu Chao spoke, "Then I’ll tell his girlfriend. I have Lin Xiaoqing’s number."

"His girlfriend? Even better!"

After hearing this Qian Hong glared at Xu Chao with a lethal look.

Xu Chao was taken aback, but comparing to Zhao Yi’s situation, this was nothing. He immediately called Lin Xiaoqing, asking her to come to Yanhua University as soon as possible.

"Zhao is in trouble?"

Lin Xiaoqing arrived in a rush after hearing the news.

Zhou Li, Yu Zhen and Xu Chao together explained Zhao Yi’s situation to her, telling her what to do - "Don’t talk about the Goldbach Conjecture."

"If he’s deeply engaged in his research, don’t disturb him frequently."

"Never directly deny him."

"Try to accommodate any requests he might have..."

Lin Xiaoqing listened attentively.

At two in the afternoon, she knocked on Zhao Yi’s door.

Zhao Yi was irritated by the knocking. He had already asked not to be disturbed, yet the disruptions kept coming. He was surprised when he opened the door to see Lin Xiaoqing, "Why are you here?"

"I came to see you. I was worried when I couldn’t get through to your phone."

"Come in quickly!"

Zhao Yi hurriedly let Lin Xiaoqing in, then returned to his computer. Somewhat apologetically, he said, "I’m in a crucial stage of my research. I just discovered a very good breakthrough."