Free Web NovelChapter 453: Chapter 276 Huge Sensation!
The main content of the meeting at the school was to prepare in advance.
Whether it was the possible onslaught of interviews or the protection of Zhao Yi, as well as the content of the news to be released, all of it fell under early preparation.
Keeping the news from spreading externally was a measure taken to prevent unexpected incidents.
The proof of the Goldbach Conjecture is a groundbreaking event in the international mathematics community. If a problem were to occur halfway, it would become a complete laughing stock. freeweɓnøvel.com
Before everything is confirmed, the school should at least keep a low profile externally. freёwebnovel.com
However, Hu Zhibin was clearly not the only smart one.
Over the past few weeks, people like Zhou Li and Qian Zhi Jin had informed a large number of others about Zhao Yi’s ’illness’ for his sake, all of whom had access to Zhao Yi.
This included Zhao Yi’s roommates and other students who had a vague knowledge that Zhao Yi seemed to have contracted some disease, even if they didn’t know the specifics.
The professors and teachers at the School of Life Sciences also knew.
In addition, people like Xu Chao and Lin Xiaoqing were also duly notified.
What’s more, someone must have leaked the news halfway, as Zhao Yi ’falling ill’ due to research was heavy gossip material for those who didn’t want to get involved.
When it was known that Zhao Yi declared that he had used two methods to prove the Goldbach Conjecture and compared with the news from overseas, one could easily assume that the proof of the Goldbach Conjecture likely concerned Zhao Yi.
Some people discussed it privately, while others asked about it openly.
For example, in the computer technology exchange group.
Ma Zhijun tagged Zhao Yi and asked, "I heard you proved the Goldbach Conjecture? Is that true?"
As soon as this question was asked, the group exploded.
Zhang Zhen: "Is it true or false? Did Zhao Yi complete Goldbach’s Conjecture? Is this related to the news from overseas?"
Gao Jixian: "Is it ’Mathematical Progress’ or ’Mathematics Society Magazine’?"
Professor Liu: "I heard from a colleague, not sure who spread it. @First Middle School student Zhao Yi."
Meng Ruohao: "I feel like mocking whenever I see Zhao Yi’s name...First Middle School student? Doesn’t this guy know how to change his name? Where is the admin, @Qian Hong."
Qian Hong: "As a PhD student with zero presence who always lurks around, I dare not change the name of a big shot."
Zhang Zhen: "What happened to Sister Awesome? Where is your dominance?"
Qian Hong: "If you experience what it feels like to be Zhao Yi’s computer teacher, you’ll realize that dominance is not important at all."
Zhang Zhen: "Sympathies!"
Meng Ruohao: "Sympathies!"
Professor Liu: "Sympathies!"
"..."
The messages in the Computer Technology Exchange Group alone were enough to illustrate that many in the domestic academic community knew about Zhao Yi’s connection with the top-level journal’s announcement of the proof of the Goldbach Conjecture, but they just didn’t have 100% confirmation.
Online rumors had already begun.
One netizen posted saying, "Zhao Yi is possibly the prover of the Goldbach Conjecture mentioned by Thomson."
The post’s content mainly discussed foreign media reports but had added some information related to Yanhua University.
"Yanhua University is closed!"
"Everyone going in and out must have a student card or work card, and everyone else is prohibited from passing. Several small roads leading to the school are blocked!"
"This kind of preparation is definitely unusual. An open university wouldn’t close its doors without reason."
This analysis post was very popular.
Online, many people had already pointed out that the young mathematician mentioned by Thomson was Zhao Yi. This thorough conclusion, coupled with the circumstances at Yanhua University, indicated a possible connection between Zhao Yi and the overseas news. This meant that he may have indeed proven the Goldbach Conjecture.
However...
Even if netizens stretched their imaginations, no one was brave enough to confirm that Zhao Yi had proven the Goldbach Conjecture using two different methods.
The current online information is simply speculation—no major media has stepped up to verify the news nor has there been confirmation from influential figures. But people in the media industry are also sensing something unusual.
Usually, they would be welcomed if they proposed positive interviews in universities. But now, even entering Yanhua University poses a challenge, let alone meeting Zhao Yi in person.
The reporter from the Capital TV Station did get in, only to discover an even more unusual situation. Several buildings, including the School of Sciences, faculty dormitories, and three teaching buildings, all had security guards stationed at the entrances, prohibiting anyone other than students and teachers from entering.
What was most unusual were the faculty dormitories. A large crowd had gathered at the entrance. When the reporter came to inquire, they were told that the news was confidential and no photos were permitted.
What was going on?
Confused, the reporters were left wondering if there had been some sort of accident.
At this time, Zhao Yi was in the faculty dormitory, along with Hu Zhibin, Qian Zhijin, and the small old deputy director of the university, Tang Rongxiu.
Zhao Yi was also feeling extremely frustrated. His own dormitory had been closed off.
Tang Rongxiu continued to direct, "Nothing inside can be touched. Wait until the news is confirmed, then conduct a detailed inventory."
His approach was agreed upon by Hu Zhibin and Qian Zhijin.
Those were Zhao Yi’s things.
If Zhao Yi really had proven the Goldbach Conjecture, the items in the dormitory would have extreme historical significance and could potentially be displayed in a museum, marked as, "Everyday Items Used by Zhao Yi During the Process of Proving the Goldbach Conjecture."
