Chapter 23 Chapter 23 Mathematical Conjectures
In the afternoon, after the last class, Lin Yimu called home and followed Huang Minglei directly to his house.
As soon as he arrived at the door, Lin Yimu suddenly thought, since this was his first time visiting a classmate’s house, should he bring something with him? Isn't it a bad idea to come here empty-handed?
Thinking of this, Lin Yi Mu said it directly. He wanted to pull Huang Minglei to the store to buy some things before going in, but Huang Minglei stopped him and said, "Hey! What are you doing? It's just a normal visit to a classmate's house. It's not necessary, and my parents are not at home at this time. Come on, come on, go in quickly!" Then he pushed Lin Yi Mu into the house.
Since they were already inside, Lin Yimu couldn't go out to buy things anymore, as that would be a bit too polite, so he just let go and followed Huang Minglei into the living room.
After entering the living room, Lin Yimu was directly pulled by Huang Minglei to sit on the sofa. He didn't care whether there was anyone at home. He ran back to the room, put down his schoolbag, and ran out with a set of Olympiad test papers in his hand.
"Come here, let me show you something good. This is a set of competition test questions that I bought specially. The difficulty is much higher than the test paper the teacher gave us." Huang Minglei said as he came to the sofa.
When Lin Yimu heard this, his eyes immediately lit up and he took the test paper with interest, saying, "Is it that exaggerated? Teacher Zhou said that the competition questions he sent us were already very difficult. How much more difficult can yours be?" As he spoke, he flipped through the paper with interest.
Huang Minglei was not angry when he heard his doubts. Instead, he said confidently, "If you don't believe me, take a look. This is a contest question from the previous IMO competition. I got it with great difficulty."
Huang Minglei went to the kitchen as he spoke. When he came out, he was holding a fruit plate in his hand. When he sat on the sofa, he casually placed it on the table in front of him.
However, Lin Yimu was fascinated by the test paper in his hand, his brows were furrowed and his face was full of thought. This made Huang Minglei, who was walking over, a little curious. What kind of question could make Lin Yimu show such an expression?
Thinking of this, Huang Minglei also came over curiously, and when he saw the question that Lin Yimu was reading, a look of understanding appeared on his face.
"This is not actually a test question for the IMO competition. The teacher who gave me the test paper accidentally printed it there. You don't have to do it. It won't be tested on you anyway."
Lin Yimu nodded thoughtfully after hearing what he said, but it was unclear whether he had listened to him or not, as his eyes were still fixed on the test paper.
After a long while, Lin Yimu finally put down the test paper in his hand, frowned and said, "Have you tried to solve this problem?"
Huang Minglei looked at Lin Yimu with eyes wide open in disbelief. After a long while, he said in an exaggerated tone: "You are not kidding! Have you read this problem carefully? It is a mathematical conjecture, the twin prime conjecture. Even if it is not the Millennium Prize problem, it is not something we can solve just by saying so!"
Lin Yi Mu, however, ignored Huang Minglei's words and continued to think about the problem in his mind. It was not until Huang Minglei reached out and patted him that Lin Yi Mu came back to his senses.
"I say, don't even think about it. This kind of mathematical conjecture is simply not something we can solve now. I just look at it occasionally to broaden my mind." As he spoke, he looked at Lin Yimu who was a little dazed. Seeing that he still didn't say anything, he said earnestly, "You are not really planning to challenge a difficult problem, are you? But this gap is too big, jumping directly from competition questions to mathematical conjectures. Don't forget, the math competition will start in a week or two."
Lin Yimu listened to Huang Minglei's endless persuasion, rubbed his forehead in distress, and interrupted: "Okay, okay, why do you suddenly become so long-winded? I don't want to think about this for now. Do you still want to do the questions?" As he said that, he reached out and patted the paper in his hand.
"Tsk, I shouldn't have advised you. You're not so sharp-tongued only when you're thinking about the test questions. Now you really deserve a beating." Huang Minglei couldn't help but mutter with a dark face when he heard Lin Yimu's words, but he still obediently did the test paper together. Occasionally, they would have disagreements and disputes over the solution to a question.
The two of them lay on the table, working on the test paper for a long time. During this time, Huang Minglei's parents came back and neither of them noticed. It was not until they were arguing over a question and Huang Minglei's mother came out to stop them and told them to eat that they realized it was already late.
Lin Yimu looked at the intellectual and elegant middle-aged woman in front of him, smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "Hello, Auntie. I'm really sorry. I was so engrossed in discussing the topic that I didn't pay attention to the time."
Bai Li, Huang Minglei's mother, looked at the boy who suddenly became a little shy after the fierce argument in front of her, and said with a gentle smile: "It's okay, I rarely see Xiaolei bring his friends back and chat so happily, but it's time to have dinner now, you can discuss it after dinner."
Lin Yimu agreed after hearing this, turned to look at Huang Minglei who was already clearing the test papers on the table, and began to help clean up the table.
After dinner, it was still early, so Lin Yimu continued to discuss the questions with Huang Minglei in the living room. Most of the time, the two discussed the questions harmoniously, but occasionally they would quarrel because of different ideas and solutions.
The two of them started arguing and neither of them gave in. One even tried to get the other to agree with his or her own ideas and methods for solving the problem. In the end, the two of them directly used the verification results to prove their point, but the result was often that they still held their own opinions.
After finishing the entire test paper, the only thing left was the last mathematical conjecture that was printed by mistake: the twin prime conjecture.
Although Lin Yimu agreed not to verify the mathematical conjecture now, he still glanced at the question from time to time, just like a naughty child who wanted to play with toys secretly behind his parents' backs.
This clearly showed that he was not giving up, which made Huang Minglei, who noticed it, feel particularly helpless and also found it very interesting. It was rare to see Lin Yimu take such a strong interest in a topic.
"It's rare to see you so interested in a question? Do you really want to verify this guess? You should know that you may be stuck in it and unable to get out." Huang Minglei looked at Lin Yimu curiously as he glanced at the question from time to time.
Lin Yimu smiled and shrugged, "I can't help it. Maybe it's because I have obsessive-compulsive disorder. I've finished the whole test paper, but this question is the only one that's left unanswered. It always makes me feel a little uncomfortable."
Huang Minglei looked at Lin Yi Mu who didn't take his eyes off the test paper, and sighed helplessly: "It's up to you. If you really want to check your calculations, I'll give you this test paper, you can take it home. But you can't delay the competition because of this, I'm still waiting to compete with you." Then he pushed the test paper in front of Lin Yi Mu.
Lin Yimu reached out to take the test paper back and put it away, then said with a satisfied smile: "Thank you, don't worry, I'm just a little curious, and I will definitely not delay the competition. On the contrary, you, don't let me outshine you."
"Go away, it's still unclear who will win. I specialize in mathematics, unlike you who have to learn other subjects." Huang Minglei stared at Lin Yimu curiously for a while, and continued: "But I am curious, how do you learn so many subjects every day and be so good in every one of them?"
Lin Yimu packed up the test papers and stationery while saying without raising his head: "Because I have no other entertainment activities besides studying, I spend 14 or 15 hours studying in 24 hours a day. After all, I want to make up for my shortcomings with hard work."
Huang Minglei glanced at him in disbelief when he heard his overly modest words, and said in a dark tone: "Oh, if you are clumsy, then we are stupid. I have been studying hard since I was a child, and what about you? You caught up in just half a month, and you still dare to say that you are clumsy? Forget it!"
While talking to Huang Minglei, Lin Yi Mu had already packed his books, put his schoolbag on his back and said, "Okay, I won't say any more to you. It's getting late and I have to go home. If I get home later, it will be dark." As Lin Yi Mu spoke, he stood up and said goodbye to Huang Minglei's parents.
Huang Minglei's family lives in the wealthy area. Because it is located in the city center, it is a bit far from No. 1 Middle School.
As soon as Lin Yimu finished speaking, Huang Minglei's mother came out of the kitchen and said softly, "Xiaomu, are you going home so early? Why don't you play for a while longer?"
Lin Yimu looked at Aunt Bai, who was still elegant in her home clothes, and said politely, "Thank you, Auntie. No, it's too late. I have to go to school for training tomorrow."
"Hey, this child is so well-behaved. Okay, then I'll ask your Uncle Huang to drive you there. This is more convenient than taking a taxi." After saying that, he went to the study to call someone without waiting for Lin Yimu to refuse.
Lin Yimu glanced at Huang Minglei beside him with some embarrassment, and said with some hesitation: "Forget it, I want to go to the library later. Don't let Uncle Huang send me off. I'll go first."
Huang Minglei sent Lin Yimu to the door of his house, waved his hand casually and said, "Okay, then you go first, see you at school tomorrow. My mom has never seen me bring friends home, so she wants to be considerate, so she seems a little polite. Just come over a few more times, don't mind."
"No, I think the aunt is a nice person. I'll go back first." After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the community without staying any longer.
Lin Yi Mu took a taxi to the library and returned the books he had finished reading because their lease had expired. However, because Lin Yi Mu had not finished reading Advanced Mathematics, he renewed the lease for half a month. When he was looking for other professional books, Lin Yi Mu felt a little embarrassed.
Lin Yimu wandered around the library for a long time but couldn't find the book he wanted. He had no choice but to run back to find the administrator and said, "Hello, can you help me find the professional books "Thermophysics Concepts - Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics", "New Concept Mechanics", "Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics" and "Probability for Physicists"? I just looked around and couldn't find them."
The administrator was the same one Lin Yi Mu met last time when he borrowed books. Although he had expected it when he saw Lin Yi Mu coming out with a large pile of books, he still found it a little unbelievable when he heard the book he was looking for.
"Are you really looking for these books? Have you really finished reading the ones you borrowed before?"
Lin Yimu put the book he found on the table. Not wanting to disturb the librarian who was reading, he whispered, "I've finished reading the previous books. Now these are the new books I want to borrow. And the ones I just told you about, I didn't find them."
Upon hearing this, the administrator gave Lin Yi Mu a thumbs up and said softly, "Okay, wait, I'll help you find it. The main reason is that even in our city library, few people borrow this kind of professional book." Then he stood up to help Lin Yi Mu find the book.
By the time Lin Yi Mu got home in a taxi carrying a pile of books, it was already 8:30 in the evening. Lin Yi Mu's parents had already finished dinner and were watching TV in the living room. When they saw Lin Yi Mu coming in with a pile of books with difficulty, they were a little surprised.
After being surprised, Lin Bohan hurried over to help his son take the books and carry them into his room. As he walked, he said, "Son, how come you brought back such a large pile of books? Can you finish reading them?"
As he put the book in Lin Yimu's room, he glanced at the cover of the book and asked in surprise, "Xiaomu, can you understand these professional books?"
Lin Yimu followed his father back to the room, put down his schoolbag and said, "You can understand it, otherwise why would I borrow these books? Dad, please go back to the living room to accompany Mom. I want to start reading." As he said that, he stretched out his hand and pushed Lin Bohan's back and pushed him out of the room.
Lin Bohan followed Lin Yimu's strength and walked out the door while saying, "Okay, okay, Dad will be out soon. Take care of yourself and don't stay up late often. Studying is important, and health is equally important. Don't make your mom and I worry."
"Okay, okay, I get it. I'll pay attention. You and mom should remember to go to bed early." After saying that, he closed the door.
When he turned around and sat back at the desk, Lin Yimu heard his mother teasing his father outside the door, "I told you not to care so much, don't you know our son? He has been letting him do whatever he wants for so many years, and if you continue to nag now, he will definitely kick you out."
Lin Yimu shook his head in amusement, turned around and sat down at the desk, looking at 001 who was sitting leisurely in his mind, and said: "Tell me, why do you want me to be proficient in physics, mathematics, chemistry and even biology? Didn't you tell me before that I can just choose the subject I am interested in and focus on it?"
When 001 heard Lin Yimu's question, he spread his hands helplessly and said, "There's nothing I can do. I'm just an administrator who issues tasks."
It turned out that Lin Yi Mu was at Huang Minglei's house. The reason why Lin Yi Mu wanted to go home early and borrow so many books from the library was because the system suddenly reminded him in his mind that the main system had issued a task, asking him to study all four subjects of mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology. Then it gave him a series of book lists for him to read, without even giving a reason, only saying that they would be useful in the future and even imposed a ten-level electric shock punishment.
This request made Lin Yi Mu a little bit unbelievable, but fortunately it was not asking him to complete the task immediately, but a long task with no deadline, otherwise Lin Yi Mu might really die.
After hearing 001's explanation, Lin Yimu's temper, which he had suppressed with great difficulty, suddenly flared up again. However, when Lin Yimu was really angry, he did not lose his temper like ordinary people. Instead, the smile on his face was even more beautiful and brilliant. This was also a way he learned to conceal his emotions after so many years in the entertainment industry.
So Lin Yimu's smile was very bright and beautiful at this moment. 001, who had been with Lin Yimu for a while, knew that he was angry, so he quickly said, "Don't be angry. Although, although the main system requires you to learn everything, there is no time limit. Think about it, the mathematics and physics and chemistry you learned are all connected anyway, so it won't go wrong to learn more."
After saying that, 001 secretly glanced at Lin Yimu, and seeing that he still didn't react, he whispered, "Besides, your brain has been developed by electric shocks now, so you should be able to learn quickly. If this doesn't work, then you really are a hopeless waste."
After saying this, 001 secretly observed Lin Yimu to see his reaction. However, before he could see any reaction from the other party, 001's eyes went dark and he could not see anything. When he came to his senses, he was already in a small dark room.
001 looked at the small dark space with nothing to see, and was completely stunned and unable to believe it.
After coming back to his senses, 001 stretched out his chubby little hand with an aggrieved and angry tone, pointed at the dark space and said: "Ahhh! Lin Yimu, you are such a bastard! It's not my fault, but you locked me up in the small dark room. You are really bad. I will never think of comforting you, a black-hearted ghost, again! QAQ"
Lin Yimu could no longer hear the voice of 001 who was locked in the small dark room. He was now looking at a pile of books with a bright smile. He didn't even have the mood to try out the mathematical conjecture that he had been longing to try.
Lin Yimu sat at the desk and casually flipped through the borrowed book. After trying hard to calm his anger, he rubbed his brows and looked carefully at the book in his hand.
Just by looking at it, Lin Yimu's curiosity was attracted by the contents of the book.
Without Lin Yimu knowing, he once again made the headlines on Weibo. This time it was not because someone bought him a hot search to deliberately discredit him, but because of Lin Yimu's monthly exam results.
Because Lin Yimu’s entrance examination half a month ago was still a hot search, and some haters and Yan Xingyu’s crazy fans who still thought that Lin Yimu was not a good student kept cursing him on Lin Yimu’s Weibo from time to time, until someone saw a Weibo post by a high school student lamenting that Lin Yimu had the best score in the grade, which immediately caused an uproar.
Originally, Lin Yimu's grades were controversial at the beginning. Now, seeing that some people said that he became the top student in the grade in half a month, those who disliked Lin Yimu would of course think the worst. Just like Xue Qinqin from Class 3 before, most people on the Internet had the same idea as her, and they all felt that there was something wrong with Lin Yimu's grades.
Then Yan Xingyu's crazy fans and some haters worked together to push this ordinary envy and complaint Weibo to the top of the hot searches. When it was the peak traffic time after get off work in the evening, the popularity of this Weibo was pushed directly from the bottom of the hot searches to the fifth place, followed by the word "explosive".
Of course, none of the comments were good. Most of them were from netizens who followed the trend. After being led by the haters and Yan Xingyu's crazy fans, they believed that Lin Yimu's results were fake. Even if there were sober passers-by who came in and said a word or two, they were quickly suppressed by the comments from the haters.
So when Lin Yimu arrived at the training class in the morning and was stopped by Huang Minglei and Ye Yuankai who arrived early to talk about this matter, he was still a little confused.
"Oh, it's about your monthly exam results this time. I don't know who took a photo and posted it on Weibo, complaining and envying the daily life of the academic god. As a result, it was pushed to the hot search by a bunch of idiots. It was the fifth on the hot search list last night, and now it has moved up two places to the top three. Someone also deliberately used vague words in the hot search to say that you helped others cheat in the exam, making netizens more suspicious of whether your results are real. Someone even tagged the school officials, you see." Ye Yuankai really deserves his reputation as a chatterbox. He finished such a long paragraph in one breath and handed his mobile phone to Lin Yimu for him to see.
Lin Yimu put his schoolbag away and looked at the opened Weibo page in confusion, which was full of questions and comments.
Some tagged the school to come out and explain, while others tagged Lin Yimu to call him a parasite that destroyed the reputation of a high school. Anyway, there were all kinds of comments, which made Lin Yimu feel a little confused. "What are these netizens doing with nothing to do? I'm not a celebrity. What's the point of staring at me every day? Is my job too easy or my life too easy?"
Wow, this statement directly and clearly said that others were meddling in other people's business and even hit the pain points of office workers, leaving the onlookers stunned.
Lin Yimu returned the phone to Ye Yuankai, who was standing there in a daze, and took out the professional book he had borrowed last night to read.
He doesn't know whether others are free or not, but he is not free at all. He doesn't even have enough time. There are so many professional books waiting for him to read that he can't spare any energy or time to spend on unimportant things.
Ye Yuankai, who was shocked by Lin Yimu's venomous tongue, looked at Lin Yimu with some disbelief as he spoke such venomous words with a calm face. After a long while, he took out his mobile phone and slowly turned his gaze to Huang Minglei.
"Brother Lei, what you said is indeed correct. It's even a mild statement. With his venomous tongue, those online haters will probably curse even more fiercely if they hear it."
Huang Minglei shrugged calmly upon hearing this and said, "Do you think this guy cares? He probably wants those people to hear it. You'll get used to it."
As for the students who arrived early and attended the training class together, they usually only communicated with Lin Yimu on study. This was the first time they faced his vicious attack. Although it was really cruel, it had to be said that what he said made sense.
They also think that those people on the Internet have nothing to do. No. 1 High School is a key high school in Yancheng City. Not only is the learning content rich and the supervision is strict, but cheating in exams is also more strict.
Not only are there all-round cameras in each class, but there are also two teachers supervising the exams, so it is impossible to cheat successfully, not to mention Lin Yimu's score which was only two or three points away from full marks. There was no one else in the school who could cheat like Lin Yimu.
So everyone just treated those things on the Internet as fun, and told Lin Yimu about them just to say something novel and see his reaction.
As a result, after making a few sarcastic comments, the person concerned calmly began to read the book. Everyone stopped gossiping and started to study seriously or discuss the test questions with each other.
As netizens on Weibo could not wait for a response from the school, they began to tag the Education Bureau one by one. Under the spontaneous screen swiping by the haters, the term #林以牧考试弊# became a hot word and directly topped the hot search list, surpassing the hot search for "Shenzhou 9 safely landed and completed the docking mission."
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