The people present were already numb from Lin Beichen’s unexpected behavior.
This guy was indeed wealthy and had some talent, but he was a bit too arrogant.
Did he even know who Professor Qian was?
Professor Qian looked at Lin Beichen with curiosity, not displeased by Lin Beichen’s deprecation, but rather holding a sense of intellectual curiosity.
"Young man, you don’t care about my research, so why don’t you talk about your research?"
Professor Qian hadn’t engaged in research for a long time.
It wasn’t due to his age but because he couldn’t find a direction.
He had been lost since twenty years ago.
In the field of physics, although many new research reports always appeared, the underlying logic hadn’t made any development for decades.
And Professor Qian was precisely engaged in fundamental scientific research.
Fundamental science was like laying a foundation; it seemed the least noticeable but was the most crucial thing.
Lin Beichen was still young.
He didn’t understand the importance of foundational research, and Professor Qian didn’t blame him.
Everyone is young once; as long as they recognize their mistakes and change, it’s fine.
However, Lin Beichen shocked everyone once again.
Lin Beichen thought for a moment and walked to the blackboard.
"Professor Qian, when you wrote the third law back then, you proposed the Qian’s Question. It’s been 40 years; have you found the answer?"
Lin Beichen asked.
Upon hearing this, Professor Qian showed a bitter smile.
"This has been one of my greatest regrets in life. I originally thought that 20 years would be enough to solve this question...
However, it’s now been 40 years. I’m practically buried neck-deep in the ground, yet I still haven’t found the answer!"
Speaking of this, Professor Qian revealed a hint of dejection.
He didn’t care about money or fame. For a researcher of his caliber, the most desired thing before death was to answer the doubts in their heart.
"Lin Beichen, don’t mention this. Professor Qian is already very old. If you make him so sad, what if something happens to him?"
Zhou Hualan said coldly.
People around nodded continuously, pointing at Lin Beichen with dissatisfaction on their faces.
Lin Beichen was truly too insensible.
Of all things to say, he had to bring up Professor Qian’s greatest pain.
Back then, to solve Professor Qian’s conjecture, he worked day and night and even had a fire break out.
During the fire, Professor Qian’s assistant was injured and disfigured.
Although emergency rescue saved the assistant’s life, the assistant was disabled for life.
The old professor always wept whenever this matter was mentioned.
At this moment, Lin Beichen brought up this matter, which was almost like wanting to kill him.
You should know, Professor Qian had just wanted to take Lin Beichen as his student!
As the opposing voices grew louder, Lin Beichen frowned slightly and said lightly:
"Professor, actually, I have the answer to this conjecture."
"Enough!"
Suddenly, Feng Jianxu shouted from the crowd.
"Lin Beichen, it’s one thing that you don’t give me research funding, but you can’t insult our intelligence!
Professor Qian’s conjecture is recognized worldwide as the most difficult physics conjecture of the new century. So many people have worked around the clock without finding the answer, and you claim to understand it?"
Feng Jianxu rushed in front of Lin Beichen, pointing at him and cursing.
"If you can solve this conjecture, I swear the Brain Science Research Lab will never ask the school for a single penny of funding again!"
Lin Beichen glanced at him, completely unresponsive.
Whether Feng Jianxu wanted funding had nothing to do with Lin Beichen; even if he didn’t want it, it didn’t matter to Lin Beichen.
The only person Lin Beichen cared about was Professor Qian.
They say it’s better to meet someone in person. In this world, most people are not what they seem.
But Lin Beichen found that Professor Qian lived up to his reputation.
For such a kind old professor, Lin Beichen was willing to help him fulfill his regrets.
Moreover, if he wanted to realize his plan, Professor Qian was indeed a suitable candidate.
"Professor, don’t believe him. He’s just a kid. What could he understand?"
Feng Jianxu hurriedly said, afraid that Professor Qian would be misled by Lin Beichen.
However, Professor Qian stared at Lin Beichen intently.
A feeling in the depths of his heart told him that Lin Beichen wasn’t jesting.
"Can you really solve my conjecture?"
Professor Qian asked, his voice trembling slightly.
Lin Beichen nodded and picked up the chalk on the table, beginning to write.
The people around were instantly in an uproar, reacting intensely.
However, Professor Qian was extremely serious. At a certain moment, he suddenly felt that the surroundings were too noisy and shouted:
"Everyone, be quiet."
The sound echoed, and everyone in the classroom was struck as if by lightning, immediately falling silent, not daring to make a sound.
Only the sound of Lin Beichen writing on the blackboard was left in the classroom.
It didn’t take long, perhaps just around 20 minutes, before Lin Beichen slowly put down the chalk.
He looked at Professor Qian.
"I’m done writing, Professor."
With that, Lin Beichen turned and walked out without any intention of stopping.
Everyone around exchanged looks, all eyes turned to Feng Jianxu.
Feng Jianxu led the charge; if he stopped Lin Beichen, they would respond together.
However, even after Lin Beichen left, no one reacted.
Everyone looked at Professor Qian.
It wasn’t that they didn’t want to stop Lin Beichen, but they didn’t know how to refute him?
The difficulty of Professor Qian’s conjecture was too high. Among those present, there was no scholar related to the research.
Except for Lin Beichen, who proposed the conjecture, only Lin Beichen, the solver, remained.
So whether or not to take action against Lin Beichen was for Professor Qian to decide.
However, Professor Qian stood like a wooden figure, staring at the blackboard’s content, frozen.
No one knew how long it took, but suddenly the old professor burst into laughter, tears streaming down his face.
Feng Jianxu looked on, not knowing what to do.
Did he get it right or wrong?
"Vice Principal, you and Professor Qian used to be colleagues. His reaction..."
Feng Jianxu asked cautiously.
But before he could finish his sentence, Zhou Hualan shoved him aside and rushed to Professor Qian’s side, slightly agitated:
"Old Qian, it’s solved, isn’t it?"
Professor Qian came to his senses, turned to his old friend, and tears of excitement burst forth, nodding vigorously.
"It’s solved, really solved! This problem that’s troubled me for 40 years has been solved before my death!"
Professor Qian’s voice trembled, his body shook, but his eyes grew brighter and brighter.
Zhou Hualan felt the same way.
Few knew that Zhou Hualan was once in the field of physics.
However, after Professor Qian proposed the conjecture, Zhou Hualan felt a sense of despair.
If a conjecture couldn’t be solved in a lifetime, was it worth researching?
Brave people dare to climb, like Professor Qian, who climbed for 40 years but still had no answer.
Zhou Hualan lacked such courage, so he chose to give up.
In the following 40 years, he made significant achievements in other fields, becoming the vice president and improving the atmosphere at Imperial Capital University.
Letting students manage students made Imperial Capital University very unique among famous schools.
However, no amount of achievement could satisfy Zhou Hualan as he also wanted to know the answer to Professor Qian’s conjecture.
And now, an average-looking student used a blackboard and less than 20 minutes to solve their 40-year puzzle?
"Everyone listen up. Leave the classroom immediately. No photos, no staying!
This blackboard must be preserved. No one can erase it, or they will be criminals of the country, the civilization, and even history!"
Zhou Hualan roared, his voice echoing through the entire teaching building.
The incident was escalating.
When everyone heard the news and rushed to the teaching building, the student council had already cordoned off the building.
Not long after, teams of armed men surrounded the teaching building.
Key figures from all sides gathered in front of Lin Beichen’s classroom, peering inside cautiously.
Some students passing by looked toward the teaching building, shocked by the scene.
Though Imperial Capital University was the top school, this scene was too frightening.
Not just Imperial Capital University.
Renowned scholars from all top institutions around had come.
Some even saw their PhD advisors, but even they could only stand in the square.
Even the advisors of PhD advisors could only stand at the entrance!
They didn’t know the person who caused this major event was just an ordinary student of Imperial Capital University.
At this time, Lin Beichen had just finished responding to Zhou Ya’s message.