Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

early morning.

Lu Zhou was sitting in the cafeteria of the Hotel Clincia while enjoying bread and coffee, logging in to his mailbox to check unread e-mails as usual, and logging in Arxiv to browse several topics such as number theory, algebraic geometry, and differential manifolds. The latest research results marked the direction of tracking.

These days, the entire mathematical community is quiet, and there are no particularly interesting news released. In professional academic forums such as Mathoverfolw, most of the discussions are not academic issues, and instead they are some gossip about mathematics.

Even though not everyone has been invited to the IMU conference, almost the vast majority of mathematicians are watching this upcoming world event in St. Petersburg.

Just as Lu Zhou was browsing a post about the predicted vote for the Fields Prize, a Russian man with sunglasses on his neckline sat opposite him and whistled.

"Can I trouble you to stay in the hotel as much as possible today?"

Looking away from the computer screen, Lu Zhou cast his inquiries at him.

"What happened?"

"If you have to say something, something really happened," he said, removing the sunglasses on the neckline and wiping it with glasses cloth. Massim said in a chatter tone. A few dirty codes. And according to our National Security Intelligence Office analysis, this could be a premeditated operation. "

Lu Zhou said silently: "... Can this be unplanned?"

"You don't understand what I mean," looked up at Lu Zhou, and Massim said with a smile, "I mean, this may be a premeditated murder against you."

The atmosphere on the table froze instantly.

It seemed as if he had fallen into silence.

This is probably the first time.

The safety of his life is really threatened.

With a slightly dry throat, Lu Zhou took a cup of coffee and took a sip.

After calming down for three seconds, he lowered the coffee cup and said calmly.

"... To be honest, this is a bit far-fetched. It's just that the failure of the nuclear power plant, which is linked to murder, is still a bit far-fetched."

Blow up a nuclear power plant to deal with him ...

Next to the Helios nuclear power plant is St. Petersburg, Russia's second largest city. Even if controlled fusion technology is clean and safe, it is nuclear.

If things turn out, this is probably not just a simple matter of regional disputes.

Even if it slipped to the brink of war, Lu Zhou would not be surprised.

"At least 80% of the possibilities, at least we think that compared to the Helios fusion power plant, the strategic value of someone is obviously more important, and it can also successfully destroy the friendly relationship between us and our neighbors. After all, if you are really Russia is in trouble, and that's not a sentence like 'we're deeply sorry'.

Putting the cleaned sunglasses on the bridge of his nose, Massim raised his eyebrows at Lu Zhou, pushed the chair away and stood up.

Through the sunglasses, he stared at the landing boat with serious eyes and continued.

"In short, the current situation is that someone is going to be against you. We are not sure if they still have a 'B plan' waiting for you after the 'A plan' fails. Controlled in this hotel. Here we have 100% certainty to ensure your safety, and if it is too far from here, this number may only be 90%, or even 80%. "

"I see," Lu Zhou nodded, looking away from Massim's face, and continued to look at the computer screen. "Although I don't know who deserves me so much, I will try to keep the range of activities in the hotel as much as possible. inner."

He had no intention of wandering around during the IMU conference.

Since someone is following him, it's better to be cautious.

"That's the basic situation. I have one more important thing to deal with, and I won't stay here. I wish you a happy life today."

Making a goodbye gesture, Massim smiled and walked towards the entrance of the cafeteria.

However, just as he passed by Lu Zhou's seat, he suddenly glanced left and right, deliberately lowering his body and whispering.

"... where there are many good girls, I'm afraid I'll take you there next time."

Hearing this sudden sound, Lu Zhou, who had just taken a sip of coffee, was hardly caught.

He coughed and lowered the cup. Lu Zhou took the paper towel and wiped his mouth, and said darkly.

"……No, thanks."

"Haha, don't be shy, my friend. In addition to science, life has many other funs worth chasing. If it weren't for this accident, I would really like to take you to see and see, but ... there will be Chance to say more. "

Massim smiled and patted him on the shoulder, then walked away.

The delay in the Helios fusion reactor ignition plan did not affect the tranquility of St. Petersburg. Even an authoritative newspaper, such as Pravda, which represents the official mouthpiece, only mentions it lightly on the last page because the IMU conference was held, scholars from various countries visited, and other reasons were originally scheduled for The ignition plan, which started earlier this month, will be postponed for a week.

However, even with the postponement of the ignition plan, Russian officials have only passed it lightly. However, many people with a keen political sense of smell can still smell an unusual smell from a series of clues such as "the presidents of the three Baltic countries return home in advance", "the manager of the unified power company Saint Petersburg branch was arrested for taking bribes", and so on. .

It's like an invisible storm brewing over St. Petersburg and even the entire Russian power system ...

On the afternoon of Massim's departure from the Clincia Hotel, scholars from all over the world began to arrive intensive at this five-star hotel that had almost vacated the International Mathematical Congress.

In fact, as early as yesterday, many people have arrived here.

For example, Lu Zhou's mentor at Princeton, Professor Deligne, and Professor Fefferman, who had worked with him on the NS equation, and Fal, who is said to be planning to make a big news before retirement. Professor Tins.

And Lu Zhou didn't know it until breakfast.

However, compared to old friends such as Deligne and Fefferman, Lu Zhou's mood really fluctuated significantly, or the figure standing in the hotel lobby with a suitcase.

The satin-like blond hair was tied into a slender pony tail in the back of the head, and the white long skirt was set off like the floating light on the snow in winter. The slender shoulders and the contours of the body looked a little fuller than four years ago, but for some reason, the unsettling feeling was more caring than four years ago.

She was coming out of the cafeteria, walking across the lobby towards the elevator, and recognized her at a glance.

And it seemed that Vera was feeling his sight, and Willa, standing in the middle of the hotel lobby with a suitcase, also glanced at the familiar figure from the crowd.

"professor……"

He whispered a whisper, and a sapphire-like pupil was instantly filled with surprise and surprise.

With the right hand, she loosened the grip of the trunk towbar, and left the trunk in place, trotting all the way towards the landing boat.

According to the principle of inertia in Newtonian mechanics, if she does not slow down at this time and continues to move forward, the next action will probably collide with Lu Zhou.

However, this outrageous movement is really over-stimulating for a young girl.

Under the influence of a series of physiological effects such as shame and tension, as her distance from Lu Zhou gets closer and closer, the speed of the run is still as slow as pouring lead.

Standing in front of Lu Zhou, I don't know whether Vera's cheeks were flushed because of running or for whatever reason, she reached out and quickly smoothed out the hair on her forehead.

"……long time no see."

"It's really been a long time," Lu Zhou said, looking at the familiar face, "your body is okay?"

"Well ... I'm fine, don't worry about me."

Although I got a positive answer, the eyes that did not know why I suddenly dodged could not let Lu Zhou feel relieved.

Just as Lu Zhou was about to question, the sound of high heels stepping on the granite floor came from the side.

"You're even more worried about this."

The two looked inadvertently to each other, and saw that Molina, who was carrying her suitcase in one hand, picked up Vera's suitcase in the other, had already walked beside them.

Because I only saw it in Jinling last year, compared to Vera, Molina's feeling to Lu Zhou has not changed much.

If there is any change, it is probably the long windbreaker that has been protected from cold, replaced by a short gray-green coat.

The boyish short-eared short hair, combined with the striped white shirt and khaki long trousers, gives people a feeling of being on the streets of Paris in the last century.

Vera hesitated slightly when she heard Molina's words, whispering.

"Hmm? Is there?"

"I think if you have any problems, it's better to speak up. Someone is famous for his short-term protection and you are his baby apprentice. He can definitely find a way to help you solve it."

"No, I'm really fine ... please don't worry about me."

It seems that she felt the pressure from Molina's questioning. Willa, who took the trunk towbar handle from her, whispered a thank you, and then took the suitcase and quickly walked towards the elevator. Forgot to say goodbye to Lu Zhou.

Watching Willa walk towards the back of the elevator, Lu Zhou pulled Molina next to him and asked in earnest.

"Aren't you her teammate? You don't know anything about her?"

"Obviously, my teammates are not completely open to me, let alone know, without her permission, do you think I will tell you the privacy of a lady?"

Rolling her eyes at the landing boat, Molina pulled her sleeve back, clutching her suitcase and hurriedly running towards the elevator.

Looking at the direction of the elevator with a complex expression, Lu Zhou fell into silence.

Just then, another familiar voice with a bit of joy suddenly passed from the side.

"professor!"

Attracted by this voice, Lu Zhou immediately turned his head and saw a young man with a dark complexion and curly hair holding an arm of a Latina beauty with a similarly dark complexion and long curly hair. , Greet him warmly with his free hand.

Seeing Lu Zhou didn't seem to respond, the guy continued to shout as if he was afraid he had forgotten himself.

"Hey, professor! I'm Hardy! Don't you forget me?"

"Of course I know it's you, it just takes a little time to digest this huge message ..."

Gaze shifted back and forth between Hardy and the beautiful woman who greeted herself, Lu Zhou opened his mouth, and after a long time he spit out a sentence, "Are you ... already married?"

A hearty smile and neat white teeth appeared on his face. Hardy embarrassedly touched the back of his head and said with a smile, "Of course! Anyway, I have graduated as a doctor for so many years, and I am not young anymore, let alone now They're already professors. Never married again ~ www.readwn.com ~ it's too pitiful. "

Lu Zhou: "..."

This guy is really, as always, in the area of ​​underplaying. He always likes to add an extra sentence after a sentence that is not bad.

Sure enough, he shouldn't have graduated so early.

It seemed that he was aware of the badness in Lu Zhou's eyes. After a little guilty conscience, Hardy walked towards the elevator with his newly-married wife.

According to him, they were married two months ago, and this time in St Petersburg, in addition to participating in the IMU conference, another thing is to spend their honeymoon.

The reason why I chose to arrange the honeymoon itinerary with the IMU conference is because if the application is submitted to the school in the name of participating in the IMU conference, the school will not only allow paid vacation and reimbursement of road expenses, but also give them a certain amount of difference Travel assistance ...

After attending the IMU conference, they will also fly to Italy and Greece as a connecting flight.

Of all the people Lu Lu knows, it seems that only Hardy can do this kind of operation ...

In addition to Hardy, Lu Zhou also met Qin Yue in the hotel's lobby.

Compared with four years ago, the young man's changes can be said to have changed from the inside to the outside.

I remember when I first came to Princeton, this guy was still a very old man. Now he not only treats people, but also talks. It gives a very reliable feeling.

Lu Zhou was naturally very happy to see his students getting better and better.

The only thing that made him a little bit lost was that Willa still refused to confess to herself what happened to her body ...

Hopefully, as she said, it's not a big deal.

But Lu Zhou always felt that things were not as simple as he imagined ...