Rebirth: Controlled Nuclear Fusion

Part 96：Mindless Organization

"Your emails have been deleted?"

Upon hearing Jiang Fan's words, Elder Wu was immediately taken aback. Without the sent emails, they would have no way to prove that Professor Holt had plagiarized!

"What... what do we do now?" Elder Wu stammered, uncertain of how to proceed.

Jiang Fan could only shake his head in helplessness. Without the record of sent emails, he could no longer prove that he was the one who solved the Millennium Mathematical Problem.

Professor Holt, witnessing this, could not conceal his smug satisfaction.

The deletion of Jiang Fan's email data had been carried out by a hacker team from their country. Professor Holt had foreseen this possibility and had reported the issue to his government. They had dispatched a team of hackers who traced the email's path and completely wiped out the contents of Jiang Fan's inbox.

"Young man, where's your evidence?" Professor Holt sneered.

Jiang Fan knew this was the work of Professor Holt and his allies; otherwise, his emails would not have disappeared. But Jiang Fan remained silent, while Elder Wu confronted Professor Holt.

"It must have been you who erased Jiang Fan's email data to eliminate our evidence!" Elder Wu accused.

Upon hearing this, the crowd below burst into laughter once again.

"Ha! I thought those people from Long Guo would actually present proof, but it seems they fired an empty shot! Hahaha..."

"Now the truth is out. These Long Guo people are openly plagiarizing Professor Holt's work!"

"Such shamelessness from the Long Guo—look at what they've done!"

"Plagiarism from the Long Guo is to be expected. We spend millions to develop digital products, and Long Guo just copies them as soon as they arrive. They're masters of imitation!"

The entire audience began to denounce Long Guo loudly.

On stage, Professor Holt couldn't contain his satisfaction. Everything was unfolding better than he had imagined. Jiang Fan had no evidence—his victory was assured.

Feigning indignation, Professor Holt turned to Elder Wu. "You publicly slander me, ruin my reputation, and yet you can't even produce any evidence. President Austin, how do you propose we handle this?"

President Austin, a citizen of F Country who studied in the Beautiful Country, was naturally inclined toward Professor Holt. Additionally, the Beautiful Country's influence on Blue Star was something he was very aware of.

Thus, Austin was, both personally and professionally, leaning in favor of the Beautiful Country.

President Austin looked at Jiang Fan and asked, "Do you have any evidence?"

"My email data was deleted, but I still have the original file!" Jiang Fan replied.

Elder Wu, hearing this, quickly added, "Yes, we have the original file!"

President Austin walked over to Jiang Fan's computer and took a quick glance at the original file. "Show me the file's timestamp."

Jiang Fan promptly revealed the file's timestamp: one week ago.

President Austin then turned to Professor Holt. "Professor Holt, when was your file completed?"

"A year ago. Over the past year, I've continuously revised and edited it..."

Austin nodded thoughtfully and addressed the crowd. "I've gathered all the facts, and I have come to a conclusion—the country guilty of plagiarism is Long Guo!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, the crowd erupted into applause.

"President Austin is indeed sharp!"

"I knew it! The plagiarists are from Long Guo. They have no moral backbone!"

"At last, Professor Holt's innocence is restored!"

"Did you even need to think about it? Long Guo is the plagiarist. Professor Holt is in his seventies, a wealth of knowledge. Look at that young man from Long Guo—only eighteen or nineteen—he claims to have solved a Millennium Problem? Impossible!"

The murmurs of agreement filled the room.

Jiang Fan and Elder Wu's faces turned ashen.

"President Austin, you haven't even seen Professor Holt's files. On what grounds do you accuse us of plagiarism?" Jiang Fan demanded.

President Austin remained calm.

"I checked the creation time of your files. It was a week ago, meaning you solved this world problem in just a week."

"Yes, Jiang Fan indeed solved the problem in just a few days," Elder Wu said, though it seemed almost unbelievable, it was the truth.

"Do you think any of the math scholars here believe that? A world problem solved in a few days? And by a mere eighteen-year-old?" President Austin remarked analytically.

Elder Wu attempted to argue further. "It may seem unbelievable, but that's the truth! And the proof of the Riemann Hypothesis we sent you was also solved by Jiang Fan!"

At this statement, the room went into an uproar.

"The Riemann Hypothesis?"

"What's going on here?"

The crowd was momentarily confused. Were they not discussing the N versus NP problem, one of the Millennium Problems? Why was the Riemann Hypothesis being brought up?

"Has the Riemann Hypothesis been proven?"

"No way! The Riemann Hypothesis is also a Millennium Problem! These problems have existed for decades, some for over a century, with no solutions. How could two of them be solved at the same time?"

"Impossible!"

Almost no one believed that the Riemann Hypothesis had been proven.

After some murmuring, all eyes turned to President Austin.

At that moment, even Professor Holt was staring in disbelief at Jiang Fan. If what this young man from Long Guo said was true, and the Riemann Hypothesis had indeed been proven, then Jiang Fan's mathematical talent was nothing short of extraordinary.

President Austin, unfazed, said, "Proving the Riemann Hypothesis does not necessarily mean it is correct. And I now seriously suspect that your proof was also plagiarized."

Upon hearing this accusation, Elder Wu's eyes turned red with fury.

"President Austin, you're slandering us! You've had our email for over a month, yet have you found any country that has proven the Riemann Hypothesis?"

"I don't know about that, but given your country's track record, I feel a thorough investigation is warranted," President Austin replied coolly.

Turning to the crowd, he addressed everyone.

"Given Long Guo's plagiarism, we are removing them from their position as council members and expelling them from the World Mathematical Organization."

Elder Wu understood the gravity of the situation. If they were expelled from the World Mathematical Organization, it would severely hinder Long Guo's future mathematical exchanges with other countries, setting back their entire mathematical development.

Just as Elder Wu was about to speak again, Jiang Fan stood up.

"I didn't expect the World Mathematical Organization to be such a mindless organization. Elder Wu, perhaps we're better off not joining!"

When Jiang Fan referred to the World Mathematical Organization as "mindless," President Austin's anger flared.

"You little brat, I'll make sure Long Guo pays the price!"