Chapter 1504: 1504
Somewhere .
At a research institute .
Rotor blades were slicing through the air . A military helicopter slowly descended as it swung left and right while executing its landing on an open field behind the research institute . Zhang Ye swept his gaze around the location while in the aircraft but couldn't be sure of what place this was . In any case, it was definitely in a very remote area since it looked deserted within several kilometers . It seemed like this was a research institute isolated from the world . The area that it was built on was also very big, and there were several blocks of buildings and large yards within it . Among them were also some facilities that Zhang Ye didn't know how to describe . From time to time, heavily armed soldiers could be seen patrolling the area . There was a very high level of alert here .
What place was this?
Why was the security so tight in here?
Only now did Zhang Ye realize that this research institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was a little different . There were a great deal of research institutes in China, with up to several thousand of them, but this was the first time that Zhang Ye had seen a research institute with such a high level of security . It was virtually unheard of .
They got out of the helicopter .
Chi Xue was waiting for them .
"Professor Zhang . "
"Professor Chi . "
"I've been looking forward to seeing you again . "
"You're too polite, too polite . "
The personnel on both sides completed a simple handover .
Zhang Ye saw Chi Xue sign, for over half a minute, a dozen documents that the other party had brought along . They were likely some kind of guarantee documents or something like that . After all, it was the Chinese Academy of Sciences who borrowed him . It sounded easy but was in fact a very troublesome process . This wasn't as simple as transferring a professor over from a university . It was loaning someone out from a prison! It entailed so many issues . Who should be held responsible if anything happened? Someone would have to answer for it .
The formalities were completed .
Chi Xue then brought Zhang Ye into the research institute .
No one from the helicopter detail besides "guard" Zhou Xiaohe followed him in . The other people were only responsible for transferring Zhang Ye over here in secret .
Chi Xue knew Zhou Xiaohe . "Little Zhou, you've worked hard along the way . "
Zhou Xiaohe gave a smile . "Sister Chi, it was nothing . "
Zhang Ye said without much of a care, "You know each other?"
"Yeah . " Chi Xue said, "Little Zhou is a guard here at our research institute . We had spent a great deal of effort to get you here on loan . However, the higher-ups were still worried . After all, your reputation as the world's best hacker is too well-known . Besides, you're still serving your sentence, so they were afraid that something would happen . So we got Little Zhou to—"
Zhou Xiaohe quickly said, "I'm here to ensure Professor Zhang's safety . "
Zhang Ye rolled his eyes .
Chi Xue laughed . She looked at Little Zhou and said, "Alright, when Professor Zhang came out into society to work, you were still in the army and didn't have any societal experience yet . Professor Zhang already understands what's going on . You don't have to hide it from him . "
Zhou Xiaohe was very embarrassed .
A female researcher happened to pass by and hurriedly stopped in her tracks . "Professor Zhang . "
Zhang Ye was taken aback but nodded at her .
Over there, another researcher stood still and said respectfully, "Professor Zhang . "
Zhang Ye nodded . "Hello . "
"Professor Zhang . "
"Professor Zhang!"
Some people greeted him respectfully .
Others were visibly excited to see him .
As long as it was a researcher who passed by, all of them stopped in their tracks to greet Zhang Ye .
Zhou Xiaohe found this a little strange . He had been in the army for most of the year and basically did not watch television, nor chased after any celebrities . Of course he had heard of Zhang Ye's name before, but that was only from the mouths of others . He could never have expected that all of the researchers at this highly secure research institute would be so respectful to a criminal who was still serving his sentence . This was a scene that he could never have imagined .
Up ahead, several of the institute's top brass came out .
Fellow Zhou said with a smile, "Professor Zhang, you're finally here . "
Zhang Ye said, "You're too polite . "
Fellow Zhou said, "Let me introduce to you . " He pointed to an old man beside him who looked like he was in his 70s . "This is Chi Xue's father, and also the head of the institute, Fellow Chi . "
Fellow Chi looked at Zhang Ye .
Zhang Ye looked right back at him .
Fellow Chi put his hand out . "Sorry to trouble you, Professor Little Zhang . "
Zhang Ye smiled . "I'll try my best . "
Seeing this, Zhou Xiaohe felt even more startled . He knew who Fellow Chi was, of course . Usually when he saw him, Fellow Chi would have a straight face and be in a bad mood . He did almost nothing other than participate in the various research projects and probably wished to stay at the research institute for all 365 days of the year . No, make that 366 days . As such, his temper was naturally more rigid . Zhou Xiaohe felt that it would be great if Fellow Chi addressed Zhang Ye as Little Zhang . But to his surprise, he also addressed him as Professor Zhang .
Zhou Xiaohe was an outsider in this field . He had absolutely no idea what Zhang Ye's status in the academic world was . Let alone the ordinary researchers, not even Fellow Zhou and Fellow Chi could compare to Zhang Ye's status in the academic world . After all, Fellow Chi and the others were basically just Chinese scientists, albeit great ones . But Zhang Ye was different from them . His status as a mathematician was a world-class one . He was one of the best mathematicians in the entire world . This was two completely different concepts .
One person .
Three people .
Five people .
Everyone was introduced .
Zhang Ye also noted who they were .
Fellow Chi could no longer wait . He said, "We're in urgent need of an algorithm right now . We've sought help from all of the best mathematicians in the country, but none of them was able to do it . Professor Little Zhang, can you—"
"Dad, you're in too much of a hurry," interrupted Chi Xue .
Fellow Zhou added, "Yes, Professor Zhang has just gotten off the helicopter . At least let him catch his breath and get some rest first . We can talk about it after he has settled down . "
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