Chapter 1505: 1505
The next day .
Early in the morning .
Zhang Ye stretched and got up from bed .
This was officially his first day at the research institute . As he had gone to bed soon after arriving yesterday, he woke up very early today after getting a good night's rest . Out of habit, he turned to the window and opened it . Then he sang out the window a familiar tune: "Tears Behind Prison Bars . "
In the opposite building, Chi Xue sat up from under the covers .
Fellow Zhou, who was living in the same dormitory block, was also woken up in surprise .
Many researchers, professors, and doctors were similarly awoken by this singing voice at 5:40 AM .
Iron gates?
Iron bars?
Iron manacles?
Where the heck are there any iron manacles at this place!
"Who's that causing a commotion so early in the morning?"
"It must be Professor Zhang . "
"Uh, can someone go tell him to tone down? Does he know what time it is?"
"Why don't you go?"
"I'm not gonna go . "
"So you know too? The entire research institute and Chinese Academy of Sciences' only hope of solving that algorithm lies with Professor Zhang . Surely you can't stop him from singing, right?"
"Can't we get Professor Zhang to change to a different song?"
"Hai, hearing this makes me feel like I'm living in a prison too . "
"Professor Zhang is treating us like his prison mates . "
A lot of people could no longer go back to sleep, so they might as well get out of bed .
In the cafeteria .
People were gradually arriving for breakfast .
Fellow Chi was also here . "Where's Professor Zhang?"
Chi Xue was also looking for him . "I didn't see him . Didn't he already wake up early in the morning?"
At this moment, Zhou Xiaohe jogged in . He said to the cafeteria worker, "A set of breakfast, to go . "
"Little Zhou," Fellow Chi called out to him, "where is he?"
Zhou Xiaohe turned around and said, "Professor Zhang has already started working . He's over at the lab, so I came over to pack his breakfast . "
Chi Xue said in surprise, "He has started already? This early?"
Fellow Chi said, "OK, OK, let's go and take a look!"
"Dad," Chi Xue said helplessly, "Finish your breakfast first . "
Fellow Chi waved her off . "I'm not eating any more . "
The group made their way to the lab at once . The moment they entered it, they saw the situation in the lab . It wasn't big, but it was segregated into an inner and outer room . This was the place that the research institute had specially arranged for Zhang Ye to work in . Inside bookshelves, a blackboard, rulers, a writing desk, pen and paper, and everything else with the exception of a computer . There weren't even any calculators as all electronic items had been carried away from here . Zhang Ye was busy working at the moment and did not even turn around . He also did not notice that this group of people was behind him . He was very focused on writing out a formula on the blackboard, occasionally doing some calculations on a piece of paper .
Five pages .
Ten pages .
Twenty pages .
In just one morning, Zhang Ye's writing had filled up twenty pieces of papers .
"Fellow Chi—" a researcher began to say .
Fellow Chi put a hand up and cut him off, signaling for him to keep quiet .
No one dared make a sound . They stood there quietly watching Zhang Ye, looking at those formulae and drawings that didn't make any sense to them . They realized that today, Zhang Ye was totally different from when he had just arrived yesterday . This person he was right now really felt like a world-class mathematician working .
Soon after, everyone quietly exited the room .
A female researcher said, "Is Professor Zhang really not allowed to use a computer?"
Another young researcher said, "Yeah, it's too tiring to calculate mentally and on paper like this . It increases the time required as well as raises the difficulty of solving the problem . "
Zhou Xiaohe quickly said, "That's not allowed!"
Fellow Chi said, "If Professor Zhang needs any assistance, he can pick any of our people at the research institute . However, he definitely isn't allowed to come into contact with any forms of electronic devices . This was the only requirement that the higher-ups mandated on our Chinese Academy of Sciences . "
Everyone gave bitter smiles .
That's right .
There was actually nothing scary about hackers .
And neither were mathematicians scary .
But the world's best hacker who was also a world-class mathematician, that was way too scary . This was because he could do many things that no one could ever achieve in their lifetimes .
For example, the CIH virus!
For example, the Panda Burning Incense virus!
They had both left the entire world shivering in fright!
So who would still dare let Zhang Ye get near a computer? To let the world's most dangerous hacker in a hundred years touch a computer?
Time slowly passed .
Problems started surfacing .
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