Genius Club-Chapter 1150 - 32: Zhang Yuqian’s Video Tape (Extra update for Silver League, unmatched in 37 days!)
Before.
Lin Xian and Gao Yang specifically went to Qufu, Shandong, to unearth the grave of the previous Millennium Stakes, Zhang Yuqian.
As you can imagine, there was no body in the coffin, and they thus gained a preliminary understanding of the Millennium Stakes.
The two of them took three things from the coffin—
A photo album,
A diary with a combination lock,
An old-fashioned videotape.
Lin Xian looked through the photo album from beginning to end, it recorded the growth trajectory of Zhang Yuqian from childhood to adulthood.
One can only say...
Aside from different backgrounds and parents, Lin Xian really felt as if he was looking at Chu Anqing’s photo album.
The two girls really looked exactly alike, down to the smallest detail.
Because photos are static, Lin Xian indeed couldn’t distinguish any difference between Zhang Yuqian and Chu Anqing.
Unlike CC.
CC is alive, with her own personality, characteristics, speaking habits, and micro-expressions.
Even though CC also looks exactly like Chu Anqing, Lin Xian could easily distinguish them.
With only photos of Zhang Yuqian, it was very difficult. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ
In the end, after flipping through the photo album, there was no useful gain.
The diary with the combination lock.
Even though the contents were of no value, the combination lock’s set password was intriguing—
1952.
According to Lin Xian and Gao Yang’s calculations, in 1952, it should have been the dissipation time of the Millennium Stakes several generations before Zhang Yuqian.
Every Millennium Stakes girl would turn into blue stardust at the first second of her 20th birthday, and after a four-year gap, the next Millennium Stakes would be born, and so on in cycles.
In 1952, the Millennium Stakes several generations before disappeared.
Four years later.
In 1956, the previous Millennium Stakes was born.
Twenty years later.
In 1976, the previous Millennium Stakes disappeared.
Again four years later.
In 1980, Zhang Yuqian was born.
In 2000, Zhang Yuqian disappeared
In 2004, Chu Anqing was born.
In 2024, Chu Anqing turned into blue stardust and disappeared.
All the time points are extremely precise.
But the problem is...
[Zhang Yuqian, who clearly didn’t know about the Millennium Stakes, why was she so fixated on the year 1952?]
Lin Xian also wanted to dig deeper into this clue.
Unfortunately, the clues about the Millennium Stakes broke off here, no longer able to be pursued further; he thought that joining the Genius Club would provide another source of information, but who would have thought... it turned out to be a club full of cunning and intrigue!
Asking a question, not only were there many restrictions, but it was also in broadcast mode, where every club member could hear the answer.
This required Lin Xian to act cautiously, to avoid carelessness that could lead to irreparable mistakes.
Therefore.
To continue understanding about the Millennium Stakes, understanding Zhang Yuqian...
The only remaining method was that mysterious videotape.
Originally Gao Yang volunteered to handle this matter, but unexpectedly it got delayed so long.
"Forget it, for better or for worse, the issue is also resolved."
Lin Xian looked out of the window at the retreating street scene.
Though it’s late, only tonight can he finally see the contents of that videotape.
But thinking back over the past few months, he hasn’t been idle a single day, his daily schedule was very full, and he even escaped two cross-time-space assassinations...
"It’s so tough."
Lin Xian sighed.
He truly felt what it meant: "Heaven tasks those who are to perform great deeds with challenges that harden their hearts and muscles."
"Xiao Li, don’t take me back home, go to the company instead."
Lin Xian turned his head and said.
Since he’d be going to Gao Yang’s home to watch the videotape at around 7 or 8 PM, there was no need for sleep tonight; a few short hours weren’t enough for him to complete his usual routine.
So, to Rhein Company it is.
Once at the company’s office, he could settle down and think carefully... by the Genius Club gathering on September 1st, how to cleverly use the question rules to confirm whether Copernicus was truly dead.
"Alright, President Lin."
The driver Xiao Li acknowledged, then turned on the left turn signal, preparing to merge onto the elevated expressway.
...
Rhein Company, Lin Xian’s office.
He closed his eyes, his fingers swiftly spinning a pen, his brain racing with thoughts.
Actually.
If simplifying complex problems, the truth about whether Copernicus is dead, at its core, is about my own safety and the safety of the Space-Time Particle.
"No."
Lin Xian shook his head:
"Actually, to simplify it further, it’s purely about my own safety."
"After all, I’m worried about Copernicus stealing the Space-Time Particle because I’m afraid he will send a Time-Space Assassin from the future back to 2024 to kill me."
The thought process became clearer.
He stopped spinning the pen, pulled a sheet from the printer, and swiftly wrote down three questions:
1, To ask again, what exactly is the time of my death.
2, To ask, whether the Space-Time Particle in my possession could still be stolen by others.
3, Who is the next mathematician to be maliciously murdered at 00:42."
These were the three questions Lin Xian had devised.
They seemed unrelated to Copernicus, but in reality, they all pointed towards him; according to Einstein’s answer, it would verify whether Copernicus was truly dead.
However...
Lin Xian tapped the pen on the first question, frowning.
"It seems this question isn’t very useful; even if Einstein gives me another precise date, it doesn’t yield any key information."
"No matter whether the date is distant or soon, it can’t verify whether the murderer is Copernicus. It could be an accident, illness, natural death... In a word, according to Einstein’s answer, it can’t determine whether Copernicus is dead, so let’s discard this question."
Saying this, Lin Xian slid the pen and crossed out the first question.
