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Lin Chen thought he was mentally prepared.

But when he actually stood in front of thousands of audience members, he still found it hard to contain his excitement.

But it wasn't fear or nervousness, but rather a kind of excitement.

At this moment, only he himself knows what will happen here today.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our protagonist today, Lin Chen, a young scholar from China, to explain his proof of Goldbach's Conjecture, which he published at the end of last year!"

As the host announced this, thunderous applause erupted in the audience.

Lin Chen stood in front of a blackboard and personally wrote down the title of this report meeting.

Proof of Goldbach's Conjecture.

At the same time, he began to explain the contents of his report in perfect English.

"Thank you all for coming today. What I'm going to talk about next is the proof of Goldbach's Conjecture that I wrote at last year's Longmi University Mathematics Challenge..."

Many people at the scene were quite surprised when they heard Lin Chen speak English, because Lin Chen's English was exceptionally standard.

The standards are so high that many Americans feel somewhat ashamed of themselves.

Is this Lin Chen really from China?

How come his English is so good?

Even Cheng Zitong, who had secretly made preparations and was ready to launch an attack later, couldn't help but mutter to the person next to her:

"Is this kid studying math or English?"

As Lin Chen wrote on the blackboard, he explained his proof process.

Knowing that this explanation was just an appetizer, he spoke very quickly.

In just thirty minutes, it was already coming to an end.

However, the audience members didn't seem to misunderstand.

After all, Lin Chen's proof formula was made public a month or two ago.

Nearly 90% of the attendees had already done their own research beforehand.

In addition, Lin Chen's explanation was clear and concise, and soon the crowd announced the end of Lin Chen's report with thunderous applause.

Next is the Q&A session.

A young professor from the University of Pennsylvania was the first to raise his hand, and was about to get up to ask a question when he suddenly saw a big shot standing up next to him.

Professor Rubensek from Oxford is a member of the organizing committee of the Congress of Mathematicians.

Seeing that the big shot had stood up, the young professor had no choice but to sit back down.

Rubinsyk directly asked a question about Lin Chen's proof.

"Mr. Lin, I have some questions about your proof just now... Was this step not rigorous enough?"

Lin Chen smiled and replied, "No, because of time constraints, I skipped some steps. Actually, there are still a few steps..."

Lin Chen added the omitted steps to the blackboard.

The other party's question was answered immediately.

Seeing Lin Chen's additional steps, Rubensek turned to look at Cheng Zitong, who gave him a wink, and finally unsheathed his sword.

"Mr. Lin, your proof of Goldbach's Conjecture is indeed impeccable. But I have a question. I heard you're only a freshman now. Aren't many of the mathematical tools used in your proof something you wouldn't learn in your freshman year?"

Forgive my bluntness, but I'm very curious how you came up with this proof method.

Is it truly your exceptional talent, or is there someone else standing behind you?

The question immediately caused an uproar in the lecture hall.

"Damn it! Shameless!"

Chen Cheng frowned deeply.

He originally thought that Cheng Zitong was taking advantage of Lin Chen's youth and wanted to embarrass him by holding a lecture for a thousand people.

But to everyone's surprise, Cheng Zitong had a completely different plan!

He actually dared to question the authenticity of Lin Chen's solution to Goldbach's Conjecture!

On the other side, Rubinsyk continued: "We all know the significance of Goldbach's Conjecture to the mathematical community! I'm also very happy to see it proven!"

"But I think it's precisely because of the importance of Goldbach's Conjecture that we should find out who proved it!"

"Mr. Lin Chen, although your speech was excellent, I still have to say that I remain skeptical that Goldbach's Conjecture was solved by a student who has just entered university!"

Buzz!

The scene was noisy and filled with discussion.

Chen Cheng looked around and suddenly felt a little nervous.

Even though he knew Rubinsy was just looking for trouble, Chen Cheng could tell from the reactions of everyone present that Rubinsy's suspicions represented the thoughts of the majority.

After all, besides being too young, Lin Chen has another fatal flaw.

He is from China!

If Lin Chen's skin turned white, or if he acquired American citizenship, no one would question his achievements.

But now...

The truth is cruel: Lin Chen's skin color and nationality are the most reasonable excuses for people to question him.

How could a mathematical conjecture that has puzzled the world for hundreds of years be proven by a young man from a country that is a mathematical wasteland?

There must be a conspiracy here! Something more is going on!

Just as Chen Cheng had guessed, a commotion gradually began to rise in the auditorium.

Chen Cheng himself heard more than one person around him begin to doubt that Lin Chen was the one who had truly proven Goldbach's Conjecture.

He even heard an American laughing behind him:

"I heard that this Lin Chen is only 19 years old this year! Even if he really is a genius, he can't possibly be that amazing! I've heard that academic fraud is rampant in China's academic circles, this must be another similar scam!"

You're the one who's a serial faker!

When it comes to counterfeiting, you Americans have plenty too!

Chen Cheng wanted nothing more than to turn around and start cursing.

Unfortunately, his upbringing prevented him from doing that.

Just then, Cheng Zitong, who was sitting in the audience, suddenly stood up and said to Lin Chen with a beaming smile, "Lin Chen, as a Fields Medal judge, I think you need to provide some proof to address the doubts we just raised."

"If not, then I regret to inform you that you may be disqualified from the Fields Medal nomination!"

As soon as Cheng Zitong finished speaking, the venue erupted in commotion once again.

The Chinese students present all looked furious.

Isn't Cheng Zitong a professor at Tsinghua and Peking University now?

We're all on the same side. You not only don't speak up for Lin Chen, but you even said you'd disqualify him from the nomination?

At this moment, Chen Cheng, who was standing next to him, finally couldn't hold back any longer. He stood up and looked at Cheng Zitong, asking:

"Professor Cheng, you need evidence to suspect someone, right? Without any proof, what makes you say that Lin Chen didn't prove Goldbach's Conjecture?"

"I'm just speaking from common sense... If a six-year-old child wrote a proof of Goldbach's Conjecture, do you expect me to believe that the proof was really come from a six-year-old child?"

"But in the field of mathematics, there's really no difference between nineteen and six years old!"

"Hahahahaha!"

Upon hearing Cheng Zitong's words, some American audience members burst into laughter.

The international students from China turned pale and then purple.

But he couldn't think of a way to defend himself.

But just then, someone suddenly heard the sound of writing!

"Look! What is Lin Shen writing?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked up.

Then, Lin Chen appeared, having somehow acquired a new blackboard and written several large characters on it.

"Proof equations for the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjectures!"