Between heaven and earth, nothing is more mysterious than mathematics

"Here, I let a, b, a1, b1 be algebraic integers in Q(√-D), transforming equation 16 into a family of Thue equation. At this point, the conclusion becomes clear."

"Actually, I had already deduced this step while I was studying at Yenching University, but I was just one step away from taking the final shot. With this regret, I went to Princeton for further studies."

"Sometimes, you need a bit of luck and chance when it comes to math."

"On a quiet night in Princeton, I suddenly realized something. Please look at the last page..."

Shen Qi finished his fluent report on the last page and prepared to wrap it up.

Just then, the conference room door was gently pushed open, and an elderly man entered.

"Old Wu!" Sun Erxiong's body trembled.

"Old Wu!" Professor Su's eyes lit up.

"Old Wu!" Professor Yan said with a respectful expression.

"Old Wu...?" Zhou Yu'an felt that the old man looked familiar, but couldn't remember his name for a moment.

"Mr. Wu... Old Wu." Shen Qi recognized the old man. He was somewhat surprised, but still finished his report at a normal pace, "I set △=K(±B1q-pA1)≠0. According to Corollary 2.1, the Wash Conjecture is true."

Old Wu's arrival attracted the attention of all the experts and scholars present. Old Wu is currently based at the Institute of Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the most authoritative expert in the field of number theory.

The presence of this important figure made Shen Qi feel that the seminar was somewhat interesting, even though Academician Wu only heard the last sentence of Shen Qi's report.

Academician Wu casually found a chair, sat down, tapped the table, and said, "Why are you all looking at me? Shen Qi is the main character; I'm just here to observe."

"Old Wu, I have finished my report," Shen Qi said with some regret.

It is an honor to be able to exchange academic ideas with an academician. Unfortunately, Academician Wu arrived late, which Shen Qi found regrettable.

"Is the report finished? Let's move on to the Q&A session." Old Wu looked around the room and addressed the experts and scholars present. "Shen Qi is the main character, and so are you. The progress of Chinese mathematics requires everyone's joint efforts. I'm just here to listen; I won't speak. Please continue, pretend I'm not here."

You're an academician, not air. You can't just disappear whenever you want, can you?

It does not exist.

The meeting adopted a free discussion format, without a dedicated moderator; the presenter acted as the moderator.

Shen Qi took on the role of moderator, addressing all attendees. "This concludes the report on the proof of the Wash Conjecture. Now, we welcome questions from the experts."

Professor Yan spoke first, "Shen Qi, please return to page 22. I believe equation 16 can be transformed into a family of Thue equation. Could your approach be simpler? For example, could you find the smallest number that satisfies this property?"

At this stage, it is almost impossible for anyone to completely overturn Shen Qi's conclusions.

Overthrowing Shen Qi would be tantamount to slapping the face of the Chinese Mathematical Society and the prestigious Yanjing School dominated China.

The Chinese Mathematical Society just awarded the Chern Prize in Mathematics Shen Qi, and you're overturning one of Shen Qi's most important contributions? What are you doing? Are you making an enemy of all of China?

Of course, no one has the ability to refute Shen Qi's proof of the Wash Conjecture.

The Journal of the Journal of the American Mathematical Society, one of the Top Four Journals, has recognized Shen Qi's paper, and dozens of Fields Medal, Wolf Prize, and Abel Prize winners from Princeton have verified Shen Qi's proof.

Who has the power to be an enemy of the entire world?

Unless he is God.

Professor Yan is clearly not God; he also knows that Shen Qi's global proof of the Wash Conjecture is correct.

If we're wrong, we can only be wrong about specific details, suggesting some areas for improvement, without affecting the overall conclusion.

Professor Yan has devoted eight years to studying the Wash Conjecture, hoping to correct some of Shen Qi's unreasonable arguments in certain details.

"It's you again, Professor Yan." Shen Qi was getting annoyed. "What did I do to you? I didn't even know you before!"

It's just a domestic Chinese award, not the Fields Medal. Is it really necessary to nitpick over the details? You're just finding fault where there isn't one.

Masterful demeanor, masterful demeanor.

Suppressing his displeasure, Shen Qi smiled and said, "OK, thank you for the suggestion, Professor Yan. Now, let me explain..."

"No need for explanation." Suddenly, Academician Wu spoke up.

All attention shifted back to Academician Wu. Weren't you supposed to just listen and not speak?

"I can't help it, I really can't help it." Academician Wu is also a temperamental person. He looked at Professor Yan's name tag and said to Professor Yan: "Xiao Yan, the question you asked is very low-level. This is the Chinese Mathematicians Conference. We need to improve Meeting efficiency, Xiao Yan, everyone's time is very precious. What can we do if we find a minimum number that satisfies this property? Does the third way of writing the word fennel for fennel beans make sense? People who engage in mathematics should not be so vain, can you be more realistic?"

"I..." Professor Yan's face turned pale and then red, and he was speechless.

"Hehe." Sun Erxiong chuckled to himself. You little brat, you got humiliated, didn't you? You wanted to slap Shen Qi in the face, but the academician stood up for Shen Qi and slapped you in the face instead.

Forget it, I'll just watch the show. It seems I don't need to lift a finger; Shen Qi has his own benefactor to help him.

"Xiao Yan, the question you asked is very low-level." Only Academician Wu would dare to say something like that, after all, Professor Yan is a full professor, on the same level as Sun Erxiong.

"Alright, alright, none of you need to ask any more questions. I'll ask one. I'll just ask one question, then we can adjourn and save time." Academician Wu stood up; though his hair was completely white, he was still vigorous despite his advanced age.

Academician Wu, you finally made your move!

Shen Qi was thrilled. It was a rare opportunity to face the most authoritative number theory expert in China, especially at a formal national conference like the Chinese Mathematicians Congress.

Shen Qi really didn't want to answer Professor Yan's question, but there was no other way; the formalities still had to be followed.

Academician Wu would certainly not ask any low-level questions.

Shen Qi was ready, even a little nervous.

Academician Wu walked to the front of the conference room, picked up a water-based pen, and wrote a series of mathematical symbols on the whiteboard. He then posed a question to Shen Qi in writing:

r0>1,2∣fq∣(e^2.37ε2/8)≥1, B^2t+A^2=(t+1)N1^8, f=∣A∣/∣B∣√t

After finishing writing, Academician Wu gestured to Shen Qi to invite him to leave, without uttering a single word throughout.

"What... what did Old Wu write? Is it related to the Wash Conjecture?" Zhou Yu'an was dumbfounded, completely unable to understand it. "I've studied number theory, how can I not understand this?"

"Of course." Sun Erxiong frowned in thought. He had found a clue, but he wasn't entirely sure.

"That's interesting." Professor Su, a graduate of Peking University, noticed something, but dared not draw any conclusions.

"So, this is..." Professor Yan's heart skipped a beat. If he had met Academician Wu a few years earlier, he would definitely have been the first to complete the proof of the Wash Conjecture! But what exactly was Academician Wu's intention in giving f=∣A∣/∣B∣√t?

All eyes were on Shen Qi, eager to see how the youngest laureate would respond to Academician Wu's silent question.

Shen Qi Sun Yat-sen University. This... this... this is too bizarre!

A few days ago, Shen Qi had simulated this scenario in his mind: a virtual "director of the Institute of Mathematics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences" wrote a bunch of random mathematical symbols in the air.

Meanwhile, in reality, Academician Wu was writing a series of mathematical symbols with discernible patterns on a whiteboard.

Regardless of the order of permutations and combinations, the mathematical symbols in virtual and real-world scenarios are remarkably similar!

Shen Qi calmed himself down. He had no choice but to put on this act, whether he wanted to or not.

When mathematics is studied to an advanced level, it is sometimes difficult to explain using mathematics itself, and it even touches on the realm of metaphysics.

Or rather, metaphysics is originally a part of mathematics.