Chapter 124: The Crowd Counts

Although Li Jingwei knew that the so-called anonymous report was actually a planned conspiracy against himself.

It is not impossible that the US media, which has always been biased against scientists of Chinese descent, will certainly take the opportunity to hype up and exaggerate it to the fullest, and even rise to the level of national security.

However, Li Jingwei was not too worried about these malicious hypes. He believes that those who are clear will be pure, and those who are turbid will be turbid, and everything will eventually fall into place.

Those clowns who jump off the beam will definitely eventually reveal their original form, full of ugliness.

Therefore, during the whole afternoon's research, Li Jingwei's work status was not greatly affected. But Emily and the others seemed a little uncomposed, and they were not in a state of work.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Li Jingwei returned to his villa from the studio. Then, as usual, he went for a swim in the community's swimming pool.

In the eyes of those who are familiar with him, Li Jingwei's routine today is no different from his previous habits. It can also be seen that the incident of reporters being surrounded in the afternoon did not have a great impact on him.

At least, he didn't show any signs of panic. In the final analysis, Li Jingwei is very confident that he does not have any problems in the selection process of the Doyle Prize in Applied Mathematics.

To Li Jingwei's disappointment, although the computer's calculation results came out, he did not get a definite result.

Although he could roughly tell, the symbols on the treasure map were likely to be in groups of five, each with seven variations. However, the results of the analysis also raise new questions.

According to the computer's analysis results, there should be five symbols on the treasure map, but there are only four symbols on the treasure map in Li Jingwei's hand.

Now, Li Jingwei began to suspect that the conformity on the treasure map might have been artificially removed, resulting in a conclusion based on the above analysis results that did not make any sense.

And if you don't know the lost symbols, then the analysis is a dead end, and naturally you can't decipher the secrets of the treasure map.

In addition, the above analysis results are only the most likely results analyzed by the computer, that is, the one with the highest probability of occurrence. This does not rule out that there are other possibilities.

As a result, Li Jingwei was in a dilemma for a while. He also began to realize that the difficulty of cracking the treasure map password was indeed greater than he thought.

Looking at the results of computer analysis, Li Jingwei thought hard for a long time, but still did not make any new discoveries. He suddenly had an urge to go to the American Museum of Natural History to see if he could get some inspiration from the African rock carvings.

However, considering the next work of the school, I decided to put it aside for now.

The next morning, Li Jingwei began to learn the actual combat method of Tai Chi from his master Cao Tianzheng as agreed. As a master of the Transformation Realm, Cao Tianzheng's understanding of the way of Tai Chi is absolutely beyond the reach of people, and his inadvertent nudges made Li Jingwei feel suddenly enlightened.

This also made Li Jingwei truly realize that martial arts cultivation really needs the guidance of a master. Otherwise, relying only on one's own understanding, not to mention the slow progress, and may even go astray.

After returning from McGson Park, Li Jingwei turned on the TV news channel and found that the TV station was broadcasting a news report about the alleged identity fraud of a Chinese mathematician. Moreover, a photo of himself actually appeared on the screen.

At the bottom of the screen, some netizen comments on the Internet are also scrolling, many of which are extremely vicious abuse.

Li Jingwei changed a few channels, and he was actually broadcasting similar news.

The prejudice of the mainstream media in the United States was once again completely exposed at this time.

Li Jingwei remembers that last year, an athlete from an Asian country was overwhelmed by various media in the United States on suspicion of doping. Soon after, after an American athlete was confirmed to have used doping, all the American media chose to remain silent.

The veracity of news reporting, in many cases, is tarnished by the meanness inherent in human nature. From ancient times to the present, science has progressed and society has progressed, but the evolution of human nature has been the slowest.

As soon as Li Jingwei finished breakfast, he received a call from his mother Xiao Lin.

"Weiwei, have you seen the media reports?" Xiao Lin asked, "What's the deal with that identity fraud?"

When Li Jingwei heard this, he immediately smiled bitterly. This is really a good thing not to go out, but bad things to spread thousands of miles. He didn't expect that similar news would spread to China on the other side of the ocean in such a short period of time.

"Mom, don't worry, it's all malicious hype from the media, it's okay. Li Jingwei comforted his mother and said: "The Doyle Prize in Applied Mathematics is only awarded to mathematicians born in the United States. It may be that they see that I am Chinese, think that I was not born in the United States, and say that I am a fake identity. I was born in the U.S., so there is no problem with fraud. Rest assured. ”

Li Jingwei is his own child, and Xiao Lin is naturally very clear about where he was born. She was pregnant in October that year and went to the United States to deal with her mother's funeral, and gave birth to Li Jingwei in the United States.

Therefore, Xiao Lin was relieved when she heard Li Jingwei's explanation. She said to herself: "Wait until it proves that my son was born in the United States, and look at how these American news media end." ”

just hung up his mother's phone, and then Li Jingwei received calls from Zhao Yici, Wei Rulan, Asai porcelain painting and others, without exception, they were all very concerned about Li Jingwei's situation.

Asai porcelain painting even persuaded Li Jingwei to return to work in Huaxia, saying that the two could meet every day, and said that they would make food for him every day, which made Li Jingwei a little crying and laughing.

However, Li Jingwei is not the kind of person who runs away when he encounters problems. Moreover, this time he thought that he was not at fault, and it was impossible for him to return to Huaxia because he was maliciously reported. He waited to prove his innocence, and at the same time slapped these American media in the face.

Although he has been in the United States for several years, it is the first time that Li Jingwei has received so many calls from China in one day. The phone calls from friends and family, especially their unconditional belief and support, also made him feel a strong sense of affection.

Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them. Li Jingwei was indeed very moved.

Just when Li Jingwei thought that no one would call again, he received a call from his mentor Evans.

“Robi

I clearly remember you said that you were born in the United States, what are the news reports?" Evans, Li Jingwei's mentor, also called to ask.

"Professor Evans, I suspect it was because someone saw me shortlisted for the Fields Medal and deliberately slandered me by reporting it to the media, so that the jury disqualified me. Li Jingwei directly told his mentor his thoughts.

He continued: "However, these are all media reports, and I have planned to appoint a lawyer to collect evidence and prepare to sue these media outlets." This time, I want to teach them a lesson, stop trying to discredit Chinese scientists. ”

"Okay! You're doing the right thing. Science knows no borders. A true scientist must bravely take up the weapon of the law and defend his dignity. I'm sticking with you. ”

Professor Evans is a very pure mathematician, very disgusted by someone deliberately defiling the pure land of mathematics, and he also hates the malicious competition between mathematicians.

The support for his mentor Evans is something Li Jingwei expected. Over the past few years, he has become very familiar with Professor Evans' personality and personality.

Similarly, Teacher Evans is also well aware of Li Jingwei's temperament. Both are people who value their reputations and value integrity very much.

Li Jingwei is his protégé, and he never believes that Li Jingwei will fake such an issue as his birthplace. Moreover, Li Jingwei has won almost all the important awards in the mathematics community, and it is impossible to lie that he was born in the United States for the sake of a mere Doyle Prize in Applied Mathematics.

After the end of the call with his supervisor, Professor Evans, Li Jingwei planned to rush to his laboratory to work as usual.

Just when he picked up the remote control and was about to turn off the TV, he found that Wagner, the president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, had been invited to participate in a news talk show on CNN.

Li Jingwei was curious for a while, and wanted to see what Wagner was going to talk about, so he planned to watch the next show for a while.

However, the next conversation surprised Li Jingwei very much. As the principal, Wagner, in the course of the dialogue with the host, even threatened to expel Li Jingwei.

"President Wagner, what do you think about the falsification of the identity of Professor Li Jingwei of your university?" CNN veteran presenter Kuna asked.

"It's a shame on us. I am ready to formally submit it to the Academic Council. The matter will be thoroughly reviewed and will not be tolerated. Wagner said with some emotion. "You know, MIT is a rigorous, respected university, and we can't tolerate that. ”

"It's said that the whistleblower is from MIT, do you know?" the moderator asked.

"This is yet to be verified. But, you know, everybody has an obligation to report something like this. We can't tolerate something like this happening in schools. So, if it's really someone inside MIT who reports it, I think it's normal. Wagner said.

"You see, as far as this report is concerned, is it possible that there is an infighting between teachers? As far as we know, Li Jingwei is a genius in mathematics, and this time he has a very good chance of winning the Fields Prize in mathematics. The moderator asked.

"No way, in our school, we have always advocated healthy competition, and there is no so-called infighting at all. Wagner said conclusively: "I vouch with my personality that if it is a malicious attack, I am willing to resign automatically." ”

"Then does your statement also represent the opinion of the school?" the moderator asked.

"Of course. As the principal, my conversation today is naturally the basic opinion of the school. Personally, I hate counterfeiting. Therefore, it is absolutely not allowed to exist in the school. Wagner looked upright.

"So, have you done any research before?"

"A comprehensive and in-depth investigation has not yet been carried out. However, I have learned a few things from individual teachers. In replying to this sentence, Wagner seemed to be a little underwhelmed.

When Li Jingwei saw this, he turned off the TV. As the president of a university, such a blatant statement on TV is bound to have a great negative impact on Li Jingwei's reputation.

What he could not tolerate was that Wagner actually made such tendentious remarks on television without in-depth investigation, relying only on the remarks of individual teachers and his own subjective assumptions.

Without investigation, there is no voice. Wagner's approach violates the most basic scientific spirit.

The development of things has obviously exceeded Li Jingwei's expectations. The malicious hype of the media, coupled with the malicious attacks of well-intentioned people, has accelerated the expansion of public opinion in a direction unfavorable to him.

The crowd is full of gold, and the bones are destroyed. This is the sinister intention of the whistleblower.