Chapter 3 The Infinite Definition of the Circle and the Ad Hoc Hypothesis

A few hours later, Xu Feng got a stack of materials from Hu Zixin's hands, and after spending more than ten minutes browsing, Xu Feng quickly made a plan, and Xu Feng and I took Hu Zixin's car to the scheduled celebrity meeting place. According to Xu Feng's strategy, in this process, Xu Feng acted as a sponsor of Hu Zixin's company, and I acted as a lawyer for their company.

The star we met was a singer who had a good performance on a recent variety show, and he was planning to shoot a movie recently, so he had a cooperative relationship with Hu Zixin's company, and in order to prevent the staff of Hu Zixin's company from doubting the identity of me and Xu Feng, Hu Zixin specially rejected other colleagues, but asked several models to accompany us to meet the star named Wang Feng.

In the hotel, we met the handsome and well-styled star, and when we met him, Hu Zixin did everything possible to please him and set up a sumptuous banquet to entertain him.

Seeing Xu Feng and me, Wang Feng was naturally quite puzzled, but after Hu Zixin's introduction, Wang Feng also smiled and shook hands with us. I was also very nervous when I saw this star, after all, this is a celebrity who can only be seen on TV.

At the banquet, Wang Feng expressed his attitude, saying that he hoped to have further cooperation with Hu Zixin's company, and also hoped to recruit more agents from Hu Zixin's company, and Hu Zixin responded again and again. After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, the atmosphere of the banquet soon became lively, and the content of the conversation was relatively relaxed.

"Mr. Wang, I wonder if you like to play games?" At the banquet, Xu Feng suddenly raised this question.

Wang Feng seemed to be very sensitive to the word game, he was stunned for a moment, and then smiled:

"If you don't gamble, I like it, haha."

"That's right, that's right, actually, I have a small request today, I hope Mr. Wang can play a game with me. How about the losing side agree to a small condition that does not violate the will of the other party? ”

Hearing Xu Feng's words, Wang Feng's agent immediately frowned, and asked with an extremely sensitive face:

"Mr. Xu, I don't know what you mean by 'me'?"

Hearing the agent's words, my heart suddenly sank, and I pinched a cold sweat, it seems that Xu Feng's previous strategy against Hu Zixin can't be used again, and people are too sensitive to things like games.

I don't know Xu Feng's specific plan yet, but now it seems that the plan is about to be blocked.

But to my surprise, in the face of the agent's doubts, Xu Feng still maintained a hearty smile and said:

"I don't know, sir, what additional understanding you have of me than that of the players and the players. Actually, it's nothing, I was courting a girl recently, and she liked Mr. Wang's songs very much, but she didn't have the opportunity to come. If Mr. Wang loses the game, I hope to be able to borrow Mr. Wang's wonderful throat for three minutes, of course, if I lose, I will not be stingy, our company recently happened to have an investment plan, the original plan was to sponsor 20 million funds in Mr. Wang's program. If Mr. Wang can win this game, I only mean that he can increase the amount by 10 million. ”

After finishing speaking, Xu Feng gave an order to the waiter standing aside, and the waiter smiled sweetly, and then presented the cartridge.

"Mr. Xu is really generous." Seeing Xu Feng's actions, Wang Feng couldn't help but smile, "I'm a little interested, but I just don't know what kind of game Mr. Xu is talking about?" ”

Xu Feng smiled, took out a one-yuan coin from his pocket with his left hand, and took a bowl on the dining table with his right hand, and then he suddenly flicked the one-yuan coin high, and at the same time, before the coin fell on the table, his right hand suddenly covered horizontally at an alarming speed, I didn't see clearly how the one-yuan coin disappeared, but when the bowl in Xu Feng's hand was covered on the table, the one-yuan coin that was still in the air had disappeared.

"Actually, it's a coin guessing game. Mr. Wang, guess if there is a one-dollar coin under my bowl, if you guess correctly, it means that you win, then I am willing to increase the investment fee by 10 million in the name of the individual. If I guess wrong, I won, and if you lose, I'll borrow your beautiful voice for my girlfriend for three minutes. ”

"Haha, that's fun, magic show, isn't it? I'm interested," Wang Feng laughed, "Guess if there are any coins under the bowl?" Mr. Xu, your hand speed is very fast, but what I want to say is that I was born with good eyesight, I'm sorry to tell you the truth, I just saw the watch exposed under your cuffs, that watch is afraid that there is some mechanism, for example, a magnet? ”

Hearing Wang Feng's words, Xu Feng's face suddenly changed, and his brows were slightly locked, as if the secret in his heart had been exposed.

"I've loved magic shows since I was a child, so I know a little bit about these little tricks, and your little magic tricks can't fool me, Mr. Xu, my guess is...... There are no coins under the bowl. ”

"You...... OK, don't change your mind? Xu Feng lowered his voice and said with a smile.

"Listening to your tone, it seems like you're misleading me into changing my decision, but I'm not going to be fooled, I'm sure there's no coin under the bowl." Wang Feng said with a smile.

Hearing Wang Feng's words, Xu Feng sighed deeply, and then he slowly removed the bowl covering the table.

Seeing Xu Feng's expression, I knew that he was in big trouble, since I met Xu Feng, Xu Feng had a confident expression, and I had never seen him with such a depressed and nervous expression. If Xu Feng loses, it will be a fee of 10 million, Xu Feng is an amnesiac man who doesn't even know his life experience, how can he come up with such a high fee?

The bowl moved away little by little, and then, I saw that under Xu Feng's bowl...... is empty.

"I'm sorry, it seems that I guessed right, I got the cost of 10 million, hahaha." Seeing the empty table under the bowl, Wang Feng couldn't help laughing, and Xu Feng's expression became more solemn than ever.

"I'm sorry, it seems to be you who lost, Mr. Wang." What made me feel up and down was that in the face of Wang Feng's laughter, Xu Feng gently put down the bowl, then bent down, picked up a coin from the ground, and pressed it on the table. "What I just said is that there are coins under the bowl, and the definition of the bowl, including a straight line from the center of the bowl to the center of the earth, falls into this category. So, this coin I put on the ground is naturally counted. Therefore, the one who loses, is you, Mr. Wang. ”

Seeing Xu Feng's actions, Wang Feng's face froze, and then he laughed again and said:

"I see, I made a little trick on the rules of the game. Three minutes, sing a song, just sing a song, the cartridge for me. ”

As he spoke, Wang Feng turned to the waiter on the side and asked for a record setter.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Wang, when I said borrowing your voice for three minutes, I didn't mean that I wanted you to sing." Xu Feng's words suddenly turned, and his expression, which was originally quite relaxed, suddenly became solemn, "I said that I borrowed your singing voice for three minutes, I wanted you to cut your throat and commit suicide." ”

Xu Feng said lightly, then picked up the knives used for Western food from the dining table and placed them on the dining table.

"Cut your throat and kill yourself, Mr. Wang. Three minutes, I think, is enough. ”

"Mr. Xu, this joke is too big." Wang Feng said with a sinking face.

"Jokes? This is no joke. Xu Feng turned the knife and fork flexibly on the tips of his fingers like a windmill, "Since you agreed to my game conditions, you have to execute it, don't you?" Xu Feng's words fell, Wang Feng's throat really squirmed involuntarily, and then like an old horse pulled by the reins, he walked towards the direction where Xu Feng was.

"My throat...... My throat ...... Help me! Wang Feng struggled with his neck, but his body couldn't be controlled by him at all.

"Enough! Mr. Xu, what exactly are you going to do? Do you really want to kill people here? Faced with the sudden situation at the dinner table, Wang Feng's agent was also angry, slapped the table, and jumped up.

"Pause." Xu Feng snapped his fingers, and Wang Feng, who was still being pulled hard, stopped moving, he pinched his neck, stood in place and panted vigorously, his expression was as ugly as drinking a cup of polonium.

"Can't you see it? Of course I really wanted to kill. Xu Feng laughed coldly, and at this time, my reflex arc comparable to that of a Shinkansen reacted from the shock just now, and I had a sense of surprise that said, "Ah, so this is true". I wanted to get up to dissuade Xu Feng, but Xu Feng glanced at me, and that look made it clear that there was something to come.

"You dare to kill me here? Why? Moreover, this is a public place, you kill me, you can escape? The surname is Xu, are you kidding? Wang Feng stroked his throat and looked at Xu Feng like a dangerous beast.

"Of course I'm not kidding, I really want to kill you, Mr. Wang. Your right to life is in my hands now, and I hope you will recognize this. Xu Feng said calmly, "Moreover, the condition of the game is that I can get the right to use your throat for three minutes, I didn't say the specific time to use it, that is, even if you leave the hotel, I still have the right to use your throat, so I can wait for you to leave and let you commit suicide at any time, so the police can't help me at all." ”

"You!!" Wang Feng's agent pointed at Xu Feng angrily, but soon, Wang Feng laughed, "Are you in the paste, surnamed Xu, my agent is present today, if I am really killed by you, someone will prove that you killed me, and I will also write in the suicide note that the murderer is you, can you escape?" ”

"yes, so what's that?" Xu Feng took out a voice recorder from his underwear pocket and threw it on the table, "Before you write a will, please prove that I am not a murderer in this voice recorder, and prove that I committed suicide because of work pressure." I think even if you have two minutes left after a minute of recording, it's still enough for you to kill yourself. ”

Seeing the voice recorder that Xu Feng threw on the dining table, Wang Feng's face was like a layer of asphalt, and he instantly fell into decadence, but soon, he sneered again:

"It's all colluded, isn't it? It's arranged, right? What a game, you wanted to trap me from the beginning, right? Hurry up. Tell me, what conditions do you want to exchange with me? ”

Hearing Wang Feng's words, the corners of Xu Feng's mouth curled up a little, and he leisurely picked up the soy milk on the table and took a sip:

"Mr. Wang is really smart. The conditions are actually very simple, and they won't embarrass you. And, I thought, the conditions I wanted were nothing compared to my own life. ”

Xu Feng paused and continued:

"There are four conditions. First, I need you, Mr. Wang, to tell me all the scandals of all the celebrities with whom you have intersected. Of course, I can assure you that I will keep it a secret for you in my lifetime, and I will never reveal that it was you who leaked it. Second, I hope that Mr. Wang can recommend me to participate in gambling in the most representative casinos in China and witness my gambling. Thirdly, I hope that Mr. Wang can lend me 10 million funds, and of course, after 30 days, I will return the principal of 1,000 and 10 million to Mr. Wang. Fourth, what happened today must not be disclosed by you and me in any form, and must not be known to anyone other than those in this box, and Mr. Wang, you and your people must not take any form of revenge against me and my people. ”

"As long as these conditions are met, I can guarantee that Mr. Wang, you will have no worries about your life, and you can get 10 million interest for nothing. These conditions can be enforced with the power of the game, and there will be absolutely no reversal. And I can add one more to the rules of the game, if any of the above can't be realized, I, Xu Feng, will commit suicide in thirty days. ”

"You think I'm going to agree to these conditions?"

"I'm sure you'll agree, because Mr. Wang, you're a smart person." Xu Feng smiled slightly, revealing a mouthful of white teeth. "Because Mr. Wang, your life is not only related to yourself, but also your relatives, and the gangs under you who rely on you for food."

It is conceivable that the final outcome of this dinner ended with Wang Feng agreeing to Xu Feng's conditions, and using the simplest guessing game as a way to establish an agreement, Wang Feng agreed to Xu Feng's four conditions.

After dinner, Xu Feng first asked Hu Zixin to threaten to fire, let all the models who participated in the dinner deliberately lose the game, and promised not to leak tonight's content, and then asked Hu Zixin to use his own car to pick up our group back to the hotel.

Along the way, Hu Zixin's face was almost the same as that of Garfield, who accidentally fell into the pile of milk powder.

"I'm fighting with you! Xu Feng, do you know what you did tonight? How would you do such a thing! How did you do such a thing!! My company was completely ruined by you, you know! As soon as she returned to the hotel room, Hu Zixin pounced on Xu Feng on the spot, wanting to play a game with Xu Feng.

"Calm down, sit down." In just four words, Hu Zixin, who was still angry, suddenly froze, and then sat obediently on the edge of the bed, and the switching of the whole process was even more professional than that of a professional actor.

"Hu Zixin, this is part of my plan, if you are unhappy, I can't do anything, but I can assure you that I will definitely not harm your interests." Xu Feng sighed, leaned his back against the window, and said, "Tonight's gambling is generally going well, but the key is next." Tomorrow, I'll take the second step plan. Half a month later, I will participate in the gambling competition, and if everything goes well, I think my plan should not be difficult to achieve. ”

"Hey, Xu Feng, what do you want to do? Although I know that your plans have been going well and that you are very smart, but we put everyone's lives in your hands, you must at least tell me what you are going to do, right? Otherwise, we will be uneasy, no matter how wise a person is, he is not a god, and he will make mistakes, and if you are wrong, we will take our lives with you. Qiu Chaoyue, who was standing aside, couldn't help but say.

Xu Feng glanced at Qiu Chaoyue and said:

"I can't tell you all the plans, but I can tell you two. First of all, Wang Feng revealed to me the scandals of fifteen celebrities he knows tonight, and I will use these scandals to threaten those celebrities, and make those celebrities use more celebrity scandals in exchange for not revealing their scandals, or let them assist us through games. Through these methods, I can establish a huge intelligence network in the entertainment industry, and the entertainment industry is closely linked to the political circle, the economic circle, and the advertising media circle. Everyone has a tendency to protect their own interests in their hearts, and most people will be willing to do this in exchange for other people's scandals in exchange for their own scandals not to be leaked. That's my first point. ”

"The second point, I won't say exactly how to do it, but in the next few days, I will go and buy lottery tickets, and if I buy a hundred tickets, I will win five million jackpots. I won't talk about the usefulness of these five million for the time being. ”

Hearing Xu Feng's words, Hu Zixin couldn't help frowning:

"Are you so sure you're going to make it? Five million jackpot, do you think you're dreaming, buy a hundred tickets and win? Who do you think you are? ”

"I'm going to win." Xu Feng said lightly, "Because I have abilities that others don't have." ”

Speaking of this, Xu Feng's gaze extended towards me. This guy's meaning is obvious, of course he can win the lottery, but he has the ability to increase the probability of anything by one percent, and if there is really a probability of one percent, then whoever buys a hundred lottery tickets can win.

According to the regular script, it is almost time for me, the captain, to come forward and clarify.

"That's pretty much it, Xu Feng has the ability to change the probability, and he can increase the probability of anything that might happen by one percent. This ability was told to me yesterday and has not yet been told to everyone. That's it. ”

"Increase probability? Really? Qiu Chaoyue let out an exaggerated exclamation, his eyes wide enough to fit two small tomatoes.

"Just use Hu Zixin's mobile phone." Xu Feng turned to Hu Zixin and said, "Hu Zixin, your mobile phone can set a six-digit password, right?" Please set a random password and don't let me see it. As long as I crack your password within a hundred inputs, I guess I have the ability to change the probability without controversy, right? ”

In the face of Xu Feng's order, Hu Zixin had to do it, and then ten minutes later, just like on the long-distance bus before, Xu Feng cracked the password in Hu Zixin's mobile phone again, so everyone in the room, except for me, looked at Xu Feng with a look like they saw an alien in human skin.

"I think you should be able to take my word for it now, I don't know if you have any special abilities, but for now, it seems that I do have the ability to modify the probabilities. So, I also believe that I can win a lottery by just buying a hundred tickets. Speaking of which, there was a knock on the door of the room, and I rushed to open the door, but there were two slow drivers standing outside the door, Gao Hai and Zhou Mengdan.

"Hehe, I went to eat Peking duck, I'm sorry for being late." Gao Haixi walked in with a smile on his face, carrying a Peking duck that seemed to be freshly roasted, this idiot really used Hu Zixin's money so naturally.

"Gao Hai, you guys have been investigating for an afternoon, what have you gained?" Seeing Gao Hai coming in the door, Xu Feng asked.

"Well, it's a big gain." Gao Hai took out a duck leg from the plastic bag and said as he gnawed, "I found several interesting things." First of all, we found that in this world, the game is higher than the law, and the internal responsibilities and authority of any state department and large enterprise are determined by the game, so this world is still quite civilized, and no one even crosses the road for one more second before the red light is on, so there is no traffic police command on the road. And ah, I found that there was very little garbage on the road. It is said that the citizens of this world have forced them to swear an oath of civility in their schools through games, so no one will do anything that violates civic morality. Moreover, the government of this world is not against citizens playing games in private, because it is something that cannot be forbidden, but if you lose in the game, neither the government nor the court will be responsible for the losing side. Third, there are many gambling establishments in this world, and gambling in many places can be anonymous, probably to prevent the losing party from retaliating afterwards. The process of the game can also be participated by the agent, but the agent is responsible for winning or losing. Fourth, as long as the number of votes in the world's leadership election is less than 10 percent, the side with the lowest number of votes has the right to challenge the side with the higher number of votes in a game way, and if the challenge wins, it can get the other party's excess votes. Even many trade and disputes between countries are resolved through games. Only countries that are not good at games will start a war when they are cornered. Finally, all the people in this world believe in a religion, called the 'Game God Cult', the only god of this sect is the 'Game God', the professional store said, it is the 'God of Speed and Rate', many places have the pagoda temples and altars of the Game God, I went around with Mengdan for an afternoon, went to the largest game God Temple in Beijing to play around, and took a lot of photos, including the photo of the statue of the 'Game God' Oh, hehe, as a result, we found a very interesting thing. ”

After Jiang He said a lot, Gao Hai opened the gallery of his phone and showed the gallery in his phone to the public.

Xu Feng and I invariably put our faces up and carefully examined the photos taken by Gao Hai.

"We found that the photo of the game god actually looks exactly like Xu Feng. Is this a coincidence, you say? ”

I focused my eyes on the picture, and I could imagine my eyes narrowed in a line now.

How to say it, it is indeed very similar, especially the orderly hairstyle and sharp eyes in the chaos, as well as the angular chin and slightly pointed face, it is exaggerated to say that even if it is tailored to Xu Feng's face shape with a 3D printer.

"Coincidence." Xu Feng didn't look at it for too long, "There is no conclusive evidence, and this kind of photo has no special significance." However, I still trouble you to go on a trip, and I have to say that the information you have obtained is very useful and will be very beneficial to my future plans. ”

"Hey, what other plans do you have, tell me about it?" Gao Haixiao stepped forward, stuffed a duck leg into Xu Feng's mouth, rubbed Xu Feng's shoulder, and asked with a smile.

"Well, hehe, let me sell it first. However, with your information from Gao Hai, I am more sure, and in the next few days, I will trouble you to collect more information, friend. Xu Feng smiled heartily and took Gao Hai's duck leg, "I'm a little tired today, I'll go to rest first, everyone should rest early, we still have a lot of work to do tomorrow." ”

"What a cool guy." Gao Hai gnawed on the duck leg and looked at the back of Xu Feng leaving.

"But I think Brother Xu Feng is really cool like this," Zhou Mengdan on the side couldn't help but say softly, "People are handsome, smart, always confident, and give people a reliable look." ”

"Huh, just him? Hehe, little girl, that's because you didn't see him ruthless, he's just a hypocritical villain! Annoyed, my company is now completely ruined by him! No, I'll go back to the company first, this is Xu Feng...... He killed ......" Hu Zixin glanced at his mobile phone and left the hotel in a hurry. After that, everyone probably discussed what they had seen and heard today, and got to know each other a little more. I learned that Zhou Mengdan wanted to study design in the future, and Qiu Chaoyue had won many awards. Because Xu Feng is not here, everyone can't discuss the ugliness.

Finally, after eating Haizi's Peking duck, I also walked out of the room with my legs filled with mercury, and I wanted to go downstairs to a nearby park to relax, but I met Xu Feng resting against the trunk of a tree looking up at the sky in the woods near the hotel.

"You've found out, Ah Zhen." Seeing me, Xu Feng smiled kindly.

"What, don't you go to rest?"

"Come out and relax. Sometimes the brain thinks too much, and you need to relax properly, don't you have a rest? Friend. Xu Feng said with a smile.

"Eating too much needs to be digested." I said truthfully, Xu Feng was stunned for a moment, and then smiled.

Xu Feng looked up at the starless sky of Beijing and said:

"Ah Zhen, you are also present at the hotel today, to be honest, do you think I have subverted the initial impression in your heart, and think that I am a hypocrite, a fake villain?"

"What if I say yes?" I confessed with a blank face.

"That's frank." Xu Feng punched me lightly in the chest, then smiled and bared his teeth.

"Actually, the highly subjective evaluation of hypocrites and fake villains can only be evaluated by presupposing a position, and they are often heroes who judge success or failure, and outsiders will only make that utilitarian judgment after seeing the results. At least, you're doing it for our team, and, let's be honest, there's no one else on our team who can do it but you. Especially me, the captain who has no name. I said with a wry smile.

"You're looking down on yourself too much, Ah Zhen." Xu Feng shook his head.

"Hey. Do you want me to tell the truth? I really doubt if you really have amnesia, after all, how can a person with amnesia understand so much? Moreover, your plan today is really too scary, I thought you really wanted that star's life...... People are public figures, and you really dare to bet your life with others. Almost didn't scare my bile out. I said, where did you get the confidence and guts to play games with others, do you just believe that you will win? Teach me, great god. ”

Listening to my words, Xu Feng couldn't help laughing, and he didn't know what was worth laughing at all the time:

"Actually, Ah Zhen, I really can't remember my own background, but it's strange to say, in addition to not knowing my own background, I have knowledge about various games and game theory in my head. I guess I was a gambler before I lost my memory. As for Ah Zhen, your self-confidence probably comes from my belief, I believe that there are no absolutely perfect rules of the game in this world, and any game rules are loopholes...... I don't know, Ah Zhen, do you know that there is a hypothesis called the 'ad hoc hypothesis'? ”

Ad hoc hypothesis? Is it Hempel's theory?

"I know a little bit about it, and I've seen it in books, but what does this have to do with playing games?"

Xu Feng said to me with a symbolic smile of the hero of the TV series:

To put it simply, the ad hoc hypothesis means that if you present a proposition A, and in order to prove that proposition A is true, you must be true and true for all the sub-components of the proposition. To do this, you have to use proposition B to explain and illustrate some of the nouns in proposition A. For example, if I say 'it will rain tomorrow', and if this sentence is true, I have to explain what day it is tomorrow, whether it is January 1st or July 8th, and even if I state the date and say that it will rain tomorrow on January 1st, this proposition is still incomplete, I must say January 1, 2014 or January 1, 2114. Also, I had to specify whether it was raining in Beijing, Nanjing, or Brazil. If I'm talking about Beijing, I have to define Beijing, whether Beijing is the capital of China or the northern part of Tokyo, Japan. In addition, the word rain also needs a complete definition, rain must refer to the phenomenon of how much water is flowing from the atmosphere at room temperature, and if you mention the phenomenon, you must explain whether it is an artificial phenomenon or a natural phenomenon, and whether artificial rain is rain or not, you must also define. And if you mention the atmosphere, you have to mention whether it's the stratosphere or the troposphere or the outer layer...... In short, once you have put forward a proposition, the explanation of each noun in it will lead to countless new propositions, and the nouns in those new propositions will need more and more newer propositions to explain, so that it will be extended indefinitely...... Therefore, to put it bluntly, any discourse in this world has loopholes, including laws, including the rules of the game in this world, which are destined to have loopholes and cannot be complete. This is the 'ad hoc hypothesis'. It is because I believe in this that I have confidence in any game that does not cheat. ”

I looked at Xu Feng with eyes that were about to fight, and said:

"You can't be wrong with one plus one equaling two, right?"

"Then you have to define it in decimal and not binary, Ah Zhen. Moreover, even in decimal, in some mathematical methods, one plus one is not necessarily equivalent to two. Xu Feng laughed, "And you mentioned the decimal system, and you must define the decimal system, so you will fall into the circle of infinite definitions again." ”

"Ah Zhen, no rule in this world is perfect, so there is no absolutely correct descriptive truth in this world. No matter how smart or intellectually intelligent, a person cannot come up with absolutely perfect rules and schemes without loopholes. Unless you are God. ”