Super God-Level Top Student-Chapter 795 - 301: The Unbearable Weight of Life_3

The world's most intelligent people often devote themselves to three professions: mathematicians, serious philosophers, and politicians.

Some things are simply a matter of reluctance to ponder; once they get serious, these individuals' ability to integrate information by untangling complexities can often effortlessly surpass that of the average person.

In other words, many things are not done not because people can't do them, but because they can't be bothered to think about them.

Once they take it seriously, they can easily connect many unrelated matters together.

Plus, no matter how tight-lipped the official stance is, there are always some people in the Science Academy who can access the inside story and feel indignant about this insult, leaking some information.

Even if the news is just some trivial details, it is enough for the bright minds in the mathematical community to roughly make out the entire event's contour.

Perhaps there are many who remain silent in public channels, but in various private chat contents, it has begun to stir.

Mathematicians are exchanging the information they have, giving their own judgments, and the truth has long been disseminated through various channels by unraveling the complexities. Fortunately, Langley's reputation is well-established, and the vast majority have chosen to remain silent.

And when the news reached Huaxia, it left a host of people dumbfounded...

They could even operate like this?!

Many are truly relieved.

Thankfully, even if they disliked Qiao Ze in the past, they never commented on anything in public or said anything excessive.

This move was too ruthless.

If all the rumors are true, then the whole incident happened because Langley's people, for some unknown purpose, influenced the selection of the Crafoord Prize, and the Xi Lin Mathematical Institute seemed to have no response, but when they finally made a move, they directly seized the opponent's lifeline, causing internal conflict.

In the end, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences begrudgingly added Qiao Ze's name to the list of winners.

Could it really be played like this?

Was that person from the Xi Lin Mathematics Research Institute so powerful? To be able to directly change the selection of a world-class award?!

In other words, Qiao Ze just needed to sit in his office and lift a finger to counterattack, not to mention sacrificing a dean of the Science Academy in the process.

A mathematics research institute in the inland of Huaxia being able to contend with Langley and even come out on top was indeed more than what many people had anticipated.

Indeed, this world is material! Once the material is determined, it determines everything.

The effects are also quite apparent, silencing many.

It was at this time that the Huaxia Science Academy released a notice — Qiao Ze was listed among the chief scientists of the 973 Program, becoming the youngest chief scientist of the project.

Unlike the time Qiao Ze applied on his own for the National Natural Science Foundation expert, this time nobody opposed, not a single dissenting voice, not even anonymous ones.

It was essentially like throwing a punch into the air for the two elders.

They had prepared many words to say, but they weren't needed anymore, as an unforeseen event suddenly occurred that made everyone more reasonable.

Well, that's good too. Although it's regrettable that a scientist who had made many contributions suddenly passed away, the living must always look forward.

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At the eye of the storm, the Xi Lin Mathematical Research Institute.

Many phenomena that occur in human society are similar to natural ones, for instance, the closer to the center of the storm, the calmer it is.

Although many issues originate here, the people working and studying here are not disturbed at all. Everyone just does what they need to do and, although they discuss the rumors outside, nobody takes them seriously.

Having had more contact with Qiao Ze, they don't really believe all that messy stuff.

From what they know of Qiao Ze, making such a big fuss in the middle of the night over an award is not in line with his character. Even checking the list of Crafoord Prize winners on the official website is not something Qiao Ze would do.

As for why those materials were suddenly listed on the banned sale list—

Insiders of course know that those things are all managed by Dou Dou. Dou Dou is their chief steward; apart from salary, she handles all other benefits.

Director Li hardly manages anything; he just signs off on the benefits when it's time to distribute them, and to many, he's probably more of a mascot figure.

Of course, this isn't to disrespect Li Jiangao.

In fact, Li Jiangao's prestige in the institute is quite high.

Although he hasn't conducted specialized research in Qiao's Algebraic Geometry, this year, he published numerous significant papers on Group Theory.

Moreover, after staying in the institute for half a year, everyone has heard the story of how Li Jian discovered Qiao Ze.

Everyone has been involved in education and, to be honest, if they encountered the situation Li Jian did back then, they probably wouldn't have let Qiao Ze's mother through the door.

The best they could have done was quickly call a recruitment teacher to unload the responsibility. Especially since Li Jian had just been promoted to associate professor at the time, he would have been very cautious.

These days everyone prefers to avoid trouble where they can, so who would want to attach something totally unrelated to themselves, especially since the other party was a widow? Provoking trouble could potentially ruin one's career prospects.

It can only be said that some people's overnight success is truly enviable.

That's why no one paid much attention to this incident; at most, they just talked about it privately, while lamenting that even the Crafoord Prize had lost its significance.

If someone opened betting at this time on whether Qiao Ze would attend the award ceremony, these professors at the institute would definitely bet he wouldn't.

Just when everyone thought this matter would simply fade away, a silent heavyweight figure spoke up.

...

"I have already mailed the Crafoord Prize medal back to the Crawford Foundation, and if there is a need to return the prize money, they can provide me with an account number, and I will fully return the original sum, including the interest accrued over the years."

After Huaqing's Mr. Qiu made this public statement, Edward Witten from the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton made the same choice.

"It is precisely out of respect for Mr. Andre that I have made this decision. He hoped to use his life to warn future generations, but I believe this is not enough. You see, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences manages not just the Crafoord Prize, but more than 20 awards.

And there's the Nobel Prize, with a century-long history. As a member of the scientific community, I believe no one wants to see people continue to squander the influence and credibility of awards built over a hundred years. I hope the judging committees of each award will treat the efforts of every scholar with a more serious attitude!​"

In the end, it's still a mess.