Cheng Cheng and the Cicada
Chapter 20 Contradiction
He was absolutely certain that he had never heard of the name "Genius Club" in reality, let alone known anything about its invitation.
He only heard the name for the first time in yesterday's dream from the mouth of the Big-Faced Cat.
He had thought that this whole series of things was just his imagination running wild, creating things in his dream.
But how could it... appear in reality like this?
This feeling made him uneasy, as if everything was a pre-arranged plot, and he was just a puppet on a stage.
"No, I have to figure this out."
...
Back in his office, Lin Xian closed the door and began to sort out his thoughts.
Everything started with seeing the Big-Faced Cat in his dream yesterday.
All the information about the Genius Club came from the Big-Faced Cat, something about it being very mysterious, hidden in history, with no trace whatsoever...
Lin Xian closed his eyes, recalling the [information about the Genius Club] that the Big-Faced Cat had said:
1. The Genius Club killed the Big-Faced Cat's father and daughter, its main target being the Big-Faced Cat's father, a well-known mathematician who had won the Fields Medal.
2. The Genius Club is very mysterious. Even after the Big-Faced Cat's many years of investigation, it still doesn't understand its structure, personnel, purpose, or location, knowing almost nothing.
3. Rumor has it that only the top tycoons, the most extreme geniuses, and the most powerful figures... can receive an invitation from this club.
...
That's all.
That's all there is.
All of this information came from the Big-Faced Cat and was based on his years of investigation. Its authenticity is unknown.
Judging from the currently known information... this Genius Club should be a very high-end, very mysterious, and very powerful criminal organization.
Whether it's criminal or not is another matter, but judging from their premeditated murder, they are definitely not good guys.
If you think about it more deeply, considering that the Big-Faced Cat's father was a Fields Medal winner...
Could it be that the Genius Club is an organization that specializes in hunting geniuses??
Although this conclusion is a bit outrageous.
But analyzing from the existing information, it seems that this is the only possibility.
As everyone knows, the highest award in the field of science is the Nobel Prize. But for some historical reasons, Nobel's will did not set up an award for mathematics projects, so the Nobel Prize does not have a mathematics award.
And in contrast, the highest award in the field of mathematics is the Fields Medal, which can be called the Nobel Prize of the mathematics world.
Mathematics is the foundation of modern science, and people who can win this award can undoubtedly be called geniuses.
However, thinking of this, the [contradiction] appears.
Lin Xian thought while turning in his chair:
"The Big-Faced Cat personally said that the Genius Club would send invitations to the most extreme geniuses."
"So what is the club's attitude towards geniuses? How can they send invitations to join and then run them over with a truck?"
He couldn't figure it out.
"And... there is an even more [contradictory] point."
Lin Xian frowned, feeling that his thoughts were becoming more and more chaotic.
If the Big-Faced Cat's information is correct.
That is to say, only the top tycoons, the most extreme geniuses, and the most powerful figures... can receive an invitation from the Genius Club.
So, what's going on with Zhao Yingjun's invitation?
Although Zhao Yingjun is young and promising, the gap between her and the top tycoons, the most extreme geniuses, and the most powerful figures... is obviously not small, right?
In the entire Donghai City, even Chu Shanhe cannot be considered a world-class figure, let alone Zhao Yingjun?
So...
[Zhao Yingjun is not qualified to receive an invitation at all!]
But the reality is that she took the invitation right under his nose.
This is too contradictory!
Lin Xian scratched his hair, feeling like he had two big heads on one neck.
He felt like he was stuck in a dead loop of contradictions and logic.
Contradiction.
Contradiction.
Contradiction.
Whether in reality or in dreams, the information about the Genius Club is full of contradictions!
"No, in fact, these contradictions are not important at all."
Lin Xian opened his eyes.
"The information that the Big-Faced Cat said is just my dream nonsense, and it's hard to say whether it's true or false."
"What's more, the Big-Faced Cat is extremely cunning, and it's possible that he lied to me."
"Now the most critical, most central, and most urgent question that needs an answer is only one—"
"[Why would things that were fabricated in a dream actually appear in reality?]"
...
This question was the one Lin Xian was most worried about, and it could even be described as a paranormal event.
Lin Xian picked up the phone and dialed Gao Yang's number.
"Hello?"
"Gao Yang, something happened."
"What happened to you again, brother? Don't tell me it's that broken dream of yours again?"
It was very noisy on the other end of the phone, like a vegetable market. Gao Yang shouted at the top of his lungs:
"Didn't I tell you last time! Things in dreams are fake! They're all fabricated by the subconscious! As long as things from the dream don't run into reality! It's not a big deal!"
"Stop being a jinx."
Lin Xian sighed, rubbing his temples:
"You were right!"
It was very noisy on Gao Yang's side. Listening carefully, it was the sound of customers and salespeople haggling.
It seemed that Gao Yang should be in a 4S store, probably selling cars.
"I'm busy now. I'll tell you in detail when I get to your house tonight!"
Gao Yang hung up the phone after saying that.
...
During this day, Lin Xian sat at his workstation, twirling his pen all day long.
He was very curious.
What kind of organization is the Genius Club itself?
Even though all of this was fictional in the dream, Lin Xian couldn't help but be curious.
And.
Is there any connection between the Genius Club invitation in Zhao Yingjun's hand and the Genius Club that the Big-Faced Cat talked about in the dream? Are they the same thing?
If you want to verify this.
The most efficient way is to directly see what is written on the invitation that Zhao Yingjun received, and the truth will naturally become clear.
It's a pity that it seems...
He probably won't have a chance to see that invitation again.
When Lin Xian entered Zhao Yingjun's office in the morning, he happened to see her put the invitation in the drawer.
Zhao Yingjun's office has two combination locks. Lin Xian is not a real password expert, so it is absolutely impossible to sneak in.
If it were in a dream, he would have ten thousand ways to enter Zhao Yingjun's office... At worst, he would use C4 to open the way.
But this is the real world, and there is no way to not consider the consequences.
"What other way is there to see that invitation?"
Lin Xian thought about it.
He had no clue.