[Rising and Sinking Star]
Chapter 606: Rising and Sinking Star
Xia Fei was writing a program, a program specifically used to decipher fractal geometry. Seeing how focused he was, Zanian Feng felt a deep sense of doubt in his heart.
* Snap! *
Xia Fei pressed a button, and the dazzling interpretation program began operating on the terminal. Strange waveforms kept evolving, and no one could understand what Xia Fei was trying to achieve or why he was using waveforms to interpret fractal geometry.
Everyone knew very well that Xia Fei would get a result when the program was completed, regardless of whether it was right or wrong.
Xia Fei propped up his chin with one hand as he carefully observed the process of the program. According to his analysis, with the terminal's current computing speed, he would get the answer in thirty minutes!
Zanian furrowed his brows and quietly retreated from the crowd. He found a quiet corner and made a call.
"Father."
"What is it?" Kuzan asked with a cold expression.
Kuzan had always been strict with his children. Zanian was his favorite son, but even so, he rarely saw his father smile. In Zanian's memory, his father had always been a tall and dignified existence.
"I have something to report to you." Zanian's attitude was proper, completely unlike the loving conversation between father and son. It was more like a subordinate talking to his superior.
"Speak," Kuzan simply said.
"Xia Fei, who took first place in the human preliminary assessment, is very strange."
"Busey already told me about the message from Heaven's Wings. Is there anything else?"
"What I want to talk about isn't the rumor but geometry."
"Geometry?"
"Yes." Zanian nodded. "You should be very clear about the question in the preliminary assessment. Xia Fei was the only examinee who handed in a blank paper. Everyone else tried to answer it, but he left after taking a look at the question."
Kuzan knitted his brows. "It's normal for warriors to not know geometry. Besides, I didn't expect anyone to be able to answer it."
"But Xia Fei knows geometry," Zanian said solemnly. "Not only does he know it, but he's also very proficient in it. Look."
The camera turned, and Xia Fei appeared to be thinking hard about the answer.
"Father, Xia Fei is currently trying to solve a very complicated fractal geometry question. It's a question that even many members of the Law Enforcement Board can't solve. I believe that even if the final result isn't correct, Xia Fei's attainment in mathematics and geometry must be astonishing!"
Kuzan didn't say anything, indicating for his son to continue.
"Since he has such a deep foundation in geometry, don't you think it's strange that he didn't answer the questions?"
"It's a little strange. There's no reason for an ordinary examinee to not even try." Kuzan muttered to himself, "What are you thinking?"
I think there are two possibilities. First, Xia Fei saw the problem and realized that it was unsolvable, so he didn't waste time trying to solve it.
"That makes sense." Kuzan replied, "If that's the case, then it means that Xia Fei is very self-aware, and he's not a fool. With just a little calculation, he knew that there's no solution to this problem. What's the second possibility?"
Zanian Feng said, "The second possibility is even more shocking. We actually don't know if there's an answer to that question, which is why it's been bothering us for so many years."
"If Xia Fei has seen this question before and knows the answer …"
Kuzan was slightly taken aback, but he quickly regained his composure. Even the slightest movement was noticed by Zanian, which meant that his father was extremely shocked!
"If Xia Fei knows the answer but chooses to give up, the conclusion can only be that he can't answer it!"
"Can't answer it?!"
There was only a difference of one word between being unable to answer and not knowing the answer, but there was a world of difference! This was something both the father and son of the Feng family knew very well.
"If Xia Fei really answers the question, we'll know the result. If Xia Fei has some unspeakable secret that he doesn't want others to know, he'll have no choice but to give up in order to keep it a secret.
"Aside from these two possibilities, there's no other answer. The former proves that Xia Fei is extraordinarily intelligent, while the latter will implicate him in that huge secret. If I were in his shoes, I'd definitely give up, too," Zanian Feng said in a deep voice.
Kuzan was silent on the screen. This was an important matter, and he had no choice but to consider it carefully.
"Don't mention this to anyone in the future. Let me handle everything," Kuzan softly said. "Remember, don't mention it to anyone. Also, have someone secretly keep an eye on Xia Fei."
* Pa! *
The screen turned off, and Zanian Feng let out a long sigh. For some reason, talking to his father made him feel very uneasy. Perhaps it was because Kuzan was too strict with himself.
"The result is out!"
"Isn't this result a little too strange? What is it? "
"A waveform? It turns out to be a waveform?! "
The crowd was already in an uproar, and Zanian Feng hurried over.
All he saw was Xia Fei moving his stiff neck and arms, copying the final result from the terminal and storing it in a data storage device the size of a button. He placed it on the stone platform and reached out to take the prize.
"Hold it. We don't know if the result is right or wrong. We'll have to wait for the person involved to arrive before we decide." An old man stopped Xia Fei.
"In any case, I don't believe that such a complicated fractal geometry is actually a waveform after deciphering it."
"Could he be trying to fish in troubled waters, taking the prize while Old Woods isn't around to escape?"
"That's very possible. How could he possibly decipher fractal geometry when his beard hasn't even grown out? What nonsense. You should know that even Eddie Johnson, who is proficient in geometry, failed. It'd be a miracle if he succeeded."
Faced with the skepticism and mockery of the crowd, Xia Fei calmly lit a cigarette and softly said, "What I say doesn't count, and none of you have the right to do so. Why don't you solve an answer for us to see?"
Xia Fei's words stung many people's nerves. If they had the ability to solve it, why would they wait until today?
Several old men immediately turned green, and some of them were so angry that they were trembling.
Lang Shunye hurriedly lowered his head, afraid that others would know that Xia Fei had come with him.
Zanian Feng covered his face with one hand as he muttered, "Lunatic, even more so than that weird old man from the Skywing Clan. Why don't you think about what kind of place this is?"
"Hmph! What arrogance! What right do you have to say such a thing? Where's Old Woods? Hurry and find him. "
The one speaking was one of the six vice chiefs of the Law Enforcement Board, Mu Qianling. He came from the Withered Mu Clan and was both an elder of the Mu family and a vice chief of the Law Enforcement Board. It was unknown what had blown him here.
Mu Qianling had also heard about the misunderstanding between Xia Fei and Mu Fuping. He had never liked Xia Fei, and in truth, there was no one in the entire Mu family who did not hate Xia Fei aside from Mu Fuping. Today, when he heard Xia Fei's name, Mu Qianling had come over to take a look, but he did not think that Xia Fei would speak so rudely, greatly angering President Mu. He had already thought of a thousand ways to deal with Xia Fei in his mind.
Zanian groaned inwardly. When he investigated Xia Fei, he had also figured out the misunderstanding between him and Mu Fuping, which was why he had gotten someone to pretend to be a member of the Ming family to test Xia Fei.
Truly, when it rains, it pours. Xia Fei was not on good terms with the Mu family, and now he had offended Mu Qianling. This was not a small problem.
He regretted bringing Xia Fei to the Law Enforcement Board. Zanian would never have dreamed that Xia Fei would be so arrogant as to not give face to anyone, even daring to offend an old fox from the Law Enforcement Board! He was simply tired of living.
It was not long before the crowd parted to form a path, and a haggard old man walked in.
His silver hair was a mess, and his eyes were lifeless. Who knew how long it had been since the Law Enforcement Board's uniform had been washed, for it was covered in grease.
"Woods."
"Old Woods is here."
"It's been a while. How have you been?"
"Sigh. Let bygones be bygones. Seeing you looking so haggard, we're all feeling very uneasy."
Everyone was very respectful toward this messy old man, greeting him one after another. It seemed that Old Woods was quite popular among the Law Enforcement Board.
Old Woods returned the greeting with a bitter smile, running straight to Xia Fei's side, appearing very anxious.
"Who solved this fractal geometry problem?" Old Woods, who was quite a distance away, asked.
Xia Fei stood up and bowed. "This junior is untalented, but I managed to solve the problem."
Old Woods actually disregarded his status and ran all the way over, excitedly asking, "The answer? What's the answer?"
Everyone perked up their ears to listen. Old Woods's fractal geometry problem had been bothering them for a long time, and it was known as one of the unsolved riddles of the Law Enforcement Board. Whether Xia Fei's answer was correct or not, everyone wanted to know.
Xia Fei's eyes swept across these old fogeys who were mocking him, and the corner of his lips curled up as he softly said, "Old man, may I have a word with you?"
"Good, good, good." Woods repeated the word 'good' three times.
Everyone was very disappointed. Xia Fei was purposely not letting these people hear the answer, not leaving any face for these old fogeys.
Packing up his things, Xia Fei and Old Woods found a secluded room. There were many people outside, and everyone here was someone of status. No matter how curious they were, there was no way they could lean over the crack of the door and eavesdrop, so they could only wait outside with great curiosity.
Zanian sighed, looking around uneasily, thinking to himself, 'There are more and more people here. I mustn't attract the attention of that stubborn old man from the Xia family.'
…
Closing the door, Xia Fei carefully looked around and confirmed that there were no listening devices in the room before he sat down next to Old Woods. Actually, he was doing something superfluous. Anyone who dared to eavesdrop in a sacred place like the Law Enforcement Board was basically courting death.
"Old man, don't be anxious. My answer is a little strange, so please listen to it first," Xia Fei calmly said.
"Listen?" Woods was slightly taken aback as he took the earpiece Xia Fei handed to him.
The moment the melodious tune started, Old Woods's wrinkled face was covered in tears, his heart broken.
When the song ended, Old Woods grabbed Xia Fei's hands tightly, choking with sobs for quite some time before he finally said, "That's right. This song is called 'Stars Rise and Fall', and it was created by my daughter!
"I … I never dreamed that the fractal geometry my daughter left me before she died was actually a song! … "
Old Woods said a lot on and off. It turned out that this fractal geometry was a relic left behind by his only daughter. Two years ago, Miss Wood Allen suddenly disappeared, leaving nothing behind aside from this drawing. A month later, her body was discovered, and Old Woods was heartbroken ever since.
Based on his intuition, Old Woods felt that the fractal geometry his daughter left behind might be a clue, so he went around looking for people to decipher it, only to be met with disappointment.
Deciphering fractal geometry was not easy. Abstract geometry had always been the most difficult thing to understand, but Xia Fei suddenly had the idea of deciphering it using waveforms today, and he actually succeeded! He obtained a melodious tune.
Xia Fei thought about it for a moment before saying, "Old man, think carefully. When did your daughter create this song, and how is it different from the past?"
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