Genius club

Lin Xian sat on the high black wooden chair without making a sound, but he was still caught off guard by this scene.

He knew very well.

Einstein was willing to sacrifice his life to start the gathering system of the Genius Club... That means he thought this matter was very important and critical.

In particular, he had been wanting to tell himself something before, but he couldn't say it because of forced avoidance.

Presumably, the unspeakable thing must be hinted at the next gathering.

But Lin Xian never expected...

Not only did [Newton] come to the gathering that was thought to be unattended, but he also changed his seat and sat in [Copernicus]'s seat, confessing his identity as Copernicus!

It happened too suddenly.

And there were many doubts.

First of all, the first premise that can be made clear is——

[1. Newton and Copernicus are definitely not the same person. ]

The Genius Club has always adopted the offline gathering mode in the early days. Copernicus, as the No. 2 member, and Newton, as the No. 3 member, have participated in offline gatherings for a long time.

Although everyone was wearing a mask.

However, it is easy to identify a person's identity by body shape, voice, and gait. Galileo and Leonardo da Vinci, as elderly members, have also participated in offline gatherings dozens of times. They both clearly know that Copernicus and Newton are two completely different people.

Even... Newton and Copernicus are mortal enemies. Newton has gnashed his teeth countless times and regretted not shooting Copernicus to death.

In addition.

There is another decisive evidence.

Even if they are wearing masks, they can never hide from the omniscient Einstein. As the founder and president of the Genius Club, Einstein would never allow the same person to play two roles to attend the party.

Not online, not offline, rules are rules, no club member can mess around, and dare not mess around under Einstein's nose.

Then.

is the second premise that can be determined-

[2. Whether it is Copernicus or Newton, they all know their true identity, Lin Xian. 】

When I went to Switzerland with Jask and Angelica to shoot Copernicus, Copernicus directly called out his name. .

Regarding this, Lin Xian had been mentally prepared.

He had blatantly eliminated the seven deadly sins, and had destroyed Copernicus's plan several times in the battle between the real and fake Yu Xi... If he didn't suspect himself, it would seem a bit unreasonable.

No wonder.

No wonder Lin Xian always felt that something was "wrong" when Copernicus was killed so easily.

It turned out that the truth was exactly as he had imagined at the time...

"There are actually two Copernicuses in this world!"

After Lin Xian woke up from hibernation and saw that technological development was still stagnant, he had already thought of this.

He even thought that there might be more than two Copernicuses, there might be many, it might be an organization, and there might be successors who would continue the belief.

But he really didn't expect...

Newton, who had always been tit-for-tat with Copernicus, was actually the second Copernicus!

This explains why Newton also knew his true identity.

Since he and Copernicus had been accomplices from the beginning, they would naturally share intelligence.

Perhaps... when I was shooting in Switzerland, while I was plotting against Copernicus, Copernicus was also plotting against me.

Copernicus was too old at the time, and even if he slept in a hibernation chamber, he would probably not live long.

So.

Is it possible that Copernicus joined the game in that easy shooting, wanting to leave the last clue of intelligence for Newton?

We can wait for a while to confirm this.

At present, while we are quickly sorting out our thoughts, we still need to clarify the third premise first-

[3. Copernicus and Newton, as the first members to join the genius club, must know more critical secrets. ]

Einstein's original intention was good, his original intention was also good, but he was deceived by the false future.

He was trying to make up for his mistakes in the last moment before he disappeared.

In addition, although Einstein and Douglas' friendship was short-lived, it was profound, and he would never harm himself.

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Einstein had known for a long time that Newton and Copernicus were colluding, but this was in line with the rules of the Genius Club, so he certainly would not interfere.

In this way, the dream combination of Newton and Copernicus really knew the most secrets.

Perhaps... those things that Einstein couldn't say, he could get the truth from Newton's mouth!

This should be Einstein's final good intention.

...

After understanding these premises, Lin Xian began to analyze the current situation.

As soon as Newton came in, he first confirmed Einstein's death, and then directly jumped in to show his identity and position.

It seems that he was still afraid of Einstein.

And now.

The only fear disappeared.

This former "good brother" had nothing to worry about and was completely liberated.

In an instant.

Lin Xian recalled a [detail].

It was at the Genius Club gathering on September 1, 2024. After Jask announced that he had killed Copernicus, all the geniuses present did not quite believe it, and they all thought that Copernicus had faked his death or that the person who died was a substitute.

At that time.

Leonardo da Vinci said that he wanted to confirm whether Copernicus was really dead by asking Einstein questions.

This is also the plan of Lin Xian and Jask. Even if Da Vinci does not ask questions, Jask will confirm it with Einstein.

And just then... something interesting happened.

There was nothing strange about this incident at the time, and it did not attract anyone's attention; but now with the benefit of hindsight, Newton is really cunning——

Just after Da Vinci finished speaking.

Newton, who had never asked a question and remained mysterious, suddenly suggested:

"Although the questions you ask cannot involve members of the Genius Club, there are actually skills in asking questions. Let me ask questions about Copernicus!"

He also specially snapped his fingers at Lin Xian:

"Rhine, you are the last to come. Let me teach you how to ask questions skillfully."

At that time, Lin Xian had a good impression of Newton and regarded him as the big brother of the anti-Copernican camp. ????Therefore, I was still a little happy inside.

Since Big Brother Newton is willing to help with questions and verifications, he will have one more opportunity to ask questions, which feels like he has earned a profit.

But now...

Why did Newton, who never asked questions, rush to ask questions that time and not let others ask questions?

[Because he and Copernicus were in the same group, and it was very possible that the subsequent murder of scientists was his handiwork. 】

[So, this question must be asked by Newton himself before Einstein can give the answer; if someone else asks the question... Einstein will inevitably refuse to answer, which will cause Newton and Copernicus' plan to fall short. 】

"You are really wily."

After thinking about the logic of all this, Lin Xian leaned on the back of the black wooden chair and looked down at Newton sitting in the Copernicus seat:

"I have to say, Newton, you did hide it very deep and deceived all of us."

"It's no big deal that you can deceive me. After all, I have just joined the Genius Club and don't know the members very well. It's easy to be deceived by your first impression."

“But you, Copernicus, Galileo, and Leonardo da Vinci have had so many offline gatherings, and they all firmly believe that you and Copernicus are mortal enemies, enemies who want to strangle each other to death... The acting skills of both of you are really admirable. "

"One plays the red face, the other plays the bad face; one plays the villain and the devil, the other the upright leader; one stands on the bright side and asks questions, and the other remains silent... This "Infernal Affairs" was performed brilliantly by the two of you. ”

"Looking back now, at the party after Copernicus died, you were the first to ask the question [from now on, will there be any scientists or mathematicians who will die at 00:00 local time due to man-made causes?" 42 points]...It’s just a thief calling to catch a thief and defending himself.”

"You and Copernicus have been together since very early on. We have the same hatred and the same dreams and goals. Copernicus is old and destined to not survive the time, so when he dies, you will be the only one to inherit his will. , continue to kill scientists and mathematicians.”

"But according to the questions and answers of the Genius Club, the questions and answers cannot involve other club members. Whether this question is asked by Leonardo da Vinci, Jask, or me... the answer given by Einstein must be It’s ‘refuse to answer and the opportunity to ask questions will be invalidated’.”

"And if you, as the successor of Copernicus and the subsequent murderer, come to ask questions in person, Einstein will not refuse to answer, but will give you a true answer."

"It seems that you are different from Copernicus. You are not so strict in terms of killing methods and time, and there are not so many rules... So you just need to decide immediately and never kill at 00:42 again. Instead, you can kill casually. If the time is changed, or if the time is not fixed...then no scientist will ever die at 00:42."

"In this way, Einstein will also give a truthful answer, saying that no scientist will ever die at 00:42 due to man-made causes."

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"You and Einstein naturally know what this answer means... It means that you used clever questions and answers that you can control to deceive all other geniuses, making everyone mistakenly think that Copernicus has completely death, and no more scientists will be killed.”

"Using the death of an old man to completely hide [Copernicus] in the long river of history, your plan was indeed successful."

…

Listening to Lin Xian's words, Newton, who was sitting in the Copernicus seat, showed a calm smile.

Lin Xian stared at his face.

It was a completely virtual image, and the part above the nose and below the forehead showed a deep black hole, and no details of the eyes could be seen. Lin Xian could only judge Newton's line of sight based on the direction of his head.

"Very good analysis, Rhine."

Newton chuckled and said:

"After such a long time, you can still recall that party 200 years ago, which shows that you are indeed very attentive. But now...it's too late."

"Although I don't know how you found Einstein, I have to say that I admire your ability."

"But, you don't think that killing Einstein can change everything, do you? No... on the contrary, your approach will only make the world line more stable."

However.

Lin Xian shook his head gently:

"Newton, have you ever doubted that the future Einstein saw was false?"

"Your hands are covered in blood, so I will not persuade you to turn back, but... I am very curious. You are all smart people, don't you have your own judgment about the future?"

"It has been more than 200 years since our last gathering. Thanks to you, human technology has squeezed the last drop of Moore's Law in these 200 years, and the cutting-edge fields of science and technology have almost stopped developing."

"Why can you still firmly believe that mankind has a perfect future under such circumstances? What you do is inconsistent with the future you expect?"

Hehehe. Newton crossed his legs and laughed meaningfully:

"You won't understand, Rhine. You joined the genius club too late, and you don't know what the real crisis that mankind will face in the future is... If you don't know the correct question, you will never get the correct answer."

"Then how can you be sure that you are right?"

Lin Xian asked back:

"Don't your so-called right or wrong also come from the information given by Einstein?"

"Perhaps you should rethink it. Einstein can die today and I can sit in his seat, which proves... the future he saw must be wrong; since he is wrong, how can you be right? Is that true?"

Newton snorted:

"Forget it, Rhine, you can't get any information from me. I've lived for so many years, and you're really naive to play tricks on me."

"It's better if you don't tell me."

Lin Xian disagreed:

"Even if you don't tell me, I can roughly guess it. But... the things between us are not so simple to let go."

"Many of my friends died in your hands. Over the years, I have been brooding over the fact that I didn't completely kill Copernicus and didn't completely avenge them."

"Thank you very much for coming to this party today. Now... I can finally sweep the graves of my friends with a clear conscience."

Newton laughed out loud after hearing this:

"You are so arrogant, Rhine. Do you really want to kill everyone in the Genius Club from top to bottom?"

"If you really have this idea, you shouldn't kill Einstein. He is the only one in the world who can find me. Now, you help me eliminate this hidden danger, and I should thank you instead."

"But... if you really want to find me, you might as well give it a try."

Newton supported the chair with his arms, stood up, and waved at Lin Xian:

"I am not young anymore, don't make me wait too long."

"How could that be."

Lin Xian chuckled:

"There will be many people who can calculate the answer to the cosmological constant in the future. You Are you willing to give up so early? "

"Oh?"

Newton put away his smile and became serious:

"It seems that you really know something. Can you provide me with clues about this mathematician?"

"Of course."

Lin Xian sat up straight:

"I am curious about one thing. Copernicus once said that he would never kill innocent children, and would even raise children who lost their parents due to murder."

"What about you? Newton, if a car accident can kill a mathematician and his granddaughter...what will you choose?"

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"Do I need to think about this?"

Newton spread his hands:

"You just said that I am different from Copernicus. He is too kind and respects the sense of ritual... In my opinion, these are all redundant and unnecessary procedures."

"Really? That's great."

Lin Xian also stood up from the black wooden chair and looked at the young man at the steps:

"You should take care of yourself, Newton."

"If I can't kill you with my own hands... I will feel very sorry."

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