Chapter 253 This is really stingy
After carefully reading the invitation letter, Haman finally realized that things seemed to be getting serious.
Originally they were going to catch a criminal gang, but instead they caught a mathematician, and he was also the winner of this year's Fields Medal.
Although Harman is not a mathematician, he still has basic common sense and knows the value of the Fields Medal.
If the Fields Medal winner is really caught as a criminal, it will not only be a diplomatic dispute, but also an international scandal. The whole of Germany will be embarrassed.
More importantly, when he arrested Zhang Wei, there was indeed no substantial evidence. If there were flaws in the procedure, it would be easy for someone to take advantage of him. If the other party really uses procedural justice to go online, he will definitely have to suffer.
"That Chinese is really a mathematician and a Fields Medal winner. So, was it really he who calculated Italy's victory?" The words of a subordinate next to him interrupted Haman. thoughts.
"Can the World Cup winner be calculated? Do you think it is possible!" Haman snorted coldly.
"But he did buy Italy to win the championship! And haven't we seen the calculation formula before?" his subordinates muttered in a low voice.
"Do you understand that formula?" Haman asked again.
"I can't understand. If you can understand, I'll be the one to win 10 million euros."
Haman glared at his subordinates speechlessly, and began to think of countermeasures in his mind.
After a while, he finally said; "Who knows whether this invitation is true or false? Let's go and verify the authenticity of the invitation first!"
At this time, Haman only It can be hoped that the invitation letter from the International Mathematical Union is fake.
Just a few minutes later, a subordinate came over to report: "Boss, I checked online. Last month, the International Mathematical Union announced the winners of the Fields Medal. There are four people in total, and one of them is indeed named Zhang Wei! ”
"Are there any photos?" Haman asked immediately.
"Currently there are only names, no photos." The subordinate shook his head.
Haman breathed a sigh of relief. Without photos, Zhang Wei’s identity could not be confirmed. Maybe the invitation was really fake?
After a while, another subordinate ran in.
“Boss, I just contacted the International Mathematical Union. This year’s Fields Medal winner is indeed a Chinese mathematician named Zhang Wei. They also sent him an invitation letter and a letter. His address is Germany, the hotel where we caught him!”
There are only a few tourists from China in the hotel, so the probability of having the same name is basically zero. So the mailing address is correct, so the invitation must be genuine.
“Boss, did we arrest the wrong person? Maybe this Chinese really has nothing to do with the criminal group. The reason why he was able to buy the Italian team to win the championship was based on mathematical calculations. ?" the subordinate asked cautiously.
Another subordinate also said: "Boss, I have read a book before, which said that mathematicians can win 21 points in the casino through calculation. Since 21 points can be calculated , then maybe the World Cup champion can really be calculated.”
Haman’s face was livid, as if he couldn’t believe the result.
But at this moment, he had no reason to hold Zhang Wei captive.
Just when Haman was feeling depressed, the phone on the table suddenly rang.
"Hey, is it Agent Harman? We are the Berlin Police Department. We have already caught the gangster who shot you. Although their leader ran away in the end, we still caught him The other three people.
According to the gangster we caught, they saw in the newspaper that the Chinese man had won a million-euro jackpot, so they decided to kidnap him for ransom.
< br>When they found out about the hotel where the Chinese lived, they kept waiting at the door, and they happened to bump into you. At first, they thought you were the hotel doormen helping to carry luggage, so they rushed up to you, and then they happened to you. There was a firefight."
"Is it really just an ordinary kidnapping case?" Haman asked.
"According to the gangster's confession, this seems to be an ordinary kidnapping case. The Chinese is a victim targeted by the kidnappers. As you know, during the World Cup, security is relatively poor, and foreign tourists are also targeted. Normal things." The other party said.
Haman put down the phone with a disappointed look on his face. He had realized that he had made a big mistake!
After a long time, he finally sighed, and then said: "Let him go!"
"But if we just let him go, it would be difficult to explain! He is not An ordinary person is a scientist who is about to win the Fields Medal! Just let him go, and if he goes to the embassy, it will definitely cause a diplomatic dispute."
"Yes, even if he doesn't go to the ambassador. The worst result is that he goes to Madrid to receive the award and talks nonsense to the media when they are all paying attention to him, which is probably more troublesome than a diplomatic dispute!”
After the two men reminded him, Haman also felt that he could not let him go directly. I went to the hotel to arrest someone because of my suspicion. At least I had to give them an explanation!
"Would you like to apologize first?" Haman asked subconsciously.
"Can he accept it?" the subordinate asked again.
"Well..." Haman thought of Zhang Wei's glib expression and suddenly felt that Zhang Wei was not an easy person to talk to.
"Otherwise, let's report to the director!" Haman sighed helplessly.
If you get into trouble and you can't take the blame yourself, you can only ask your leader for help.
......
Harman's father was once a soldier and was a comrade in arms with a deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Criminal Investigation. This deputy director was Harman's boss and also Harman's backstage.
During the Cold War, Hamann's father and the deputy director were stationed together in West Berlin, and they had a close friendship.
After World War II, Germany was divided into two, East Germany and West Germany, and Berlin was also divided into two, East Berlin and West Berlin.
People who are not familiar with German maps may not know that the entire Berlin is within the scope of East Germany, so West Berlin is actually an enclave of West Germany, surrounded by East Germany.
When the Soviet Union built the Berlin Wall, it sounded like building a wall to separate East and West Berlin, but in fact the Berlin Wall surrounded the entire West Berlin, completely separating it from East Germany and dividing West Berlin. Become an island.
In this case, the entire West Berlin is equivalent to the meat sent to the mouth of the Soviet Union, which can be swallowed at any time as long as the Soviet Union is willing.
The soldiers stationed in West Berlin are equivalent to being surrounded by enemies, truly isolated and helpless. Once a war breaks out, the Soviet steel torrent can rush to West Berlin in the blink of an eye.
It can be said that the soldiers stationed in West Berlin at that time were true brothers who shared weal and woe. Maybe one day the Soviets would rush over and they would become cannon fodder together.
It was also because of this relationship that after Harman entered the Federal Bureau of Criminal Investigation, he was favored by the director and was promoted to senior investigator. If he solves a few more cases, he will probably be promoted to director of investigations.
Haman also has a backend in the investigation bureau.
Now that Haman has gotten into trouble, he can only go to the director's backstage, hoping that he can help him settle the matter for his father's sake.
Arrived at the director's office, Haman reported the matter.
“We originally thought that the gangsters were also members of the criminal group and were here to rescue his accomplices. But we didn’t expect that they just read the newspaper and knew that the Chinese man had won the lottery and wanted to kidnap him and extort money. .”
Harman said while observing the director's expression.
The director did not raise his head. He continued to stare at the documents in his hand and asked: "That Chinese, is he a member of a criminal group?"
"We found no evidence. ” replied Haman.
"You just arrested the wrong person? Then let him go!" the director said with a relaxed look.
“This person’s identity is somewhat special.”
"I know, he is a foreign tourist. Are you worried about him going to the embassy? It's not a big deal. It's a misunderstanding. The embassy can at most just ask. Let's apologize to him, then find a car and take him there. That’s it.”
“But he’s a mathematician, and he’s about to win this year’s Fields Medal.”
“What? The Fields Medalist?” The director finally raised his head, his face grimacing.
“Didn’t you verify the identity of the person before arresting him? The Fields Medal, that is the Nobel Prize in mathematics! Those who can win this award are all top leaders in the field of mathematics. Scholar. We arrested a world-class scholar for no reason. If word gets out, I won’t be able to protect you!”
“Director, I didn’t expect that he would be a mathematician and a Fields Medal winner. . Mainly because his bet was so suspicious. It was completely unreasonable to buy the Italian team for 800,000 euros when the odds were the best!
"It's indeed a bit unreasonable. No normal person would bet like this." The director nodded.
“That’s why I suspected him and received inside information in advance. Didn’t a match-fixing case just come to light in Italy? And he bought the Italian team to win the championship. I suspected that he had something to do with a criminal group. "It's reasonable," Haman continued to explain.
"Indeed, I would be doubtful if it were me." The director nodded again, and then asked: "Then did he say why he spent so much money to buy Italy to win the championship? He next What is the basis for noting Italy?”
“He said that he obtained the result through mathematical calculations?” “You think we haven’t learned the mathematical calculations? Mathematics? I think divination may be more reliable.”
"I thought so too, but I searched his laptop, and there was an attachment inside. There were indeed many complex calculation formulas, which were said to be his latest research results. By the way, he also mentioned a Kelly formula."
The director frowned, pondered for a moment and then said: "According to this, it is really possible that he calculated it."
"Director, you also believe this nonsense ? World Cup champion, how can it be calculated using mathematics?" Haman grinned. "Under normal circumstances, I would definitely not believe it, but he is a Fields Medal winner!" the director said, touching his chin.
“The Fields Medal winner cannot be counted as the World Cup winner, right? This is simply unreasonable!”
"In terms of mathematical problems, is it reasonable or not, are you right or the mathematician's right? If you know more than the Fields Medal winner, then you will be the winner!" The director snorted coldly.
After being taught a lesson by the director, Haman lowered his head helplessly and did not dare to speak any more.
The director continued; "Let's do this. I will personally apologize to him and hope to get his understanding!"
Haman let out a sigh of relief. It seems that the director still loves him. drop.
"By the way, you just said he was going to Madrid, Spain?" the director continued to ask.
"I'm going to attend the World Congress of Mathematicians. My flight was supposed to be today, but I think I'm late. I may have to change my flight to another flight," Harman replied.
"Then send him a special plane!" the director said.
"Send a special plane to take him to Madrid? Is it necessary to mobilize so many troops?" Haman muttered.
"Didn't you say that kidnappers are already targeting him? If something happens to this year's Fields Medal winner in Germany, what do you think the international community will think of us? By then the whole world will You can see it in the news headlines, the Fields Medal winner was kidnapped in Germany!”
“The director is thoughtful,” Harman quickly flattered.
...
After all, Germany is still rich. The German government has three special planes, all Airbus A320s. In 2019, they were replaced by three A350s.
The German intelligence department is richer than the German government departments. After all, it was a unit that once fought on the front line of the Cold War. If the funds are not sufficient and the equipment is not sophisticated enough, how can it fight against the huge Soviet Union.
If the German government departments were asked to handle the matter of sending a special plane, it would most likely not be possible, but if it were left to several German intelligence departments, it would be a piece of cake.
The director personally came to apologize and sent a special plane to take Zhang Wei to Madrid. This was enough respect.
Zhang Wei did not hold on to the matter of being arrested. It is said that it is better to reconcile enemies than to make friends. If he could be related to the director of the Federal Criminal Investigation Bureau, he would have an acquaintance if he came to Germany again in the future.
And Zhang Wei is actually quite grateful to these FBI agents. If they hadn't had a hand in it, he might have been kidnapped by the kidnappers.
……
The 2006 Fields Medal Award Ceremony was held in Madrid, Spain. The King of Spain attended in person and served as the awarding guest. The head of state presenting the award in person also illustrates the nature of the Fields Medal.
However, of the four winners, only three came in the end, and the Russian mathematician Perelman was not present.
Perelman made outstanding contributions to geometry and proved the Poincaré conjecture. However, he became the only person in history to refuse the Fields Medal. Later, the organizing committee sent the certificate and medal to his home, but he still wasn't finished.
Many of the world's top universities sent him invitations and offered generous salaries, but he firmly rejected them. The Russian Academy of Sciences recommended him to be elected as an academician of the Academy of Sciences, but he also rejected it.
In the past few years, he almost disappeared. It was not until the news that he won the Fields Medal came out that someone started looking for him, and they found him living in a small house on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, eating black bread and macaroni. , not even willing to buy imported oranges, and lived an extremely simple life.
As a mathematician, probably many people have this kind of virtue. Wei Shen of Peking University also drinks mineral water with steamed buns. Perhaps only such people can immerse themselves wholeheartedly in the world of mathematics.
In order to celebrate Zhang Wei winning the Fields Medal, China sent a huge team. More than 30 people rushed to Madrid, and the bus was a little crowded.
The Fields Medal medal was heavy in his hand. Zhang Wei took it out and took a closer look. The mathematician Archimedes was engraved on the front of the medal, and a string of Latin characters on the back. Zhang Wei couldn't understand it, but asked After a translation, I learned that this string of Latin words means that mathematicians around the world are proud to contribute innovative knowledge.
"Teacher Zhang, congratulations!" A man with gray hair came over and stared at the Fields Medal medal.
Zhang Wei knows this person. He is the leader of the Ministry of Science and Technology and the leader of the Chinese team.
"Director Liu, shall we take a photo with the medal?" Zhang Wei asked with a smile.
"Okay, let's take a photo!" Director Liu suddenly smiled like a flower. He stood next to Zhang Wei, and the two of them dragged the medal together and let the flash shine on their faces.
The photo of me holding the medal will definitely look good if it is posted on the news.
Other people also came forward to take photos with Zhang Wei, and then the Fields Medal medals began to be circulated among everyone. Many people took out their mobile phones to take photos of the medals.
Then, Director Liu asked: "Teacher Zhang, you must have been working very hard when doing scientific research. We are not high-level people and have limited abilities. We cannot help you academically, but in other aspects , if you have any invitation, just put it forward, if it can be solved, we will definitely help you solve it, if it can't be solved, we can also find a way!"
Hearing this, Zhuge Xuegeng next to him. Quickly give Zhang Wei a wink, which means to make a request quickly!
Zhang Wei understood what Zhuge Xuegeng meant, so he made several requests, which were nothing more than increasing some scientific research funds, purchasing more advanced computers, purchasing software for scientific research, and ordering more foreign papers.
To put it bluntly, it means getting more batches of money from above.
Director Liu was already prepared for such a request and agreed wholeheartedly.
It is only natural that Zhang Wei can win the Fields Medal and receive more funding.
Scientific research has always been a matter of success or failure. If you can produce results and even win awards internationally, there will be a steady stream of funding.
……
In the evening, Zhuge Xuegeng came to Zhang Wei's room carrying a plastic bag after receiving benefits from the ministry.
"Zhang Wei, thanks to you, the ministry has given us additional funds. We can't let you work in vain. I'll treat you to a drink! Look, I've brought all the appetizers!"
As Zhuge Xuegeng spoke, he took out two bags of drunken peanuts from the plastic bag.
"That's it? You sent me away with two bags of peanuts? This is Spain, you can't get me a piece of Spanish ham?" Zhang Wei asked with a smile.
"Don't underestimate this peanut, but I brought it from China. It flew more than 10,000 kilometers from the capital to Madrid. How much does it cost for oil? It's no better than Spanish ham! Do you feel me? What's your intention?" Zhuge Xuegeng said.
"I can feel the smell of your sweat! Are you afraid of spending money?" Zhang Wei picked up a bag of peanuts and muttered: "It looks like the ones sold in the supermarket next to our dormitory."
"You guessed it right! I bought it from the supermarket next to your dormitory." Zhuge Xuegeng said, taking out another bottle of Maotai from the plastic bag.
"Oh, Moutai, Professor Zhuge, you are so generous! You actually invited me to drink Moutai."
"When I invite you to drink, of course I have to drink the best." Zhuge Xuegeng said with a sullen expression.
“Is this also brought from China?”
"You can't bring it from China. After arriving in Spain, we haven't had time to go shopping yet."
"It's better to buy it in Spain. It's all real after all. There are a lot of fake Maotai products in China." Ah!”
“This Moutai is true!”
Zhang Wei picked up the Moutai package and looked at it: “Why do I think this Moutai looks familiar?”
< br>"Does it look familiar? Aren't all Maotai products the same?" Zhuge Xuegeng said with a guilty conscience.
"The production date is 2003." Zhang Wei said as he picked up the bottle cap, glanced at the production date, and immediately pretended to be enlightened.
"I remembered, this is the bottle I gave you originally! It's the production date."
"It's been two years, you still haven't forgotten the production date?" Zhuge Xuegeng looked embarrassed, and then explained: "Didn't you win the award? I also specially selected this bottle. It has commemorative significance. It is a kind of borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha."
"I can finally see that you are like this. The stinginess is real, not an act!" Zhang Wei smiled and then said: "How could I remember the production date two years ago, but now you did it yourself."
Two years ago, in order to use a supercomputer to verify Mersenne prime numbers, Zhang Wei went to Professor Zhuge for help and gave him two bottles of Maotai.
Zhang Wei opened another pack of sausages brought from Germany. It finally had a bit of a meaty smell, so he no longer had to eat peanuts.
"Zhang Wei, you won the Fields Medal this time, but you have brought glory to us Chinese. When you return to China, there will definitely be a large group of reporters interviewing you. Then go to the barber shop and be a A more handsome look, good-looking on camera.”
“I guess it’s not my turn to be interviewed. The Fields Medal is still too far away from ordinary people. There are only a few people in China who know about the Fields Medal. What is it? What's more, at this time, the focus of the domestic media should be on that person!"
"Who else can win the Fields Medal than you? More awesome? "
"There really is someone more awesome than me in winning the Fields Medal!" Zhang Wei chuckled and then asked, "By the way, Professor Zhuge, you let me Remember when you bought the French team to win? In the end, the French team lost to Italy. Your formula is not reliable!”
After Zhang Wei reminded him, Professor Zhuge suddenly remembered that he still owed Zhang Wei 200 yuan!
The next second, Zhuge Xuegeng immediately possessed the spirit of drama.
“Oh, how can I get drunk after drinking this Moutai? I can’t do it anymore, I fainted...”
(End of this chapter)