Genius Club.

Chapter 74 Good Guys
Ji Lin did not pick up the list.

Instead, he turned the pencil in his hand over, picked up the April issue of Mathematics Monthly next to him, turned to the Sudoku page, and continued filling in the blanks...

"Actually, I've always thought you spoke strangely."

He quickly filled in the numbers and whispered:
"Everything affects the future, so why do you always talk about history?"

"It doesn't matter, it's just a statement."

The old man walked to the French window and looked at the moon outside, his eyes reddened:

"Xu Yun... is my favorite student in my life."

"I see it."

Ji Lin didn't look up:

"You betrothed your own daughter to him, and fearing that he would not agree, you even lied and said that she was your niece. But it's not really a lie, because my sister doesn't know her own background, and she doesn't know that she is the product of your temporary affair when you were young."

The old man widened his eyes and turned around:

"How did you know? I haven't told anyone about this..."

“Is it hard to tell?”

Ji Lin threw the April issue of Mathematics Monthly aside. It seemed that the questions in this issue were a bit difficult, so he spent significantly more time on them.
"Since I was adopted by you, it was my elder sister who brought me up. Although I call her elder sister, she actually plays a more motherly role to me."

"I don't think it's that hard to tell that she's your illegitimate daughter... But I have to say, you hid it very well. Even my sister herself didn't notice it."

"Have you told her?" The old man stared at Ji Lin.

"No, why am I saying this?"

Ji Lin didn't take it seriously. He picked up the May issue of Mathematics Monthly on the ground, turned to the Sudoku page, and continued to work on the problem:

"At that time, my sister complained to me that you insisted on bringing her up with Xu Yun. She actually didn't like a nerd like Xu Yun... These are her exact words."

"But after getting to know each other, she thought Xu Yun was pretty good, so the two of them got married. You were the one who organized the wedding, and you really put a lot of effort into it."

The old man was silent for a long time.

Sighed:

"So... I am more heartbroken than anyone else about Xu Yun's death. I must find the person who killed Xu Yun!"

"Your sister died of amniotic fluid embolism when giving birth to Xu Yiyi, and Xu Yiyi fell like that... Since then, Xu Yun has been obsessed with studying the hibernation chamber. I tried my best to persuade him, but he wouldn't come back."

"So I expelled him from my sect in anger and parted ways with him, thinking that he would give up in a few years and come back to me... But it was all because of that person who [disrupted history]! He killed Xu Yun!"

"Originally, it was impossible for Xu Yun to research anything... Is it possible for someone of his level to make a hibernation chamber? Not to mention him... Even the world's top scientific research genius can't make a hibernation chamber filling fluid by himself!"

……

Wow.

Ji Lin threw away the June issue and picked up the July issue:
"I like Xu Yun very much. When I was a child, Xu Yun often came to my sister's house and brought me a lot of books every time."

"My sister laughed at him at the time, saying it was unacceptable to give books to children, and called him a stubborn nerd."

"But actually, I like all the books Xu Yun gave me. He is indeed not a very smart person, either in terms of research or emotions... But like my sister, I don't hate such people."

"When he first met me, he gave me a set of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. He said it was a children's book, but he didn't buy the children's version. I really like this book, and I even believed the plot in it. So every time I come home, I look forward to Xu Yun coming home... I look forward to what book he will bring me next time." "But after Xu Yiyi got into trouble... you two had a falling out, and he never came again."

The old man laughed, his eyes full of memories:
"So, Xu Yun can be considered your writing mentor? I've never heard him talk about this."

"No wonder you, an owl who never leaves your nest, came all the way to Donghai to attend his memorial service after hearing the news of Xu Yun's death."

"This is not like you at all. You didn't even consider how to plan your trip to avoid those book fans and reporters. I saw the reports from major media outlets... You were stuck in traffic at the airport for a long time, and the reporters took many photos of you. Now you are on many entertainment news headlines, and they are all discussing your relationship with Xu Yun."

Wow.

“So what if I took a photo?”

Ji Lin threw away the July issue, picked up the August issue, and continued to work on the new Sudoku:

"It's not like I'm embarrassed to see people. I'm just too lazy to go out."

"If I can meet some interesting things or interesting people...I am actually still willing to socialize."

"It's just that my sister died a long time ago, and Xu Yun was driven away by you... I just don't have any interest in socializing."

"When I knew Xu Yun would never come to see me again, I felt very lost. Although he was not very talented in scientific research... he was a scientist after all. His knowledge and insights were still very shocking to me at that age."

……

Talking about Xu Yun.

The old man's expression quickly dimmed again:

"In fact, things shouldn't have developed like this..."

"I have been waiting for the day when Xu Yun would come back. Many wealthy businessmen and investors were actually interested in Xu Yun's research and wanted to fund him. But when I found out, they stopped him halfway."

"I thought that there would come a day when he couldn't hold on any longer, and he would change his mind and come back to find me. Even though your sister passed away, I have always treated Xu Yun like my own son."

"There's really no difference. Even though I don't have a child, you adopted one. But if I had a child, I think I would treat him as well as I treat Xu Yun."

"On the day Xu Yiyi got into trouble, I felt worse than Xu Yun. Since you know everything, just tell me straight. After all, she is my granddaughter. Don't I wish her the best?"

"At that time, I invited all the experts in this field from all over the world to Donghai City. I chartered a plane to invite every one of them to come for consultation with Yiyi. But not a single expert said there was hope for recovery... not a single one."

The old man closed his eyes and lowered his head.

Wow.

The August issue of "Mathematics Monthly" was thrown on the ground by Ji Lin.

The Sudoku in this issue of the magazine is the "Killer Sudoku" of the highest difficulty level. The pages are as clean as new without any trace of erasure.

"So, can you tell me the answer now?"

Ji Lin picked up the September issue of Mathematics Monthly but did not open it.

For the first time, he stopped what he was doing.

Looking up at the old man:

"【Why... do you want to kill Xu Yun?"

(End of this chapter)