Chapter 1007 An Old Friend Who Lives Reclusively

After being interrupted by Maxim, the nervous feeling has indeed eased a lot.

Lu Zhou also suddenly discovered that this guy is actually quite an interesting person.

Although serious at work, he is casual enough to joke about.

The only problem is that I don't know if it's because of my poor English, but I'm a little off-line when I speak, so that Lu Zhou always feels that he and him are not on the same channel at all.

"You're not married yet? No girlfriend?"

"No." Facing the unexpected expression, Lu Zhou felt ashamed to admit it directly, so he added a sentence later, "Of course, it's not because I can't find it, it's just because I'm too busy with work, I temporarily Don't care about these things."

"OK, OK, can't get in touch with women at work? Don't know how to speak when you're picking up girls? I understand your troubles," snapped his fingers, Maxim raised his eyebrows, and continued, "My suggestion is, You need to find a place with a lot of nice girls, and learn more about it... Shall I introduce you to a good place? I only found out when I was here in St. Petersburg recently.

Lu Zhou: "???"

From Pulkovo International Airport to the Corinthia Hotel in the center of St. Petersburg, a total of one hour's drive. The scenery flashed by the car window along the way has an exotic feeling on every brick and tile.

But after approaching the city center, this feeling was gradually diluted.

The central areas of metropolises in various countries are basically the same, except for the busy streets, there is a jungle of steel and concrete.

However, when he arrived at the entrance of the Corinthia Hotel, Lu Zhou was still slightly amazed by this magnificent Russian palace-style hotel.

It was different from the Brazilian Mathematical Society.

This year's Mathematicians Conference is said to be sponsored by the local government and the Russian authorities, and it is directly scheduled to be held in a five-star hotel at the scenic spot level in the city center.

Whether it's because of what they like or other reasons, thanks to the sponsorship of these well-meaning people, the not-so-rich mathematicians were able to move the conference to a five-star hotel.

After sending Lu Zhou to the hotel, the accompanying convoy withdrew, but judging from the special police stationed on duty in the streets around the hotel and the security guards in the hotel who obviously did not look like ordinary people, the Russian Security Agency should have already dealt with the situation here in advance. Security work has been enhanced.

However, even though he believed that Huaguo's security department had fully communicated with Russia's security department, Lu Zhou was still not completely at ease in handing over all the initiative to these Russians.

Following the hotel waiter to his room, the first thing Lu Zhou did after checking in was to open the laptop on the table and connect to the hotel's Wi-Fi.

"Xiao Ai, I will leave the camera here to you... If you see someone suspicious, remember to mark it and tell me."

In the lower right corner of the screen, a string of bubbles pops up shortly.

Xiao Ai:【Is it finally my turn to play? Don't worry, master, leave it to me! φ(≧ω≦*)]

No, you probably won't have the chance to play this time, and the reason why you're released is just for extra insurance.

Under the heavy protection of the Federal Security Bureau and the intelligence personnel of the Huaguo General Staff, those who dare to come here to make trouble do not exist in this world.

I don't plan to act unless it's an act, and I'm ready to do whatever it takes...

Of course, Lu Zhou just said these words in his heart.

After all, he still has to take care of Xiao Ai's feelings.

Xiao Ai: [Master, their elevator control system and access control system are actually managed by the same server as the monitoring system! Can I install a back door? ()]

Lu Zhou: "Keep one, but don't use it without my approval."

Xiao Ai: 【Received! Don't worry, master! φ(≧ω≦*)]

Although the Russian Security Agency has already set up layers of defense here, this is a foreign country after all. With such an extra insurance, I can sleep more securely at night.

After finishing these things, Lu Zhou changed his clothes and left the room.

When he came out, Wang Peng happened to be standing in the corridor.

Seeing Lu Zhou coming out of the room, he stepped forward and asked.

"It's packed."

"Well, it's packed," Lu Zhou nodded and continued, "Speaking of which, is it okay to hand over the security work to the Russians?"

Wang Peng: "Our people are involved in the security work, but this is someone else's territory after all, and our people have no way to act directly, so most of the work is concentrated behind the scenes. In short, you can rest assured about security matters."

Lu Zhou smiled and said, "I'm not worried, I just asked casually... By the way, I'm planning to go out and have a meal or something. Is there any problem?"

"Of course no problem," Wang Peng nodded and continued, "Do you want me to follow you directly, or follow you where you can't see?"

Lu Zhouhan said: "...You should go directly with me."

He wasn't going to engage in some secret activities, or he was just going out for a meal.

It's exhausting to follow where you can't see.

...

The International Congress of Mathematicians is still two days away.

Although people have arrived here one after another before the start of the conference in the past, such diligent people are not in the majority after all. Most of the people living in the hotel are tourists who come to St. Petersburg.

After getting out of the elevator, Lu Zhou walked through the hotel lobby. Just as he was planning to go out to find some local delicacies and finish his lunch by the way, he suddenly saw a familiar face at the door of the lobby.

Long brown curly hair draped over his shoulders, with a bright smile, he has the temperament of a big boy next door... Of course, these are not the point, the real point is that he has already taken over all the jobs including Fields in his thirties. He has won more than ten awards in the mathematics field, including the award, and is called by Faltins as one of the three most promising young scholars to surpass him.

It can be said that this is a man with both knowledge and talent. Even Lu Zhou has to admit that he is about two-thirds as handsome as himself... no more.

Line of sight.

Just when Lu Zhou recognized him, the man obviously recognized him at a glance, and an expression of surprise and surprise appeared on his face.

"Lu Zhou?"

"...Schultz?" Seeing this unexpected face, Lu Zhou said with a smile, "What a coincidence! You're already here?"

Although the two are not old friends, they can be said to be quite familiar with each other.

Almost seven years ago, at the award ceremony of the Cole Prize in Number Theory, the two winners of the Number Theory Prize and the Algebra Prize met each other. And these years, because of the intersection of research, the two occasionally exchanged emails.

Compared with those Russian bureaucrats who are well-established in the city, it really makes him feel more cordial to be a colleague!

Holding Lu Zhou's right hand and shaking it, Schultz joked with a smile, "Haha, what a coincidence! I thought that a busy person like you would have to wait at least half an hour after the opening ceremony to see you, I didn't expect you to come here earlier."

Lu Zhou: "At the invitation of the Russian Ministry of Energy, I have to go to the nuclear fusion power plant in St. Petersburg to socialize before the mathematician conference. Speaking of which, you should be quite busy, right? Why did you come here early?"

"In order to visit an old friend who lives reclusively... He doesn't like others to disturb him very much. I guess I won't be able to meet him during the meeting, so I just came early," Schultz continued with a helpless expression on his face. Said, "Speaking of which, you happen to be here too, are you interested in going with me?"

Lu Zhou hesitated for a while and said, "You go to see an old friend, and I don't know him, so I'm afraid it's not good."

Schultz laughed and said: "It's okay, he is a very good person, but his personality is a bit weird. It is not easy to meet him. He was interested in you a long time ago. I think you will be rejected The probability should be less."

At this time, Wang Peng, who had been standing silently behind Lu Zhou, suddenly spoke with a serious expression.

"Can you tell me, who is your friend?"

Schultz raised an eyebrow with a smile.

"Perelman!"

"You should have heard of it."

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