Chapter 105: The Angry Female Teacher

In the studio, on the podium.

Jiang Zhe held his earpiece, receiving a reminder from the director.

He quickly glanced at his watch, then smiled at the camera.

"Time is almost up for today. I apologize for not planning the time well for this impromptu analysis, which resulted in the truth of Zhuang Zhou Dreams of a Butterfly not being finished."

"I will save this content for a later session."

"Regardless, we have already discussed what consciousness is and its origin. Next time, we will better analyze the truth behind Zhuang Zhou Dreams of a Butterfly!"

"Now, director, please open the lines. Let's move on to the Q&A session!"

Because it was an impromptu speech, he had indeed lost track of time, leading to poor time management.

However, the experts and the audience didn't mind at all.

"It doesn't matter. If you hadn't managed the time this way, I probably wouldn't have heard what consciousness is today."

"Yeah, yeah. I feel like your live thesis made me doubt life far more than the truth of Zhuang Zhou Dreams of a Butterfly!"

"Let's start! I can't wait to call in. I have so many questions."

"..."

The audience in the bullet chat eagerly picked up their phones to call.

...

In an office at Suzhou Media University.

Wei Guo and Prof. Wei Min had been following their student's program.

Even as the show neared its end, the two elders were too shocked to speak.

The elder brother, Wei Guo, looked at his younger brother, Prof. Wei Min, who studied physics. "Do you have anything to say?"

Prof. Wei Min was dazed and didn't react for a moment. "What? What did you say, Brother?"

"I asked if you have anything to say. When you were teaching Jiang Zhe, did he really study at the only biological research institute at the Communication University of China?"

"This..."

In Prof. Wei Min's memory, Jiang Zhe had never been there.

If he hadn't, where did Jiang Zhe research those papers?

Even if Jiang Zhe was standing on the shoulders of giants to get those results...

No matter how he thought about it, it felt extremely, even nine-tenths, unbelievable!

Prof. Wei Min shook his head. "I don't know. I just feel like Little Jiang isn't the same Little Jiang anymore. He's really a bit strange—so strange that I don't recognize him. He really wasn't... this smart when I was teaching him!"

Wei Guo said thoughtfully, "Perhaps it's 'Innate Wisdom'."

"What do you mean?"

"It's the awakening of memories from a past life; it's a concept in Buddhism."

"Elaborate, Brother."

Wei Guo thought for a moment and explained, "Innate Wisdom is a Buddhist term referring to wisdom brought from a previous life."

"When one encounters the right opportunity in this life, it manifests. In the eyes of theologians, this is seen as the manifestation of the wisdom Jiang Zhe accumulated through cultivation in his past life."

Prof. Wei Min was full of disbelief. "Wisdom from a past life? You know so much about this?"

Wei Guo grinned. "Of course, I know more than you, kid. In the book 'Records of the Transmission of the Lamp' written by Shi Daoyuan of the Song Dynasty, it is recorded that Kumarata received an imperial decree on the city gate tower at night, and from that, he realized his innate wisdom and requested to become a monk."

Prof. Wei Min's eyes lit up after some thought. "In other words, Innate Wisdom is indeed a manifestation of the [Collective Unconscious] that Little Jiang mentioned earlier."

"Yes, exactly. It's time for the Q&A. See if you want to contact him."

"Better not. Looking at him now makes me feel like I'm facing a Professor; I'm a bit nervous."

...

In Su City, at The First Police Station.

Officer Su Cheng and his night-shift teammates were also watching the live stream.

After listening to the entire explanation, the police station hall fell silent for a moment before erupting in excitement.

"Impressive! Delivering a thesis live and deciphering the origin of consciousness on the spot... this is too... transcendent!"

"I didn't expect that the 'I' we speak of has always been a combination of quantum information. It's a bit profound, but still understandable."

"Vice Captain Su, do you want to call and grab a slot today?"

Officer Su Cheng, who was browsing case files, glanced at everyone. "I won't. If there's anything, I'll ask him privately. At least he can shine in his own professional field. You guys, doing nothing all day, leaving everything to me. If I were the leader, you'd all be laid off."

"Don't, we're just joking, Vice Captain Su."

"Cough, cough. Back to work, back to work. What's the use of us knowing these things? Work is what matters!"

"..."

In fact, there were many people like Officer Su Cheng.

Even if they knew the truth, what use was it? It couldn't be applied to reality for the time being.

Unless supernatural abilities like teleportation or 'one thought, one world' from the quantum world were demonstrated in macro-reality, it might pique their interest.

...

In the Beijing Science Lecture Hall.

Professor Hua Yunfeng scanned the audience and then looked at the black notebook in front of him.

It contained as many as forty or fifty questions that the experts were interested in.

It would likely be difficult to explain them over the phone.

So, Professor Hua Yunfeng instructed, "Today, we will take up one hotline. Leave the first two for others; the last call must belong to us."

The experts below nodded repeatedly; no one tried to call ahead of time.

While everyone was discussing, a "beep beep beep" sound rang out on the big screen.

Soon, the call was connected.

A middle-aged woman's voice came from the other end.

"Hello, Host Jiang Zhe. I am a high school mathematics and physics teacher. First, I want to state that I like your show very much and admire your ability to decipher what consciousness is at the age of 24..."

Then, her tone shifted. Without giving Jiang Zhe a chance to react, she spoke incessantly.

"However!"

"I don't have any questions to ask. I just want to use the Television Station to say a few words to the students below university age watching on TV and the live stream."

"In the future, do not!"

"Ask us physics teachers those messy questions in class anymore—things like information traveling through time and space, consciousness changing the world, or superpowers brought by the Quantum Delayed Choice Experiment."

"Also, about the relationship between quantum and consciousness in this episode—don't ask. Because our level of teaching high schoolers simply cannot reach the level of Host Jiang Zhe!"

"Not just Jiang Zhe, even many professional Professors cannot reach his level."

"So, you kids, don't ever think that teachers are omnipotent!"

"I really can't take it anymore. Teacher Jiang, I'm sorry, I'm not talking about you."

Hearing this, Jiang Zhe forced a smile and didn't speak.

"I'll say it one more time: students in high school and below, please stop asking us these questions!"

"Please, don't!"

After saying this, the female teacher's tone returned to calm. "Teacher Jiang, thank you for your platform!"

And then...

With a "click!"

The female teacher on the other end hung up without any hesitation.

As the call ended, Jiang Zhe couldn't help but let out an awkward smile.

He could imagine that after watching the decryption live stream, ordinary children would ask their teachers many questions the next day.

Once or twice might be fine.

But once it happened too often, the pressure brought by those almost unsolvable questions would be immense for the teachers!

They were only earning a few thousand yuan a month, yet they were expected to answer questions suited for senior Professors with research funds in the millions or tens of millions.

This...

For high school, middle school, and even elementary school teachers, it was simply looking for trouble!

Indeed, the topics Jiang Zhe discussed were almost all at the forefront of this world; even many experts and Professors only had a superficial understanding.

At this moment, the experts and audience waiting in the live stream for Jiang Zhe to answer questions looked even more despondent!

They thought they would hear someone ask a question they were interested in.

Who the hell would have thought!

It was an angry call from a frantic female teacher!

A perfectly good opportunity to ask a question was wasted!!

"Is it the students' fault for asking questions just because your own skills aren't up to par?"

This caused many viewers in the live stream to instantly explode with indignation!