Genius Club - Chapter 1365: 34 Cunning and Scheming
Chapter 1365: Chapter 34 Cunning and Scheming
Lin Xian sat on the high platform’s black wooden chair without a word, but internally, he was caught off guard by this scene.
He knew very well.
Einstein was willing to sacrifice his life to activate the Genius Club’s meeting system… which meant he considered this matter extremely important, very crucial.
Especially since, earlier, he kept wanting to tell him something but couldn’t because of Forced Evasion.
Surely, the matter he couldn’t speak of must offer clues in the upcoming meeting.
Yet Lin Xian never expected…
A meeting that was thought to have no attendees not only had [Newton] arrive on time, but he also switched places to sit in [Copernicus]’s seat, confessing his identity as Copernicus!
Things unfolded too suddenly.
And full of doubts.
Firstly, the first premise that can be clarified is—
[1, Newton and Copernicus are absolutely not the same person.]
The Genius Club had always used offline meetings in the last century, with Copernicus as member number 2 and Newton as member number 3, both having attended offline meetings for a long time.
Although everyone wore masks.
But body type, voice, and gait are easy ways to identify a person, and Galileo and Da Vinci, as senior members, had attended offline meetings dozens of times, knowing clearly that Copernicus and Newton were completely different people.
Even… Newton and Copernicus were bitter rivals, with Newton having countless times regretted not shooting Copernicus dead back then.
Additionally, there’s another decisive piece of evidence.
Even though they all wore masks, they couldn’t fool the all-knowing, omnipotent Einstein. As the founder and president of the Genius Club, Einstein would never allow the same person to play two roles in a meeting.
Not online, and certainly not offline, rules are rules; no club member can mess around, nor would they dare under Einstein’s watchful eyes.
Then.
The second premise that can be confirmed is—
[2, Whether it’s Copernicus or Newton, they both knew their true identity, Lin Xian.]
Back when they went with Jask and Angelica to Switzerland to assassinate Copernicus, Copernicus directly called out his name…
Regarding this, Lin Xian was already mentally prepared.
Having openly eradicated the Seven Sins and disrupted Copernicus’ plans several times during the real and fake Yu Xi battles… If he didn’t suspect Lin Xian, it would seem unreasonable.
No wonder.
No wonder it was so easy to kill Copernicus back then, leaving Lin Xian with a sense of something feeling “off”.
It turns out, the truth was indeed as he had imagined at the time…
“There truly are two Copernicus in this world!”
This was a thought Lin Xian had after awakening from hibernation and seeing that technological advances were still stagnant.
He even considered that there might be more than two Copernicus, possibly a whole organization, with successors continuing the belief.
Yet it never crossed his mind…
That Newton, who had always been in a life-and-death struggle with Copernicus… was actually the second Copernicus!
This explains why Newton also knew his true identity.
Since he and Copernicus were allies from the start, information sharing would naturally occur.
Perhaps… during that assassination in Switzerland, while Lin Xian was plotting against Copernicus, Copernicus was also scheming against him.
At that time, Copernicus was too old, and even if he entered the Hibernation Pod, he might not live much longer.
So.
Was that easily orchestrated assassination possibly a move by Copernicus to leave Newton with his final intelligence clues?
This matter can be confirmed later.
For now, while quickly sorting through his thoughts, the third premise needs to be clarified first—
[3, As the earliest members of the Genius Club, Copernicus and Newton must know more critical secrets.]
Einstein’s intentions were good, his original wish was good, only to be exploited by some conspiracies.
In his final moments before dissipating, he was still trying to make amends.
Moreover, the friendship between Einstein and Douglas, though brief, was profound, and he certainly wouldn’t do harm to himself.
Perhaps… the things Einstein couldn’t say, Lin Xian could instead draw the truth from Newton’s mouth!
This, should be Einstein’s last well-intentioned effort.
…
After understanding these premises, Lin Xian began to analyze the current situation.
As soon as Newton entered, he first confirmed Einstein’s death, then plainly revealed his identity and stance.
It appears that he still had some regard for Einstein.
But now.
The only dread has vanished.
This former “big brother” was now completely unrestrained, thoroughly liberated.
Instantly.
Lin Xian recalled a [detail].
It was at the September 1, 2024 Genius Club meeting, when Jask announced he had killed Copernicus. The gathered geniuses were skeptical, believing Copernicus had faked his death, or that a body double had died.
At the time.
Da Vinci suggested using questions to Einstein to confirm whether Copernicus was truly dead.
This was also part of Lin Xian and Jask’s plan, even if Da Vinci hadn’t asked, Jask would have sought confirmation from Einstein.
And then… an interesting event occurred.
This matter seemed uneventful at the time, not attracting any attention; but now, looking back with hindsight, Newton was indeed cunning—
Just as Da Vinci finished speaking.
Newton, who had never asked a question and remained mysterious, suddenly proposed saying:
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