Xiao Ran shook his head gently and said with a smile:
"For the sake of confidentiality, my conjecture cannot be revealed yet. It may be of great importance, or it may be just an unrealistic conjecture."
"Next, I will do some preparatory work to verify whether my guess is correct. When the verification is completed, everyone will know the answer."
"ah!"
With a burst of exclamations, everyone at the scene was stunned.
Immediately afterwards, a look of regret flashed in each of their eyes.
Especially Jack and representatives of the Winthrop family were a little disappointed.
Xiao Ran's doing this undoubtedly put an end to all their unrealistic thoughts.
If they want to figure out the secret behind this set of numbers, they can only cooperate with Xiao Ran to verify his conjecture.
In this case, whatever tricks they want to play, they are basically powerless.
In comparison, Professor Baker's ideas are much simpler.
They were all very eager to know what Xiao Ran's guess was and whether they could unlock the secret of this set of numbers.
"Sean, how do you plan to decipher the secret of this set of numbers? How do you need our cooperation?"
Professor Baker said impatiently.
Immediately afterwards, several other people also echoed, everyone's eyes full of curiosity.
Xiao Ran glanced at these guys, then raised his hand and pointed to the lounge next to him.
"I need some time and a separate room to verify this conjecture, just this lounge!"
"If everything goes well, we will get the answer soon, and we may need some technical support from Yale University in the meantime."
Before he finished speaking, Professor Baker immediately nodded and responded:
"No problem, Sean, no matter what kind of technical support you want, as long as we can do it, we will definitely support it."
The head of Faneuil Hall and the Winthrop family representative looked at each other, and then nodded in unison.
"Okay, Sean, you can use this lounge, but be careful to protect the things in the room."
"I hope you can solve the mystery of this strange set of numbers. We are here waiting for your answer."
Xiao Ran looked at these two guys, smiled and nodded.
"Don't worry, gentlemen, it's not just me and my staff who entered this lounge, but also Professor Baker."
"He can supervise on site, and we will also film the entire process of research and discussion to ensure openness and transparency."
"That's perfect, we're looking forward to a miracle!"
The representative of the Winthrop family nodded and said, but there was a bit of unwillingness in his eyes.
Next, Xiao Ran suddenly picked up the walkie-talkie and said:
"Marvin, take someone to the motorcade and bring some laptops over. I'll use them here."
After the words fell, Marvin immediately responded.
"Got it, Sean, we're going to get it right now"
Then, Xiao Ran turned to look at Fang Yufei and said to her:
"Yufei, go to the market downstairs and call Peng Jiajie and Haipeng over. There is a mission for them."
"Like you, they all study computers. Today we need you to show off your talents."
"In addition, call Cooper to fill in the head. He can serve as a representative of Yale."
When he said this, he used Mandarin and was not worried about being overheard by others.
Fang Yufei was stunned for a moment, then nodded excitedly.
"Okay, I'll call Peng Jiajie and the others right away. Don't forget to tell Marvin to bring up my laptop."
After saying that, she pulled Elaine and walked quickly outside the conference hall, quite impatiently.
For her, she was very happy to have such an opportunity to demonstrate her professional abilities.
After watching the two beauties leave, Xiao Ran looked at Professor Baker and others.
Everyone else at the scene was confused.
No matter how hard they think, they can't think of it.
Xiao Ran's intention in making these arrangements, and how to decipher this strange set of numbers.
Before they could respond, Xiao Ran said again:
"I may need to use these historical documents later, and I need to bring them into the lounge as a reference."
"No problem, Sean, the main thing is not to damage these data."
The head of Faneuil Hall nodded and said.
In the blink of an eye, Fang Yufei and Elaine, as well as Peng Jiajie and Cooper, arrived at the conference hall.
Without exception, these guys are very excited and eager to try.
Immediately afterwards, Marvin and the others came here with several laptops.
After getting the laptop, Xiao Ran immediately said to Fang Yufei and Peng Jiajie:
"Guys, come in with me, I have a task for you to do."
With that said, he took David and Elaine to the lounge next to them.
Professor Baker, as well as Peng Jiajie and Cooper, followed immediately.
As for the others, including Professor Adrian and Jack, they could only stay in the conference hall and wait for the results.
After entering the lounge, Xiao Ran said directly:
"Everyone find a place to sit down and get ready to work!"
Before the words were spoken, Fang Yufei and Peng Jiajie had already taken their seats, sitting on both sides of the antique conference table in the center of the lounge.
Each of them has a laptop and is ready to start working instantly.
Professor Cooper and Professor Baker, who were brought in to serve as heads, were left empty-handed and somewhat at a loss.
At the same time, they were also confused and didn't understand what Xiao Ran was going to do?
The situation in front of us seems to be about software development, but it has nothing to do with exploring treasures!
Before Professor Baker could ask, Xiao Ran had already entered into the topic.
He pulled out a few design drawings from the historical documents he brought in and placed them on the table.
"Yufei, Haipeng, this is the design drawing of Faneuil Hall when it was rebuilt in 1761. It is much smaller than the current Faneuil Hall."
"I'll give you a task. Based on the various data on the design drawings, you will recreate Faneuil Hall in 1761 on the computer."
"Then combined with the topographic map of Old Town Boston, we can recreate the topography around Faneuil Hall at that time, preferably into a three-dimensional model."
"Can you complete this task? If not, I will ask Professor Baker to contact the computer science students at Yale to do this."
Before she finished speaking, Fang Yufei rolled her eyes angrily.
"Who are you looking down on? This is just a piece of cake, look at us!"
Haipeng then continued:
"That's right, who are you looking down on! It's such a trivial matter, bro, you can hold it in your hand!"
"Okay! As long as you are sure, let's start!"
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded, then turned to look at Peng Jiajie.
"Jiajie, you also have a mission, which is to find out the trajectory of the sun throughout the year and combine it with the city of Boston."
"To put it simply, it is to find out the trajectory of the sun over Boston, and when and from what angle it hits the city."
"The accuracy I require is very high. It must be specific to every day, every hour, and even every minute. There can be no deviation at all."
"When Yufei and the others build the three-dimensional model of Faneuil Hall, and you put the sun's movement data into it, we may be able to find the answer."
Upon hearing this, Peng Jiajie immediately responded decisively:
"It's a small matter and can be done in a blink of an eye. Leave it to me!"
"In fact, these data are readily available and can be found online."
With that said, the guy started working on the computer.
Fang Yufei and Haipeng, too, started building a three-dimensional model of Faneuil Hall with their fingers flying.
Elaine and Professor Baker, who were also in the lounge, were all dumbfounded, their eyes widening.
When it comes to computers, they are all complete laymen.
Xiao Ran's operation naturally shocked them.
"Sean, can you explain what's going on?"
"Why did you build a three-dimensional model of Faneuil Hall, and why did you check the trajectory of the sun? Are they related to that mysterious set of numbers?"
Professor Baker asked curiously.
Xiao Ran looked at him and then nodded slightly.
"Yes, Baker, that mysterious set of numbers may be the key to finding the colonial treasure and will guide us to find the treasure."
"The first time I saw that set of mysterious numbers, I didn't know what that set of numbers meant. I couldn't see anything special."
"Then I thought about it, and then I suddenly thought, could that set of numbers refer to time, pointing to a certain time in 1761?"
"Let's break down that set of numbers. 3 refers to March, 20 refers to March 20, and 916 refers to 9:16 in the morning..."
"ah!"
Professor Baker exclaimed and froze on the spot.
The rest of the people were also shocked by this unreasonable analysis, and their eyes were so wide that they almost flew out.
Even Yu Fei and the others who were busy couldn't help but be stunned.
After the brief shock, excitement flashed across everyone's eyes, and everyone was ecstatic.
Combined with that mysterious set of numbers, everyone immediately thought of it.
The possibility that Xiao Ran mentioned exists, and the possibility is very high.
Only this explanation can perfectly fit with that mysterious set of numbers!
Before anyone could react, Xiao Ran continued:
"Let's take a look at Faneuil Hall, which was rebuilt in 1761. Compared with the original design of 1742, there are some minor changes."
"This change is to add a window lattice to the window on the east side of the tower. This window lattice is shaped like a St. George flag."
Before he finished speaking, Professor Baker nodded quickly and said:
"Yes, Faneuil Hall was rebuilt in 1761. There is indeed an extra St. George flag in the east window of the tower. What does that mean?"
Xiao Ran smiled softly and continued his performance.
"The St. George flag is not only a symbol of the colonial authorities' dominance, but there may be some secret hidden behind it. It was deliberately done by the British."
"When the spring sunshine shines from the east and passes through the east window of the tower, it will cast a shadow of the St. George flag on the west side of Faneuil Hall."
"Combined with this set of mysterious numbers, the location of the shadow of the St. George flag projected on the ground at this time may be the answer we are looking for."
"Wow!"
There was an exclamation of exclamation at the scene, and everyone became more excited.
Without any pause, Xiao Ran continued to introduce his conjecture.
"After the independence of the United States, the St. George flag on the tower was smashed. By 1859, the set of numbers engraved on the wall were also polished off and replaced by the Founding Day of the United States."
"In this way, no one can solve the secret hidden behind this set of numbers, and this unknown secret may be the colonial treasure we are looking for!"
Without exception, everyone present was completely dumbfounded.
While shocked, everyone's eyes shone with excitement.
Professor Baker, in particular, even trembled slightly.
"This design is so ingenious that it's incredible! If this is true, the secret behind it must be very shocking."
"Sean, how did you come up with this? I have to say, you are amazing!"
Professor Baker said excitedly.
At the same time, he stared at Xiao Ran with wide eyes, as if looking at a monster!
Not only him, but also others.
Xiao Ran just smiled softly, with a proud look in his eyes.
At this moment, Peng Jiajie suddenly cheered.
"It's done, Xiao Ran, I found the data you want, and it's accurate to every day and every hour in 1761."
"Later, just put these data into the three-dimensional model and you can find the location of the projection of the St. George flag on the tower."
Following his words, the crowd burst into cheers again!
