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  In the opening scene of 3 Body Problem, set in 1966 at Tsinghua University in Beijing, a man is forced to kneel down after admitting to being a counterrevolutionary. The crowd demands his execution. Ye Zhetai is then brought forward, with his daughter watching from the audience. Ye is questioned about his role as a physics professor. A young girl insists on bringing his wife on stage, knowing the truth. When Ye's wife joins him, she expresses her support for the people. Ye is accused of promoting the counterrevolutionary Big Bang theory. His wife argues that the theory allows for the existence of God. When asked if he believes in God, Ye states that science has not provided evidence either way. The crowd, along with the academic authorities, calls for Ye's death. He is brutally beaten and killed. His daughter pleads for mercy. Meanwhile, Ye Wenjie sits next to her father's lifeless body. In London, in 2024, detectives investigate the murder of Dr. Sadiq Mohammed, a native