Consider the equation f(x)=1⇔x4+ax3+bx2+cx=1, since it has four roots x1,x2,x3,x4 then we can write it as
(x−x1)(x−x2)(x−x3)(x−x4)=0.
Note that x1+x2=x3+x4=−2a then
(x2−(x1+x2)x+x1x2)(x2−(x3+x4)x+x3x4)=0
or
(x2+2ax+x1x2)(x2+2ax+x3x4)=0.
Continue with the equation f(x)=2⇔(x2+2ax+x1x2)(x2+2ax+x3x4)=1. By putting X=x2+2ax, we get
(X+x1x2)(X+x3x4)=1
Since f(x)=2 has four real roots then this equation has two roots like X=α,X=β. This implies that
{x2+2ax=αx2+2ax=β
Then four roots x1′,x2′,x3′,x4′ of the f(x)=2 can be divided into two pairs that have the sum equal to −2a which means x1′+x2′=x3′+x4′. This finishes the proof.