Chapter 123: winning question

Chapter 123: Winning Question

On May 1st, Labor Day in China, several people from across the ocean stepped into the battlefield that belonged to them. This was not a fight with others, but a confrontation with themselves.

 At nine o'clock in the morning, the first day of the IMO competition exam begins!

 Five members of the same team will be assigned to five different examination rooms. Although they work alone, when they hold pens like swords, their thoughts are united.

There is a test paper in English on the table. Yunsu has not started writing yet, but is going to read the entire three questions of the test paper first.

 Generally speaking, the first question every day is the easiest, the second question is of medium difficulty, and the third question is the most difficult. Yunsu saw this at first glance.

When his eyes skipped the second question, Yunsu's eyebrows were filled with smiles. It was indeed an international competition, and he performed at a very high level!

“Fuck!” Chu Hai, who was in the examination room next door, couldn’t help but cursed in a low voice, earning a warning look from the invigilator.

Chhu Hai’s hand holding the pen was shaking, not nervous, but excited. Like Yunsu, he also went through the questions first.

 Then, he saw something! The second question is very similar to the question given by Yun Shen yesterday. The thinking of solving the problem is almost the same, it only needs to be slightly modified.

　Ahhhh! Sister Yun is awesome! Chu Hai shouted silently in his heart.

Strike while the iron is hot, he quickly solved the second question first.

 Such a situation also occurred in several other examination rooms.

All the coaches’ eyes immediately turned to the screen. On the screen, a girl raised her hand to signal to the invigilator.

Kim Eun-sung of Goryeo also looked confident of winning.

 “Oriental girl? Is she from Korea, Fusang, or China?”

 In several previous semesters, there were cases where students were unable to write the paper after receiving the paper.

As time passed by, the atmosphere became more and more anxious.

 In the control room, the supervisors of the main examination committee and the coaches and leaders from various countries gathered together. The situation in the five examination rooms can be clearly seen, and the students are all immersed in calculations.

 “Where’s that girl just now? Why is she gone?”

 “Linda?” the assistant called to the teacher who was invigilating the exam.

Seeing several children lowering their heads to answer questions and writing smoothly, Chen Zhirun breathed a sigh of relief, only to find that his palms were already wet with sweat.

 Leonard, the coach of country D, smiled with a smile on his face. He stared at Simon writing furiously on the screen, feeling full of confidence in his heart.

Chen Zhirun’s heart trembled. Who is the person in the picture if it’s not Yunsu? What happened?

“Go and see, what happened?” Smith asked the assistant next to him.

The invigilator walked up to her and seemed to be asking her what happened. The girl said a few words, and the invigilator's expression became visibly shocked. After the two exchanged a few words, the girl walked out of the classroom. The invigilator was stunned for a while, then took her test paper to the podium and put it into the sealed bag of the test paper.

Mr. Geoff Smith, chairman of the committee, praised: “This class of students is very good.”

 The coach from Fuso Country glanced around at the coaches from various countries with different expressions, with contempt flashing in his eyes. With Kitahara here, they would not lose.

"yes."

 Chen Zhirun had no intention of observing other people's reactions. He was focused on the proctoring screen and wanted to get in.

 The assistant turned around and walked out to the third examination room.

 The coaches were talking a lot. Although there were many students participating, they still had impressions.

 After finishing the first question which was slightly easier, some students were already stumped by the following questions.

 “She seems to be that very beautiful girl from China.”

“Wait a minute, what is that girl doing?” Mr. Smith pointed at the surveillance camera in the third examination room and said with a frown.

 Linda looked strange, "She... handed in the paper." She was a little unsure as she said it.

 “Hand in the paper?!” the assistant repeated in disbelief with his eyes widened.

"right."

 The assistant quickly walked back to the monitoring room, "Mr."

 “What’s going on?” Smith asked.

"Nothing happened, she just handed in the paper."

“Hand in the paper?!” the coaches from all over the world said in unison, and then they all looked at their cell phones, and some looked at their watches.

 The exam time has only passed for more than half an hour! How could someone hand in the paper?

 “How is that possible?!” Smith exclaimed in disbelief.

 Chen Zhirun covered his heart and his lips were trembling. He needed a quick-acting Jiuxin Pill now.

Before coming here, Mr. Li, the competition teacher at Lancheng No. 1 Middle School, called him specifically and asked him to pay attention to the situation during the Yunsu exam. It turned out that was what he meant.

This is an IMO competition site. The exam lasted four and a half hours. How did she manage to hand in the paper in less than an hour? How dare she hand in the paper in less than an hour?

No one present thought that Yunsu handed in the paper after completing the questions. They all thought that she gave up the exam because the questions were too difficult. They all looked at Chen Zhirun with expressions of sympathy and secret joy.

 Except Leonard, the coach of the national team D.

He knew that this girl, a Chinese girl who was considered by Simon to be the strongest opponent, could be so fearful to Simon. How could she give up on taking the exam because she couldn't answer the questions?

 Then, there is only one possibility... Thinking of this, Leonard's lips tightened into a serious arc, and his breathing became faster.

The excitement in the examination room continued. Yunsu had already wandered around the school and happened to run into He Shan and Xie Lingling who had just finished class.

"Susu, why are you here? Aren't you competing today?" He Shan also looked at her phone, thinking she had remembered it wrong.

 “I handed in the paper in advance.”

He Shan and Xie Lingling looked at each other with blank eyes, "Can this paper still be submitted in advance?" "Yes." Yunsu said calmly.

 Isn’t it because you failed the exam? He Shan felt excited. She looked at Yunsu's face and found no sad expression. She breathed a sigh of relief. She still remembered Yunsu's bet.

“Then where are you going now? We are going to the library, do you want to go together?”

Yunsu was fine at first, "Okay."

The main library of the University of London is located on the main dome building. It has been rated as one of the most beautiful libraries in the country. The Flaxman Gallery in the corridor of the library is also the filming location of a famous movie, which is well worth a visit.

Yunsu can only enter with two people holding campus cards.

"Just sit here. Fortunately, there are few people today, so there is a seat." Xie Lingling said in a low voice.

"Su Su, we have homework to complete. You can find the book you like to read." He Shan turned on the computer and said a little apologetically.

 “Okay, it’s okay, you are busy with your business.”

Yunsu walked into the vast sea of ​​books. This library has more than millions of books, including literature, history, politics and economics, astronomy, physics... books on various subjects and various languages. There is a dazzling array of books. Yunsu has everything you need. Be dazzled.

“Huh?” Yunsu focused his gaze and his eyes shone. There was actually the first edition of Sir Newton’s “Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy” here!

It's a pity that the book was carefully stored in a glass cover and could not be seen or touched. Although it was well preserved, the book still showed traces of time after such a long time.

On the introduction board on one side, there is a paragraph written in beautiful and elegant Latin, which is the epitaph of Jazz: "Nature and natural laws are hidden in the darkness. God said: Let Newton be born! Then everything is illuminated by light."

"Papapapa" gentle applause woke Yunsu up. "You speak Latin very well. Are you an international student in the Latin Department?" A blond man with a beard said in English with admiring eyes.

It turns out that Yunsu read out the epitaph involuntarily.

“No.” Yunsu agreed and replied in English, “Only a few.”

“Wow, your English pronunciation is also very good.” The man was even more surprised. In his impression, the English of Easterners always had some inexplicable accent, but this girl had none of it.

 “Do you want to read this book with your own hands?” the man asked.

"Can you?" Yunsu's tone was a little anxious. Although everyone is familiar with the content of this book, it is still different to read the first edition in person. It is like touching the same drop of ink with the ancestors across time and space. The feeling is the same.

The man smiled, his light green eyes rippling like lake water, "The outstanding graduates of UCD every year can read this book. You have a chance."

 UCD is the abbreviation of the University of London. Yunsu was a little disappointed when she heard that only outstanding graduates were required, but there was no need to come here to study just for a book.

 “What? Don’t you have confidence in yourself?” The man was puzzled. Judging from his first impression, this girl should not be someone who has no confidence in herself.

 “It’s not that I don’t have confidence, it’s just that I’m not a student here.”

 “Hmm? Are they from other schools?” Students from other universities often come to the UCD library. “You can also apply for graduate studies at our school.”

Facing the man's enthusiasm, Yunsu smiled apologetically and was about to explain, "Sorry, I'm not an international student. I..."

"Susu, are you here?" It was He Shan's voice.

She stepped forward and saw clearly the face of the man communicating with Yunsu. She swallowed nervously and said, "Hello, Dean Andre."

God, how could he be Dean Andre of the School of Mathematics, which is notoriously difficult to deal with in the school?

Andre raised his eyebrows. He Shan knew him. He should be a student in their school.

"Who are you?"

“Electronic and electrical engineering major, He Shan.” He Shan responded reflexively.

 Andre nodded and asked, "Are you classmates?"

"No, no." He Shan was stunned for a moment. Don't they know each other? Then why did we still chat for so long?

 “She is a student from Huaguo who came to participate in the competition.” He Shan explained.

There seems to be only one game in school recently, isn't that...

"IMO?" Andre's eyes widened in surprise, "Isn't it just past ten o'clock?" How could she be in the library? Shouldn't I be taking an exam?

Yunsu touched his nose and said, "I'll hand in the paper first."

"Well...that's it." Andre was a little regretful that she handed in the paper so early. It seemed that the exam was not very satisfactory, but her language talent was pretty good and she could consider learning languages.

“It doesn’t matter, as you Chinese say, all roads lead to Rome.” Andre comforted her.

Yunsu: “…”

What is he saying?

Yunsu smiled awkwardly but politely.

“If you plan to study abroad, you can try our school.” After leaving such a sentence, Andre left.

“It scares me to death, Su Su, why are you chatting with Dean Andre?” He Shan patted her chest and took a nervous breath.

 “Exchange this book.” Yunsu pointed to the book in the glass display case.

“This is a book that only outstanding graduates can read, and there are no more than five in the school every year.”

He Shan watched eagerly. Don’t get me wrong, she was not interested in this book. She was only interested in the title of outstanding graduate represented by this book.

“Well, senior sister, come on, maybe I can take advantage of senior sister by then.”

“Forget it then, it’s better to think about what to eat for lunch today.” He Shan was very self-aware.

Yunsu couldn't help laughing.

 (End of this chapter)