Chapter 315: Difficult Problems and Public Outrage, See You There (Part 2)
As time went by, the atmosphere in the entire examination room became stagnant.
Just in the last half hour, all the typing stopped.
The room was as quiet as a cemetery.
The contestants began to turn their heads frequently, look around, and even exchange glances with their teammates.
Time was ticking away, but the last question was like an insurmountable mountain, blocking everyone's way forward.
Including Jiang Fuyue.
Yes, she did not hand in the paper early like before, but stayed for a full four hours until now.
But he was not as anxious and irritable as others.
She just sat in her seat calmly, not looking at the questions or doing anything, but lost in thought.
Finally, a foreign contestant stood up and took the lead in raising questions.
"Sir, I have every reason to suspect that the last question is wrong and has no solution. It shouldn't appear in this competition. What do you think?"
One person speaks, and everyone echoes—
"Yes, it shouldn't appear!"
"And it's so ridiculous that it even turns IOI into an unprecedented joke!"
"Since it is a mistake, it should be corrected."
Even Gao Zhaoming and Huang Hui couldn't help but nodded.
Fan Ye secretly glanced at Jiang Fuyue, and seeing that she didn't express her opinion, she immediately stopped wanting to nod and calmed down.
In fact, it seems not accurate to say that this question is "wrong".
Because this is an open "proposition" worth exploring.
That’s right, it is not a “question” but a “proposition”.
The former requires a solution, which is usually referred to as calculating the answer; while the latter cannot even be sure whether it is correct or not, because the "proposition" can be true or false.
How could they solve a question where even the accuracy of the information in the stem could not be guaranteed? How could they answer it?
"We cannot accept such a question appearing in the IOI competition, and even occupying the final position!"
"Yes! Unacceptable!"
"There are less than 30 minutes left before the end of the exam. We demand that the organizers immediately use the alternative questions to replace this wrong question with many loopholes, and compensate us for the time we wasted on this wrong question so that we can use it to solve the new questions." Someone appealed.
It immediately received support from the majority.
The staff at the examination center seemed to be in a dilemma, but they could not ignore the wishes and demands of the contestants. They said, "Wait a moment, I need to make a phone call to ask my superiors," and turned to walk out of the corridor.
The scene was temporarily brought under control with the help of another staff member.
About two minutes later, the staff returned and informed everyone that because the question setter insisted that the question was not wrong, the organizing committee finally decided not to change it, and everyone was asked to continue answering the questions.
Now, everyone was angry.
"What a crap question setter! Does he even understand?!"
"Why don't you let him answer one?"
“…”
The examination hall was hit by a new wave of commotion, and everyone became increasingly agitated.
At this time, someone suggested: "We want to meet the person who wrote the question!"
"Yes! Call the person who set the question—"
"Since he said this question is correct, and we all think it's wrong, let's have a face-to-face battle!"
The staff had to ask again.
This time, he came back quickly in less than a minute: "The person who set the question has agreed and is on his way."
Xie Dingyuan walked into the examination room amidst a chorus of ridicule and sighs.
"I heard you wanted to see me?" He spoke fluent English as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Yes!" The blond man who first asked to see the person who asked the question stood up. He was tall and strong, and his eyes met Xie Dingyuan's, his eyes full of fighting spirit.
The second update is 1,000 words, and there are three more updates~
(End of this chapter)
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