Chapter 46 Chapter 46 Exclusive
Time quickly came to the day before the semi-finals. When the Mathematical Olympiad training class was over in the evening, the math teacher once again talked about the precautions for the exam, and then said: "I won't say too much here. I have said everything I need to say. The process of tomorrow's semi-final exam is the same as that of the preliminary round. The examination venue is still in our school. The only difference is that there will be two semi-final exams, from 8 am to 12:30 pm, with only a 20-minute break in between. Everyone go back and have a good rest tonight and calm down. Don't be nervous if you didn't do well in the preliminary round. You will definitely do well in the semi-final if you keep a calm mind."
"By the way, I want to inform everyone that since the upcoming exams will require a lot of calculations, the Mathematics Association has agreed to allow everyone to bring computers. Although computers probably won't be used a lot, it's better to bring them just in case. Also, everyone must remember to check their stationery before arriving at school tomorrow. I hope that one of the six of you can get second or third place in the province this time."
After that, he turned to look at Lin Yimu and Huang Minglei and continued, "Especially you two, strive to maintain the second place and fight for the first place, and you must bring back a prize."
The math teacher said this of course because he had great confidence in the two of them. Although he was not fully aware of their learning progress, he knew that they would have no problem facing a competition as difficult as the rematch, which was why he said they should maintain second place and strive for first place.
Huang Minglei heard this and said confidently: "Teacher, don't worry, I will definitely get the second place in the province, and maybe even have a chance to win the championship. However, I believe that with Lin Yimu's learning progress and grades, he will definitely win the championship." As he said this, he glanced at Lin Yimu next to him.
When Lin Yimu heard the math teacher's request, his expression remained calm. When he heard Huang Minglei's next words, he glanced at him and said, "I will definitely work hard. As for the results, it depends on the scope of the test paper. After all, no one doesn't want to be the first."
The math teacher looked at the two of them. Although he was optimistic about them, he still reminded them, "It's better not to be too careless. Students from other colleges and universities in Yancheng are not easy to deal with."
"Yes, I understand, teacher." Lin Yimu and Huang Minglei listened carefully.
The remaining four people, on the other hand, all had sad faces and looked full of resentment, especially Ye Yuankai and Mo Shanshan, who had the best relationship with Huang Minglei and Lin Yimu. Looking at the two people in front of them who looked calm and even in the mood to laugh, they just felt embarrassed.
"Lin Yimu and Huang Minglei, these two academic geniuses, will definitely be no problem. But what should we do? My ranking in the preliminary round was not very high, and I'm afraid I can't even get third place in the province." Mo Shanshan sighed and muttered to Ye Yuankai.
Ye Yuankai sighed as he heard this, lowered his head and said, "Don't talk about you, I'm under a lot of pressure too."
the next day
Lin Yi Mu got up early in the morning. Because it was the weekend, he persuaded Jiang Wan Qiu, who was planning to get up early, to stay the night before. Lin Yi Mu had breakfast outside and walked to school.
After arriving at school, Lin Yimu went to the examination room according to his test number as usual and waited for the test to begin, but this time he was not assigned to the same examination room as Huang Minglei.
Lin Yimu entered the examination room fully prepared this time. After checking that all the stationery he brought was correct, he took out the elementary number theory he was reading and continued to study it carefully.
Just when Lin Yimu was concentrating on reading, a tall boy suddenly walked into the examination room. He had a ruffian temperament with a casual and unruly temperament. If he had not walked into the competition examination room, no one would believe that he would be a good student.
The moment the boy walked into the examination room, the originally noisy examination room suddenly became quiet. Everyone fell silent the moment they saw the boy enter the examination room.
It was not until the other person sat down in his seat that some people quietly breathed a sigh of relief and stared at the boy and whispered, but no one talked to the boy and some even seemed a little afraid of him.
"Is he Yuan Mingxu, the only one from No. 7 Middle School who made it to the semi-finals? I didn't expect that a school that usually produces idiots could produce a top student."
"He's smart. His ranking and score are both in the top ten. I don't know what good fortune brought No. 7 Middle School to produce such an amazing student this year. Oh!"
"His grades are pretty good, but look at how he looks like a gangster. I wonder if he was lucky to do so well last time." A boy said sourly.
"Even if you're lucky, you still need to be talented. That extra question alone can eliminate half of the people. If they can get into the top ten, they must have done it well. A one-point difference can make a world of difference in the ranking."
While everyone in the examination room was whispering, the protagonist being discussed stared at Lin Yimu's back for a long time, then suddenly stood up and walked towards Lin Yimu's seat.
The boy's sudden action startled the people who were talking about him behind his back. They all shut their mouths and stared at each other's actions. When they saw that the boy was heading towards Lin Yimu's position, they stared at the two of them eagerly to see what would happen.
Lin Yimu, who was reading a book, suddenly felt a shadow covering his head. He turned around in confusion and found someone standing next to his seat.
Lin Yimu stared at the boy in front of him for a long time. He felt that he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him.
When Lin Yimu was still full of doubts, the boy standing in front of him suddenly spoke, "Thank you for helping me that day. Ask that person how much the medical expenses are, and I will pay you back another day."
Lin Yimu, who was still confused, suddenly realized who the other party was when he heard what the other party said. He immediately smiled and said, "So it's you. Judging from your current appearance, your injuries should be fine. I really don't know about the medical expenses. I'll ask for you after the exam."
The person standing in front of Lin Yimu was none other than the boy who had been beaten and whom Lin Yimu had helped when he passed by the alley some time ago.
Lin Yimu had almost forgotten about this matter, but when the other party appeared, Lin Yimu remembered the boy he called Zhang Hechang to help send to the hospital that night.
When the boy saw that Lin Yi Mu recognized him, he still looked lazy. He just looked at Lin Yi Mu with a gentle smile, exchanged his name with him, and returned to his seat.
Yuan Mingxu?
When Lin Yimu heard the other party's name, he felt that it sounded familiar. Then he remembered that they were in the rematch examination room, so he hurriedly looked through the shortlist and saw the words "Yuan Mingxu, Yancheng No. 7 Middle School" in the ninth place.
Lin Yimu was quite surprised to see Yuan Mingxu in ninth place. He had seen him fighting with someone in the alley that day and thought he was a bad hooligans. He didn't expect that he was actually a real academic master who could make it into the top ten in the competition in a school like No. 7 Middle School which was full of mixed people.
Lin Yi Mu carefully looked through the list again and found that the opponent was the only one from No. 7 Middle School who entered the semi-finals. This surprised Lin Yi Mu and at the same time aroused his competitive spirit.
The other party was able to win the first place and enter the semi-finals in a school with less educational resources than No. 1 Middle School, which shows that he is a smart person. What Lin Yimu doesn't understand is why the other party looks so nonchalant and even fought with others in the alley that day.
Not long after the two finished chatting, the invigilator walked into the examination room with the test papers. After reiterating the examination rules to everyone, he distributed the test papers.
Lin Yimu looked at the test paper in his hand. He originally thought that the questions would be more difficult than those in the preliminary round. However, after seeing the questions, Lin Yimu was a little confused.
Although the overall difficulty of this test paper has increased, the additional questions are not as difficult as those in the preliminary round. Looking at the questions, Lin Yimu even suspected that the invigilator had taken the wrong test paper, otherwise why would it feel easier than the preliminary round paper?
However, Lin Yimu didn't think about it. Who else would have a system like him to help develop his brain? His learning speed was so fast that it could be said to be a thousand miles a day. Normal students would not be as abnormal as him.
Lin Yimu looked around and saw that everyone was concentrating on answering the questions. He stopped worrying about whether the questions were easy or not and started to solve them himself.
The content of the competition test is nothing more than algebra, number theory, and geometry, and these contents are basically covered in the advanced mathematics that Lin Yimu has studied before. For Lin Yimu, who has already started to study elementary number theory, it is not a problem at all.
Time passed by minute by minute, and Lin Yimu quickly finished the test paper in his hand, and only about half an hour had passed.
The invigilator on the stage also said, "Everyone, pay attention to the time. The first exam is only 80 minutes long, and you still have 40 minutes to hand in your paper."
After hearing the reminder from the invigilator, Lin Yimu checked the test paper in his hand. Although the teacher reminded him to bring a computer this time, Lin Yimu did not use it at all. He even felt that the test questions in this exam were not as difficult as the national competition papers and the summary questions of the IMO competition that the teacher had given out before.
Not long after the teacher finished speaking, Lin Yimu raised his hand and said, "Teacher, I want to hand in my paper."
"Okay, call you up when you're done. Remember to write down your name, exam room, test number and school. Don't make any noise or go too far after you go out. You have an extra test at 9:40." The invigilator nodded and reminded.
"I understand, teacher." Lin Yimu responded, handed in the test paper, answer sheet and draft paper, then turned and walked out of the examination room.
After Lin Yimu walked out of the examination room, he was just about to find a place to read a book when he heard footsteps behind him. He turned around and found that Yuan Mingxu, who was in the same examination room as him, had also come out.
"You've finished it too? I didn't expect you to be so fast at finishing the questions." Lin Yimu said in surprise.
Yuan Mingxu nodded indifferently, "Isn't it still not as fast as you? Where are you going?"
Lin Yimu shook the elementary number theory book in his hand and said, "Let's find a place to read while waiting for the next extra test. Do you want to go together?"
Yuan Mingxu nodded, but did not agree. Instead, he said, "I'll find a place to sleep for a while. You go by yourself." After that, he turned around and went downstairs.
Lin Yimu looked at the other person's back as he disappeared at the stairs, and the curiosity in his eyes could not be concealed.
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