For some reason, Director Wang did not allow them to create multiple-choice questions; all the questions were in the form of fill-in-the-blank or short-answer questions.
Each of the four students had a stack of A4 paper in front of them. They wrote down their answers on the paper and handed them to Director Wang. After confirming the correctness of the answers, Director Wang would announce the score or deduct points.
Everyone thought that the competition would be difficult to end without a whole morning, but this thought only lasted for the first ten minutes.
The first subject was mathematics.
"Given the function f(x) = |xa| + |x² + b|, where..."
As Mr. Fang, the math teacher, copied the first question onto the blackboard provided in the grade-level office, he slowly read it aloud. After finishing the last stroke, he nodded and said, "Alright, start answering the questions..."
Before the last "ba" could be uttered, Qin Sheng had already handed the paper with a few casual doodles to Director Wang.
Everyone: "..."
Director Wang compared the answer in his hand with the answer that Teacher Fang had written in advance, and found that apart from the slightly messy handwriting, there was nothing wrong with it.
he:"……"
Finally, with a complicated expression, he announced: "Qin Sheng scores one point."
"impossible!"
The first to react was Teacher Fang. He didn't care about hierarchy anymore and snatched Qin Sheng's answer from Director Wang's hand. His eyes were wide open, but no matter how he looked at it, the answer a∈[-12, -14] was clearly visible.
Qin Sheng's answer is correct.
"How is this possible..."
Teacher Fang murmured absentmindedly.
This question was adapted from a joint exam of 100 schools more than two months ago. Even he, the one who set the question, took a full three minutes to understand the process and find the answer, even though he had a clear idea of how to solve it.
But what about Qin Sheng?
Just a few seconds!
How is that possible!
Teacher Fang didn't believe it at all!
He immediately threw down the answer key and angrily said, "This question doesn't count! You knew the answer beforehand! You must have known the answer beforehand!"
Qin Sheng's expression was indifferent. He glanced at the two people at the table behind him and chuckled softly, "I thought that someone who knew the answer in advance wouldn't be me?"
Teacher Fang, as well as Ren Changtian and Ding Xuefang, who had just written "a∈[-12]", froze, revealing a hint of embarrassment.
Director Wang's eyes were incredibly sharp; he immediately noticed something was wrong. But after glancing at the answer sheet that Teacher Fang had tossed to the ground, and then at the girl's indifferent face, he paused, and simply said, "Continue!"
"Director Wang!"
Director Wang's face darkened: "I said, continue!"
Teacher Fang's heart skipped a beat, but she didn't dare to say anything more and then wrote down the second question.
"Three and four-quarters square root of three, the answer is correct, Qin Sheng gets one point."
Question 3.
"B equals one-third of π, the answer is correct, Qin Sheng gets one point."
Question 4.
"209 out of 64 is correct. Qin Sheng gets one point."
...
Teacher Fang, looking displeased, threw down the chalk in her hand and was replaced by Physics Teacher Sun.
"1.07, correct answer, Qin Sheng gets one point."
"F2 equals 20, which is better than 109. The answer is correct. Qin Sheng gets one point."
...
Forty minutes later.
"Ka is less than 2.35 times 10 to the power of -5, the answer is correct, Qin Sheng gets one point."
Director Wang put down the scoreboard and announced the final score: "In total, Qin Sheng got 30 points."
In an instant, everyone present except Qin Sheng, Wen Muyun, and Director Wang changed their expressions drastically.
Especially Cheng Shuya, who could no longer control herself and fell to the ground with a thud, muttering something under her breath.
Qin Yanshu and Ren Changtian had dropped their pens at some point, and their faces were deathly pale, looking extremely unwell.
Qin Yanshu opened her mouth, wanting to say it wasn't true, wanting to say that Qin Sheng was cheating, but when her gaze swept over the teachers whose faces were also pale, the words just wouldn't come out.
If the teacher who set the questions today were from Class 1, she might still be able to tell herself that with a clear conscience. But since the questions were set by teachers from Class 2 or those who are close to Cheng Shuya, it would be a joke if she said those things again.
Overwhelmed by embarrassment, Qin Yanshu could no longer stay. She pushed aside the chair beneath her and fled from the grade-level office as if escaping.
A faint, cool female voice reached my ears, uttering two concise and clear words: "As soon as possible."
Qin Yanshu quickened her pace as she ran.
Ren Changtian and Ding Xuefang couldn't stay any longer, so they quickly said goodbye and left.
Seeing this, the other teachers also said their goodbyes and left. Only Teacher Fang hesitated for a moment but ultimately stayed. He stepped forward to help Cheng Shuya up and asked with concern, "Teacher Cheng, are you alright?"
Cheng Shuya: "..."
Can't he tell if she's good or not? Is he blind or what?
Cheng Shuya took a deep breath to suppress her irritation and embarrassment, looked up at Director Wang, her beautiful, clear eyes filled with tears: "Director Wang, about the incident of falling down the stairs..."
Director Wang casually picked up his teacup, took a sip, and looked at Wen Muyun: "Teacher Wen, was that you calling me just now? Is there any other question? I'm old and didn't hear you clearly, could you please say it again?"
Wen Muyun: "...You misheard me."
Director Wang gently patted his ear and sighed, "Sure enough, as people get older, everything starts to go wrong. I'll have to go see an ENT specialist later."
Qin Sheng raised her eyes and said in a cool voice, "I have some medicine that can prolong life and improve physical condition. Do you want it? If so, I'll send you a bottle later."
Director Wang immediately said, "Yes, yes, yes! Qin Sheng, you are truly an outstanding high school student of the new generation who respects teachers and values education, and cares for disabled elderly people. I give you a thumbs up!"
Qin Sheng: "...Thank you."
Cheng Shuya's already pale face turned even paler; she finally understood.
Wang Ruiping is a sycophantic scoundrel; he's completely unreliable!
She could only suppress her humiliation and turn her gaze to Wen Muyun. Before she could speak, she was silenced by the woman's seemingly gentle but actually cold voice.
Wen Muyun: "A bet's a bet, Teacher Cheng, please."
Cheng Shuya's expression suddenly changed, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Wen Muyun, we've worked together for so many years, are you sure you want to go this far?!"
"I'll say it," Qin Sheng stood up from her seat, looking down at Cheng Shuya, "I was the one who made the bet with you, what do you mean by asking for other people's opinions?"
She glanced at Cheng Shuya thoughtfully: "You don't want to leave? Fine..."
Cheng Shuya's eyes suddenly lit up as she thought of something: "You're going to give me money, right? Fine, as long as you don't make me leave, I'll give you money! Any amount is fine!"
She was met with a soft chuckle, and Qin Sheng shook her head: "You're overthinking it. I meant, if you don't want to leave, I can help you."
After saying that, she stepped forward, stretched out her wrist, lifted Cheng Shuya off the ground, and dragged her away.
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