On the field of the Youth Science and Technology Competition.
Su Lei sat inside the mecha, but no matter how many times he pressed the power button, the mecha did not respond.
His brows were furrowed tightly. What was wrong?
Everything was fine during yesterday's test.
The spectators in the stands were already buzzing with discussion.
"What's going on? This cool mecha from the gifted youth program isn't just a toy that can't move at all, is it?"
"Is there even a question? People have been sitting in it for so long, and the mecha hasn't moved an inch. It's obviously just a showpiece!"
"Didn't they say they recruited two exceptionally talented students for the gifted youth program this year, and this is the result?"
"Although it's just for show, it's still better than last year, isn't it? Last year we got a stupid robot that lost its head and sprayed red ink, which scared the kids to tears."
...
Tang Guang and Old Yi were sitting in the first row of the stands. Old Yi frowned and asked, "Guangzai, what's going on?"
Tang Guang wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Teacher Yi, I don't know either. We were fine when we tried it yesterday, and we could do the designed movements perfectly."
But when I tried to start it this morning, it wouldn't start. I thought it was because I was too nervous, so I didn't pay attention, but I didn't expect..."
Old Master Yi's face darkened. "Someone actually dared to sneak into the lab and tamper with it. They're practically asking for death!"
Tang Guang looked at Master Yi in disbelief, "Master Yi, are you saying that the reason the mecha can't be started is because someone broke into the lab last night and sabotaged it!"
Clearly, Su Lei has also realized this problem.
He stepped out of the cockpit and bowed politely to the judges. "Distinguished judges, my entry has encountered a slight malfunction. Please allow me five minutes to have it repaired."
The teachers on the judging panel whispered among themselves for a while.
The current competition is only the preliminary round in the Chinese region, with the aim of selecting the three strongest works to participate in the final international competition.
This mecha has a stunning and cool appearance. It would be a real shame if we couldn't see its functions. However, changing the rules for it would be unfair to the other participants.
So after discussing it, the judges had the chief judge say, "According to the competition rules, each work will have fifteen minutes to be displayed. Within these fifteen minutes, you may make repairs to your work."
However, if you cannot fix and present your work within those fifteen minutes, you will be eliminated and will miss the international competition!
"Thank you, judges. I understand." As soon as Su Lei finished speaking, Tang Guang rushed forward carrying an enormous toolbox.
The two quickly removed the backplate of the mecha and began to inspect it one by one.
Meanwhile, in the stands, Ren Yuxuan clenched her fists, her eyes filled with malice as she looked at Su Lei and Tang Guang.
Xia Yuan's gaze searched the entire auditorium.
For the past two weeks, she has asked her grandmother to inquire about where Gu Chen had transferred to through various means, but she has not received any information.
They couldn't even find out where Su Ruanruan had transferred to.
She also wanted to ask her grandmother to go with her to visit the Su and Gu families, but her grandmother was currently forbidden from leaving the house by her father.
She could only take her sister with her, but they couldn't even get into the gates of the Su and Gu families before being driven away in a sorry state.
Today's preliminary round of the Youth Science and Technology Competition was her only hope of seeing Gu Chen, but she still hadn't seen him...
Su Lei and Tang Guang quickly inspected the wiring of each component of the mecha one by one.
Just now, when Tang Guang was sitting in the stands, he was so nervous that he was sweating profusely. But now, while inspecting the mecha, he was so engrossed in it that he completely forgot about his nervousness.
Su Lei frowned and picked out the wires that Ren Yuxuan had haphazardly connected and unplugged.
Then quickly reconnected it in the correct way.
However……
He had just finished answering the call and hadn't even had a chance to breathe a sigh of relief when he suddenly heard an extremely faint "beep beep beep" sound.
His heart skipped a beat; the voice was all too familiar.
Following the sound, they saw a button-sized bomb flashing red light on the inner wall of the mech.
Without thinking, he grabbed Tang Guang and ran, shouting, "Let's go!"
Before I had run two steps, I reached out and heard a loud "boom".
The two were thrown out by the blast wave, and a flurry of screams filled the auditorium.
Some people instinctively hid under the benches, while others screamed and ran out of the auditorium.
Old Yi quickly got up and rushed to Su Lei and Tang Guang, asking, "Children, how are you? Are you alright?"
"Call an ambulance immediately!"
Su Lei pulled Tang Guang to his feet. "Teacher Yi, there's no need to call an ambulance. The explosion wasn't very powerful. We're fine."
By this time, the teachers on site had restored order.
Everyone had already returned to their seats.
The chief judge looked at Su Lei and Tang Guang with regret, "It's a pity that your work was destroyed before you could even demonstrate its functions. We are unable to rate your work."
If you fail to submit other works for the competition within the specified time, your score will be zero!
"How embarrassing! What a piece of junk they put together! It's completely useless. They've already lost before the match even started!"
"Exactly, the geniuses in the technical class are not as good as those in our international class."
Look at Xia Yuan from our international class; she at least won a gold medal in the International Mathematical Olympiad.
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