Chapter 203: Fierce Competition, Lin Yuan Cheats
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“I…” She stuttered.
The coach looked at her questioningly.
“Sorry, teacher,” she suddenly raised her voice, cheeks flushing, “my stomach doesn’t feel well, I want to go to the restroom.”
The coach understood and waved his hand, “Go ahead.”
Lin Yuan grabbed her phone and hurried away.
“Alright, let’s move on to the next question. We’ll continue when Classmate Lin comes back.”
About ten minutes later, Lin Yuan returned.
Compared to her previous nervousness and embarrassment, she seemed rejuvenated after a trip to the restroom.
“Teacher, can I start now?”
“Go ahead.”
Lin Yuan stood up and slowly explained her thought process and structure.
The coach nodded as he listened.
“…That’s my entire train of thought.”
The coach signaled for her to sit down and concluded, “Lin Yuan’s method is more conventional, making it relatively easier for everyone to understand. On the other hand, Jiang Fuyue’s method requires higher cognitive abilities, especially in the intermediate conversion steps, involving the refined application of both Python and Java programming thinking. It’s optional for you to understand, not mandatory.”
As the class ended, the minds of the audience, already unclear, seemed even more muddled—
“I didn’t understand a word of what Jiang Fuyue said about the later questions!”
“+1”
“I understood ‘Enter’ and ‘Shift’, does that count?”
“…Get lost!”
“Don’t be like that! I’m just kidding, let’s all be confused together.”
“I did understand, but once you’re in the exam, who’s going to think from that angle?”
“Jiang Fuyue can take the unconventional path and still get everything right. If we do the same, we’ll just fail faster!”
“Who’s denying that? She’s taking shortcuts, but if we do the same, we’ll end up in a dead end, trapped, with no way out.”
“Right! Let’s stick to Lin Yuan’s conventional methods. But have you noticed, everything Lin Yuan says is so vague, her thought process is too verbose, like writing a short essay, she skips over important steps and doesn’t provide any substance.”
“I noticed that too! Several times, the coach asked her about a specific step, and she rambled on, her thinking seemed unclear, all cloudy and vague.”
“Didn’t you see that later, the coach only asked her about her thought process, not specific steps?”
“…”
On the other side, the second mini-test of NOI ended, and the third group test of the physical competition training began.
Jiang Fuyue continued to output, completing three sets of test papers in one go.
Lin Shumo and Ling Xuan each did one set.
The two glanced at each other, then looked away calmly.
There was nothing to argue about. Even if they tried to catch up in terms of speed and accuracy, they couldn’t surpass Jiang Fuyue.
When a higher benchmark was set in front, the small gap between them became insignificant, because on the path of striving towards that benchmark, they still had thousands or tens of thousands of steps to take. What did these trivial details matter?
The results came out, and as expected, Sun Qun’s group still got a perfect score.
Jiang Fuyue received an additional 60 points, while Lin Shumo and Ling Xuan each received an additional 20 points.
Five mini-tests had passed, and Jiang Fuyue was leading with a monstrous score of 480.
Lin Shumo and Ling Xuan were tied for second.
…
In the physics department building, inside the laboratory.
Yan Zhenfeng: “…As expected, the three of them are guaranteed a spot in the national team.”
Xu Kaiqing didn’t even lift his head upon hearing this, simply replying calmly, “Oh.”
“Teacher, I see you seem to value Jiang Fuyue a lot, why do you seem so indifferent? Aren’t you happy?”
Xu Kaiqing raised an eyebrow, “The national team is nothing, if she wants, she can sweep the Nobel Prizes.”
Yan Zhenfeng: “?” I think you’re drifting off a bit.
Xu Kaiqing looked at his expression and knew he was muttering something in secret, so he smirked and didn’t explain further.
Just wait and see, someday…
Time flew by, and before they knew it, both competitions had entered the intense stage.
The tension among the participants was palpable, and the competitive atmosphere gradually thickened.
As Yan Zhenfeng said, Jiang Fuyue, Lin Shumo, and Ling Xuan were guaranteed, and barring any accidents, they would occupy three out of the five spots in the national team.
The remaining 22 people could only compete for the last two spots, and the intensity of the competition could be imagined.
“Did you hear? Zhang Wenhao pushed Xiao Kai off the third floor yesterday in their dormitory, the ambulance was blaring all night, and now Xiao Kai is lying in the intensive care unit, unconscious.”
“Oh my god! No wonder I didn’t see them in class today.”
“Zhang Wenhao and Xiao Kai usually get along well, right? They even eat together. Why would he push him?”
“Who knows? Zhang Wenhao has already been taken away by the police. Some people asked the coaches, but they all said the cause of the accident is still under investigation, and it’s not convenient to disclose before the police issue a statement.”
“They’re being so secretive about it? Seems like it’s a big deal.”
“Well… I think I know a bit about it.”
“!”
“It’s actually a very small matter. Xiao Kai finished the last question of the homework after class, and Zhang Wenhao struggled for a long time. Everyone was ready to turn off the lights and sleep, but he wouldn’t give up. Xiao Kai advised him a few times, but suddenly, Zhang Wenhao erupted and pushed him into the corridor. He was ranting like crazy, saying things like ‘You finished it, so you don’t want to see me finish it’ and ‘You deliberately said that to make me give up and then enter the national team by yourself’…”
“They started fighting, and by the time we reacted and ran out to stop them, Xiao Kai had already been pushed down, with blood all over his face…”
“Oh my god! Has Zhang Wenhao gone crazy?”
“I remember him being very hardworking, not speaking much usually, and seemed like a pretty honest guy.”
“The more someone like that, the scarier they are when they go berserk. Haven’t you seen in movies how the killers are often the most inconspicuous? No one would guess.”
“Xiao Kai is really unlucky. Now both of them are done for, and neither of them can make it to the national team.”
Although the matter was handled quietly, it eventually alarmed the authorities of Q University.
Yan Zhenfeng was particularly busy, comforting the injured students’ parents while cooperating with the police investigation.
Soon, everyone received a “change of dormitory notice”.
To prevent similar incidents from happening again, they were assigned single-room dormitories to live in.
Even classes were suspended first, allowing everyone to go back and pack up, preparing to move to new places.
Jiang Fuyue moved out of the four-person dormitory that day and went to class at B University in the afternoon as usual.
Competition had always been cruel, something she had deeply experienced in her previous life.
Your success meant someone else’s failure.
If there wasn’t a strong heart to endure all of this, the string in your mind, which was pulled tightly, could suddenly break, turning into the next Zhang Wenhao.
And in a competitive environment, being defenseless against others, like Xiao Kai, meant you were lucky if you could keep your life, and unlucky if you died.
As the saying goes, don’t harbor malicious intentions, but don’t lack defensive measures.
Jiang Fuyue’s vigilance kept her away from danger, while also seeming to uncover something remarkable.
For example, at this moment, during the fourth mini-test of NOI, her seat was behind Lin Yuan.
After completing all the questions, Jiang Fuyue didn’t rush to submit her paper. Instead, she casually glanced to her right front with one hand supporting her head.
Not looking, one wouldn’t have known, but once looked, one could see her laughing.
The answering interface was really interesting —
She saw Lin Yuan’s hands tapping on the keyboard rapidly, and the programming language appeared on the screen accordingly. This should have been a harmonious scene of a good student earnestly answering questions, but that’s assuming we ignore the actual situation of “the beef not matching the horse’s mouth.”
How was it mismatched?
For example, when the screen showed paging to the next question, a task that should have been done with the mouse, Lin Yuan continued to type on the keyboard.
Furthermore, when the program step was stuck in a test run and the source code interface was in a static state, indicating that the programmer was looking for a bug, at this time, only eyes and brains were needed. Yet, Lin Yuan continued to tirelessly type on the keyboard.
Jiang Fuyue: “?”
Soon, Fan Ye, who had finished her questions, followed Jiang Fuyue’s gaze and also noticed something was off.
The two exchanged glances.
Jiang Fuyue’s expression remained calm, having long settled down from her initial surprise.
Fan Ye might have seen such blatant cheating for the first time, her eyes widened in surprise, and she couldn’t help but admire Lin Yuan’s courage from the bottom of her heart.
The principle behind it was quite simple.
As long as Lin Yuan’s computer was remotely controlled, the other party could answer questions for her, and she just needed to randomly type on the keyboard and click submit in the end. She could easily get a perfect score without any effort.
Fan Ye: “Impressive!”
She was about to raise her hand to let the coach catch them in the act.
But Jiang Fuyue stopped her with a glance.
Fan Ye: “?”
Jiang Fuyue smirked, and under her puzzled gaze, she minimized the answer interface, placed her hands on the keyboard, and what happened next was beyond Fan Ye’s comprehension…
Everyone in the comments section is like a detective Conan, reasoning so convincingly, thumbs up to the girls!
So the answer is B, Lin Yuan had someone remotely control her computer to write the test paper.
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