Shi Cunyuan shook his head and sighed: "But even if he uses the construction method and the area method, it won't take him two hours to prove the second question. It's a pity that the exam only lasts three hours. This trick of yours is too cruel."

Deng Hongguo was silent for a moment and then said bitterly: "Brother Cunyuan, the Mathematical Olympiad in foreign countries is developing too fast. To be honest, the trap questions like mine are just a trick. If that kid can't even crack this level,

He still has a long way to go."

The two of them chatted in low voices and tried to walk as quietly as possible to avoid disturbing the examination room next to the corridor.

When they arrived at Qin Ke's examination room, Shi Cunyuan pointed at Qin Ke from the back door. Deng Hongguo made a gesture of "I can go in by myself." Shi Cunyuan nodded and stayed in the corridor.

He also didn't want to affect the candidates inside answering questions.

The three invigilators had received the notice early and knew that their superiors would send people to inspect the exam, so they did not stop Deng Hongguo who came with Shi Cunyuan. They just nodded respectfully and continued to perform their duties, patrolling everywhere, and being the most responsible person.

, the most spiritual side is revealed.

Deng Hongguo deliberately walked very lightly, so his appearance did not attract the attention of many candidates.

Deng Hongguo randomly looked at the answers of each candidate and found that he was not optimistic. Most people could barely answer two or three questions, and they may not be able to get them all right.

Seeing how they were frowning, even sweating profusely, and their lips were white, Deng Hongguo sighed secretly. Even the provincial exams were so hard, I am afraid that not two or three candidates in this examination room can enter the national exams.

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Even though the Xia Kingdom is a huge country, it is not easy to find truly top mathematical geniuses.

He slowly came behind Qin Ke and looked at Qin Ke's paper expectantly.

At first glance, he was stunned, with a hint of surprise and disappointment in his eyes.

Qin Ke is already solving the eighth big question of the main paper, which is extremely impressive compared to the other candidates present.

But the problem is, it’s been almost two hours since the exam started!

Qin Ke actually just solved the eighth big question! The ninth and tenth questions are still empty!

Didn't Shi Cunyuan say that this kid originally took less than six minutes to do the two provincial difficult questions on average? Even if the ten big questions this time were slightly more difficult, did it take nearly two hours to do the eight big questions?

That’s an average of nearly fifteen minutes to complete one question!

Compared with ordinary candidates, it is indeed faster, but compared with his amazing speed in the previous exam, it is far inferior. At most, he can be called a top student in Mathematical Olympiad, but he is really not enough to be called a "genius".

Character.

What's more, it's not sure whether Qin Ke has completed all the previous seven questions.

At this time, Qin Ke had slowly finished writing the answer to the eighth question and started to read the ninth question.

Deng Hongguo stood quietly behind him, watching him answer the questions and taking a look at the seventh and eighth questions on the same page.

Well, I got question 8 right, and I got question 7 above right too, and the solutions are pretty good. Unfortunately, I only used one solution, which didn’t give people much surprise or shock.

Let’s look at the ninth question again. It’s not difficult, just a little bit more difficult than the seventh and eighth questions.

But to Deng Hongguo's expectation, Qin Ke actually thought for nearly five minutes before slowly writing.

Deng Hongguo's brows furrowed even more tightly.

Such a question actually requires five minutes of thinking?

And this guy writes too slowly, right? Is he thinking while writing?

Deng Hongguo couldn't hide his disappointment on his face. He wanted to find a top genius student, not a top student in the Mathematical Olympiad within the scope of common sense.

With the strength Qin Ke has shown so far, he can certainly join his national team training team, but his level in the team is only mid-range and above, which is not particularly outstanding, let alone the outstanding performance that Deng Hongguo originally imagined. , a top-notch genius level.

Sure enough, the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment... Even my old classmates, who are always known for their pragmatism, meticulousness and unique vision, sometimes make mistakes.

Deng Hongguo shook his head, feeling an unspeakable sense of loss in his heart.

He turned around and walked over, continuing to look at other students' answers, but it only made him more disappointed.

He walked back to the corridor, smiled bitterly at Shi Cunyuan and shook his head. Then without saying a word, he went down the stairs first. Shi Cunyuan hurriedly caught up with him, and the two of them left together.

…

Qin Ke didn't notice Deng Hongguo's presence at all, and struggled to finish writing the answer to the ninth question with a weak hand-held pen. His brain was dizzy, the test paper in front of him was spinning, and his forehead was covered with sweat.

At this moment, Qin Ke didn't think of any role models to inspire him, nor did he think of any past events to strengthen his determination. He didn't have the strength.

There was only one thought left in his mind - there was only one last question left, no matter what, he had to finish it!

He pinched his thigh again, and the intense pain made Qin Ke concentrate his last bit of concentration. It only took him three seconds to read the question, and then it took him five seconds to think of the most convenient solution.

He was half-lying on the table, and with trembling hands, he slowly wrote down the steps to solve the problem, which were only nine lines long.

The moment he put down the pen, he breathed a sigh of relief and it was done!

All done!

As soon as Qin Ke's tense mental will relaxed, his eyesight turned black and his whole consciousness slipped into darkness.

…

After walking out of the examination building, seeing that Deng Hongguo remained silent, Shi Cunyuan said unexpectedly: "Why, Old Deng, this Qin Ke still can't satisfy you?"

"Brother Cunyuan, to be honest, I now doubt what you said last time that this candidate could complete such a high-quality answer sheet within an hour and a half. I have seen the level of this student, and he does have the ability to join the national training team. , But that’s all it is, far from being as genius as you say.”

Shi Cunyuan's gray brows furrowed: "In this provincial competition, Qin Ke's exam was mediocre?"

"It's not average, but it doesn't have the amazing feeling that a top genius can give people. I looked at it just now and found that he had just solved the ninth question of the main paper. The answer was correct, but he only used one type for each question. Two hours have passed since the solution. At his speed, if he can finish the tenth question, it will be almost over. In the remaining half hour, it is impossible for him to solve the two additional questions I asked."

Having said this, Deng Hongguo frowned and his hoarse voice could not conceal his disappointment: "Brother Cunyuan, I am really disappointed. It is not difficult to find twenty or thirty students like this in my training team. If His level and potential are limited to this, so my trip was in vain."

Shi Cunyuan wondered: "It's strange. Logically speaking, Qin Ke should be more than this level. He is very spiritual in solving problems, and his mental arithmetic ability is incredible. By the way, is his scratch paper useful?"

"Scrap paper? Hey, it seems to be empty... But even so, I just saw him spending more than five minutes thinking about the ninth question. He also wrote the answer very slowly, as if he had to think and write at the same time. It showed His mental arithmetic ability didn’t surprise me much.”

At this moment, the two of them suddenly heard a commotion coming from an examination room somewhere in the examination building, and couldn't help but look back.

Soon after, they saw a male invigilator carrying a candidate on his back and hurried downstairs under the escort of staff.

Someone crashed the exam again? Such a thing is not uncommon. Deng Hongguo only looked at it and then looked away.

Candidates with such a weak mentality have no interest in understanding it at all.

Shi Cunyuan had the responsibility of disciplinary inspection, so he went over and asked: "What's wrong with this candidate?"

"Ah, this is Team Leader Shi. This candidate has a high fever. The fever is very serious. He is now unconscious. We are about to send him to the infirmary."

"Oh, go quickly... Hey, Qin Ke?" Shi Cunyuan's eyes fell on the candidate who was being carried on his back, and he couldn't help but exclaimed.

The examinee's eyes were closed tightly and he had lost consciousness. His originally handsome and upright face was flushed red, and even his exhaled breath turned into a white column of air. However, he still had his handsome and somewhat messy curly hair and his somewhat familiar appearance.

, who is Qin Ke if not Qin Ke whom I have met once?

When the staff saw Shi Cunyuan exclaiming in surprise, he said unexpectedly: "Team Leader Shi knows this candidate? As soon as he put down his pen, he fell on the table and lost consciousness. We were shocked..."

Shi Cunyuan had come to his senses and hurriedly urged: "Stop talking nonsense and send this candidate to the infirmary as quickly as possible!"

Seeing Shi Cunyuan's nervous attitude, the staff and the invigilator did not dare to hesitate at all, and quickly accelerated their pace.

Shi Cunyuan caught up a few steps, then turned to Deng Hongguo and said: "Old Deng, I want to go take a look, you..."

"I'll go take a look too." Deng Hongguo's heart skipped a beat when he heard the name "Qin Ke" and he quickly followed him.

Several people sent Qin Ke to the infirmary of the Provincial Cultural and Sports Center, and there was another burst of panic.

Fortunately, there were experienced doctors here. After examination, the doctor quickly gave Qin Ke an intravenous drip and antipyretic medicine.

After the fuss was over and looking at Qin Ke lying on the hospital bed, Deng Hongguo suddenly asked: "Doctor, can this candidate return to the examination room after a while?"

"Nonsense! This child's body temperature has reached 39.7 degrees, and he is also unconscious. What kind of test is there for him in such a physical condition?" The doctor glared and said breathlessly:

"Do you, the teacher who leads the team, have any sense of responsibility? Didn't you even notice that the child was so burned? You also asked him to take such a mental and energy-consuming Mathematical Olympiad exam! Do you have to put your child to death for the sake of your school's performance?

Huh? If I were the parent of this child, I would definitely have two big ears screaming!"

The doctor didn't know Deng Hongguo and thought he was the teacher of the feverish child. He became very angry and spoke very rudely.

His daughter is also a high school student of the same age, and she is extremely empathetic and filled with righteous indignation.

Deng Hongguo didn't care about the doctor's words. He just had a shocking thought in his heart - it turns out that this Qin Ke had been answering the questions while having a high fever?

Deng Hongguo had been watching Qin Ke answer questions from behind just now, and he really didn't notice anything wrong with his appearance.

But... It's over 39 degrees. Normal people would have fallen into coma long ago. Qin Ke actually persisted for so long? This kind of willpower and perseverance is really difficult for most adults to match! And studying mathematics is exactly what is needed.

Is this the tenacity to never give up and fight to the end?

The more Deng Hongguo thought about it, the more shocked he became. It seemed necessary to add Qin Ke back to the list of key observations.

Shi Cunyuan and Qin Ke had already settled down on the hospital bed. After asking the doctor to confirm that there was no danger, he breathed a sigh of relief and said to the staff: "Please go to the waiting area outside the examination room and notify the candidate's teacher.

His name is Qin Ke, and he is a student of Yingyuan High School."

"Yes, Team Leader Shi." The staff member responded and left.

Shi Cunyuan asked the doctor to take good care of Qin Ke, and then said regretfully to Deng Hongguo: "It seems that Qin Ke can't continue the exam this time, so we can only pretend that he handed in the paper in advance. I will go to the exam room to appease the candidates and handle the follow-up matters."

, Lao Deng, you..."
Chapter completed!