The autumn air was crisp and the sun was shining in the corridor. Shi Cunyuan looked at the overly young high school student in front of him and asked, "Tell me the truth, how difficult do you think this paper is?"

In front of such elders, Qin Ke put aside his arrogant pretense, which was too low on emotional intelligence. Moreover, the academic experience gained by pretending to be in front of a mere old man was too limited, and Qin Ke no longer liked it.

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He thought about it for a while and then said seriously: "It's very good. There are many traps in the questions. Ordinary candidates will fall into them if they are not careful. Especially the last two big questions are the highest level. To be honest, I spent so much time on those two questions."

A lot, especially thinking about the second method, which took almost twelve minutes.”

The corner of Shi Cunyuan's mouth twitched. Although the last two questions were not asked by him personally, they were also reviewed by him. Especially the second question was completely difficult for the provincial competition. The provincial examination papers generally only have five major questions.

The time limit for each question is three hours, which means that each question should take candidates at least half an hour to complete.

As a result, according to this kid, he finished two big questions in twelve minutes, and he rethought new methods to solve the problems, which can be regarded as "a lot of time".

However, his expression was very serious and his tone was very sincere, without any intention of showing off.

Shi Cunyuan really didn't know how to express his current mood except that he sighed in his heart that "the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead" and "there are talents in every generation."

He asked again: "Why didn't you come to participate in the Mathematical Olympiad when you were a freshman in high school?"

Qin Ke shook his head: "I didn't pay attention to the Mathematical Olympiad at that time." He was telling the truth. At that time, he was still trying his best to improve the ranking of the exam subjects, so he had no intention of doing the Mathematical Olympiad.

Shi Cunyuan: "..."

In other words, this kid has been exposed to the Mathematical Olympiad for less than a year?

How can you complete such a difficult Mathematical Olympiad paper so easily in less than a year?

Shi Cunyuan was still trying to keep calm on the surface, but he was really shocked in his heart.

This kid is a genius, and a true genius!

The arrogant Quan Wenyan whom I met last year and claimed to be a genius was nothing compared to the young man in front of me!

Shi Cunyuan looked at Qin Ke, and suddenly felt a little bit of the surprise of Gauss's mathematics teacher Butner when he discovered Qin Ke's talent. Unfortunately, although Yuanzhou University is a prestigious university, it cannot compare with Qingbei. Such a talented student,

It is also impossible to stay in Yuanzhou and be his student.

But Shi Cunyuan asked again: "Do you like mathematics?"

"I like it." If he hadn't liked mathematics since he was a child, Qin Ke's best subject wouldn't be mathematics.

"Okay." Shi Cunyuan's tense face finally showed a faint smile.

As a veteran mathematician, he has seen many geniuses and knows that only interest and talent can unleash the potential of geniuses and become great mathematicians.

"Look up to the stars, put your feet firmly on your strength, and work hard. Mathematics is a subject that never reaches its peak. I hope you can go further than the older generation like us!" Shi Cunyuan said with emotion.

Mathematics is an ever-evolving subject that never ends. Countless mathematicians from all over the world have contributed to this subject, forming the mathematical crown that is now dotted with countless gems and stars.

Unfortunately, compared with the continuous emergence of foreign mathematical geniuses in recent years, although more and more people are studying mathematics in China, fewer and fewer young people have achieved results, resulting in a serious talent gap.

The results of the International Mathematical Olympiad are the epitome of the decline of the mathematics community in Xia Guo. Ten years ago, Xia Guo won the gold medal in the International Mathematical Olympiad, but now it cannot even get a bronze medal in the Mathematical Olympiad. How can this not be done after a lifetime of work?

Is Shi Cunyuan deeply regretful about teaching mathematics?

But when he saw Qin Ke this year, he vaguely saw a hope.

"Thank you, teacher. I will continue to work hard." Qin Ke said modestly.

Shi Cunyuan was even more satisfied. Compared with the arrogant and arrogant Quan Wenyan, such a humble and good student was worth cultivating. Last year, it was his persistence and disapproval that made Quan Wenyan, who clearly ranked first in the provincial competition, finally

Missed the national competition.

Shi Cunyuan said no more, just patted Qin Ke on the shoulder and turned away.

Come on, young man, if you can pass the provincial competition, I will personally recommend and guide you to participate in the national competition. The future of this world is yours after all. I hope you can bring glory to the country, to yourself, and to the Xiaguo mathematics community.

Add more dazzling pearls!

Seeing Shi Cunyuan walking away, Qin Ke still didn't know who this old man was, but it didn't matter, it wouldn't affect his results in the Mathematical Olympiad anyway.

Look at the wall clock in the exam room and it's pointing to 10:30, which means it's been one hour and thirty minutes since the exam started.

"It's time. My paper is on the table. It's time to hand it in. I'm going back to sleep, teacher."

Qin Ke shouted into the examination room and then left calmly.

A series of emotional values ​​flashed behind him, followed by a pleasant system prompt.

Quan Wenyan watched Qin Ke's figure disappear, and then thought of the scene where this guy was chatting happily with the person who was obviously a member of the committee. A large number of negative emotions surged in his heart, including jealousy, fear, shock, anger... countless gray shadows.

Emotions swept through his brain, and he suddenly screamed strangely, grabbing his hair so hard that it almost drew blood.

The three unlucky invigilators secretly shouted "It's over". The examinee had completely collapsed during the exam, so they had to scramble to comfort him and at the same time call someone to take him to the infirmary.

The other candidates, including Chi Jiamu, were greatly affected and felt a sense of desolation and powerlessness.

The culprit who caused all this just looked back at the chaotic examination room, hummed a song, and walked briskly towards the entrance and exit of the examination room.

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The teachers who led the team to take the Mathematical Olympiad exam were not allowed to enter the examination room. At this time, Lao Zheng and other mathematics teachers from Yingyuan High School, as well as Chengkong High School, as well as the leading teachers from dozens of high schools in the city, were all waiting at the entrance and exit of the examination room.

With.

Some high school teachers who had given up long ago and were determined to participate were okay and stood in the shade of the trees leisurely smoking and bragging.

Teachers from other schools who took this exam seriously could not help but pace back and forth at the entrance to the exam room, checking the time on their phones again and again.

In fact, they also know that the Mathematical Olympiad exam has always been relatively difficult, not to mention that the difficulty of this exam has been significantly raised to a higher level. It is almost impossible for students to hand in the paper in advance - some of them are also those who give up early.

The "calmest" person in Yingyuan High School is Lao Zheng. He didn't pace back and forth like others. He just crossed his legs and watched short videos on his mobile phone while smoking a cigarette leisurely. His expression was neither anxious nor impatient.

However, the short video kept scrolling down automatically, and he never clicked on the screen. The fingers holding the cigarette butt shook impatiently, which showed that Lao Zheng was actually not at peace in his heart.

Suddenly I heard someone shouting: "Some students are coming out."

"So fast? It's only been an hour and a half, right?"

"Most of the test papers are too difficult and I just give up... Hey, the mentality of today's students is just not good enough."
Chapter completed!