APTnovel Chapter 35 The Sinister Laughter of an Extreme Villain
Chapter 35 The Sinister Laughter of an Extreme Villain
"Oh, right," Zhang Wei suddenly remembered something, his eyes narrowing slightly.
"On the American team's side, there's a player named Lucas."
Last year, he was ranked number one in the world.
He was only a junior in high school at the time, and he will definitely appear again this year if nothing unexpected happens.
That guy was an absolute monster; according to those foreigners, he wasn't even human.
Especially in geometry, its dominance is terrifying.
Lin Shuwan also suppressed her smile and nodded solemnly.
I remember that person too.
Last year, he was the only one in the entire room who solved the last question.
Thinking about it now, I guess that bastard was just like Su Hao, a psychopath with intuition far beyond that of ordinary people!
"Hehehe..."
Zhang Wei and Lin Shuwan exchanged a glance and simultaneously let out a sinister laugh that was extremely villainous.
"This year, that kid named Lucas is going to be really surprised, maybe even question his existence!"
"Alright, alright! Put your fantasies aside for now."
Zhang Wei clapped his hands forcefully, pulling everyone's thoughts back to reality.
"Don't think that just because you've latched onto Su Hao, you can lie back and coast along on the field."
This is a team competition; we absolutely have to try and bring back a gold medal!
In the brutal IMO competition, the top 10% of the contestants will win the gold medal, followed by silver and bronze medals awarded proportionally.
Ultimately, about half of the participants couldn't even touch a piece of metal.
"Um... Su Shen," Xu Lan rubbed his hands together, smiling like a lackey trying to please a landlord.
"If possible, could you tutor us in the future?"
There are just too many questions we don't understand!
"Count me in! Count me in!"
"Me too, Coach, I want to play basketball... oh no, I want to study geometry!"
Seeing that everyone had changed from their previous dullness to a look of eager curiosity in their eyes, Su Hao gave a pure smile and nodded emphatically.
"No problem! As long as it helps everyone."
The next day, Zhang Wei swiftly announced the establishment of the "Special Study Group" to everyone at the winter camp and opened registration to all.
For Su Hao, who had no teaching experience, he unexpectedly gained unimaginable wealth in the process of tutoring this group of "ordinary geniuses".
For the first time in his life, he had to forcefully translate his "self-evident" god-like thought processes into a language that ordinary humans could understand!
"Look, draw a line here, and the answer will jump out on its own, won't it?"
"Su Shen, I beg you, please have some decency! How on earth did it 'jump' out like that?!"
In this painful yet wondrous translation process, he had to conduct an unprecedented in-depth analysis and retrospection of the underlying logic that he had previously glossed over entirely based on intuition.
This, in turn, subtly solidified his previously somewhat superficial foundation.
Four months after the winter camp ended.
The national team selection competition, which will determine the fate of the team, has officially begun amidst great anticipation.
The six people who were ultimately selected for the official list were the same six people who were sitting in the study room that night!
......
The news of a child prodigy's birth is always the hottest topic on the internet.
The news of Su Hao being selected for the IMO national team swept across the headlines of major newspapers, portal websites, and Weibo with overwhelming force!
[12 years old! Elementary school student! Selected for the IMO national team!!!]
The title was accompanied by three large and glaring exclamation marks.
In a rural primary school in Daji County that didn't even have a plastic track, a terrifying record was born that was enough to completely rewrite the history of education in China.
Su Hao (12 years old), a sixth-grade student at Daji County Experimental Primary School, has become the youngest member ever selected for the Chinese national team for the International Mathematical Olympiad!
What drove countless educators to collective madness and even made them question the meaning of life was:
Su Hao has never attended any form of extracurricular tutoring class!
With just a little spare time after class and pure self-study, he easily opened the sacred door to the national team!
......
Once the news broke, Daji County Experimental Primary School instantly became a popular spot for media outlets across the country.
Principal Li Jianguo complained bitterly in front of the camera, venting his frustration at the influx of media and their cameras that had practically worn down the school's entrance!
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The comment section below the news article has already turned into a boiling ocean of discussion:
--Never attended any tutoring classes? Is that even possible? These days, even university professors struggle with the math olympiad problems!
--It's just talk, right? It's just a gimmick to create a persona. You guys actually believe that? Do you really think IMO is child's play?
--Brothers, that's Daji County! A truly impoverished backwater! You can't even find a decent tutoring center sign in town, how could it be a fabricated persona!
--Who are you calling a poor, remote place? As someone from Daji County, I find it very offensive. I'm warning you to watch your mouths!
--Guys, pay attention, this is important: sixth grade! That's terrifying. In other words, he beat all those high school students with top resources to get selected! What does that even mean?
--Is this the kid who was in the newspaper before? He won first place in the national math competition and completely dominated a bunch of high school students back then.
--Yes, that's right. With this level of skill, getting into Tsinghua or Peking University through a guaranteed admission program is practically a done deal, right?
-- Just being able to participate is already incredibly impressive, but the international arena is a battle of gods, so we'll have to wait and see how it goes.
......
slam-la-
The clear glass was filled with steaming hot tea.
Shen Yuxuan sat on the rather simple sofa, his eyes momentarily dazed.
He recalled that the first time he came to Su Hao's house, he drank the same flavor.
Slurp.
The faint aroma of tea slid down his dry throat, bringing him a rare sense of comfort after days of travel.
"Teacher Shen, thank you so much for taking such good care of my Su Hao."
Lin Wan sat opposite her, her tone sincere.
To her, Shen Yuxuan was the benefactor who changed her family's fate.
"Not at all. This was something I did voluntarily. It's an honor to witness a diamond shedding its outer layer."
Shen Yuxuan put down his teacup, smiled, and shook his head.
He frequently traveled to Daji County, and had long been familiar with Su Hao's parents.
Having witnessed too many utilitarian faces, he genuinely admired the couple's pure and unadulterated simplicity.
"In this world, there are far too many parents who treat their own flesh and blood as cash cows and devour them whole," Shen Yuxuan sighed inwardly.
After news reports about Su Hao were published everywhere, he felt a vague unease.
He certainly trusted Su Hao's parents, but there were too many wolves and tigers in the world, and he worried that he couldn't control this honest couple.
"No matter what, Su Hao is able to get to where he is today entirely thanks to you."
You told him what he should learn, and even sent him books from afar...
Now that you mention it, it's exactly what you said a few years ago!
Lin Wan looked completely incredulous.
Recalling a few years ago when Shen Yuxuan asserted that Su Hao could become a master's student in the University of Science and Technology of China's Junior Class at the age of 16, Lin Wan actually thought it was just a teacher from a big city making polite remarks.
They only thought that the other party was a well-informed and knowledgeable teacher, and that he must know more than the two of them, ordinary people.
But time, like a knife, has carved that vague prophecy into reality inch by inch.