Chapter 529 - Chapter 529: 335, the ceiling of math competitions, Qing Chen_3
Chapter 529: 335, the ceiling of math competitions, Qing Chen_3
“How many points did he get?” Zhang Lanjin pressed.
Wang Jiale slowly looked up at the two: “Full score.”
Despite being severely injured, Qing Chen managed to score a full 150 on the AMC10 through mental calculation alone!
Normally, the prestige of the AMC10 isn’t very high, nor can it be a decisive factor for guaranteed admission or overseas applications, at most it’s a bonus.
But a full score makes it a completely different story.
Full score and qualification are entirely different concepts!
Probably, admissions offices from top universities nationwide are already calling Mr. Qing Chen?
Even if they can’t admit him on the spot, they would likely promise things in private like independent recruitment and extra points for the college entrance examination, at least they need to make themselves known to Qing Chen first.
Wang Jiale could score 127 because that was all he could score.
Qing Chen could score 150 because that was all that the test paper offered.
At that moment, Wang Jiale recalled the legends about Qing Chen’s precise control over his scores and finally believed them.
He sent a message in the competition group chat: “Xiao Ran, Zi Mo, do you know the AMC10 scores yet? Guess how many Qing Chen scored.”
However, no one in the group replied, clearly everyone already knew the deal.
In the small restaurant, Qi Duo and Zhang Lanjin looked at each other. They also checked their own scores, one scored 121, and the other 129, still a huge chasm away from a full score.
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All afternoon, Qing Chen was taking calls.
Unknown number: “Hello, may I speak to Mr. Qing Chen?”
Qing Chen: “Yes, speaking.”
“This is the admissions office of Fudan University. I would like to know if you are interested in participating in our spring independent recruitment? Yes, yes, yes, because you scored a full score on the AMC10 math competition, we can consider giving you some extra points.”
All afternoon, the calls never stopped.
Toward the end, when an unknown number called again: “Hello, may I speak to Mr. Qing Chen?”
Qing Chen: “No.”
The person on the other end was clearly surprised: “Isn’t this Mr. Qing Chen’s number? May I ask who is speaking?”
Qing Chen: “I’m Ultraman.”
The other side: “…”
Qing Chen had no plans to start college early, or more precisely, he had no intention of leaving Los Angeles City at the moment.
He was the cornerstone of the day, and if he left for another place, it would probably mean everyone else would have to leave too, which was too much hassle.
Afternoon classes.
Qing Chen suddenly frowned.
During one class, Qi Duo turned to look at him over forty times, and Zhang Lanjin over fifty times. He wondered what was wrong with them. Had someone leaked some news?
During the first class break, Qing Chen sat in his seat waiting for them to come over, but they didn’t.
In the second class, Qi Duo looked back at him over fifty times, and Zhang Lanjin over sixty times. Even someone as composed as Qing Chen was a bit bewildered by all the staring.
It wasn’t until school let out in the afternoon and Qing Chen and others were packing up to leave that they finally came over.
Qi Duo earnestly said to Qing Chen: “Mr. Qing Chen, we would like to invite you …”
Qing Chen: “Okay, I’ll join.”
Qi Duo and Zhang Lanjin were stunned—they hadn’t even finished their sentence!
Qing Chen straightforwardly said, “I’m willing to join your Freemasonry, but I have to leave now as I have other matters. We can talk about everything else tomorrow. Oh, and remember to add me to your Freemasonry group chat haha.”
After finishing, he left with Nan Gengchen and the others.
Qi Duo and Zhang Lanjin watched as the group rapidly departed, suddenly feeling as though Qing Chen had joined, but also not completely…
Even though Qing Chen verbally agreed to join, Qi Duo and Zhang Lanjin felt that the distance between them hadn’t been bridged.
What they didn’t know was that Qing Chen really did join any organization he could, Kunlun, Kyushu; he was a part of them all.
In Qing Chen’s view, simply agreeing could earn him some intelligence—why not do it?
These people hadn’t specified that he had to fulfill any duties. If someone truly demanded that he fulfill the duties of an organization member later on, he would just leave…
Moreover, Qing Chen happened to be planning a trip to the Taboo Land, Area No 002, where he had a very important matter to attend to.
An hour after Bai Zhu and his companions had left the school, Lu Yuan called Xiao Ying, “Has Qing Chen returned to Bai Zhu Villa yet?”
Xiao Ying, bored out of his mind sitting in the car with the seat laid back and his feet propped on the steering wheel, replied, “No, they are high school students. They still have to attend evening self-study.”
Lu Yuan said, “Our informant mentioned that they left school an hour ago!”
“What?” Xiao Ying sat up straight, “But they haven’t returned to the villa.”
Lu Yuan furrowed his brows on the other end of the phone.
The last time Bai Zhu and his group disappeared, they caught four Time Travelers from the Jindai family.
The time before that when Bai Zhu and his group vanished, they set a trap for the Jindai family in the Borui Building.
This time Bai Zhu and his group had disappeared, what would happen?
The next second, the voice of ‘Rock Candy’ was heard near him, “Road Team, the boss wants us to head to the border of the F6, F7 areas. He wants us there within an hour to form a pincer attack with another special ops team, preventing the opposing side from entering Los Angeles City.”
“Alright, got it,” Lu Yuan nodded, “What about Ni Ergou?”
“They are still trailing that group,” Rock Candy replied.
“And Kyushu?” Lu Yuan asked.
“We are heading north, they south; we’re blocking Jindai in the north while they block Deer Island in the south. This must have been agreed upon by both bosses,” Rock Candy replied.
At this time, all the Kunlun members had already changed into mustard yellow assault jackets and, taking advantage of the night, they had forsaken the main roads to move through the northern wilderness.
Kunlun had marked the target area with tactical numbers; the vast wilderness was split into 150 sectors, to precisely position themselves.
Meanwhile.
In the wilderness to the south.
“Check your firearms,” Kyushu Yucheng said softly.
In the wilderness, sounds of sliding rifle bolts filled the air; everyone seriously removed their magazines only to load them back in.
Hundreds of people, in assault formations, quickly moved towards the north.
However, just at that moment, Yucheng suddenly sensed something unusual. He looked up and noticed someone on the hillside at the 11 o’clock position under the moonlight, quietly watching them.
He picked up his binoculars to look, but the next moment, the figure on the hillside had disappeared.
Yucheng’s mind tightened—the oppressive feeling that came was palpable.
It was the sensation of prey being watched by a hunter.
However, he kept his expression unchanged and said, “Continue advancing.”
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