White armor

Chapter 773 The Mountain of the College Entrance Examination

Luo Hao also felt that this was a bit of a coincidence. If the technology for detonating lightning had come into view a few months ago, perhaps Mr. Qiu would not have gone on the mission with the bosses.

Who knows.

In fact, Luo Hao had another idea in mind—it was precisely because Mr. Qiu went to carry out the mission and reached a certain state of "great freedom" that he was able to use his method to achieve a breakthrough in this technology.

It's also possible that Master Qiu needed it for his precious disciple's future tribulation; this possibility cannot be underestimated.

Regardless, Luo Hao didn't dwell on the matter any further; he didn't need to.

When I got home, I told Da Nizi about what happened today.

Life was monotonous, so the two of them shared their interesting stories to alleviate some of the dullness.

Luo Hao focused on the Siamese cats' color fading, only briefly mentioning Chen Yong's research. Wang Jianni was also uninterested in Chen Yong's tribulation-like experiences, but was quite fascinated by the Siamese cats.

The next morning, Luo Hao rushed to the hospital.

Before he could even change his clothes, Luo Hao heard someone crying in the nurses' duty room.

What happened this time? Was the night shift nurse wronged?

Old Meng followed Luo Hao and said mysteriously, "Professor Luo, it's Sister Peng, the nurse next door."

"Oh? She came to our department crying, what's wrong?" Luo Hao asked while changing his clothes.

Meng Liangren hesitated slightly, but still said, "Professor Luo, I think she came to see you."

"I?"

"It seems that Sister Peng's child took the college entrance examination this year, and the score was not very good."

Haha, not ideal.

Luo Hao knew that Meng Liangren was being subtle; he was afraid that Sister Peng's child wouldn't even score 400 points.

With such a low score, what's the point of her coming to me? Do you think I can get her child transferred to Peking Union Medical College?

I can't even imagine joking like that.

Principal Wang's "4+4" model was met with widespread criticism. The main issue was that many of the students who went abroad to study picked up bad habits. Thinking of this, Luo Hao touched his nose, as if he could smell that strange, foul odor.

"She..."

"Hey, that's normal." Luo Hao wasn't too concerned, since there were some things he simply couldn't change.

"Professor Luo, won't this be difficult?" Meng Liangren rubbed his hands, already showing a troubled expression.

Before Luo Hao could answer, Sister Peng came out of the nurses' duty room, wiped away her tears, and walked towards him.

"Professor Luo, I'm so sorry," Sister Peng apologized first.

"What's wrong, Sister Peng? Who bullied you this early in the morning?" Luo Hao asked seriously.

"Sigh." Sister Peng sighed, and after entering the duty room, she said dejectedly, "My daughter's college entrance exam results weren't good..."

"How many points?"

"312."

Luo Hao was utterly speechless.

With such a low score, you could get a higher score by throwing the answer sheet on the ground and stomping on it.

"Professor Luo, I'm not here to make things difficult for you," Sister Peng explained, noticing Luo Hao's unpleasant expression. "You're very knowledgeable and experienced; could you help me think of a solution?"

"..."

“I… after all, I’m a long-time employee of our medical university. We have close ties with the university. My child’s score isn’t high enough to study medicine, so he can only study nursing. But I’ve been a nurse all my life, how could I not know how difficult it is for nurses?”

Sister Peng started rambling on.

However, most of what she said was useless; it was just a prelude to ease the tension.

Nursing care is useless? A while ago, a top-tier hospital in the neighboring city dismissed all the old head nurses to retire, and the new head nurses were paid 300,000 yuan each. In a certain circle, this is considered a clear price tag. It's almost like selling official positions.

There's still some money to be made, but it's definitely less than what the director earns.

Moreover, Luo Hao understood perfectly well what Sister Peng had left unsaid.

For example, how can someone with a score of 312 get into the nursing department of a medical university? These are things that cannot be discussed openly.

Even now, the college entrance examination is still highly valued, and countless people try every means to find loopholes, but even though the loopholes are small, they still exist.

Having a bachelor's degree is already a blessing, but you can't choose your major.

"Professor Luo, I'm so sorry," Sister Peng rambled on for two minutes, looking into Luo Hao's eyes, "Do you have any suggestions? I'm not asking for your help in anything, it's just that there are some information gaps I don't know. If you could provide me with anything I don't know..."

"Oh, is that so? There really is a way," Luo Hao said.

Sister Peng's eyes lit up, and she clenched her hands together, her nail beds turning white.

She didn't expect that Professor Luo actually had a solution!

She originally had other ideas for coming to see Luo Hao today. She wanted to present him with a difficult problem, an unsolvable problem, and then share her own thoughts later.

But to everyone's surprise, Professor Luo Hao actually had a solution for this kind of thing!

"Sister Peng, do you know about college students joining the army?"

"Huh?" Sister Peng looked completely bewildered.

"The target group is full-time undergraduate, associate degree, postgraduate, and second bachelor's degree graduates from public, private and independent colleges affiliated with central government departments and local governments."

This excludes graduates from previous years, students in adult higher education, self-study higher education examinations, and students in various non-degree education programs.

The recruitment of recent college graduates is primarily male, while the recruitment of female recent graduates will be determined based on the needs of the military.

College graduates who enlist in the military for compulsory service enjoy preferential policies including priority in registration, physical examination and political review, approval for enlistment, and placement.

"Professor Luo, please wait a moment. You mean you want my daughter to join the army?" Sister Peng said in surprise. "That won't do!"

Luo Hao smiled and said, "The income for enlisting in the army is very high now. After completing compulsory service, you can expect to receive a salary of about three or four hundred thousand yuan. You can't even spend it all while in the army, so that's quite a lot of money."

"Then..."

"That's not what I'm talking about. College students who enlist in the army as conscripts can choose their major from a certain range after they come back."

"!!!"

"!!!"

"!!!"

The duty room fell silent. Old Meng was a little confused; he had no idea this had happened.

“Nursing can be transferred to clinical practice,” Luo Hao said. “It just takes a few years. By the time you finish your residency training and start working in clinical practice, you’ll probably be thirty.”

"Uh……"

Sister Peng was tempted.

Regardless of whether it's accepted or not, this kind of choice of major is permitted by the state and can be considered aboveboard, unlike getting into medical school with a score of 312.

"Let's go to the Great Forge and refine it."

"But being a soldier is so tough," Sister Peng said, her heart aching.

"Some hardships are inevitable, sooner or later, and at this point they are relatively controllable."

Luo Hao said something that seemed a bit strange, but everyone present immediately understood.

Sister Peng consulted Luo Hao about some details, and Luo Hao answered all her questions without reservation.

"Professor Luo, thank you, thank you." After understanding the situation, Sister Peng was filled with gratitude and kept thanking him.

Luo Hao smiled slightly, "It's nothing, just an information gap."

"Everyone knows that the same accident-damaged car can fetch completely different prices in the eyes of an expert and an ordinary person. When car dealers buy a car, they don't look at how shiny the paint is, but at the signs of frame straightening; they don't listen to how quiet the engine is, but check if the ECU has been tampered with."

Sister Peng nodded thoughtfully.

Luo Hao continued, "Just like in a hospital, an expert can tell what the problem is just by looking at a lab report, while an ordinary person can't even understand the reference values. In the used car industry, accident records, insurance claims, and repair records—this information is scattered in different places, and ordinary people have no idea how it works."

"That's not the most important thing," Luo Hao's voice suddenly lowered. "Some information isn't untraceable, but rather deliberately concealed. For example, with cars involved in major accidents, dealers will erase the accident records completely and then give the whole car a thorough refurbishment. To the average person, it looks shiny and new, but it's actually a piece of junk."

Sister Peng's face was somewhat unpleasant. She felt that Luo Hao was being sarcastic towards her, but upon closer examination, she couldn't find any conclusive evidence of such sarcasm.

Luo Hao made a gesture, ignoring whether Peng Jie had misunderstood his words: "It's like a doctor looking at scans; we can find where the tumor is at a glance. But the patient themselves might not even be able to distinguish between a CT scan and an MRI."

Sister Peng suddenly laughed: "So, in your line of work, you're just making money off this eye for detail?"

“No,” Luo Hao shook his head, “we earn money with a clear conscience. Some people take advantage of information asymmetry to rip off customers; we use information asymmetry to save lives—ensuring that cars that shouldn't be bought don't end up in the hands of uninformed people.”

Luo Hao had already killed the conversation.

Sister Peng stood up and expressed her gratitude again, bowing to Luo Hao as she left.

"Professor Luo, will Sister Peng misunderstand?" Meng Liangren asked in a low voice.

"Hehe." Luo Hao chuckled. "I support the college entrance examination. By the way, here's some gossip: do you know who was responsible for the extermination of ten clans?"

"Fang Xiaoru."

"Yes, one of Fang Xiaoru's policies back then was to reinstate the recommendation system for filial and incorruptible officials. It's just like in the US where you need a letter of recommendation; if you want to go to school or become an official, you need someone to recommend you."

"!!!"

"For this reason alone, being torn to pieces wouldn't be a loss," Luo Hao said calmly. "Even with strict defenses, people's hearts are still being eroded. If a breach is opened, collapse will only take a hundred years."

Meng Liangren understood that Professor Luo's words just now were either yin and yang, or he was scolding Sister Peng.

Professor Luo still offered his help, showing Sister Peng a legitimate path. As for whether Sister Peng's child could endure the hardships of military service, that depended on her own efforts.

Some people couldn't endure the hardships of conscription, and were spoiled rotten by their parents at home, so they insisted on coming back no matter what. The reality is, they didn't want the consequences at all.

The word "deserter" seemed to exist in their eyes as if it didn't exist.

Meng Liangren gave a bitter smile.

"Old Meng, what are you thinking about?" Luo Hao asked, noticing the hidden meaning in Meng Liangren's words and the smile on his face.

“I once met a conscript who had just been discharged. He was very emotionally intelligent and didn’t suffer much after joining the army; he practically coasted through.”

"Oh?" Luo Hao was taken aback.

He said, "In the army, if you're not greedy or lazy, you'll be punished for being blind. Just do whatever you're told to do, and never talk back or argue."

We may not do a good job, but we can't say we won't do it!

During the five-kilometer training run, he fell to the back. When no one was looking, he pressed his nose so hard it bled, then gaggled himself until he vomited. Luo Hao immediately understood, feeling both amused and exasperated.

"Then he lay on the ground gasping for breath, and did it twice, like he was dead. The squad leader didn't dare to force him, he just looked down on him."

Later, he realized that this wouldn't work, so he started wailing and crying in the middle of the night. When the old squad leader asked him what was wrong, he told him that he had dragged the team down and embarrassed them!

Then he talked to his squad leader and political instructor, saying that he wasn't good enough and was depressed. He felt he was always dragging the company down, and that he might as well jump off a building and die.

The instructor was terrified. After that, the guy just lay around doing nothing, and when his two years were up, he was discharged and went home! A smooth landing.

"..."

Luo Hao was utterly speechless.

If someone tries to cheat like that, it's really difficult to handle.

Although the military is relatively independent, if a soldier dies during training, the responsibility becomes unbearable.

He's just a conscript, why make things difficult for him? Luo Hao instantly understood the instructor and the old squad leader's thoughts.

After running five kilometers, his nose and mouth started bleeding, and when he got back, he burst into tears, saying he had brought shame to his class and company...

The attitude has been conveyed, so no one will pursue the matter to the death.

Probably that's it.

"The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, and the fastest distance is an arc. That's really true," Luo Hao remarked with a slight sigh.

"Sigh, there's nothing I can do. I know that guy; his upper body strength is really strong, but he's not good at running. I guess that's half true and half false."

“In the infectious disease hospital, there was an emergency where he ran to get medicine at full speed. When he came back, he lay on the ground and couldn’t get up. His cardiopulmonary function was completely overwhelmed. He had only run less than a kilometer.”

Luo Hao understood that this was a matter of individual constitution, and there was nothing he could do about it.

"But... Professor Luo, is the college entrance examination going to fall apart?" Old Meng asked.

"Not quite. You know there's an amazing student at North Sichuan Medical College?" Luo Hao suddenly asked.

As he spoke, he took out his phone, found a smoking app, and started cyber smoking.

Meng Liangren shook her head.

"There was a third-year student at North Sichuan Medical College. He was a third-year student when the accident happened."

He serves as a reviewer for multiple top journals and has published 7 SCI papers as the first author or first corresponding author in top journals such as Nature, Machine Learning, and JAMA Internal Medicine, with a cumulative impact factor of 149.

She has also won several first and second prizes in national-level (Category A) competitions, and is currently involved in collaborations with institutions such as Teito University, the Cleveland Clinic, and Peking Union Medical College. She has also received offers of admission from Tokyo Dental University, the University of Tokyo, Teito Ominousan University, and Imperial College London.

"Holy crap, besides Professor Luo, is there anyone else this awesome?!" Meng Liangren exclaimed in surprise, utterly bewildered.

"Me? Compared to them, I'm nothing." Luo Hao smiled, the corners of his mouth turned up, with a hint of helplessness and sarcasm. "I didn't win this many awards when I was a junior in college."

"You have accumulated a wealth of knowledge and experience before making a breakthrough."

"In one year, the student participated in more than ten papers as the first author, co-author, or the sole corresponding author, involving many top academic journals and magazines, including The Lancet, Nature, and JAMA."

"!!!"

Meng Liangren was dumbfounded.

"Actually, if you look into it carefully, this kid is mostly just bragging."

"???"

For example, on the official website of the journal JAMA, the two articles published by the student are listed as "comments and responses"; on the official website of the journal Thoracic Oncology, the articles related to Luo are also marked as "letters to the editor"; and on the official website of the journal Nature Machine Learning, the articles related to Luo are also listed as "comments". None of them are directly published academic papers.

However, a search on the PubMed website revealed that Luo did indeed publish three other academic papers as the first author.

"But the paper has a very high plagiarism rate, so it's practically meaningless. What I mean is, you knew so many tricks in your junior year, do you think someone was guiding you behind the scenes?"

Meng Liangren nodded repeatedly.

“Having elders at home to guide you makes life easier,” Luo Hao said with a smile. “But let’s think about it the other way around. If you have family members who can easily guide you, why did you choose the dental program at North Sichuan Medical College instead of West China School of Stomatology?”

"A century-old West China Hospital, a gold-medal dentistry clinic," Meng Liangren murmured in agreement.

"Isn't it all because of the college entrance exam? Just do some shady stuff at North Sichuan Medical College and get something like the May Fourth Medal to make your resume look better later."

“West China is much cleaner, isn’t it?” Meng Liangren asked.

"It's just like that. For example, some students don't get into West China Medical Center, but they can still get into Sichuan University. These kinds of slackers use some means to transfer to West China Medical Center during their freshman year, from Sichuan University to West China Medical Center."

"!!!"

Meng Liangren never expected that there were so many tricks up her sleeve.

However, the college entrance examination is like a mountain with the word "fairness" written on it.

Even if it's only relatively fair, the word "fairness" shines brightly against the backdrop of these petty tricks.

"I really don't understand the mentality of so many parents complaining about the college entrance examination," Luo Hao said.

“Yes, I think so too,” Meng Liangren echoed.

Although he is currently single and childless, he still has to agree with what others say.

Luo Hao glanced at Meng Liangren, "There's nothing we can do, so let's just leave it at that."

"Professor Luo, I really think the college entrance examination can filter out a lot of people," Old Meng said earnestly.

"The one-child policy is quite interesting. Let me tell you something," Luo Hao said with a smile. "There really are some geniuses like that, incredibly talented."

Meng Liangren immediately understood what Luo Hao meant.

In 1928, Lee Hysan of the Lee family in Hong Kong was shot and killed. The first thing his eldest son, Lee Ming-chak, did upon returning to Hong Kong from England was to abandon all of the Lee family's illicit assets.

He publicly declared that the Li family would never set foot in Macau again, that all of Shui Fong's properties would be handed over to his uncles in the triad, and that the Li family only wanted the properties and land in Causeway Bay. This was tantamount to telling them openly, "I have shown weakness and begged for mercy; I don't want the money from Macau, and I won't seek revenge."

"Lee family?"

“East Asia Bank, Mido Hotel,” Luo Hao explained.

Meng Liangren still hadn't heard of him.

"The Li family weathered the crisis safely, and after the Li family children grew up, Li Mingze used marriage alliances to give the Li family a huge influence in the business and political circles."

"Before Japan occupied Hong Kong, Li Mingze flew to Chongqing with his family. After the victory of the War of Resistance against Japan and Japan's surrender, Li Mingze gave up all his businesses on the mainland."

"I go!"

Meng Liangren was amazed.

This is an incredibly capable person; every choice he makes is correct, and he is not greedy for money at all.

"Later, things went more and more smoothly. After 78, they built hospitals and schools on the mainland, showing off their status."

"Is the Li family doing well now?"

"Yeah, that's good. He's not as glamorous as Li Ka-shing, but he's the kind of person who benefits secretly," Luo Hao said.

"You know so much gossip."

"I heard it from the boss. He said that the family tradition is to pass down knowledge and skills. Isn't the Qian family the same? How many top geniuses in modern times have the surname Qian?"

Meng Liangren went through the names of the gentlemen in his mind, and the names of the gentlemen made his legs go weak.

"so……"

"Luo Hao, you've arrived."

Shen Zizai walked in with a beaming smile.

"director."

"My son Yifei asked me to ask you about the training camp."

"He hasn't forgotten?" Luo Hao asked, somewhat surprised.

"Hahaha, are you thinking of standing my Yifei up after the college entrance exam?"

"Did you really go to Peking Union Medical College Hospital?" Luo Hao didn't answer, but asked a question in return.

"Yes, the acceptance letter has arrived."

"Congratulations."

"Same to you, same to you." Shen Zizai said with a smile, feeling very happy. "Xiao Luo, it's all thanks to you for disciplining my Yifei back then, otherwise, kids in their rebellious phase are really hard to deal with."

"Heh," Luo Hao chuckled, "I happened to have played games for a year, so we have some common topics. However, I'm already outdated."

"Oh?"

"It's true. Even the oldest Delta has a fighting game now. It's a coincidence that I played the game that Yifei played back then."

"To put it simply, there was once a component in a car that was truly an engineering marvel. Without it, a gasoline engine could hardly function properly. It perfectly solved the fuel supply problem under complex operating conditions such as different engine power and different acceleration and deceleration, met the comprehensive requirements of power and emissions, and was extremely reliable."

Automotive principle textbooks even dedicate a chapter to studying and introducing it. When I was learning about it, I was amazed by its ingenuity; it's called a "carburetor." However, you can no longer enjoy such a great product in modern cars because of electronic fuel injection.

"No matter what technology it is, it has to fit the era. This is Yifei's luck, and also your great fortune, Director!"

Luo Hao shamelessly gave a compliment.

Although Shen Zizai knew that talk of great fortune was nonsense, he found Luo Hao's flattery extremely satisfying and laughed heartily.

He got into Peking Union Medical College, and he got in through his own entrance exam. Xiao Luo will definitely have one spot for Yi Fei in his graduate studies.

Shen Zizai knew that his son would definitely surpass him, but how high he could reach was beyond the comprehension of a director of a top-tier hospital in the far north.

"Xiao Luo, we can't go out to eat lately, and I don't know how to express my gratitude."

"Director, you're too kind. It's all thanks to Yifei's hard work. Here's what I'll do: I'll arrange a training camp for Yifei to go and see what's going on."

"Really?"

"Of course, I'm quite familiar with the training camp."

Shen Ziyi was taken aback, but as a veteran in the medical system, he understood that doctors had extensive networks.

Our own First Affiliated Hospital of Medical University is already very prestigious, not to mention Peking Union Medical College Hospital and others.

The people she knows range from high-ranking officials to ordinary people, far beyond what she can even imagine.

"Okay, can you do me a favor? Yifei is on vacation now, and I suggested taking him on a trip, but he refused. He insists on fulfilling a dream he had when he was young. Tell me, what's with all this talk about youthful dreams for a young man?"

Although Shen Zizai was scolding Shen Yifei, he couldn't suppress the smile on his lips.

(End of this chapter)