A genius? I just love studying.

Chapter 35 I’d better go

In the classroom, Li Bin collected Chen Hui's test paper and put it on the podium.

The exam had not yet ended, so it was naturally impossible to leave Chen Hui's test paper on the desk. Otherwise, people around him would be able to see the answer at a glance. No matter whether the answer was correct or not, it was at least wrong to do so.

Moreover, Li Bin was also very curious about what this little guy could accomplish as he handed in his paper almost two hours early.

After returning to the podium, Li Bin never left it again, which made Deng Leyan very happy. Without the invigilator annoying him, he felt that his thoughts were much smoother.

The guy who handed in the paper early just now is not completely useless.

Li Bin sat on the podium, completely immersed in the test paper in front of him.

All eight multiple-choice questions were correct!
He doesn't have the answer, but he will be able to verify it after he has the answer, and it will be much faster than doing it himself.

He turned to the second page and skimmed over the first big question. He had just looked at it and knew that Chen Hui's proof was fine.

The second plane geometry question was one he knew at a glance that Chen Hui's answer was correct.

"This kid has a great mathematical intuition!"

Seeing the third question, Li Bin gave a light thumbs up. Although he was not the one who set the question this time, he knew that this number theory question was originally intended to be the finale, but for some unknown reason, the last question was added later.

This question was not difficult for him, but considering that the little guy only took him more than ten minutes to solve it, it was a bit scary.

Even he might not be able to do it so quickly.

It’s not that you may not, it’s that you definitely can’t!
This problem requires converting the final proof into mathematical language, and then cleverly using Euler's theorem to solve the problem in the second case. This idea is not so simple and natural.

And this guy only took more than ten minutes, which means that after reading the question, he thought of these two steps in a very short time.

genius!

This is definitely a math genius!
Li Bin was a little excited. He didn't know how strong the little guy was, but at least he was stronger than him. In other words, the kid had at least reached the threshold of becoming a mathematical research scholar. Maybe he would see the kid's name in the news in the future.

Li Bin was inexplicably excited at the thought that he could actually witness the tender period of a future genius.

Then he turned his attention to the last big question.

This was also a number theory question. After reading the question, as a graduate student in mathematics, he already had some vague ideas.

This question is quite interesting, worthy of the person who asked it. If it were any other time, he would definitely pick up paper and pen to try to solve it.

But now, he couldn't wait to see the little guy's answer.

He wanted to know whether the talented little guy could get full marks.

"what?"

Li Bin widened his eyes and looked at the answer process on the test paper. He stayed there for more than ten seconds before coming to his senses.

After seeing this fantastic solution, he changed his mind. This kid has not only touched the threshold of becoming a mathematical researcher, he even has the potential to become a mathematician!

As the saying goes in the mathematics department, mathematics is a dark abyss. These so-called mathematics graduate students, and even most of the mathematics doctoral students, are nothing but ants in this dark abyss. They are not qualified to be called mathematical scholars, let alone mathematicians.

Even if mathematicians are not gods flying in the sky, at least they can jump dozens of feet high, barely jump out of the dark abyss of mathematics, and get a glimpse of the magical world outside the abyss.

Recalling the scene just now, the little guy finished the third big question and wrote this brilliant solution in just a few minutes.

This is talent!
A talent for being a mathematician!

He subconsciously reached into his trouser pocket, wanting to take out his cell phone and tell the president about this.

It was not until he found nothing that he remembered that his cell phone had been temporarily confiscated while he was invigilating the exam, and he would not be able to get it back until the end of the exam.

But he couldn't wait!

Taking Chen Hui's test paper, he walked out of the classroom.

"Old Yan, come here."

Just as he walked out of the classroom, he saw a colleague who was inspecting the exam.

"what happened?"

Yan Zhenhua walked over quickly.

"Please help me supervise the exam. I have something urgent to deal with." Li Bin said, and ran to the control room impatiently to get his mobile phone back.

"and many more."

Yan Zhenhua held Li Bin's shoulders, his eyes still wary. "What do you want to do?"

Naturally, he noticed the test paper in Li Bin's hand early on.

"I want to take a picture of this set of answers and show it to the president."

Li Bin did not hide it.

Yan Zhenhua frowned, thinking his colleague was making a fuss out of nothing. "Why would the president personally review a test paper?"

"Even if it's a perfect score, it's not something we haven't seen over the years."

After all, this is just a provincial competition, not IMO (International Mathematical Olympiad), so even if it is a full score CMO paper, it is still acceptable.

But it’s just a provincial competition. Even if you get full marks, what’s so strange about that?
"You take a look first."

Li Bin knew that if he didn't explain clearly, he would not be able to leave today. Although it was only a provincial competition, the standard of this exam was not low, and they also had disciplinary requirements that would not allow him to act recklessly.

Yan Zhenhua is also a secretary of the Chengdu Mathematical Society and a graduate student in mathematics. Although he felt that Li Bin was making a fuss over nothing, he still took the test paper and examined it carefully.

"Stop wasting time and look at the last question."

Li Bin was too lazy to wait any longer and reminded them.

Yan Zhenhua didn't waste any time. Since Li Bin said so, it meant that he had checked the answers. He thought this must be a perfect test paper, but he still didn't understand what was so strange about it.

Turn to page two and look at the last question.

He had already seen this question when he was inspecting the exam. He found it interesting at the time and thought about it for a while.

This question is indeed difficult, but it is not impossible to answer. Even if some candidates can answer it, it is normal.

"Ok?"

However, after seeing the answer process on the test paper, Yan Zhenhua couldn't help but make a strange sound.

"Now you know why I showed it to the president?"

Yan Zhenhua's reaction pleased Li Bin, and he said with a proud smile.

"He does have some talent!"

Yan Zhenhua breathed a sigh of relief. Sometimes he envied these talented guys.

"Do you know how long it took him to solve this problem?"

Li Bin was in a good mood because of Yan Zhenhua's reaction and couldn't help talking more.

Without waiting for Yan Zhenhua to come up with a supporting role, he asked and answered himself, "No more than five minutes!"

"Alright, go help me invigilate the exam. I'll hand the papers to the president. With a genius like this, maybe we should take advantage of him first. Otherwise, by the time he gets to CMO, Rongcheng University will be gone."

Li Bin took back the test paper, patted Yan Zhenhua on the shoulder, turned around and left.

However, Yan Zhenhua held his shoulders again, and when he was not paying attention, Yan Zhenhua had already taken the test paper in his hand again.

"I'll go, after all, I'm the one who's in charge of the exams."

"You'd better go back and invigilate. We have discipline."

Li Bin's eyes widened, "You..."

Yan Zhenhua ignored him and strode towards the control room.

"Dog thief!"

Looking at Yan Zhenhua's departing back, Li Bin cursed him fiercely, his teeth almost breaking, but he did not chase him in the end. Just as Yan Zhenhua said, he was the invigilator and could not leave without permission.

(End of this chapter)