The game of power begins with the police officers at the local police station.

At 6 p.m. on June 24, 2014, the Admissions and Examination Institute of the Education Department of Donghai Province launched the college entrance examination results inquiry system.

After getting off work, Jiang Yiqiu did not go home but waited to check his college entrance examination results.

She felt uneasy, hoping that Shen Xiaorong would not let her efforts go to waste.

At 8:00 AM sharp, Jiang Yiqiu logged into the inquiry system. Due to the large number of people checking their college entrance exam scores, the system experienced a slight delay. Jiang Yiqiu waited about a minute before logging in. She entered Shen Xiaorong's admission ticket number and inquiry password, held her breath, and was startled by the displayed college entrance exam scores. She couldn't believe it. She looked at them carefully to confirm they were real and she hadn't misread them.

Shen Xiaorong's 2014 college entrance examination scores were as follows: total score 739, Chinese 144, Mathematics 150, Science Comprehensive 300, and English 145.

Jiang Yiqiu exclaimed excitedly, "Oh my god, perfect score in math and science!"

Jiang Yiqiu clenched his fists, so excited that he was incoherent, muttering to himself: "This result will break the record for the highest college entrance examination score in Donghai Province in history, unprecedented and unparalleled."

With a raw score of 739 and a total score of 750, Shen Xiaorong only lost eleven points. She's truly a genius.

It took Jiang Yiqiu more than ten minutes to calm himself down before he could continue checking the scores of the top students.

Su Fan, who came in second place, scored 655. This score would have been considered very high in the past. However, with the genius Shen Xiaorong this year, Su Fan was 84 points behind the first place.

Jiang Yiqiu checked the scores of all the students she thought could score above 600, and she was satisfied with the results.

A total of 1457 students from No. 1 High School took the college entrance examination, including 912 science students and 545 arts students.

Thirty-seven students scored over 600 in science subjects and twelve students scored over 600 in humanities subjects, for a total of forty-nine students scoring over 600. In previous college entrance examinations, there were not even a handful of students scoring over 600.

Jiang Yiqiu was overjoyed; his position as principal was now secure.

Chen Shi was sitting in the living room watching current affairs news and speeches by central leaders when Jiang Yiqiu pushed the door open and came in. Chen Shi glanced at his watch; it was almost 10:30.

"Working so late tonight."

Jiang Yiqiu asked excitedly, "What day is it today? Have you forgotten?"

Chen Shi thought for a moment, not remembering what special day it was: "What day is it today?"

"After 8 o'clock, you can check your college entrance exam scores. Guess how many points Shen Xiaorong got?"

"Why don't you just look it up? Did you even look it up?"

Jiang Yiqiu excitedly exclaimed, "739!"

"739?" Chen Shi stood up.

Jiang Yiqiu logged into the query system and showed Shen Xiaorong's college entrance examination results to Chen Shi.

Chen Shi took the phone and looked at it carefully. The total score was 739, with 144 in Chinese, 150 in Mathematics, 300 in Science, and 145 in English.

Chen Shi looked shocked and said after a long while, "I never thought that the unknown Chunyang County could make the headlines of the college entrance examination. Shen Xiaorong stands out from the crowd. Even a chicken coop can produce a golden phoenix."

Chen Shi looked at Jiang Yiqiu: "What is the highest score ever achieved in the college entrance examination in Donghai Province?"

"735, but that's with 20 extra points added. The highest raw score is 722. Shen Xiaorong's raw score is 739, which is the highest score in recent years. Even with the extra points, it's still the highest score."

Chen Shi took out his phone and called Shen Xiaorong.

The call was answered after about ten seconds: "Brother, why are you calling me so late? I'm already asleep."

"You can still sleep? Don't you know you can check your college entrance exam results tonight?"

"I checked, the total score is 739, which is within my expectations."

"You think 739 is normal?"

"It's normal, what's abnormal about it?"

"You have broken historical records and will bring prosperity to Chunyang County. Education in Chunyang County will be changed because of you."

"I haven't thought about these things."

"Go to sleep. I'll pick you up tomorrow morning."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Shi said, "Shen Xiaorong helped me a lot. This adds another achievement to my campaign for executive deputy county head."

Jiang Yiqiu smiled broadly. She had helped me a lot and helped me realize my dream of becoming a school principal.

The next morning, Chen Shi had Yang Bin drive to Xiaoqinggou while he personally went to pick up Shen Xiaorong.

When Chen Shi arrived at Shen Xiaorong's house, Shen Xiaorong was eating noodles. She was surprised to see Chen Shi and quickly stood up.

"Brother, you really came to pick me up."

Chen Shi smiled and said, "When have I ever lied? Hurry up and eat your noodles. After you finish, we'll go to the Education Bureau."

"Brothers, please sit down. I'll go cook two bowls of noodles for you."

"We've already had breakfast, you should eat now."

Shen Xiaorong sat down and ate noodles with gusto. Chen Shi looked at Shen Xiaorong, who, as usual, was even calmer than him, as if nothing had happened. 739 points seemed to be a very ordinary score for her.

After Shen Xiaorong finished eating her noodles and picked up her bowl to go to the kitchen to wash the dishes, Chen Shi said, "I'll wash them for you. Go change your clothes."

Shen Xiaorong then realized that she was still wearing her pajamas and no underwear. She smiled sweetly at Chen Shi and said, "Brother, don't worry, I'll be done washing in no time."

Shen Xiaorong went back to the kitchen, washed the dishes, put them away, went back to her room, changed her clothes, and came out unhurriedly.

Yang Bin had also heard about Shen Xiaorong's grades. In his mind, this kind of academic genius, no, she was a genius, who should not wear glasses, have an ordinary appearance, and not attract attention when walking outside, but be able to calm down and study.

Shen Xiaorong's appearance surprised him. He had come here a few times before but hadn't paid attention to her. But today, when he took a closer look, he thought, "My goodness, she's a real beauty. Even the stars on TV aren't as pretty as her."

Yang Bin was certain that Shen Xiaorong was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen; her large, bright eyes seemed to speak volumes and were mesmerizing.

God really is something, giving all the best things to one person. Good at studying, and so good-looking too, how are the underachievers supposed to live?

Chen Shi opened the car door for Shen Xiaorong, and the two got in. Chen Shi asked, "Xiaorong, have you decided what major you want to choose?"

Shen Xiaorong's phone rang. She took it out and saw that it was an unknown number, so she hung up immediately.

Chen Shi asked, "Who called?"

"I don't know, it's an unfamiliar number."

Shen Xiaorong looked at Chen Shi: "Brother, I want to study medicine and save lives."

Chen Shi thought for a moment: "You should apply to the medical schools of Tsinghua and Peking Universities, or the eight-year clinical medicine program at Peking Union Medical College, a combined bachelor's and doctoral program, a '4+4' elite training program. Peking Union Medical College Hospital is ranked first in the country."

Shen Xiaorong sighed, "When I read it aloud, I felt like I was already an old maid."

"Medical studies take a long time and require the accumulation of clinical experience. The older you are, the more senior you become."

"Eight years of study, and you'll only be 26 years old, very young."

Shen Xiaorong's phone rang again. She picked it up and saw that it was the Admissions Examination Institute's number.

The call connected: "Hello."

"Hello, are you Shen Xiaorong?"

"I am Shen Xiaorong, and you are?"

"Shen Xiaorong, I am the teacher in charge of admissions for Tsinghua and Peking Universities in Donghai Province. First of all, congratulations on being the highest scorer in science in Donghai Province's college entrance examination in 2014. We sincerely invite you to study at Tsinghua and Peking Universities. I called you earlier, but you didn't answer. That was my personal number. If you have any questions about the majors, I can answer them for you in detail. We will come to Chunyang from Yizhou later and discuss the specifics."

"Okay," Shen Xiaorong said coldly, and hung up the phone.

Chen Shi looked at Shen Xiaorong: "If you don't want to study medicine, just tell the admissions office teachers and tell them not to come all this way."

Shen Xiaorong smiled and said, "Brother, 739 points is the top science score in Donghai Province. This is my bargaining chip. Let them come down and we can talk about the details to get the best possible outcome for ourselves."

If they get it too easily, they won't cherish it.