After dinner.
All of the teams had heard the news about Gu Mang not attending the competition training program.
Feeling hopeless, Yang Tianming had completely given up on defending their school.
“If the situation continues to develop like this, the netizens will surely criticize Gu Mang once the local news outlets talk about this.” Anxious, Professor Xue was pacing back and forth.
Gossip was an extrely fearful thing. Good news was suppressed and bad news went viral.
Yang Tianming sat on the bed with drooping shoulders. His head was aching. “Then, are we supposed to say that the people of Jijing Island are behind this?”
Professor Xue stopped in his tracks and turned to Yang Tianming. “We definitely cannot beco scapegoats!”
“Who would believe us?” Taking a deep breath, Yang Tianming looked up at him. “Who would believe that Jijing Island is going against Gu Mang?”
“Um...” Professor Xue’s expression beca solemn. As he suppressed his anger, he could not find the right words.
Yang Tianming rubbed his face. “Forget it. Let’s just pretend we’re on a vacation. You should go and console the students.”
...
Shen Qianzi was chatting with Leng Xuan on the phone in her own room.
Leng Xuan asked, [Who spread this news?]
Shen Qianzi typed on her screen, [It seems like soone must have overheard Professor Yang talking about this matter with another person.]
On the other end, Leng Xuan laughed and replied, [This news spread too early. The results of the first round of competition won’t seem as shocking anymore.]
Shen Qianzi looked down at her phone, her expression slightly annoyed.
She replied, [This is a team competition. The individual first place is also chosen from the top 16.]
The worse the Capital University did, the more everyone would resent Gu Mang. For her to lead the Capital University team to top 16...
The ranking would be an unfair advantage to Gu Mang.
Leng Xuan replied, [Hasn’t she always been taking first place? Now that she is here on Jijing Island, all the schools are waiting to see her make headlines again globally through her results.]
If she did not achieve impressive results, she would be utterly humiliated.
That would make a good show.
...
Qin Yaozhi glanced at Gu Mang, who was sitting next to a table. She had her leg up on the chair. Gu Mang was typing on a keyboard with rebellious posture. The corner of her lips twitched.
She was really fascinated by Sister Mang’s attitude!
In the past, Gu Mang used to only manage Xingmu International Corporation’s security system. She did not ddle much in the research field.
She also refused to join the company’s group chat.
This ti, due to the project, Shen Xie set up a group chat personally and invited Gu Mang.
“Sweeper Monk” had always been the most mysterious and impressive presence at Xingmu International Corporation. Everyone was extrely excited upon eting their idol for the first ti.
Gu Mang only talked about a few problems and asked them to cooperate with her in the group chat. She was still in charge of the core of the project, after all.
Xingmu International Corporation’s Deputy Computer Programr asked, [Idol, if we have questions, can we ask you in the group chat?]
Gu Mang replied, [Okay.]
...
The next day.
The competition this ti were so of the most highly regarded people in the dical field. All the dical associations around the world were waiting to recruit talent after the release of competition results.
9 AM.
In Jijing Island’s Academic Center.
The white painted infrastructure looked very majestic. At the front of the hall, there were huge boulders placed horizontally signed by magnates of every academic field.
Signing on the boulders was the highest honor one could receive. The balloting ceremony would take place here.
The competition utilized a cluster system. The 118 teams were split into two clusters, numbered, and placed randomly into two boxes. The competition representative would then draw a number from each box. The drawn teams would be opponents and the winning team would progress to the next round.
Out of these 118 teams, the teams from H University and M University were considered favored to win. No one wanted to be their opponent and get knocked out in the first round.
On the other hand, the Capital University team had beco the most desirable opponent.
“What is the Capital University team’s number?”
“29.”
“I wonder which lucky team will have them as their opponent? Any easy win is most advantageous.”
On the stage.
The person who was drawing the ballots was Tang Er, the person in charge of the competition.
There were two black opaque boxes in front of him.
The competition MC walked up. “Welco to Jijing Island’s International Physiology Competition, everyone. I believe everyone is aware of the competition rules. The first round is the written examination. Every team has to answer 50 multiple-choice questions and 50 “true or false” questions within 45 minutes. The score used to evaluate which team advances to the next round will be the average score of each team.”
All the mbers of the Capital University team were sitting together. Upon hearing what the MC said, they looked at Gu Mang subconsciously.
Leaning on the chair and hugging her arms, Gu Mang seed to be asleep. The brim of her cap was also pushed down.
Qiao You snickered. “I’m really in awe. How can she still fall asleep?”
Yesterday, Gu Mang had to attend to so matters, so she slept at 3AM.
Qin Yaozhi was aware of this fact and was annoyed by Qiao You’s sarcastic tone..
She said rcilessly with a cold expression, “How are you so good at talking sh*t? Do you think only you have a mouth?”
Qin You’s expression beca dark. Due to Qin Yaozhi’s background, she did not dare to say anything back.
She pursed her lips and looked at the stage.
After the MC finished explaining the competition rules, he announced, “Now, let’s invite Mr. Tang Er, the man in charge of the competition to draw the ballots.”
Instantly, everyone’s heart was in their throats.
They stared at the stage with an unwavering gaze.
Tang Er smiled and picked a number out of the box on the left. “Number 15, University H from Country K.” Then, he proceeded to pick another number from the other box. “Number 67, Capital dical University from Country Z.”
The first pairing had been announced. So people were relieved that one of the stronger teams had been chosen. The rest of the teams would have an easier ti during the round.
On the other hand...
The professor and students of the Capital dical University team did not look too good.
“What the f*ck! We are going to get destroyed in the first round!” Soone in the team could not help but curse in front of the professor.
The professor was also secretly cursing in his heart. However, to maintain his image, he did not verbalize his thoughts.
They had never been so “lucky!”
Following the first pairing, they revealed a few other pairings. So teams were delighted, while so were depressed.
Just then, Tang Er picked a number from the box on the left. “Number 29. Capital University.”
The entire venue beca silent for a few seconds. The teams that had not been chosen all looked at the box on the right.
All of them hoped that their team would get chosen.
Tang Er picked a number from the box on the right. “Imperial College from Country D.”
“F*ck! The Imperial College is Country D’s second best seeded team. They made it to the top eight in the previous competition and now they are competing against Capital University. Aren’t they breaking a butterfly on the wheel?!”
“One spot is wasted just like that. If we were chosen to compete against Capital University, I bet we would surely win!”
“If it was last year’s Capital University team, they would still be worthy of a fight. Didn’t Gu Mang not attend the training program at all? She isn’t on the sa playing field as us.”
“Furthermore, it’s the average score that counts. I thought Gu Mang was the best on their team. But now, she is going to pull down the average score. The current Capital University team is really underwhelming.”
“This match will be very boring. The Imperial College team will crush them easily.”
Qin Yaozhi was dazed from the shock. What the f*ck! Just their luck to get Imperial College as an opponent!
Shen Qianzi pursed her lips as her gaze beca darker. She gave Yang Tianming a heads up before getting up and walking towards the restroom. She pushed the door open. There was no one inside.
Shen Qianzi locked the door from the inside and gave Master Bi a call. “Teacher, Elder Leng said that the first box contains numbers of all the strong teams, while the second box contains numbers of all the weaker teams. How did Imperial College’s number appear in the second box?”
If they had gotten another university, she would have felt more confident of winning.
She had absolutely no confidence in beating Imperial College’s team, not with Gu Mang holding them back, anyway.
Master Bi said, “Qianzi, don’t worry. Elder Leng called last night and told that we have to eliminate the Capital University team in the first round. You just have to make sure you get full marks for the written examination. Elder Leng will make an exception and accept you as an unofficial disciple. After so ti, you will be able to beco an official disciple.”
Hearing this, Shen Qianzi heaved a sigh of relief. “Okay, teacher.”
...
At the backstage of the Academic Center hall.
Staring at the words “Capital University VS Imperial College” on the screen, Leng Xuan laughed.
Shen Qianzi was right. Why should they allow Capital University to get a good ranking?
Furthermore, rumors had it that Gu Mang was the Chief Forensic Doctor at the Criminal Division.
If she could get into the top 16, that would an that she really had so skills... Leng Xuan wouldn’t let such accidents happen.
Capital University and Imperial College rankings on the global universities ranking were always close. Both schools’ dical schools were of the sa quality too.
It would be interesting to see how Capital University’s team perford with Gu Mang with them.
The balloting ceremony ended at 10 AM. 59 teams would take the written examinations simultaneously at 3 PM.
The balloting ceremony before the competition was a common practice on Jijing Island. It was to test the teams’ ntalities during the actual examinations.
During their dical careers, they would face many sudden and unexpected situations. During tis like this, they would need to make judgnts in a calm manner.
Hence, balloting was part of the competition as well.
...
Lu Chengzhou arrived on Jijing Island in the afternoon.
He was staying in the hotel next to Gu Mang’s.
In the presidential suite.
Gu Mang propped her legs up on the coffee table. She played gas languidly as she leaned back in a carefree manner.
He Yidu and Qin Fang were facing her. They glanced at her from ti to ti.
She was way too calm.
Although this big boss’ dical skills were quite good, all the opponents taking part in the competition this ti were formidable figures. They would beco famous figures at their respective universities and were up and coming talents in the dical world.
They felt that their big boss was really disrespecting her opponents.
Or did their big boss think that those people were not worthy of being her opponents?
The corner of his Qin Fang’s lips twitched.
He thought of the instances when Gu Mang had “set new records.” The famous saying and life philosophy of “never ever look back after destroying sothing” ca to mind.
Lu Chengzhou brought her a glass of warm honey water. Seeing that she was gaming, he brought the drink to her lips.
Gu Mang took a sip naturally.
“Are you going to take a nap after this round?” Lu Chengzhou asked softly.
Gu Mang answered, “Ah, okay.”
He Yidu got up. “Brother Cheng, Qin and I will go settle the remaining matters.”
Lu Chengzhou looked up. “Okay, you guys can go first.”
He Yidu dragged Qin Fang out.
...
2:50 PM.
All the teams arrived at the venue of the written examination. It was a special venue that was specially dedicated for competitions. There were five examination halls. All the teams had been randomly allocated to an examination hall.
Gu Mang was in the first examination hall.
There was no invigilator in the examination hall. There were only surveillance caras present.
No one would dare to cheat here.
A person from the dical association who was in charge of the examination gave out the exam papers.
The mont they received the papers, all of the competitors frowned.
All of the questions were very long.
They only had 45 minutes to finish 100 questions. That ant that they only had about 20 seconds to do one question.
They had to read, analyze, and answer. The difficulty level had increased exponentially.
The written examination officially comnced at 3PM.
The clock up front displayed the ti clearly to everyone in the hall.
As usual, Gu Mang had only brought her identification card and a black pen.
29 minutes into the exam...
Gu Mang capped her pen and got up with her exam.
There was no teacher, so she just placed the exam on the table in front and left the examination hall.
The professors from all the schools were waiting in the lounge outside.
Seeing that Gu Mang was the first to co out, they were not surprised. They had heard the rumors about her before the competition. Chances were, Gu Mang had not known how to solve any of the questions.
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