radicalducati Chapter 7, No. 1 in the whole school
Chapter 7, No. 1 in the whole school
Every increase or decrease is controlled by his mathematical model.
Lunch break.
The corridor of Class 7 was filled with the aroma of food.
Li Hao sat on the steps at the end of the corridor, clutching a bottle of energy drink in his hand. His eyes were red, but the light was extremely sharp.
He performed exceptionally well in Chinese, Math, and English this morning. He solved the last, most difficult math problem using a competition-style method within fifteen minutes. His estimated score should be above 140.
The afternoon's combined science exam is the real battle.
He opened his phone and pulled out two sets of practice exams for the science subjects from prestigious universities in the provincial capital that his father had gotten through connections last night. He had gone through the mechanics and organic chemistry reasoning questions, which he had highlighted, three times each last night.
"Make sure you score above 285 in the combined science section."
Li Hao said to himself.
He didn't believe Lin Yu could encounter 280.
He didn't believe Lin Yu could control the score to be exactly one point higher than him.
How did a student who ranked 300th in a month's exam manage to do this?
It's 2 PM. The combined science exam begins.
The sealed exam papers were opened, and the rustling sound of turning pages filled the examination room.
Li Hao glanced at the structure of the exam paper.
His pupils contracted slightly.
difficult.
It was more difficult than any mock exam he had ever done.
The first major physics problem was a complex model combining celestial mechanics and electromagnetic induction, requiring an enormous amount of calculation. The organic chemistry problem presented a chain structure with two more carbon chains than the actual college entrance exam questions, resulting in an information overload. The biology genetics problem involved the independent assortment and linkage/crossover of three pairs of alleles.
The provincial capital's prestigious schools jointly set the exam questions, and as expected, they showed no mercy.
Li Hao took a deep breath, gripped his pen tightly, and began to solve the problem.
He wrote very quickly. But beads of sweat began to trickle down his forehead around the twentieth minute.
A corner of the same examination room.
Lin Yu opened the exam paper.
He scanned all the questions in ten seconds.
Then turn the exam paper back to the first page.
The entire calculation was completed in his brain in ten seconds.
All 35 multiple-choice questions have been locked for correct answers. There are eight essay questions, and the optimal solution path has been generated. The exam is out of 300 points; full marks are awarded if all questions are answered correctly.
But he doesn't need a perfect score.
What he needs is an exact number.
This number depends on Li Hao's performance.
Lin Yu has a capability assessment model of Li Hao in his brain.
Li Hao's average score in the combined science exam is 282. The difficulty level of this joint exam has increased by about 15%. Based on his knowledge structure and problem-solving habits, he will most likely get stuck on the last part of the physics problem and lose 6 to 8 points.
In the organic chemistry deduction section, the third blank involves determining the number of stereoisomers; he might miss one, losing 3 points. He won't make mistakes in the biological calculations.
Predicted score range for Li Hao's combined science exam: 275 to 279.
Take the median of 277.
Target score: 278.
Lin Yu began answering the questions.
His writing speed was neither fast nor slow, like a precisely calibrated printer.
Which questions were answered correctly, which were answered incorrectly, which step was wrong, and how many points were deducted—all were executed according to the predetermined plan.
For multiple choice question 5, the correct answer is A, and he filled in A. For question 8, the correct answer is D, and he filled in D.
The correct answer to question 11 is C.
He filled in B. 6 points deducted.
The first physics problem was worth 18 points. He completed all the steps and got full marks.
The last sub-question of the second major question was worth 4 points. He stopped writing after the third step, deliberately omitting the final substitution step.
The examiner will give 2 points for the process and deduct 2 points.
Control down to the precise point of scoring.
While Li Hao was sweating profusely as he tackled the last physics problem, Lin Yu had already finished the entire exam paper.
He reviewed his deduction plan again from the beginning.
After confirming that everything was correct, he put down his pen.
I glanced at the clock on the wall.
An hour and a half of the exam has passed. There is still one hour left before the papers are collected.
Lin Yu neatly stacked the test paper and answer sheet on the table, then raised his hand.
"Teacher, I'm handing in my paper."
The proctor paused for a moment. He checked the time again.
"Student, we still have an hour before we collect the papers. Are you sure?"
"Sure."
Dozens of pens in the classroom paused for a moment at the same time.
Several test takers looked up at the source of the sound.
Li Hao also looked up. He saw Lin Yu stand up and hand the answer sheet to the proctor.
Then, Lin Yu put his hands in his school uniform pockets and walked out of the examination room without looking back.
When he passed Li Hao's seat, the two were less than a meter apart.
Li Hao's fingers gripped the pen so tightly they trembled.
His eyes were fixed on the edge of Lin Yu's answer sheet.
It was covered with dense writing.
It is not a blank paper.
A chill ran down Li Hao's spine in that instant.
Lin Yu neither submitted a blank paper to admit defeat, nor did he finish all the questions. Some areas of his answer sheet were written extremely neatly, while others were clearly left blank.
It's like deliberately removing several components from specific locations on a sophisticated circuit board.
The examination room door closed behind Lin Yu.
The autumn wind blew in from the corridor, causing the hem of his school uniform to flutter gently.
Lin Yu walked to the window at the corner of the stairs and sat down.
He took his phone out of his pocket, plugged in his earphones, and closed his eyes.
Just wait for the papers to be collected.
The remaining hour was a torment for Li Hao, not for him.
Two days later. Wednesday.
The results came out a whole day faster than usual.
The joint examination of ten schools adopted a city-wide cross-marking system, with each school's teaching and research group grading papers in a subject-based, sequential manner. Provincial teaching and research staff supervised the entire process to prevent favoritism.
The long break after the second period in the morning.
The honor roll was posted on the bulletin board at the main entrance of the teaching building.
Two A3 sheets of paper, densely packed with the names and total scores of all 1,200 senior high school students in the school.
Within three minutes, the crowd had formed a wall of flesh.
Su Qingwan was one of the first to arrive. Wearing those limited-edition canvas shoes, she squeezed through the gaps in the crowd to the front row.
She looked at her own name first.
Ranked seventh in the entire school. Total score: 683.
Su Qingwan's lips curled up. She had improved by three points since the diagnostic test.
Her gaze moved upwards and found Li Hao's name.
Ranked first in the entire school. Total score: 698.
Su Qingwan's smile deepened. Her boyfriend was firmly in first place in the grade, while she herself was consistently in the top ten.
This is the right way to achieve a powerful alliance.
Her gaze began to search for another name.
Lin Yu.
She wanted to see exactly how many points her overconfident ex had scored. He'd fallen to some hundredth place.
Flip to the next page—there are none in the first fifty. There are none in the first one hundred.
She was preparing to search from the 200th name onwards when she caught a glimpse of a name that couldn't possibly be in that position.
Second in the entire school.
Lin Yu.
Total Score —
Su Qingwan's smile froze on her face.
The surrounding noise instantly turned into a buzzing in her ears. She squeezed forward half a step, almost pressing her face against the glass window.
Second in the entire school. Lin Yu. Total score: 699.
She blinked twice.
699.
It's one point more than Li Hao's 698.
No. That's not right.
Li Hao is not the top student in the whole school.
A bolt of lightning struck her mind. Her gaze snapped upwards.