Chapter 215: Not Dreaming…
“Aaaahhhh—” The group leader teacher let out a pig-like scream.
“What? Wang Dahé, you really went all out!” The teacher complained with an aggrieved look.
“Isn’t this what you, Teacher Wang, told me to do—wake you up?” Wang Dahé said innocently. “Teacher Wang, it looks painful, so you weren’t dreaming, right?”
“Yeah, yeah, I wasn’t dreaming!” The teacher said excitedly. “We actually won! And not just that—we got a perfect score!”
The group leader from Yundu University was stunned in place.
Wasn’t their school supposed to be first?
How did Shangqing University end up on top?
“So, Teacher Lin, I was right, wasn’t I? Never jump to conclusions too early,” the teacher grinned smugly after being mocked for so long.
The Yundu University teacher had no retort.
Lin Li clenched his fists tightly.
The host announced amidst everyone’s astonished gazes, “The second-place winner of the National College Computer Team Competition is Zhonglan University.”
“Third place goes to Qinghai University.”
“Let’s congratulate these three universities!”
BOOM!
This result shocked everyone again.
Yundu University didn’t even secure second or third place!
“Huh…” Lin Qingwan frowned.
Jiang Shuqin coldly remarked, “I never expected such falsification in a computer competition.”
Lin Qingwan also felt something was off about the results.
The host continued, “Next, let’s check each round’s scores for every university.”
The large screen behind switched pages.
The total scores and individual round scores of five universities were displayed. It showed Yundu University at the bottom, with a glaring ‘0’ in the final column.
“Did you guys falsify the results? How could Lin Li possibly have zero points?” Lin Qingxiu shouted loudly.
And Lin Xuan, who always performed poorly, answered all the questions in less than thirty minutes this time. How could he possibly achieve a perfect score?
Backstage.
The Yundu University teacher asked, “Lin Li, what happened here?”
“I don’t know either.” Lin Li’s mind buzzed.
“I’ll go ask.”
The Yundu University teacher found the responsible person.
“I want to ask why our school’s Lin Li received zero points. We watched him solve seven problems and submit his answers on time. No matter how you look at it, he shouldn’t have gotten zero.”
She also wanted to ask why Lin Xuan got a perfect score but questioning other schools’ students would harm her own school’s reputation.
“Teacher Lin, rest assured, we’ll explain soon,” the official said.
As Lin Qingxiu voiced her doubts, other audience members chimed in.
“That’s impossible! Shouldn’t Lin Li have the highest score and Lin Xuan the lowest? Now it’s reversed, and they’re extreme opposites!”
“Yes, tell us why! We have the right to question the fairness of the competition!”
Live-stream comments were flooded with accusations of foul play.
At this point, Lin Li calmed down.
There’s no way Lin Xuan could be this amazing, and there’s no way he himself should have such low scores.
This result must be Su Hua’s doing; she helped Lin Xuan cheat.
Yes, it must be!
Just wait until the investigation exposes Lin Xuan’s cheating.
A smirk crept onto Lin Li’s lips.
Lin Xuan will surely lose everything this time, and this competition will tarnish Suzhou Group’s name.
People like Su Hua value interests highly. Because of Lin Xuan, if Suzhou Group suffers significant damage, Su Hua will definitely abandon him.
Hmph.
Does Lin Xuan think having Boss Su’s protection means he can do whatever he wants?
More and more people questioned the results.
The host remained calm, smiling slightly, “Since so many people are disputing the competition results, our responsible official will clarify.”
A well-dressed official stepped onto the stage.
“Hello everyone, I am the organizer of this event, my name is Gao Yang.”
“Why did Lin Li receive zero points? Because all his submitted answers were cleared.”
Everyone furrowed their brows.
Cleared?
How is that possible?
They saw Lin Li submit his answers.
“Are you just making excuses?” someone questioned again.
The official remained unfazed.
He signaled, and a live recording of Lin Li’s computer appeared.
“In the last eight minutes, Lin Li deleted the answer to the eighth question and replaced it with incorrect code. Due to his mistake at submission, all answers were erased.”
“This is exactly what Lin Li wrote. We’ve verified it—it indeed deletes the answers.”
“We guarantee not a single word has been altered, and there’s a live recording as proof. Feel free to verify with experts in the computer field.”
“No, that’s wrong!”
Lin Li rushed to the stage. “I didn’t write those things, nor did I delete the original answers.”
He had no memory of doing any of that!
This time, the crowd didn’t side with Lin Li because they clearly saw him deleting answers.
“I was looking forward to Lin Li, but I didn’t expect him to be a coward.”
“Looks like he’s overrated—I thought he was a genius.”
Wang Dahé leaned close to Lin Xuan and whispered, “Xuanzi, was it you?”
In the last few minutes, Lin Xuan had indeed tampered with something on the computer. He suspected Lin Xuan was messing with Lin Li’s computer.
“Yes,” Lin Xuan admitted without hesitation.
Wang Dahé was astonished. “Xuanzi, that’s incredible! You managed to hack into the competition backend in such a short time!”
“It’s just a small trick,” Lin Xuan replied nonchalantly.
“Brutal, really brutal!” Wang Dahé sighed. Lin Li was bound to get mad enough to spit blood.
“Xuanzi, were you getting revenge?”
“No,” Lin Xuan replied calmly. “I just didn’t want the bonus Su Hua prepared to fall into his hands.”
Wang Dahé: “…”
Damn!
More forced affection.
Wang Dahé grimaced. “Xuanzi, I don’t care about your relationship with Su Zong. Can you stop feeding me dog food?”
It was suffocating.
And he was jealous!!
Lin Xuan sat back in his chair and raised an eyebrow. “Then find yourself someone.”
Wang Dahé gritted his teeth.
“Shit! Just wait! When you’re single again, I’ll flaunt my girlfriend in front of you every day, all lovey-dovey!”
He’d feed Lin Xuan some dog food!
Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes. “Are you cursing me and Hua Bao to break up?”
Wang Dahé: “What?”
“And what if Hua Bao finds out,” Lin Xuan smiled faintly. “What do you think she’ll do to you?”
“No way!” Wang Dahé panicked. “Xuanzi, I made a slip of the tongue. If you tell Su Zong, I’m dead.”
“Then call me father-in-law,” Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow.
Wang Dahé: “…Father-in-law.”
“Good boy,” Lin Xuan chuckled.
Wang Dahé: I’M F**KING MAD!!!
Where are friends like this?!
