Chapter 604: Checking The Exam Papers In Public
Chapter 604: Checking the Exam Papers in Public
There were only four spots, and right now Eddie and Mason had taken two of them.
There were only two spots left.
Since Cheyenne's opponent had advanced, it meant she had lost.
Leah had assumed she would easily make it into the top four this time, but reality dealt her a harsh blow.Content held by NôvelDrama.Org.
Just seconds ago, she had mocked Cheyenne, suggesting she could go home and have dinner, but the next moment, Mr. President announced that the third person to enter the finals was not her.
It was the Jostrana guy named Lucien Miller that she had looked down upon from the beginning, .
How could this be?
Everyone simply couldn't believe their ears-how could Leah possibly lose to that Jostrana guy?
They had clearly seen that he, like Cheyenne, had hardly written anything, probably just a name at most. How could he pass like this?
Leah's ability was evident to everyone; last year, she had lost to Mason with the strength of a second place.
She should have easily surpassed ninety percent of the people present.
In their minds, Cheyenne and the Jostrana guy were representative of the ninety percent majority.
The smile froze on Leah's face, and she stared blankly at the paper on the desk, a hint of unwillingness and anger lingering in her eyes.
What made her even more furious was the announcement by Abel that the fourth spot was for Cheyenne.
"No, how is this possible?"
Leah exclaimed in surprise. She bit her lip, clenched her palm, and said coldly, "I don't believe it. Why Cheyenne? I demand to see the answer sheet."
To be honest, Kyson had not expected his granddaughter to lose to that unknown Jostrana man.
His expression didn't look too good.
But this result had been discussed by several judges together, and it was ultimately announced by Mr. President, so it couldn't be wrong.
By openly demanding to see the answer sheet, was Leah questioning the fairness of the judges?
Yvonne was the first to stand up to protect her. She openly displayed her score sheet in front of the media, and looked calmly at Leah.
"You've practically grown up under my watch, yet you're really disappointing me now, Leah. Why do you think that if you can't make it, others can't either? Why do you always use malicious speculation to judge others?"
Her words were stern and incisive, without a single vulgar word, yet they thoroughly embarrassed Leah.
Kyson couldn't help but cough, his face turning red, looking like a ripe apple from afar, his brows furrowed.
In a deep voice, he said, "Leah, don't cause a scene."
If you lose, you lose. There's no need to make a fuss.
But causing such a scene would make it seem like the Owen family couldn't handle losing, which was more embarrassing than being outperformed by others.
Seeing this situation, Emily naturally stepped forward to speak for Leah.
Looking at Abel, she suggested in a very obedient manner, "Father, why don't you let Miss Owen see the answer sheet? Among the participants present, there must be others who feel similarly dissatisfied."
As soon as she spoke, the participating contestants and the audience below all began to whisper. In this venue filled with thousands of people, the noise quickly grew as loud as a marketplace.
Abel had no choice but to comply with the public's opinion. He asked his assistant to retrieve the discarded test papers from the trash can and read out the names one by one as he handed them back to the students.
Meanwhile, several esteemed elderly
judges stood up from their seats.
They praised the students and surprisingly, it was Adrian who was chosen to speak on behalf of the
judges. "This question is not as
difficult as it may seem, nor is it as
simple as it appears."
"In fact, the prescription we gave you was incorrect. Many of you thought it was easy and didn't pay enough attention, providing merely an analysis."
"And those four people did not simply leave their answer sheets blank, as you might believe."
He singled out Mason's paper. Being meticulous and clever, Mason discovered that the question itself was flawed. He corrected the question and then used the correct method to provide the right answer. Next was Eddie, who specializes in clinical medicine. He used anatomical diagrams to explain his answer.
The man from Jostrana wrote his answer using a unique local massage technique to treat rheumatism.
Cheyenne revealed detailed
acupressure points and offered an
an acupressure treatment, leaving everyone astonished. They had mistakenly thought that she was unable to answer the question when they saw her seemingly randomly seribbling on her sheet, only to find her calmly signing her name in the
end.
They misinterpreted her actions, assuming she was truly incapable of solving the problem.
But the result was a resounding slap in the face.
Turning to Leah's test paper, even though it was filled with dense writing, she had already gone wrong from the beginning. Her initial premise was incorrect, so no matter how complete her writing was afterwards, it only served to compound her mistakes.
Kyson, a perceptive person, understood as soon as he saw it...
He stepped forward, gently pulling on her sleeve and dragged her down from the elevated platform where the contestants were standing. As they walked away, he scolded her, saying, "Stop making a fool of yourself here. From now on, start from the basics and study properly at home!"
"Grandfather..."
Leah was so angry that she almost vomited blood. Why did her grandfather always choose to criticize her in front of others?
In the end, Cheyenne, Eddie, and the other two emerged as the winners.
Abel announced in front of everyone that the final stage would continue tomorrow, with the opponents challenging each other with questions. The winner would have the opportunity to enter the Presidential Library.
As for who their opponents would be, it would be determined by a lucky draw.
Cheyenne casually picked up a piece of paper with Lucien Miller written on it. Her opponent turned out to be the man from Jostrana.
At the same time, Lucien also received a slip of paper with Cheyenne's name on it. He politely bowed to the young girl.
Cheyenne responded with a nonchalant "Mm-hmm".
"I'm hungry. I'm going home to eat. Goodbye, everyone."
With that, she turned around and stepped down the stairs.
Yvonne noticed this and followed, catching up with Cheyenne.
"Cheyenne, wait for me."
"Master." The people in Wind Hall looked at each other in confusion, their minds in disarray.
How did this new master give off the impression of being aloof and uninvolved?