An Eye-Opening Experience
In the corridor.
It was only a few steps, but William found it difficult to walk.
Damn it!
No medicine needed?
Is this even human?
William was filled with extreme envy, jealousy, and hatred.
Then I thought about what I should say when he got back.
Tell the truth?
I'm afraid they won't believe it.
Even he didn't believe it.
Yeah, how could that be?
Adam was definitely bluffing.
William came to his senses, thinking he knew the truth, and was annoyed that he had almost been fooled by Adam's boast.
"Honey, how are you?"
In the luxurious suite, the wealthy woman was enjoying a meal when she saw William enter and immediately asked him questions.
"I didn't take any medicine at all."
William laughed.
"Impossible!"
The wealthy woman categorically denied it, saying, "No one can be that strong."
She clearly hadn't read Marvel Comics and didn't know Captain America's famous quote.
I've never seen Howard from the Big Bang Theory, constantly bragging about "I can work all night" and printing such an embarrassing abbreviation on his T-shirt.
Then, in a fit of excitement, he forcefully ripped open his T-shirt in front of everyone, revealing his thin upper body, wildly swinging the tattered T-shirt, kneeling on the ground, and roaring to the sky.
In her mind, the strongest thing is medicine, not people.
"Of course no one is that strong."
William quickly chimed in, "The key is that it's not just one person next door, it's a group of people."
"You mean..."
The rich woman's eyes lit up.
"Yes."
William's mind flashed with images of Juno and Karen, and as he immersed himself in the scene, the 'truth' suddenly became clear, confirming his suspicions about the rich woman.
Can we participate?
The rich woman never fails to make a shocking statement.
"..."
William was immediately taken aback. He glanced at the ordinary rich woman, then thought of Heather, Juno, and Karen, and was very tempted. He thought that if he could participate, he would make a huge profit.
But then he realized that this was impossible, and he didn't want to appear in front of Adam again, especially with the rich woman.
So he could only shake his head and say, "No, it's an inside party..."
"I see."
The wealthy woman felt it was a pity, but then she forgot about it.
Since there's no miracle cure, it's not worth paying attention to. It's not like the parties next door are the only ones like this.
She's attended even Eyes Wide Shut parties.
William breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time felt a little disappointed.
If only the rich woman had persisted a little longer, or used some means to persuade Adam and the others...
next door.
Adam, of course, had no idea that William was indulging in wishful thinking and fantasies.
"Juno, you're at Harvard University, have you heard of the Chicken Dinner Legend at MIT?"
He stretched and said casually.
"Certainly."
Juno laughed and said, "There was one guy who applied for the Robinson Scholarship at Harvard Medical School and beat out 74 other applicants to win a $300,000 scholarship. Of course I've heard his story."
To ensure the status and income of doctors, the United States strictly controls the number of new medical school students, allocating approximately 20,000 places each year to 143 medical schools across the country that can award Doctor of Medicine.
Larger state public medical schools have 200 to 300 places, while top private medical schools such as Harvard University, Johns Hopkins, Stanford, and Columbia University only admit around 100 new students each year.
This fall, Juno's class has only 75 students (including Juno).
With such a small circle and such huge interests, news naturally spread like wildfire, even revealing every detail of the interview.
"Oh? He's a student in this year's class, just like you?"
Adam exclaimed in surprise.
"Um."
Juno laughed and said, "This person is called Ben Campbell. He is an absolute genius. He is a pre-medical student with a GPA of 4.0 (out of 4.0), an MCAT score of 44 (out of 45), the team leader of the All-American Mathematics Elite League, and has served as a teaching assistant for two famous professors. He has their recommendation letters and his resume is very impressive."
"This alone won't impress the recruiters, will it?"
Adam shook his head.
"Good."
Juno nodded and said, "His resume is indeed impressive, but it's not outstanding among Harvard University's past students, even though he said his lifelong dream was to study at Harvard Medical School."
The recruitment staff remained unmoved, demanding he provide an even more dazzling life story, ideally one like a protagonist straight out of a book, to impress everyone.
"Then he told me about his card-counting team in Las Vegas?"
Adam couldn't help but laugh.
He finally remembered the general plot of the movie called Blackjack.
This man, Ben Campbell, was studying at MIT. In his senior year, he was preparing to apply to Harvard Medical School, but he was worried about the cost of $300,000 (tuition and living expenses) over four years.
Then, because of his outstanding mathematical talent, he was noticed by a mathematics professor and brought into a secret card counting group. He quickly mastered the skill, surpassed his teacher, and became the mainstay of the team.
He and other members formed a team and went to Las Vegas 17 times, winning hundreds of thousands of dollars in just a few months (his personal winnings, plus the winnings of other team members and professors, totaled no less than ten million).
During this time, due to a conflict with the professor (who only remotely directed the logistics but directly demanded half of the profits), the money he won was stolen by the professor, and he was also caught and beaten up by the casino.
He confronted the professor, but the professor threatened him with his grades to make him back down (because if the professor gave him a low grade, his GPA would not be able to reach 4.0, and he might be rejected from the application, so money would be useless).
Desperate, he chose to collaborate with the casino's regulators, devising a plan to trick the professor into making a big, retirement-friendly heist before the casino's new system went live (previously, for safety reasons, they had been winning money in batches and in fixed amounts; this last attempt was a risky gamble to make a killing).
The regulators and the professors are old rivals. They've always wanted to catch the professors, but they haven't had the chance because the professors have moved from the spotlight to behind the scenes. This time, they're preparing to take revenge on one hand, and on the other hand, they're planning to double-cross the regulators and make a fortune to retire, because they're about to be replaced by the computer system and lose their jobs.
The professor was tricked and was eventually taken away by regulators along with a large sum of gambling money; his fate remains unknown.
Ben Campbell experiences a dazzling array of adventures and love, making him a true protagonist with unparalleled advantages in the book.
"Isn't this illegal?"
Adam asked curiously.
"Illegal?"
Juno laughed and said, "What are you talking about? Card counting isn't illegal, and he was robbed twice."
Adam was taken aback. After hearing Juno's version of the story, he realized that Ben Campbell had directly deleted the part about him and the regulators setting up the scheme.
In this story, he yields to the professor, genuinely intending to pull off a big heist with him, and the two reconcile.
Because he didn't want that much money, just enough for him to get into Harvard Medical School, which didn't conflict with the professor's goal.
Unfortunately, they were robbed again.
"They're all such drama queens."
Adam sighed.
"Hehe."
Juno laughed, "When the recruitment staff heard his story, they were completely dumbfounded. Then they asked him, 'Is such an experience dazzling? Doesn't it sound like a male protagonist straight out of a book?'"
Adam shook his head.
This is the hybrid world of American TV series and movies; otherwise, this person would definitely have been questioned by the police.
A renowned MIT professor disappeared without a trace after going to gamble with his students, while all the students remained unharmed.
Ben had previously had a conflict of interest with the professor.
Even if these loopholes don't convict Ben, the suspicion against him means he might not only forget about the $300,000 scholarship, but he might even be disqualified from Harvard Medical School.
And they still dare to act all high and mighty and act arrogantly towards the recruiters?