The final question was worth 14 points in total, divided into three parts. Only the first part had been answered correctly, earning 3 points and losing 11.
"139 points." Li Qiuhe sighed regretfully. "What a shame. If he'd written down two more solutions at the end, maybe we could've bumped him up to 140."
Chi Ning smiled. "How could it work like that?"
Li Qiuhe chuckled. "God Chi, you said you recognized whose this was. Whose paper is it? I stared at it forever and still couldn't make out this handwriting."
Chi Ning tapped the test paper and said softly, "This is Qin Heng's paper. Remember, you graded it, not me."
The other two people who had been dragged over as cheap labor cursed in unison.
"Who? Qin Heng? What did he get in math?"
"Damn, did my ears go blind?"
"He'd have to sleep only four hours a day to study like this, right?"
Wang Mianzhi said, "I wonder how he did in his other subjects. Does he have any weak areas?"
Very soon, Wang Mianzhi and Li Qiuhe found out whether Qin Heng had any weak areas.
Three days later, the end-of-term commendation ceremony was held.
For the first time, the names of Class 18 students rang out over the loudspeakers at the flag-raising platform.
The old principal adjusted his glasses and said shakily, "This term's Honorary Improvement Award goes to—Qin Heng, formerly of Class 18. Let us welcome this student, who achieved 55th place in the grade, to the stage to give a few words."
The students on the field fell silent for a moment, then erupted into an uproar. "Holy shit, how much?"
"Fifty-fifth in the grade?!"
"Fuck, did he get reincarnated or take drugs? Why the hell can't I improve that much?"
Chi Ning thought,