Wenhao 1979, starting with contributing to Story Club

Chapter 64 The First Turmoil in the Big Exam

Things turned out exactly as Zhang Fushi had predicted.

When the news spread that Yu Zhen had achieved the highest score in the city's science exam.

While people were surprised, the initial news circulating outside was more skepticism than praise.

Various rumors and gossip spread like wildfire.

It should be noted that this is Shanghai, a metropolis that has long regarded Yu Zhen as a cultural hero of the city.

A renowned international city that best understands how to open up to the outside world, how to take advantage of the reform and opening-up policy to revitalize the economy, and has taken the lead in aligning with international standards and integrating with the world.

However, when Yu Zhen, a writer engaged in literary creation, suddenly transformed into the most favored person on the narrow bridge...

It seems that it touched a nerve with too many people.

Obviously, few people would believe that a great writer who is busy with literary creation every day could have enough time to study textbook knowledge and still achieve the top score in science in the college entrance examination.

So naturally, conspiracy theories found fertile ground to thrive.

To put it bluntly, this writer, Yu, must have gotten the exam questions in advance through some kind of channel and knew the answers...

The human heart is the most unpredictable thing.

Once this conspiracy theory spread...

Yu Zhen, the city hero, immediately became ineffective.

The truth is, everyone desires to have a special punch, yet everyone questions whether others actually possess one.

Originally, Yu Zhen just wanted to verify it.

The current national examination standards are vastly different from those of another time and space.

Having undergone the most rigorous "5+3" intensive training in another timeline, honing his exam-taking skills to a professional level, what kind of result will he achieve when he gives his all in the 1979 exam?

Soon, as the results of the major exams across the country were released one after another, an even more shocking and inexplicable result was presented to the outside world once again.

That is, not only did the great writer Yu get the top score in the city's science exam, but he also achieved the highest score in the city's science exam.

Their achievements, even on a national scale, surpassed all competitors, directly securing them the top spot in the national science exam.

"The top scorer in the country!!!"

"Amazing! Shanghai really produces talented people!!!"

"That's right, the top scorer in the country was from Shanghai, and the second-place scorer was also from Shanghai. And have you heard? The top scorer and the second-place scorer were even in the same exam room, and their seats were even next to each other, sitting at desks one in front of the other, tsk tsk tsk..."

"Hissing grass..."

"Really? Could it be that the top scholar copied the second-place scholar's work? But that doesn't make sense!"

"What's so illogical about that? Don't forget that the top scorer's writing ability is unparalleled in the country. His Chinese score was almost perfect, and I heard that he only lost 1 point on his essay, which was supposedly because he misspelled a word. Tsk tsk tsk..."

"I heard that the top scorer got a perfect score in math, and the runner-up also got a perfect score in math."

"Yes, yes, yes, the top two scorers' math exam papers had completely identical answers. Isn't that irrefutable evidence of plagiarism?!"

"No way?! Shanghai, are they playing with fire?!"

"Shh, don't talk nonsense without evidence, lest people say we're jealous. Anyway, let's just give Shanghai a thumbs up from afar, after all, it's an international metropolis, hehehe..."

"But the key point is, isn't the great writer Yu busy writing science fiction novels every day? I heard that in just six months, he has already written five or six hundred thousand words of story content. How can he have any free time to review his academic subjects...?"

"I really don't understand. Why can't he just stick to being a great science fiction writer? Why does he have to try and take the single-plank bridge of the national college entrance examination? He's already so famous, known both at home and abroad. What good will it do him to suddenly try and claim the title of the top science student in the country?"

"Who the hell could possibly know that!"

"They're insatiable! They want all the good things in the world to themselves!"

"Alright, alright, stop with the sour grapes!"

"Extraordinary people do extraordinary things. The writer Yu hid away for a whole winter, creating 25 short stories for a story magazine, and managed to keep the rumors going. It proves he really has the ability..."

"Exactly! Just because we can't do something doesn't mean others can't either!"

"That's right, that's right. We expect to earn a staggering $150 million in foreign exchange revenue within the next five years. Ask any writer in the country, can anyone else pull off something like this?!"

"But are creating creative works and taking a major exam the same thing?!"

"Yes, yes, he's a literary genius who excels at writing. He got first place in both science and humanities in the national exams, which is easier for everyone to accept, right? But he only got first place in science. Is that reasonable?!"

"That's ridiculous! The great writer Yu has an IQ of 290; he's naturally gifted in both the arts and sciences, so why can't he succeed?!"

Yu Zhen was clearly also completely caught off guard.

In an attempt to test my damn curiosity, I accidentally pushed myself too hard and actually achieved the top score in the national science exam.

He was certainly aware of the doubts and criticisms from the outside world.

Of course, there are rumors circulating that the student sitting behind him in his exam room was the second-highest scorer in the national science exam.

This was such a coincidence that when he first heard about it, he even began to wonder if he had been secretly arranged to take the exam himself when he overruled everyone's objections.

But honestly, he didn't have eyes in the back of his head, and there was no way he could have copied anyone's answers during the exam.

People can say whatever they want, and Yu Zhen had no intention of making any explanations or clarifications in the face of rumors and gossip.

It's not worth it, and there's absolutely no need for it.

And how is he supposed to explain this?!

This is a very obvious self-proving trap.

The authorities, the Municipal Transportation Commission, acted swiftly, quickly releasing a series of investigation results.

To clarify the falsehoods of the rumors about cheating in the major exams from the source.

Even so, the rumors still spread like wildfire.

There's no way around it; people will only ever believe what they're willing to believe—the so-called truth.

Not only that, but recently a large number of editorial articles have appeared in newspapers across the country.

These numerous editorials share remarkably similar viewpoints, almost unanimously discussing how to ensure the fairness, impartiality, and transparency of the national examinations, and how to completely prevent similar storms of suspicion from sweeping through the country in the future.

The implication is that even though the Shanghai authorities have issued a thorough investigation and clarification announcement, they have still fallen into the trap of self-justification at the official level.

The official statement says it's a self-investigation and clarification, and that's it?

Who can prove that you weren't both players and referees? And who will supervise you to see if you actually covered up the child?

Now that they've come forward to clarify the facts...

Why not just have the top scorer take the exam again...?