Chapter 280: Competing for the Last Spot (Part 1)

The computer lab was filled with third- and fourth-year students.

Having studied computer science for three to four years, they had a grasp of various programming languages and the ability to deal with BUGs.

Upon Teacher Yu’s words, the students turned their gaze towards Zhao Qingfeng.

Many recognized him.

Not because he was the provincial top scorer, but because Shen Lingyao was too beautiful. The forum had been buzzing before, and photos of their kiss had once spread wildly on the forum, making every senior envious, jealous, and hateful.

“Teacher Yu, am I hearing you right?”

Teacher Zhou was also a top-tier teacher in the computer science department, with skills no less than Teacher Yu’s.

Teacher Yu glanced at the confident Zhao Qingfeng and nodded slightly, “That’s right, he’s a promising talent. You know he’s the provincial top scorer and aimed for our computer science department, so I thought it would be good for him to gain some experience.”

He spoke modestly.

This was because Teacher Yu was still unaware of Zhao Qingfeng’s true capabilities.

Although he had heard some stories about Zhao Qingfeng from Teacher Zhang,

He knew nothing about the production of LeXin, the legendary cheat software, or the navigation websites, among others.

Actually, Zhao Qingfeng had long planned to reveal everything to Teacher Yu.

Because he was responsible, and since the school’s salary wasn’t high, plus his management experience, he could easily take a high-paying part-time job in his own company.

But before he could plan anything, misunderstandings arose.

That’s okay.

He wanted to see how these teachers and students would treat him without knowing the full story.

“I’m the first to disagree!”

“Teacher Zhou, I also disagree!”

“He’s just a freshman. In the past, our school never notified freshmen about the competition! We’ve only started school for less than a month, what could he have learned?”

“So what if he’s the provincial top scorer?”

“Computer science is a field that requires skill through practice and hard study to fully understand. It’s constantly updating with the latest theories. We study day and night, fearing we can’t keep up. He’s been showing off his love life on the forum recently, and he’s dating the campus belle, envied by every one of us… If such a junior joins our competition team, wouldn’t he be eliminated in the first round?”

The students were ‘righteously indignant.’

The anger was off the charts, with over 50% of it stemming from Zhao Qingfeng winning over the beautiful girl.

“Teacher Zhou?”

Teacher Yu was still trying to negotiate, hinting at a dinner invitation.

“Sigh…”

Teacher Zhou shook his head and sighed, “Teacher Yu, you’ve seen it. I haven’t even stated my position, and the students have already expressed their dissatisfaction. Zhao’s academic performance is indeed good, which is undeniable. When he was admitted to our school as the provincial top scorer, I too was happy for the principal and the school. But after all is said and done, what the other students said isn’t false. Zhao has only been enrolled for a month, and this competition is a national key event held only once every four years. Not letting him participate might miss out on a chance to cultivate this talented individual. But honestly, what role could he really play if he does participate?”

“Exactly, Teacher Zhou is right!”

“The spots are limited, and out of six to seven hundred people in the computer science department, we thirty were carefully selected by the teachers!”

One tall, skinny-faced guy with black-framed glasses was particularly vocal, “Teachers Zhou and Yu, as the team captain, I, Li Ping, am the first to object! I was the first to raise my hand earlier, and I still don’t agree!”

Upon hearing this,

Teacher Yu gently nudged Zhao Qingfeng and whispered, “You, I’ve been wanting to introduce you to these talented seniors, but every time I look for you, you’re either out and about or spending time with your girlfriend! Now, Li Ping, the most skilled student in our school, is leading the opposition to your participation. How am I supposed to handle this? Li Ping dedicates himself to studying computer science, ignoring everything else, and is about to graduate and seek a high-paying job to honor his family!”

This was indeed the truth.

The students’ desire to participate and win in the competition was certainly linked to their hopes for a bright future.

Zhao Qingfeng wholeheartedly supported Li Ping’s suggestion.

But the problem was, he was not just any ordinary student but a computer genius unmatched by anyone in the lab, not to mention those who had been studying for years. Whether Li Zhi was impressive or not, he would have to bow down to Zhao Qingfeng’s skills. To put it broadly, the only ones who could match Zhao Qingfeng’s skills were perhaps only a handful of geniuses abroad, leading the way in future trends with their exceptional minds and talents.

“Senior Li is right, I’m just a freshman.”

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