As time passed, the atmosphere in the entire examination room also tended to stagnate.
Just in the last half hour, all typing on the keyboard stopped.
The room was as quiet as a cemetery.
The contestants began to turn their heads frequently, looked around, and even exchanged glances with their teammates from their own countries.
Seeing that the time is still passing by every minute and every second, the last question is like an insurmountable mountain, blocking everyone's way forward.
Also including Jiang Fuyue.
Yes, she didn't hand in the papers in advance like before, and she stayed there for 4 hours until now.
But it's not as anxious and restless as others.
She just sat on the seat calmly, didn't look at the questions, and didn't do anything, but fell into deep thought.
Finally, a foreign contestant stood up and took the lead in questioning—
"Sir, I have every reason to suspect that the last question is wrong and has no solution at all. It should not appear in this competition, what do you think?"
When one speaks, all agree—
"Yes, it shouldn't appear!"
"And so ridiculous that it even turned IOI into an unprecedented joke!"
"Since it is a mistake, it should be corrected."
Even Gao Zhaoming and Huang Hui couldn't help but nodded.
Fanye glanced secretly at Jiang Fuyue, seeing that she didn't make a statement, she stopped her nod and immediately calmed down.
In fact, it seems that it is not accurate enough to say that this question is "wrong".
Because this is an open and meaningful "proposition".
Yes, it is not a "title", but a "proposition".
The former needs to be answered, which is commonly referred to as the calculated answer; while the latter cannot even be sure whether it is correct or not, because "propositions" can be true or false.
How can they solve a question that cannot even guarantee the correctness of the information in the question stem? How to answer
"We cannot accept such a question appearing in the IOI competition, and it also occupies the finale position!"
"Yes! I can't accept it!"
"Now there are less than 30 minutes before the end of the exam, we ask the organizer to immediately use alternative questions, replace this wrong question that is full of loopholes, and also compensate us for the time wasted on this wrong question. Answer new questions." Someone appealed.
Immediately received the support of the majority.
The staff in the examination room seemed to be in a difficult situation, but the wishes and demands of the contestants could not be ignored. They said "wait a moment, I need to call my superiors for instructions", then turned and walked out of the corridor.
The scene was temporarily brought under control under the appeasement of another staff member.
About two minutes later, the staff returned and informed everyone that the organizing committee finally decided not to change the question because the author of the question insisted that the question was not wrong. Please continue to answer the question.
Now, everyone was angry.
"What kind of shit is asking the question?! Does he understand?!"
"You let him try to answer it?"
"..."
The examination room ushered in a new wave of riots, and everyone became more and more excited.
At this time, someone suggested: "We want to see the person who made the question!"
"Yes! Call the questioner—"
"Since he said that this question is correct, we all think it is wrong, so let's face-to-face battle!"
The staff had to ask for instructions again.
This time it was very fast, and came back in less than a minute: "The author of the question agreed, and he is on his way."
Xie Dingyuan walked into the examination room amidst taunting and sighing.
"I heard that you want to see me?" As soon as he spoke, he spoke fluent English.
"Yes!" The blond man who first proposed to meet the questioner stood up. He was tall and strong, and met Xie Dingyuan's eyes, his eyes full of fighting spirit.