The horse-faced judge stiffened, his eyes filled with terror.
Chairman, I... I... His mind was in chaos.
He tried his best to defend himself, but when he looked at Arthur Wiles' furious face, he
was unable to say a word. Arthur Wiles already knew what had happened. He shook off
the horse-faced man and stormed out to the field with two papers in his hand.
The four judges followed him in panic. The horse-faced man felt as if he was facing a
death sentence. Back on the field, seeing Arthur Wiles rushing over, the head examiner
rushed forward to receive him.
Bewildered, he asked, Chairman, what happened? I've already given out all the awards.
The awards are void, Arthur Wiles said coldly, leaving the confused head examiner
behind and walking to the stage. What's going on? Something seems to have happened.
Who is this old man? He looks pretty important. Arthur Wiles swept his gaze across the
crowd. His natural authority calms everyone down.
I am the president of the Mathematics Association, Arthur Wiles. The moment he spoke,
everyone listened attentively. Many young students looked at him with admiration.
Arthur Wiles rarely appeared in public, but he was a legendary figure in the local area,
looked up to by countless students. The reason I'm here is because I have a painful piece
of news to announce. Due to the infiltration of the Mathematics Society by a dirty crook,
there was an error in the awards for this year's competition.
We will redistribute the awards later. On behalf of the Mathematics Society, I apologize
for the inconvenience caused. Arthur Wiles' words were like a tornado in the sky above
the sports field.
Teachers and students alike were in uproar. Arthur Wiles continued loudly. I declare that
the winner of the first prize in this mathematics competition, Kevin Burkoff, will have his
results canceled and be blacklisted by the association for the rest of his life.
He will not be allowed to participate in any future association competitions. What? The
sports field burst into commotion. In their wildest dreams, they had not expected such
shocking news.
The star of Radnor High, Kevin Burkoff, held up as a role model by all, was disqualified
and banned for life. What could he possibly have done to deserve this? Kevin's teachers
and classmates looked at him in shock. Kevin, on the other hand, looked furious.
He shouted angrily. Why? How do you dare to ask that? Arthur Wiles threw the two
papers in front of him. Look at that! Kevin picked up the papers, trembling.
When he saw Aidan's name, his heart sank to the pit of his stomach, and he felt cold and
shivering all over. Without thinking, he looked at the horse-faced man, but he found that
the latter was even paler than he was. Arthur Wiles had noticed that Kevin had looked
over at the horse-faced man.
He said coldly, A staff member at the Mathematics Society, Stephen Deering, violated
the rules and cooperated with Kevin Burkoff to change candidates' grades. This casts an
appalling slur on the society. He is dismissed, with immediate effect, and we will be
asking the police to investigate whether he has committed any other crimes.
Stephen Deering was the horse-faced man. At Arthur Wiles' words, his world turned
black, as it fainted beneath the stage under the shocked gaze of countless people. It was
only now that the crowd finally realized what had happened.
The news instantly caused a huge commotion.
Did I hear that
right? Kevin's grades were swapped with someone else's. In other words, someone else
has won the first prize! Arthur Wiles looked at Stephen Deering in disgust and turned to
Kevin.
Kevin, as a top student at Radnor High, you didn't value your own talent in stooping to
such a low trick. This truly is a disgrace to Radnor. I'll be contacting MIT to reassess your
qualifications for entry there.
Kevin raised his head and looked at Arthur Wiles in shock. He could accept any
punishment, but losing his place at MIT would be worse than death. He had sacrificed so
much for it, and his family had paid a terrifying sum of money for tuition.
If his place was canceled because of today's incident, not only would he have let his
family down, he would also be the laughingstock of all the Bayside District. No! You can't
do this! Kevin panicked and rushed to the stage. He clung to Arthur Wiles' leg and
begged, Chairman, please give me a chance! Arthur Wiles looked at Kevin, who was
lying on the ground like a stray dog.
His eyes were full of disgust. He was generally an honest man, although his impulsive
nature sometimes led him astray. At heart, he hated duplicity and evil.
The more he looked at Kevin, the more disgusted he felt. Get out of my sight! Kevin
stumbled back a few steps and fell to the ground. He was just a high school student after
all, and was completely crushed by the huge change in his fortune in front of everyone.
The consequences of his actions only now became clear to him, and he sat down on the
ground and sobbed out loud. I'm such an idiot! Why was I so greedy for Alan's money?
Why did I ever agree to help him deal with Aiden? And what persuaded me to ask
Stephen Deering to swap the exam papers? I wish I hadn't done it! Those around were
intrigued, and questions flew through the air. Who were these Alan and Aiden? A few
teachers were shocked.
Not the Aiden at Otis High School. They were the ones who had mocked Mr. Harvey
earlier. The crowd gradually moved towards Otis High's group, where an indifferent
Aiden had become the center of attention.
So this is what a genius looks like. As Kevin got a place at MIT, shouldn't Aiden have it
now? Mr. Harvey's expression was a mix of excitement and anger. He was excited at
Aiden's final ranking, but angry at Alan.
I'll have to punish Alan when I get back, he thought grimly to himself. The Otis High
students remembered how they had ridiculed Aiden. They felt awkward now.
Trash, they had called him. You're an idiot who's taking up someone else's place in the
competition! These sharp words seemed to linger, buzzing in their ears. At this moment,
who was taking someone else's place and who really deserved it? It was already self-
evident.
They felt only a burning sensation on their faces, as if they had been slapped. They just
wanted to find a hole to hide in, and did not dare to look at Aiden at all.
Aiden was filled with anger. He finally understood why Kevin,
who had not planned to participate in the competition, had suddenly decided to take part
after all.
It turned out that he had been told to by Alan. Alan, whom he thought he had seen the
last of. Aiden had thought that Alan was a reformed character after his earlier attempts
to cheat had failed.
He had not realized that Alan had such wicked intentions. This time, he had almost been
framed by Alan. Aiden secretly swore that he would take revenge on Alan when he could.
He would get his own back in such a way that Alan would not forget it for the rest of his
life. He would squash this little bug under his foot. At noon that day, the Mathematic
Society held another award ceremony.
This time, the special prize was unanimously awarded to Aiden. The guest of honor was
the chairman of the Mathematic Society, Arthur Wiles. On the stage, Arthur Wiles smiled
and said softly, I promised to do something for you.
Today, I have fulfilled my promise. Aiden laughed. You helped me on your own accord.
I didn't ask for anything. So you haven't fulfilled any promise to me. Arthur Wiles snorted. and glared at him.
Just you wait and see. Hmph! As Aiden replaced Davy, who had originally won the special
prize, Davy now won first prize. The rest of the winners all took one step down.
As a result, Michael Benz, who had the lowest score of the bronze awards, lost his prize.
When Aiden returned to Otis' line with his special prize, Michael Benz looked extremely
awkward. The two girls who had been shadowing Michael Benz were nowhere near him
now.
They joined the others enthusiastically at Aiden's side, wanting to see the prize and
exclaiming their congratulations. Michael Benz was instantly forgotten. He stood alone to
one side.
Coming up to Aiden, he coughed awkwardly. Aiden, I'm sorry I misjudged you. I just
wanted the school to win so much.
I hope you don't hold it against me. Mr. Harvey came up and apologized awkwardly.
Aiden shrugged and said, It's okay, as long as you don't make me do this kind of boring
competition in the future.