Chapter 778: There’s an Extra Name on the List
At noon, Jijing Island’s medical a.s.sociation sent a confidential link to the mentors of the 118 partic.i.p.ating teams so they could check the rosters. When Yang Tianming received the link, he clicked on it. However, he frowned when he saw the last name on his team’s roster. How come Gu Mang’s name is on the list?
He stared at the computer screen in shock for some time. When he finally snapped out of his daze, his heart was in his mouth. Did I accidentally type in Gu Mang’s name when I was preparing the name list?
He hurriedly moved the mouse and returned to his desktop, where he opened the original file. The doc.u.ment showed only five names and Gu Mang was not on it. What’s going on?
He picked up his phone and contacted the person in charge of the compet.i.tion. “h.e.l.lo, Mr. Tang Er. This is Yang Tianming from Capital University speaking.”
“h.e.l.lo, Professor Yang,” replied the other party politely.
“I’m calling because I noticed a mistake on our roster. There’s an extra name on it.” He asked, “Is this a clerical error?”
“It can’t be,” said Tang Er without even thinking. “It might be a clerical error if the name was misspelled, but there’s no way they’d add an extra name on the list. It’s a huge compet.i.tion involving nearly 1000 people. Why would the staff add a name on purpose?”
“That’s what I thought at first. I thought it was my own mistake, so I checked the original doc.u.ment. But that student’s name isn’t in the original.” Yang Tianming wrinkled his eyebrows. If there’s no problem on either side, then how did this mistake happen?
“Professor Yang, I think it’s more important to solve this matter first rather than find out who made a mistake.”
Yang Tianming returned to his senses. “Can we make changes to the current roster?”
“No, you know the rules.” Tang Er added, “Besides, this is an international compet.i.tion. It’s not as flexible as the local small-scale compet.i.tions.”
“But the training has ended and the student didn’t partic.i.p.ate.” Yang Tianming was burning with anxiety. “We’ll be heading to Jijing Island for the compet.i.tion tomorrow, so there’s no time to prepare!”
“I’m afraid you’ll have to settle this problem on your own.” Tang Er went by the book. “The name list is set in stone. If this student doesn’t turn up to the compet.i.tion, they will receive zero points, which will greatly impact your school’s overall score.”
Yang Tianming had a somewhat solemn expression on his face as he pressed his lips together. If we’re going to receive a flat zero, then we might as well just sit out this year’s compet.i.tion.
Tang Er continued, “The only way the student can withdraw without a penalty is by medical leave. The judges will check with the student’s doctor and decide whether the student can withdraw or not.”
Yang Tianming’s eyes lit up slightly. He was about to speak, but what Tang Er said the next moment dashed his hopes.
“This method is unfeasible, though. Compet.i.tion staff conducted thorough investigations on all partic.i.p.ants and concluded no students have major medical issues.” Trying to deceive Jijing Island was unwise.
Yang Tianming’s eyebrows were knitted tighter together. So we have no choice but to partic.i.p.ate in the compet.i.tion?
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After hanging up, Yang Tianming closed his eyes and ma.s.saged his temples. He really had no idea how to broach the matter to Gu Mang. After all, he failed to get her to join the compet.i.tion even after much persuasion. It was clear that she had no intention of joining the compet.i.tion. Given her temper, it was unlikely that she would consider the big picture.