Qin Xiaomeng stared aghast at Ye Fei.Professor Nie tightly grabbed Ye Fei"s hand and spoke in a trembling voice, "Ye Fei... Tell me how you figured that out."
He was completely shocked by Ye Fei"s ability.
Some people were born geniuses.
Some people, despite having never studied mathematics, and sometimes despite even having learning disabilities, had various ways to calculate incredibly difficult mathematical equations even faster than professional mathematicians.
Professor Nie thought Ye Fei was such a genius.
"Professor Nie, I am not a genius," Ye Fei calmly said. "I can solve this difficult question because practice makes perfect."
"Practice makes perfect?" Professor Nie creased his brows. "Have you practiced this equation before?"
"Haven"t you been a soldier your whole life?" said Lin Qingwan.
"Right, you told me you"ve never even been to high school," Qin Xiaomeng added.
Ye Fei sighed. "I don"t know what you people are thinking. Do you think only college students can learn? Just because I was a soldier, should I be illiterate? Are you counting on a bunch of chumps to defend our homeland and operate all that advanced weaponry?"
"Of course not... but..." Lin Qingwan"s cheeks flushed. She did think that, mainly because the security guards hired by her company were mostly veterans, and they usually weren"t particularly well educated.
"Did you study math in the army?" Qin Xiaomeng asked innocently.
"Of course we have to learn," Ye Fei patiently explained. "Not everyone learns math, of course, but I"m a sniper, so I have to know a few formulas to calculate wind speed, the effect of gravity, the Coriolis effect and so on. You"re exactly right, Professor Nie; I have practiced this formula before."
"But even if you know the formula, how can you calculate without writing anything down? It"s incredible!" Professor Nie rubbed his temples. He really did not antic.i.p.ate this, but he still thought Ye Fei was a genius. Every professor in the mathematics department knew the formula well, but none of them could solve it by sheer mental arithmetic. It was impossible!
"Professor Nie, can you imagine a sniper pulling out a pen and paper on the battlefield and start jotting down equations after discovering the target? Isn"t that a bit silly?" Ye Fei said. "You may be amazed, but mental arithmetic is a compulsory course for every sniper. I"m a bit quicker than most, but in the end, I"ve just had plenty of practice. I still have a lot to learn. If you"d given me a different formula, I wouldn"t know what to do with it."
"I see... Well, thank you, Ye Fei, you"ve given me a new understanding of the military," Professor Nie sighed. Although Ye Fei was not an imaginary mathematics genius, he still kept his smile.
"Well, since the case is solved, we should go. I have another cla.s.s starting," Lin Qingwan said.
Ye Fei bid farewell to Professor Nie, who politely showed them to the door.
As they were leaving, Qin Xiaomeng suddenly thought of something and turned to Professor Nie, "Professor, about the extra credits..."
"Oh, credits? But Ye Fei was the one who figured out the problem," Professor Nie laughed and turned to look at Ye Fei, "You are not a student, so you have no use for extra credits."
Credits were indeed of no use to Ye Fei, so he nodded and turned to leave, when he suddenly felt Lin Qingwan tug at his sleeve. He turned around to find Lin Qingwan winking at him and shooting clandestine glances at the professor.
Ye Fei immediately knew what she wanted...
"Professor Nie, can I ask a favor? Can you give those credits to Lin Qingwan instead?" he hazarded.
"Oh, come on, Ye Fei, it"s your credit, how can you give it to me?" Lin Qingwan made sure to play the righteous part.
"The girl is right. Credit is not a gift, you can"t just redistribute it w.i.l.l.y-nilly."
Professor Nie saw right through Lin Qingwan"s plan and gave her a knowing smile. "Well... I"ve delayed you three long enough. Lin Qingwan, I happened to see your student file. You"ve just transferred here from an American university, yes? I know the mathematics curriculum in the USA is not the same as in our country. The Americans pay more attention to practicality, while we pay more attention to theory. Don"t worry, I will not intentionally embarra.s.s you in the exam."
Lin Qingwan was most worried about her advanced mathematics course, so hearing him say that really took a weight off her shoulders. These words were worth far more than a few extra credits.
She hurriedly bowed to the professor to express her thanks, but he just waved and went back inside without a word.
On the way back to the cla.s.sroom, Lin Qingwan was walking on clouds, "Professor Nie is so kind! I must thank him again when I have the time."
"Yeah, Professor Nie is super nice..." Qin Xiaomeng"s voice trailed off as she saw a woman walking towards them in the distance. "Hey, is she in our university too?" she exclaimed in amazement.
Ye Fei looked over and, to his surprise, spotted Chu Mo.
Chu Mo noticed Ye Fei, Lin Qingwan and Qin Xiaomeng and immediately hurried over, "Hey, Qingwan, do you study here? That"s awesome! Ye Fei is here too. Well, I need to talk to you, but I keep forgetting. I have to go to cla.s.s now, but let"s meet up at the cafeteria afterwards! I"ll introduce some people to you. h.e.l.lo, girl, you"re here too?" She turned to Qin Xiaomeng, "I really want to express my thanks for what happened on the bus. Please wait for me at the cafeteria too, okay?"
Ye Fei didn"t know what Chu Mo wanted with him, but he a.s.sumed it had something to do with the bus. He wanted to say no, but Lin Qingwan went ahead and said, "Sure, we"ll meet you there."