CHAPTER 396: CHAPTER 137: TRIUMPHANT RETURN_3

After all, no one would turn down money or benefits.

Yu Wei didn’t say anything, probably agreeing that Qiao Yu was right.

I have to say, the internet speed at this hotel is really fast; Paris can’t even compare to here.

Of course, it might also be that the average internet speed in Gold Coast is much faster than in Paris.

It took about twenty minutes, and before the others returned, the 30GB game client had already finished downloading. The average transfer rate reached an impressive 216Mbps.

"The internet speed in Australia is really fast!" Qiao Yu exclaimed.

"Didn’t you check the info before coming? The internet in Gold Coast is the fastest in all of Australia. It’s a tourist city, after all."

Yu Wei said simply.

Qiao Yu turned his head to glance at Yu Wei and said seriously, "See, now we know why you’re struggling in math; you still have time to focus on these trivial details."

Yu Wei was stunned, then rolled his eyes.

Luckily, at that moment, Yu Yongjun rushed back, breathing heavily.

"Huff... Hurry, huff... Qiao Yu, we’ve arranged a meeting, huff... for you, quick, go downstairs..."

"Hmm? Not in the room?"

"Huff... how could a room fit so many people? A lot of people are interested, huff... so we rented a conference room in the hotel, there’s a challenge event, and it can be projected on a big screen."

Qiao Yu blinked...

This seems different from his plan; did it really need to be this big?

...

In the conference room, after Qiao Yu left, Zhou Liang felt quite bored.

He just followed Qiao Yu’s lead and said a few things, then everyone started a leisurely discussion.

That’s right, leisurely, and quite laid-back. Those who agreed and disagreed all had reasonable arguments.

But no one was pushing too hard; it seemed like everyone was just killing time, completely unproductive.

Even if they argued, he could step in and say a few fair words, right?

This made Zhou Liang feel a bit regretful. He should’ve just claimed it was inconvenient for him to participate as the Huaxia Team leader and left with Qiao Yu.

He shouldn’t have been so eager to find out the decision of the steering committee.

Fortunately, after this relaxed chatting for about an hour, the secretary-general Kristen, who was hosting the mini-debate, seemed restless.

She loudly said, "Alright, everyone should have expressed their thoughts by now. Let’s start voting. Raise your hand if you think Qiao Yu’s participation in the competition won’t compromise fairness."

Zhou Liang, already impatient, instinctively raised his hand first.

But when he noticed the looks from people around him, he suddenly realized he might not have the right to vote, and awkwardly lowered his hand.

Fortunately, after looking around, he discovered that everyone, except for the Huaxia representative on the opposite side who liked to say "Axi ba," raised their hands.

He felt relieved...

After all, for him, as the team leader, achieving results also mattered for face.

Qiao Yu was the most reliable assurance in the team.

It’s not about academic achievements, but from the provincial competition, to the CMO, and then the two training camps, he consistently scored full marks in exams.

The other team members were also strong, especially Gong Jiatao and Yu Wei, their scores were stable too, but whether they could get full marks depended on their state during the exam.

As long as Qiao Yu didn’t encounter any unexpected situations during the exam, maintaining his performance would be enough. It’s like having a guaranteed full score gold medal.

After the vote, the matter was settled.

Zhou Liang felt much better as he walked out of the conference room.

He planned to inform Qiao Yu of the good news, then go rest, but when he reached Qiao Yu’s room, no one was there.

Not only was Qiao Yu’s room empty, but the adjacent rooms were too. Even the assistant leader and the observer weren’t in their rooms.

Completely confused, Zhou Liang quickly took out his phone and called the assistant leader Zhang Zhuowei.

"Hello, Professor Zhang, where are you and the team?"

"Oh, we’re all in the Paradise Hall on the 8th floor; get here quickly, it’s lively now, there’s a game and math challenge!"

"Game and math challenge? Qiao Yu’s doing?" Distant memories immediately assaulted Zhou Liang’s mind.

"Not Qiao Yu’s idea, but now Qiao Yu is still defending the arena. But it’s not about solving Olympic Competition problems this time, now it’s a comparison of games and mental math."

Zhou Liang took a deep breath, then returned to the elevator, went down to the eighth floor, found the Paradise Hall, and went inside. It was indeed lively, but not very noisy.

In the nearly 200-square-meter conference room space, there were at least a hundred people, but everyone was actually quite quiet, speaking softly during conversations.

Entering the door, he immediately saw a shooting game being played on a large screen projection in the conference room.

On either side of the game video, twenty sets of four-digit numbers were displayed.

Zhou Liang looked around, noticing that not only were many high school contestants from different countries there, but many leaders and observers were also watching the event.

When he squeezed in, he finally saw two laptops on the table facing away from the big screen.

Qiao Yu, wearing headphones, was sitting at the left computer, staring at the screen. On the right computer appeared to be another Asian person, but he wasn’t sure which team’s representative it was.

Zhou Liang also finally saw Zhang Zhuowei and Fu Shaohua, and a few of his team members next to Qiao Yu, intensely watching the game screen.

"What’s the rule this time?"

Zhou Liang squeezed next to Zhang Zhuowei and asked.

Not worried that speaking too loudly would disturb the two players.

"Before the game starts, each side writes twenty sets of four-digit numbers on the paper next to them, the rule is to add one and subtract one in sequence to get the final result, which counts as a ten-point score.