Chapter 536 - Chapter 536: 216 paratroopers first to drop, detonating _1

Chapter 536: 216 paratroopers first to drop, detonating _1

Bai Lian appeared before the teachers at the First High without any prior warning or groundwork, catching them all off guard.

Lu Lingxi stared at the computer screen, scanning the entire set of results from top to bottom again.

The usually composed her was now bewildered and confused.

It wasn’t fourth or third place that the audacious director of instruction had imagined, but first.

In Xiangcheng, where it was already difficult to have a student get into Jiangjing University, to have one secure the first place in the national exams?

It was something never before seen in the history of Xiangcheng First High.

The most the principal of First High dared to hope for was to surpass Song Min and take the first place in Beicheng. Song Min was a rare genius in Beicheng, and even surpassing him was considered their limit.

But now, not only one student had surpassed Song Min, Ning Xiao had easily climbed past him to be among the top ten in the national exam.

And Bai Lian…

It was even more unbelievable.

The title of provincial top scorer and the national top scorer were two entirely different concepts.

If it had been a student from Jiangjing who had achieved the national top scorer, no one would have been surprised.

After the national exams were standardized, many people were dissatisfied. The resources and education that Xiangcheng received were completely different from Jiangjing. With such a disparity in information, it was nearly impossible for students from Xiangcheng to excel.

All the teachers present knew that Bai Lian had switched from liberal arts to science.

Under such circumstances, Bai Lian directly secured the top spot in the national exam.

The conference room was still filled only with the sound of the air conditioning, as everyone, including the principal, watched on bated breath.

These individuals had all weathered countless storms, but now, in the face of Bai Lian’s abnormal ranking, they were still shaken, completely unable to express their thoughts.

Several minutes later, the homeroom teacher of Class 8 was the first to snap back to reality. He checked Bai Lian’s ID number again, inputting it one digit at a time before pressing the Enter key with a “clack.”

It was still that score and that ranking.

This press of the Enter key seemed to flip a switch in the conference room, and the principal could no longer support Director Pan.

Holding his phone with trembling hands, Director Pan notified the office of the education bureau about the great news, “First place, first in the national exam.”

The director of instruction removed his glasses, wiping them with the corner of his clothes, “Principal, your banners were not prepared enough.”

The principal had only secretly prepared a banner for the provincial top scorer.

“Teacher Lu, your Class 15 really is…” Tang Ming’s homeroom teacher came back to his senses.

The others congratulated Lu Lingxi, “Congratulations, Teacher Lu, for having such outstanding students as Bai Lian and Ning Xiao.”

Lu Lingxi, listening to the other teachers, remembered when Bai Lian first came to Class 15 with a score of 85 in integrated science. Who would have thought that a year later, not only did Bai Lian not repeat the year, but also secured the top spot in the national exam.

“Okay,” Lu Lingxi took a photo of the computer screen with her phone, and then said, “We still have two students in our class who haven’t checked their scores.”

They were Yang Lin and Pu Xiaohan.

“Oh right,” the principal, giddy with joy, was getting the factory to rush out printing banners, “There are two more students.”

Pu Xiaohan with a 654, Yang Lin with a 691, the same score as Tang Ming.

However, as Yang Lin’s student number came before Tang Ming’s, she ranked ahead of him.

“Your class really did well in Chinese,” the homeroom teacher of Class 8 commented as he looked at their Chinese scores. Pu Xiaohan scored 141 in Chinese, Yang Lin 140, and Tang Ming only 129.

Lu Lingxi indeed knew how to teach; the average Chinese score of Class 15 was always 10 points higher than the other classes.

“They must have written their essays quite well,” Lu Lingxi was not surprised.

Meanwhile, the grinning principal couldn’t stop smiling, “Yang Lin, Pu Xiaohan, and Tang Ming have done very well, extremely well!”

Any one of these three scores would have shattered the historical rankings of Xiangcheng First High.

“Prepare the honor roll quickly. Tomorrow morning at 8:08, we will celebrate at the school gate,” the principal was already in contact with the banner rush orders.

“Hang them all,” said Director Pan, who had finished his phone call, “Let’s also hang a few at the entrance of the Bureau of Education!”

He exchanged a glance with the principal, and they could both see the thoughts in each other’s eyes. This time, Xiangcheng First High was truly soaring to the heavens—national number one and two in the top ten.

Six within the top fifty of the province.

Be modest in demeanor, but grand in deeds.

However, with such great results from Xiangcheng First High this time, it may be impossible to keep a low profile.

**

Xingyi Martial Arts School.

Bai Lian arrived early and was bending over to remove the last silver needle from Xu He’s thigh.

Pu Xiaohan held a video camera, capturing the details at the side.

“How does it feel?” she asked, straightening up slightly and casting her eyes down to inquire about Xu He’s condition.