“That preferential condition!?”
“Yes.”
Kasha glanced at the red-haired boy in surprise.
He didn’t expect that he could keep up with his thoughts in such a short time.
The other freshmen also began to think about it.
Obviously, they should have thought of some key points, but they have not been able to summarize them yet?
——Sure enough, I am just an ordinary person.
It was a pity that I could only guess it because of the information provided by Roel.
Others figured out the key in the blink of an eye.
But at least I took the initiative and the right to explain.
I guess I can make a good impression in front of others, so the gain is not too bad.
Kasha belittled himself in his heart, comforting himself to be optimistic.
At the same time, he continued to say along with the red-haired boy’s words: “Everyone should still remember the clearance rules that the masked man told us when we were sent here. The last person in qualification can open the gate as long as he gets the number plate of the first person in qualification. And if the first person gets the number plate of the last person in qualification, it is also considered as passing. There is no problem until here.”
Kasha knew that he was just an ordinary person who was careful after all.
Now that the conditions for revealing the answer had been given, if other freshmen were allowed to think about it for a while, they would surely be able to get the answer.
But in this way, Kasha’s intelligence would not be shown.
These freshmen would be his future classmates, and Kasha must leave some deep impressions on them.
This would be very helpful for his future college life.
Maybe they could play an unexpected role in completing the “Young Master’s” mission.
——Therefore, the person who reveals the answer must be yourself!
So, Kasha clapped his hands very hard.
The sudden sound brought the freshmen who were also lost in thought back to their senses.
“The problem lies in the preferential condition. That is, if you can’t get all the required number plates, as long as the number plates you have are added up to get the number of the required number plates, you will be considered passed.”
“This preferential condition seems to be intended to help us pass the customs, but in fact, it is the biggest trap!”
Seeing the other freshmen’s eyes becoming more confused because of their sudden interruption, Kasha smiled slightly, pointed at the fat freshman holding the “No. 500” and said to him, “Come here.”
“Me?”
The fat freshman pointed at himself.
“Yes.”
Kasha took out two numbered cards from the basket, namely “500” and “499”.
“Now, we all know that the number plates are from 0 to 999, so your number is not 501, but 499.”
Kasha stuffed both cards into the fat freshman’s pocket and said, “Is everyone thinking the same?”
The other freshmen looked at each other in bewilderment, because it was difficult to reconnect with the train of thought that had been interrupted by Kasha’s clapping.
Fortunately, they gave up thinking and watched Kasha’s performance, then nodded one after another.
“Go open the door.”
The fat freshman was a little excited.
Although he didn’t know why Kasha asked him to open the door, he already knew that the number sequence started from zero.
He actually got the number 499 he needed?
Was he dreaming?
Was he going to be the first freshman to pass!?
Unfortunately, reality slapped him in the face again, and also slapped other freshmen in the face.
“Ding! Wrong number plate, can’t pass.”
“How is it possible? I clearly got number 499! You, you are lying to me!?”
The fat freshman’s eyes widened.
Because Kasha didn’t explain right away, the fat freshman rushed to Kasha excitedly, grabbed his collar, and questioned, “You lied to me just now!?”
——A fat man with extremely low self-esteem, but he was the first to recommend himself just now.
He wanted to actively show himself, but he didn’t have much brains and was easily impulsive.
Kasha was not annoyed by the fat freshman’s actions, but silently analyzed the fat freshman’s personality in his mind.
Although he was a young and ignorant character, this was also what he needed.
As the person with the lowest qualifications present, Kasha could clearly feel the other freshmen’s disdain for him.
Although they did not show it on their faces, Kasha was a very careful person who paid attention to details.
He found that even after he had just made two inferences and they were verified to be correct, nearly half of the freshmen still maintained a casual sitting posture.
You know, when facing someone worthy of your admiration, your subconscious mind will make you try your best to show your good side in front of the other person, and you will subconsciously restrain that relaxed posture.
But they didn’t.
They were just like bystanders, watching, listening, and waiting for their own explanation.
Therefore, Kasha wants to take this opportunity to continue to elevate his status in the hearts of others, at least not to let “the lowest qualification” become his label.
Although labels such as “smart and careful” do not have much effect among young people, it is at least a positive evaluation, which is much better than “the lowest qualification”.
That’s why Kasha didn’t rush to explain.
He wanted to let the shocking fact of “getting the correct number plate but still unable to pass” continue to ferment.
But how to ferment it?
That requires the cooperation of people like the fat freshman.
Only similar impulsive objects can stimulate the emotions of other freshmen.
If the fat freshman is a cold person, he will calmly ask himself why he can’t open the door, and other freshmen will at most just suppress their doubts and wait for his answer.
Now the fat freshman shows strong suspicion and anger towards himself.
The more he questions himself, the more other freshmen will be affected.
——As long as I can make them doubt me, or even criticize me, and then I can make a comeback, that’s it…
“What are you doing!”
Roel jumped out and pinched the fat freshman’s wrist hard.
The fat freshman howled in pain, let go of his hand, covered his wrist, and squatted on the ground.
Feeling the slightly strange atmosphere around him, Kasha stared at Roel with dead fish eyes.
——Roel, what can I say to you?
If you weren’t a man, I would have pushed you to the ground right there!!!
“Are you okay?”
Roel asked with some concern.
Looking at his clear eyes that didn’t seem fake, Kasha sighed silently.
——Forget it, just consider it as something I owe you.
“Everyone must be curious about why you can’t leave after getting the required number plate. That’s because this so-called preferential condition is not a preferential condition at all, but a restriction!”
Kasha walked over and helped the fat freshman up: “The sum of the number plates in your hand can get the number of the required number plate, which is also considered passing. And the sum of the number plates in your hand…hehe, that is to say, if you get the correct number plate, the iron gate will show ‘the sum of the number plates in your hand’! So, in the end, you still can’t get out!”
Kasha took the number plate “500” from the fat freshman and gently patted the shoulder of the fat freshman, who seemed to have just realized what he had done and was ashamed.
“Now, you can go out.”
When the voice of “Ding ding! The number plate is correct, congratulations on the merit test” sounded, the fat freshman burst into tears: “Sorry! Sorry!”
“I don’t mind.”
Kasha waved his hand and said, “You are the first one among us to pass the level, keep smiling.”
“Hmm!”
The fat freshman gave an ugly smile.
Afterwards, Kasha abided by the previous agreement and was the last one to leave.
The freshmen skipped No. 999 and started from No. 998, lining up one by one.
Kasha saw them looking at him with slightly admiring eyes, then he opened the door and walked out of the place while thanking them.
He knew that his rating in their hearts was quite high, and it could be said that almost everyone owed him a favor!
After Roel also said goodbye, I was finally left alone in front of the iron gate.
At this moment, looking at the basket with only a number plate “999” left and the closed, cold iron gate, Kasha’s calm smile on his face collapsed.
“No number 0!?”
——After working so hard for so long, I am the one who is eliminated in the end!!!
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