Cute Brother Badass Family Protector

Chapter 172: I Can't Let You Go with Zero Points

How can you be angry at a young girl? It's not something to be proud of.

Ying Siyuan angrily shouted from the seats of the competitors. “Lin Zhenhui, are you a poor loser? How can you take it out on a young girl? If you have guts, go to me instead.”

Lin Zhenhui ignored him completely.

Lin Zhenhui was unwilling to admit that his defeat was his own doing.

He then heard Tan Mo say, “Senior Lin, do you blame me for not pressing the bell that caused your loss?”

Lin Zhenhui thought nothing else at that moment. He clenched his teeth and spat out, “You did it on purpose!”

He purposely humiliated her.

Tan Mo sighed. “I did it on purpose.”

As I expected.

“You admit it!” Lin Zhenhui looked towards his own team. “She admits it!”

Then Tan Mo sighed again. “I've fought for nine questions before and also answered them correctly. Senior Lin did not even have the chance to answer a single question. I can't let you go with zero points. That would be too embarrassing for you."

“In addition, weren't you the one who complained that I pressed the bell too fast on the third question?”

Tan Mo put his hands behind his back as he looked down in embarrassment. “You had a lot to say back then, senior Lin.”

Lin Zhenhui was silent.

“That's why I thought of leaving the last question for you to answer.” Tan Mo laughed nervously.

“Your speed is crazy. You actually managed to press the bell quickly. It's a shame that you saw through what I did. Your eyes are sharp, senior Lin.”

Lin Zhenhui remained silent.

What is this feeling?

He felt as if he was suffocating. Choked until he wanted to vomit blood. But then again, he couldn't say anything against it.

What exactly is this feeling?

He had a hunch that if he said something again, everyone would look at him strangely and think that he was a contender and had no idea what was really best for him.

He just has this feeling. He doesn't know why.

“I think senior Lin knows the answer since you fought for the bell. But you don't really know the answer, I guess.” Tan Mo sighed once more, then turned to look at the competitors from Tsinghua University. “Minus one. Too bad.”

“You ...” Lin Zhenhui is really angry now.

Not once in all his years of life did he want to scold someone like him wanting to scold him. “Although you are very young, you are a planner, right?”

“Senior Lin, why did you say that?” Tan Mo asked in a pitiful voice.

“You first blamed me for pressing the bell too fast. Then when I slowed down, remember, and even let you press the bell, you answered wrongly. How can you say it was my fault? Look at the other competitors. They're not fighting over the bell."

“Who can you blame if you fight for it yourself?"

“I don't know that you don't know about the answer to that question. If you don't know the answer, you should have said it earlier.” Tan Mo pouted.

“So you mean you gave me a chance?” Lin Zhenhui was about to blow up the fuse.

Tan Mo looked at her carefully and then avoided her gaze.

“I actually understand where you are from. Your team has won championships for the last four years in a row. You think you've had enough of it in the bag this year as well. Senior Lin missteps in the opening round. I'll also be frustrated.” Tan Mo slowly nodded his head in sympathy.

“…”

Lin Zhen Hui exclaimed, “You understand …?"

“Damn, it's okay ..”

“Zhenhui!” The Tsinghua teacher in charge shouted at him in an attempt to silence him.

Lin Zhenhui was shocked. Only then did he return to his senses.

Fortunately, he had not finished his sentence.

This girl is really trying to make him slip up in front of everyone, huh?

“Down from the stage, huh? Stop interfering with the running of the competition.” The Tsinghua Master in charge shouted at him.

The other four competitors warmly congratulated Tan Mo as they passed by. “You perform very well.”

“A worthy opponent then!”

“It looks like Beijing University is planning something this year!”

“Let's wait until the competition is over. We can have a good discussion then.”

The atmosphere is becoming more intense now. First, there was Lin Zhenhui's mischievous behavior, and now the remaining four teams had shown their open-mindedness.

Four professors from the four teams sat in the stands for distinguished guests. Despite losing the competition, at least they did not lose face.

Relief was seen on their faces.

Professor Wang from Tong University nodded and said, “Losing in the competition is tolerable as long as we do not lose our composure and character.”

Soon, everyone knew who he was talking about.

“Our students do not lose face,” said Professor Yao from Nan University.

Lin Zhenhui really lost face and no one had to mention his name explicitly!

Professor Liu mocked himself as he looked at Professor Wang and Professor Yao, who were sitting next to each other.

Women are very narrow-minded.

Professor Liu looked at Professor Gu and said, “I would never think how I misjudged this young lady. He's really very talented.”

“No, not really,” replied Professor Gu. He had learned from Tan Mo as well, and he had become more professional.

Professor Gu laughed lightly. “He was only strong enough in the preliminary round, which is why Master Lao sent him on stage so quickly. I'm sure the next round will be much harder.”

Professor Liu really believed him.

Not because he was naive enough to trust Professor Gu, but because he was unable to understand how one person could know everything.

In reality, the competition consisted of ten rounds, covering ten different areas of research.

Tan Mo has put in a lot of effort so he can do really well in the first round.

He must have consumed all his energy.

Logically, he will have a much more difficult time in other areas.

Professor Liu thought that if a student could sharpen their skills in such a way, they would definitely not be able to hone their skills in every category, which was why he believed what Professor Gu said.

He looked at Lin Zhenhui, who was walking back to the stands of the competitors.

Lin Zhenhui's abilities were actually very powerful.

Otherwise, they would not have sent him on stage for the first round, where all his questions were unexpected.

One could think of him as a very talented and knowledgeable individual.

Even if he could not ensure success, he would at least earn as many points as he could for the team.

No one expected someone like Tan Mo.

As Lin Zhenhui sat back down, he heard whispers from the surrounding crowd.

“He did lose face during this first round.”

“Really? You've lost anyway, don't make it worse for yourself. It's a shame for us from Tsinghua as well.”

“At first I thought we could destroy our opponent, but it looks like we were the ones who were destroyed.”

“She doesn't know the answer, so she shouldn't press the bell. Getting zero is a better point than getting - one.”

Lin Zhenhui turned as red as a tomato. He angrily gazed towards Tan Mo, where he sat on the stage.

He saw her waving at another student from Beijing University, looking very relaxed. He looked as if he really did not care about the competition.

“For the second round, Zhao Xiao Ou will go on stage,” said the teacher in charge.

“You specialize in this topic. I don't think there's anyone stronger than you in this particular field.”