A genius student? Ha, they're nothing but ants at your feet!

Boston Metropolitan Transportation Authority Headquarters, 7:40 a.m.

The atmosphere in the entire hall was as solemn and tense as that of a command center about to launch a carrier rocket.

The main control screen, which occupies an entire wall, is displaying real-time footage from the complex network of surveillance cameras around Andrew Square.

On the left side of the screen, the data on the queue lengths of cars at major intersections is scrolling rapidly.

On the right side of the screen, like a waterfall of code, dense and uninterrupted communication logs are being refreshed at an alarming rate.

boom!

An engineer, clutching a stack of documents tightly in his hand, rushed in through the door in a great hurry.

"Deputy Director, he's out! This is the final report on the batch processing data for the second week of the pilot project!"

Allen whirled around: "You've got the statistical charts out too, right?"

"It's all here! Average morning rush hour commute time has been reduced by 19%, and the delay rate for emergency vehicles has decreased significantly by 43%."

Allen took the report and quickly scanned it.

Looking at the rows of encouraging statistics, his usually tense and cold eyes couldn't help but relax completely.

"Wow! This performance data is a qualitative leap compared to when it first went live last week!"

"That's right. At this rate, next week's data will definitely be even more impressive!"

"The smoother things are, the more cautious you should be."

Allen suppressed his overwhelming joy and said in a deep voice.

"We must not let our guard down, even though the first two weeks are just for gray-scale testing."

Urban traffic flow is like a volatile and unpredictable beast; the slightest disturbance can cause it to spiral out of control at any moment.

However, the engineer completely ignored the boss's threats.

"Deputy Director, you can rest assured! This system is simply amazing!"

It's like it has eyes that see from God's perspective; it can even predict traffic peaks and precisely adjust the traffic lights at the next intersection before the event!

Although the current test sample size is still limited.

But after the traffic light timing was given true intelligence by this algorithm.

Surprisingly, the traffic accident rate at intersections throughout the entire neighborhood experienced a dramatic and significant drop!

Let's go check out the mailroom on the first floor of the Transportation Bureau!

The place was already piled high with thank-you letters and mountain of gifts from enthusiastic citizens, leaving no room to even stand!

Allen thought to himself, this is probably the first time this has ever happened since the Department of Transportation was established.

This gave them an unprecedented sense of honor.

The morale of the seasoned employees who were used to slacking off and getting by was at an all-time high, and they were all as energetic as if they had been injected with chicken blood, which was quite understandable.

Allen turned his head with satisfaction and looked towards a corner of the hall.

The field staff, sweating profusely, carefully loaded the newly upgraded signal controller firmware, which they had worked on all night, onto the truck for storage.

Allen shouted at the top of his lungs, with great force.

"Tom! Today's implementation area is being expanded to include Kenmore Square, right?"

"That's right! It's that super congested area where citizens complain the most and bombard our hotline with complaints every day!"

"Go ahead, let the algorithm teach them a lesson."

Allen waved.

"Go see the astonished reactions of those troublesome citizens next week; it'll be quite a spectacle."

Tom packed up his toolbox with a confident look on his face.

With a sense of pride as a "technology evangelist," I pushed open the door and rushed to the scene.

"Lisa! Is Su Hao still determined not to attend the press conference?"

Lisa looked troubled and shrugged helplessly.

"Yes. He insisted that his studies were too demanding and he simply couldn't spare a single moment."

The public relations department of the Transportation Bureau has been calling Su Hao non-stop these past few days.

He repeatedly and humbly invited her to come.

But this guy's attitude remained as steady as a dead dog and as firm as a rock from beginning to end; he wasn't swayed by any of this.

Su Hao's original words were as follows:

"Even if I went to the press conference, I wouldn't be able to get a word in edgewise. Deputy Director, you already know the underlying algorithm logic inside and out. I'm leaving all the press conference arrangements to you!"

This explanation left Allen speechless with anger, yet he felt utterly helpless.

It's important to understand that the level of media attention given to this miraculous traffic light optimization project is currently at an almost insane level!

During this period, the bureau has received more than a dozen exclusive interview requests from top media outlets!

The Boston Transit Authority and MIT were so overwhelmed with questions that they decided to issue a wide call for help and hold an unprecedented joint press conference to answer all the questions at once.

But who would have thought that Su Hao, the absolute core and soul of this grand drama, would simply shrug it off and become a hands-off manager!

This put Allen in an extremely passive and awkward situation when facing those ravenous media reporters, leaving him at a loss for what to do.

Allen stood there, gritting his teeth inwardly.

Does this brat even know anything?!

Take advantage of this current buzz to build up global exposure and academic reputation. This will be absolutely beneficial to your future career and something that others would kill for!

Why can't you get it?

Clearly, Allen completely underestimated the inner world of a pure scholar.

In Su Hao's tightly packed list of priorities for to-do items.

The utterly boring option of "accepting media interviews" was ruthlessly kicked to the back of the table long ago!

Aside from the vast ocean of mathematics that attempts to conquer the Riemann Hypothesis and other seemingly insurmountable challenges.

His head, which was practically made of wood, couldn't hold any worldly thoughts at all!

"Never mind, never mind!"

Allen waved his hand irritably.

"Let him be! Since he's not coming, let's just do our job well!"

Lisa, pass the message on!

"Make sure everyone in the technical department works tirelessly for the next two days, without eating or sleeping, until they've thoroughly memorized the system operation manual personally written by Su Hao!"

Prior to this, Su Hao had already officially signed a cooperation agreement with the city hall.

To ensure a smooth handover, he personally wrote a comprehensive technical white paper specifically for internal employee training.

However... even though Su Hao swore on his conscience:

He has racked his brains to lower the reading threshold for ordinary people and has tried his best to explain the underlying logic in so-called "plain language" in the documents.

But this is for those frontline workers who have long since forgotten their calculus lessons and are now forced to go back to school for a fresh start.

This thing is still no less than looking directly at the indescribable Book of Cthulhu!

Everyone was tormented by this white paper, complaining bitterly and going bald from exhaustion.

Wailing cries echoed throughout the office area:

"Deputy Director, help! This is ridiculously thick book, like a brick! Is it even readable?!"

"Damn it... If I had been back in college, I would have put in half the effort to study this white paper."

"I'm a Wall Street financial tycoon by now, why would I be reduced to this wretched job, eating exhaust fumes and checking traffic lights all day?"

Hearing his men's wails, Allen wasn't angry; instead, he felt a strange, magical sensation.

Who can believe it?

A bottomless pit of a failed project that once burned through tens of millions of dollars but remained mired in difficulties and was almost ordered to be cut short by the mayor.

It turned out that a genius had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

alone!

He single-handedly pulled things back on track and even propelled them to their peak!

Allen even had a faint sense of anticipation, wondering what kind of technological frenzy this terrifying young man would unleash on this land in the future!