The night before the college entrance exam results were released, I redeemed my Peking University ad

The comment section exploded within half an hour of the video being posted.

At first, it was just local netizens in Fucheng discussing it.

"Holy crap, isn't this No. 99 Middle School? The worst high school in the entire Fucheng!"

"No. 99 Middle School??? That No. 99 Middle School with a college entrance exam pass rate of barely over 50%??? It produced a top scorer???"

"I'm dumbfounded. My cousin goes to No. 99 Middle School, and he said that no more than ten students from their school get into university each year. How could they produce a city-wide top scorer this year?"

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Immediately afterwards, the hype grew like a snowball.

The release of college entrance exam scores is always a focus of national attention, with seven or eight college entrance exam-related topics trending on Weibo.

The topic of an extraordinary person suddenly emerging from among ordinary people is the most eye-catching.

Comments began to flood in from netizens all over the country.

"My God, what an amazing script!"

"A sect's holy son!!! A fallen sect has found a chosen one!!!"

"The person upstairs is so eloquent! That's exactly how it feels! The entire sect was on the verge of falling apart, and then the last disciple they took in turned out to have a natural-born supreme bone!"

"So exciting and exhilarating! This is what youth should be like!"

"Principal: I was planning to retire this year, but suddenly a miracle happened! I was promoted directly to the Education Bureau!"

The popularity of short videos has been soaring, rising from a hot topic in Fucheng to a hot topic in Liaoning Province, and finally making it all the way to the national hot list.

It received over a million likes, over 100,000 shares, and over 50,000 comments.

Even several influential figures in the education field shared the story. Some analyzed whether there was some secret to the teaching reforms at No. 99 Middle School, some lamented the unfair distribution of educational resources, and others created a pictorial summary of "The Road to Success for the Worst High School".

Many locals even went directly to the entrance of No. 99 Middle School to take photos and check in, holding up their phones to snap pictures of the red banner. Some even pulled the security guard at the entrance to take photos with him, asking him if he knew what Ji Bai looked like.

The security guard looked bewildered, but very cooperatively gave a peace sign.

However, as its popularity grew, dissenting voices began to emerge.

At first, there were only a few scattered comments, drowned in a sea of ​​praise and amazement, and nobody paid any attention.

"Impossible! What kind of place is No. 99 Middle School? It's the worst school in the entire Fucheng. How could it produce a top scorer?"

"Is there a mistake? Is it someone with the same name?"

"However, I've always been skeptical of these kinds of underdog stories; they're too unrealistic."

But soon, the voices of doubt grew louder and more pointed, and some people even started a thread to analyze the situation.

"I work in the education industry, and to put it bluntly, I've seen plenty of students who did well on the middle school entrance exam but poorly on the college entrance exam. But I'm sorry, in my twenty years in the industry, I've never seen a single student who did poorly on the middle school entrance exam but scored over 700 on the college entrance exam!"

"Yeah, how could someone as awesome as Ji Bai end up in such a bad high school?"

"Fucheng isn't lacking in good schools. Experimental Middle School, the Affiliated Middle School of Fujian Normal University, and No. 1 Middle School—which one isn't vying for top students?"

"I don't believe it! Either it's fake, or there's something fishy going on!"

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The number of upvotes under these posts questioning the issue skyrocketed, exceeding 5,000 upvotes within an hour.

Of course, many people also stood up to refute this.

"More conspiracy theories! I hate you conspiracy theorists the most. You see everything as a conspiracy, everything as a script!"

Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist! Aren't world records meant to be broken?

"Haven't you heard of late bloomers? Some people only blossom in high school, so what's wrong with that?"

"Can you even cheat on the college entrance exam? Do you think the Ministry of Education is just sitting around doing nothing?"

……

The two sides argued fiercely in the comments section, with the number of likes rising alternately and the topic's popularity soaring.

Several education bloggers seized the opportunity to launch a poll asking, "Do you believe that a poor student can turn their life around and become a top student?" The number of participants instantly exceeded 100,000.

The comments section had turned into a debate, with both sides arguing fiercely and sticking to their own arguments, neither able to convince the other.

Just when the two sides were fighting most fiercely.

A picture appeared quietly in the comments section. At first, only a few people saw it, but without exception, everyone who saw it took a screenshot and forwarded it, then added a long string of "hahahahahaha" or "??????" to their forwards.

That was a mock exam report card.

Name: Ji Bai.

Class: Senior 3 Class 7.

Mathematics: 47.

Chinese: 58.

English: 62.

Science score: 145.

Total score: 312.

The person who posted the report card added a casual comment: "This is my friend's classmate of Ji Bai's. These are their scores from the most recent mock exam. Take a look for yourself."

boom.

The entire comment section exploded.

Those who were still observing, speaking up for Ji Bai, or engaging in rational discussions were all brought to their senses by this report card.

"Hahahaha, holy crap! 300+ on a mock exam, 700+ on the actual college entrance exam? This is even more outrageous than a wish-fulfillment novel!"

"Whose young master is this? How did he manage to double his college entrance exam score?"

"This is so fake, so incredibly fake! If you scored 600+ on a mock exam and 700+ on the actual exam, I wouldn't say a word. 300+ on a mock exam and 700+ on the actual exam? Do you think I've never been to school?"

"In our country, Van Gogh might be relegated to the role of screwdriver, but Gauss could never be overlooked! A true genius can't possibly score only 300-something on a mock exam in their senior year of high school!"

"This picture completely exposes the other person's true colors!"

"The case is solved! The case is solved! Either it was cheating on the college entrance exam, or someone took someone else's place. Either way, it's newsworthy."

"What kind of news? Legal news?"

"Hahaha, the kind that puts you in jail for life!"

"@Liaoning Provincial Education Examination Authority, aren't you going to come out and explain yourself?"

"Waiting for a reversal, this melon is guaranteed to be ripe."

"That's hilarious! The person who said 'Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist,' come forward and say something! Have you ever seen someone score 300 on a mock exam and 700 on the actual college entrance exam?"

Those netizens who had previously defended Ji Bai fell silent, unsure of what to say.

The numbers on this report card are so glaring that any explanation seems weak and ineffective.

"Uh... I still think it's unlikely that he cheated on the college entrance exam, but this report card is indeed a bit outrageous."

"It's not impossible, is it? Some people are just exam-oriented; they take mock exams casually, but perform seriously in the actual college entrance exam..."

"Upstairs, do you want to listen to what you're saying? 300 points is nothing to you?? You try getting 300 points on a test yourself!"

Public opinion has completely reversed.

The story went from "a peerless prodigy from a fallen sect" to "the biggest college entrance exam scandal of the year" in just a few hours.

"Investigate! This must be thoroughly investigated! If there's no foul play involved, I'll eat my phone!"

"Got it, this is the Crown Prince descending to earth to gild the lily of No. 99 Middle School."

"They used to call him the Holy Son, but now it's a joke!"

#Ji Bai scored 309 points in the mock exam#

#College Entrance Exam Top Scorer Faking Scores#

Two new topics immediately topped the trending searches!

The online criticism, like a tsunami, swept towards Jiushijiu Middle School and Ji Bai!

Even the Liaoning Provincial Education Bureau had to issue an emergency statement:

We have taken note of the relevant public opinion and have established a special investigation team to conduct a comprehensive investigation into this matter. The results will be released in a timely manner.

The People's Daily even directly reprinted this statement.

boom!

The entire internet was in an uproar.

"Fine! Even the People's Daily has joined the fray! Let's see how you hide now!"

"This is truly gratifying! This is how state media should be!"

"Investigate! Investigate thoroughly! From the surveillance footage to the exam papers to the grading records, leave no stone unturned!"

"The fairness of the college entrance examination must not be trampled upon! Investigate to the end! Give all candidates an explanation!"

"If there really is something fishy going on, how many ordinary people's lives have been ruined!"

"I support a thorough investigation! No innocent person should be wronged, and no cheater should escape justice!"

"I want to see who's pulling the strings behind this!"

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