Stunning Dragon Wife
Chapter 122 - 121

Chapter 122: Chapter 121

There were still ten major questions remaining.

The first one was correct!

The second one was correct

...

The fifth one was correct

The eighth one was correct...

The ninth one was correct

...

Now, only the last major question remained.

No matter whether the answers to the major questions were right or wrong, Zhang Xiaoshan had won.

At this moment, his scalp was tingling and his face was ashen.

What to do, was he really about to willingly let Zhang Xiaoshan slap him repeatedly in front of everyone?

He was a leader in the Health Education Bureau of Wanshan County, and those watching might be his subordinates in the future. Losing face in front of them, what authority would he have left afterwards?

"Mr. Liu, why don’t we make another bet?"

"You, what else do you want?"

Liu Guotao angrily glared at Zhang Xiaoshan.

Zhang Xiaoshan looked confident and spoke casually.

"I know you don’t want to lose face in public. So, I’ll give you another chance, let’s bet on the very last question. If I’m wrong, no matter how many points I’ve scored, I’ll consider myself defeated, and I’ll willingly give up my qualification for a permanent position, and crawl out of here. But if you lose, you’ll owe me an additional 100,000 yuan as compensation."

"100,000??"

The surrounding crowd’s expression changed.

In the outside world, 100,000 yuan could just be the cost of a bottle of wine in a nightclub, but here in the impoverished and backward Wanshan County.

Here, a seasoned teacher who had taught for over a decade earned only around four to five thousand yuan, and a newly appointed teacher earned less than three thousand a month.

100,000 yuan in cash was nearly equivalent to their salary for not eating or drinking for two years.

Even though Liu Guotao had made quite a bit of extra money on the side, 100,000 was definitely not a small amount.

For a moment, Liu Guotao too looked sullen and hesitant.

"How is it, Mr. Liu, you said for sure I was just scribbling nonsense on the test paper. Why don’t you dare to wager on just one final question?"

"Do you really want to be slapped three times by me, humiliating yourself in public?"

Killing with a borrowed knife.

This was leading Liu Guotao down the path step by step.

At this time, Liu Guotao had a bad feeling.

He stared deeply at Zhang Xiaoshan.

Zhang Xiaoshan had already caused him many surprises; did he really need to take another risk?

Especially since Zhang Xiaoshan had already secured his win, why would he suddenly make such a request at this crucial moment?

Could this be a trap?

And at this moment, Zhang Xiaoshan added fuel to the fire.

"What’s wrong, Mr. Liu, are you scared?"

"I think you should take a gamble with me. That way, if I lose, a spot for a permanent position opens up, and others could benefit, right?"

Yes, Zhang Xiaoshan’s performance had already secured him a slot for a permanent position.

At this moment, if Liu Guotao could defeat Zhang Xiaoshan and Zhang Xiaoshan gave up his spot, it would indirectly provide someone else a chance to fill that position.

The candidates who were merely spectators at first now joined in as well.

"Mr. Liu, you should take the bet."

"Right, right, that question is very difficult; no one could solve it in just a few minutes."

"Weren’t you just doubting that guy? How come you’ve turned soft now?"

"Mr. Liu, are you up for it or not??"

Hearsay is indeed scary.

The murmuring of the crowd felt like knives on Liu Guotao’s face, which was burning hot.

At this time, he really was in a tough position.

Zhang Xiaoshan was thoroughly enjoying this.

This was a taste of his own medicine.

Liu Guotao had initially used public pressure to force Zhang Xiaoshan and Jiang Man to mark the papers on the spot. Now, Zhang Xiaoshan was using the same tactic to pressure Liu Guotao.

Zheng Jianhai whispered to Liu Guotao from the side.

"Mr. Liu, I think you should take up the bet. That question is too difficult; he won’t be able to solve it."

"Could he really be a miracle worker?"

Zheng Jianhai also wanted to take revenge on Zhang Xiaoshan and see him lose his chance at a permanent position, hence he also had a bit of a provocative intent.

Liu Guotao finally couldn’t hold back anymore.

"Fine, I’ll take your bet."

"Continue grading."

Liu Guotao finally made a decision.

At this moment, the foreheads of the examiners were already sweating.

In a big city, Liu Guotao would just be a minor official, but in Wanshan County, he was immensely powerful.

They were all under Liu Guotao’s jurisdiction, so it was no surprise that they were extremely nervous now.

They started grading the paper very cautiously.

Triple checking everything.

For the last question, they tried their best to find any mistakes made by Zhang Xiaoshan.

The answer was correct.

Then they tried to find fault in the problem-solving steps.

However, after all had reviewed it,

the steps were so flawless.

Even many details were handled in a more standard way than in the answer sheet they had.

"This?"

At this point, the examiners looked at each other in shock and anxiety.

The shock was because they couldn’t believe that someone could actually solve the final question, and so quickly; if they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, who would believe it?

The anxiety was because this meant that their boss, Liu Guotao, was completely defeated.

How would they wrap this up?

"What’s the result, why are you just standing there, say something?"

Liu Guotao asked frantically.

The leading old educator said tremblingly.

"He got the last question right."

"He, he scored full marks!"

"What?"

When he heard this answer, the whole place erupted, with exclamations everywhere.

Liu Guotao’s legs went weak, and he sat down on the ground, his face pale, muttering to himself.

"How is this possible, how can this be?"