Super God-Level Top Student
Chapter 901 - 340: Aced the Test!

Chen Yuanzhi thought Qiao Ze would leave after their meeting, but to his surprise, Qiao Ze continued to sit there quietly.

Although Chen Yuanzhi had served as a major leader in three universities since becoming an academician, and had dealt with many of the so-called "difficult characters," he had hardly ever encountered a scholar like Qiao Ze—so quiet, yet possessing a presence so commanding it couldn't be ignored.

For a moment, he began to feel nervous again. As if this office was no longer his domain.

What made it even more awkward was that Qiao Ze just sat there silently, not even seriously looking at him.

Considering Qiao Ze's status, it wasn't appropriate to ask him to leave outright, which only made Chen feel completely out of place.

After a few seconds of awkward silence, it was eventually Chen Yuanzhi who couldn't take it anymore and kindly asked, "Um, Professor Qiao, is there anything else?"

Qiao Ze shook his head lightly.

"Oh, then you..." Chen Yuanzhi trailed off, suddenly unsure how to complete his sentence.

Surely, he couldn't just kick this esteemed figure out?

Fortunately, Qiao Ze seemed to understand the unspoken meaning behind Chen's words and said, "You still haven't called logistics."

Chen Yuanzhi froze for a moment.

Then he caught on quickly.

Well, I'll be...

Chen Yuanzhi believed that Li Jiangao had taught Qiao Ze plenty, but apparently, not enough.

He decided that he should find time to talk to Li Jiangao—at the very least, to remind him to caution Qiao Ze about being less influenced by Xu Dajiang in the future...

Of course, at this moment, there was no way to explain to Qiao Ze that such calls were generally made after guests left. So Chen simply smacked his forehead and said, "Ah, my memory! I almost forgot just after mentioning it. Let me make that call right now."

With that, he picked up the phone in Qiao Ze's presence.

"Hello, Minister Liu, this is Chen Yuanzhi..."

...

Qiao Ze returned to the Xilin Mathematical Research Institute.

Not to the old building, but the new headquarters, which had recently been completed and relocated.

Qiao Ze's office was on the eighth floor, the top level of the main building.

The roofing materials, featuring advanced waterproofing and insulation, along with precise multi-layered construction, minimized the disadvantages of being on the top floor while maximizing its benefits.

Ventilation, lighting, views, and an open-air activity area on the rooftop...

To inspire confidence, the rooftop was even designed as a landscaped garden. Taking a few laps up there every now and then was said to benefit both physical and mental health.

Aside from Qiao Ze's office, the eighth floor also housed a medium-sized meeting room, a secretary's office, the director's office, and a security room.

This meant that whenever Li Jiangao wasn't teaching, the two of them could now work on the same floor.

In truth, Li Jiangao could fully opt out of teaching in the School of Mathematics and focus entirely on administrative duties or research. However, he wasn't particularly fond of handling tedious matters, which was why he still taught "Abstract Algebra" there.

To Li Jiangao, teaching was far more interesting than administrative work.

And honestly, there wasn't much at the Xilin Math Research Institute that truly required managing. Most of the time, all Li had to do was act as a figurehead. After all, the real power was in Dou Dou's hands.

In a way, Xilin was more or less a testing ground for artificial intelligence in administrative roles. It's safe to say there wasn't a better testing environment nationwide.

The principle was simple: Dou Dou handled all the work, while Li Jiangao and Qiao Ze took the responsibility.

At least, for now, it was tough to build this kind of trust-based dynamic between humans and AI elsewhere. After all, if the AI made a mistake, it would only be human leadership facing the consequences—a risk most weren't willing to take.

Only individuals like Li Jiangao and Qiao Ze, who didn't care much about bureaucratic titles and reputations, could have the nerve to let Dou Dou run things freely.

Especially Li Jiangao, who would often stamp documents printed by Dou Dou without even glancing at them.

If it weren't for basic professional principles, he might have been tempted to hand over the research institute's official seal to Dou Dou entirely.

As for Qiao Ze, he cared even less about such trivial matters.

Going out to meet someone like Chen Yuanzhi, as he did today, was usually something he wouldn't bother with.

If not for his own interest in developing the Xilin Math Research Institute, coupled with the fact that Li Jiangao personally came to him to request it, he wouldn't have wanted to deal with it at all.

Since Dou Dou enjoyed managing these things, Qiao Ze was naturally happy to delegate everything.

At least so far, Dou Dou hadn't caused any major issues, and the institute had been developing very well.

The office was empty.

Normally, in situations like today, Su Mucheng would definitely accompany Qiao Ze to visit President Chen.

Even Li Jiangao thought it best for Qiao Ze to have someone with him when meeting others, and Su was clearly the ideal choice.

At the very least, most people at the university were familiar with Su Mucheng, and she could quickly steer conversations back on track if Qiao Ze felt uncomfortable.

But today, when Li Jiangao brought up the matter to Qiao Ze, Su Mucheng happened to be out with Liu Ying, acting as proctors for an exam.

Their main task was wandering around the examination halls to ensure that candidates didn't roam about.

Though in truth, they were just exploring the new building.

After all, the move had only been completed yesterday, and Su Mucheng was quite curious about this newly constructed space, built specifically for Qiao Ze.

It was something like a youthful fantasy adventure—or perhaps more like inspecting one's own property.

Clearly, Qiao Ze wouldn't hold such distractions against her.

In fact, Qiao Ze had already given up on encouraging Su to pursue mathematics—or any academic aspirations, for that matter.

Although he spent most of his time immersed in academic pursuits, he never stopped observing the people around him. For instance, Chen Yiwen, who had seemed much happier without higher aspirations. Or his students—some of whom clearly weren't suited for pioneering work...