Chapter 196: Chapter 196: Clara Brown, Qi’s Way of Making Friends
Silent silence.
Suddenly.
Intense cheering erupted from the audience.
Even those who easily teared up started to choke, but their eyes were full of pride.
Elder Edgar presented the medals to each of them, pausing when it was Claire Green’s turn.
Then everyone heard his gratifying words, "You are the only student I’ve seen who remains so calm in an international competition. In the past, I didn’t believe when they said the younger generation would surpass the old, and the old wave would eventually die on the beach. But now, seeing you, I start to believe it.
The future belongs to the young, and you have an extraordinary talent in mathematics. I hope you don’t waste your talent and hope to see you on an even higher award stage."
In the audience and the live stream, many viewers who had watched the Olympiad competitions for years were taken aback upon hearing Elder Edgar’s remarks.
Elder Edgar is the most authoritative person in the International Math Olympiad, one could say he has dedicated his entire life to mathematics.
From the Zick Mathematics Prize to the Cullen Literature Prize, his achievements are so high that even those who haven’t met him would know his story upon hearing his name.
The International Math Olympiad has been held for many editions, yet no one has received such lengthy praise from him, even Clara Brown only got a "keep working hard" before.
Looking at the elderly man with graying hair in front of her, Claire Green restrained her usual laziness and softly said, "Thank you."
As for the higher award stage, forget it.
Too troublesome.
It wasn’t until the flag of Z Country was raised that the disbelief in everyone’s hearts finally dissipated.
Looking at the fluttering flag, Xu Lei, a grown man, even had red eyes, and in a moment, they became moist.
They had waited too long for this moment.
Every year they participated in various international competitions but never saw their own country’s flag rise in another country.
[I, a big man, actually cried watching this.]
[Brother, you’re not alone. Listening to familiar songs, watching the fluttering flag, I instantly felt proud to be from Z Country.]
[Z Country has waited too long for this gold medal, now we can finally tell those who look down on us that Z Country never had such a thing as useless people.]
[To receive high praise from Elder Edgar, from today onwards, the young lady is my idol.]
[I really suggest certain fan groups take a look, same international competitions, one wins with a perfect score, the other performs poorly, yet buys trending topics on Weibo daily.]
[During such a happy occasion, why mention certain people, cheer for the young lady now.]
The live stream was bustling, and the scene was no quieter.
If it weren’t for those security guards, Rosen had no doubt that crowd would rush in.
"Student Green, I hope to see you again next time."
He smiled and nodded at the girl, taking the microphone and said, "This edition of the International Math Olympiad has ended, let’s look forward to the next one together."
...
Escorted by security, the group left through a special passage.
Upon returning to the hotel, Daisy Cooper took a deep breath, without a care for her image, "Oh my god, we’re finally back."
She was nearly stifled.
Clearly very excited but unable to cheer was really tough.
Seeing Xu Lei staring at the gold medal in her hand, Claire Green rubbed it with her thumb and casually tossed it to him, "Here you go."
Her casual toss scared Xu Lei; if it were to fall and get scratched, it might become the first gold medal in history to get damaged by a fall.
"Why are you giving it to me," Xu Lei smiled, "Your honor is yours to keep."
Upon hearing this.
Claire Green raised her eyebrow, "Weren’t you eyeing it?"
"Hehe, I just wanted to touch it." Xu Lei rubbed his hands, smiling a bit sheepishly.
After saying that, he carefully picked up the medal, treating it as something extremely valuable.
Even the team leaders from other schools couldn’t help but gather around.
Were they not conducting some sort of ceremony?
Claire Green’s face showed some amusement, a slight ripple in her calm heart.
At this moment, she seemed to have found the meaning of honor itself.
"Claire Green."
At that moment.
A clear and fluent voice in Z Country’s language came from behind.
Turning to look, she saw Clara Brown, who had come in second place, approaching them.
"Olivia, could this guy be here for revenge because he couldn’t take the loss?"
Daisy Cooper slowly moved closer to the girl’s side, making wild guesses with a straight face.
As the words fell.
Pain came from her scalp, William Dunn spoke irritably, "What nonsense are you spouting again, we’ve been rivals with Brown, you still don’t understand."
"It’s different now, Olivia won the gold medal, back then we got nothing."
So her guess wasn’t without reason.
"What do you want?" Claire Green raised an eyebrow, her voice indifferent.
"Do you mind becoming friends?"
Clara Brown extended his hand, openly stating his purpose.
Gazing at the hand in front of her, Claire Green’s red lips curled with a hint of chill as she spoke.
"There are only two types of people who become friends with me: the dead and the living dead. Which one do you think you can become?"
In an instant, Xu Lei suddenly felt the gold medal in his hand wasn’t appealing anymore.
The troublemaker from their school was at it again, couldn’t she be a little more quiet?
He had been happy for a few minutes, and he didn’t want to end up in M Country’s police station.
Clara Brown’s eyes sparkled with interest, retracting his hand on his own, "Student Green is truly humorous."
But the more it was like this, the more he liked it.
Isn’t it more challenging this way?
He thought his intentions were well hidden, but little did he know that the girl in front of him had long since explored the backgrounds of M Country’s competitors.
"Is that so," Claire Green’s smile grew, "I have something even more humorous, do you want to try it?"
And with that.
A pitch-black item was aimed at Clara Brown’s forehead.
Everyone was stunned by the scene in front of them, Xu Lei even felt like crying, where did she get this thing?
Great, now for sure they’re going to end up at the station.
Jesse Cheng came to his senses, pulled out his phone, recorded a video, and sent it to the group.
[Boss Jing, did you give her that black thing?]
Almost immediately after posting, Mason Quinn appeared.
[Wow, what happened that made Claire Green pull out this thing?]
[George Xyler: You’re focused on the wrong point, where did she get this thing, Boss Jing knows her temper, definitely wouldn’t give it.]
They talked about it in the group for a while, but Jesse Cheng didn’t reply a single word, too engrossed in the drama.
Usually, when someone has a gun to their head, they’d be trembling with fear, but Clara Brown was as calm as ever.
"Student Green even has a hobby of carrying a toy gun, truly unique."
Toy gun?
Claire Green playfully smiled, "Would you like to experience it?"
There was intense hostility in her eyes, the air around her biting cold.
Clara Brown wanted to continue speaking, but the next second, his pupils shrank.
What was once a complete wall now had a hole in it.
Cold sweat finally formed on his forehead, recalling the way she aimed at him earlier, couldn’t help but feel a lingering fear.
"Since Student Green minds, I best not disturb and take my leave."
Glancing at his fleeing figure, a flash of cold light passed through Claire Green’s eyes.
The Brown family, huh.
Such far reach they have.
"Olivia, what was that just now..."
Daisy Cooper finally found her voice, trembling as she asked.
"Stay away from that person."