Chapter 23

"13872643175?"

"Hehe, no, keep guessing."

Tang Zhendong recited nine out of the ten sets of numbers that Yu Qingying had mentioned earlier, but all of them were wrong. By the end, Yu Qingying was no longer sure if the numbers Tang Zhendong recited were the ones she had said.

Only one set of numbers was correct, the rest were random numbers that Yu Qingying had blurted out. With so many numbers, she couldn't remember them all, but she had a vague impression of the ones Tang Zhendong mentioned.

"Hehe, none of them are right. Congratulations, you got all of them wrong." Yu Qingying burst into laughter, finally delighted at successfully tricking Tang Zhendong.

"Since those are wrong, 13964533899 must be your phone number, hahaha." Tang Zhendong recited another set of numbers and then laughed heartily.

The set of numbers Tang Zhendong recited made Yu Qingying look at him as if he were an alien, because it was indeed her phone number. Did he know her number all along, which is why he never asked for it? She felt he must have known it all along.

If he hadn't known her number in advance, then Tang Zhendong's memory was far beyond what Yu Qingying had expected. Even Yu Qingying, who had recited the numbers, could only remember three or four of them, and she wasn't sure if the others were correct. However, the three or four numbers she remembered were completely accurate.

If he couldn't remember the other numbers, how could he have remembered the few she did? Could there be such a coincidence in the world?

"Do you really remember all of them?" Yu Qingying's doubts were well-founded. There were people with such brains in the world, but they were extremely rare, as rare as encountering an alien.

"How can you doubt my intelligence or memory?" Tang Zhendong slapped his forehead and laughed.

After a brief moment of consideration, Yu Qingying was convinced that Tang Zhendong had indeed remembered the ten sets of numbers she had recited earlier. "I've always envied you for playing all day and still doing so well in studies. I always suspected you were cheating, but today I'm certain you're not. You really have a photographic memory."

Yu Qingying praised him sincerely.

"Hehe, getting your praise is not easy. I've been waiting for this praise for nearly nine years." Tang Zhendong was in high spirits after getting Yu Qingying's phone number.

"Wait, that's not right, hold on," Yu Qingying, who was about to say goodbye to Tang Zhendong, suddenly remembered something. "Tell me honestly, did you know my number all along?"

"Ah?" Tang Zhendong was confused. Hadn't the matter of the phone number been settled? Why was it being brought up again?

"You said you remembered them, so why are you saying I knew them in advance?"

"If you didn't know them in advance, why were the first nine numbers you recited all wrong, and you left the correct one for last?"

Yu Qingying recalled the expression on Tang Zhendong's face when he recited the numbers. It was as if he had known all along that the first nine were wrong and had deliberately left the correct one for last.

This was what puzzled Yu Qingying the most, and she couldn't figure it out.

"Speak up, don't try to fool me, tell the truth!" Yu Qingying's big eyes seemed to speak as she glared at him.

"Haha, I really did remember them. Why don't you believe me?" Tang Zhendong was helpless.

"Then why did you leave the correct number for last? Speak up, you should know the policy of our party: leniency for those who confess, severity for those who resist."

When Yu Qingying mentioned the party's policy of leniency for those who confess and severity for those who resist, Tang Zhendong wanted to laugh. The situation he had encountered in prison was clearly the opposite of this policy.

The current society was indeed strange. A good policy was often applied in reverse. In reality, most people in prison believed in leniency for those who confess and severity for those who resist, so they all confessed. However, those who didn't confess went home for the New Year, while those who confessed everything were in prison for life.

This society was indeed hilarious!

Tang Zhendong looked into Yu Qingying's eyes and chose to confess. "Alright, I'll tell you. I really did remember the ten sets of numbers you said. There's no doubt about that. If you ask me to recite them again, I can. Now, let me explain why I put your real number last: the numbers you said sounded random, and they were indeed random. The numbers you said didn't follow the area code of Hai City, meaning the numbers you said were from all over. This made it easier to identify the numbers that matched the area code of Hai City. There were only three such numbers, so I put them last."

Tang Zhendong's analysis made Yu Qingying nod in agreement. She was very impressed by Tang Zhendong, not only for his excellent memory but also for his detailed analysis, which showed that he had a sharp mind and high intelligence.

Yu Qingying was feeling pleased and was ready to listen further, but Tang Zhendong stopped talking. "What about the other three numbers? How did you analyze them? Keep talking."

"The last three numbers were mostly a guess, so I won't go into detail. I won't go into detail."

Yu Qingying glared at him. "No, you must tell me. Do you want the proletariat to impose dictatorship on you?"

Tang Zhendong quickly surrendered. "Alright, I'll tell you. Of the last three numbers, one was a China Unicom number, and two were China Mobile numbers. I noticed that all the numbers you said were China Mobile, except for one China Unicom number. So, I boldly excluded the China Unicom number first. According to normal thinking, if your number was a China Unicom number, at least half of the numbers you said should have been China Unicom numbers, which is normal thinking."

"Hey, you, you actually doubt my normal thinking?" Yu Qingying clenched her delicate little fists, ready to pounce on Tang Zhendong.

Actually, Yu Qingying didn't realize that her behavior was becoming more and more like playful teasing.

"Hurry up, what you said earlier made sense. Keep talking about the last two numbers, how did you exclude them?"

Tang Zhendong laughed heartily. "The last two numbers weren't excluded by me, but by you. You should remember that I mentioned the China Unicom number first. When I said the eighth number, I was very slow, especially with the first three digits. Why? Because two of the last three numbers started with 139. When I said the '9' after '3', I kept staring at your eyes. I noticed that when I said '9', your eyes showed a hint of surprise. You were afraid I would guess your number, so when I said the eighth number, I deliberately said a number from another region. The remaining two were local numbers, and the correct number started with 139. Do you understand my explanation?"

Tang Zhendong's meticulous analysis made Yu Qingying's eyes widen to their historical maximum. Her eyes showed surprise, admiration, and even worship.

Tang Zhendong not only had an astonishing memory but also a mind that worked at high speed, analyzing things meticulously, logically, and clearly. For mobile users, please visit http://m.piaotia.net

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