007 set down the pen once he had completed the test. At the far opposite end of the hall, the mysterious student checked the timer before declaring, "60 minutes for 100 questions...three-fifth of a minute for each..."

007 stood up from his seat, "Satisfied?"

He sneered, "All because you broke yet another record, you will be sorry for achieving 3/10 of a minute ahead..." He stepped down from the stage, "Listen...I...will...not...let...you...go..."

Detesting his earlier compliance, 007 questioned, "Just who are you?"

He responded with a scornful laugh. Then, lifting his hand up to his white mask, he slowly took it uncover his identity.

Over at the MIT room, Teacher Cherry, 187, 747 and Tian Mo Xing were all gathered around the computer. Tian Mo Xing quickly urged Teacher Cherry, "So how's it, Sis? When is this gonna show 007's earpiece location?"

Also filled with impatience, Teacher Cherry kept on pointing the cursor and clicking away.

747 suddenly cried, "Ah! There, it's that pop-up window, Teacher Cherry...To your left...no, this one..."

Teacher Cherry breathed a deep sigh and squinted her eyes. Noticing her, 187 quickly grabbed her glasses for her, "Here, use them..."

"Thank you," she put it on and soon, they were able to pinpoint 007's whereabouts.

"It's really there," Tian Mo Xing turned thoughtful.

Teacher Cherry hurriedly got up from her seat, "Come on, we should reach him before things get complicated..."

They were all heading out of the room when suddenly, Tian Mo Xing stopped them, "Wait, I don't think it's safe for all of us to just rush to the scene like that.."

Teacher Cherry wondered, "Tian Mo Xing, you have another strategy in mind?"

Back in the auditorium, 007 was still somewhat startled despite his guess was right, "Xiao Jie?"

He continued, "You have such good memory...But, after competing with you in IQ competitions for the whole year, I should not be surprised...And even after working hard on every question I can get my hands on these 2 years, maybe you're also not at all surprised that I still can't defeat you..."

007 stepped forward, "I know that our scores have always been close..."

He merely looked at him with an unfathomable expression before flinging the timer with great force that it hit hard the furthest exit door. "007, if you have such exceptional memory, you should know when was the last season of IQ competition...and why it had been called off indefinitely in Sheng Ying! I owed it all to you and your much-hated MIT!"

007 attempted to explain, "Those competitions will only cause more barriers between white-listed and black-listed students. Teacher Angel had the last say on ending such policies..."

He simply cut him off and pointed his finger at 007, "Don't you give excuses...If it's not for MIT, I...am and will still be an honoured white-listed student...I would still have the chance even though I have always come up second to your top place in nation-wide IQ scores!"

"So what is your ultimate wish in this game, Xiao Jie?" 007 asked.

"Don't call me as if you're truly feeling sorry! You're really the most despicable white-list student that I have ever come across!" He then hurled a piece of control device to him, which 007 caught hold of in time.

Xiao Jie went on, "On this day of MIT's 2nd anniversary, I am giving you the greatest gift...At the touch of either one of the two buttons, you can either breathe with relief and safely exit this auditorium...Or, a time-bomb will be set off...So, good luck...top student Zhan Shi De..."

007 held up the control device and looked around.

Seeing him so hesitant, Xiao Jie said further, "Don't take too long to consider, or I might just do it for you..." He took out another similar device to show 007.

"Ahh..." a familiar voice interrupted their attention as one of the doors opened to let in the unsuspecting Tian Mo Xing. She fell onto the floor and 007 quickly went over to help her up.

Xiao Jie laughed sinisterly, "Welcome, fellow MIT member...It appears that lives are not costly at all nowadays..."

"Did you get hurt?" 007 asked worriedly as he held tightly onto Tian Mo Xing.

Xiao Jie added, "Sorry, there is only a way to get in but none to escape..."

Tian Mo Xing glared at him and then turned to 007, "Don't worry, I'm fine...007, are you alright?"

"I'm okay..." he assured her.

Before them, Xiao Jie only clapped his hands, "Such sweet talk...but all I have to say is, 'sorry'..." He held up his control device and prepared to press the button.

Tian Mo Xing pressed hard onto 007's hands. From a side-glance, he then caught sight of a high security system's main control switch at a far corner being reflected by Tian Mo Xing's shiny locket. Not letting go of the opportune moment, 007 aimed sharply and flung his control device fast to hit the system's switch before Xiao Jie did the worst.

The whole auditorium blacked out instantly. 007's attempt was successful as the doors opened to let in weak light from outside. However, another loud timer was set off.

007 realised that the impact of hitting the switch with the device must accidentally touched the time-bomb's button. He wasted no time in helping Tian Mo Xing up, "Quick, we have to leave here...The bomb's going to explode."

Appearing at the main exits were Teacher Cherry and the others. It took some time before they were able to spot 007 and Tian Mo Xing coming out from the dark.

Once they were all out of the auditorium, 007 then saw through one of the open windows that Xiao Jie had fainted inside. In the last remaining minute, he decided to rush back in to save him.