"What's interesting is... maybe this is the tradition of hackers. Once, I greatly admired some top students like Cheng Qian, whom I thought would become super programmers. Eventually, they took different paths, either going into business or working for large companies, and their talents reached their limits."
"On the contrary, someone I never expected and who never had much chance to learn, a little hooligan, encountered computer technology knowledge at the juvenile detention center at fifteen or sixteen, and from then on, unleashed astonishing talents like unlocking the Ren and Du meridians."
"Perhaps this is what makes a genius."
Lin Xian propped up his chin, spinning his pen:
"But, born in 2482, he's only 22 now, the future is still unwritten, how can you be so sure... that this prodigal son returning to the fold, Cheng Qian, is the Cheng Qian we're looking for?"
"Right!"
Gao Yang chimed in:
