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Just as Alex was concentrating on sorting out his memories, his unusual behavior attracted the attention of others. Especially Angel, she has been worried about Alex. When she noticed Alex sitting motionless from time to time, she began to think about seeing a doctor.

As early as shortly after Alex was born, they discovered that Alex was not as annoying as other children and usually neither cried nor made fuss. When necessary, know how to take the initiative to make sounds to attract adults' attention.

When I can talk and walk, the signs of "sensible" become more and more obvious. This is due to Alex's oversight, as even the greatest actor cannot play an ignorant child for the rest of his life. He seemed so different, so abnormal.

Angel also discovered that Alex started reading various books when he was two years old, and would also take the initiative to teach other children to learn. At first she told Bart, but Bart didn't pay much attention. He thought it was just a coincidence.

The Carpenters' worries reached their peak when Alex played the "Carmen" variations in front of everyone, and then seemed quiet because of his research skills. They planned to find someone to find out what happened to the child.

Bart called his parents' friend, a college professor. Under the introduction of this professor, Bart found an expert who specialized in IQ. It is said that they have a lot of research on children who are different from ordinary people, and they can let them test Alex to see if it is an IQ problem.

"Don't worry!" The professor comforted Bart. He said, "Based on what you described, I can tell you with confidence that Alex's IQ is definitely higher than other children!"

Soon, those people contacted Bart, and they offered to come over and do a preliminary test.

"Hi! Alex, hello!" Two white men in suits and ties walked into the room and said to Xiang. One of them wears a pair of black-rimmed glasses, the other does not.

Alex stared at them with his eyes widened and said, "Hello! What's the matter?"

The Carpenters were standing next to the two people, and Bart quickly asked them to sit down and made two cups of coffee.

Angel explained to Alex: "Child, they were invited by us to check your body."

examine? Didn't you find something?

Alex felt a little uneasy, but he quickly felt relieved because the other party was just talking to him casually. Soon, he figured out that they were here to test their IQ.

At the beginning, Alex was still a little reluctant to let go. He was hesitating how to answer the other party's questions. After a minute or two, it suddenly occurred to him that this was an opportunity. As long as the Carpenters mistakenly believe that he has a high IQ, all abnormal behaviors can be explained. He doesn't need to hide too much, especially in terms of behavior and language, he behaves like an adult. He once thought about pretending to be a child, but it was difficult to change.

Alex thought to himself: "Well, how high is my IQ? Is 180 enough? This is just at the level of Kindaichi, at least a little higher than Conan, so it should be enough."

Just when he was wondering how high his IQ should be, the person who came had already introduced himself.

Those two people are both professors at the University of Chicago. The one with black-rimmed glasses is a professor of mathematics, and the one without glasses is a professor of biology. After hearing the description of the Carpenters, they initially judged that Alex had a high IQ, so they came to take a look with great interest.

Alex's hesitation led them to mistakenly think that this was the so-called psychological defense line, so they did not press too much. After everyone became familiar with it, the topics became more and more profound. At this time, Alex had already made up his mind to cooperate with them in testing their IQ.

The two professors were soon surprised. They saw that Alex's thinking was very fast and he could still keep up with some topics. He behaved like a grown-up and had decent discussions with them. Regardless of whether the point is correct or not, this has given them some excitement. After just chatting for more than ten minutes, they already had a conclusion in their hearts.

The two looked at each other and nodded silently. Yes, they determined that Alex was a kid with a high IQ.

Of course, when Alex was talking to them, he carefully changed his tone and did not look old-fashioned.

"I heard that your memory is very good, can you perform it for us?" One of the mathematics professors said to Alex with a smile.

Alex tilted his head and thought for a while, then said angrily: "Okay! How do you want to perform?"

The biology professor immediately took out a book from his wallet, which was a thick dictionary. He said: "Are you literate? You know how to read these words!"

Alex nodded and took the book.

"Can you take a quick look, just take a look, and I'll test you later!" He continued.

Alex then flipped through it casually. In fact, he didn't need to see what the words meant. His complete memory ability was much stronger than image memory. As long as he has seen and heard it, he can remember it completely.

The two people saw Alex flipping through the pages very quickly, almost in one go, almost without stopping to think. There was a trace of surprise in the eyes of the two people. They had never seen anyone reading like this before. Even people with excellent memories cannot remember it so quickly after looking at it.

"Is there something wrong?" they all thought in unison.

After finally finishing flipping through the dictionary, Alex handed it back: "You've read it all, you can take the test!"

"Have you read it all?" The mathematics professor could hardly believe his ears. He quickly asked, "Have you remembered it all?"

"Yes! Remember, I have already memorized their images in my mind." Alex said very coolly.

Another professor asked a question in a disbelieving tone: "Page 145, what letters are on the second line?"

Alex replied: "The letters on the left are XXX, and the letters on the right are XXX. Their explanations are..."

The mathematics professor immediately turned to that page, compared it with what Alex said, and found that it was not bad at all.

They quickly tested it several times, and Alex got it right. At this time, they felt like they were petrified with shock, and they didn't know what to say.

On the contrary, the Carpenters were not surprised. They had long known that Alex had a very good memory and were used to it. What they were worried about was Alex's abnormal behavior, and they were helpless to do anything about Alex's situation.

The mathematics professor also tested Alex's mathematical calculation ability. This kind of question is just trivial for Chinese people who have received nine years of compulsory education. Alex once again made him feel that his IQ was insufficient.

"Mr. Carpenter, Mrs. Carpenter, can you come outside and talk?"

After they left the door, Angel immediately asked: "Professor, is there nothing wrong with Alex?"

The mathematics professor shook his head and said: "Your son's thinking is normal. We have not found any problems with him. But..."

These words made the Carpenters nervous, and they quickly asked: "But what?"

"His thinking and knowledge are almost the same as those of an adult, which means his IQ may be the highest we have ever seen!"

"IQ?"

Neither the Carpenters quite understand why this IQ affects Alex's behavior. They know that if you have a low IQ, you will indeed become a bit dull and stupid. However, with Alex’s IQ being so high, why would he sometimes sit motionless like a moron?

This era is when IQ testing is on the rise, and many schools are conducting IQ testing. People are superstitious about this test and think that they can tell whether a child will have a successful future.

"If there is nothing wrong with Alex's IQ, then why is he still like that?"

The Carpenters described some of Alex's abnormal conditions in an attempt to find out the real problem.

"No! Your understanding of IQ is incomplete. People with high IQs usually behave differently from normal people."

The two professors quickly explained to them what IQ was. What will happen to high IQ and low IQ? The good news is that Alex's IQ is definitely not low. The bad news is that they don't know how high his IQ is.

"We hope to test it again and do a complete test. This way we will know how high your son's IQ is."

Angel's idea is very simple, as long as Alex is not sick, UU Reading www.uukaｎshu.netｔ As for how high the IQ is, she doesn't care. Bart thought the same way at first, and he didn't really want his son to have his IQ tested.

Two professors finally met a child who seemed to be a genius, and they would not let him go so easily.

"This test will give you some compensation." One of the professors said.

When Bart heard this, he immediately became excited: "What kind of compensation?"

"Uh, $100!"

US$100 is equivalent to Bart's monthly salary, and he is considering whether to agree to the offer. Unexpectedly, Angel refused: "We don't need your $100! Please go back!"

"What about $300? No, we can give you up to $500!" The math professor saw that the negotiation was about to fail, so he quickly raised the price.

Another professor was stunned by his arrogance. He knew that $500 was already a lot of money, and he was afraid that the school would not reimburse the expense. However, he also knew that his colleague was fascinated by IQ research and might be able to give some of the research funds to the Carpenters.

$500! This amount of money can almost buy a new car! This was a lot of money at the time. Under the temptation of the two professors' money, Bart surrendered first, and he turned his head and continued to persuade his wife.

They talked for a while, promising not to hurt Alex or affect the Carpenters' lives. Eventually the Carpenters agreed to continue testing. The test was scheduled for the next day. After breakfast, the Carpenters took Alex to the University of Chicago.