Chapter 018: The Unaware Genius

"Mr. Liu, do you remember Ji Xinghe? He was one of your students, from the class of 2042 in the mechanical repair department. He was very tall, about 1.9 meters..."

"Ji Xinghe? Yes, I remember him."

"What do you think of Ji Xinghe?"

On the screen, a 90-year-old Mr. Liu lay in a lounge chair in the courtyard of the nursing home, eyes closed, enjoying the warmth of the sunlight, as if he were asleep. The reporter next to him didn't press for an answer but waited quietly. After about a minute, Mr. Liu suddenly opened his eyes wide, as if he had just woken up.

"Ji Xinghe? Yes, I remember. He was very tall, 1.93 meters."

"Yes, that's him. Mr. Liu, how would you evaluate him?"

Mr. Liu closed his eyes again, gently rocking in the lounge chair.

The reporter's expression twitched slightly, and he explained in a low voice, "Mr. Ji was indeed 1.93 meters tall in his youth, but with age, his body has become somewhat stooped, so he measured only 1.9 meters during a recent physical. Age and time ar