Chapter 17

Oscar started visiting more frequently. Eventually, our parents grew tired of seeing him. One day, upon arriving home to find the door locked, he sat outside and cried. Afterward, he went back to school. On the day of the SATs, Mom and Dad still went to the school gates to check on him. However, he didn't say a single word to them. Without even looking back, he walked straight into the exam hall. When his results were released, he barely managed to qualify for a vocational college. His downfall became well-known locally. After all, he had once been a prodigy and the pride of the city, only to become a complete failure. Countless parents used his story as a cautionary tale to lecture their own children. And I, in contrast, was cited as an example of success. However, I did not pay attention to any of it because I was too busy. At that time, I was working on a research project with my professor. If our project succeeded, it would bring us one step closer to developing bionic intel