As Alex concentrates on sorting through his memories, his unusual behavior attracts the attention of the others. Angel, in particular, has been worried about Alex. When she noticed that Alex was sitting and not moving from time to time, she began to want to see a doctor.

As early as not long after Alex was born, they found that Alex would not be as annoying as other children, and usually did not cry or make trouble. When necessary, know how to take the initiative to make a voice to attract the attention of adults.

By the time I can say that I can go, the signs of this "sensible" are becoming more and more obvious. It's because of Alex's negligence that even the greatest actor can't play an ignorant child for the rest of his life. He seemed so different, so abnormal.

Angel also discovered that Alex started reading books when he was two years old, and would take the initiative to teach other children to learn. At first she told Bart about it, but Bart didn't really care, believing that it was just an accident.

When Alex plays the "Carmen" variation in public, and then appears to be quiet because of his ability to study, the Carpenters' worries come to a head. They were going to find someone to see what was going on with the child.

Bart made a phone call to his parents' friend, who was a college professor. With this professor's introduction, Bart found an expert who specializes in IQ. It is said that they have a lot of research on this kind of unusual children, and they can let them test Alex to see if it is a problem with IQ.

"Don't worry!" The professor comforted Bart by saying, "Based on what you have described, I can tell you with confidence that Alex has a higher IQ than the other children!" ”

Soon, Bart was contacted by those men, and they offered to come over and do some preliminary testing.

"Hey! Alex, hello! Two Caucasian men in suits and leather shoes walked into the room and said. One of them wears a pair of black-rimmed glasses, the other does not.

Alex's eyes widened, he looked at them and said, "Hello! What's the matter? ”

Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter stood beside them, and Bart hurriedly invited them to sit down and made two cups of coffee.

Angel explained to Alex, "Kid, they're here for you to get checked. ”

Examine? It can't be that you found something!

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

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

Alex thought to himself, "Well, how high is the IQ to be?" Is 180 enough! This has just reached the level of Kanedaichi's goods, at least a little higher than Conan, it should be enough. ”

Just as he was struggling with how high his IQ should be, the visitor had already introduced himself.

Both men were professors at the University of Chicago, the one with black-rimmed glasses was a math professor, and the one without glasses was a biology professor. After hearing about the Carpenters' description, they initially judged that Alex had a high IQ, so they came over with great interest.

Alex, who was hesitant, made them mistakenly think that this was the so-called psychological defense line, so they didn't have too much persecution. After everyone became familiar with it, the topic became more and more esoteric. At this time, Alex had already made up his mind to cooperate with them to test his IQ.

The two professors were soon surprised to see Alex's mind jumping, and he was still able to keep up with certain topics. He behaved like an adult, discussing with them decently. Whether the point is correct or not, it already makes them a little excited. 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 were sure that Alex was a kid with a high IQ.

Of course, Alex carefully changed his tone when talking to them, and he didn't look old-fashioned.

"I heard that you have a good memory, can you show us a performance?" One of the math professors smiled at Alex.

Alex tilted his head and thought about it, and said angrily, "It's good! How do you want to perform? ”

The biology professor immediately pulled out a book from his purse, a thick dictionary. He said, "Are you literate?" You all know how to read these words! ”

Alex nodded, and he took the book.

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

Alex flipped through it casually, in fact, he didn't need to see what these words meant, his complete memory ability was much stronger than image memory. He only had to see and hear it, and he would be able to remember it completely.

The two men saw Alex flip quickly, almost instantly, and barely stopped to think. There was a hint of surprise in their eyes, they had never seen anyone reading a book like this. Even people with super memories don't remember it so quickly when they look at it.

"Is there something wrong?" They thought of it in their hearts.

Finally finished the dictionary, Alex handed it back: "I've read it all, you can take the test!" ”

"You've read it all?" The math professor could hardly believe his ears, and he quickly asked, "Have you memorized them all?" ”

"Yes! Remember, I've got images of them in my head. Alex said very coolly.

Another professor asked the question in a tone of disbelieving: "What is the second letter on page 145?" ”

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

The math professor immediately flipped to the page, and compared what Alex had said, and found that it was not bad at all.

They hurriedly tested it a few more times, and all of them were hit by Alex. At this time, they felt that they were all petrified by shock, and they didn't know what to say.

On the contrary, the Carpenter were not surprised, they had long known that Alex had a very good memory and was used to it. They are worried about Alex's unusual behavior, and they are helpless about Alex's situation.

The mathematics professor also tested Alex's mathematical calculation ability, which is only a small meaning for Chinese 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?"

As soon as they got out, Angel asked, "Professor, there's nothing wrong with Alex?" ”

The math professor shook his head and said, "Your son's mind is normal, and we didn't find anything wrong with him." But ......"

This made the Carpenter and his wife nervous, and they hurriedly asked, "But what?" ”

"His mind and knowledge are almost the same as those of an adult, which means that his IQ is probably the highest we've ever seen!"

"IQ?"

Neither the Carpenter nor the Carpenter understood why this IQ would affect Alex's behavior. They know that if you have a low IQ, you will indeed become a little stupid. However, Alex's IQ is so high, and sometimes he will sit motionless like a nerd.

In this era, it is the time when IQ tests are emerging, and many schools are doing this IQ test. People are superstitious about this kind of test, believing that it will tell whether a child will have a successful future in the future.

"If Alex's IQ is not a problem, then why is he still like that?"

The Carpenter described some of Alex's anomalies in order to find out what was really wrong.

"No, it's not! Your understanding of IQ is incomplete. People with high IQ usually behave a little differently from normal people. ”

The two professors hurriedly explained to them what IQ was. What kind of performance does a high IQ and a low IQ have. The good news is that Alex's IQ is certainly not low, and the bad news is that they don't know how high his IQ really is.

"We want to be able to test it again, to have a full test. In this way, you will know how high your son's IQ really is. ”

Angel's idea is simple, as long as Alex is not sick, 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 test his IQ.

The two professors finally met a seemingly genius child, and they would not let it go so easily.

"This test will compensate you somewhat." One of the professors said.

When Bart heard this, he immediately became energetic: "What compensation?" ”

"Uh, $100!"

$100 was already the equivalent of a month's salary for Barth, and he was considering whether to say yes. 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 hurriedly raised the price.

Another professor was stunned by his arrogance, and he knew that $500 was a lot of money, and he was afraid that the university would not reimburse the fee. However, he also knew that his colleagues were fascinated by IQ research and might be able to give some of the research money to the Carpenter family.

$500! That's almost enough money to buy a new car! That's a lot of money at the time. Lured by the two professors' money, Bart surrendered first, and he turned his head to continue persuading his wife.

They talked for a while, promising not to hurt Alex or affect the Carpenter's life. Eventually, the Carpenter agreed to continue testing. The test was scheduled for the next day, and after waking up in the morning and having breakfast, the Carpenter took Alex to the University of Chicago.