As soon as Luo Chen stood up and said this, the astonished gazes of the seventy or eighty people in the entire lecture hall immediately turned towards him.
After all, this was the globally renowned Professor Piao. The university had paid a huge price to invite him.
So normally, let alone students, even the principal would be respectful when meeting him.
It could be said that if you offended him, with just a word from him, you would not only fail to get credits for this course, but you might not get credits for any subject at all.
How dare this unfamiliar face stand up at a time like this and talk back to Professor Piao?
Professor Piao was also stunned. He was a globally renowned expert in biochemistry. A paper he once published had caused a sensation in their field, giving him a very high status.
But looking at Luo Chen standing up, the anger of Professor Piao grew even more intense. Was someone actually provoking his dignity twice in one day?
“Am I being excessive?” Professor Piao glared at Luo Chen, the thick lenses of his glasses flashing with a greyish light.
“Doesn’t she have the right to ask a question as a student?”
“This is the most basic right of a student. If they don’t even have the right to ask questions or get answers, they might as well stay at home and watch videos. Why would they need you to teach?” Luo Chen said irritably.
“If you are not being excessive, are you saying she is?”
After all, he used to be a teacher himself. This old professor was clearly throwing a tantrum out of anger and embarrassment, using his authority to oppress others. How could Luo Chen stand for that?
The words of Luo Chen clearly made Professor Piao lose face. Indeed, if students didn’t even have the right to ask questions, they might as well watch videos and study at home.
And to be reprimanded in front of so many people. If this got out, how would he teach in the future?
Moreover, he couldn’t bear such a heavy label being slapped on him. So he glared hatefully at Luo Chen, then turned his gaze to the girl.
“Was that asking a question?” Professor Piao roared, slamming his hand on the desk.
“That was clearly questioning me!”
“Mind your attitude. You are a grown man, why are you shouting at a young lady?” Luo Chen mocked.
The girl beside him shrank her neck, then plucked up the courage to speak.
“Professor Piao, I really wasn’t questioning you. I was just asking a question.”
“Still daring to talk your way out of it?”
“Say it again, was that asking a question?” Professor Piao slammed the desk again with a bang, roaring loudly. The veins on his neck bulged, looking as terrifying as if he wanted to eat someone, which scared the little girl into shrinking back again.
“Professor Piao, I just asked one thing. Can biology reverse ageing?” The tears of the little girl kept falling, obviously feeling extremely wronged.
Luo Chen walked over, handed her a packet of tissues, and then looked at Professor Piao.
“Is there anything wrong with this question?”
“Is there anything wrong?” Professor Piao repeated.
“It seems you are here to pick a fight on purpose!” Professor Piao sneered, then pointed at the densely packed writing on the blackboard.
“Look at my theory clearly!”
“Your theory?” Luo Chen found it somewhat amusing.
“What theory of yours?”
“Are your words the absolute truth? Are they the ultimate truth?” Luo Chen retorted.
“She merely raised a perfectly normal question, and in your mouth, it became questioning you. I suggest you go see a psychiatrist.” Luo Chen retorted again. For someone like this who relied on a bit of authority to make arbitrary assertions, Luo Chen naturally had no kind words.
But as soon as these words were spoken, the entire classroom erupted in an uproar. After all, this was directly confronting the professor.
If the little girl was indeed asking a normal question, then the words of Luo Chen were truly questioning Professor Piao.
“You are questioning me?” Professor Piao could hardly believe it. He had truly obtained a master’s degree, and his papers had even won awards.
Let alone in Korea, he was a renowned authoritative expert internationally.
And now a student was actually questioning him?
“If your ears aren’t deaf, I am indeed questioning you!” Luo Chen retorted sarcastically.
“Wow!” An uproar rang out.
“Has he gone mad?” The seventy or eighty people in the entire lecture hall instantly became abuzz.
“Good heavens, this is the first time someone has dared to so blatantly question Professor Piao!”
“Does this new student not want to survive in the school anymore?” Voices full of astonishment and disbelief rang out.
And some neighbouring classes that were originally having lessons, hearing the arguing from here, also gathered around.
At this moment, the corridor and the doorway were packed with people, all watching this new freshman who actually dared to so blatantly question Professor Piao!
“Good, very good. A brat who understands nothing actually dares to question me, an authoritative expert?”
“Do you understand what biology is?”
“Do you understand what chemistry is?”
“I think you don’t even know the most basic cells or the most basic periodic table, yet you dare to question me?” Professor Piao was directly angered into laughter by Luo Chen.
But these words were also extremely sarcastic, implying that Luo Chen probably hadn’t even finished secondary school.
But who was Luo Chen?
To put it bluntly, if Luo Chen really wanted to enter these scientific circles, he would be more than qualified to be the ancestor of this professor.
So Luo Chen also sneered coldly.
“What if I question you?”
“This is your broken theory?”
“Proving that biology cannot reverse ageing?”
“I think you are just a frog at the bottom of a well.”
“You mean, biology can reverse ageing?” Professor Piao obviously seized the loophole in the words of Luo Chen, planning to hold onto this point and humiliate Luo Chen severely.
As long as Luo Chen dared to say yes, he would fall into his trap, and then this matter today would be easy to handle.
He was an expert in this field and a professor in this field. If he couldn’t teach a student a lesson today, where would he put his face?
“Yes!”
The simple single word of Luo Chen made everyone in the entire lecture hall and outside completely stunned.
“What is he saying?”
“He must be confused with anger to dare to say such nonsense.”
After all, if one were to study whether biology can reverse ageing, there must be theories, but ordinary people all know this is just common sense.
Even the little girl beside him was shocked. She looked at Luo Chen with a hint of guilt. Luo Chen had been so angered on her behalf that he had lost his mind and dared to say such things.
“Hehe, good. Young man, do you know what you are saying?”
“My mind is much clearer than yours. I know exactly what I am saying, and I take responsibility for my words.” Luo Chen didn’t care at all about the looks around him as if he were a fool.
“Good, not only are you questioning me, you actually dare to question the entire biological community!”
“Fine, since you are so confident, prove it to me. Prove that biology can reverse ageing.”
“If you can’t prove it, leave here immediately and go to the school field to apologise to the whole school!” Professor Piao said fiercely.
He decided he must establish his authority properly today.
The little girl beside him saw that things had escalated so much. She was about to pull Luo Chen and take the initiative to settle the matter peacefully, when she heard Luo Chen speak.
“Fine. If I can’t prove it, do as you please. But if I can prove it, you will stay here, apologise to this young lady, and from now on, call me teacher whenever you see me!” Luo Chen said disdainfully.