A few candidates exchanged glances at the announcement, while others remained expressionless as they waited for the names to be called.
"The candidates whose names I mention were able to correctly determine what was happening inside the sealed system and, more importantly, defend their conclusions using the data available to them."
Researcher Du paused briefly before continuing, his expression becoming more serious.
"However, that does not mean the other twelve candidates who failed were unable to identify the problem. In fact, twenty of you were able to determine what was wrong with the system to some extent, but only thirteen were able to connect the data well enough to establish the sequence of events that was actually occurring inside it."
He looked around the room before continuing.
