He found out that he was not stupid; rather, he was just smart in areas different from other people. He would no longer read for quantity; he would read for effect. He graduated third in his class, and, in that same year, tested third on the Judicial Administration Protection Officer section of the Civil Service Senior Examination.
於是，他體會到自己不是笨，只是聰明的地方跟別人不一樣，之後他不再只勤於讀書，而是有效率的讀書，大學畢業時得到全系第三名，當年並以第三名考上高等考試「司法行政觀護人」科。