Problem p03954 (C++)

Buggy submission (status: Runtime Error):
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#include <random>

using namespace std;

typedef unsigned long long ull;
typedef long long ll;
typedef long double ld;
#define int ll
typedef vector<char> vc;
typedef vector<vc> vvc;
typedef vector<vvc> vvvc;
typedef pair<int, int> pii;
typedef pair<pii, pii> piii;
typedef pair<ll, ll> pll;
typedef vector<int> vi;
typedef vector<pii> vpi;
typedef vector<vi> vvi;
typedef vector<vvi> vvvi;
typedef vector<short> vs;
typedef vector<vs> vvs;
typedef vector<vvs> vvvs;
typedef vector<ll> vl;
typedef vector<vl> vvl;
typedef vector<vvl> vvvl;
typedef vector<ld> vld;
typedef vector<vld> vvld;
typedef vector<vvld> vvvld;
typedef vector<string> vst;
typedef vector<vst> vvst;
typedef pair<ld, ld> pld;

#define inmin(a, b) a = min(a, (b))
#define inmax(a, b) a = max(a, (b))
#define ALL(a) a.begin(), a.end()
#define RALL(a) a.rbegin(), a.rend()
#define sqr(x) ((x) * (x))
#define fori(i, n) for (int i = 0; i < int(n); ++i)
#define SZ(a) ((int)((a).size()))
#define triple(T) tuple<T, T, T>
#define quad(T) tuple<T, T, T, T>
#define watch(x) cerr << (#x) << " = " << (x) << endl;

#ifdef RUS_HOME
#define cerr cout
#else
#define cerr                                                                   \
  if (false)                                                                   \
  cerr
#endif

const double PI = 2 * acos(0.0);
#define rand shittttty_shit
mt19937 rng(chrono::steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch().count());
mt19937_64 rng_64(chrono::steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch().count());

const string DIGITS = "0123456789";
const string ALPH = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";

template <class T0, class T1>
inline ostream &operator<<(ostream &out, pair<T0, T1> &a) {
  return out << "{" << a.first << ", " << a.second << "}";
}

template <class T0, class T1>
inline istream &operator>>(istream &in, pair<T0, T1> &a) {
  return in >> a.first >> a.second;
}

template <class T0, class T1, class T2>
inline ostream &operator<<(ostream &out, tuple<T0, T1, T2> &a) {
  return out << "{" << get<0>(a) << ", " << get<1>(a) << ", " << get<2>(a)
             << "}";
}

template <class T0, class T1, class T2, class T3>
inline ostream &operator<<(ostream &out, tuple<T0, T1, T2, T3> &a) {
  return out << "{" << get<0>(a) << ", " << get<1>(a) << ", " << get<2>(a)
             << ", " << get<3>(a) << "}";
}

template <class T> inline ostream &operator<<(ostream &out, vector<T> &a) {
  out << "[";
  fori(i, a.size()) out << a[i]
                        << vector<string>{", ", "]  "}[i + 1 == a.size()];
  return out;
}

void smain();

signed main() {
  ios::sync_with_stdio(0);
  cin.tie(0);
  cout.tie(0);
#ifdef RUS_HOME
  freopen("input", "r", stdin);
  // freopen("output.txt", "w", stdout);
  clock_t start = clock();
#else
  freopen("curling.in", "r", stdin);
  freopen("curling.out", "w", stdout);
#endif
  cout << setprecision(3) << fixed;
  smain();
#ifdef RUS_HOME
  cout << "\n\n\n\nTOTAL EXECUTION TIME: "
       << float(clock() - start) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC << endl;
#endif
  return 0;
}

const int MOD = 2012, N = 1010, oo = 1e18 + 10, M = 3e5 + 100, A = 26;

int check(int mid, vi a) {
  int m = SZ(a);
  for (int i = 0; i < m; i++) {
    if (a[i] <= mid)
      a[i] = 0;
    else
      a[i] = 1;
  }
  int n = m / 2;
  int lst = a[n];
  int l = n - 1, r = n + 1;
  while (l >= 0 && r < m) {
    if (a[l] == lst || a[r] == lst)
      return lst;
    lst = a[l];
    l--;
    r++;
  }
  return a[0];
}

void smain() {

  int n;
  cin >> n;
  int m = 2 * n - 1;
  vi a(m);
  for (int i = 0; i < m; i++) {
    cin >> a[i];
  }
  int l = 1, r = m;
  while (l + 1 < r) {
    int mid = l + r >> 1;
    if (check(mid, a))
      l = mid;
    else
      r = mid;
  }
  cout << r;
}


Fixed submission:
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#include <random>

using namespace std;

typedef unsigned long long ull;
typedef long long ll;
typedef long double ld;
#define int ll
typedef vector<char> vc;
typedef vector<vc> vvc;
typedef vector<vvc> vvvc;
typedef pair<int, int> pii;
typedef pair<pii, pii> piii;
typedef pair<ll, ll> pll;
typedef vector<int> vi;
typedef vector<pii> vpi;
typedef vector<vi> vvi;
typedef vector<vvi> vvvi;
typedef vector<short> vs;
typedef vector<vs> vvs;
typedef vector<vvs> vvvs;
typedef vector<ll> vl;
typedef vector<vl> vvl;
typedef vector<vvl> vvvl;
typedef vector<ld> vld;
typedef vector<vld> vvld;
typedef vector<vvld> vvvld;
typedef vector<string> vst;
typedef vector<vst> vvst;
typedef pair<ld, ld> pld;

#define inmin(a, b) a = min(a, (b))
#define inmax(a, b) a = max(a, (b))
#define ALL(a) a.begin(), a.end()
#define RALL(a) a.rbegin(), a.rend()
#define sqr(x) ((x) * (x))
#define fori(i, n) for (int i = 0; i < int(n); ++i)
#define SZ(a) ((int)((a).size()))
#define triple(T) tuple<T, T, T>
#define quad(T) tuple<T, T, T, T>
#define watch(x) cerr << (#x) << " = " << (x) << endl;

#ifdef RUS_HOME
#define cerr cout
#else
#define cerr                                                                   \
  if (false)                                                                   \
  cerr
#endif

const double PI = 2 * acos(0.0);
#define rand shittttty_shit
mt19937 rng(chrono::steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch().count());
mt19937_64 rng_64(chrono::steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch().count());

const string DIGITS = "0123456789";
const string ALPH = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";

template <class T0, class T1>
inline ostream &operator<<(ostream &out, pair<T0, T1> &a) {
  return out << "{" << a.first << ", " << a.second << "}";
}

template <class T0, class T1>
inline istream &operator>>(istream &in, pair<T0, T1> &a) {
  return in >> a.first >> a.second;
}

template <class T0, class T1, class T2>
inline ostream &operator<<(ostream &out, tuple<T0, T1, T2> &a) {
  return out << "{" << get<0>(a) << ", " << get<1>(a) << ", " << get<2>(a)
             << "}";
}

template <class T0, class T1, class T2, class T3>
inline ostream &operator<<(ostream &out, tuple<T0, T1, T2, T3> &a) {
  return out << "{" << get<0>(a) << ", " << get<1>(a) << ", " << get<2>(a)
             << ", " << get<3>(a) << "}";
}

template <class T> inline ostream &operator<<(ostream &out, vector<T> &a) {
  out << "[";
  fori(i, a.size()) out << a[i]
                        << vector<string>{", ", "]  "}[i + 1 == a.size()];
  return out;
}

void smain();

signed main() {
  ios::sync_with_stdio(0);
  cin.tie(0);
  cout.tie(0);
#ifdef RUS_HOME
  freopen("input", "r", stdin);
  // freopen("output.txt", "w", stdout);
  clock_t start = clock();
#else
  // freopen("curling.in", "r", stdin);
  // freopen("curling.out", "w", stdout);
#endif
  cout << setprecision(3) << fixed;
  smain();
#ifdef RUS_HOME
  cout << "\n\n\n\nTOTAL EXECUTION TIME: "
       << float(clock() - start) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC << endl;
#endif
  return 0;
}

const int MOD = 2012, N = 1010, oo = 1e18 + 10, M = 3e5 + 100, A = 26;

int check(int mid, vi a) {
  int m = SZ(a);
  for (int i = 0; i < m; i++) {
    if (a[i] <= mid)
      a[i] = 0;
    else
      a[i] = 1;
  }
  int n = m / 2;
  int lst = a[n];
  int l = n - 1, r = n + 1;
  while (l >= 0 && r < m) {
    if (a[l] == lst || a[r] == lst)
      return lst;
    lst = a[l];
    l--;
    r++;
  }
  return a[0];
}

void smain() {

  int n;
  cin >> n;
  int m = 2 * n - 1;
  vi a(m);
  for (int i = 0; i < m; i++) {
    cin >> a[i];
  }
  int l = 1, r = m;
  while (l + 1 < r) {
    int mid = l + r >> 1;
    if (check(mid, a))
      l = mid;
    else
      r = mid;
  }
  cout << r;
}