Chapter 100: Fallen Leaves Do Not Return

Time passed very quickly.

Textile Factory Middle School... no, all third-year high school students in the country should have this feeling.

Immersed in high-intensity study every day, with a face full of grease or chalk dust, looking up in the busyness, one would find that the number representing the countdown somewhere in the classroom had decreased by one again.

Or even several days.

In the classroom of Class 8, Grade 3, the number of students decreased again. Five more students stopped coming to school. They either chose to make their final sprint at home or chose to start the longest summer vacation of their lives in advance.

As summer entered, the trees outside the window became greener, lush and leafy.

And the "big tree" on the blackboard at the back, covered in sticky notes, already had quite a few "fallen leaves" due to the passage of time and the hot weather.

It was unclear whose "wishes" were written down back then; when no one noticed, they had already lost their stickiness and drifted down.

Some were picked up by unwilling people and stuck back on; some, because the owners were not there, could only be swept into the bucket as trash.

Only the one at the very top, right next to the "College Entrance Exam Countdown," seemed to be tougher than any other leaf, always stuck there.

In these past few days, Zhai Da had excluded all distractions, not even spending time looking for 【Equipment】, planning every day in an orderly manner.

Waking up at six, brushing teeth and washing his face with Lu Wei, then doing a few math Olympiad problems to wake up his brain.

After breakfast, flying playing cards to go to school, just treating it as the only entertainment activity.

In the morning, lending the 【Literary Girl's Pen】 to Lu Siwen to open a cheat, in the afternoon taking it back to check for omissions, and at night handing it to Lu Wei to strengthen memory.

At night, it was the sea-of-questions tactic. While riding on math, he tutored Lu Wei in Chinese and English.

People say: fulfilling days are the most unforgettable... but Zhai Da felt that days that were too fulfilling were actually easy to forget.

Occasionally distracted, he actually couldn't count how many days such days had passed.

It was as if there was a "time thief" who, when people weren't paying attention, went to the classroom and stole the numbers on the wall.

On the only Sunday in between, Zhai Da finally could steal too; he chose to steal leisure.

Choosing to put down the pen and let himself go, he made an appointment with a guy he hadn't seen for a long time.

At the entrance of a dessert shop on Jianshe Road, Zhai Da saw Wu Yue, who hadn't appeared for a long time, from afar.

Compared to before, the change was not small. Before, it was that flamboyant style of wearing a leather jacket and sunglasses; this time, it felt much more low-key.

A plain T-shirt and jeans.

From a distance, before Zhai Da could speak, Wu Yue said as if claiming credit: "Let me guess, are you looking for me to talk about Lu Benqing's matter?"

Zhai Da was stunned: "You can guess this?"

Wu Yue chuckled: "I sent him in with my own hands; I'm counting the days."

Zhai Da nodded and said seriously: "There's only a week left until the college entrance exam. I want to handle this hidden bomb well. You actually have been paying attention... then do you know where he is now?"

"I know, in the detention center."

"Hmm? Not released yet?"

"He went in again."

Zhai Da opened his mouth...

Is it really just coming out for one day of sunshine every half month?!

"You sent him in?"

Wu Yue sold a mystery, pulled Zhai Da into the shop: "It's rare to see me once, and you just chat? Drink something, my treat."

Zhai Da could only temporarily suppress his curiosity and ordered a serving of shaved ice that he remembered was very delicious here.

In junior high school, the school was nearby, and he occasionally ate shaved ice here. At that time, it belonged to a pure luxury item; four or five classmates would share a plate, each with a small spoon digging to eat.

Then Zhai Da watched with his own eyes as the clerk ground the ice lumps, then poured on essence, saccharin, and pigment...

Greenish.

Zhai Da suddenly felt no appetite. Why did he like eating this kind of thing back then...

The shaved ice was placed on the table just as a decoration. Zhai Da hurriedly said: "Tell me, how did you send Lu Benqing in again? Is he stupid enough to fall for the same trick twice?"

Wu Yue stretched out a finger and waved it: "It's not stupid enough to fall for the same trick twice. This kind of person, when the addiction is big, even eats shit. Of course, I still have a certain degree of skill."

Seeming to have been prepared to tell a story to show off, Wu Yue flicked his finger and threw a beer bottle cap to Zhai Da.

Zhai Da looked at it; it was a very common "Tsingtao Beer" cap, with "Thanks for your patronage" written on the inside.

Wu Yue said: "This one has no prize, but I ran to several small shops and collected one with a prize. The prize was 666 yuan. They would take the cap to the manufacturer for reimbursement. I collected one for 700. It's a genuine winning bottle cap."

Zhai Da widened his eyes: "So..."

"So? The gambler who just came out didn't pick up a wallet this time, but picked up a beer bottle cap. I don't need to say what happened after that, right?"

"Then how did you know where he was passing by?"

"Didn't I say? I'm counting the days; he squatted for a wave of resurrection in the detention center."

Zhai Da was silent for a moment. There should be applause here!

"Clap," "Clap," "Clap"!

"Count you as amazing! Brother, you're awesome!"

Wu Yue touched his nose. For boys to sincerely say "count you as amazing" is already the highest praise.

Lu Benqing going everywhere and being swept, besides Wu Yue's bonus being a bit more and Dongyang's crooked wind and evil spirit being a bit less, I'm afraid his reputation will stink in the future.

Added to the first time Zhai Da reported him, it was already three times. Maybe someone will come to their senses.

Maybe he can truly solve his problem forever...

No matter in what way.

Zhai Da and Wu Yue hadn't seen each other for a long time. Although Lu Benqing's matter had been resolved, they didn't disperse immediately. Their mouths said they disliked each other, but their hands were very honest, each with a small spoon, digging to eat the shaved ice.

As if they had endless topics to talk about.

Changes in school, the situation of classmates, whether both families were safe.

For example, Zhai Da and Lin Shuyao became deskmates, for example, Wu Yue's cousin was now his imperial thug.

It was just that when Wu Yue said he had opened up a new business some time ago and sent a wanted person in, Zhai Da still squeezed a sweat for this kid's recklessness.

"You guy... doing such high-risk things?"

"It just happened to bump into it. It wasn't a ruthless character; it seemed to be just someone doing pyramid schemes. I didn't even show my face. I followed him to the hotel, and with one phone call, the police came... picked up 2,000 for nothing."

Zhai Da pointed at Wu Yue with the shaved ice spoon and said very seriously: "What if one day you encounter someone with counter-reconnaissance capabilities? Reporting yellow, gambling, and drugs is enough. Do you really think you're a 'superhero'?"

Wu Yue scratched his head: "Actually, it's not that easy to encounter wanted people... it was purely luck. But you're right, I should systematically learn investigation and counter-reconnaissance."

Zhai Da: Is that what I meant, damn it?

Looking at Wu Yue's appearance, he had to admit that this guy had changed a lot. When he was swimming in the ocean of knowledge at school, Wu Yue had grown up even more outside.

It was just that he still wasn't that reassuring.

"I plan to do something during the summer vacation. When the time comes, will you settle down for two months and come help me?"

"What thing?"

"Several options, temporarily undecided. In short, it's just starting a business. Of course, don't set your expectations too high; I haven't reached the point of opening a factory or doing foreign trade yet."

"Alright, even if you're selling starch sausages, I'll accompany you to set up a stall."

Wu Yue had no opinion. Anyway, several yellow and gambling nests in Dongyang County had been ended... He had nearly thirty thousand in bonuses on hand, and there were more not yet received.

Doing something with a good brother was also quite good, even if it was a "high school student startup" destined to have no results.

After all, after this summer vacation... Zhai Da would go to college...

Wu Yue took out a red envelope and handed it to Zhai Da: "The bonus for the second report of Lu Benqing hasn't come out yet, but the first three thousand was agreed to be split in half. I added a little myself and made it a round number."

Zhai Da didn't take it, squinting his eyes and saying: "What are you doing? I said I didn't want it, and didn't you also add 700 for the beer bottle cap? What's the meaning of adding more instead of deducting some?"

Wu Yue shook his head: "One yard is one yard. Just consider this a red envelope for you getting into a good university. I saw in the group that you are now first in the grade."

Zhai Da scanned Wu Yue. He estimated that this guy was imitating the behavioral patterns of "adults." There was no such thing among high school students...

But in the end, he accepted this thick red envelope.

"Keep it for me first; ask me when you need it."

Wu Yue chuckled: "Me? I have several bonuses not yet arrived!"

"Are you sure you're not participating in the college entrance exam?"

"Not going; it's purely a waste of time."

"The day after tomorrow, Tuesday, the school has a graduation ceremony, which is also a mobilization meeting. Come take a look?"

"Even less going; isn't that even more of a waste of time?"

"I will speak on stage as an outstanding student representative."

"Then I have to go, to see you showing off!"

Zhai Da scolded with a smile: "Can you still find your school uniform? Don't be treated as a social person and not allowed in!"

Wu Yue laughed: "Then I'll climb over the wall to watch!" ===== CHAPTER 101 =====