Chapter 95

Time passed very quickly.

Textile Middle School... no, all high school seniors in the country should have this feeling.

Immersed in high-intensity study every day, with a face full of oil 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 day.

Or even a few days.

In the classroom of Class 8, Senior Year, the number of students decreased again. Five more students stopped coming to school; they either chose to make a final sprint at home or chose to start the longest summer vacation of their lives early.

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

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

It was unclear whose "wishes" were written at the time; they lost their stickiness and drifted away when no one noticed.

Some were picked up by unwilling people and stuck back on, while some, because their owners weren't there, could only be swept into the bin as trash.

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

Zhai Da had excluded all distracting thoughts these past few days, not even wasting time looking for [Equipment], planning every day in an orderly manner.

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

After breakfast, flying poker cards to school, considering it his only entertainment activity.

In the morning, lending the [Literary Girl's Pen] to Lu Siwen to cheat, in the afternoon taking it back himself 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 the face with 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 dazed, he actually couldn't count how many days such days had passed.

It was as if a "time thief" had taken advantage of people not paying attention to go to the classroom and steal the numbers on the wall.

The only Sunday in between, Zhai Da could finally steal some time too; he chose to steal some leisure.

Choosing to put down the pen and let himself off, 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 flashy 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?"

Zhai Da paused: "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 earnestly: "There's one week left until the college entrance exam. I want to handle this hidden bomb well. You've actually been paying attention... then do you know where he is now?"

"I know, in the detention center."

"Hmm? Still not released?"

"He went back in again."

Zhai Da opened his mouth...

So he really just comes out for half a month to sunbathe for a day, right?!

"You sent him in?"

Wu Yue sold a mystery and pulled Zhai Da into the shop: "It's rare to see me; are we just chatting? 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 middle school, the school was nearby, and he occasionally ate shaved ice here. At the time, it was purely a 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 coloring...

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 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 being stupid enough to fall for the same trick twice. People like this have a big addiction; they'd even eat shit. Of course, I still have some technique."

Seeming to have been prepared to tell a story to show off, Wu Yue flicked his finger and tossed 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 a few small shops and collected one with a prize. The prize is 666 yuan. They will 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 find a wallet this time, but found a beer bottle cap. I don't need to tell you 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 in the detention center for a wave of resurrection."

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

"Clap" "Clap" "Clap"!

"You're amazing! Brother, you're awesome!"

Wu Yue touched his nose. For boys to sincerely say "you're amazing" to each other was already the highest praise.

Lu Benqing being swept wherever he went, besides Wu Yue getting another bonus and the crooked wind and evil spirit of Dongyang being reduced by one point, I'm afraid his reputation would stink from now on.

Added to the first time Zhai Da reported him, it had already been three times. Maybe someone would get the taste of it.

Maybe he could really solve his problem forever.

No matter in what way.

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

As if they had endless topics to talk about.

Changes in school, the situation of classmates, whether things were well at home on both sides.

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

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

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

"It just happened to bump into it. It wasn't a tough character; it seemed like he was just doing pyramid schemes. I didn't even show my face; I followed him to the hotel he was staying at, and one call and the police came... picked up 2000 for nothing."

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

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

Zhai Da: Am ITM meaning that?

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 probably grown more outside.

It was just that he still didn't make people feel that at ease.

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

"What thing?"

"Several options, temporarily undecided. In short, it's to start a business. Of course, don't have too high expectations; I'm not yet awesome enough to open a factory or do foreign trade."

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

Wu Yue had no objections. Anyway, several yellow and gambling dens in Dongyang County had been taken down... he had taken nearly thirty thousand in bonuses alone, and there were more that hadn't arrived.

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 three thousand for the first time was agreed to be split in half. I added a little bit myself and made it a round number."

Zhai Da didn't take it and glanced sideways: "What are you doing? I said I didn't want it, and didn't you also pad 700 for the beer bottle cap? What's the meaning of adding a little instead of deducting a little?"

Wu Yue shook his head: "One thing is one thing. This is a red envelope for you getting into a good university. I saw in the group that your grades are now first in the school."

Zhai Da scanned Wu Yue. He guessed this guy was imitating the behavior pattern of "adults." There was no such thing among high school students..

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

"Store it with me first; ask me for it when you need it."

Wu Yue chuckled: "Me? I have several bonuses that haven't arrived!"

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

"Not going, purely a waste of time."

"There's a graduation ceremony the day after tomorrow, Tuesday, which is also a mobilization meeting. Want to come and see?"

"Even less going. Isn't that even more of a waste of time?"

"I will speak on stage as an excellent 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!"