The Rural Beauty 052, Chapter 052: Zhou Quan Returns (At the Fourth Hour) Chapter 052: Zhou Quan Returns (At the Fourth Hour) Zhou Quan Returns In Lu Yun's impression, aside from being mischievous and energetic, she had always considered her a well-behaved child with no major flaws—yet now she was engaged in theft, which left her deeply troubled and unable to focus on her business affairs. Items taken by students were accumulating without end. When Tie Xinlan heard the news, she remained exceptionally calm—not because she was cold or indifferent, but because she simply didn't believe Lu Yun would steal the single bar at night. There must be something behind it. She therefore took a leave of absence from the headmaster, intending to first secure support to have Lu Yun released, before gathering more details about the situation. Ling Xiaoman, being new to the school and still unfamiliar with its affairs, didn't have strong initial reactions to Lu Yun's arrest. However, through her interactions yesterday, she also sensed that Lu Yun didn't seem like the type of student who would commit such a theft. The teacher saw Liang Hongyu as a model student, yet throughout the entire morning, she was immersed in sadness, silently shedding tears. Her eyes were so swollen from the constant tears that they looked almost puffy and tired. She barely listened to a single word of the lecture. All she could think about was whether Lu Yun would get beaten up once he entered the room. Stupid Lu Yun! How could you be so foolish? You needed money—you could have borrowed from me! Why did you have to steal? I'm so furious with you! Ugh! Only Wang Zhiyang, the old guy with the crooked neck chicken, was genuinely delighted that Lu Yun had been caught. He thought the boy was clearly no good—now was the perfect time to eliminate one of the toxic pests. This content is from Chapter 052 of "Rural Beauty." Goodness gracious! My crooked-necked chicken! As for Lu Yun, he hadn't imagined himself to be in such a dire situation. With the aging, nearly scrapped Tianjin Dafeng police car, even his lingering fear had transformed into boundless excitement. Though the police car was a bit battered, this was the first time Land Yun had ever sat in a four-wheeled bread truck other than a tractor! He kept glancing around, occasionally tapping the window glass, murmuring to himself: "What's this made of? The clarity is really impressive—almost as good as the urine mirror I've made during winter when I've been urinating on the frozen ground!" Thanks to subtle cues from the education bureau director, the two officers didn't try to calm Land Yun's restlessness. Instead, they kept chatting with him, covering a wide range of topics, which opened up a whole new world for him—so much so that he longed to take off his wings and fly straight into the outside world right then and there. At the police station, they treated him with the usual formality, locking him in a small room, serving him a cup of water, and reassuring him that he wouldn't be kept long and would be released soon—then they turned and went about their own business. Land Yun hadn't expected to be taken in for the first time in such an absurd way—what a twist of fate, truly unpredictable! … "Team leader, what exactly happened to Lu Yun? How did he end up being taken to the police station? The others outside are saying all these things—aren't they true?" After school in the morning, during lunch break, Zhou Quan returned to the school only to hear that rumors were spreading throughout the campus about Lu Yun being arrested. Upon inquiry, he learned that Lu Yun had been caught for stealing sports equipment from the playground. He rushed back to the classroom, where Liang Hongyu was already seated as expected, and hurried up to her, firing off a rapid series of questions. Liang Hongyu hadn't had lunch yet since Lu Yun's arrest and was quietly weeping on her desk. How pitiful this girl is—she wanted to cry, but couldn't let out a loud sob, only letting tears fall quietly on her own. Just as she was about to cry herself to sleep, a sudden series of questions rang out from beside her. Gazing up with blurry, puffy eyes, she saw Zhou Quan and burst into loud sobs: "Zhou Quan, please think quickly—how can you get Lu Yun out of there? Otherwise, he'll suffer so much! Wuuu..." Now Zhou Quan didn't even care about Lu Yun being captured—why was she crying so hard? She found a stool, sat down, and spoke gently: "Class leader, don't cry yet. Lu Yun won't suffer at all—trust me on that. Tell me, was Lu Yun really caught for stealing the single bar from the school?" Liang Hongyu stopped weeping, nodded, and choked out: "He was caught with the evidence." Those four words were enough. Zhou Quan jumped up in frustration, shouting: "This idiot!" "Zhou Quan, don't blame Lu Yun—he must have been set up. You just need to figure out how to get him out." Liang Hongyu looked at Zhou Quan with a timid expression—she had never seen him lose his temper so completely. After kicking over a desk, Zhou finally calmed down, thinking to himself: Fortunately, I met my cousin in the county town; otherwise, this situation would have been quite troublesome. "When was Lu Yun taken away, class monitor?" "Early this morning, just before morning class started." After thinking for a moment, seeing Liang Hongyu's puffy eyes, Zhou sighed and said, "Monitor, don't cry anymore. I promise to get Lu Yun out by this afternoon. You've been crying so much—it's going to look as if you two have something going on, especially with everyone else watching." As soon as he finished speaking, Liang Hongyu blushed and stared at Zhou, saying, "It's already this late, and you still have time to tease me?" Huh! Zhou Quan had said it by accident, but seeing the scene before him, Liang Hongyu seemed genuinely interested in Lu Yun. Otherwise, why would she be crying so much, even more anxious than he was to get Lu Yun out? Damn it! Ever since Lu Yun has been around, I’ve never had any luck with romance—this is just too much! "Class president, haven't you had dinner yet? I came back in a hurry and haven’t eaten either. Why don’t we have something together? I bet Lu Yun is having dinner right now inside. Don’t let me get him out just to find you already hungry—then I’d have no way to explain myself to that handsome guy!" Zhou Quan noticed that Liang Hongyu truly cared about Lu Yun—she hadn’t even eaten yet. Most importantly, his uncle had some matters to attend to in the county town, and only after those were settled could he come to support Zhou Quan. Thus, Zhou Quan didn’t feel urgent about going to the town police station to retrieve Lu Yun. After all, Lu Yun was still under eighteen, so stealing a few things would only result in a couple of days’ detention. Everything could wait until his uncle arrived. With this in mind, Zhou Quan didn’t wait for Liang Hongyu to respond. He walked over, took out a rice bowl from Liang Hongyu’s desk drawer, then produced his own, and silently left the classroom, heading straight for the canteen. … Fourth update: Come on, brothers with brick walls—give a solid hit! Readers visiting the website, please kindly leave a recommendation vote, and don’t forget to bookmark, bookmark, bookmark! Rural Beauty 052, 052 Zhou Quan Returns (Fourth Update) – Updated!