Question
When a current is established in a wire, the free electrons drift in the direction opposite to the current. Does the number of free electrons in the wire continuously decrease?
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Answer
No the complete circuit (which is the only condition to flow current) restores number of electrons equal to the number of electrons passed through wire.
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