After finally helping Xia Li onto the bed, He Jing suddenly asked, "Where's Li Meiru? Why are you back?"

Tang Xiuxiu: "She didn't go to the dance today, did she? Did she ask for leave?"

He Jing: "You didn't tell me."

Even if you have asked for leave from the counselor, you should have said hello to the dormitory head, because there will be a dormitory inspection at night, and they will know that you have asked for leave but have not returned yet, so how will they answer the dormitory inspector?

The curfew time had passed and Li Meiru had not returned yet.

The bed inspector will be here in half an hour.

He Jing asked anxiously: "What should we do? There are only two drunkards in our dormitory, and one person is missing."

Tang Xiuxiu: "To be honest, we don't know where she went. If Li Meiru encounters danger outside, we will take responsibility."

It can be like this.

When the bed attendant came in before lights out, he pointed to the upper bunk and asked, "What's wrong with this empty bunk?"

He Jing replied: "He hasn't come back yet. I know he took a leave and didn't tell us."

The bed checker flipped open the roster in the room and asked, "Name?"

He Jing: "Li Meiru."

"We've written down your name. We'll check with the counselor. If you don't ask for leave and come back overnight, you'll be punished."

“…”

Everyone in the dormitory went to bed anxiously.

The next morning, the two unfortunate children, Xia Li and Wang Jiao, opened their eyes and began to complain about headaches.

He Jing: "What did you do yesterday? You drank alcohol. It's very dangerous, you know."

Xia Li covered her head and said, "We just had a meal. Seeing others drinking, we felt embarrassed to refuse."

He Jing: "I told you guys, I have to go see a counselor."

Ask about Li Meiru.

Li Meiru hasn't returned to school yet, maybe she's in danger outside.

Ye Xiaoxiao had classes in the morning, so she went to class early in the morning.

After arriving at the class, Zhang Kaining came over to talk to her: "Xiaoxiao, I went to the dance yesterday."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "Really? I didn't see you."

Zhang Kaining: "I just went to join in the fun, I didn't look for a dance partner or anything. I saw you dancing with a female classmate, is that your roommate?"

Ye Xiaoxiao nodded: "Yes."

Then Zhang Kaining showed a shy expression.

Ye Xiaoxiao: "Why, are you interested in my roommate?"

But she thinks Tang Xiuxiu will like fat people.

Who knew that Zhang Kaining quickly made an excuse, "No, no, I'm just asking."

Ye Xiaoxiao looked at the other party with understanding: "Okay."

After the morning class, He Jing was waiting for Ye Xiaoxiao at the classroom door.

"Why are you waiting for me here?"

He Jing sighed, "I went to see the counselor this morning. Li Meiru didn't ask for leave yesterday, and she hasn't come back yet. Maybe she's in danger."

Ye Xiaoxiao: “Ah?”

He Jing: "Let's go back to the dormitory and talk about it."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "Where does Li Meiru usually go? What does she do outside of school?"

On the way, Ye Xiaoxiao discussed this matter with He Jing, but neither of them had any idea.

When I returned to the dormitory, the others were already there.

When there is someone missing in the dormitory, everyone has to hold a meeting to discuss it.

Ye Xiaoxiao frowned. It's not easy to find someone nowadays. There's no surveillance and no phone positioning. If you see someone, you see them.

Tang Xiuxiu suddenly said, "Do you remember the people in the next dormitory? They were close to Li Meiru and had a conflict during military training. I just went to find them to understand the situation. Although those people had a good attitude, I always felt that they knew something."

Wang Jiao thought of something, "Li Meiru seems to be looking for a part-time job outside the school. I heard her say that it should be enough for living expenses."

It had only been a month since the start of the school year, and the student subsidies for this semester had not yet been distributed. Li Meiru's family probably gave her a lot of money, so she was thinking about finding a part-time job outside the school.

He Jing: "So she's been leaving early and coming back late these days, is she working part-time?"

Wang Jiao nodded, "Shengnan from next door seemed to have said that she introduced a job to Li Meiru."

Xia Li: "What kind of job? Li Meiru's disappearance may be related to this part-time job."

Ye Xiaoxiao thought that since the girl next door had an affair with Li Meiru, she should be so kind: "Should we call the police directly?"

Tang Xiuxiu checked the time and said, "If Li Meiru hasn't come back today, we'll call the police."

However, the matter did not get to the point where the police had to be called. Li Meiru came back in the evening, looking tired and exhausted.

He Jing immediately asked: "Where did you go? We almost called the police!"

Li Meiru: "I went to work part-time yesterday, but because I was not very experienced in the operation, I encountered some trouble there and was detained."

He Jing asked again what happened, and Li Meiru told them.

The place where she worked part-time yesterday was a textile factory, but it was not a large state-owned factory. It was a small workshop, and the work was not based on hours, but on piecework, which was very suitable for a college student like her.

Yesterday was her first time going there, but she broke the machine while operating it, so she was detained.

He Jing: "That kind of machine must be very expensive, did they ask you for money?"

Li Meiru nodded.

Xia Li: "Even if they want money, they can still detain you. I think that must be a small illegal factory workshop. You should report it to the police directly."

Li Meiru's face turned pale: "That machine costs thousands of dollars. How can I afford it?"

He Jing: "So how are they handling it now? Why are they willing to let you go again?"

Li Meiru covered her face with her hands, tears flowing from her palms. "The factory asked me to sign a labor contract..."

Tang Xiuxiu poured her a glass of water and said, "Then the contract should be legal, right? Do you remember the content?"

He Jing-xiao said, "You still have to go to school now. Do you want to give up becoming a doctor and work as a worker in a textile factory?"

Ye Xiaoxiao looked at the other party who was about to fall, and pulled He Jing, "Let her rest for a while. I think her mind is very clear now, and she is not in a state of dealing with the problem."

He Jing: "Yes, you should rest now, and we will discuss this matter when you wake up."

Xia Li: "Have you eaten yet? I'll go to the cafeteria and buy you a portion?"

Li Meiru was not in the mood to eat. She just shook her head and curled up on the bed.

Ye Xiaoxiao thought for a moment, "This is so right, so coincidental, Li Meiru must have been tricked by someone."

He Jing turned her head and lowered her voice, "You mean the people in the next dormitory... they want to take revenge on Li Meiru."

After all, during the military training, because of the dispute with Li Meiru, those girls were suspended for one day. Later, the counselor gave them a demerit, which led to very good military training results.

Tang Xiuxiu: "Even if we question them now, they will admit it. I think it's better to get rid of that factory."