Alex! Answer the phone!

Alex asks, "You mean the atmosphere in the company was not good before?"

Wang nods, "Well, the company was not as lively as it is now, and there was no one to liven up the atmosphere."

"What about Zhen? His personality can't be so honest and calm at that time, right?"

Wang frowns, thinks for a while and says,

"Zhen, now that you mention it, I really have some impression. I remember that he was not like this when he first came here. At that time, he was a little arrogant. I can't tell whether it was arrogant or not. Anyway, he was not as lively as he is now. Of course, it might also be because he just joined the company and was not familiar with everyone."

"In other words, he became so lively after I came?"

"It seems so. I can't remember clearly. Anyway, the atmosphere here before you came was not as good as it is now."

"What do you think of Zhen at that time?"

"My opinion, no opinion, but everyone was very caring towards him. After all, he was also a newcomer. You know our job as well. If we don't treat newcomers well, will anyone come and stay?"

Alex nods. This truly makes sense. Zhen might have been treated well before, but his arrival took away the preferential treatment he should have received. So Zhen become extremely jealous of him.

Wang sees Alex doesn't speak for a long time and asks in confusion,

"What's wrong with Zhen?"

Alex comes back to his senses and waves his hand. "It's okay. I just asked casually. I'm just a little curious about how he can be so energetic all day."

Wang laughs, "Indeed, I'm curious it as well."

Alex leaves, and now it is basically certain that Zhen is most likely jealous of him. The reason why Zhen is so lively might be to regain the feeling of "preferential treatment" at that time.

Zhen thinks that Alex has taken away the treatment he should have, and blames everything on Alex. He has been secretly watching Alex, and Alex happened to go out that day, which gave Zhen an opportunity.

Zhen might not have expected that he would have such a major discovery. He might have searched his bag just to understand Alex better and then defeat Alex, or it might be because of simple hostility.

Alex couldn't figure out Zhen's mentality when Zhen searched his bag at that time, but there was a problem here. Since Zhen was jealous of him, Zhen was supposed to hand the diary to the police after he got it. In this way, Alex end would be certainly miserable, wouldn't Zhen have achieved his goal? But nothing happens on him till now.

Why didn't Zhen do this? Instead, Zhen provoked him, just to prove that Zhen was outstanding than him?

Alex is a little puzzled, to be honest, and really couldn't understand these people's brain circuits.

Of course, these are all Alex's guesses. If things were really like this, it would become much simpler.

In the next few days, Alex does nothing. He goes to work and come home after work off as usual. During this time, Zhen comes to chat with him sometimes, and he responds with a smile. There is nothing unusual at all. Alex is like an experienced hunter, waiting for the prey to come to him.

That day, Alex goes to work as usual. When he arrives at the office, he sees Zhen standing at the door of the office, smiling and staring at him. Alex curls his lips, and he knows that the time he has been waiting for finally comes.

Alex walks up and smiles, "are you waiting for me?"

Zhen smiles and nods. Alex sees that, suppress his inner excitement and asks,

"What's the matter?"

Zhen exhales and says,

"Alex, my new work is finished. Can you give me some comments later?"

"No problem."

Seeing Alex agrees, Zhen smiles with satisfaction.

Alex's face darkens when he returns to the office. He probably guesses what the so-called "work" is, but he hopes that it is not what he thought.

When he is eating lunch at noon, he hears people talking in the restaurant,

"Another one."

"What do you think happened in our Beijing City? There have been murders one after another. The case a while ago has not been solved yet, and another one has happened?"

Alex's face darkens when he hears this. It seemed that it is the same as he guessed. He takes out his mobile phone immediately. Without searching, the mobile phone automatically pushes a lot of information about the new cases.

It is an object curled up on the ground, barely recognizable as a person, all gray, with half of its head cut off, looking very small, facing the sewer, as if looking for something.

It is like a giant rat.

Alex enlarges the photo, and he sees clearly what those gray things are, gray wool, a lot of them, sewn one by one onto the body of the dead.

Alex turns off his phone, but he knows that Zhen must have done it. He wants to say that it has nothing to do with him, but he couldn't do it.

Because Alex knows that Zhen became like this because Zhen got that diary. If he could be more careful and didn't let Zhen get the diary successfully, Zhen might never do this crime in his life.

Alex seems to have returned to the time when he just had time-travel. He feels kind of guilty and blames himself. Although he didn't kill the people, it seemed that all the deaths were related to him.

He has no choice. Call the police? Would he have to sacrifice his life? He still couldn't do it.

At this time, his phone rings. The caller ID is Zhen. He picks up the phone and Zhen's voice comes from the phone.

"Alex, have you seen my work? How is it? Give me an evaluation please."

Alex hears the pride in his tone. Now it seems that his guess is correct that Zhen is indeed jealous of him. Zhen is using this method to prove to himself that he has more "taste" and is "stronger" than Alex.

Alex could ridicule him and attack him, but Alex would not do so, because it would only make Zhen crazier. Alex says,

"Well, I have said that you are great. Remember the day you asked me to comment on your work? I said you were great at that time, but you didn't believe it. You thought I was perfunctory. In fact, I didn't. I really think you are awesome."

"Well, then? What about this work? You haven't commented on it yet."

Alex does not speak since he is in a dilemma. If he says that it is not good, Zhen would definitely continue to commit more crimes. If he says that it is good, Zhen might be satisfied and continue to commit crimes. He feels that no matter how he answers, he could not stop it.

He thinks for a while and says,

"The work is still good, but you ignored the essence of the specimen. The purpose of making specimens is to restore the beauty of the organisms before they died, not to imitate them. You are on the wrong path."

"Alex, you misunderstood. Who said I was making a specimen? This is not a specimen, it's just a work of art."

"Okay, I admit it's a work of art, then what? Do you plan to continue?"

"Alex, what do you mean? I feel like that you're trying to stop me, is that right?"

Alex stops talking. He already understands that Zhen would not give up no matter what he says. If he says that he would stop Zhen, Zhen would definitely not be happy, but if he doesn't stop Zhen, it would mean that Zhen would continue.

Without hearing Alex's answer, Zhen becomes more certain of his guess.

"Alex, are you afraid that I will surpass you?"

Alex hangs up the phone. He knows that Zhen has been possessed by a demon and it is certainly meaningless for him to say anything now. If he really wants to stop Zhen, he would either physically stop him or show indifference.

There are many uncertainties in physical blocking. He could not guarantee to follow Zhen 24 hours a day, but he could not give up this method.

Alex plans to do both, staring at him and leaving him alone. Wasn't Zhen trying to provoke himself? Wasn't Zhen trying to show off? As long as he ignores Zhen and shows no concern for what Zhen does, Zhen would probably lose motivation.

Back at the office, Zhen raises his eyebrows and says enthusiastically, "Alex is back, how is the food?"

Alex ignores him and walks straight past him, as if he is treating Zhen as air.

Colleagues at the office see this scene, look at each other, and then look at the two of them, looking very curious.

Seeing the curious eyes of his colleagues, Zhen smiles awkwardly and explains, "I guess that he is in a bad mood."

After saying that, Zhen turns around and goes back to his own office. On the way back, he hears his colleagues whispering, and his face becomes even more angry. Who made him the one who took the initiative to say hello?

It is very embarrassing to be warm to someone and get a cold butt, not to mention that there are so many colleagues watching?

Zhen suppresses his anger and goes back to the office. He closes the door and calls Alex directly. He is eager to ask what Alex meant?

Alex sneers when he sees the caller ID on his phone. Zhen really couldn't hold his temper. Alex presses the mute button and doesn't answer or hang up either.

Zhen becomes more and more crazy when he hears the busy tone on his phone, he yells desperately and crazily,

"Answer the phone! Why don't you answer it? Alex! Answer the phone!"