Zhuang Baihua's throat tightened, and he asked again: "Who are you?"
The other party laughed again, with disdain in his voice: "Don't play dumb, you know who I am."
Zhuang Baihua remained silent.
"Is my office comfortable?" the man continued to ask Zhuang Baihua, "Am I satisfied with my apartment?"
"My man...how about holding him?"
Even through the phone, one could hear the sinister tone in that person's voice. Although his voice was the same as Zhuang Baihua's, his tone was mixed with ferocity and arrogance, and he looked down on people.
Zhuang Baihua did not answer his question, but continued to ask: "Where are you?"
“I’m everywhere.”
Zhuang Baihua couldn't stand the meaningless conversation and simply hung up the phone.
It was his principle not to argue with a madman, and there was no point in listening to a madman whispering in his ear.
He took a deep breath and calmed himself.
He guessed that the person who called was Song Yu.
But it's not entirely Song Yu. Song Yu has split into two personalities, and this second personality comes from the original owner, that is, another "Zhuang Baihua".
It’s not surprising. Before Zhuang Baihua traveled through time, Song Yu had been working as a security guard in the company. He had plenty of time to interact with the original owner and had a better understanding of the original owner’s personality.
The problem now is that Song Yu's secondary personality "Zhuang Baihua" appeared in the company, and the power outage was probably caused by him. Both the original owner and Song Yu knew the company's situation very well. It would be easy for him to cause trouble in the company at this moment.
Song Yu’s location must be found as soon as possible.
Zhuang Baihua stood up from his seat. His eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness. He walked out while talking on the phone, ready to call Secretary Chen outside the door.
After much thought, Zhuang Baihua decided to notify the police directly. If he told Chi Yue, he would definitely come over regardless of anything. Zhuang Baihua was worried about his safety.
No matter what, Song Yu's ultimate goal is only Chi Yue.
It's too dangerous to let Song Yu see Chi Yue.
"Secretary Chen?" After calling the police, Zhuang Baihua stood at the office door and called Chen Wang.
Secretary Chen, who had just said he would arrange for personnel to conduct maintenance, disappeared. Zhuang Baihua called out several times but no one responded.
There should have been quite a few employees staying in the president's office to work overtime, but now they were all gone. In the huge office area, there was only Zhuang Baihua.
He moved along the desks and chairs, turned around, and didn't see anyone.
Employees disappeared together at the same time.
At this time, the group messages on the mobile phone were buzzing, and prompts kept popping up.
"All exits are blocked. What's going on? We can't get out!"
"Why hasn't the call come in yet? This is too abnormal. Call the police immediately!"
"It was reported earlier. The police should be breaking down the door."
Zhuang Baihua understood that it was all Song Yu's fault, or to be more precise, it was the original owner who did it.
The original owner understood this company better than anyone else, and was more capable of destroying this company than anyone else.
It was pitch black all around, with lights from other parts of the city shining in through the glass windows of the upper floors. The darker it was, the quieter and darker the building seemed. Everything froze in an instant.
The air was filled with a sticky, heavy, suffocating smell. Beside every table and chair, there was a black shadow. It seemed as if something was lurking in the shadows, ready to jump out at any moment.
Zhuang Baihua held his breath and took a few steps, only to find that searching aimlessly was useless and only increased his psychological pressure.
He stopped and called Chen Wang's cell phone.
A sharp ring suddenly rang out in the empty office area. Zhuang Baihua was startled and broke out in a cold sweat. He followed the sound and found Chen Wang's cell phone on the carpet next to a table.
Although Zhuang Baihua knew that Chen Wang had more than one mobile phone, he also understood that it was meaningless to continue calling him.
Zhuang Baihua was anxious. Secretary Chen would not disappear for no reason. It must be related to the original owner.
He thought about it, looked up the call records, and called back the previous number.
When the call was connected, the original owner's first words were in a bad tone: "How dare you hang up on me."
Zhuang Baihua suppressed his inner irritation and said, "It's disgusting to listen to your own voice. What did you do to Secretary Chen?"
The original owner sneered: "My secretary, I'm here to do whatever I want."
"He is not an object." Zhuang Baihua was a little annoyed. "He has been in the company for so many years. You shouldn't hurt him."
The original owner laughed out loud: "But he betrayed me. I am his master, but he turned to you."
Zhuang Baihua resisted the urge to hang up the phone and said angrily, "Wake up, this is not a feudal society anymore. Everyone is their own master."
Zhuang Baihua felt that what he said to the original owner on the phone was really ridiculous, so he went straight to the point and asked anxiously: "Where are you?"
After this, the original owner hung up the phone directly.
Zhuang Baihua stared at the phone in disbelief. That person was so petty. He must get revenge.
He quickly thought about the possible places where the original owner could appear. The original owner had a very arrogant personality. He did not allow anyone to disobey him and felt that he was superior to others.
Zhuang Baihua suddenly had an idea.
In the darkness, he walked out according to his memory and came to the stairwell. Fortunately, there was an emergency light in the stairwell, so he looked up at the stairs and chose to climb up.
The president's office is on the upper floors of the building, very close to the rooftop. Zhuang Baihua soon reached the door to the rooftop.
There was a door at the end of the passage leading to the rooftop of the building. For safety reasons, it was usually locked. But today, the door was wide open, like a big mouth, expecting Zhuang Baihua to get in.
Zhuang Baihua pursed his lips, walked out of the door and came to the rooftop.
The rooftop of the company building is actually brighter than the interior. Light from all directions converges here, creating a lonely and glorious world.
At the junction of light and shadow, there stood a man with a slender figure, wearing a three-piece suit, well-cut and elegant in style, and obviously worth a lot of money. He put his hands in his trouser pockets, stood with his legs apart, and looked at Zhuang Baihua.
"As expected of another me, you understand my thoughts so well and came here so quickly."
The man smiled, his tone was lazy and gloomy, the smile on the corner of his mouth was full of sarcasm, and his eyes were full of arrogance as he looked at Zhuang Baihua.
Zhuang Baihua met his gaze and stood in front of him.
The person who disappeared was not Song Yu, but the original owner "Zhuang Baihua".
Zhuang Baihua lowered his head and saw Secretary Chen lying at the original owner's feet. He seemed to be injured and could only crawl, looking very weak.
Secretary Chen saw Zhuang Baihua, struggled to get up, and shouted: "Mr. Zhuang..."
The sound angered the original owner, who raised his foot and kicked Chen Wang hard in the body.
"My dog is not allowed to bark at others."
Zhuang Baihua rushed forward eagerly, trying to help Chen Wang up, but the original owner stepped hard on Chen Wang's back, and Chen Wang was stuck to the cold and hard ground, unable to move.
"Don't hurt him!" Zhuang Baihua was afraid of irritating the original owner, so he slowed down his movements and said, "He's just an employee, doing this job for a salary."
The original owner lowered his head, kicked Chen Wang with his toes, and said, "As long as he admits that I am his master, I will let him go."
Chen Wang lay on the ground, looking up weakly at Zhuang Baihua, and said with difficulty: "Boss Zhuang... please leave quickly..."
The original owner's pupils constricted, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes. He raised his foot to hit Chen Wang again, but Zhuang Baihua stopped him.
"This is our first meeting, why don't we have a good chat?"
The original owner put his feet down and looked at Zhuang Baihua with interest.
Zhuang Baihua was also wearing a suit. The two of them stood face to face on the rooftop. One was arrogant and overbearing, the other was elegant and gentle. These two people who looked completely different were surprisingly similar in some aspects.
For example, sound, for example, movement.
The similarity made Zhuang Baihua very uncomfortable, as if he was looking in a mirror.
"What should I call you?" The original owner narrowed his eyes. The night wind swirled around the rooftop, lifting the corners of his clothes and his hair. He felt like he was riding the wind and standing alone. "A poor imitator? Or a thief who has taken over the magpie's nest?"
Zhuang Baihua said seriously: "You can call me Director."
Original owner: “…”
This sentence made the original owner lose the desire to communicate with Zhuang Baihua. He became disdainful again, looking at Zhuang Baihua as if he was looking at an ant: "Imitations are always imitations. They are not the same at all."
Zhuang Baihua shook his head and said seriously: "I never thought of imitating you."
Except for the time when Zhuang Baihua first came here and it took him some time to adapt, he never concealed his true nature.
Everyone has their own personality. Even if you pretend at first, it will be exposed after a while. Besides, there is no need to do that. Zhuang Baihua said: "I like my own personality. I am who I am. There is no need to become you."
The original owner put away his smile, stared at Zhuang Baihua with gloomy eyes.
He actually resembled Chi Yue in appearance. When Chi Yue was silent, he was so cold and emotionless, and at the same time, sinister, like a ghost.
Zhuang Baihua sighed in his heart, those paranoid bosses had too much influence on Chi Yue.
"If you don't believe me, you can ask Secretary Chen if he noticed that I'm not you." Zhuang Baihua said, taking the opportunity to walk to Chen Wang and help him up.
This time, the original owner did not move, but just watched.
Zhuang Baihua checked the wounds on Secretary Chen's body and said, "I'm sorry for getting you into trouble."
Secretary Chen shook his head slightly, then coughed a few times and actually coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Zhuang Baihua felt distressed and angry. He raised his head and said to the original owner, "Let him go. It's none of his business at all."
Secretary Chen gasped at this time. Although it was very difficult, he still said, "Boss Zhuang, please go." He took a breath, weak but very serious, "Don't pay attention to this lunatic. There is only one president of the company, and it will always be you."
The man next to him heard this, his expression suddenly became ferocious, and a violent look appeared on his face. He raised his foot and was about to kick Secretary Chen again, but was blocked by Zhuang Baihua.
Zhuang Baihua also couldn't control his anger and asked the domineering and gloomy man: "What exactly do you want to do?"
The original owner put away his legs, raised his chin slightly, revealed a proud and arrogant look, stroked his cufflinks, and looked down on the two people in front of him: "I want to take back what belongs to me."
"This company, the people in it, my property, and..."
"Chi Yue."