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Chapter 142 The Eve of the Big Dipper
"After graduating, he came back here and found a good job, at least it looks respectable; although it looks respectable, it must be very hard work, just like when he was in school. Even though overtime isn't mandatory, he often works overtime until late at night on his own."

"I often see him riding an electric scooter home late at night. By the way, his workplace is far from home, so he rents a place nearby. Of course, this rented place isn't close to the company either, probably because it's cheap."

"This person is strange. In the beginning, the effort he put in was completely disproportionate to the rewards he received. I often observed him near his company."

"Perhaps because he works too hard, his other colleagues don't seem to like him much."

"Imagine you work in a company, and one of your colleagues is assigned the same work as you, but he/she is running around all day doing things that aren't his/her responsibility, and even attracts the attention of the boss. Wouldn't that make you look like you're lazy and unwilling to work?"

"You did nothing wrong, and you even did your job dutifully. Why should you be compared to this person?"

"But this person seemed completely unaware of his colleagues' dislike for him; he even thought they treated him very well."

"I've seen him diligently bring breakfast and drinks back to the company for his colleagues more than once, but when they go out for lunch during their lunch break, no one wants to go with him. Even so, he still lives in his own imagination."

"He's a hardworking, enthusiastic, and kind person, but I just can't stand him."

"I've said before that I enjoy trampling on people's self-esteem. I love seeing hard-working people end up with nothing, and that makes them perfect prey."

"I can't wait to reveal to him that his colleagues don't like him at all; I imagine his expression then will be priceless."

"In the dead of night, I knew my chance had come—"

"He worked overtime alone until late at night again. I've forgotten exactly how late, but it was probably after midnight."

"Tonight I broke his electric scooter battery and waited there; I saw him yawn as he came out of the office building, got on his scooter, and looked completely bewildered. He probably didn't know why the scooter broke."

"Immediately afterwards I saw an expression of anxiety and heartache appear on his face, probably because he was upset about the broken car. His appearance made me feel quite comfortable, but I knew I would feel even more comfortable later."

"I saw him pushing his electric scooter, seemingly wanting to go home, so I drove up to him."

"'Why aren't you home yet?' I tried my best to put on a kind and friendly expression; I swear I've never had such a gentle expression before."

"Probably because I have a friendly face, he was startled at first, but then he realized what was happening."

"'I'm working overtime, my car broke down,' that's what I remember him saying. He didn't say much, and I didn't expect him to talk much to a stranger anyway."

"So I offered him a ride, but he naturally refused. No normal person would get into a stranger's car late at night, even though he was a young and strong man, he was still wary."

I told him, "I know you. Your colleagues often ride in my car, we're quite familiar with each other, and they've talked to me about you."

“When his colleagues were mentioned, he relaxed a bit, so I pressed my advantage, saying, ‘I often hear from your colleagues that there’s someone who works overtime until late at night, and today I finally met him; they say you’re a very nice person and often help them, which is why I dared to give a ride to such a young and strong guy like you in the middle of the night. I wouldn’t dare let anyone else get in my car.’”

“Your colleague said your home seems to be quite far. It’s so late, let me take you home. You have to go to work tomorrow, right? Staying up late will affect your work.”

"He hesitated for a while before getting into my car. I kept offering to give him the fare for free, but he quickly refused, saying that it wasn't easy for us night drivers either..."

"It's ridiculous. Why would he pity me? He's the one who's most pitiful."

"On the way, I subtly mentioned his colleagues, and he easily fell for it, excitedly discussing his friends at work with me." "He talked about how friendly his colleagues were and how enthusiastic they were towards him; this kind of person, who is clearly disliked by everyone else, feels good about himself, as if he doesn't realize how annoying he is at all."

"So I really wanted him to come to terms with himself. 'But your colleagues sometimes tell me you're a bit annoying.' I remember when I said that, he was silent for a long time."

"Because I often wander around the area, his colleagues often ride in my car, in groups of them."

"People, once they gather together, will start gossiping about people who aren't even there, and his colleagues are clearly quite adept at it. Every time they get on the bus, they chatter away about other people's faults."

“Things like ‘Who threw their trash in my bin today?’ are all everyday trifles, but they can bring them up one by one and rant about them.”

"His name appeared most frequently. I subtly conveyed his colleagues' evaluation of him: he tried so hard to please others, but still couldn't get any benefits. I just enjoyed seeing him realize that all his efforts were in vain."

But things turned out differently than I expected.

"'Impossible, they wouldn't say that.' 'You must have misheard.' 'They've been very good to me.' That's the kind of answer I got."

"This person is still immersed in his own fantasy. No matter how much I hint or explicitly point it out, he always feels good about himself and doesn't see himself as an incredibly annoying person."

"I'm so disappointed. I've never met such a despicable person. He'll never recognize his own repulsive nature."

"Tonight, I only wanted to see him looking distraught; I didn't intend to do anything. But without realizing it, my car subtly veered off course."

"I took them to my favorite place again, where they wouldn't look so distraught anymore. That panicked expression is actually quite nice."

"I smashed the back of his head to pieces with a rock, but he wasn't dead yet; his mouth was wide open as if he wanted to say something."

"This person, who has been working hard for the past twenty years, still wants to live on, but his struggles are in vain. All his efforts over the past twenty years have been in vain tonight."

I looked at him and smiled.

"Look, how beautiful it is to see someone fight so hard only to fail; it's truly refreshing."

"He could have lived. If he had just admitted that he was a despicable person, admitted that all his efforts were in vain, and shown the frustration of trying so hard but failing, I would have been happy, and things wouldn't have turned out this way."

"I really dislike people who oppose me and don't listen to me, so if you want to survive, it's best not to express opinions different from mine, because I don't know what I might do."

"How can you expect a mentally ill person to control themselves? Hah."

"My name is Chen Beidou. This is the sixth person I've killed, so I buried him at the location of the seventh star."

"My name has already appeared on the map of this city."

Everyone seems really irritable today...

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