struct ListNode {
    int val;
    ListNode *next;
    ListNode() : val(0), next(nullptr) {}
    ListNode(int x) : val(x), next(nullptr) {}
    ListNode(int x, ListNode *next) : val(x), next(next) {}
};

class Solution {
  public:
    ListNode *mergeTwoLists(ListNode *list1, ListNode *list2) {
        if (list1 == nullptr) {
            return list2;
        } else if (list2 == nullptr) {
            return list1;
        } else if (list1->val < list2->val) {
            list1->next = mergeTwoLists(list1->next, list2);
            return list1;
        } else {
            list2->next = mergeTwoLists(list1, list2->next);
            return list2;
        }
    }
};