"Would it kill them to wait a little longer?" Li Mu stared at the departing last bus, feeling a bit helpless.
Li Mu was assigned by his company today to assist a newcomer from a wealthy background, who spent the whole day flirting with female colleagues. As a consequence, all the work was done by Li Mu, and he left later than usual, unfortunately missing the last bus.
"Sigh!"
Despite feeling dispirited, there was nothing he could do. Not wanting to spend money on a taxi, he decided to walk home. The rental house wasn't too far, so it would only take him about half an hour. He considered this an opportunity for exercise.
"Buzz"
Just as he was musing, his phone vibrated. Reaching into his pocket, he discovered a message from his landlord, stating that the rent would be raised next month and asking him to prepare the money.
Seeing this message after a needless overtime and after missing the last bus, Li Mu felt his brain heat up. He immediately dialed his landlord's number, shortly hearing the somewhat shrill voice on the other end.
"Li Mu? You saw the message, right? Don't forget, I'll be collecting the rent next week!"
"But we signed a contract, right? A one-year contract. It's only been half a year. How can you raise the rent arbitrarily?"
"Hmph, don't you know what the housing prices look like recently? I barely raised it. If you don’t like it, pack up and leave early, there are plenty of people who want to rent my house!"
The landlord didn't wait for a response and hung up the phone straight away. Staring at the phone that had been hung up, Li Mu felt a surge of anger and wanted to smash the phone, but his lingering sanity reminded him that he couldn't afford a new phone anymore...
He sighed again, intending to speak with the landlord in earnest tomorrow. After all, they did sign a contract. If things got out of hand, he would indeed be in the right.
"Sigh, when will I ever become rich...huh, what's this?"
As he was lamenting his recent bad luck, Li Mu suddenly noticed something square under his feet. It seemed to be a smartphone.
Li Mu bent down to pick it up, he couldn’t see what brand it was, but the texture and material he felt in his hand indicated that it was definitely not some cheap item.
Although Li Mu was poor, he still had some principles. He didn’t think of keeping the phone for himself. He planned to wait for the person who lost the phone to realize their loss, then they would call the phone, and he could return it. Without thinking too much, he casually stashed it in his pocket.
Upon returning home, Li Mu skillfully boiled water, cooked noodles, and hopped on his wifi.
While waiting for the noodles to cook, Li Mu suddenly remembered the phone he had found. He took it out, thinking that the phone's owner was quite calm, not even making a call after this lengthy period of time.
Subconsciously, Li Mu put his finger on the fingerprint unlock of the phone, and the screen suddenly lit up.
"Fingerprint binding successful, reading user info!"
"Info successfully read, linked user is Li Mu."
"Everyday Instant-kill App is loaded, today's products have been updated, please check shortly"
"What the hell?"
Li Mu looked at the fluctuating information on the phone screen, a little confused.
After the final message flickered across the screen, the phone display changed again, looking exactly like an ordinary phone. But the screen was clean and there were no installed apps, not even messages, call logs or contacts.
Only a software called 'Everyday Instant-kill' was installed at the top left corner!
"Could this be some kind of scam?"
Li Mu suddenly started to feel suspicious. A mysterious phone that could be unlocked with his fingerprint, it didn't seem normal at all.
However, looking at the software on the phone, Li Mu thought, he wouldn't lose anything just by checking it out.
Thinking, he opened the app. At first glance, his heart already held a bit of disdain.
"Sure enough, a scammer!"
After opening the app, he saw a very simple interface, with just one item listed as today's flash sale product.
The display showed product information.
【A standalone villa in Pingjiang District, selling price: one yuan!】
【Product refresh countdown: 5 hours 37 minutes 49 seconds】
Of course, Li Mu knew about Pingjiang District—it was the famous upscale neighborhood where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold. It was rumored that a villa district was indeed built there. The best location, the best accessories, even the cheapest would cost more than hundreds of millions, and even with money, you might not be able to buy it!
Selling for one yuan?
Don't tell me its a one yuan discount coupon for a villa!
Li Mu didn't give it a second look, thinking it was just some sort of trick played by a mentally deranged scammer.
Why was he mentally deranged?
Even a second-hand mobile phone, even without a brand-name, should be worth something. Was he trying to scam him for this single yuan?
Immediately, Li Mu clicked on the "Pay Now" button!
...
Of course, it wasn't that Li Mu was also mentally unstable, willing to fall for a scheme despite knowing it's a scam. He was merely curious; this phone didn't even have Alipay or WeChat installed, let alone connect to his bank accounts. So, how could he make a payment just by clicking?
What he hadn't expected was...
【Payment Successful】
【Product is on the way, expected to be delivered within an hour】
Looking at the information on the screen, Li Mu laughed. This guy seemed to have got it quite right.
Just when he was laughing at the scammer's unusual train of thought...
Ding!
A familiar notification sound rang out. It was from Li Mu's own cellphone. Assuming it was Shen Si messaging about what just happened, he didn’t pay much attention and subconsciously took it out, only to find it was a payment information...
And the paid amount was exactly one yuan!
Even as a graduate from the top-tier 985 University, Li Mu found himself at a loss for words to describe his feelings.
Was he really charged?
On what grounds?
Li Mu hadn't even touched his phone!
A hacker?
Superpowers?
All this to scam one yuan off him?
Li Mu hastily browsed through his mobile payment history, noticing that the payee was indeed named 'Daily Seconds Kill Group'.
With such a ridiculous name, Li Mu was convinced; there wouldn't be a second person with it.
Then, a thought struck him. If the payment information was real, could the merchandise be real as well?
Li Mu’s heart gave a sudden violent thump as his mind became a mess. He didn’t know how long it had been when the strange phone screen lit up again, displaying:
'【The goods have been delivered, please check them】'
"??"
Delivered?
But where?
Li Mu found it a bit amusing because he just remembered he hadn't filled any address. How was delivery possible?
"It must be a scam after all!"
He thought to himself, feeling a slight sense of disappointment.
He sighed, prepared to wash up and sleep, considering whether there were any job vacancies around, tomorrow. Although he was unsure about changing jobs, it was always better to prepare ahead.
While thinking, he rose and subconsciously propped up the mattress with his hand, only to touch an object that felt like hard paper.
