I found a cell phone from ten years ago.

Chapter 2 Picked up a smartphone

At around 5 a.m. on the green train, most people were asleep and the carriage was silent.

Sitting by the window in the back row, a short boy with a flat head and a pair of black-framed glasses on his nose was holding a palm-sized MP4 and staring at the screen intently.

Next to him was a tall boy with dark skin, who was dozing off in his seat with his arms folded.

Suddenly, the boy's eyelids moved and he slowly opened his eyes.

Li Xu yawned, opened his arms and slightly moved his body which was a little stiff from maintaining the same posture for a long time.

Sitting on a hard seat for more than 10 hours in a row is really a torture.

He felt a little regretful that he didn't buy a sleeper ticket when he first got on the bus in order to save more than a hundred yuan, but if he were to choose again, he would probably still be reluctant to do so.

"We should be arriving at the station soon, right?" Li Xu turned his head and looked at Wu Tong beside him.

"Well, there are still more than forty minutes." Wu Tong stared at the MP4 screen and said without raising his head.

"You keep reading novels and never sleep for a moment. Aren't you tired?"

"I'm not tired. Let me tell you, this novel is very interesting!" Wu Tong looked up and smiled at Li Xu, then lowered his head and continued reading the novel.

"What's that... prehistoric novel again?"

"Well, this new one I found is even better."

Li Xu retracted his gaze and shook his head in his heart. This kid is simply addicted to reading novels. Whenever he has time, he will use his newly bought MP4 to watch non-stop.

He and Wu Tong met while working in an electronics factory in Tianjin. Both of them were summer interns. Not only were they arranged to live in the same dormitory, they also both applied to universities in Jiangning, so they made an appointment to go to Jiangning to report together.

"Where are you going?" Wu Tong looked up and asked when he saw Li Xu stand up and walk out.

"Go to the bathroom."

Li Xu carefully avoided the legs stretched out in the aisle and the suitcases blocking the way and came to the bathroom at the connection between the carriages.

After solving his personal problems and washing his hands, he did not rush out, but stood in front of the mirror and tidied his slightly messy hair.

The reflection in the mirror was of a young boy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, broad shoulders and a narrow waist, looking quite energetic.

If it weren't for the long-term farm work that made his skin tanned, and the cheap and tacky clothes that lowered his overall image, he would definitely be considered a handsome guy.

After coming out of the bathroom, Li Xu returned to his seat along the same route and glanced at Wu Tong who was still immersed in the novel.

Then he took out a small MP3 from his trouser pocket, plugged in headphones, and listened to music while quietly enjoying the gradually brightening morning light outside the car window.

He bought this Newman MP3 for 2245 yuan after he received his first salary of 145 yuan from working in the electronics industry.

The 2G memory can store hundreds of songs and also has recording and repeat functions.

The original price of this MP3 player was 199, but Li Xu bargained with the boss for a long time and managed to reduce the price by more than 50.

In fact, MP3 is already outdated nowadays, and even MP4 is almost everywhere.

Just like the Blue Magic MP4 that Wu Tong bought, with 8G memory and 1080p full HD, it only cost 549. Two years ago, such configuration might have cost more than yuan.

More popular now are MP5, iPod, and smart phones such as iPhone and HTC.

But for Li Xu, just having such an MP3 is enough to satisfy him.

He was from the countryside and his family was relatively poor. Even the tuition for his college education was scraped together by his family. He didn't dare to spend money lavishly like Wu Tong did after making money.

Time passed quietly without anyone noticing, and soon, the station announcement came from the radio:
"Dear passengers, the train is about to arrive at Jiangning Station. Passengers who need to get off, please prepare in advance and take your belongings with you..."

This train No. 1477 runs from Yanjing to Zhenjiang, passing through Jinshi and Jiangning. The whole journey takes 14 hours and 43 minutes. Jiangning is the second to last stop. By the time it arrives in Jiangning, almost everyone has gotten off.

"Wake up, don't sleep anymore, we've arrived at Jiangning, don't miss your stop if you want to get off!"

Following the conductor's reminder, the passengers in the carriage began to pack their luggage and prepare to get off the train.

Li Xu took off his headphones, put away his MP3 player, stood up, and took his luggage off the shelf.

He didn't bring much with him, just a medium-sized suitcase and a backpack.

"Help me take down the box too." Wu Tong put down the MP4 in his hand and stretched.

Li Xu glanced at him, reached out and took another large suitcase off the shelf.

"Thank you!" Wu Tong took the box and thanked him with a smile.

"What are you looking for?" Wu Tong asked when he noticed that Li Xu was looking around as if he was looking for something.

"My bag is lost."

"You lost your bag? Which bag?"

"It's the new black backpack I bought." Li Xu said, and bent down to check under the seat.

"Your black bag? I seem to have seen it just now." Wu Tong also helped to look around.

"I just took it off the shelf and put it on the seat. How come it disappeared in the blink of an eye? It's really strange!"

Li Xu searched the luggage rack, the seat, and under the small table, but couldn't find any trace of the backpack. He felt like he had seen a ghost.

How could such a big backpack disappear out of thin air?

Could it be that someone took the bag away when he and Wu Tong weren't paying attention? But the problem was, no one had passed by here just now.

The actions of the two attracted the attention of many people around them, and they all cast their concerned glances at them.

"Young man, did you lose your bag? Look for it quickly. It will be hard to find it once everyone gets off the bus." A middle-aged woman sitting diagonally opposite me said kindly.

"Let's call the flight attendants and ask them to help find it." Someone suggested.

……

"What should we do? Should we ask the flight attendant?" Wu Tong asked.

Li Xu hesitated for a moment and shook his head. "Forget it, don't look for it anymore. It's lost. I didn't put anything important in that bag anyway."

There was only a thin coat, toiletries, mineral water, bucket of instant noodles and some unfinished food in his bag.

He carried his wallet and ID with him, and the admission letter was also in his suitcase.

It’s just a pity about the bag. He threw it away just a few days after buying it. After all, he spent 45 yuan on it.

"Hey young man, there is a black (shai) backpack over there. Can you see if it's yours?" An old man pointed to the luggage rack above and said.

Li Xu subconsciously looked up and saw a black backpack placed alone on the luggage rack. He was stunned.

This really seems to be his bag.

"Young man, is this your bag?" Seeing that Li Xu didn't say anything, the old man asked again.

Li Xu came to his senses, quickly reached out to take the bag off the shelf, and looked around.

"This... is my bag, but I clearly remember taking it off just now." "Young man, maybe you remembered it wrongly?"

"It's possible that someone took it away, and then when they realized the situation was bad, they returned the bag."

"Okay, as long as you find it. Young man, open it and see if there is anything missing."

Everyone spoke one after another, expressing their opinions.

Li Xu looked at the backpack in his hand, his heart full of doubts, and he even began to wonder if he had really remembered it wrong.

But soon, he became convinced that he must have taken the bag off just now. The bag seemed to have disappeared out of thin air and then reappeared on the luggage rack out of thin air. It was really strange.

He turned to Wu Tong and asked, "Did you notice just now that there's nothing on the shelf?"

"It seems not, but it may be that I saw it wrong." Wu Tong thought about it and said a little uncertainly.

"Okay, don't think about it. The bag has been found." He also felt something was wrong, but he was too lazy to think about it.

After hearing what Wu Tong said, Li Xu temporarily put aside his doubts.

Just as he was about to open his bag to check, the carriage door opened and the passengers rushed towards the door with their luggage.

"Let's go, get off the bus." Wu Tong said while picking up the suitcase.

Seeing this, Li Xu stopped what he was doing, put on his backpack, took his suitcase, and followed the crowd off the train with Wu Tong.

The air in the early morning was exceptionally fresh. Li Xu and Wu Tong dragged their suitcases through the underground passage. From a distance, they saw the exit filled with senior students wearing red vests and holding signs to welcome the new students.

Jiangning University, Jiangning University of Science and Technology, Jiangning Normal University...

Wu Tong looked around and quickly found the sign for their Jiangning Maritime Vocational and Technical College. He pointed and said, "I see our school."

Li Xu looked around but did not see the sign of Jiangning University of Finance and Economics.

He applied to Jiangning University of Finance and Economics... Yingcai College, a private third-tier college under its jurisdiction.

"It seems our school is not there. Why don't you go there first?"

"Then what are you going to do?" Wu Tong asked.

"What else can I do? I can only take a bus there myself," said Li Xu.

"Then I'll be leaving first. Contact me when you have time!"

"it is good."

After parting with Wu Tong, Li Xu dragged his suitcase towards the subway station.

Yingcai College is located in Xianlin University Town and can be reached by bus or subway.

It is more convenient to take the subway. Jiangning Metro Line 1 opened this year. Take Metro Line 2 to "Xinjiekou", then transfer to Line to "Xue Ze Road" station. When you come out of the subway, Yingcai College is across the street.

When he arrived at the subway station, Li Xu first went to the ticket window to buy a ticket, and then passed through security check to enter the station.

As soon as I got off the platform, I found that there was a subway train parked there with the doors open.

After confirming that this subway was heading towards "Xinjiekou", Li Xu hurriedly dragged his suitcase over and got on the train before the door closed.

Since it was not yet the morning rush hour, there were not many passengers on the subway. Li Xu found a seat near the door, took off his backpack from behind, and placed it on the suitcase.

Looking at the backpack in front of him, he couldn't help but think of the strange scene on the train, and reached out to unzip the backpack.

The next moment, Li Xu was stunned.

The bag contained snacks, drinks, toiletries, and a notebook, but none of them belonged to him.

This is not his bag!

Li Xu quickly looked at the bag in his hand carefully and found some subtle differences.

Although this bag is very similar to his pirated Adidas bag, the workmanship is obviously more refined and the Adidas logo on it is slightly different.

Did he take the wrong bag and take someone else's bag?
Hey, what is this?
Li Xu took out an electronic device the size of an adult's palm and a square white charger from the outermost pocket of his backpack.

Is this an MP4?

No, this thing has a camera on the back and looks like a mobile phone, one of those smartphones that you can tell is expensive.

Although Li Xu didn't have a smartphone and couldn't afford one, he had seen it before.

When he was working in an electronics factory, a boy in his dormitory had an iPhone 3GS, which he said he bought for more than 4000 yuan. He would take it out to show off whenever he had nothing to do.

This phone is much larger than common smartphone brands such as iPhone, Motorola, and Meizu. It feels heavy in the hand and has a sense of weight.

The back of the phone is lake cyan with a water-like texture. There's a protruding oval camera on the top, inlaid with three lenses, giving it a sense of technology. There's an "HONOR" logo at the bottom.

What kind of phone brand is "HONOR"? Is it some new high-end phone from abroad?
This phone looks very high-end, and is even more upscale than those high-end phones on the market that cost five or six thousand, or even over ten thousand.

Li Xu felt like he couldn't let go of the phone he held in his hand. It was the first time he had seen such a good phone.

He tentatively pressed the button on the side of the phone, and the screen lit up instantly.

'Recognizing face...unsuccessful, click here to try again.'

It’s really a high-end product. It even has a password lock and can be unlocked with fingerprints and faces.

Li Xu was even more surprised. This phone was too advanced!

However, the time displayed on the phone is obviously wrong. Today is September 9rd, but the phone screen shows January 3th, the Great Cold.

He tried to enter a random six-digit password. "Wrong password."

Without a doubt, he failed.

Li Xu tried again, "The password is wrong. You can try twice more. If you fail, it will be locked for 30 seconds."

This was a bit of a problem. He originally wanted to contact the owner through the call records in the phone and then return the phone and bag, but he didn't expect that the phone had a password lock.

It seems that I have no choice but to go back to the train station and hand over the phone and bag to the police station.

As for simply hiding the phone and keeping it for himself, Li Xu did have the thought of greed, but he quickly restrained himself.

Even though the phone was expensive and out of his reach, it wasn't worth the risk.

It is illegal to possess other people's valuables. If you are expelled from school as soon as you register for school because of this, you will regret it deeply.

It’s just a mobile phone. Just because he can’t afford it now doesn’t mean he will never be able to afford it in the future.

However, just as he was about to put the phone back into his bag, he inexplicably pressed the fingerprint button with his thumb.

The screen suddenly lit up and the unlocking was successful!
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(End of this chapter)