Crazy Smartphone – Part One

“Damn! If no one wants it, I’ll throw it away!” Lin Feng angrily tossed his phone into the nearby trash can, his neck stiffened, and he clapped his hands in a defiant gesture. The internet cafe manager initially thought this rich kid was trying to strike up a conversation with her, perhaps even trying to hit on her, and she was getting quite excited, thinking about where to take him tonight to fleece him. She stood there, waiting for a response with a touch of coyness, but to her surprise, this deadbeat was actually playing a prank on her. He backed out halfway, threw away the broken phone, and wanted to return to his seat to play games. The manager was instantly furious. “Hey, kid! Have some public decency, will you? Can you just throw electronic waste around like that? Be smart and pick it up for me!” “Shit, pick up your mom…” Lin Feng thought he shouldn’t be so unreasonable, stood up from his seat with a curse, ready to lash out, but quickly covered his mouth, swallowing the rest of his words. Because out of nowhere, two burly men appeared, standing menacingly behind the manager. “Pick it up!” “I… I’ll pick it up… But I’m warning you, I really found this phone! Don’t accuse me of stealing!” “Cut the crap! I’ll decide that the junk is yours!” “I…” Lin Feng wanted to explain further, but the manager had lost her patience, nodding to the two men. “Dare to bully my sister, kid, are you tired of living?” The two men cracked their knuckles, stepping forward to grab Lin Feng. “Uh, I was wrong, guys, don’t get physical!” Lin Feng was completely cowed now, quickly picking up the broken phone from the trash can, leaving a big bill at the counter, and then, like a beaten dog, he scurried out of the internet cafe. “Damn poor ghost, trying to pick up girls without money…” As Lin Feng quickly left the cafe, he could still hear the manager’s flirtatious curses and the bursts of laughter from behind.