Yesterday I bought a regular salami at the store, nothing special; I just wanted to make some sandwiches. When I got home, I cut a couple of slices, ate them, and put the rest in the refrigerator. Everything was perfectly normal.
Until, suddenly, I discovered a USB drive inside the salami. At first, I thought it had fallen in by accident, but curiosity got the better of me, and I decided to check what was inside.
The next morning, I got ready to make breakfast. I took the same salami, grabbed a knife, and as I started to cut it, I noticed something strange: the texture wasn’t the same, as if there was something hard inside. I thought, „It’s probably too cold.” But when I tried to cut another slice, the knife stopped abruptly. I leaned over to get a better look… and then I froze: something metallic was glinting in the center of the sausage.
I thought it was just a piece of metal, but when I moved it a little, a USB drive emerged from the pink meat. A simple flash drive, with a few gigabytes of storage. And I’d already eaten part of the salami! How on earth could a USB drive have ended up inside an industrial product—and one that wasn’t cheap at all, no less?
Even so, curiosity overcame my fear. I turned on the computer, plugged in the USB drive, and checked its contents.
There was only one folder, titled: “OPEN ME.” I opened it. Inside was just one image: a man smiling directly at the camera. I was petrified.
I let go of the mouse and stared at the screen without moving. Maybe it was some kind of silly joke… but then, why would anyone put a memory stick inside a salami? Who was it meant for?
Now I don’t know whether I should go to the police to find out who’s behind all this, or just throw away that damn salami and forget about it. It’s a really weird story, yes… but, in a way, also ridiculous.