"Dear sir, may I borrow your phone to make one call? Just one."

Ha! That's fresh!

This morning, due to academic reasons (cough, cough), I have to take the CAPITAL BUS back to Yilan. Just as I boarded the bus and settled in a seat, a passenger walked up to me. He said, "Dear sir, may I use your phone to make a call? Just one call. My phone's out of battery." One would never know what purpose his/her phone is used for, especially by a stranger, so naturally I refused his "plea".
He approached me again during transit, seeing that I was using my cellphone, he said, "How about this? I need to call my company so that someone will pick me up upon arrival to Yilan. I will give you $20NT as a compensation of your airtime."
"My phone's running low on battery, sorry." was all I said. And I wasn't lying, either. That guy then walked up to the driver and asked him for a phone. I was thinking: this whole thing is happening again. But the bus driver tactfully send him back to his seat with "Company policy prohibits us to carry cellphones to duties." ......