contract C { bytes data; function f(bytes memory _data) public returns (uint256, bytes memory) { data = _data; return abi.decode(data, (uint256, bytes)); } } // ---- // f(bytes): 0x20, 0x80, 0x21, 0x40, 0x7, "abcdefg" -> 0x21, 0x40, 0x7, "abcdefg"