Chapter 259 Hidden Mystery
Su Xia was quite knowledgeable.
There are only a handful of serious game machines in the whole arcade, such as basketball machines, dancing machines, whack-a-mole machines, racing machines, etc. Most of the game machines have some gambling characteristics, and the gifts range from dolls, lipsticks, perfumes to jewelry.
The main reason for opening a store in the garrison is for fun. Otherwise, with so few customers in the garrison, how could one really expect to make a lot of money? However, Su Xia felt that this arcade was likely to make money, and it might even be a lot of money.
Su Xia wanted to play whack-a-mole with the little girl. It was fun just thinking about it. Or maybe he could play basketball, so he could show off a little. Even if he didn't like ball games, at least he could beat a few little girls. Xiao Zhai couldn't help but run straight to the claw machine with the game coins, not even looking at the various game machines along the way.
There was already a little girl standing in front of the claw machine.
Xiao Zhai greeted him from a distance, shouting, "Ah, Potato, you're here so early?"
Su Xia watched the blonde girl turn around. It was O'Bannon.
The USS O'Bannon, a Fletcher-class destroyer, can be said to be the most legendary of the Fletcher-class destroyers.
She once participated in the most brutal First Battle of Guadalcanal and exchanged fire with a battleship, namely the battleship Hiei.
Later, potatoes were used to fight submarines. This was actually a misunderstanding.
After completing a mission, O'Bannon encountered a Japanese submarine on his way back. When O'Bannon was almost close to the submarine, his crew members, without weapons, quickly threw potatoes from the storage room at the submarine. The Japanese mistook the potatoes for grenades and delayed the operation of the deck gun. O'Bannon took this opportunity to distance himself and sank the submarine.
Because of this legendary experience, O'Bannon was nicknamed "Potato". There is a special equipment in the game - a bag of potatoes, which can be used as anti-submarine equipment, but of course it has basically no combat power.
In summary, the USS O'Bannon participated in many battles in the early and middle stages of the Pacific battlefield. Its service in World War II won it 17 battle stars and the Presidential Unit Citation Award. It can be said to be one of the most honored American ships in World War II.
It is worth mentioning that during the entire Pacific War, no one on the ship was injured, and no one on the ship received the Purple Heart. The reason is that the Purple Heart is awarded to soldiers who were wounded or killed in the war, and they are called "Lucky 0" by everyone.
O'Bannon was wearing a white dress and white sandals, and her outfit was very similar to her outfit in the game - the Flower Girl.
"Xiao Zhai, Xiao Hua, Xiao Luo, you are here." O'Bannon said as he saw the man at the end of the team, "Ah, and the Admiral. Admiral, why are you here?"
Su Xia replied: "Come and play."
"Claw machine?" O'Bannon asked.
"That's about right." Su Xia looked around. The entire arcade was quite large, and like all arcades, the lighting was not very good. There were no bright lights, only the lights from the game consoles, and a few of them were warm yellow lights.
O'Bannon turned to the claw machine and said, "Which one do you want, Admiral? I'll help you pick it up."
"Let's take a look first." Su Xia asked curiously, "Are you here alone?"
There were a few people in the huge arcade, but they were far away. If he was nearby, he only saw O'Bannon. O'Bannon was a Fletcher-class destroyer. There were many Fletcher-class destroyers in the naval base, which meant that she had many sisters. She shouldn't have gone to the arcade to play alone.
“And my sister,” O’Bannon said.
"Fletcher?" Su Xia asked subconsciously.
“No,” O’Bannon said. “It’s Nicholas.”
"I didn't see her." Su Xia said, wondering if she was far away.
O'Bannon turned around, pointed his finger and said, "That's it."
Su Xia looked in the direction of O'Bannon's finger and saw a row of massage sofas against the wall. A little blonde girl with long hair and wearing a T-shirt was sleeping on the massage sofa. She was listening to a song and the headphone wire could be seen. She squinted her eyes, as if she was resting.
Nicholas, like O'Bannon, is a Fletcher-class destroyer, a member of the Fletcher family, just a little bigger than O'Bannon. One of them is DD-449, and the other is DD-450, both of which are quite remarkable destroyers.
He doesn't have any outstanding combat achievements, but he completes his combat tasks conscientiously and earns many battle stars.
Seeing that Nicholas was sleeping comfortably and didn't know anyone had arrived, Su Xia didn't bother him .
At the same time, Xiao Zhai and Xiao Luo stood in front of a claw machine, patting the body of the machine and saying, "I recently went online to look for tips on how to grab a doll. How to find the target, choose the dolls near the exit. Even if they fall, they will most likely fall directly into the exit. Also, observe the clamps. In short, be steady, accurate and ruthless..."
Xiao Zhai chatters on and on.
O'Bannon asked, "Does it take any skill to grab the doll? Isn't it just a matter of grabbing it?"
Xiao Zhai said: "Of course it takes skills... or I'll show you, I can do it with one pinch."
"Admiral, do you want that doll?" Xiao Zhai was holding a box of game coins. She was rich now.
How could Su Xia refuse Xiao Zhai's hospitality? He walked back and forth in front of several claw machines, and finally stopped in front of one and said, "This one, I want this one."
"What is this?" Xiao Zhai asked curiously.
"You don't know him?" Su Xia was surprised. "The Frog. Haven't you played that game?"
Xiao Zhai asked, "What game?"
"Pokemon."
"I don't know." Xiao Zhai said, "I've never played that game."
"Pokémon... should be called Pocket Monsters now." Su Xia waved her hand, "It's Pokémon."
"Pokémon, I know." Xiao Zhai said, "Is this also a Pokémon?"
"Yes." Su Xia patted the claw machine next to her, "This one is also fat, you know?"
"Isn't that Dragonite?" Xiao Zhai said. She didn't recognize the Frog, but Dragonite was quite famous.
Su Xia said stubbornly: "It's just fat. It's fat to me anyway."
"I don't understand... Let's not talk about that. Admiral, are you sure you want this mosquito frog?"
"Sure."
"Then I'll start." Xiao Zhai said as he took out two coins and put them into the claw machine, and started to operate the remote control. He aimed at one of the dolls that was closer to the exit, and after fine-tuning it, he suddenly pressed the confirm button. The iron claw came down, clamped the doll, and began to rise, but the iron claw was powerless and could not hold the doll.
"It was almost there." Xiao Zhai said regretfully. She now had plenty of game coins. "Let's do it again."
Do it again.
Again.
Three times in a row.
Xiao Hua likes to gossip about Xiao Zhai: "Xiao Zhai, can you do it? Didn't you say you have skills and can hit the target with one pinch?"
"It's definitely an exaggeration to say that you can hit the target every time you pinch it. Do you know that exaggeration? As big as the sky doesn't mean it's really as big as the sky." Xiao Zhai said, "Even if you have skills, it's impossible for you to hit the target every time you pinch it. Skills can only increase your success rate. Otherwise, how can people make money?"
Xiaohua said: "But you have done it many times."
"Let me try." O'Bannon took out two game coins from her pocket and stuffed them into the claw machine. She fiddled with the remote control and pressed the confirm button when she saw that it was almost done. The iron claw descended, tightly clamped a doll and sent it to the top of the exit. The claw released and the doll fell down.
O'Bannon picked up the doll from the exit, handed it to Su Xia, and said, "Admiral, your mosquito-repellent frog."
Xiao Hua nudged Xiao Zhai with his elbow and said, "Xiao Zhai, look at them. That's what it means to hit the target with one pinch. No need to aim, no need to calculate, just pick one and pinch it."
Xiao Zhai was already unhappy because he couldn't pick up the doll, and now he was even more unhappy because of Xiao Hua's teasing. He jumped up and said, "Probability Claw, that's a probability claw. There is a probability, and you can only grab a doll after so many times. Potato is just lucky, it just happens to be a powerful claw, and it's all thanks to me."
Xiao Hua said: "You know it's a probability claw, it depends on luck, why do you still want to play it?"
Xiao Zhai snorted, "I'm going to find someone to design a remote control. All I have to do is press it and it will definitely be the Power Claw."
"It's definitely a matter of probability, otherwise the store will definitely lose money. The question is how high the probability is. Through the probability, we can judge the conscience of the owners of these claw machines." Su Xia held the mosquito-repellent frog doll, "Since Santi is the manager here, it is certain that the probability of these claw machines is not high."
Su Xia said: "Wooster just admitted indirectly that there is something wrong with the machine here."
"Hang her on the street lamp." Xiao Zhai said, "Let's catch Sister Santi and hang her on the street lamp."
"It can be considered." Su Xia nodded.
A voice suddenly sounded from behind everyone.
"Don't hang Worcester's streetlights if it's not Worcester's business."
Su Xia turned around, not knowing when Wooster came over, and asked, "Wooster, why are you here? Don't you have to guard the counter?"
Wooster made a phone call gesture and said, "Wooster just called Santi. Santi ordered Wooster not to work today and to entertain the admiral well."
"Admiral, look." Wooster raised his hand, holding another box in his hand. It was the box that was originally filled with game coins and was prepared to bribe Su Xia. In the end, it was taken away by Xiao Zhai. "Admiral, you can play however you want. There are all kinds of game coins."
Su Xia laughed. This Santi is really full of tricks.
The little girl continued to play the claw machine, and then ran to play the scissors claw machine. The scissors claw machine is relatively large, and the dolls are also relatively large, including a super-large shark. Among them, the super-large doll B-25 and the naval gun are of interest. Su Xia tried to play it, but his skills and luck were average.
Su Xia had little interest in the claw machines. After standing by and watching for a while, she decided to walk around.
"Admiral, where are you going?" Worcester caught up.
Su Xia said, "Don't worry about me. Just play with them."
"Sandy instructed Wooster to follow the admiral," said Wooster.
"It's up to you then."
Passing by the basketball machine and a row of arcade machines, Wooster suddenly jumped out and said, "Admiral, let's go back."
"Why do you want to go back?" Su Xia asked.
Wooster hesitated for a moment.
Seeing Wooster's performance, Su Xia was sure that there was something fishy going on, so he asked, "What's ahead?"
"Nothing," said Wooster, crying.
"Really?" Su Xia stared at Worcester.
On one side was the admiral, and on the other was Santi. Many important figures in the garrison were involved. Worcester squatted on the ground again, holding his head and squatting, saying, "I don't know . Worcester knows nothing."
Su Xia was a little worried, but she still walked into the dark corner. She saw a door there, but it was really hard to see if you didn't pay attention.
Push the door open and enter. Suddenly, the view becomes clear.
Su Xia saw all kinds of game machines, but they were pachinko, fishing machines and the like.
