Chapter 78 What an unlucky guy

If he had average luck, it would be more likely that he would be working in vain, and might not even catch one even after trying dozens of times.

Qi Gu had a relatively clear understanding of his luck, and now he just hoped that Lin Hanzhi's luck would be better than his, so that neither of them would return empty-handed.

Those who come to the arcade together on weekday afternoons are either young couples or good friends and brothers, and they gather in groups of three or four.

Other people’s friends… all look so close, either arm in arm or holding hands and hugging each other. When compared with Lin Hanzhi and I, we seem particularly distant.

When making friends for the first time, should I be more proactive?

Thinking so, Qi Gu imitated the two brothers in front of him, raised his arms and placed them on Lin Hanzhi's shoulders - this action was a bit difficult for Qi Gu to do, because Lin Hanzhi looked thin but was quite tall.

Lin Hanzhi felt her shoulders suddenly grabbed. She was stunned for a moment and stared at the white and slender hand hanging on her shoulder, with even the shape of the nails being beautiful.

The part that was touched by Qi Gu's body felt slightly hot. Lin Hanzhi swallowed lightly, and his throat felt inexplicably dry.

I must have drunk not enough water just now, Lin Hanzhi thought expressionlessly, and then put his arm on Qi Gu's shoulder.

Yeah, the height is just right.

After getting the response, Qi Gu thought: It seems that Lin Hanzhi also feels that they are not close enough as friends.

Qi Gu maintained the stiff posture of trying to raise his shoulders. As soon as he reached the claw machine, he immediately retracted his hands, pretended to shake them casually to relieve the numbness, and used words to divert Lin Hanzhi's attention: "There are so many kinds of puppets, which one do you like?"

Lin Hanzhi looked down at Qi Gu's loosened hand, his face a little cold. After hearing that, he looked at the dazzling array of dolls in the claw machine and said, "Let's go with the hamster."

It was a white and yellow hamster with bulging cheeks stuffed with melon seeds. It looked somewhat similar to Qi Gu who was eating.

"good."

The two of them sat in front of the claw machine, shoulder to shoulder. Lin Hanzhi swiped the game card, and with two beeps, the clamp made a buzzing sound and started to work.

This hamster had actually been caught by someone before and was very close to the exit. It looked as if it could be caught with just a little more effort.

——But in fact, this is also a marketing strategy of the claw machine owner. They will deliberately place a doll next to the exit in a position that looks easy to get, and use this psychology of consumers to trick people into grabbing it.

Qi Gu came first, and as expected, he didn't get it.

Then it was Lin Hanzhi's turn. The clamp hooked the hamster's melon seeds, but during the ascent, the clamp hit the top of the machine hard and knocked it back into the claw machine, and its position was farther away from the exit.

Lin Hanzhi pursed her lips and swiped the card again.

Then, drip, drip, drip, drip.

The sound of card swiping was incessant, and the hamster was getting farther and farther away from the exit due to the unremitting efforts of the two people. There were even several times when it was almost thrown by the clamp onto the iron frame inside the vertical claw machine, which was even more difficult to clamp.

Qi Gu remained emotionally stable and felt that his performance was normal.

Lin Hanzhi didn't accept failure so easily. She was concentrating fully at this moment, her peach blossom eyes full of seriousness. She couldn't believe that she would fail so completely in such a simple matter.

He usually longs to live a lazy life, but he is still arrogant in his bones. He can take the initiative to show misery and weakness in front of Qi Gu, but he cannot accept being really humiliated.

Then, the beeping sound became more and more frequent.

So much so that some other players nearby also cast curious glances in this direction, wondering where this stubborn person came from who had to mess with this machine.

"Brother, why don't you change another one? That machine might have loose claws." Someone advised.

"I just want this." Lin Hanzhi politely rejected the other party's suggestion, and then looked at Qi Gu aggrievedly, "It's so difficult to catch, do you have any other good ideas?"

Qi Gu: "It's hard to catch. Let's change one."

Lin Hanzhi didn't give up and pouted: "I've said that, shouldn't you help me catch it now?"

This is what a couple of best friends next to him were talking about just now, and he saw it all.

Qi Gu: “…I can’t catch it either.”

Qi pretended to pat his shoulder and said, "Should we change one?"

Lin Hanzhi looked at the hamster in the claw machine reluctantly, feeling a little aggrieved: "Well, it should be the problem of this claw machine. This situation will definitely not happen with other claw machines."

The two of them stood up and moved to a claw machine nearby.

Three seconds later, a coolly dressed girl with long straight hair came to the claw machine where the two had been before. It only took her a minute to grab a pig's head, and then she walked away with a string of dolls tied with ropes behind her.

Qi Gu and Lin Hanzhi looked at each other: "..."

Lin Hanzhi returned to the previous claw machine and stared at the hamster inside like a resentful male ghost.

Qi Gu: “…”

What's going on? He has been meeting stubborn people these days.

Forget it, let’s try again. I shouldn’t be so unlucky as to not catch any.

Qi Gu thought so, and once again he and Lin Hanzhi took turns leisurely eating melon seeds in the claw machine, as if they were hamsters mocking the two stupid humans outside.

Another ten minutes later, Qi Gu sat in his seat with a milk tea in one hand and a grilled sausage in the other, watching Lin Hanzhi continue to be stubborn comfortably.

The shop owner saw more and more people gathered around him, and was afraid that since the two people had failed to catch the doll so many times, he would be regarded as a black-hearted boss who adjusted the tension of the clamp very low, so he couldn't help but said, "Dear customer, you have spent a hundred coins on the same claw machine... Our shop has a minimum living allowance. If you still don't catch a doll with a hundred coins, we can give you one for free. Which one do you like?"

Lin Hanzhi pursed her lips: "Don't worry, I'll try again."

The shop owner thought to himself, if you are not anxious, then I am!

Qi Gu was eating the snacks that Lin Hanzhi bought for him. Seeing that Lin Hanzhi was still trying to grab them, his pretty face was full of reluctance. He couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for Lin Hanzhi, or maybe something else. Finally, he stood up and said, "I'm going to throw away some trash."

He went straight into the bathroom and summoned the ghost hiding in a nearby escape room.

This ghost has very weak aura and cannot be seen by humans during the day. Qi Gu instructs him to get into the claw machine and help Lin Hanzhi catch the hamster.

The male ghost rolled his eyes when he heard this: "Young man, you have no moral principles. How can you let your boss suffer when you are in love with your girlfriend? You can't cheat like this."

Qi Gu: "... He tried a hundred times but didn't catch any. He was a sucker for fish. He refused to give fish to the boss and insisted on catching the fish himself."

"Then why don't you help her catch it? What a great opportunity to show your boyfriend power!" The male ghost looked at Qi Gu with disappointment.

“In fact, I caught it a hundred times…”

The male ghost opened his mouth wide: "No, there are useless... unlucky people like you in the world? What kind of physique does your girlfriend have? She usually gets stuck in her teeth when she drinks cold water, right?"

"She's not a girlfriend, she's a man." Qi Gu corrected.

"Oh~ My boyfriend, don't worry, I don't discriminate against homosexuals. Wait, I'll go now!" The male ghost immediately decided to help the unlucky couple.

Qi Gu: “…”

no.

As I was talking, I got confused by this ghost!

But it was too late to explain that he and Lin Hanzhi were just ordinary friends. The ghost floated away very quickly and disappeared in an instant.

Qi Gu had no choice but to go back to the claw machine.

Lin Hanzhi had already grabbed the dolls two hundred times. The shop owner was completely sweating and pleading in his tone: "Well, can I give you four? You should try another game. Grabbing dolls may not be suitable for you."

The shop owner has heard people muttering that the clamps on his claw machine are too loose and that it is a shady shop.

It's unfair, the tightness of his clips has always been the same as that of his peers, just... just a little looser than others!

After all, his store is rented in a big shopping mall and the rent is high.

Lin Hanzhi refused stubbornly: "Thank you, but I just want to catch it myself."

As he swiped the card again, he saw a male ghost enter the claw machine in front of him, and then made an OK gesture towards the intersection.

Lin Hanzhi looked back and saw Qi Gu standing there.

Lin Hanzhi pressed the claw machine button, but because she was distracted for a moment, the button was a little crooked and it seemed that it couldn't even touch the hamster.

Male ghost: “…”

No, buddy, how come you are such a wimp.

It quickly pulled the hamster and pushed it under the trap.

The clamp caught the hamster, and with a thud, the clamp rose to the highest point. The hamster was shaken by the collision and was about to fall. The male ghost hurriedly grabbed the hamster and fixed it on the clamp. He waited until the clamp loosened before letting go, letting the hamster fall from the exit.

Lin Hanzhi didn't look at the hamster, nor did he look at the male ghost. His eyes were fixed on Qi Gu who was walking back after squeezing through the crowd.

Qi Gu's face remained calm: "Did you catch him?"

It was as if he had done nothing.

Lin Hanzhi looked deeply at Qi Gu with his peach blossom eyes. He suddenly smiled, and his smile was very beautiful, like a peach blossom tree shining brightly in March: "Thank you."

"Thank me for what?" Qi Gu was puzzled.

Thank you for giving me "luck". Lin Hanzhi thought.

The male ghost left after his crime was over. The only person who was more excited than the two people involved was the store owner. He said happily, "Great, great! You two have finally been caught!"

The tone was as if he was saying how great it was that the queen finally had a dragonborn.

Qi Gu: "Yeah, we both have bad luck, it's not easy to catch a doll."

This means that when you hear people talking about the boss' claw machine having problems, you clarify things on his behalf.

Someone said: "I always thought I had bad luck and could only catch one or two out of a hundred dollars. Now I see you two caught one out of 600 dollars. I know God still cares about me, his granddaughter, hahahaha."

"Thank you. If I can't catch the doll again, I will definitely feel relieved thinking about you two..."

Qi Gu: “…”

Lin Hanzhi: “…………”

No, we don't know each other at all, why are you talking so rudely to each other?