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Chapter 1196 Goro's Theory of Love (Part Two)
Xia Shou continued to expose him, "Since you'll pay back the money you borrow, it's not considered a fee to give an IOU when you consult, right?"

"I was going to pay it back anyway! And I swear I would never lend money. You're slandering good people! Don't you remember when you first joined the department, who helped you get familiar with the environment and who was the most enthusiastic towards you!"
We're all brothers in arms, wouldn't talking about money hurt our friendship?

Xia Shou sighed, not knowing what to say. There was nothing more frustrating than having a gambler as a friend you'd risk your life for. Keeping him around pollutes your social environment, yet you can't live without him. It's truly a helpless situation.

Xia Shou ignored the other party and said to Jiang Wengao, "You decide for yourself."

"Also... Fatty, that theory of relationships of yours, you didn't come up with it yourself, did you?" Xia Shou continued.

Upon hearing this, Kirigakure Goro was taken aback. His half-fat, half-thick face began to tremble slightly, and fine beads of sweat seemed to seep from his forehead.

He tried his best to maintain a calm demeanor, but his heart was already in turmoil.

Holy crap! Is Xia Xia really that perceptive?
He was just guessing randomly, wasn't he?
If they find out that all my theories are based on information obtained from Consultation 678, my persona as the department's emotional expert will completely collapse!

Moreover, if Xiaoyue finds out about this, she will definitely lose credibility. Xiaoyue might directly consult that lizard! I was originally hoping that Xiaoyue would hand over her fan merchandise business to me to manage.

With Xiaoyue's popularity, she could easily make a lot of money by simply organizing an idol merchandise blind box lottery and an exclusive autographed prize pool rotation event. I could pay off my debts just by sharing the profits.

The brokerage firm under the regulatory authority makes money, Xiaoyue makes money, and I make money too. Isn't this killing three birds with one stone?

But if Xiaoyue finds out that my plan was something I overheard from the lizard, wouldn't my debt repayment plan fall apart? My credit score would drop to zero!

Damn it, Xia is so mean! I've already decided to quit gambling and I just want to pay off my debts. I'm running a legitimate fan business, what's wrong with that?

"How could that be? Have you heard of this theory from anyone else? You can't even find it online!" Goro Kirigakure casually wiped away his sweat, feigning composure.

Xia Shou tilted his head, deep in thought, and didn't reply.

He's starting to understand the whole story now.

It's likely that Xiaoyue did consult with Pang Ge behind his back, but it was probably just a pretense. She probably knew that Pang Ge, being a big mouth, would inadvertently leak some of the information, and she was also sure that I would guess the truth after hearing it.

In that case, Xiaoyue's thoughts become very clear.

She wanted to use Fatty to send out signals that she was pretending to be looking for a meal replacement, to increase my sense of urgency and force me to confess my feelings. That would make sense, Xia Shou thought to himself.

It's probably because Fatty's wedding plans have been going smoothly lately that he's been acting like a know-it-all when it comes to dating, which is why Xiaoyue has her eye on him.

That girl has a really sharp eye; she could tell at a glance that Fatty was the kind of person who was reliable in spirit but completely unreliable in ability.

"Fatty, the person you consulted with, is it Xiaoyue?" Xia Shou probed.

"How could that be! Don't you think Xiaoyue is the kind of person who would be troubled by relationships? You don't know the friend who consulted me; she's a female friend from my old ninja village~"

"But you just mentioned idols."

"To give you an exaggerated example, to show how popular she is, my friend is one of the most popular people in the ninja village, just as popular as Ms. Kamiya!" Kirigakure Goro argued nervously.

“I also think it couldn’t be Sister Su,” Jiang Wengao echoed.

Wuyin Goro immediately seized the opportunity to back down: "That's right! By the way, don't go around telling everyone what I said earlier. I was only telling you this because I consider you two brothers. If it were that blockhead Lao Bai, I wouldn't have said a word!" After saying that, he nudged Xiao Gao with his elbow: "Did you hear that?"

"heard it."

Then Goro looked at Natsumori, and was about to speak when he realized that he didn't seem to be able to handle Natsumori. So he changed his strategy and dragged a chair over to sit next to Natsumori.

"Xia, didn't you ask me about how to make the Fuma Shuriken last time?"

"Ah, right, it was a long time ago. Fatty, didn't you say it was a secret technique from the ninja village, with special ingredients, and that ordinary people couldn't do it?"

Natsumori recalled that this had indeed happened. At the time, he wanted to consult Goro about the creation of ninja tools because of the "Future Prefabrication" project, but he was refused.

He still remembered that Fatty's reason was that the materials were very rare and only ninjas could control the precision of the production, so only he could make it by hand. He also said that if he wanted it, he could sell it to him at cost price.

But later, because he was busy with many things and because he was originally planning to build a "future prefabricated" system, he stopped thinking about buying it.

Looking back now, Fatty probably wanted to squeeze every last drop of profit out of him, to make money slowly and steadily.

“Yes, that’s right! Do you know what I did when I went to Japan and returned to the ninja village?” Kirigakure Goro said mysteriously.

"What have you done?"

"I specifically consulted the village chief and the people in the Anbu about how to optimize various ninja tools! We will use scientific methods to improve the ninja tool manufacturing process, reduce the learning difficulty, optimize material acquisition, and allow ordinary people to quickly learn how to make ninja tools!"
"Do you know why I did this?" Kirigakure Goro asked.

Xia Shou rolled his eyes: "It's not because of me, is it?"

“That’s right! I’ve kept your request in mind all this time. As soon as I got back, I pulled some strings and used my connections to optimize the production process. It was a real struggle to get it done! I’ll teach you when you have time.” Wuyin Goro nudged Natsumori affectionately with his elbow, giving him a look that said, “We’re like brothers.”

What types are there?

"There are tons of things like Wind Demon Shuriken that can be imbued with rune effects, Explosive Tags, and Steel Scale Shields! Even if you don't need them yourself, you can use them for others during missions!"

"You've really worked hard, Fatty."

"What do you mean by hard work! We're like family." Kirigakure Goro waved his hands repeatedly, indicating that there was no need to be polite with him.

Seeing this, Xia Shou also wisely reassured the other party: "Hey, actually, Fatty, your relationship analysis is really impressive. If I want to date in the future, I might have to ask you for help."

"No problem! I'll take care of it."

Thus, after all three reached a consensus and were satisfied with each other, the atmosphere became even more harmonious and peaceful.

In this atmosphere, the darkness of the corridor gradually faded, and the pale blue light of dawn shone in through the corridor windows.

Finally, it's dawn. I guess it won't be long before everyone comes to work.

(End of this chapter)