I had originally thought it was a small office, but once I walked in, I discovered that it was large and spacious.
A cat sat on the sofa in the reception area. It was sitting like a human, with a cigar clenched in its mouth.
The cat was rather large, almost the size of a small tiger.
General Ape sat beside it.
The cat looked somewhat comical, truly resembling Tom from Tom and Jerry, even with exactly the same fur color. It was simply more lifelike.
General Ape was smoking a cigar as well. Both of them looked quite at ease.
Xiao Xuan led me over. Tom Cat seemed to be smiling. "Mr. Jiang, I have long admired you. I never had the chance to meet you before. I never expected you to visit my base as a guest."
I rolled my eyes. Had I wanted to come here as a guest?
I had clearly been kidnapped by them, okay?
Xiao Xuan sat down as well, and someone soon brought over coffee.
"I know Mr. Jiang likes tea, but the base does not have that stuff. This coffee was left behind by the Doctor, and he was reluctant to drink it himself. Actually, food and drink are not important in this place. You will not die even if you do not eat or drink. But I know that people like Mr. Jiang enjoy a sense of ceremony. Life, after all—without a sense of ceremony, it loses much of its pleasure, right?" As it spoke, the cat actually tossed me a cigar.
I placed it on the table and said blandly, "Sorry, I do not really like cigars. I prefer this." I took out one of my own cigarettes and lit it.
As for the coffee on the table, I did