"Doctor, now that you've returned, I should by rights hand the base back to you. But before that, I have a few matters I'd like to report to you privately. Would that be alright?" Tom Cat kept a very low profile.
The Doctor said blandly, "Oh? Should we talk up here, or downstairs?"
Tom Cat said, "It would be best to go downstairs. I also have something important I'd like to show you."
"Does it have to be private? Who knows what kind of scheme you're plotting!" Jiang Xiaohui said.
Tom Cat smiled. "Young Mr. Jiang, what could I possibly scheme against the Doctor? The Doctor gave me my entire life. He is my father. I have always treated the Doctor as I would a father, with the utmost respect. Isn't that right, Doctor?"
The Doctor actually nodded along.
Tom Cat said, "Normally, there's nothing that cannot be said openly. But this concerns the secret history of our base, so it isn't suitable to discuss it in front of so many people."
The Doctor said, "Fine. You've put it that way, so it would be unreasonable for me to refuse. I'll go downstairs with you, but you must take good care of my friends."
"Rest assured, they will absolutely be safe," Tom Cat said.
I grabbed the Doctor. "Aren't you afraid of danger, going alone? What if..."
I was still worried about his safety.
The Doctor smiled and patted the back of my hand. "I'm not alone. If anyone really wants to make a move against me, they definitely won't get away with it."
I said disdainfully, "I wonder who it was that got poisoned so badly before, lying in bed half-dead. If it hadn't been for me, do you think you'd still have the chance to stand here?"
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