"Xie Wen! You're back, meow!"
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When Xie Wen returned to the Toot Toot Forward with a lot on his mind, Klee Meow immediately launched herself into his arms.
After burrowing against him with her head for a while, Little Plushie finally looked up and asked with concern, "Uncle Cody didn't fight you, did he? Klee can feel that he's actually a good person, meow~"
"That's our Klee. Your instincts are spot-on." Xie Wen stroked her little head. "Don't worry, we didn't fight. Uncle Cody just wanted to talk to me about a few things."
"Hee-hee~ That's great, then, meow~"
Klee Meow happily burrowed against Xie Wen again, making purring sounds.
While Xie Wen was occupied with Klee Meow, Hua Mei Meow, the true captain, had already directed the other cats to sail the Toot Toot Forward out of the harbor. Only after Little Plushie had contentedly left Xie Wen's arms and run off to discuss twelve ways to trigger bombs with Meowrah did she approach him with Nico Robin, who had already taken off the Raid Suit.
"Admiral, what did that CP Agent named Cody want with you, meow? Did he discover Miss Robin's whereabouts, meow?"
Robin looked at Xie Wen nervously. She had been getting along very happily with the Research Commission's cats lately, so she was now very worried that Xie Wen would buckle under the pressure and drive her away. Yet at the same time, she did not want to put the cats in danger because of her, leaving her deeply conflicted.
Then Robin saw Xie Wen first nod, then shake his head...
That made her even more anxious. She wished she could grab Xie Wen by the collar right away and make him explain himself instead of keeping her in suspense and tormenting her.
Meanwhile,