The sheriff had spent so much time with those two dogs, his imitation of their barking had even started to sound more like the pups', transitioning from a sound resembling grown dogs to that of young ones. No wonder Zheng Tan hadn't recognized it earlier.
Having not seen them for over a month, both the small local dogs had grown a lot. "Qianli" had much yellower fur, while the patterns on "Shunfeng" had become clearer. The sheriff remained the same old.
"Shunzi, come back!" Old Man Lan called from the flower shed.