The car had just pulled away when, near the Ming family residence, a dog darted out from the courtyard and bolted in a certain direction across Sucheng. Before long, it reached a street a few blocks away, trotted up to a figure smoking by a trash can, and gently nudged his leg.
The smoker wore a hoodie. It was none other than Tao Yuan. He looked down at the stray and murmured, "Duo Duo, you're back. Did you find anything?"
He crouched down and gently stroked the dog.
Chapter 166