He Sizheng immediately nodded and said, "Of course, you may."
"Get two people to help me move him to an open area," Ran Yan said. Although He Sizheng had clearly already surveyed the scene, Ran Yan preferred to preserve it habitually.
Li Shimin sat down at a slight distance, watching as two guards lifted the body. However, once they placed it in an open area, the corpse still assumed its original posture. The empty space beneath it made the body appear eerily suspended in a prone position. Because the torso was slightly tilted forward, the guards tried several times but could not set it down in its original posture.
"Lay it on its side," Ran Yan instructed.
Finally, the two guards gently leaned the corpse on the ground.
