Qin Haodong stepped forward to the dead man and put his hand on his body to feel for a pulse. As he had expected, the man was only in a state of suspended animation. He was not really dead.

Gao Fengwen also followed. First, he opened the eyes of the dead man and looked at the pupils. Then, he put his hand on his chest to feel the man's heartbeat. There was no breath. He felt the pulse again and found no reaction at all.

He looked up at Qin Haodong and whispered, ...