Outside the window, riot police have arrived. Red and blue police lights flash all around, casting a daunting illumination over the weekend night.
The police set up a barricade outside the window, urging the onlookers to disperse.
Seeing the increased attention, the gunman pulls out a large prepared dark green flag from his coat, steps onto the table to the window ledge, unfurls the flag, and covers the entire window.
Outside, police negotiators quickly arrive, using a loudspeaker to shout inside, saying that as long as the hostages are safe and released, any conditions the gunman has can be discussed.
But the gunman clearly has nothing to talk about. He rushes to the counter, grabs the speaker, and inserts a CD he brought.
The speaker instantly emits the pre-recorded chanting. The gunman turns up the volume to maximum, easily drowning out the police negotiator's voice.
Yan Yu lies on the table, to numb the gunman, and to ponder and regain strength, she's not moving.
