Old Juan stood up, walked to the iron bars, and peered through the gaps outside. He saw the military police outside braced for battle.
"Stay alert…" Old Juan warned those around him.
Not long after, a sudden roar of an engine came from outside the back wall of the detention cell. Immediately following, a blinding beam of light shot in from the narrow window, illuminating every corner of the cell.
Everyone inside instantly became wary and scrambled to avoid the position near the back wall, moving to one side of the iron bars, all aware that the light beam signaled some kind of danger.
Only the lawyer remained standing in place, murmuring in astonishment, "What's going on? Is someone breaking into the prison? This is illegal..."
Old Juan grabbed the lawyer by the collar and dragged him aside, teasing, "The law doesn't protect us, why should we obey it?"
The police station was already cramped, with the street just outside the back wall of the detention cell.
