In the hotel, after adjusting all the equipment and confirming there were no problems, Richard and the others, who were preparing to rest, suddenly heard an urgent knocking at the door.
The people sitting around inside the room felt their hearts skip a beat as they exchanged glances, wondering what the situation might be, when the urgent knocking emphasized the unkind intentions of the visitor.
The visitor shouted in broken English, "Open up, police! Search!"
"Police?"
Upon hearing this word, everyone felt a pang of panic in the depths of their hearts.
Richard gestured with his hand to calm everyone down, stood up from the tatami, walked to the door, and peered through the peephole to see the uniformed Japanese police; he asked, "Please show your identification, and also, do you have a search warrant?"
"Open up!"
The other side didn't answer, only repeating the demand, with the knocking growing louder and louder.
