The two police officers couldn't avoid it, as a conflict had erupted over there and they needed to intervene.
The trigger was a passerby who remarked, "It's just a cat, if it's killed then it's killed," which directly sparked a quarrel. If those officers hadn't intervened, that person might have been mobbed.
As for the journalists mingled among them, they were busy taking photos. Even if they couldn't confront the person inside the house today, they still had material to report.
An old man from the neighborhood walked out of the alley with his hands behind his back, shaking his head repeatedly. He spoke softly, "Should I say that man has no brains, or that he's out of touch, incapable of reading the room? These thoughts should have been kept to himself, especially without considering what kind of people are around." After spotting Ermao not far away, the old man shut his mouth and left.
