From the moment the steel gate slammed shut, the entire stone bridge leading to Church Town was engulfed in a silent deathly stillness.
The common folk stared blankly in the direction of Church Town, even the horses pulling the four-wheeled carriages seemed to sense the atmosphere and dared not breathe loudly.
The last glimmer of sunlight sank beneath the outline of Church Town, and due to the backlighting, the entire town's architecture was cast in a profound black.
The precise technological prowess of Yan'an allowed for the street lamps to light up on time, illuminating the faces on the stone bridge: despair, bewilderment, anger, panic...
Under the flickering lamplight, a businessman sitting on the carriage frame holding the reins unconsciously took off his tall top hat, clutching it to his chest.
"What, what's happening?"
