Looking at Each Other Coldly 2

The movie was halfway through when suddenly the power went out.

The entire theater was abruptly plunged into darkness. Arnold Johnson's hand instinctively reached for Victoria Garcia's. In situations like this, Johnson's mind always jumped to the worst-case scenario.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. It's just a power outage, nothing serious," Victoria reassured him.

But Johnson frowned, only giving a curt nod of acknowledgement.

Having roamed the 'Rivers and Lakes' for many years, he was prone to suspicion when unforeseen situations occurred.

Inside the theater, audience members began to complain, "What the hell is going on here, stopping the movie halfway through? This is the first time I've encountered such a thing in a cinema. Who's going to explain this?"

Once someone started complaining, others joined in: "Yeah, the movie wasn't finished, they must give us a refund."