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Five-star Hotel.
The male waiter carrying fresh coffee was about to go upstairs but was stopped by the soldiers strictly guarding the staircase.
He said sheepishly, "Uh, I'm just trying to deliver the coffee ordered by the guest in room 218… Since I can't go through, let's just forget it then."
The soldiers didn't say a word during the whole process, just looking at him coldly.
The male waiter of course knew he couldn't get through, but he was merely going through the motions; after all, he had used this excuse during the previous power outage—it's all part of the act, you have to follow through to the end.
He turned back to the lobby, listening to the outbursts of curses from the guests, and took a sip of the coffee himself.
Now the Five-star Hotel, inside and out, was truly besieged by the military, sealed off without any gap.