A stone flew over and hit the front windshield of the police car, the cracks spreading like a spider web.
A moment of silence.
Then, more stones, empty cans, and even a shoe flew toward the police. Someone knocked over a roadside trash can and set the newspapers inside on fire. Flames struggled to rise amidst the rain and snow, black smoke billowing.
"Move back! Move back!" The police raised their shields, but the crowd was already out of control.
The man giving the speech was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting things to escalate to this point. He wanted to shout something, but his voice was drowned out by the roars and sirens.
On a distant building rooftop, a man in a trench coat captured the entire scene with a telephoto camera. He shot the burning trash can, the crowd charging against the police line, the shattered Rolls-Royce car window, and the speaker standing on a wooden box with a complex expression.
