There are nine people in the room in total.
Four hostages are huddled in the corner, while five gun‑wielding thugs are scattered around.
The one with the pistol, the Second Brother, is standing by the window, though right now he's stepped a couple of paces closer.
The thug with the Uzi was fiddling with his phone just now; at the moment he's moved two steps away, but the submachine gun is still slung across his back.
The two thugs with the AK‑47 and the Glock have put away their guns and are moving to grab a makeup artist.
Only the last thug with an AK is standing between the four hostages and the door, gun in hand, held horizontally across his chest, his attention on the surroundings and the hallway outside, still on guard.
Right now Zhao Xiaodao is blocking the way between the makeup artist and the two thugs. After hearing Second Brother's order, the two have already stepped up, ready to yank Zhao Xiaodao by the hair and drag her aside.
