While Ivan was contemplating and pondering about what could await him in this room, he perceived a few loud and strong words from a man inside the office. "Strange... no deafening shooting yet?" Ivan thought to himself and he couldn't believe his own humorous remark at this moment. Throwing a glance at all the other men before him, filled with fear, the awe and anguish burnt in their faces, Ivan then closed his eyes, attempting to sense what was happening inside this fateful room.