"... Agreed."
The responder was Captain Zhou who handed the walkie-talkie to the girl in front of him.
The old police officer eyed the girl, who could be his granddaughter age-wise, with a peculiar gaze. Having weathered many storms, he acutely sensed that a catastrophic event, sufficient to overthrow human understanding and alter the global landscape, was about to sweep over the world with her at its epicenter.
And today's location was where it all began.
Since Lin Xingjie had always been obscure in official records, future historians might consider her an unlikely "star" who abruptly emerged during precarious times for her city, much like those legendary figures upon whom great tasks are sometimes thrust, like a gust of wind arising from the tips of the tender green grass.