Another said, "There was a local clip from two days ago but it got deleted fast."
A reply came immediately, "Because fake news gets deleted."
Another comment stood out.
"Why are so many animal attack reports happening too? Dogs going crazy, livestock biting each other, weird stuff."
That comment had no reply.
Bai Li leaned back slightly against the headboard and looked at the screen for a moment longer.
So it had already started.
Earlier than most people would ever notice.
A few places first.
Then transport lines.
Then cities.
Then panic.
She already knew the sequence.
What made it frightening was not surprise, but how ordinary everything still looked while the first cracks had already formed.
Outside her hotel window, the city lights still looked peaceful. Cars moved normally. Buildings glowed. Somewhere below, people were probably laughing over dinner, making plans for tomorrow, arguing over ordinary things that would soon stop mattering.
