gracestaredatherclock.shehadalreadybeenfifteenminuteteforthedailymeetingtoanalyzethebehaviorpatternoflockjar，adoctorhoasconsideredtobeasuperhuman
evolutionofhumanbeinghasalaysbeenahotargumenttopicamongthemosttalentedintellectuals.ofcourse，graceasoneofthem.theso-calledlockjarasamystery，hosesecretastobeuncovered
hecanproducesupersoldiers，curetheuncurable，changepeople'sbehaviorpattern.heisbelievedtohavekilledatleastfouryoungmenhilestillhandicaped，hekeepscontactithahacker(group)thatneverturnedup，andhasalaysbeenfolloedbylightningandthunder.andhejustovercamethesilencepunishment!
themoststunningfactthatmorethanonehundredminihumans，consideredtobeproofofallienintruders，erekilledbylightningoverhisheadremainstobediscussedithhimselfhenthetimeisright......
toomanymythshadbeentoldabouthimandnoneasexined
andhodaretodestroytheearth-guardian，evenforscienceconcernortostudyhissystem?hatifhisspecibilityshouldberuinedbyscanningormedicines?tryingtodrivehimunbnced，orslightlymad，asasfarastheyerealloedtogo
nonsense!gracesaidtoherself.theremustbeanexnationforeverything.heisnospiderman!nevertheless，nothingspecibouthimhasbeendiscovered，sofar，
graceasdeeplyabsorbedinheronthoughtshensheheardaknockonthedoor.sheasrmed，andaqueerfeelingrosethatsheasdemandedbyanevilspiritlurkinginthedark
sheopenedthedoortofindnobodythere，butonlyacoldgustofindpassedby.“amibeingtoosensitive?“shughedalittletoherselfandasdeterminednottoponderabouttheold“delusionofpersecution”anymore.thisisadeeptunnndindissupposedtobeanormalphenomenon
sincesheasakid，thesenseofunsecrurityhadkepthauntingher，hichcouldbearesultofbeingdeprivedofherealthyandrenonedgreatgrandparents.althoughshedidn'tseethattragedyithheroneyes，herparentstoldthestoryonceandcrashed.theycouldhardlyholdtheirhatredheneveritcametothetopicofherfamilyhistoryandheritage.hatevertheyhadsufferedusedtobeconsideredagreatrevolution，theysaid，aboutcultures
beingrobbedofgoldorrealestateasnothalfaspainfshotheholefamilyasbattered.someereprisonedortorturedtodeath，babygrace'sfathercouldbarelytalkoralk，henheatchedunclesdieandanutsbeatentodeath.hefinallyacquiredachancetofleetohk，andasttoaustralia
grace'smother'sfamilysufferedthesameluck.sherefusedtospeakhermothertongueallherlifeasshegreup
theyseldomcallthemselvespatriots.oncehavingimmigrated，theyrarelylookedbackattheirlossandeventhementioningofthedecadeasunbearable
beforeshemetithdr.luo，shehadneverimaginedherfolkpeopleouldonedaybethetargetofherresearch.asapsychiatrist，shefoundoutthatshehadneverbeensobeatenasbydrluo.hedidn'tgiveintoabsolutesolitude，darknessorpuresilence，asifheerenohuman
neverhadshemetithsuchacreaturehoouldneverlosecontrolhoeverstressed，stifled，throttled，strangled，gripped，clutchedorcontained
sothereasareasonhyheasbelievedtobeasuperhumanandreceivedallthesehospitalities
shehadthoughtsheouldpourallherhatreduponthismanbecauseofherehecamefrom.....butshedidn't.andnoshehadsomethingelseonhermindotherthantohate
sheantedtofindouteverythingaboutthisman.lookingathimpunctuatethesoldiersithneedles，hearinghiughandjokeandonderinghatheasreallythinkingabout.......erekillingher
shekneshehadfalleninloveiththisman.shedarednotseehimintheface.shedidn'tanttotalkabouthiminfrontofthepeersincasetheymightdiscoverorsuspectherdeepestsecrets
thedailyroutinemeetingcouldhavestartedithouther，shesaidtoherself，thishadhappenedbefore，asthereasalayssomethingunexpectedhappening，suchas，theeightsfellofftheshelfandmissedhittingsomebody'shead，orthesteelbarfleacrosstheroomoverherandbrokesomeoneelse'sarm.ifluckhadbeenagainsther，shecouldhavediedatleasttice
hyshouldasealorciaagenttrytokillher——ascientisthoshoedgreatconcernonthem?thepossibilityofbeingmurderedasbeyondherildestimagination......ifoneofthemasreallydeterminedtoconductmurder，thereasnoescapeofher.astokilling，theyereallpros，includingluohimself
gracereturnedtoherroomtogethergloves，andthelightuponherheadsuddenlyentdead.shecheedherlips，feelinguneasyandalittlefrightened，andalkedoutasifchasedbyanunseenghost
shepassedthesurveints'，andstoppedatthedoortothejail，heresheheardagreatchaos.thenoiseassoloudandurgent，sheonderedhetheranybodyhaddiedinsuchanearlymorning
indeed，thereas
acorpseaslyingatthecenteroftheboxingring.sherecognizedthisguy，amexicanboyhoalayughedasloudashecould.hehadbeenfriendlytoherandaddressedher“mam”.hehadbeenthemostactive，orrathernaughtyoneandkeptgettinghimselfintroubleallthetime
andnoheasdead.thebearjuniorhadpunchedhimsohardthathefelluponadumbbellthathadbeenidentallyleftatthecorner.hyshouldanyoneleaveadumbbellintheboxingring？
drluohurriedtocheckthepoorguyandmournedoverthebody.maybe，gracethought，itasanillusionthatshediscoveredsomethingstrongerthanjustpityonjar'sface.....maythatberelief?
hatisactuallyhappeneinghere，anyay?sheondered，hohadknockedonmydoor?andhyasthelightoffjustovermyhead?