gracestaredatherclock.shehadalreadybeenfifteenminuteteforthedailymeetingtoanalyzethebehaviorpatternoflockjar，adoctorwhowasconsideredtobeasuperhuman
evolutionofhumanbeinghasalwaysbeenahotargumenttopicamongthemosttalentedintellectuals.ofcourse，gracewasoneofthem.theso-calledlockjarwasamystery，whosesecretwastobeuncovered
hecanproducesupersoldiers，curetheuncurable，changepeople'sbehaviorpattern.heisbelievedtohavekilledatleastfouryoungmenwhilestillhandicaped，hekeepscontactwithahacker(group)thatneverturnedup，andhasalwaysbeenfollowedbylightningandthunder.andhejustovercamethesilencepunishment!
themoststunningfactthatmorethanonehundredminihumans，consideredtobeproofofallienintruders，werekilledbylightningoverhisheadremainstobediscussedwithhimselfwhenthetimeisright......
toomanymythshadbeentoldabouthimandnonewasexined
andwhodaretodestroytheearth-guardian，evenforscienceconcernortostudyhissystem?whatifhisspecibilityshouldberuinedbyscanningormedicines?tryingtodrivehimunbnced，orslightlymad，wasasfarastheywereallowedtogo
nonsense!gracesaidtoherself.theremustbeanexnationforeverything.heisnospiderman!nevertheless，nothingspecibouthimhasbeendiscovered，sofar，
gracewasdeeplyabsorbedinherownthoughtswhensheheardaknockonthedoor.shewasrmed，andaqueerfeelingrosethatshewasdemandedbyanevilspiritlurkinginthedark
sheopenedthedoortofindnobodythere，butonlyacoldgustofwindpassedby.“amibeingtoosensitive?“shughedalittletoherselfandwasdeterminednottoponderabouttheold“delusionofpersecution”anymore.thisisadeeptunnndwindissupposedtobeanormalphenomenon
sinceshewasakid，thesenseofunsecrurityhadkepthauntingher，whichcouldbearesultofbeingdeprivedofherwealthyandrenownedgreatgrandparents.althoughshedidn'tseethattragedywithherowneyes，herparentstoldthestoryonceandcrashed.theycouldhardlyholdtheirhatredwheneveritcametothetopicofherfamilyhistoryandheritage.whatevertheyhadsufferedusedtobeconsideredagreatrevolution，theysaid，aboutcultures
beingrobbedofgoldorrealestatewasnothalfaspainfshowthewholefamilywasbattered.somewereprisonedortorturedtodeath，babygrace'sfathercouldbarelytalkorwalk，whenhewatchedunclesdieandanutsbeatentodeath.hefinallyacquiredachancetofleetohk，andasttoaustralia
grace'smother'sfamilysufferedthesameluck.sherefusedtospeakhermothertongueallherlifeasshegrewup
theyseldomcallthemselvespatriots.oncehavingimmigrated，theyrarelylookedbackattheirlossandeventhementioningofthedecadewasunbearable
beforeshemetwithdr.luo，shehadneverimaginedherfolkpeoplewouldonedaybethetargetofherresearch.asapsychiatrist，shefoundoutthatshehadneverbeensobeatenasbydrluo.hedidn'tgiveintoabsolutesolitude，darknessorpuresilence，asifhewerenohuman
neverhadshemetwithsuchacreaturewhowouldneverlosecontrolhoweverstressed，stifled，throttled，strangled，gripped，clutchedorcontained
sotherewasareasonwhyhewasbelievedtobeasuperhumanandreceivedallthesehospitalities
shehadthoughtshewouldpourallherhatreduponthismanbecauseofwherehecamefrom.....butshedidn't.andnowshehadsomethingelseonhermindotherthantohate
shewantedtofindouteverythingaboutthisman.lookingathimpunctuatethesoldierswithneedles，hearinghiughandjokeandwonderingwhathewasreallythinkingabout.......werekillingher
sheknewshehadfalleninlovewiththisman.shedarednotseehimintheface.shedidn'twanttotalkabouthiminfrontofthepeersincasetheymightdiscoverorsuspectherdeepestsecrets
thedailyroutinemeetingcouldhavestartedwithouther，shesaidtoherself，thishadhappenedbefore，astherewasalwayssomethingunexpectedhappening，suchas，theweightsfellofftheshelfandmissedhittingsomebody'shead，orthesteelbarflewacrosstheroomoverherandbrokesomeoneelse'sarm.ifluckhadbeenagainsther，shecouldhavediedatleasttwice
whyshouldasealorciaagenttrytokillher——ascientistwhoshowedgreatconcernonthem?thepossibilityofbeingmurderedwasbeyondherwildestimagination......ifoneofthemwasreallydeterminedtoconductmurder，therewasnoescapeofher.astokilling，theywereallpros，includingluohimself
gracereturnedtoherroomtogethergloves，andthelightuponherheadsuddenlywentdead.shechewedherlips，feelinguneasyandalittlefrightened，andwalkedoutasifchasedbyanunseenghost
shepassedthesurveints'，andstoppedatthedoortothejail，wheresheheardagreatchaos.thenoisewassoloudandurgent，shewonderedwhetheranybodyhaddiedinsuchanearlymorning
indeed，therewas
acorpsewaslyingatthecenteroftheboxingring.sherecognizedthisguy，amexicanboywhoalwayughedasloudashecould.hehadbeenfriendlytoherandaddressedher“mam”.hehadbeenthemostactive，orrathernaughtyoneandkeptgettinghimselfintroubleallthetime
andnowhewasdead.thebearjuniorhadpunchedhimsohardthathefelluponadumbbellthathadbeenidentallyleftatthecorner.whyshouldanyoneleaveadumbbellintheboxingring？
drluohurriedtocheckthepoorguyandmournedoverthebody.maybe，gracethought，itwasanillusionthatshediscoveredsomethingstrongerthanjustpityonjar'sface.....maythatberelief?
whatisactuallyhappeneinghere，anyway?shewondered，whohadknockedonmydoor?andwhywasthelightoffjustovermyhead?