Gracestaredatherclock.ShehadalreadybeenfifteenminuteslateforthedailymeetingtoanalyzethebehaviorpatternofLockJar，adoctorwhowasconsideredtobeasuperhuman

    Evolutionofhumanbeinghasalwaysbeenahotargumenttopicamongthemosttalentedintellectuals.Ofcourse，Gracewasoneofthem.Theso-calledLockJarwasamystery，whosesecretwastobeuncovered

    Hecanproducesupersoldiers，curetheuncurable，changepeople'sbehaviorpattern.Heisbelievedtohavekilledatleastfouryoungmenwhilestillhandicaped，hekeepscontactwithahacker(group)thatneverturnedup，andhasalwaysbeenfollowedbylightningandthunder.Andhejustovercamethesilencepunishment!

    Themoststunningfactthatmorethanonehundredminihumans，consideredtobeproofofallienintruders，werekilledbylightningoverhisheadremainstobediscussedwithhimselfwhenthetimeisright......

    Toomanymythshadbeentoldabouthimandnonewasexplained

    AndwhodaretodestroytheEarth-guardian，evenforscienceconcernortostudyhissystem?Whatifhisspecialabilityshouldberuinedbyscanningormedicines?Tryingtodrivehimunbalanced，orslightlymad，wasasfarastheywereallowedtogo

    Nonsense!Gracesaidtoherself.Theremustbeanexplanationforeverything.Heisnospiderman!Nevertheless，nothingspecialabouthimhasbeendiscovered，sofar，

    Gracewasdeeplyabsorbedinherownthoughtswhensheheardaknockonthedoor.Shewasalarmed，andaqueerfeelingrosethatshewasdemandedbyanevilspiritlurkinginthedark

    Sheopenedthedoortofindnobodythere，butonlyacoldgustofwindpassedby.“AmIbeingtoosensitive?“shelaughedalittletoherselfandwasdeterminednottoponderabouttheold“delusionofpersecution”anymore.Thisisadeeptunnelandwindissupposedtobeanormalphenomenon

    Sinceshewasakid，thesenseofunsecrurityhadkepthauntingher，whichcouldbearesultofbeingdeprivedofherwealthyandrenownedgreatgrandparents.Althoughshedidn'tseethattragedywithherowneyes，herparentstoldthestoryonceandcrashed.Theycouldhardlyholdtheirhatredwheneveritcametothetopicofherfamilyhistoryandheritage.Whatevertheyhadsufferedusedtobeconsideredagreatrevolution，theysaid，aboutcultures

    Beingrobbedofgoldorrealestatewasnothalfaspainfulashowthewholefamilywasbattered.Somewereprisonedortorturedtodeath，babyGrace'sfathercouldbarelytalkorwalk，whenhewatchedunclesdieandanutsbeatentodeath.HefinallyacquiredachancetofleetoHK，andatlasttoAustralia

    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，hearinghimlaughandjokeandwonderingwhathewasreallythinkingabout.......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

    Shepassedthesurveillants'，andstoppedatthedoortothejail，wheresheheardagreatchaos.Thenoisewassoloudandurgent，shewonderedwhetheranybodyhaddiedinsuchanearlymorning

    Indeed，therewas

    Acorpsewaslyingatthecenteroftheboxingring.Sherecognizedthisguy，aMexicanboywhoalwayslaughedasloudashecould.Hehadbeenfriendlytoherandaddressedher“mam”.Hehadbeenthemostactive，orrathernaughtyoneandkeptgettinghimselfintroubleallthetime

    Andnowhewasdead.TheBearJuniorhadpunchedhimsohardthathefelluponadumbbellthathadbeenaccidentallyleftatthecorner.Whyshouldanyoneleaveadumbbellintheboxingring？

    DrLuohurriedtocheckthepoorguyandmournedoverthebody.Maybe，Gracethought，itwasanillusionthatshediscoveredsomethingstrongerthanjustpityonJar'sface.....Maythatberelief?

    Whatisactuallyhappeneinghere，anyway?Shewondered，whohadknockedonmydoor?Andwhywasthelightoffjustovermyhead?