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?