gracestaredatherclock.shehadalreadybeenfifteenmieforthedailymeetingtoanalyzethebehaviorpatternoflockjar，adoctorhoassideredtobeasuperhuman
evolutionofhumanbeinghasalaysbeenahumenttopigthemosttaleellectuals.ofcraceasohem.theso-calledlockjarasamystery，hosesecretastobeuncovered
heproducesupersoldiers，curetheuncurable，gepeople'sbehaviorpattern.heisbelievedtohavekilledatleastfouryoungmeillhandicaped，hekeepstactithahacker(group)thaturnedup，andhasalaysbeenfolloedbylightningandthunder.aovercamethesilenishment!
themoststunningfactthatmorethanonehundredminihumans，sideredtobeproofofallienintruders，erekilledbylightningoverhisheadremainstobediscussedithhimselfheimeisright......
toomanymythshadbeentoldabouthimandnoneasexined
andhodaretodestroytheearth-guardian，evenforsortostudyhissystem?hatifhisspecibilityshouldberuinedbysingormedies?tryingtodrivehimunbnced，htlymad，asasfarastheyerealloedtogo
nonsense!gracesaidtoherself.theremustbeaionforeverything.heisnospidermaheless，nothingspecibouthimhasbeendiscovered，sofar，
graceasdeeplyabsorbedihoughtshensheheardaknothedoor.sheasrmed，andaqueerfeelingrosethatsheasdemandedbyanevilspiritlurkinginthedark
sheopehedoortofindnobodythere，butonlyacoldgustofindpassedby.“amibeingtoosensitive?“shughedalittletoherselfandasdetermitoponderabouttheold“delusionofpersecution”anymore.thisisadeeptunnndindissupposedtobeanormalphenomenon
sincesheasakid，thesenseofunsecrurityhadkepthauntingher，hichcouldbearesultofbeingdeprivedofherealthyandrenonedgreatgrandparents.althoughshedidn'tseethattragedyithheroneyes，herparentstoldthestoryondcrashed.theycouldhardlyholdtheirhatredhecametothetopicofherfamilyhistoryaage.hatevertheyhadsufferedusedtobesideredagreatrevolution，theysaid，aboutcultures
beingrobbedofgoldorrealestateasnothalfaspainfshotheholefamilyasbattered.someereprisoorturedtodeath，babygrace'sfathercouldbarelytalkoralk，hechedunclesdieandanutsbeateh.hefinallyacquiredacetofleetohk，andasttoaustralia
grace'smother'sfamilysufferedthesameluck.sherefusedtospeakhermueallherlifeasshegreup
theyseldomcallthemselvespatriots.oncehavingimmigrated，theyrarelylookedbackattheirlossahementioningofthedecadeasunbearable
beforeshemetithdr.luo，shehadneverimaginedherfolkpeopleouldonedaybethetargetofherresearch.asapsychiatrist，shefoundoutthatshehadneverbeeenasbydrluo.hedidn'tgiveintoabsolutesolitude，darknessorpuresilence，asifheerenohuman
neverhadshemetithsuchacreaturehoouldneverlosetrolhoeverstressed，stifled，throttled，strangled，gripped，clutchedortained
sothereasareasonhyheasbelievedtobeasuperhumanandreceivedallthesehospitalities
shehadthoughtsheouldpourallherhatreduponthismanbecauseofherehecamefrom.....butshedidn't.andnoshehadsomethingelseonhermindotherthantohate
sheaofindouteverythingaboutthisman.lookingathimpunctuatethesoldiersithneedles，hearinghiughandjokeandhatheasreallythinkingabout.......erekillingher
shekneshehadfallenihisman.shedarednotseehimintheface.shedidn'tanttotalkabouthiminfrontofthepeersiheymightdiscoverorsuspectherdeepestsecrets
thedailyroutiingcouldhavestartedithouther，shesaidtoherself，thishadhappenedbefore，asthereasalayssomethinguedhappening，suchas，theeightsfellofftheshelfandmissedhittingsomebody'shead，orthesteelbarfleacrosstheroomoverherandbrokesomeoneelse'sarm.ifluckhadbeenagainsther，shecouldhavediedatleasttice
hyshouldasealorciaagenttrytokillher——astisthoshoedgreatohepossibilityofbeingmurderedasbeyondherildestimagination......ifohemasreallydetermioductmurder，thereasnoescapeofher.astokilling，theyereallpros，includingluohimself
gracereturoherroomtogethergloves，andthelightuponherheadsuddedead.shecheedherlips，feelinguneasyandalittlefrightened，andalkedoutasifchasedbyanunseenghost
shepassedthesurveints'，andstoppedatthedoortothejail，heresheheardagreatchaos.thenoiseassoloudandurgent，sheoheranybodyhaddiedinsuearlym
ihereas
acorpseaslyingattheteroftheboxingring.shereizedthisguy，amexiboyhoalayughedasloudashecould.hehadbeenfriendlytoherandaddressedher“mam”.hehadbeeactive，orrathernaughtyoneagettinghimselfintroubleallthetime
andnoheasdead.thebearjuniorhadpunchedhimsohardthathefelluponadumbbellthathadbeeallyleftattheer.hyshouldanyoneleaveadumbbellintheboxingring？
drluohurriedtocheckthepuyandmournedoverthebody.maybe，gracethought，itasanillusionthatshediscoveredsomethingstrohanjustpityonjar'sface.....maythatberelief?
hatisactuallyhappeneinghere，anyay?sheondered，hohadknoydoor?andhyasthelightoffjustovermyhead?
evolutionofhumanbeinghasalaysbeenahumenttopigthemosttaleellectuals.ofcraceasohem.theso-calledlockjarasamystery，hosesecretastobeuncovered
heproducesupersoldiers，curetheuncurable，gepeople'sbehaviorpattern.heisbelievedtohavekilledatleastfouryoungmeillhandicaped，hekeepstactithahacker(group)thaturnedup，andhasalaysbeenfolloedbylightningandthunder.aovercamethesilenishment!
themoststunningfactthatmorethanonehundredminihumans，sideredtobeproofofallienintruders，erekilledbylightningoverhisheadremainstobediscussedithhimselfheimeisright......
toomanymythshadbeentoldabouthimandnoneasexined
andhodaretodestroytheearth-guardian，evenforsortostudyhissystem?hatifhisspecibilityshouldberuinedbysingormedies?tryingtodrivehimunbnced，htlymad，asasfarastheyerealloedtogo
nonsense!gracesaidtoherself.theremustbeaionforeverything.heisnospidermaheless，nothingspecibouthimhasbeendiscovered，sofar，
graceasdeeplyabsorbedihoughtshensheheardaknothedoor.sheasrmed，andaqueerfeelingrosethatsheasdemandedbyanevilspiritlurkinginthedark
sheopehedoortofindnobodythere，butonlyacoldgustofindpassedby.“amibeingtoosensitive?“shughedalittletoherselfandasdetermitoponderabouttheold“delusionofpersecution”anymore.thisisadeeptunnndindissupposedtobeanormalphenomenon
sincesheasakid，thesenseofunsecrurityhadkepthauntingher，hichcouldbearesultofbeingdeprivedofherealthyandrenonedgreatgrandparents.althoughshedidn'tseethattragedyithheroneyes，herparentstoldthestoryondcrashed.theycouldhardlyholdtheirhatredhecametothetopicofherfamilyhistoryaage.hatevertheyhadsufferedusedtobesideredagreatrevolution，theysaid，aboutcultures
beingrobbedofgoldorrealestateasnothalfaspainfshotheholefamilyasbattered.someereprisoorturedtodeath，babygrace'sfathercouldbarelytalkoralk，hechedunclesdieandanutsbeateh.hefinallyacquiredacetofleetohk，andasttoaustralia
grace'smother'sfamilysufferedthesameluck.sherefusedtospeakhermueallherlifeasshegreup
theyseldomcallthemselvespatriots.oncehavingimmigrated，theyrarelylookedbackattheirlossahementioningofthedecadeasunbearable
beforeshemetithdr.luo，shehadneverimaginedherfolkpeopleouldonedaybethetargetofherresearch.asapsychiatrist，shefoundoutthatshehadneverbeeenasbydrluo.hedidn'tgiveintoabsolutesolitude，darknessorpuresilence，asifheerenohuman
neverhadshemetithsuchacreaturehoouldneverlosetrolhoeverstressed，stifled，throttled，strangled，gripped，clutchedortained
sothereasareasonhyheasbelievedtobeasuperhumanandreceivedallthesehospitalities
shehadthoughtsheouldpourallherhatreduponthismanbecauseofherehecamefrom.....butshedidn't.andnoshehadsomethingelseonhermindotherthantohate
sheaofindouteverythingaboutthisman.lookingathimpunctuatethesoldiersithneedles，hearinghiughandjokeandhatheasreallythinkingabout.......erekillingher
shekneshehadfallenihisman.shedarednotseehimintheface.shedidn'tanttotalkabouthiminfrontofthepeersiheymightdiscoverorsuspectherdeepestsecrets
thedailyroutiingcouldhavestartedithouther，shesaidtoherself，thishadhappenedbefore，asthereasalayssomethinguedhappening，suchas，theeightsfellofftheshelfandmissedhittingsomebody'shead，orthesteelbarfleacrosstheroomoverherandbrokesomeoneelse'sarm.ifluckhadbeenagainsther，shecouldhavediedatleasttice
hyshouldasealorciaagenttrytokillher——astisthoshoedgreatohepossibilityofbeingmurderedasbeyondherildestimagination......ifohemasreallydetermioductmurder，thereasnoescapeofher.astokilling，theyereallpros，includingluohimself
gracereturoherroomtogethergloves，andthelightuponherheadsuddedead.shecheedherlips，feelinguneasyandalittlefrightened，andalkedoutasifchasedbyanunseenghost
shepassedthesurveints'，andstoppedatthedoortothejail，heresheheardagreatchaos.thenoiseassoloudandurgent，sheoheranybodyhaddiedinsuearlym
ihereas
acorpseaslyingattheteroftheboxingring.shereizedthisguy，amexiboyhoalayughedasloudashecould.hehadbeenfriendlytoherandaddressedher“mam”.hehadbeeactive，orrathernaughtyoneagettinghimselfintroubleallthetime
andnoheasdead.thebearjuniorhadpunchedhimsohardthathefelluponadumbbellthathadbeeallyleftattheer.hyshouldanyoneleaveadumbbellintheboxingring？
drluohurriedtocheckthepuyandmournedoverthebody.maybe，gracethought，itasanillusionthatshediscoveredsomethingstrohanjustpityonjar'sface.....maythatberelief?
hatisactuallyhappeneinghere，anyay?sheondered，hohadknoydoor?andhyasthelightoffjustovermyhead?