魔与鬼（上）

    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?