洛蓝的西游记 魔与鬼（上）

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?