Chapter 1 - Prodigal Son
The early morning sun fell on the street, illuminating Ronan who was standing in front of a newsstand, staring at a copy of the Los Angeles Times. The date in the newspaper was January 5, 1998. Ronan rubbed his haggard face and scratched his hair that looked like a bird's nest. When he woke up at the bar early in the morning, he had a guess as to what had happened, but now he was completely sure of it. He had transmigrated to Los Angeles from China on the other side of the Pacific Ocean to the year 1998, more than two decades in the past. To be precise, he had transmigrated to Burbank, a satellite city of Los Angeles. "Morning, Mr. Anderson," The owner of the newsstand greeted him actively, "Would you like a newspaper?" Ronan nodded, bought a copy of the LA Times, and walked towards a small office building nearby. "Isn't that Ronan Anderson?" A chubby middle-aged woman walked out of the newsstand, "Wow, look at him...