TIMELINE: 1940s Follow Yu An-Yi (Read: Alex) on his journey of bizarre encounters and cases as a private detective; as he recounts his memories whilst writing a journal. This is the first short story in this collection, and it narrates his encounter with a mysterious man on the train to Xinjiang. The plot revolves around the man's vivid recalling of a Palace in India and how he manages to change Alex's perceptions of paranormal activity. He leaves our rationalist (Alex) bewildered- and awed. P.S: PLEASE VOTE IF YOU LIKE THE STORY!!!