Xiao Daidzhao

Growing up with eccentric materialistic parents who left him in the care of his grandfather for a job overseas, Zhang Heng had learned to adapt and be unfettered by the oddities and challenges in life. But he would soon learn the baffling truth about the world he thought he knew when one day at midnight time froze and he found himself in a world so quiet and still it was deafening. That night, he discovered that he had 24 hours more than everybody else and thus, marked the beginning of his adventures. The mysteries surrounding his newfound ability only deepened when a strange old man claimed to have given Zhang Heng that ‘gift of time’ and recruited the young man to participate in a cryptic ‘life-changing’ game on his behalf. Little did Zhang Heng know that accepting those terms meant embroiling himself in many versions of reality and exposing himself to the hidden secrets of the world—a decision he could never undo.

48 Hours a Day

The elevator kept climbing upward, getting further and further away from the ground. Zhang Heng heard the sound of a female voice, explaining the elevator's set up. It was probably a recording that played automatically whenever it sensed passengers. Amid the message, the woman's voice suddenly disappeared, and on came a male voice.

"Such a pity that all of you made the wrong decision."

"Oh, Evil Scientist. You've finally shown up! Now, why is that? Are you worried that we'll come up there and kick your butt? Don't fret. We'll be there very soon," said the bald man.

"Do you think you can stop me as you did three years ago? For the past three years, I've been searching for ways to become bigger and stronger ever since that failure. Today, I'm a completely changed man! You people, on the other hand... I saw your little performance outside..."

"Hahaha! How was it? Did you wet your pants?"

Murphy's Law