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 man in the plaid shirt provided a valid reason. "We had an agreement before. You do know the work you did in three days paid you more than what you earned in half a year, right?"

"Yes. But unfortunately, it's not enough," the woman replied.

"Not enough... what do you mean by that?"

"Okay, I changed my mind. How about sharing all the money we made in the past few days? Otherwise, I'll tell the casinos what you have done... I believe they will be interested in your recent... winning streak..."

The the Mediterranean sea-breeze wasn't that cold, but for some reason, the flannel-shirted man shivered. "Why are you doing this?!"

"Yes, yes, you guys always like to talk about agreements and agreements. But you know agreements mean nothing in this world, right? Whatever you've been doing; that breaks the game's rules too, right?"

Masked Man