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

"Leah's your leader? That's probably the most shocking thing I've heard all day since I found out that Black Nest has taken over all of Europe!" Zhang Heng exclaimed.

"You only say that because you don't know her. She's a born a fighter like her brother. After Edward's death, she became the most resolute anti-CTOS mutineer, employing her charismatic personality to influence and unite many."

Little Boy sighed again, "We're fighting a war we cannot win."

"It's tough to believe that even you would say something so dismal," said Zhang Heng. "The Little Boy I knew would have never given up so easily."

"I'm just stating the facts. This war has been going on for twelve years, and I'm starting to get real tired," Little Boy chugged down the entire glass of milk in one large gulp.

"Then why bother to sabotage the cameras on the street and risk getting caught?"

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