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

"Who wants to tell me who's fault this is? A few minutes ago, our lovely target was still working in this natatorium. When we got here, he is gone."

The technicians were all extremely nervous right now, knowing all too well that the newly appointed boss wasn't someone easy to get along with. Abu's slightly swollen face was the best proof of that. He pretended to be serious, but everyone saw the creases between his eyebrows. They almost laughed out loud.

"Who else can you blame? If you didn't waste our time, we should have arrived here a few minutes ago, and Edward wouldn't have run."

In the end, Scarlet turned out to be the one to give him an unceremonious scolding.

"Let Zero seek out individuals entering and exiting the natatorium in the past few minutes, and look for the most suspicious person."

Immediately, the technicians started working, fingers furiously tapping away on their keyboards.

I'll Do It Alone