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

Zhang Heng and Holmes shook hands. The latter didn't let go right away, though.

"You've lived at sea for a long time. Seaman? No—more likely someone who makes decisions on board... the captain or the chief mate? But that was probably a long time ago. Hmm… Interesting. You shouldn't have been occupying such a high position at your age. Forgive me—I don't know much about the politics of the East... You've experienced war, more than once, and have seen blood. But you're not a soldier. This is starting to get interesting. You're trained in archery. I must say, you are quite the jack-of-all-trades, you've been to many places before... Are you a traveler? Last but not least, I hope that I would have a chance to hear you play the piano!"

"Wow! That's very impressive. Did you just deduce all of that?" Zhang Heng asked.

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