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 woke up early the next morning and picked up the on the case of 'Ricoletti of the Club-Foot and his Abominable Wife.' If memory served him right, it was the first case Holmes solved as a detective. The case was mentioned in the book, but no detailed accounts were recorded.

Holmes was already enjoying his coffee and toast when Zhang Heng entered the dining room. They greeted each other before Zhang Heng plopped himself down at the table.

Holmes noticed the papers in Zhang Heng's hand.

"Oh, that case was quite an interesting one. Although it was not much of a challenge, it was still the early days of my detective career, and it took me three days to complete the investigation. Now, a case like that would only take me one afternoon."

The Article in the Echo