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 carriage stopped outside John's textile factory.

Zhang Heng and Holmes got out of it and at that time, a man with a mouth full of rotten teeth and a sharp chin came up to them.

"Gentlemen, can I help you?" he asked.

"We'd like to go inside to look for someone," said Holmes.

"I'm afraid that's inappropriate. Everyone inside the factory is female and both of you are men..." The man shook his head, "That's not right, that is not right."

Holmes reached out to his pocket, took out a half-pound gold coin, and threw it into the man's hand.

"We just need a quarter of an hour."

The latter frowned, pretending to be embarrassed.

Holmes did not bother playing along with his act. He was about to reach out and take the gold coin back when the man protested.

Baker Street Irregulars