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

Villard returned, forehead drenched in perspiration.

"The restaurants in London and what we should treat you to later," Holmes answered.

The redhead detective blushed. "Oh, there's no need for that. I'm not here on holiday. Don't worry about me; I'll settle for a simple meal."

Holmes couldn't help but smile at the fellow's reaction. "Villard, my friend, we were actually looking for the missing oil painting."

"What? You found the oil painting?!" Villard nearly leaped into the air. "That was fast! But how?"

"If you do as I say, stay calm, and pay attention to the details that you might have missed, you will also be able to piece the answer together."

"Oh, you have such a high opinion of me. It may be child's play to you, but to the unexceptional man like us, it's like reaching for the moon," Villard sincerely admitted.

The Opera Singer