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 tossed a half-pound gold coin to Holmes, the money for the bet they'd made before.

Sherlock took the coin and slipped it into his pocket, a rare contented smile appearing across his face. "Don't be discouraged, my friend from the far-east; you have progressed greatly compared to a few months ago. As I said, you only lack understanding of this city, but these things cannot be rushed. Live in London for three to five years and I'm sure you'll know most of its crooks and nannies."

"But if one wants to surpass the great dectective, I am afraid he will need more than three to five years." Zhang Heng said.

"This is something that has always intrigued me." Holmes tore up the remainder of his sandwich and threw tiny bits of it to a flock of feral pigeons nearby. "You seem to be very obsessed, trying to outdo me at every corner. Why is it so important to you?"

"Climbing the highest peak has always been a climber's ultimate dream."

Whitechapel Serial Homicides