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 doors of the Church of the Sacred Heart flung open sharp at eight o'clock. Father Jacob appeared at the entrance, carrying two baskets of bread to be handed out to the homeless of the neighborhood.

Zhang Heng and Holmes observed the priest from a corner.

"Your previous deduction was wrong," said Zhang Heng.

"That's impossible. Even if there is a slight deviation in the details, it's unlikely to be too far-off," Holmes said flatly, albeit looking a little resigned.

They were referring to the deduction Holmes made based on the letter's handwriting.

"Left-handed, male, between the ages of 30 and 40, of a weak personality, is unstable, traditional, and conservative."

It appeared that apart from his gender, the other inferences, such as being left-handed and age, were incorrect. As for the suspect's character and personality, it was still too difficult to tell at the moment.