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 thickness of the old man's face went way beyond what Zhang Heng imagined. After the rescue team arrived to deliver the gasoline, he offered to let Zhang Heng and head back with him.

"The high-speed rail will only be completed by the end of the year. You can either go back by ordinary train or long-distance bus. Besides, after that, you still have to travel some distance before you can get to the train station. I don't think you can any cabs at this hour. We should go back together. Besides, I can keep you company as well."

Zhang Heng thought for a while before finally agreeing to the old man's proposal. He hopped into the driver's seat and the old man sat beside him. Zhang Heng started the car, and the Volvo's engine hummed to life. After twenty minutes, the two finally got out of the grasslands. Since the rescue team only brought them two small barrels of fuel, Zhang Heng drove to the nearest gas station to fill up the tank.

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