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

Rabbit almost screamed when she heard the riddle. It was too simple. But she still tried her best to resist the temptation to answer the correct answer. Shen then whispered into the intercom, "It's with me."

"Wrong answer, you have two more chances."

Rabbit was relieved when she saw the Sphinx's reaction, concerned that it might have discovered their plan to eliminate it tonight and that it would definitely make a run. But now, it seemed that the Sphinx followed some behavioral pattern, just like an artificial intelligence being—it would not do anything to Rabbit before she answered the riddle correctly or until the time ran out.

"Roger that. Who is the closest to Rabbit?" Shen Xixi's asked through the walkie-talkie. Shen Xixi's steady hand in carrying out the operation gave Rabbit peace of mind.

"Me! I will be there soon." said the woman wearing a choker. Zhang Heng finally knew her code name—Black Swan.

Escape