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

"According to our agreement, this thing is now ours," 1810 said to Shen Xixi.

"Be careful. Wherever it came from, it's packed with technology we don't understand. Its owner may be able to locate it somehow," Shen Xixi warned.

"We're not kids; we don't need telling what to do." 1810 shot the man with the crossbow a look, who then helped carry the Sphinx into their van.

"It was good working with you. You have my number—call me when there's another job like this," said 1810.

After the other group left, Shen Xixi turned to Zhang Heng. "I don't know how to thank you. I never knew you were such an incredible driver. You did more than half the work tonight, and you should have a share, but I made a pact with 1810's team—as a reward for their participation in the operation, they get to keep the Sphinx. But I can make it up to you with 10 points, no, 15 points."

One More Time