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

<p>The three men who were still alive not long ago turned into corpses in a blink of an eye, swining under the wooden pedestal by their necks and motionless like dried salted fish. To ensure that they were dead, the law enforcement officers waited for a long time before untying the noose around their necks. The corpses were then collected.</p>

<p>The drunk sheriff climbed down from the wooden platform slowly after carrying out his social calling; and so, the crowd dispersed. As they returned home, they chatted about what had just taken place, especially what the one-armed man said at the end. His unsettling last words had put many on edge, and they started to worry significantly about their own safety. Preoccupied, the new oriental man in town wasn't the cause for concern at the moment.</p>

Wendy