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

After two days, Zhang Heng and Wendy finally reached their destination.

Gazing at the small town from a distance, Zhang Heng said, "Did your father tell you that he came here to talk business?"

"Yes, he said that before he left." Wendy nodded, hesitating before she continued, "Do you think he lied?"

"It's unlikely. Didn't you send a telegram to the sheriff here? He did say your father had left."

"At least it tells us that he has something to do with all this. Let's head to the town to check it out."

As Zhang Heng and Wendy rode on, they passed a crop field that wasn't growing very well. It seemed the weather was not the only reason that caused the plantation to fail. All the crops were wilting, and the strangest thing was that there was not one farmer around.

Unfriendly Town