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

"Sorry. I'm really nervous," murmured Bai Qing.

"It's okay. Just be careful. They are obviously one step ahead of us." Zhang Heng sounded a little annoyed. "These things are everywhere, as annoying as cockroaches."

"What should we do now?" asked Bai Qing.

"We have to figure out another way. Children's Palace is a dead end," Zhang Heng said. "And it seems they have an eye out on you as well. It is impossible to return to any hotels you've stayed at. Let's find a safe place first."

"We have to look for a place that we both haven't been to," he added.

"I know an internet cafe owner. I can get him to give us a private room on the second floor."

"How would you know if the aliens hadn't replaced him?"

"Don't worry. I've personally checked him out earlier," Zhang Heng said. "The place is actually similar to a hotel. There is food and drink, and we can stay until we come up with a plan for our next move."

No Way To Run