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

When the assassin saw Zhang Heng, he was terrified. He was supposed to be a master of stealth, yet failed to realize that he was being followed. And he had been followed for a long time, from the laundry shop all the way to the meat shop. And Zhang Heng had waited until the assassin met his handler before showing up.

When the assassin was reminded of the strange feeling he got earlier, he could not help but ask, "Are you... are you also an assassin?"

"Unfortunately, it's still my turn to ask the questions." Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows, and he turned around to look at the one-eyed Samaritan. "It appears you are his handler. If so, you should know the person paying you for this service, right? Tell me. Who wants me dead?"

The Samaritan had quickly calmed down after his initial bout of panic. He simply shook his head, and said, "I don't know what you are talking about; I'm just the boss of this meat shop; I don't know what the heck assassination is."

Suspected Assasination