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

From what Zhang Heng saw, the Binota Mine was undoubtedly in trouble. The mine's gates were tightly locked, and there was no cart transporting ore. Even the guards who patrolled the mine to prevent nearby farmers from stealing the ore were nowhere to be seen.

Decius then put on an I-told-you-so expression and said, "Cobb has no reason to deceive us. Lying to us will do him no good."

"Whose side are you on, my friend?" Zhang Heng looked at Decius and asked.

"If you still want to finish your work and get those bronze statues delivered on time, you'd better pray that Cobb cheated you."

"But... If he really didn't lie to me…" Decius said in a soft voice.

"Then I shall congratulate you on messing up your first job given by His Majesty the Emperor," Zhang Heng said lightly.

Decius' expression changed. He knew that Zhang Heng was intimidating him, but he had to admit that what he said was indeed irrefutable.

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