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

The cockpit fell into a strange silence. Just when Nellie began to question whether everything that she saw before was fake, Han Lu spoke.

"Sorry, my companion disappeared when he went diving. We were worried that we would not convince the Self-Defense Forces to save him if we said that it was just a simple accident. That's why we fabricated such a bizarre story. I hope it can attract your attention. The photos were forged by a friend very skilled at Photoshop."

"Now it makes sense." The naval chief nodded when he heard the words, "Although you lied to us, as I said, for humanitarian reasons, we are still willing to help you to look for your friend. Now, you can tell me where did your companion go missing?"

"Of course." Han Lu pointed the direction.

Rescue