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

"If I'm not mistaken, there are quite a few countries in the Soviet Union and there should be more than one language, right?" Mouse asked.

"Yes, the Soviet Union is an alliance of 15 countries, and there are quite a few ethnic groups in each country. Therefore, there are quite a few languages. Russian is the main language of communication, and the government has been working hard to popularize it. However, there are still languages in different places. For example, in Ukraine, where we are now, everyone can speak Ukrainian. Do any of you know Ukrainian?" the doctor asked.

In the end, the players looked at each other, but no one answered.

Even though Zhang Heng had mastered nine languages, there was, unfortunately, no Russian or Ukrainian among them. Just as everyone was staring at each other, Coconut, who looked sleepy, suddenly said, "I have that kind of... tool that can communicate with your mind."

Whispers