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

Zhang Heng was no stranger to Administration Building No. 1 of the nuclear power plant.

This was because nine months ago, he, Coconut, and the others had a "friendly" conversation with the plant manager, Breuhanov, and the chief engineer, Fomin, in the underground bunker of this building.

Now, Zhang Heng was here again. Wearing a suit, leather shoes, and slicked-back hair, he followed the receptionist to the small conference room on the fourth floor.

There were already many people dressed like him sitting in the corridor. Zhang Heng found the corresponding seats according to his number. From the arrangement, it could be seen that there were four people in front of him and three people behind.

Including Zhang Heng, the eight people were all here to apply for jobs at the nuclear power plant. Each wore different expressions; some were nervous, some shook their legs, some closed their eyes to rest, and some were constantly wiping their sweat.

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