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 stayed at his parents'new house for about half a month, but he rejected his father's proposal to travel around Ireland. When his grandfather's plane arrived safely, he booked a flight back home the next day.

"Leaving so soon?"Mother Zhang was confused. "The summer vacation should only be half over."

"Yes, but there are still some things to resolve in China,"Zhang Heng said.

"Eh... Mysterious, is it related to relationships? Do you have a girlfriend? Ask her to come to Ireland to play."

"Maybe next time."Zhang Heng carried his laptop up to the second floor. He locked his room door and plugged in the untraceable USB drive. Only then did he log on to the Players'forum.

These two weeks, Zhang Heng had been relatively relaxed abroad. Other than lecturing a group of racist youths outside the supermarket in the middle, he had not done anything else. However, things had not been peaceful in China during this period of time.

The Situation