I Can't Keep My Hyperthymesia a Secret Anymore

Xiao Men has an extreme form of hyperthymesia and never forgets anything he sees, but he is told he will not live long.

You can only live to 27. After you die, you will unlock one chance to be reborn, returning to age 23. After that, every ten million you earn will buy you one more year of life.

To live to a ripe old age in his next life, starting at 23, he reads a thousand academic papers published that day, browses five thousand breaking news stories, scrolls through tens of thousands of social media updates, and memorizes everything that happens in a single day.

Every day, he follows reports of deaths, crime records, and clues to solved cases, learning about every kind of accident.

He even applies every month for jobs as a household registration or school enrollment clerk in different places, looking through everyone's photos and personal information. After years of this, he can call any stranger by name on the street and recount their life story.

Staying in a state of constant learning, he can master a foreign language or musical instrument in just five days. For a time, he is hailed as a genius no one can surpass.

Along the way, he also wins awards for all kinds of poetry and classical works..

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.