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The Twelve Chimes of the Old Clock
Short Fiction老座钟的十二响
Zero Hour Detective Agency
A used bookstore in the old town received an old Hengdali clock from the Republic of China. Since then, strange things have happened frequently: every midnight, the clock will ring twelve times, and after ringing, the old objects hiding memories will mysteriously disappear. Following clues such as gear marks and photos of fragments left behind by the clock, the shop owner gradually came across the half-life obsession of the original owner, Mrs. Zhao - the "daughter abroad" she was looking for was actually forced to hide due to family secrets, and the "weirdness" of the clock was just a gentle code to convey the old man's longing for a relative. After the adventure in the attic and the exposure of lies, relatives who had been separated for half a century were finally reunited. The last chime of the old clock became a perfect echo across time.
A used bookstore in the old town received an old Hengdali clock from the Republic of China. Since then, strange things have happened frequently: every midnight, the clock will ring twelve times, and after ringing, the old objects hiding memories will mysteriously disappear. Following clues such as gear marks and photos of fragments left behind by the clock, the shop owner gradually came across the half-life obsession of the original owner, Mrs. Zhao - the "daughter abroad" she was looking for was actually forced to hide due to family secrets, and the "weirdness" of the clock was just a gentle code to convey the old man's longing for a relative. After the adventure in the attic and the exposure of lies, relatives who had been separated for half a century were finally reunited. The last chime of the old clock became a perfect echo across time.