I Like Systems and Mystery. Any Good Recommendations? 喜欢系统和悬疑，有没有好书推荐

1. 1 灰 The Gray Realm’s Devotee 灰界信徒 Strange Hero Ai Ai怪侠一艾艾Mystery231k WordsCompleted After I was dismembered, my consciousness awoke in the restroom of an abandoned psychiatric hospital. A stranger's face stared back at me in the mirror. A phone lay on the sink, its screen displaying a message: “Welcome to the Ashen Realm Human Resources Department. Employee ID: 444. Your first performance target: survive tonight.” This is a bizarre world formed as the “Ashen Realm” seeps into reality. Grudges become rules, memories become currency, and humans are its cheapest disposable resourc 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Family members! A mysterious department has issued a survival order. The temporary worker's identity hides a secret, and the power of sacrifice is enough to distort the rules of the world!

2. 2 我EN Achieving Transcendence Through Corpse Burning 我靠焚尸超凡入圣 Ye Tiannan夜天南Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing Since ancient times, people have believed the dead should be buried whole. Cremation is deeply disrespectful to the deceased, and only corpses that have undergone an uncanny transformation are burned. Those who cremate corpses are known as corpse burners. It is an extremely dangerous line of work. At midnight, one room, one corpse burner. Once the doors are shut and locked, if the corpse turns vicious, the corpse burner is as good as dead. Qin He makes his living this way at a canal wharf in the 126kReads9.2Score15.1kShelves
3. 3 死 Death Scenes Quietly Spill into Reality 死亡现场会偷偷飘进现实 Candied Sweet Potato Cake拔丝蛋糕地瓜Mystery177k WordsCompleted When old bloodstains appear on your wall out of nowhere, there's no need to panic. Sites of past murders are drifting into the everyday spaces of ordinary people, quietly overlapping with them. Those enveloped by these overlapping shadows unconsciously reenact the victims' final moments. The paranormal attacks happening on the streets are merely lingering shadows of the dead people's terror. Wen Ye has the special ability to see through distorted space-time and peel away the shadows of murder sc 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's a completely new concept, the superimposed images... I loved it, it was so cool!

4. 4 恐 Horror Revival: From the Start, I Chose to Become a Corpse Stitcher 恐怖复苏，开局选择成为缝尸人 Yi Er Yi易贰壹Urban180k WordsOngoing Zhao Han transmigrates to the Blue Star for no apparent reason, and from the start is recruited by the Spirit Suppression Bureau, an organization devoted to handling supernatural incidents. Thanks to his outstanding talent, he is assigned to the team with the best benefits. But then a System appears, and he has to join the corpse-stitching team to activate it. To activate the System, Zhao Han says, “I don’t want to join Team One. I want to join the corpse-stitching team.” Much later, when people 1Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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   I recommend two books.

5. 5 三 The Language of the Three Corpses 三尸语 Luo Xiaoyang洛小阳Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing You’ve heard of people who died with their eyes open, but have you ever heard of a dead person whose mouth wouldn’t close? His grandfather’s death turns the life of a broke college student upside down. A corpse glares, a soul is hooked; a corpse opens its mouth, and disaster strikes twice. As one bizarre incident after another unfolds, he accidentally discovers that there’s far more to it than ghosts… 68.4kReads9.3Score10.6kShelves

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   These three suspense books are pretty good. I'm not sure if the third one is the same as this one since there are so many with the same title. I thought it was great when I read it before. 😂

6. 6 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 213.6kReads9.6Score25.4kShelves
7. 7 活 Taboo of the Living 活人禁忌 Ninth Master of the Thieves' Sect盗门九当家Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted When I was nine, I found myself in mortal danger! To save me, my grandfather made a decision that would change my life forever... 16kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
8. 8 无 Invincible Upgrade System 无敌升级系统 A Xiong阿雄Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted What? Your natural aptitude is terrible? No problem, you've got the War God System, and you can become a god-tier talent in no time! What? Your martial arts skills are pathetic? No problem, you've got the War God System, and you can get god-tier techniques in no time! What? Your weapons are low quality? No problem, you've got the War God System, and you'll have divine weapons in your hands in no time! What? You're short on pills? No problem, you've got the War God System... With powerful foes ev 84Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I recommend some older books, mostly novels from a few years ago that feature system upgrades. You can check them out if you're interested.

9. 9 最 The Strongest Level-Up 最强升级 Zhuang Shisan庄十三Eastern Fantasy7.1M WordsCompleted Zhao Fang transmigrated to the Martial World and awakened the Divine Martial Supreme System. From then on, he embarked on an unbelievable path: defeating monsters raised his cultivation and combat power, while completing System missions granted him peerless divine arts. The System’s shop also held countless heavenly treasures, unparalleled opportunities, and supreme bloodlines... “With the System in hand, the world is mine! I want the most beautiful women! The greatest power! The most exalted st 10.5kReads8.0Score1.4kShelves
10. 10 神EN Divine Cultivation System 神级修炼系统 Landlord Dong包租东Eastern Fantasy16.4M WordsOngoing An accident sends Qin Shaofeng, a shut-in, to another world, where he is reborn as the eldest young master of the Qin family in Lanjiang City, Lianyang Kingdom. His cultivation has been crippled? His dantian can’t be repaired? No problem. He has a god-tier cultivation System that can repair even the most severely damaged dantian! With the System at his side, he has endless cultivation techniques at his disposal! The Dharma Ancestor’s Muscle-Tendon Transformation Scripture... The Great Sage Equal 3.2kReads7.7Score372Shelves
11. 11 最 The Strongest Upgrade System 最强升级系统 The Sea Has So Much Water大海好多水Eastern Fantasy12.2M WordsCompleted Have you ever seen someone kill a chicken and get a divine bloodline? Have you ever seen someone kill a toad and get a divine-grade martial art? Have you ever seen the whole world go crazy over one man? With a Dragon-Slaying Saber on my shoulder and a Sword of the Gods in my hand, I've got one question: “Damn it, who else?” The shut-in Long Fei transmigrated with an overpowered System. Kill monsters to level up, kill people to level up too. Crush the Three Realms and smash anyone who dares defy 5.8kReads8.4Score628Shelves
12. 12 无 Supreme Upgrade System 无上升级系统 Never Drunk at Night夜不醉Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsCompleted He was once a good-for-nothing of a kind found only once in ten thousand. By chance, he acquired the Supreme System and gained a god-tier bloodline talent. From then on, he roamed freely between heaven and earth. You have a god-tier bloodline talent? Watch as my Supreme System devours it! You have divine weapons? Hmph, I can exchange for any weapon I want in my Supreme System and blast you to smithereens! Spend ages refining pills and forging weapons? No need! The Supreme Upgrade System can exch 14.5kReads8.0Score598Shelves
13. 13 神EN God-Tier Leveling System 神级升级系统 Iron Bell铁钟Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsCompleted Wei Yi obtains a god-tier Upgrade System. With experience points, he can upgrade anything: his cultivation, martial arts, alchemy, forging, bloodline, martial soul... Wait, even girls can be upgraded? With an explosively powerful Upgrade System, he embarks on a wildly satisfying journey to the top. 6.3kReads8.4Score655Shelves
14. 14 无 Infinite Upgrade System 无限升级系统 Godlike Notebook超神笔记本Eastern Fantasy6.3M WordsCompleted Yang Xu transmigrated with the [Unlimited Level-Up] cheat. One devastating strike, and instantly reaching Level 999 is no longer the limit! Resurrection, paralysis, and teleportation artifacts are all yours just by fighting monsters! Nine Suns Divine Skill, Six Meridians Divine Sword, and Demon-Seeded Dao Heart Skill: kill someone and they’ll drop! Divine maidens, holy maidens, and demonesses throw themselves into his arms, while Heavenly Emperors, gods, and Demon Emperors compete to become his 5.6kReads8.4Score667Shelves
15. 15 9 999X Cultivation System 999倍修炼系统 Demon Dance妖舞Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted One minute of cultivation grants 999 times the experience, sending his cultivation level soaring! One step grants 999 times the experience in movement techniques, advancing him to divine rank! One punch grants 999 times the experience in boxing, advancing him to divine rank! One glance at alchemy grants 999 times the experience in alchemical mastery, advancing him to become a divine-grade alchemist! One glance at a sword-intent stele activates 999 times the comprehension, allowing him to grasp p 348Reads8.1Score112Shelves
16. 16 超 The Super System: The Escaped Panda Levels Up in Seconds 超级系统越狱熊猫秒速升级 Xiao Jun笑君Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [A popular, completed masterpiece] Transmigrates as a giant panda, with six daily updates, never missing a day! Chu Tian: When I fight, I never check what level of protected animal my opponent is. None of them is as precious as me. Watch as a lousy cultivator is reborn as a national treasure and coasts through life with an invincible System... 527Reads8.7Score101Shelves
17. 17 雾 Joining the Mist Gate: I'm Making a Fortune by Risking My Life 雾门入职：我靠玩命赚疯了 Dream Maker in the Ruins废墟造梦师Mystery123k WordsOngoing Infinite Flow | No Romance | Sharp-Tongued Female Lead | Money-Making Power Fantasy | Horror Instances | Deadly Workplace | Face-Slapping Reversals | The Gatekeeper Awakens Unemployed, in debt, with her mother critically ill and a daughter to raise, Cen Ye was driven to the brink by life. When only 17.6 yuan remained in her bank account, a blood-red, eerie app forcibly installed itself on her phone: the Fog Gate Employment Agency. High pay, settled daily, deposited instantly into her bank accoun —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Infinite Flow | Sharp-Tongued Female Lead | Money-Making Thrilling Novel | Thrilling Dungeons | Workplace Daredevil | Suspense | System

18. 18 神 Divine Decomposition System: Level 999 in One Click 神级分解系统一键999级 I'd Rather Be Fat Than Thin能胖就不瘦Eastern Fantasy503k WordsCompleted “Ding! Congratulations, Host. You successfully dismantled the Purple Dawn Heart Sutra and obtained Purple Dawn Divine Art +1.” “Ding! Congratulations, Host. You successfully dismantled A Detailed Guide to Alchemy and obtained Beginner Alchemy +1!” “Ding! Congratulations, Host. You dismantled the droppings of a Azure Nether Tiger and obtained Beginner Beast Taming +1!” After Yang Chen transmigrates to the Xuanyuan Sect, he unexpectedly activates the Myriad Things Disassembly System. From then on, 696Reads7.9Score114Shelves
19. 19 开EN Starting with a Street Stall Selling Super Strength Potions 开局地摊卖大力 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban8.9M WordsCompleted [Qingfeng's new novel, This Player Has a Problem in the Head, is currently serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival, and humanity begins awakening supernatural abilities! Jiang Nan awakens the strongest street-stall System from the start. Potions of Strength? Detoxifying Yellow Beans? Lucky Cherries? They're flying off the shelves! The world's top tycoons, richest man, popular streamers, and peak powerhouses all come to buy them. Jiang Na 333.1kReads9.7Score43.5kShelves

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    I feel that these books are quite good at being funny. There's Chen Shu, a ruthless bandit from Nanjiang, and a system that does nothing. With a urea bag in hand, I have the world at my fingertips. There's also Nan, who is stingy but rich, and always has a small stool when in doubt.

20. 20 神 God-Tier Choices: This Beast Tamer Is a Little Too Fierce 神级选择：这个御兽师有亿点生猛 Three Winds 11三风11Urban3.4M WordsCompleted [Beast taming + choices + comedy + nonsense + one female lead (no female lead) = ?] When Chen Shu wakes up, he finds that he has transmigrated to a parallel world where beast taming reigns supreme, and he has bound himself to a Divine-Level Choice System! Every choice he makes earns him all kinds of rewards! With the System’s help, his pets grow increasingly monstrous: a slime that can sit on a dragon and crush it to death, a husky that can blast a phoenix to tears with elemental skills, and a.. 177.9kReads9.7Score21.5kShelves
21. 21 我 One Sentence from Me, and a Death Row Inmate Walks Free 我一句话，死刑犯在法庭无罪释放 Phoenix Soaring to the Ninth Heaven凤凌九霄Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [System + lawyer + livestreaming + Madman Zhang San + no heroine + no romance + satisfying wish fulfillment + face-slapping + no logic. Short dramas have been released in multiple versions in China and overseas.] Xue Shen, an intern lawyer earning 2,000 yuan a month, unlocks the Ultimate Lawyer System from the start and takes the legal world by storm, shocking the globe! With his cheat ability Suspect A: “I killed someone.” Xue Shen: “You’re innocent.” Later, the truth comes out: the suspect rea 6.3kReads9.2Score758Shelves

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    The first five books have both a system and suspense elements.

22. 22 复 Revenge Begins With the Perfect Accident 复仇，从制造完美意外开始 George Talks a Big Game乔治侃大山Urban521k WordsCompleted [High-IQ plots involving accidental killings and locked-room murders] [A logical, high-IQ power fantasy] To prevent crime and reduce the likelihood of criminal acts, a brand-new variety show, Simulated Crime, takes the world by storm. The guests enter a space capsule, where their brain waves connect to a fully simulated metaverse. Studying the crimes committed by guests during their revenge plots can provide criminal investigation with valuable experience and improve the efficiency of solving ca 2.2kReads8.9Score224Shelves
23. 23 我 My Face Is Printed on the Dollar Bill 我的头像被印在美元上 Meat-Eating Panda吃肉的熊猫Urban1.2M WordsCompleted “Get rich, then get richer, until your face is printed on a dollar bill!” “Getting rich overnight is impossible. It takes at least two nights!” A System-powered business story with cheat-like advantages. 559Reads8.9Score107Shelves
24. 24 重 Reborn as a Tiger: My Tiger Wife Turns Out to Be the Reincarnation of a Female Emperor 重生成虎：虎婆娘竟是女帝转世 Shacha Noodles沙茶面Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Han Ye is reborn as a tiger and awakens a System, gaining three talents from the start. [Hunting]: After marking prey, each attack deals additional damage. [Unyielding]: Taking damage increases attack power. [Health Lock]: When on the verge of death, your health is locked and you take no damage for a set time. After keeping his head down for a while, he gets lonely and goes to a nearby mountain to find a tigress. But one day, his gentle and considerate tiger wife suddenly tries to kill him. She 11.2kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
25. 25 我 I Really Am a Law-Abiding Citizen 我真的是守法公民 Wang Xin王信Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted Twelve years ago, star gates descended from the sky and appeared all over the world. People discovered all kinds of worlds beyond the gates. Thanks to the special game items and technology brought back from them, human technology underwent a massive leap forward. On Block 26, Street 78, Chen Bin, dressed in a fitted black trench coat and a vintage gray tweed English cap, held an AK-47 in one hand. He looked seriously at Old Chicken and said in a low voice, “We are law-abiding citizens. We must n 555Reads9.3Score103Shelves
26. 26 民 Strange Tales from the Civil Affairs Bureau (Complete in 8 Volumes) 民调局异闻录（全8册） Er Dong Shuishou耳东水寿Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted The Strange Tales of the Bureau of Investigation series creates an entirely new world of suspense: a mysterious organization dedicated to uncovering the truth behind bizarre, uncanny, and supernatural events, and the world it faces. The stories are wildly strange and utterly captivating, with a witty, playful style and one suspenseful twist after another. Once you start reading, you won't be able to put them down. Throughout history, strange cases and evil monsters have always been dealt with by 37.4kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves

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    I've finished reading these recommended books. Do you have any other recommendations?

27. 27 我 I Livestream My Reincarnations 我直播转世轮回 One Coin_Ren Qi一钱_仁杞Urban171k WordsOngoing My name is Fang Yan. I was reborn in a parallel world and became a ghost officer. China's population in this world is shrinking, while countless corners are overflowing with the dead, who have no chance to be reincarnated. —Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    Low new book ratings! A tearjerker! Book reviews prove it!

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