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  1. 201 I’m a Detective in the Ming Dynasty 我在大明当神探 Historical1.3M WordsOngoing Ye Xi, a mystery novelist, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Hongwu era and becomes a lowly county magistrate. With his extraordinary powers of deduction and observation, he solves one bizarre case after another. From a muddleheaded magistrate mocked by everyone to a brilliant detective renowned across the land, it seems there is no case Ye Xi cannot solve, until one day... 55Reads—Score—Shelves
  2. 202 The Brocade-Clad Commander Can Read Minds, and the Greedy Girl Can't Hide 锦衣指挥使读心,馋丫头藏不住了 Ancient Romance92k WordsCompleted [Cold, dark, mind-reading Brocade Guard + mercenary, lecherous junior constable + mystery romance + lighthearted, sweet love] Chi Li is a junior constable with the Six Fan Gate. The handsome new top graduate she had her eye on at a restaurant was seized right off the street by Xiao Ce, Deputy Commissioner of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. The whole city says she’s a jinx no one would dare marry. Everyone says Xiao Ce is the most handsome man under heaven, so Chi Li latches onto him. At crime sce 24Reads—Score—Shelves
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  3. 203 The Great Ming Detective 大明神探 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Kuang Zhong was a renowned official of the Ming Dynasty. He served three terms as prefect of Suzhou and was known as Kuang the Upright. Influenced by his father, Kuang Zhong became skilled in criminal law and judicial cases while still young. Later, he teamed up with his good friend Bai Muting to solve countless strange cases. He then met Gu Shiyun, daughter of the Marquis of Zhenyuan, who had run away from home in a fit of pique. The rebellious, strong-willed Gu Shiyun and the carefree Kuang Zh 211Reads6.7Score—Shelves
  4. 204 Three Months Until My Death After Transmigrating as the Villainess 穿成恶女配后距我被杀还剩三个月 Ancient Romance430k WordsOngoing (Just started posting, so you can skip this one.) [No System + No Golden Finger + Straightforward Mystery-Solving + A Touch of Court Intrigue] Just as Zheng Xieyi was about to get promoted, earn a raise, and reach the pinnacle of her life, she was murdered and reborn after transmigrating into a book. She thought she’d become a commandery princess and could finally enjoy a life of luxury and extravagance. But it turned out she was the original story’s vicious female antagonist, and she was imme 9Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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  5. 205 Three Days in Luoyang 洛阳三日簿 Historical511k WordsCompleted If you open the account book titled The Luoyang Three-Day Ledger, every line of numbers represents a life. Three days before the Lantern Festival in the first year of the Zhengsheng era, Li Suan, a low-ranking clerk in the Ministry of Revenue, discovers a ledger that could turn the entire court of the Wu Zhou dynasty into a river of blood. The charcoal and ice gratuities are bribes; the sunken grain ships are murder. And the bloody fingerprints of twenty-seven ministers on the final page point t 630Reads—Score143Shelves
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  6. 206 The Soul-Searching Detective of Great Tang 大唐离魂神探 Historical491k WordsCompleted After the Tang era of Chuigong, Empress Dowager Wu Zetian took charge of the government. The splendor of the flourishing age could not conceal the surging undercurrents: Xu Jingye's rebellion, the Tubo invasion, wavering court officials, and the struggle for imperial power. Amid these undercurrents, a new prodigy in solving cases emerges. Jiang Yi may have lost his childhood memories because the memory of his family being wiped out when he was young was too painful. He also suffers from dissocia 7Reads—Score—Shelves
  7. 207 Who Stands Before the Court? 堂下何人 Historical812k WordsCompleted A young top scholar, Lu Xianzhi, refuses to marry the prime minister’s daughter and is punished for it. He is pushed out to a remote mountain village to serve as its county magistrate. 137Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  8. 208 I'm Socially Anxious, and I Traveled Back to Ancient Times to Solve Crimes? 我一个社恐,穿到古代去破案? Mystery305k WordsCompleted The male lead, Han Shenzhi, is a highly intelligent modern man with severe social anxiety who enjoys solving mysteries in his spare time. By accident, he transmigrates into the body of an ancient official, also named Han Shenzhi, who is responsible for solving crimes. His understanding parents dote on him, and he has a mischievous younger brother, Han Jingyu. While investigating a case, he meets the clever, lively, kind, and beautiful heroine, Shen Xiaoxiao. Together, they encounter all kinds of 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  9. 209 Immortal Martial Ming: From the Start, I Became a Ghost-Cultivating Brocade Guard 仙武大明,开局成为鬼修锦衣卫 Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing “Have you ever heard the story of the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts?” The Brocade Guards walked openly by day, while Yin soldiers commandeered the roads. During the Yongle era, whenever you walked along the streets of the capital, someone would always ask you that question. Ninety-nine vicious ghosts, tens of thousands of ghost spirits. The figure leading them represented a legend. A legend about the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts. “After that, there were no more ghosts in the Great Ming.” 54.6kReads9.2Score4.5kShelves
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  10. 210 The Northern Song Dynasty Criminal Case Files 北宋刑侦事件簿 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted A modern detective unexpectedly transmigrates to the first year of Emperor Renzong's reign in the Northern Song. Using his modern knowledge and forensic expertise, he cracks one baffling case after another. But just as he begins to thrive, he discovers that there is another transmigrator in this era. A time both strange and familiar, and a contest between two transmigrators... 128Reads6.2Score—Shelves
  11. 211 The Peerless Detective of the Tang Dynasty 大唐无双神探 Historical177k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to ancient times, Fang Wushuang discovers that the dynasty in this world is called the Great Tang, but it is not the Tang dynasty from the history he knows. Faced with mysterious and baffling cases and murders shrouded in uncertainty, Fang Wushuang becomes a legendary detective in another world, teaming up with martial artists who can travel to heaven and earth to solve one deadly case after another. Human brains made into elixirs, deadly lotuses, a snake-demon crone, bloods 23Reads—Score—Shelves
  12. 212 The Dali Temple Vice Minister’s Two-Faced Husband 大理寺少卿的双面夫君 Ancient Romance492k WordsOngoing [A couple who start out hating each other and become truly devoted] [Mystery and deduction] [Historical romance] [Clever heroine] [Scheming hero] [The story opens with a political plotline] [The individual cases begin in Chapter Five] Cheng Wanrou, an Assistant Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, is married off by the emperor to Xiao Qingyuan, the Censor-in-Chief. Since they are pawns in the emperor's power struggle, they can't stand one another at first. Cheng Wanrou always assumes Xiao Q 62Reads—Score—Shelves
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  13. 213 The Great Chun Case of Vindication 大淳昭雪记 Mystery96k WordsOngoing A touch of wuxia, with a strong focus on solving mysteries. [Physically frail but sharp-witted male detective] X [Brilliant female commander who can really fight] The Great Chun dynasty is flourishing under Emperor Shi, with prosperity everywhere. Yet beneath the stone bricks of this thriving dynasty, undercurrents continue to churn. There is nothing new under the sun, and innocent people are always wrongly put to death. Sun Xu is a private legal adviser with no official post. True to his name, 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  14. 214 The Little Princess Is Always Trying to Undermine Me 小郡主她总想拆我台 Mystery337k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + mystery-solving + one-on-one romance + sweet love + ensemble cast] [Quirky young princess × aloof, sharp-tongued heir] After my imperial uncle caught me causing a scene in a brothel, I became an unofficial member of the Dali Temple. My immediate superior, Xie Zhiyan, is the sharpest-tongued heir in the capital. He’s so cutting that even the flies find him harsh when he examines a corpse. “Your Highness, if you’re bored, why not lick the tiles in the morgue clean?” That is, 287Reads6.3Score101Shelves
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  15. 215 The Nine-Lived Fox Spirit Cracks the Great Mystery 九命小妖狐破解大迷局 Mystery460k WordsCompleted Mind-blowing twists---------mind-blowing twists--------mind-blowing twists----------a huge reversal A fox spirit solves mysteries throughout her many transmigrations. The whole story unfolds through mystery, deduction, puzzles, transmigration, horror, dream heists, history, and heartbreak. Traps are quietly laid amid what seem like ordinary scenes. Amid ghostly apparitions and fox spirits, follow the heroine on her transmigration journey through one thrilling, turbulent drama after another. “ 35Reads9.4Score—Shelves
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  16. 216 Li Lianhua, I Came Just for You 李莲花,我只为你而来 Female-Channel Fanfiction281k WordsCompleted Solving cases is the main focus, solving cases is the main focus, solving cases is the main focus. Important things must be said three times. I’m sorry the first two chapters aren’t very good. The main focus later on is the four of them heading south together and solving cases along the way. Huahua will gradually regain his inner strength, and it won’t be too painful. Li Lianhua failed to show up for the second great battle in the East Sea. Everyone was searching for him, and Ling Xue had come t 59Reads6.5Score—Shelves
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  17. 217 The Case-Solving Adventures of a Dali Temple Officer and His Unlucky Brother 大理寺丞和冤种兄弟的破案日常 Mystery583k WordsCompleted [Mystery + crime-solving + mind-bending + handsome men] Male lead: Xu Yougong, a nobody who has just joined the Dali Temple. Boss: A man with close ties to all the madams in the city’s brothels. Every time he goes to a brothel to investigate a case, he runs into Wang Shaoqing. Brother No. 1: An outstanding fighter, beautiful as a flower, born into a prominent family, and the man every woman in the capital wants to marry. Brother No. 2: A favorite of Heaven who can tell the future with unerri 551Reads8.8Score109Shelves
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  18. 218 The Mind-Reading Coroner Has Driven the Court into a Frenzy 读心仵作把朝廷卷疯了 Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Mind Reading + Comedy + Family Favorite + Secret Identity: A money-obsessed female coroner VS a secretly passionate, melodramatic young marquis] Qin Miaoxi was adopted as a child by her master on Mount Kunlun. While recovering from an illness, she obtained a System that lets her trade merit for more years of life. To stay alive, she specially descends the mountain to do good deeds, clear the names of the dead, and bring peace to the living. Life is hard, so all she can do is fight for every bre 38Reads—Score—Shelves
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  19. 219 The One by the Tower Is Like Jade 楼边人似玉 Ancient Romance488k WordsCompleted The proprietress of the Zhangdeng Inn is truly insufferable: sharp-tongued, money-grubbing, flirtatious, and shameless. He cultivates the Way of Shangqing and slays the myriad demons of the mortal world. He absolutely must not let her bewitch him! (Demon-hunting, scheming magistrate Song Liyan x money-loving, self-obsessed innkeeper Lou Siyu. The story involves only the human and demon realms. They fall in love in a different setting, with no cultivation. Happy ending, with both sweet and angsty 1.1kReads9.3Score177Shelves
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  20. 220 The All-Powerful Detective Princess 神探王妃是全能大佬 Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Tang Waner, once a top profiler who solved countless cases, has an accident and becomes the wild daughter of a county magistrate. Major cases pile up, from a faceless female corpse to a dried-out body hidden inside a wall. Everyone looks down on her, a despicable man treats her cruelly, and even her family wants to drive her out... Tang Waner: “Father, what do you think?” Her father falls to his knees and begs: “Daughter, you’re in charge of everything, at home and beyond!” The martial world: “Y 50Reads6.7Score—Shelves
  21. 221 A Record of Monster Containment in Tang Dynasty Luoyang 大唐神都妖怪收容日志 Fantastical Romance776k WordsOngoing Foxfire Illuminates the Iron Case: Together, They Guard the Three Realms **Everyone knows she was a femme fatale, but no one knows she took the poisoned wine in his place.** The blood before Zichen Hall had yet to cool, while the historians’ pens carved “demon consort” into the record like blades. But when she broke free from the cold prison of the River of Forgetfulness, all she remembered was the blood-stained moonlight before Nuwa’s Temple, and a truth drowned beneath a thousand years of c 10Reads—Score—Shelves
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  22. 222 The County Magistrate's Sweet Romance: My Lady Constable Is a Sleuth 县令甜宠:我家女捕会推理 Ancient Romance851k WordsCompleted A handsome county magistrate newly arrived in town and a brothel girl who disguises herself as a man form the most unlikely crime-solving team. In the little town of Shanhe County, a terrifying string of murders takes place in locked rooms. The two work together, following the clues to unravel the truth. Brothel girl Yun Luoyi transforms into the government office's only female constable, makes a name for herself, cracks one bizarre case after another, and earns the title of “Master Detective.” 87Reads8.5Score—Shelves
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  23. 223 The County Magistrate's Wife's Casebook 县夫人探案手札 Ancient Romance452k WordsCompleted Qingyuan County is a poor, remote backwater, yet murder after murder keeps taking place. One baffling case follows another. From the distant reaches of the martial world to the highest halls of government, an even greater conspiracy lies behind the truth. Princess Huarong, fleeing an arranged marriage, accidentally becomes the county magistrate's wife. Together with her husband, whom she married by chance, she solves one strange case after another. Though her husband is only a minor official, he 4.5kReads8.6Score471Shelves
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  24. 224 Major Crime Investigation Files 刑侦大案录 Mystery3.8M WordsCompleted 6.6kReads6.9Score413Shelves
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  25. 225 The Famous Constable's Wife 名捕夫人 Mystery261k WordsCompleted Jing Yi thinks there can’t be a more miserable groom in the world than him: his wedding date was set in a jail cell, he investigated a murder on his wedding night, and he spent his honeymoon running all over the place after criminals. Even worse, his childhood sweetheart of a wife seems to have “ulterior motives” toward him... That would be bad enough, but his superior is “settling a personal score” by assigning him case files that get thicker and more troublesome every time. He can’t go on livi 34Reads9.5Score—Shelves
  26. 226 Tang Dynasty Mysteries: Reborn Su Wuming No Longer Holds Back 唐诡:重生后的苏无名不再克制了 Mystery440k WordsCompleted [Strange Tales of the Tang Dynasty fanfiction + focus on Tao and Su + no breaking up the couple + all six members are here + please forgive any OOC] While investigating a case, Su Wuming and Yingtao are ambushed. Yingtao dies of poisoning after saving Su Wuming, and he is devastated, dying of grief on the spot. His lingering regret before death brings him back to the moment he first met Yingtao: a rainy night at the Tuo God Temple. He vows that in this life, he will never let her die for him aga 391Reads—Score—Shelves
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  27. 227 The Chuzhou Case 滁州案 Mystery557k WordsCompleted [Mystery, deduction, history, detective fiction, fair-play mystery, period setting, serial murders] During the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of the Southern Song, a bizarre series of murders takes place in a small city on the front lines facing the Jin Kingdom. As the investigation deepens, events long buried beneath the dust of war are gradually brought to light. See how Prefect Xin Qiji will cut through layers of confusion to solve a string of locked-room mysteries, while navigating the edge of a 292Reads9.4Score—Shelves
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  28. 228 The Tavern and the Mountain Stronghold 酒楼与山寨 Mystery134k WordsCompleted The sharp-tongued, money-hungry tavern keeper vs. the “steady” and wealthy third-in-command of a bandit stronghold. After a murder, Lin Xingxing transmigrates to ancient times and unexpectedly becomes the third-in-command of Longhu Stronghold. While searching for treasure, her second brother is ambushed by a man in black, setting the two on a collision course. As they search for the man in black, they happen to learn that he runs a tavern called “Four Seas, No Home.” The pair set out to collect —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  29. 229 Yin Jiuniang, the Coroner 仵作阴九娘 Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A modern-day female forensic doctor transmigrates into the body of a destitute orphan and vows to expose those who framed loyal men. As soon as she returns to Chang'an, she encounters one murder case after another. Seeing that she has some skill, Magistrate Zheng Yecheng of Chang'an County asks her to help investigate. But she goes about picking up bones like they're treasures, humming a song and looking like she's having a great time. “Lift up your veil and let me see your bones. Your bones are 239Reads7.2Score—Shelves
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  30. 230 Mad Forensic Doctor: The King of Hell Dotes on Her 法医狂妃:阎王他恃宠而骄 Mystery913k WordsCompleted Who could have guessed that Shen Wangyou, a top forensic pathologist who worked herself to death from overtime, would wake up transmigrated into an early-era tragic romance novel as a doomed cannon-fodder character? The moment she opens her eyes, she’s pinned down at the execution grounds, waiting to “meet her end.” Her charges are the standard fare for a vicious female rival: framing her master’s household and attempting murder. As the executioner’s token is about to fall, Shen Wangyou takes i 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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  31. 231 Beauty Brings the Culprits to Justice 美人除凶 Mystery584k WordsCompleted [Elements: Historical mystery + case-of-the-week stories + two equally formidable leads + poison and Gu] [Heroine: Highly skilled in martial arts, observant, and always on target when she hunts down a culprit~] [Hero: Noble by birth and favored by the emperor. Any woman who approaches him gets slapped flying~] [Cases: A man skinned and castrated + the Marquis’s daughter celebrates her birthday on the day she is doomed to die + two deaths at the palace’s Mid-Autumn banquet + Zhilan returns from t 397Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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  32. 232 The Poison-Treating Forensic Doctor: From Cast-Off Consort to Chief Coroner 法医毒妃从下堂妃到首席法医 Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted When she opened her eyes, she was a discarded princess consort, divorced and condemned to drink poison. Her “crime” was plotting to kill the prince's beloved, the moonlight in his heart. In front of the coffin, the assembled guests watched her “atone with her death.” But she held the poison wine and gave her former husband, the powerful prince, a cool, professional smile: “Your Highness, are you sure your beloved really died from my ‘poison’?” “According to my preliminary examination, she died 550Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  33. 233 The Forensic Princess 仵作世子妃 Mystery814k WordsCompleted [Beneath the western window, the wind stirs the green bamboo. I wonder if it’s an old friend coming by.] [Cool, noble heir VS beautiful, clever coroner] * Xie Jun is a renowned modern forensic pathologist, famous for her autopsy skills and brilliant deductions. By chance, she transmigrates into the body of a woman who shares her name. Staying at an inn draws her into a murder case. The cool, noble Assistant Minister of the Court of Judicial Review mistakes her for the murderer, leaving her no 877Reads8.1Score—Shelves
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  34. 234 The Top Female Coroner of the Dali Temple 大理寺金牌女仵作 Mystery561k WordsCompleted The workaholic forensic pathologist Chu Xin opens her eyes to find she has become Chu Ximo, the daughter of an ancient coroner, complete with a deadbeat father whose cause of death is a mystery and a bankrupt life in a house stripped bare. To uncover the truth behind her father’s death, she volunteers at the Court of Judicial Review, where her hard-core methods, “discussing bacteria while examining skulls, chatting DNA while analyzing blood types”, leave everyone stunned, including her peerlessl 15Reads6.5Score—Shelves
  35. 235 The Cold-Faced King of Hell's Little Coroner 冷面阎王的仵作小娘子 Mystery464k WordsCompleted Laughs and high-stakes thrills collide! The wildest ancient crime-solving adventure imaginable! The moment she opens her eyes, Shen Zhiwei, a top modern forensic pathologist who worked herself to the bone, finds she has become the daughter of a despised coroner in the ancient capital! Her home is bare, creditors are at the door, and she’s facing the miserable prospect of being sold off as a servant. To survive, and to uncover the truth behind her father’s bizarre death, she has no choice but to 8Reads6.6Score—Shelves
  36. 236 The Bone Painter 绘骨师 Mystery930k WordsCompleted Su Qing, a forensic sketch artist in modern times, dies unexpectedly while protecting a crucial piece of evidence, the Seven Hells Diagram. When she opens her eyes again, she has become Yun Zhi, the daughter of a disgraced official in ancient times. Faced with her family’s ruin and the desperate plight of being reduced to a slave, she relies on her extraordinary skills in “reconstructing faces from skulls” and “drawing a person as they will look at three” to carve out a chance to survive at the 94Reads—Score—Shelves
  37. 237 The Coroner's Wife Is a Swordswoman 仵作娘子是剑客 Mystery882k WordsCompleted · The Ultimate Contrast · A Double Life: See how an ugly, mute coroner handles corpses by day and knives by night, playing the most thrilling game of identity in the narrow space between the authorities and the martial world. · Mind and Might · Cracking Bizarre Cases: From the “Faceless Corpse Case” to the “Red-Bride Serial Murders,” one uncanny case after another connects to a shocking conspiracy to wipe out his master’s sect. The coroner’s blade and the swordsman’s sword join forces to tear aw 9Reads—Score—Shelves
  38. 238 Transmigrate to the Dali Temple: A Slacker Writer Is Forced to Hustle 穿越大理寺:摆烂写手被迫内卷 Ancient Romance341k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + crime solving + coming of age + ensemble cast + comedy] [Arrogant, aloof, sharp-tongued Minister of the Court of Judicial Review]× [Lowly, timid, goofy, drama-queen clerk] [Theatrical edition] Fang Mian, an online fiction writer with no following, transmigrates for no apparent reason after staying up all night to meet a deadline. Keep his secret identity under wraps, even if he’s terrified? Fine! Write down every detail of the cases? Whatever! Get stuck with a cold, sharp-tongu 14Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 239 The Flower-Gifting Scheme 赐花计 Two Male Leads415k WordsOngoing [Mystery-solving wuxia x episodic cases x two male leads x jianghu ensemble x alternate Song dynasty] Murder by tune title, like Detective Conan’s Detective Boys in ancient costumes There are countless meetings and partings in this world. Some are filled with a single-minded passion shared between two people; others are one person’s devotion, carrying the weight of an entire lifetime… The age of splendid palaces and golden steps, the glorious Northern Song. But beneath the glittering surface, 6Reads—Score—Shelves
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  40. 240 When a Forensic Doctor Meets a Taoist [Crime Solving] 当法医对上道士【破案】 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Two equally strong leads + mystery + sweet romance + transmigration) Episodic investigations weave into the main plot, bringing science and the supernatural into their ultimate collision. Enter a fantastical world woven from truth and lies! When the blade of science strikes at the mysteries of the supernatural, what is the ultimate answer to the truth? Modern top forensic pathologist Lu Zhiwei is killed while tracking a serial killer. She transmigrates into the body of a calamity-bringing illeg 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  41. 241 Owl's Shadow Beneath the Moon 月下枭影 Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted When she opens her eyes, criminal psychology expert Shen Qingxian has become the ultimate villain, “Phantom,” and is about to be executed. The presiding officer is her sworn enemy from the modern world, Gu Zhao, the famed constable of the Six Fan Gate. As the blade is about to fall, she silently mouths to him: “Lord Gu, the monster inside you is watching me.” To stay alive, Shen Qingxian is drawn into a series of bizarre murder cases as a condemned criminal. By day, she is a cool-headed profile 8Reads—Score—Shelves
  42. 242 The Female Constable (Complete in Three Volumes) 女捕头(全三册) Mystery678k WordsCompleted “I never dared believe I could fall in love with a man, but that’s how things turned out,” the young emperor said. “What does it matter if you’re a man or a woman? I don’t care, as long as it’s you,” said her young superior. Xia Chu was feeling rather down. She had been a pretty young police academy student, but ended up disguising herself as a man and making a brothel her home. In this world, the person who had saved her became a wronged spirit. In her anger, she revealed her talent for solving 2.5kReads9.5Score527Shelves
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  43. 243 The Kaifeng Case Files 开封案簿 Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted A tyrant uses his power to force a sale. How can a helpless woman get justice? Once there was a tyrant who set his sights on a shop. But it was the family’s ancestral home, and its owner refused to sell. So the tyrant spread rumors everywhere. The husband was so enraged and grief-stricken that he died. His wife, Zhang Liniang, was left with no choice and lost both her home and her shop. The tyrant’s bullying knew no bounds: he forced her to sell at a low price. Zhang Liniang had nowhere to turn 13Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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  44. 244 Livestreaming Fortune-Telling: All My Top Supporters Are in Jail 直播测字:我的榜一全在局子里 Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted A ghost-seeing girl and a genius young detective make the perfect supernatural duo! Jiang Chen: Can you check whether there are any nasty things around us? Su Su: Do you think I'm a ghost-hunting police dog or something?! Ghost: You're the nasty thing! Your whole family is nasty! The supernatural duo always cracks the case! 18.4kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
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  45. 245 The Embroidered Uniform Guard's Coroner 锦衣仵作 Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted His master dies a cruel death, and the killer vanishes overnight, leaving behind an unsolved case. Chu Qing, a forensic investigator who transmigrates into the body of a coroner, solves cases one after another, while romance keeps finding her along the way. Hey, you there! Don’t think you’re so special just because you’re the emperor. You want me to join your harem as a consort? No way! A female investigator? Now that might be worth considering! He is the youngest emperor, cold and callous by na 1.8kReads8.8Score233Shelves
  46. 246 As a Court Investigator, Is It Really So Strange to Flirt with an Opera Star? 身为少卿,撩个花旦很正常吧 Two Male Leads777k WordsCompleted 258Reads8.9Score101Shelves
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  47. 247 A Coroner at His Feet 当是仵作裙下臣 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Jianghu is rife with right and wrong; the world is divided into black and white. Everyone says the world’s greatest female coroner is hideously ugly, with a green face and fangs, cursed by fate and destined to have no romance. But that’s not true at all. Shen Jiaojiao has one admirer after another, and they’re all coming on strong. “Miss Jiaojiao, I’ve loved you for a long time. Would you, would you marry me?” “Woman, listen up. I, Mandan, will marry no one but you in this life!” Though admi 8Reads—Score—Shelves
  48. 248 Bowing Low to Prove the Bones 伏身证骨 Historical88k WordsOngoing [Historical mystery + overturning wrongful convictions with evidence + ensemble political intrigue + plenty of foreshadowing and twists + heroic spirit + one heroine] Modern police detective Shen Yan dies during a pursuit and transmigrates into an alternate dynasty, where he becomes the second son of the Shen family, the chief suspect in the massacre of his clan, locked away in death row and sentenced to execution in three days. Back from the dead, he uses his modern forensic and investigative k 7Reads—Score—Shelves
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  49. 249 Shocking! The Top Scholar Was Forced to Marry Her, the Cunning Schemer 惊!状元郎被迫和腹黑的她成亲了 Ancient Romance200k WordsCompleted Rumor has it that a daughter of the Xu family kidnapped the top scholar and brought him home? Chang’an is in an uproar! Everyone: That Xu girl is utterly lawless. How could she treat the top scholar like that? Xu Jinshu’s eldest and second eldest brothers step up to defend her: Who dares object? Everyone: We wouldn’t dare. Please spare us! Xu Jinshu: “You’re exactly my type. You’d make a perfect husband.” Pei Zixuan’s face instantly turns red. “I’m not your food. H-how can I be… be your type?” X 6Reads—Score—Shelves
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  50. 250 The Great Liang Medical Cases: The Female Coroner 大梁医案之女仵作 Ancient Romance316k WordsCompleted He is the city's famous “mind-reading detective,” an orphan burdened by a blood feud. She is a modern-day forensic pathologist whose masterful autopsy skills crack one bizarre case after another, yet she is caught in a mystery surrounding her own origins. Murder, massacres... One conspiracy after another, mysterious symbols, and countless webs close in around them, drawing the two of them together. A vicious dog kills its master, only for the murder to prove an injustice and fight back against o 167Reads8.5Score—Shelves
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