Any Stories with a Cold, Emotionless Male Lead? Preferably Set in a Modern City 有木有男主冷血冷漠的，最好是都市的那种

1. 51 解 Dissociators: The Chronicles of Saint Judas Island 解离者：圣犹大岛纪事 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery203k WordsCompleted On the picturesque island of St. Judas, a series of locked-room mysteries and cunning murders unfold. The person who comes to solve them is a professional assassin. He understands killing and strategy, using a killer's instincts to unravel one impossible crime after another. Beneath the sunlit island, lies, old grudges, and conspiracies steadily rise to the surface. With classic locked-room mysteries at its heart, an immersive deserted-island atmosphere, and four linked cases, the story asks at 87Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 52 解 The Disintegrator: A World of Black and Gray 解离者：黑灰世界 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Urban138k WordsCompleted Rick accidentally plunges into the dark abyss of an international drug cartel's deals, confronting the tangled connections between drug crimes and gang forces and witnessing countless bloody battles. Through one man's eyes, the story depicts a gripping, dark struggle for power, steeped in money and murder. 58Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 53 解 The Dissociator: The Extravagant Prisoner and the Underground Howl 解离者：奢囚与地下啸 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery160k WordsCompleted New York is split between day and night, two worlds at odds. Hired by a wealthy family to rescue their kidnapped heir, hitman Rick uncovers a sprawling conspiracy. Meanwhile, Roy, a subway veteran worn down by corporate exploitation, launches a fierce rebellion in the underground tunnels. There are no crime investigations or justice here, only struggles for profit and settling scores under a code of gray rules. The victors are free to rewrite the truth. Desire and the cruelty of class are laid b 85Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 54 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: Starting with a Spirit Stone 灵气复苏：从一块灵石开始 Warm Wine for the Gong's Sake煮酒溫凉為锣故Urban138k WordsOngoing [Spiritual Qi Revival] [Somewhat Dark] [The Protagonist Is the First Cultivator] A strange stone he accidentally got during class turned out to be a spirit stone. Zhong Hui: “A thousand years from now, I’ll be a legend!” 6Reads5.9Score—14d adds
5. 55 高 High Martial Arts: A Blade That Slashes the Heavens 高武之刀斩苍穹 White-Robed Mortal Life浮生白衣Urban576k WordsCompleted He clawed his way out of a blood pool in hell, and returned as a walking calamity among mortals. His former name had long since burned away. Now, he is Zhang Mo, a vicious weapon born for nothing but annihilation! His blade is his tongue, and an unmarked stele bears witness. Every ringing stroke of his blade is the final word of countless lives. Tenderness? Loyalty? Dust in the wind! In his world, there is only the solitary peak of slaughter, watered with scalding blood. 6Reads5.3Score—14d adds

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   This is a good book, worth recommending. It has no female lead and the characters are cold and ruthless.

6. 56 我 I Refuse Your Descent 我拒绝祢的降临 Li Ma李马Urban225k WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast] [Not an invincible protagonist story] [No harem] [The wider world is revealed gradually] (Already completed, with an exclusive animated adaptation. Quality guaranteed.) Good is done with good, evil with evil. The scales have never belonged to justice, nor have they ever tipped toward evil. The difference between right and wrong is simply a matter of numbers. When power that should belong to the “gods” descends upon this last refuge of humankind, this place becomes a stage for the 151Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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   The male lead is highly intelligent and aloof.

7. 57 你 You Can Call Me a Savage, but I Don't Want to Be an Assassin 你可以叫我野人！但我不想做杀手 Du Ai毒毐Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Superpowered martial arts + fantastical imagination + decisive and ruthless + utterly insane + demonized god of slaughter + cold to the core + invincible villain] Ten years ago, he was an orphan whose family had been wiped out. He stumbled into Mount Ailao, and ten years later, a beast emerged from the forest: the wild man had returned. He casually took out a top-ranked S-class assassin, then went on to bathe the city in blood, killing his way to the top of the world’s strongest assassin rankin 4.1kReads7.7Score74314d adds

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   It's not just cold, it's getting colder.

8. 58 杀 Killer College Student: No Graduation Unless I Become a Killer? 杀手大学生：不当杀手不让毕业？ Immortal of the Purple Mansion紫府仙人Urban37k WordsOngoing [Assassin] + [System] + [College Campus] A gold-digger I met on a blind date demanded a house, a car, and an exorbitant bride price, but didn't even want to have children? Shi Anwen, still a college student, couldn't be bothered with her. He simply pulled out a handgun and pulled the trigger... A drunk street punk killed someone and went on the run? No problem, one shot would take care of it... Of course, Shi Anwen wasn't killing people on purpose. It was just homework assigned by his school. Bu —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   🌈 [If you've recently become obsessed with urban novels featuring assassins, then this is definitely a must-read!] ₍˄·͈༝·͈˄*₎◞ ̑̑🔥🔥The plot is intricate and original, not forced or illogical, and there are no bad parts throughout. It's highly immersive, and the writing is superb. Read with confidence and highly recommended!

9. 59 豪 The Abandoned Heir of a Powerful Family: He Is Xingyu, She Is Qiu 豪门弃子之：他是星宇，她是秋 Clear and Shallow, Clear and Shallow清清浅浅清清浅Modern Romance544k WordsOngoing This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Pei Xingyu is the illegitimate son of Pei Changqing and a foreign model. His mother took the money and returned to her home country as soon as she gave birth, never appearing again. His father never took responsibility for him, leaving him to be raised by a nanny. He grew up facing discrimination and humiliation. His life was always surrounded by malice. The label “illegitimate son” clung to him li 54Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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   To outsiders he appears cold-blooded and insane, but in reality he is soft-hearted and kind.

10. 60 龙 A Dragon Kingdom Police Cadet Charges Into Maitira 龙国警校生，勇闯迈提拉 Thousand-Year-Old Stone Monkey千年老石猴Urban137k WordsOngoing [Decisive, not a bleeding heart, self-serving, scheming, highly intelligent, always planning several steps ahead]+ [Everyone is ruthless]+ [No System, no golden finger]+ [No characters acting stupidly, logical]+ [No heroine, female supporting character] Ye Zilu plays by his own rules! This is a logically consistent power fantasy: With his options exhausted in Longguo, Ye Zilu, a graduate of the Longguo Police Academy, ventures into Maitila to survive. After joining the police force, he uses ever 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Urban fiction, featuring a cast of characters who are ruthless and decisive, self-serving, intelligent and emotionally intelligent, cunning, and strategic, taking each step with meticulous care.

11. 61 白 The Gray-Eyed White Cat 白猫传灰瞳 Mr. TT白先生Urban107k WordsOngoing The young heir of a crime family is forced to become a beggar. With nothing but a bowl from the start, he becomes the Zhu Yuanzhang of the underworld. Fresh twists and airtight logic. Italian mixed-race, ruthless, cruel, and realistic. He kills decisively, with every punch landing hard, every blade striking true, and every bullet finding its mark. A slow burn. Trust me, it only gets better as it goes. (No saintly heroine, no System, no harem, pure underworld fiction.) —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book is incredibly exciting and explosive! It features a third-generation family of gangsters, a mafia prince, no saintly figures, no system, ruthless and decisive killing, brutal and realistic combat, critical hits with every strike, headshots with every shot, innovative plot twists, and meticulous logic.

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