The Male Lead Is a Killer, and the Police Investigate the Cases 男主是杀手，警方破案的

1. 351 双 Two People Transmigrate to 1949, and from the Start We Meet Lou Zhenhua 双穿一九四九，开局遇到娄振华 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Male-Channel Fanfiction150k WordsOngoing Forget personal standards and enjoy a shameless life. No more emotional self-torment; when something happens, just lose it: better to inconvenience others than make yourself suffer. That was Su Tianci in 2026. By chance, he transmigrated to Beiping just after its liberation. He also awakened a pocket dimension that could take him back to 2026. The economically booming year 2026 and the war-torn year 1949, two vastly different eras, now lay before him. 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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   He and He Lu are brothers

2. 352 两 Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九年 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban190k WordsOngoing No morals + a little cruelty to beasts + everyday life at the heart of it Su Tianci transmigrates to Beiping in 1948, where his daily life revolves around tormenting beasts. Our protagonist has no manners and often does things without playing fair. The main idea is simple: if I have no morals, you can't morally blackmail me... [Putting the facts aside, is the author wrong to want to earn a little more tuition money? We shouldn't think only of ourselves; we need to consider the author too. I've m 1.8kReads—Score120Shelves

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   Still can't see through Fang Ying

3. 353 杀 King of Assassins 杀手之王 The Chili on a Little Spicy Stick小辣条上的辣椒Urban1.1M WordsCompleted He is the king of the assassin world, cold and merciless, unafraid of his enemies but all laughs and jokes with his friends. Watch him stir up a storm in the city. This story has not only passion and excitement, but also a different kind of tenderness. 212Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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   Speaking of books with this theme, these are the ones to watch, especially the first one. The male protagonist is an S-class killer and the female protagonist is a GA thief. It's so cool. It's worth a read. If you don't like it, I'll blame you!!!!

4. 354 刑 The Forensic Detective Who Can See the Dead's Lingering Souls 刑侦神探之我能看到死者残魂 A Life Like a Probe探似人生Mystery440k WordsCompleted Crime investigation, deduction, suspense, case-solving, and supernatural fiction. This is a collection of standalone cases, focused entirely on solving crimes, with plenty of cases! Bloody slaughter at a wedding, a Five Elements and yin-yang massacre, ghostly murders at an academy, a terrifying nursery rhyme, a death letter written in blood, a prison in the Eighteenth Layer of Hell, a sacrificial altar... Join Lu Junchen, captain of the criminal investigation squad, and his team as they solve on 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Criminal investigation article, unit solving crimes, pure crime solving, many cases

5. 355 民 The Senses Detective: Strange Cases of the Republic Era 民国奇案之触感神探 A Life Like a Probe探似人生Mystery218k WordsCompleted A Republican-era crime and mystery novel about criminal investigations and solving cases. Each story arc is devoted entirely to cracking a case, and there are plenty of cases to enjoy. Five Elements killings, punishments from the Eighteen Levels of Hell, a deadly blank death letter, a serial assault and murder case involving young women, a ghostly killing spree at an academy, a blood-red altar... It’s all in The Touch Detective: Republican-Era Strange Cases. Join Chief Chen Fengyun as he uses hi 32Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 356 方 Fang Xiaoxiao 方晓晓 Don't Turn Off the Light不关灯Mystery134k WordsCompleted After an impulsive moment, Fang Xiaoxiao, a girl still in eighth grade, accidentally killed a classmate who had bullied her. Terrified, she decided to hide the body. To evade the investigation, Fang Xiaoxiao was forced to cover up the traces of her crime and convince herself that it was all an accident, just a coincidence. People can choose to believe lies, but they can never escape reality. The mind can pretend nothing happened, but the rotting body is real. On the seventh day after the deat 558Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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   This is a female protagonist, but she is super good-looking and has an online logical IQ.

7. 357 昨 Yesterday Flowed into the City 昨日流入城 Thorny Bougainvillea有刺三角梅Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Officialdom] + [Workplace] + [Business World] + [Family] A scholar, two business magnates, three boxing champions, four great families, the Gao family's five tigers, the Twelve Beauties of Jiangling, and 108 concubines... A man who had lost all hope and decided to lie flat is thrust into officialdom overnight, only to become the talk of the whole city as he indulges in wine, women, wealth, and power... Where does his path ultimately lead? Will there be an ending? 372Reads9.2Score366Shelves

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   The villain is a cold-blooded killer, and the police know it... But they don't arrest him...

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