Mystery Novels With No Female Lead and a Highly Intelligent Protagonist 无女主，主角高智商的破案小说
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Flowers at the Bottom of the Valley 谷底的花
[Slice-of-life mystery + deduction + crime solving + case-of-the-week + serious drama] Main characters: Lu Jun (forensic pathology intern) vs. Chen Zhou (criminal investigation team captain) Six years ago, a family upheaval completely changed Lu Jun's personality, and his family sent him abroad. Six years later, Lu Jun returned to China and voluntarily joined Chen Zhou's workplace. The two are twelve years apart in age. Their relationship shifted from close friends to an awkward “uncle and nephe
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The Long Night’s Journey 长夜行
The eyes are the angle observers most often scrutinize, so you must learn to disguise your own., Li Mu. From making up his mind to carrying out his plan, he spent a full three years. His first murder, his second, his third... Even when he was teetering on the brink of death, he would take a gamble if it meant he might escape. To everyone else, he was merely a weakling, not even as capable as an ordinary person...
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- 3 Long Night Walk 2: A Portrait of Human Evil 长夜行2：人间恶绘 “The eyes are the angle observers are most accustomed to scrutinizing, so you must learn to disguise your eyes.”, Li Mu The sequel to Long Night Walk, Season Two: The Evil Portraits of the Human World! 164Reads7.9Score—14d adds
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The Case Files of Shen Rufeng 沈如风探案录
There's only one truth. Follow Shen Rufeng and his colleagues as they piece together the clues and solve each case. The stories are mainly standalone cases. This is a new book by a new author, so please show your support.
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Evil Bones 2: The Ashen Mystery 恶骨2：灰烬谜踪
[Criminal Investigation + Criminal Psychology + Hard-Core Deduction + Genius Detective + Serial Murders + Fighting Side by Side + Ensemble Cast] The dead can speak, and clues never lie! Thirty years ago, a shooting sent shockwaves through the entire town. A man and a woman died on the spot, while the killer remained at large. Years later, another case brought the true culprit behind the cold case to light! At the same time, a young girl vanished under mysterious circumstances, and every suspect
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- 6 Evil Bones 4: Partners in Crime and Love 恶骨4：罪爱同谋 [Mind-Bending Mystery + Case-of-the-Week Stories + Crime + Criminal Investigation + Stunning Twists + Fighting Side by Side] A shadowy hand controls a deadly game. Out on the sea, a white suitcase drifts slowly across the water. When it's opened, it reveals the bloated, headless corpse of a woman! Is the butterfly tattoo on the body a clue to the victim's identity, or a warning from the killer? A blood-soaked coffin appears on a stormy night, its oozing blood horrifying against the darkness! The 1.2kReads9.3Score49414d adds
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Into the Abyss 探入深渊
A clueless, comedy-loving detective, a cool and aloof genius, and a series of standalone cases Why did the hotel’s beautiful cleaning lady vanish without a trace, with neither her body nor any sign of her to be found? Why was there a fresh male corpse lying in a coffin in an ancient tomb? Why did a survivor of a fire end up in the morgue after all? Why were four human heads found at the bottom of a water reservoir? …
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Case Files: Solving Unsolved Murders 悬案缉凶实录
Born into a family of police officers, You Lü served in a special forces unit in the southwest. After his older brother, You Ju, went missing, he transferred to the police force where his brother had worked. Determined to carry on his brother's legacy, he also hopes to uncover the truth behind his disappearance. Six months into the job, You Lü is nearly fired for beating up a suspect. Instead, he is reassigned to the archives to sort through old case files. Under the guidance of his brother's te
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- 9 Cold Case Detective Agency 冷案侦探事务所 As the name suggests, the Cold Case Detective Agency investigates cold cases: murder investigations shelved by the official authorities for various reasons. Gu Che, one of the agency’s owners, stands 187 centimeters tall, with long brows, phoenix-shaped eyes, and a slight upward curve to his lips. Beneath his right eye is a tiny vermilion mole. He wears his hair in a buzz cut and is obsessed with Chrome Hearts and Goro’s. A rebel from a family of doctors who have practiced medicine for generatio 250Reads8.4Score10114d adds
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You Think You Can Get Away with the Perfect Crime? No! You Can't Hide Anywhere 你想完美脱罪？不！你无所遁形
[Two male leads, episodic investigations + overarching case, 1v1.] [The story focuses on solving cases, with romance as a secondary element. The romance develops very slowly and subtly. Early on, it's roughly a 9:1 split, with 9 parts investigation and 1 part romance. The romance gets more focus later.] [The male lead, Song Kui, isn't entirely a righteous person.] [Volume One: Song Kui, Tang Yu, Tao Li] [Volume Two: Song Kui, Tang Yu, Li Zeru] [Volume Three bonus stories: Chen Yunning, Rong Chen
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- 11 Crime Scene Investigation: The Clues 犯罪现场调查：蛛丝马迹 (Not a wish-fulfillment story, no System, no romance, traditional criminal investigation) While the officers of the Changlin Criminal Investigation Division were still grieving the death of former Deputy Division Chief Xu Wei, who had died in the line of duty, their new deputy chief, Shen Yanning, arrived out of nowhere, stirring up resentment and rejection among them. But as time went on, they discovered that their young, handsome new superior could unravel cases thread by thread, finding the t 988Reads8.7Score12914d adds
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Fishing Out the Mystery of the Ancient Painting 钓破古画谜团
Cultural relic restorer He Tianjiao accidentally transmigrates into the world inside an ancient painting. There, he joins forces with Qiaomaihua to face challenge after challenge. From fishing for spirit fish and exploring mysterious ruins to dealing with power struggles, repelling foreign enemies, overcoming epidemics, and driving innovation and cross-boundary cooperation, they steadily unravel mysteries and overcome crises. Along the way, He Tianjiao repeatedly risks his life while searching f
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- 13 Terror at the Eerie Fishing Spot 诡异钓点惊魂 Terror at the Eerie Fishing Spot —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Adjustment Period of Love 爱的磨合期 The Adjustment Period of Love —Reads—Score—14d adds
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Dawn of Murder 1: Undercurrent 破晓杀机1：暗潮
[Criminal Investigation and Deduction + Criminal Psychology + Stunning Twists + Horror + Wild Imagination] On the square of the Police University, a horrifying corpse lies curled inside a shattered sculpture, its face contorted as if frozen in a silent scream. Even more unsettling, a note found in the victim's stomach eerily foretells the crime scene. Chen Ye has only just become a police officer when he is handed such a difficult case, and this is only the beginning. A string of deaths shatters
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Chronicles of Qiwucheng 栖梧城传记
A classic martial-arts detective tale, historical mystery, youthful passion, with no System or cheats. During the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, the realm had only just been pacified, and every trade was waiting to be rebuilt. The balance of power in the martial world shifted dramatically. The influence of the four great martial families, who controlled the Seven Gangs (power), Eight Associations (wealth), Nine Mountains (letters), and Ten Strongholds (arms), waned noticeably. The world's Fiv
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Wind in the Dead of Night: Suspects Know They’re in for Trouble When They Meet Me 暗夜有风：嫌疑人遇到我自认倒霉
The world has both light and darkness, and the line between good and evil can be crossed in an instant. What is the line you won't cross? Where does the abyss begin? And who is the prey? Let rookie cop Chu Feng tell you the truth...
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The Ten Great Mysteries of the Song Dynasty 大宋十大奇案
No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincible protagonist, no System, no golden finger, and no transmigration. This is not a power fantasy, so read at your own discretion! A pure historical mystery set in the jianghu, offering an immersive experience of everyday life in an ancient town and the suspenseful twists and turns as officials use their wits to solve cases…
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The Last Witness 最后一个目击者
A female corpse with her tongue ripped out, someone buried alive in a coffin, a beautiful heart-eater, an eerie black puppet... Behind every baffling case that seems to leave no clues, a pair of perceptive eyes is always watching. But are you really sure that what you’ve seen is the truth?
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- 20 Death Deduction 死亡推演 Whatever the eerie eyes see, clues take on a three-dimensional form, and secrets are laid bare. Under the scalpel, the dead speak, and the whole truth comes to light. A forensic detective with an IQ over 180. With death, she performs the most beautiful waltz in the fog; through deduction, she proves that justice always prevails. Thanks to Wenwan Ge for providing the original cover! 41Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 21 The Enigmatic Files 迷离档案 A psychologist skilled in behavioral analysis is drawn into a series of bizarre murders. Each case seems connected to him. This is a battle of wits, strange and uncanny... But when he finally gets close to the truth, he discovers that everything conceals a shocking mystery. (This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.) 825Reads9.0Score10714d adds
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The Detective's Glory 刑警荣耀
Wang Wei is a veteran detective with twenty years of police experience and a three-time champion of the Tian Nan Provincial Police Academy’s grappling and combat tournament. By a twist of fate, he is reborn twenty years in the past, just after graduating from the academy and starting his career. From then on, he makes a name for himself. No major case, strange case, cold case, or decades-old case is too difficult for Wang Wei. Give him a moment, and he’ll crack it! If you’re a criminal, no matte
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- 23 I Foresee Your Death 预见你的死亡 Do you know how many people go missing in a year? How many die unjustly, their bodies lost without a trace? Do you know the despair and terror they feel before they die? You don’t know, but that doesn’t mean it never happened. So it wasn’t my arrival that brought death to these places. I simply told you what you didn’t know! Because I’m a madman who loves a good mystery but figured out the answer long ago. 1.2kReads8.5Score10614d adds
- 24 Breaking Through the Waves 破浪 She was once a happy daughter, cherished by her parents. But her mother died young, and her father, an undercover agent, was brutally murdered. Still a child, she had to hide her identity and live with her grandmother on a remote island. Her unusual life made her keep her distance from others, but her inborn talent and desire for revenge set her on the path to becoming a police officer. He was a born star, but had no interest in business and refused to inherit his parents’ vast fortune, joining 285Reads8.8Score10014d adds
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The Bureau's Twin Years: A Record of Strange Herb Mysteries in the Martial World 局编双年：奇草谜案江湖录
(Not a power fantasy + no System + plot-driven + crime-solving and deduction + mind-bending twists) (The author spent a full year crafting all the murder cases. They’re sure to be gripping and mind-bending, so enjoy!) One year ago, on a dark night, I was a lowly cleaner working in the City Lord’s Hall when I was dragged into a murder targeting the three great families. Everyone said I was the killer! One year later, by day, I’d turned my fortunes around and become deputy director of the Security
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- 26 True Cases of High-IQ Crime 高智商犯罪实录 As technology advances, criminals use increasingly sophisticated methods to kill, and the number of high-IQ offenders is steadily growing. This poses a major challenge for the entire police force. That is why we have begun documenting real cases involving crimes committed by highly intelligent offenders. 264Reads—Score—14d adds
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Solving Cases Is a Skill 查案是门技术活儿
C City Police Bureau, Special Cases Group C. Ji Huan watched Shi Yan, head bent over his phone, and tapped the whiteboard behind him. “What do you make of this case?” Shi Yan didn't even look up. “Investigating cases is a technical job. I wouldn't know where to start!” Ji Huan cleared his throat. “Ahem! ... It's not easy to learn, so come on, I'll teach you...”
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- 28 Countdown to Murder 凶案倒计时 Have you ever seen an honor student in her underwear dancing in a morgue? Have you ever seen three kumanthong dolls singing a corrupted nursery rhyme in the dead of night? Have you ever seen four female college students, dead for days, ordering takeout with ghost money? I have. My name is Liu Cheng, and I'm a professional criminal investigator. My bizarre experiences began with the “Ghost Money Female Corpse Case,” which shocked the entire city… 27Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 29 The Detective's Mission 刑警使命 Ye Jiu, an orthodox inheritor of the Su Family's Taiji tradition and a former unarmed-combat instructor with a special operations unit, transfers to a local post as a criminal investigator. While staking out a suspect, he is struck by lightning and unexpectedly gains twenty years of memories from a parallel world. From then on, he embarks on an extraordinary career as a detective, cracking major cases, capturing key criminals, and crushing all manner of criminal gangs with iron fists. No one can 12kReads9.0Score1.5k14d adds
- 30 Profaning Sin 渎罪 A notebook that teaches people how to commit crimes, four strange young people, and a leader with a split personality and a free-associating mind. A genius with sky-high IQ and zero EQ. A man with high EQ who seduces women. A master of old-school tricks with explosive fighting skills. Four orphans form a strange task force and begin fighting criminals. The four young people use bizarre methods to handle cases. They cry and laugh, joke and bicker, and somehow stumble into solving them. Whether by 637Reads7.8Score10114d adds
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In Search of the Truth 寻罪
Beneath the gloom, a pair of eyes is always watching you. One deadly mystery follows another. The killer, the victim, even the police are nothing but pawns. Who is the shadow lurking behind the gloom?
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- 32 The Crime Scene Cleaner 凶案清理员 The first time Cen Mu went to a crime scene, he didn't see the body, but he did bring home the girlfriend he hadn't seen in three years. With his girlfriend's genius-level help, he solved cases like a god. Then he realized something was off: his girlfriend seemed to have a cheat of her own. The police team members said, “Our sister-in-law is beautiful, rich, and great at solving cases. She's perfect in every way, except for her questionable taste in men. She fell for Captain Cen.” This is the st 2.5kReads9.3Score47114d adds
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The Accuser 问罪者
Everyone is sentenced to death at birth. Living is simply the process of serving a suspended sentence. Breaking the rules is the greatest way to honor them, and bringing murderers to justice is the most perfect interpretation of the law. Money can buy status, but can it buy your life? Behind the facade of kindness, good and evil are hard to tell apart…
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- 34 The Murderer's Sin 谋杀者之罪 In 2019, K-Tech, a leading company in Beidu, developed the first machine capable of unrestricted time travel, naming it the “Time Capsule.” K-Tech then partnered with the Beidu police to establish a new department, the “Special Cases Investigation Group,” and put the Time Capsule to work solving cases that had remained unsolved for years. Ouyang Yuzhi, a junior figure at the police station, was unexpectedly selected and granted the title of the country’s only person legally authorized to use the 6Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 35 The Song Dynasty Ministry of Justice Case Files 大宋刑部侦缉档案 In the early years of the Southern Song, the Jin forced the Zhao Song court to retreat to its temporary capital in Lin’an, where it secured a century of peace. Mu Qingyan, an orphan from Xiangyang, had planned to seek out her uncle, a constable in Lin’an Prefecture. But her uncle became entangled in the murder of Huang Shang, tutor to Prince Jia, Zhao Kuo, and has since disappeared. By chance, Mu Qingyan comes into possession of a secret letter her uncle left behind, drawing her into one bafflin 287Reads8.9Score10114d adds
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Infinite Challenge Game 无限挑战游戏
He was an ordinary loser: no house, no car, nothing to show for himself, and a terminal illness that burdened his whole family. Then, one day, a stroke of luck fell into his lap. The goddess he had secretly loved for years suddenly invited him to a secret location to get a room. But just as they met, she was assassinated by a mysterious attacker who appeared out of nowhere... He was dragged into a deadly game full of endless challenges. To save the goddess and find a cure for his illness, he had
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- 37 EN I Contracted Myself 我契约了我自己 This is a world riddled with danger. Mutated beasts and savages lurk in cities and wilderness alike, watching humanity with hungry eyes. The savage Serpent God lies dormant beneath the earth, while the King of Dark Mists hides between reality and illusion. Human civilization teeters on the brink of collapse. Then Zhang Ping transmigrates into this world, only to find that the first threat he must face is the omnipresent Tianchang Fox in Mingzhu City. 272Reads7.7Score—14d adds
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Yushi Detective Agency 语事台侦探屋
New pen name: Qingqiantao. After resigning from office, Song Jingfeng got a new job through an introduction from a former colleague. When Song Jingfeng arrived and looked up, he saw the sign: Yushitai Detective Agency! Song Jingfeng: … Boss, do the censors know you named it that? Song Jingfeng, the new top scholar, began his new life at the Yushitai Detective Agency, doing odd jobs like catching cats and finding dogs. Just as Song Jingfeng was racking his brains
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Horror Game: I Get Stronger by Talking Back 恐怖游戏，抬杠我就能变强
[No romance + infinite-flow + jokes and memes + System power fantasy] Cheng Fei transmigrates into a wilderness world and thinks he's doomed, but to his surprise, he's pulled into a horror game. He realizes that these games seem to contain tons of supplies he can use to survive! So he... This book is also known as: "A Mine Owner's Self-Cultivation" "I Went on a Free Shopping Spree in the Dungeon" "I Get Stronger Every Time I Roast Someone" "They Were Already Stupid, So Why Are You Teasing Them?"
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