Detective Stories: I'm a Helpful Citizen from Chaoyang 神探 我 朝阳热心群众

1. 1 破 Crime-Solving Group Chat: From the Start, Hannibal Taught Me How to Find Bodies 破案群聊：开局汉尼拔教我找尸体 Haha Spicy哈哈辣Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing Shen Ting transmigrates to a parallel world, where he activates the Detective System and becomes the owner of a crime-solving chat group. Hacker Kiko, Tang Tan's Qin Feng, forensic examiner Qin Ming, White Night detective Guan Hongfeng, and even chef Hannibal and educator Jigsaw are all in the group. As long as he solves cases, the group can bring in more detectives and deranged killers. Shen Ting can also earn skill coins to redeem all kinds of crime-solving skills: Anthropometry! Criminal 53kReads8.7Score4.8kShelves

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   Haha, this is a new book by the same author.

2. 2 阴 The Underworld Detective 阴间神探 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 73.7kReads9.4Score8.8kShelves

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   I read it many years ago, and it's still a great detective novel even after reading it again.

3. 3 满 The Screen Was Full of Comments! I Thought They Were All Gossip 满屏弹幕！我以为全是八卦 Sneaking a Sweet Treat偷闲吃口甜Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted No Romance + Golden Finger + Crime Solving Shanghai, 1985. Nineteen-year-old Chen Yang is a contract worker handling household registration at a local police station, the kind who got the job through connections. She has a secret: she can see other people's “juicy gossip.” Any cheating, embezzling, or concealing of one's identity from the past seven days pops up as subtitles in brackets. The System has one fatal bug: it mistakes spy meetings for “dating.” So she thinks she's catching cheating me 730Reads6.6Score105Shelves

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   This is a pure crime investigation career-oriented story with no romantic pairings or mundane daily life. The protagonist's special abilities are only secondary; solving cases relies entirely on the heroine and her team's rigorous reasoning. The plot is fast-paced and engaging.

4. 4 唐 Strange Tales of the Tang Dynasty: Eternal Chang'an 唐朝诡事录之天下长安 The Brave and Fearless Kalovsky勇敢无畏的卡洛夫斯基Mystery285k WordsOngoing Beneath the prosperous age, undercurrents are stirring. When Di Renjie narrowly escapes death at the hands of a ruthless official, and fifteen-year-old Su Wuming shows his brilliance at a temple fair, an astonishing mystery spanning twenty years slowly begins to unfold. Here are just some of the cases: 1. A secret chamber in Youzhou, Cheng Wuting colluding with the Turks, and Wang Xiaojie operating undercover on both sides. Who is a pawn, and who is the player? 2. The Gobi Desert in Liangzhou. B 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's great! I'm totally shipping the couples in it. It's a crime-solving show with a sweet romance!

5. 5 追EN Genius Detective 追凶神探 Xin Bai辛白Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Legendary police officer Song Lang is reborn and goes incognito as a driver named Chen Shi. He had hoped to live quietly, but fate had other plans: Chen Shi gets caught up in another murder case... A company that preaches a ruthless corporate culture and slaughters its employees while everyone stays silent; A wayward young man who skins his childhood sweetheart alive, with tears in his eyes, to get “justice”; A middle-aged couple bound together by a dark secret, each raising a blade against the 6kReads9.1Score743Shelves

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   1. "The Detective Chaser": A suspenseful mystery with a gripping plot, where you solve cases while also flirting with girls. 2. *The Mind Reader*, a suspenseful mystery novel, is excellent for crime-solving. 3. *The Underworld Detective*, a must-read suspenseful crime novel combining mystery, supernatural elements, and face-slapping moments. 4. *The First-Class Detective*, a suspenseful mystery with elements of deduction and crime-solving, written in a humorous and engaging style. 5. *Criminal Psychology: The Mind Reader*, a suspenseful mystery with elements of forensic science, another great detective novel. 6. *Detective Dee: The Ghost Soldiers' Journey*, a suspenseful mystery, my favorite type of crime-solving book. 7. "The Glory of Criminal Investigators": A suspenseful thriller combining elements of rebirth and mystery, featuring anti-drug heroes who are truly admirable. 8. *The Ghost Detective*, a suspenseful, supernatural, and thrilling story, with a similar plot to *The Underworld Detective*.

6. 6 读 The Mind-Reading Detective 读心神探 Let the Wind Sing, Ask Not of Time不问岁月任风歌Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted A series of suicides has put the police under enormous pressure. Desperate to solve the case as quickly as possible, they turn to me, a professor of psychology, and so begins a thrilling investigation. As I continue to investigate, the truth finally comes to light. But the truth is often too cruel, so cruel that no one can bear to look at it! 188Reads6.7Score—Shelves
7. 7 一 The First-Rank Detective 一品神探 Zhang Jialiang张佳亮Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted He was a beat cop in a remote little backwater, so who could have guessed he'd stumble onto a murder case? Well, there's nothing for it but to step up and take charge! Maybe his luck really was turning around: at the city Public Security Bureau, he unexpectedly met a beautiful policewoman with a frosty demeanor. See how this low-ranking cop turns the tables, wins her heart, climbs to the top, and lives out an extraordinary career as a master detective! 102Reads8.1Score110Shelves
8. 8 罪 Criminal Psychology: The Mind-Reading Detective 罪案心理：读心神探 Just an Ordinary Person一俗人Mystery535k WordsCompleted Also known as The Mind-Reading Detective. Chen Luo is an expert in criminal psychology and body language. After graduating from the academy, he became a consultant for the criminal investigation department. To ordinary people, the motives behind serial murders seem bizarre, twisted, and impossible to fathom. To Chen Luo, they’re clear as day, and the hidden killer is exposed in an instant. The lies and secrets people try so hard to conceal cannot escape Chen Luo’s notice. He sees straight throug 2.4kReads8.7Score224Shelves
9. 9 神 Detective Di Renjie: The Phantom Soldiers' Road 神探狄仁杰之阴兵借路 Xuan Pang Er轩胖儿Mystery350k WordsCompleted Legend has it that after a great catastrophe, many wronged souls refused to leave the mortal realm. To keep reincarnation running smoothly, the Underworld sent ghost soldiers and bailiffs to the human world to collect souls, giving rise to the eerie phenomenon known as “ghost soldiers borrowing the road.” In the first year of Changshou, Di Renjie is framed and demoted to Pengze. Though small, Pengze is rife with turmoil: the county magistrate, deputy magistrate, and constable are killed one afte 20Reads9.0Score—Shelves
10. 10 刑 The Detective's Glory 刑警荣耀 I Don't Believe Pies Fall from the Sky不信天上掉馅饼Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 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 2.3kReads9.0Score271Shelves
11. 11 追 The Yin-Chasing Detective 追阴神探 Graffiti Master涂鸦大师Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Four hundred years ago, my ancestor left behind a book. Four hundred years later, I take action once more in the name of justice. Whether they are evil ghosts, fiends, demons, or monsters, none can escape the punishment of the law. Everything comes from the heart, and everything is for the people. 777Reads6.6Score110Shelves
12. 12 大 The Ten Great Mysteries of the Song Dynasty 大宋十大奇案 I Am Prince Fish在下鱼亲王Historical1.6M WordsOngoing 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… 7.3kReads8.6Score643Shelves

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    Do you like pure ancient martial arts detective novels? 😏

13. 13 妙 The Brilliant Detective 妙笔神探 And Yet, Wild Radish且野萝Mystery150k WordsCompleted Wei Xiaoxi, a rookie mystery writer just starting out, gets the chance to observe the A Team's criminal investigations. She and Lin Mochuan, a police officer who's cold on the outside but warm within, work seamlessly together as they crack one bizarre case after another in Nancheng. 57Reads—Score—Shelves

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    With a natural talent for understanding human psychology, he can always spot subtle details that the police overlook, providing crucial insights for solving cases on numerous occasions.

14. 14 画 The Portrait Artist's Secret 画像师的秘密 Alex the Player艾利克斯玩家Mystery304k WordsCompleted Li Chengkai, a former SWAT officer now working as a police officer, is living like a salted fish: no ambitions, no dreams, no future. The arrival of a tenant who works as a forensic sketch artist stirs up his stagnant life, setting off wave after wave of change. Faced with one bizarre situation after another, Li Chengkai finally becomes certain: the sketch artist doesn't draw people's faces, but their souls. 8Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    I only have these two.

15. 15 猎 The Casebook of Guilty Minds: The Mystery 猎罪图鉴之谜 Little Fish's Wish Comes True小鱼心想事成Two Male Leads149k WordsOngoing With Chen Zhou behind bars, the beauty salon’s human trafficking case, buried for seven years, is finally solved. But could the truth behind it really be so simple? A mysterious stranger appears, and warnings of danger keep coming one after another. Is someone secretly helping them, or trying to cover something up? This time, watch as Du Cheng and Shen Yi join forces, each matching the other, to uncover the mystery behind it all. 39Reads7.4Score—Shelves
16. 16 恶 Evil Bones 2: The Ashen Mystery 恶骨2：灰烬谜踪 Liu Gang刘港Mystery102k WordsCompleted [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 3.2kReads9.3Score716Shelves

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    Three pieces of inexplicable physical evidence, two suspects with perfect alibis, and one fatal detail overlooked by everyone. Turn the page and challenge the limits of your IQ!

17. 17 破 Dawn of Murder 1: Undercurrent 破晓杀机1：暗潮 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery165k WordsCompleted [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 737Reads8.9Score120Shelves
18. 18 神 Detective: I’m a Helpful Local from Chaoyang 神探：我，朝阳热心群众 Haha Spicy哈哈辣Mystery629k WordsOngoing Wang Ting was reborn into a strange new world with an exceptionally high crime rate. Though he was a complete novice at solving cases, he awakened the Great Detective System. Through the System, he could exchange for all kinds of investigative techniques: Forensic mineralogy! Bloodstain pattern analysis! Forensic toxicology... To help Wang Ting solve cases, the System also opened a detectives’ group chat. It was filled with famous detectives from different eras! Love and hate, wealth and beauty, 44Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    Suspenseful and imaginative urban system

19. 19 外 Is It Really So Strange for a Delivery Driver to Show Up at a Crime Scene? 外卖员出现在案发现场很合理吧？ Clear Summer Night夏夜晴朗Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [System + crime-solving mystery + one heroine] Food delivery driver Su He accidentally gets caught up in a murder case and binds to a God-Tier Choice System! Every choice he makes earns him a reward! With the System's help, his life starts taking some unexpected turns. “Hello, I need to report a murder. Mingjia Community, Building 1, Unit 2, Apartment 603. Someone's been killed... Yes, I'm safe right now... Two people are dead... The killer? Well, I locked him outside... I had nothing to do with 15.5kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
20. 20 反 Anti-Scam Livestream: The Station’s Cells Are Full 反诈直播：所里快蹲不下了 Yi Ezreal一泽瑞尔Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Scammer: Our records show an overseas purchase of 200,000 US dollars on your account. Did you make this purchase yourself? Lu Ze: Yes, I made it myself. What about it? The scammer thought, You sure know how to brag! Lu Ze: I never thought... the fact that I bought weapons overseas would finally come to light! Using his god-tier voice imitation skill, Lu Ze mimics the voices of several underlings, as well as the sound of an AK firing in full auto. The scammer's face turns pale. “I'm calling the p 20.4kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
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 6.2kReads9.2Score757Shelves
22. 22 炬 Torchlight [Criminal Investigation] 炬火【刑侦】 Glazed Luanhua琉璃栾华Mystery601k WordsCompleted Dozens of high-stakes, mind-bending cases. A detective and a psychologist join forces to solve crimes, uncover the truth, and probe human nature. (Mystery + deduction + psychologist + episodic cases + serial murders + high-IQ crimes + strange tales + revenge plots + perfect partners + light horror + suitable for the easily frightened.) This novel is the second installment in Confession, also known as The Truth About Murder. Once again, it follows detective captain Ti An and psychologist Zhao Yao 6.7kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    This book boasts a tight pace and well-developed characters, making it stand out among crime novels. The author's previous novel, *Confession*, was also excellent, with its intricately linked and ever-changing cases that kept the reader engrossed without becoming tiresome. It's a highly recommended read.

23. 23 自 Surrender 自首 Glazed Luanhua琉璃栾华Mystery691k WordsCompleted (Now streaming on iQIYI. Starring Xu Weizhou, Guo Junchen, and Xiao Yan. A criminal police captain, played by Xu Weizhou, teams up with a psychologist, played by Guo Junchen, to solve cases and capture the monsters of the human heart. Mystery + deduction + psychologist + episodic cases + serial murders + high-IQ crimes + revenge plots + strange tales and records + best partners + light horror + suitable for the faint-hearted) “I killed someone.” A girl turns herself in, claiming that she killed 20.6kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves
24. 24 零 Zero-Degree Showdown: Operation Blue Arrow 零度交锋：蓝捷行动 Windless Rainy Night雨夜无风Mystery2.3M WordsOngoing [Mystery and Suspense] [Espionage] [Crime Investigation] [Modern Urban] [Genius] [Strong Female Lead] [National Security] Twenty-three years ago, a separation tore the lives of twin sisters apart. The younger sister was trained by an overseas spy organization to become an elite agent. Sent back to China, she is ordered to assassinate her own sister, take her place, infiltrate Lanjie Communications, and steal the core secret, “Lanjie 9.” Caught between her mission and her organization's orders on 11.3kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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    [Sisters' Paths Diverge, Spy Shadows Begin] Twenty-three years ago, twin sisters went from being a cleaner to a top spy. When the younger sister is ordered to return home to replace her older sister, an irreversible undercover operation begins… Are you ready to uncover the secrets?

25. 25 诡 The Strange Realm Archives 诡域档案 Dark Green Moss墨绿青苔Mystery6.0M WordsCompleted Six years ago, Comrade Peng Gang, an outstanding investigator in the Ministry of State Security of Huaxia and deputy director of the Seventh Bureau, met a strange death while on a mission. Six years later, several investigators go missing one after another. The case they were investigating is deeply strange and has countless connections to the case from six years ago. In response, the mysterious investigation team, Fifth Bureau, Ninth Division, begins looking into a series of cases in the realm 329Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    The first book to explain the process of metaphysics with scientific results. The second book is about being bold and meticulous.

26. 26 我 I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏！ Yu Zuo予作Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A mysterious force descended upon Earth, giving rise to another world of terror. Everyone was forcibly sent into the world of horror games on their eighteenth birthday. While everyone else was immersed in fear, struggling to survive in the cracks between life and death, Qin Nuo discovered that he could earn System rewards by influencing the ghosts’ emotions. And every time he completed a dungeon, he could establish his own business in the world of horror. So he became a food runner at the Yin Sp 112.4kReads9.5Score12.2kShelves
27. 27 回 After the College Entrance Exam, I Used My Foresight to Become a Tycoon 回到高考后，利用先知成富豪 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Urban841k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feiyu returns to the day after his class reunion, held after the college entrance exam. Using his information advantage, he makes up for past regrets. From the start, he sets his sights on the Brazil World Cup to earn his first fortune, then uses his expertise and memories to grow his money in the stock market. He also keeps in touch with his high school crush and his senior from university, wins the hearts of both beauties, and becomes a winner in life! 2.7kReads—Score104Shelves

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    Even college graduates can make money and get rich by trading stocks; beautiful female CEOs are also interested in investing.

28. 28 秒 Instant Kill 秒杀 Xiao Qian萧潜Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted The moment his soul awakens, a new world appears before him. It is an unfamiliar world, a world of talismans. There are countless secret realms and talisman beasts, and even higher-level worlds of talismans. Guo Shier is like a pawn crossing the river, instantly killing any enemy that stands in the way of his survival. He must keep growing stronger and find more powerful talismans. But when he reaches the summit of the talisman world, will he still be able to go further? 17kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves

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    I'm almost at 4000 hours on the Pomodoro Technique, and these are the few books I'd recommend, all from quite some time ago.

29. 29 富 The Wealthy Little Maid 富贵小丫鬟 Huaqing Xue花青雪Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted She wakes up to find she has transmigrated into a little maid at the Duke of Tang's mansion. In the wealthy and comfortable manor, Yun Shu begins a leisurely life, growing up sheltered by riches and splendor. She sets out to earn more money and buy lots of farmland, all so she can become a little landowner someday and enjoy a happy, comfortable life. But that dull-witted general just doesn't know when to give up. Once he gets his hands on something he wants, he refuses to let go, and now he won' 4.6kReads9.0Score686Shelves
30. 30 破 The Eye of Deduction and Ten Curious Cases 破解之眼与十个奇妙案件 Zhou Yushang周雨尚Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing Truth-Piercing Eye, activate! Lies trigger a red alert, while secrets lie hidden beneath transparency... My name is Zhou Shijiu. With these Truth-Piercing Eyes that see through to the truth, I’ve solved countless strange cases in a marvelous world! And these eyes are just one of countless marvelous protagonists. This isn’t a one-person show! This is an anthology celebration, with a wild new premise in every installment! There’s no fixed protagonist, only a cast of characters shining together: It 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Detective…!!!

31. 31 南 The Southern Song Dynasty’s Top Undercover Agent 南宋第一卧底 Long Yuan龙渊Historical7.4M WordsCompleted In the sixteenth year of the Jiading era of the Southern Song, Shen Mo, a modern-day undercover agent, began manipulating the fate of the empire in the palm of his hand. Countless ingenious schemes, ruthless plots, and brutal tactics poured from him. His modern forensic techniques cracked one bizarre Southern Song case after another, while his espionage skills crushed the secret agents of the Liao and Jin. When the Mongol Yuan cavalry, invincible across the land, came thundering toward them, the 6.1kReads9.1Score846Shelves

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    Don't be fooled by the fact that it's only one book; it's a masterpiece.

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