Looking for High-IQ Crime Thrillers with Lots of Twists and Cat-and-Mouse Games Between Criminals and the Police 求高智商反转多和犯罪分子与警方周旋的小说

1. 1 全 Watched by the Whole Internet: The Frail Junior Student Outwits a Top Criminal Investigator 全网围观，病弱学妹戏耍刑侦王牌 Still Feeling Cold依然觉得寒冷Mystery589k WordsCompleted Award-winning work in the Fifth Tomato Web Literature Competition Finals, Selected Mystery Case Award “I only ever kill people who deserve to die!” [High-Octane Dark Fantasy | Elite Mind Games | A Life-or-Death Battle Between Good and Evil | A Strong Heroine and an Even Stronger Heroine] [Shocking Twists | No Romance | Two Powerful, Unhinged Rivals Face Off] From the day Ling Zhi became a criminal police officer, he believed in only two things: evidence and procedural justice. Criminals were cri 95.3kReads9.5Score19.4k14d adds

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   The female lead is a very capable criminal, and it's really a great watch. Even watching her face her inevitable death, I still cried buckets by the end. There's also something like a second season, a second book, but it's still ongoing.

2. 2 她 She Came From Hell to Prove Their Guilt 她从地狱来，证罪 Still Feeling Cold依然觉得寒冷Mystery864k WordsOngoing [Unhinged Assassin Heroine x Coolheaded Criminal Investigation Captain] [Powerful Rivals] [Clashing Ideas of Justice] [Mutual Redemption] [Reborn] [Happy Ending] Procedural justice versus killing to stop killing. Should evil be punished through vigilante justice, or should one submit to the law? One pursues, the other lures. Will anyone win this game? In her previous life, Jiang Li was a top assassin, wild and brazen, fearing nothing and believing in killing to stop killing. Ling Zhi was a crimi 36.8kReads9.3Score6.3k14d adds
3. 3 血 [Hope of Blood] 【血之希望】 Yi Ze You Lin伊泽幼霖Mystery1.7M WordsOngoing Elite police officer Xia Xuansheng has solved countless murder cases at a young age, until a criminal organization called Hope emerged. It was the first and only case that ever stumped him. Who is pulling the strings behind the organization, and what story lies behind it? It seems to be connected to a terrifying international crime syndicate. It is up to him to uncover the truth. Who is Kid, the mysterious boy in the clown mask, really? What secrets does he hold? A tangled web of complications r 688Reads9.3Score10014d adds

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   The male protagonist, with his high IQ, kills as easily as drinking water.

4. 4 特 Special Cleaner, Occasional Crime Scene Stager 特殊清洁员，偶尔也布置案发现场 South Morning, North Moon南晨北月Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted (Content warnings: no female lead, no romantic ambiguity, dark plot, protagonist is not a good person, lighthearted everyday tone) (No female lead does not mean no female supporting characters. Recommended that you stay away. The male lead is very much a criminal, not a positive role model, and people get killed on a regular basis.) Good news: He transmigrated. Bad news: The body’s original owner seems to have just killed someone. Is Qi Shu panicking? He’s practically panicking to death. After a 502Reads8.6Score10214d adds
5. 5 我 I Returned from Hell to Plan the Perfect String of Revenge 我从地狱归来，策划连环完美复仇 Leaves Can't Predict Autumn叶难知秋Mystery525k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [Mad Protagonist] [Elegant] [High-IQ Crimes] [No System] Ten years ago, the Shen family was wiped out by a mysterious organization known as the Alliance. Shen Feng was beaten to death and left in the wilderness. Now, Shen Feng’s soul has returned from hell. That day, the criminal investigation squad received a call from a mysterious person claiming he would kill the famous CEO Liu Ruxu at a shareholders’ meeting. The nightmare began at that very moment. Shen Feng planned one per 119.4kReads9.5Score12.9k14d adds
6. 6 复 Revenge Begins With the Perfect Accident 复仇，从制造完美意外开始 George Talks a Big Game乔治侃大山Urban521k WordsCompleted [High-IQ plots involving accidental killings and locked-room murders] [A logical, high-IQ power fantasy] To prevent crime and reduce the likelihood of criminal acts, a brand-new variety show, Simulated Crime, takes the world by storm. The guests enter a space capsule, where their brain waves connect to a fully simulated metaverse. Studying the crimes committed by guests during their revenge plots can provide criminal investigation with valuable experience and improve the efficiency of solving ca 2.2kReads8.9Score22414d adds

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   The first book features a protagonist who meticulously plans and executes the perfect crime after hundreds of calculations. The second book features a protagonist who commits a high-IQ crime for revenge. The third book features a protagonist who is a police officer who fakes a crime during a practice session, demonstrating his high-IQ criminal skills.

7. 7 被 Someone Tried to Frame Me, So I Put on a Bandit's Mask! 被人碰瓷，我带上了劫匪头套！ Dragons Fighting龙打架Urban230k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lu Jin is chosen to play a bank robber in a bank drill. On the day of the exercise, as he heads to the bank to carry out the “robbery,” an old woman falls right in front of him. Old woman: “You knocked me down. You’re not going anywhere until you pay me eight or ten thousand yuan.” With the planned time drawing closer, Lu Jin has no choice but to agree to take the old woman to the bank to withdraw the money. Once inside the bank, as the old woman urges L 2.7kReads8.7Score18014d adds
8. 8 水 A Murder Buried at the Waterworks for Twenty Years 水厂埋凶二十年 Bai Suzhen白素针儿Mystery192k WordsCompleted Twenty years ago, in the autumn at the Xichang Waterworks in Qingcheng, three people vanished one after another, leaving no trace, dead or alive. Police officer Qi Xiaojun pursued the lead for half his life, only to be forced out by fate just as he was about to reach the truth. Zhang Youfei, the young factory director, once loved a woman named Jinhua deeply, but he had no idea how many secrets her silence concealed. Twenty years later, another person disappears from the Xichang Waterworks. Sick 4.2kReads8.5Score41814d adds

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   Has anyone read this book? It's super good!

9. 9 面 A Maniacal Smile Beneath the Mask: I’m Crazy, Don’t Run 面具下癫狂一笑，我是疯子你别跑 Making Money to Feed Yang赚钱喂洋Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [No heroine, revenge, magic, madness, mental illness, ruthless action] He is a high-IQ, unhinged magician who kills for revenge. He is both a madman and a savior. His goal is to take perfect revenge on everyone! … Three years ago, Chen Sheng was secretly admitted for treatment after being diagnosed with several mental illnesses. He was classified as an S-rank dangerous patient. Three years later, Chen Sheng is discharged after recovering, only to discover that the Chen family has suffered a deva 9.7kReads8.6Score99414d adds
10. 10 直 Live-Streaming the Supernatural: Judge of Hell 直播怪谈：地狱判官 I Love Zhang Zhang Zhang我爱张张张Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (Brain storage area: just enjoy the power fantasy.) (This book is ruthless and decisive. Revenge comes the same day, with no dithering.) (Hell's Judge: it's at its best after a million words.) A life for a life, a debt repaid. That should be only natural, but this world is rife with injustice that flies in the face of reason. Juvenile murderers go free because they're underage. Deadbeats refuse to repay their debts, yet squander money and shower female livestreamers with gifts. Online trolls bul 3.6kReads7.0Score35014d adds
11. 11 我 My 99 Perfect Hunts 我的99次完美狩猎 Little Half-Immortal of Shu Mountain蜀山小半仙Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Realism] [High-IQ crime] [Masterful mind games] [No female lead] [For readers who love logic] The police in Xikang City received a phone call from someone calling himself Ghost, who claimed he would kill a certain person in three days. More than that, he wanted the police to rush out and protect the target. He intended to carry out the killing under the police's tight security. The police took the threat extremely seriously and made careful preparations. When the three days were up, the result 39.4kReads9.3Score4.1k14d adds

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    This story is about the protagonist's revenge and his battle of wits with the police. It's just a pity that he turned himself in later, sob sob [crying]

12. 12 从 Starting Out as a Full-Time Undercover Agent in Northern Myanmar 从缅北开始做全职卧底 Moonlight Before My Bed床前明月光Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing “Perhaps the beings created in darkness can also defeat the darkness.” After being kidnapped, Mu Guang, born with a personality disorder, is trafficked to northern Myanmar. Faced with death and threats, he stays calm, decisive, and ruthless, earning the admiration of a drug lord. But no one knows that this antisocial man has long been an undercover police officer... Five years later, a new police officer named Mu Guang reports for duty at the Shun'an Municipal Public Security Bureau, only to be 10.3kReads9.5Score1.2k14d adds

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    Just these two books, look at them, look at them, and they both read them without saying a word.

13. 13 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 11.9kReads9.1Score1.4k14d adds

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    The mind-bending level far exceeded expectations! This sci-fi spy novel focuses on transnational covert warfare, featuring highly innovative sophisticated data theft and intelligent disguise schemes. Everyone is sharp-witted, the foreshadowing is incredibly deep, and every twist overturns all previous reasoning and predictions.

14. 14 一 I Woke Up with 40 Murder Cases on My Hands 一觉醒来：我背上了40起命案 No Joy无喜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Chen Xiao wakes up to find everything around him strangely unfamiliar. The only thing beside him is a diary. He thinks it might explain his current predicament, but as he reads, he begins to doubt whether its contents are real. It is clearly a record of crimes committed by “himself.” Just as Chen Xiao is about to read on, the piercing wail of police sirens downstairs jolts him awake, and he can't help imagining the worst... 29.5kReads9.3Score3.1k14d adds

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    Book 1️⃣: Waking up to find a diary, the contents of which are—"Murder Records." What follows is a series of speculations and confirmations, a battle of wits with the original personality [thinking][thinking][thinking]. All of the transmigrated personality's speculations were confirmed. The original personality manipulated the transmigrated personality. The original personality could gain control of the body at any time and knew everything that happened, while the transmigrated personality could only passively gain control of the body and could not know what happened when control was lost. In other words, the mastermind behind it all was the original personality. The transmigrated personality said he would definitely kill this mastermind, and he did. "You'd better not show up, showing up means death." From this sentence onwards, the transmigrated personality understood some things and began to implement a deception plan against the original personality. In the end, he won and lost. He won; he did everything he wanted to do, achieved all his demands, found the mastermind, and learned the whole truth. These were all his long-held obsessions. He was willing to die for them. He lost; he actually just wanted to live peacefully and simply. His struggles were all for this. After all, not being afraid of death doesn't mean not wanting to live. In the second book, the protagonist, who claims to be a ghost, calls a dog and says he will kill someone in three days. The police provide heavy protection, but the person still dies. The series of murders is just for...

15. 15 谁 Who Says a Mentally Ill Person Can't Solve Crimes? 谁说精神病不能破案 Transformed into Chief White Cat化身白猫警长Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted {Serial murder case + basement captivity case + human trafficking case + haunted ancestral home...} Multiple personalities, no romance, no golden finger, no System, and a sharp mind. Handsome with a sense of humor, funny and handsome all at once. Humanity's evil is magnified without limit, while goodness takes root in the midst of evil. A genius psychologist is locked away for three years because of dissociative identity disorder. After passing his evaluation and being released, he gets caught u 7.6kReads9.0Score96214d adds

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    The three protagonists, after transmigrating (actually, it's their alternate personality), discover their predecessor's murder note and have been investigating the truth behind the cases, only to find that they are just their alternate personality and that their parents (possibly) want to raise them to be antisocial killers.

16. 16 一 I Woke Up as the Suspect in a Serial Murder Case 一觉醒来，我成了连环杀人案凶手 Lone Shadow孤影Mystery138k WordsOngoing Zhou Ye, an emergency room doctor, was attacked by a thief and hit his head. When he woke up, the house was in complete disarray. The only thing playing on his phone, over and over, was a video of someone being murdered and dismembered in a brutal, horrifying way. Zhou Ye grumbled to himself that movies these days were getting more and more extreme. It wasn't until Zhou Ye saw his own face in the mirror that he truly panicked. Wasn't that person in the video him? He had to accept the truth: he h 208Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 17 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds

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    👌This is very good

18. 18 离 I Left the Mental Hospital and Became Criminals’ Worst Nightmare 离开精神病院，成了罪犯的噩梦 Rabbit Ying兔子莹Urban519k WordsCompleted [Villain] [Dark] [Unhinged] [Semi-invincible] “The dying screams of my victims are the most beautiful music I've ever heard.” “Blood is the most beautiful color, and killing is the finest art.” “What I'm best at is making people wish they were dead. I hope you can hold out a little longer.” “A detective? Can you stop a lunatic from killing?” “Hahahahahaha!!!” “Why?” “We personalities exist solely to save Gongyang Xuanzhi...” “Have you ever heard of the Lovecraftian variant study...” 2.4kReads8.9Score38214d adds
19. 19 全 Manhunt Across the City: I'm Really Not a Criminal 全城围捕：我真不是罪犯啊 Yuan Mu圆目Mystery657k WordsCompleted When he opens his eyes, Chen Mu, a former criminal police officer in his previous life, discovers that he has been reborn in a parallel world. And he has become an escaped convict wanted for an entire family’s murder! Shrill police sirens ring across the city as heavily armed officers close in from every direction. A net of traps leaves no way out. Ding! [Escape System issuing a mission] [Main Mission: Publicly serialize and update the story of your escape] [Side Mission: Find the real culprit b 57.3kReads8.5Score4.6k14d adds

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    It updates daily, and often more frequently; you can check it out.

20. 20 我 I’m Really Not a Murderer! 我真的不是杀人犯啊！ Adorably Lovable, But Brainless可可爱爱莫得脑袋Mystery991k WordsOngoing When I woke up, there was a corpse beside me. And let me say this again: I transmigrated. I'm not crazy. So I'm absolutely sure I didn't kill anyone. After all, there's no memory of the murder in my head. Probably not, right? Probably not! 1.1kReads8.8Score16214d adds
21. 21 家 My Family Are Police Officers, But I'm a Murderer 家人是警察？可我是杀人犯 South Morning, North Moon南晨北月Mystery183k WordsOngoing (Content warning: No female lead, no System, and the protagonist is not a good person. Readers with strong moral sensibilities, proceed with caution.) Being adopted by a wealthy and powerful family might seem like a dream life to anyone: money and influence are there for the taking. But is it really that simple? What if they had ulterior motives from the moment they adopted you? Yan Jue learned from a young age not to romanticize any profession. He also knew that in this family, he was little mo 59Reads7.1Score—14d adds

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    These two books are incredibly good and highly recommended; both involve special relationships with the police and dealing with them.

22. 22 模 I Simulated Crimes a Hundred Thousand Times and Somehow Became a Top Detective 模拟犯罪十万次，我竟成王牌神探 Chilly Early Autumn初秋微寒Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Crime Investigation + Crime + Invincible + All-Rounder + Hardcore Detective] A killer capable of committing the perfect crime must also be a master detective. Su Ming should have become the perfect criminal, but instead he aced the entrance exam for the criminal investigation team and chose to stand on the front line of the fight against crime. He has pored over tens of thousands of case files and scrutinized hundreds of millions of cases. In his eyes, every crime is riddled with laughably obvi 81.9kReads9.1Score7.7k14d adds

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    Wow, this book has so many plot twists!

23. 23 涤 Sin-Cleansing Killer System 涤罪杀手系统 Dong Muyu东木宇Urban725k WordsCompleted System + No Female Lead + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Novel This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events or people is purely coincidental. Bai Yi is an orphan adopted by a retired criminal investigator. Raised on lessons about justice, he knows all too well that there are many evils in the world that the law cannot eradicate. He has grown numb to them, but one day, quite by chance, a voice rings out in his mind: Congratulations, Host, you have awakened the Assassin System... 1.7kReads8.7Score14514d adds

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    The bag is nice. [Smile]

24. 24 我 Am I a Murderer? No! You're the Murderer! 我是杀人犯？不！你才是杀人犯！ Unsettled with the Ordinary不安于平凡Mystery185k WordsOngoing The greatest evil can masquerade as goodness. The most wicked devils love to dress up as angels. There are three people inside me. I don’t know which one is the killer. Is it you, or me, or him? It’s going to rain! My head hurts so much. He’s coming out. No, no… Don’t let it rain. I don’t want to leave. I want to live. It wasn’t me, it really wasn’t! I didn’t kill anyone. I wasn’t the one who did it! I’m not insane. I’m not! Don’t take me away. “Li Mo, what gives you the right? What gives you th 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's really beautiful, trust me! [Shy][kissing emoji]

25. 25 我 Who Touched My Novel? 我的小说谁动的 Grinding All Beings' Blood into Ink众生血研墨Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Xue Mo sat at his computer, typing away with great concentration. “Knock, knock, knock!” A series of urgent knocks sounded at the door. “Who is it?” Xue Mo asked, puzzled, as he went to the door. “The police.” Through the peephole, he saw two people in police uniforms standing outside. One of them held up his police identification. “Does Xue Mo live here?” “Yes, that’s me.” Xue Mo hurriedly opened the door. “We’ve found that several recent murder cases closely match your novel. We need you to as 1.7kReads8.8Score23314d adds
26. 26 杀 The Assassin Lu Yutang 杀手陆鱼塘 Dharma Name: One More Watch法号一更Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (No transmigration, no System.) Lu Yutang, a professional killer, never imagined that his wealthy landlady would turn out to be a police detective, living right across the hall from him. What a predicament. (Other works in this series are now available. Visit the author’s page.) 38.9kReads9.1Score3.7k14d adds

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    This book, with its high-IQ plot twists and the struggle against criminals, is a bit more novel in style than other books I've read. It avoids clichés and offers readers a visual feast. The author's descriptions are also very delicate. I'm currently rereading it, and I absolutely love Lu Yutang's writing! The book satirizes family ties and the ruthlessness of those who use any means for profit, but it also explores the theme of using any means necessary for family. It's truly captivating, so I won't spoil too much. The ending will definitely give you an unexpected surprise. Our Lu Yutang, though seemingly rambling on, is at heart a ruthless killer with unwavering resolve—until he meets Zuo Ling. But these two are fundamentally different. If Yutang is a withered tree, then Lingling is his spring.

27. 27 画 The Painter's Ingenious Revenge: They Are All Works of Art 画家的高智商复仇，他们都是作品 Leaves Can't Predict Autumn叶难知秋Mystery111k WordsOngoing [No Female Lead] [No System] [Mad Protagonist] [High-IQ Crime] [Dystopia] [Twists] Eleven years ago, the Jiang family learned the truth and was silenced by the Snowrealm Federation. The Snowrealm Federation is a terrifying place. Surveillance, oppression, drug control... Everyone is trapped in a Truman Show. Jiang Jin crawls out of a pile of corpses, becomes the Masked Man, and spends ten years plotting revenge against the entire Federation. He orchestrates one flawless crime after another. He e 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The protagonist meticulously plans his revenge for years, using his exceptional intelligence to carry out the hunt and expose the darkness. Come and read it!

28. 28 重 Reborn in 1994: From Rookie Cop to Criminal Investigation Expert 重生94：从菜鸟警察到刑侦专家 Four Four Three Four肆肆叁肆Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing One morning, award-winning lawyer Zhu Yu woke up and found himself reborn in 1994, at the scene of a family massacre. It was the first case he had worked on after graduating from police academy: the June 23 massacre. In his previous life, the gruesome, blood-soaked scene had terrified him into fainting, making him the laughingstock of the entire criminal investigation team. The June 23 massacre had also remained unsolved ever since. Given a second life, Zhu Yu swears he will crack the case and c 26.3kReads8.6Score2.7k14d adds

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    Reborn at the crime scene! Former top lawyer Zhu Yu returns to 1994, starting as a rookie police officer. He solves a family massacre case through meticulous deduction, first identifying acquaintances from the dust stains on a piggy bank, then finding key evidence through clues from a nightclub. The novel plot is engaging, and the more you go, the more you can experience the thrill of solving criminal cases!

29. 29 浮 Soliloquy in a Floating World 浮世独白 Li Yibo李艺博Mystery124k WordsCompleted A major serial murder and cannibalism case: the killer struck four times over two months, leaving five dead and two seriously injured. The killer was utterly inhuman, forcing each victim to eat the flesh of the previous victim. Investigators examined all four crime scenes but found only two identical footprints. Victim Wu Tong survived, but damage to her brain and nerves from excessive sevoflurane and halothane left her unable to communicate normally. The only survivor able to provide the police 102Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's real and cruel; human nature is cruel, the crime is cruel. The murderer used human nature to orchestrate many schemes, but in the end, he also lost to human nature.

30. 30 你 You’re the Expert Team, So Why Are You Learning Criminal Investigation from Me, a Fugitive? 你专家组，怎么跟我一逃犯学刑侦 Ling Jiu San Yao零九三妖Mystery3.3M WordsOngoing Su Chen, who specialized in unsolved cold cases, transmigrated to a parallel world and was selected for a reality show about escape. He would be the show’s sole fugitive, hunted by a team of top experts selected from within the public security system! The show’s purpose was to showcase the power of the police and show the public just how easy it was to catch someone in modern society. But no one expected Su Chen to infiltrate the public security system from the start. Using his own methods of si 14.8kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds

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    It fits perfectly and looks amazing! [Note]

31. 31 我 I Hunt Down Evildoers in the Mortal World 我在人间斩恶徒 Remarkable Jelly了不起的果冻Urban535k WordsCompleted Forensic doctor Shen Yuan was framed and buried alive. The Great Judge of the Underworld descended into the world of the living through his body, to execute one hundred evildoers who had escaped justice. From then on, Shen Yuan worked by day as a forensic doctor whose skills at the Forensic Examination Institute were legendary, using his scalpel to uncover the truth. By night, he became a brutal judge, dragging every criminal who had escaped the law into an illusion where they would endure the m 247Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is great! A crime trial, no live broadcast, dark fantasy, and the protagonist is a powerful demon king—it's amazing!

32. 32 心 The Psychological Anatomist 心理解剖者 Bug Baby虫宝宝Mystery549k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] Genius Forensic Doctor VS Tough-as-Nails Police Captain [Mystery + deduction + sweet romance + high-IQ crimes + serial murders + criminal profiling + suitable for the timid] Original title: The Psychological Anatomist Schizophrenia, antisocial personality disorder, high-IQ crimes... This is a world overrun by psychopaths. The Cat-Fetus Man case, the Couple Butchers, the Angel of Death... Twisted fantasies of evil always burst into reality alongside violence. A corpse is 97.7kReads9.5Score13.5k14d adds

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    These two are my top picks; they're suspenseful detective stories with a touch of humor.

33. 33 心 The Psychological Analyst 心理分析者 Bug Baby虫宝宝Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted A twisted criminal psychology expert VS a stoic criminal investigation captain Former title: The Psychological Analyst Fungal threads that control the brain, human-shaped ant nests, sinister mukbangs... These bizarre cases reflect the killers' warped inner worlds. Genes load the weapon of crime, psychology takes aim, and the environment pulls the trigger. Those who gaze into the abyss must beware of the abyss. Jiang Ningxi: I want to jump into the abyss and see what it's like. The Abyss: Don't c 19.6kReads9.1Score2.9k14d adds
34. 34 推 King of Deduction: From the Start, I’m Caught in a Case Within a Case 推理之王：开局就是案中案 This Keyboard Works Great这键盘挺好用Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [No System + No Golden Finger + Hard-Core Deduction + Criminal Investigations + Female Lead] Getting Shen Mu transferred to the criminal investigation squad was the retiring station chief’s sole request to the authorities. Xiao Ruowu, captain of the criminal investigation squad, couldn’t help wondering: Could someone so refined-looking really handle police work? On his first day at a crime scene, while everyone else discussed the case, Shen Mu wandered around. When everyone was at a loss, he sai 31.2kReads8.8Score2.6k14d adds

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    This should be correct, right?

35. 35 诡EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 232kReads9.5Score28.6k14d adds
36. 36 嘘 Shh, Whatever You Do, Don't Play a Murder Game on a Dating Show 嘘，千万别在恋综里玩杀人游戏 My Cat Went Bald我家猫秃头了Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted Cen Yueyue is a D-list actress who gets incredibly lucky when her agent shoves her onto a dating reality show starring famous actors, where she’s cast as a disposable extra. The director’s script calls for her to make a scene and squeeze every last drop of usefulness out of her supporting role. So on the very first night, the man Cen Yueyue is supposed to fall for gets a short arrow through the head. Night has fallen. Close your eyes. Killer, open your eyes and choose your prey... A mountain vil 7.3kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds

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    😱😱😱😱😱😱

37. 37 恶 The Devil Reversed 恶魔逆位 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Mystery737k WordsCompleted “If I wanted to kill him, I wouldn’t use a method this laughably clumsy.” After the black-haired girl in black finished speaking in the interrogation room, she didn’t say another word. The way she calmly studied the photograph made it seem more like she was admiring the victim’s gruesome death. In the photo was a cold, white bathtub filled with shocking amounts of blood. A man lay slumped inside, his deathly pale body visible only from the shoulders up. The deceased was Zhou Haixiong. He had 39kReads9.5Score6k14d adds

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    The female lead is a highly intelligent person, and the more you watch, the better she becomes!

38. 38 没 I Lost All Emotion and Desire, and Woke Up at a Crime Scene 没了七情六欲的我，在凶案现场醒 Reading Novels on the Toilet蹲马桶看小说Mystery115k WordsOngoing (Pure suspense and mystery, with no System or supernatural powers.) (If the novel stops updating, it means the author has been arrested.) After a car accident damaged the nerves in his brain, Luo Chuan lost all his emotions and desires. He thought he would spend the rest of his life in misery. Then one day, he woke up at a murder scene. A white lotus blooming in a pool of blood was a horrifying sight, yet it let him savor the delicious feeling of excitement once more... He refused to give himsel —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Pure mystery and suspense novel, a high-IQ, no-holds-barred thriller of detective and crime investigation...

39. 39 我 I Thought We Were Brothers, but You Tricked Me into Robbing a Bank? 我把你当兄弟，你骗我抢银行？ Dragons Fighting龙打架Urban523k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lu Ming’s friend Zhou Hang took part in a military exercise, playing the role of a bank robber. Zhou Hang decided to recruit Lu Ming to play a robber too. For security reasons, he couldn’t tell him the truth about the exercise, so he used an invitation to dinner as an excuse to get Lu Ming out of the house. “Isn’t this just dinner? Do you really have to withdraw cash at the bank?” Watching his good friend Zhou Hang, who’d invited him to dinner, Lu Ming s 16.6kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds

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    It's so good! I finished it overnight. This author specializes in writing this kind of novel; there are several of them.

40. 40 传 The Legend Reborn 传奇重现 Wei Jie伪戒Urban5.0M WordsCompleted The four-part series by Wei Jie: We Were All Bad Kids, I Am Legend, Legend Reborn, and Hidden Dragon on the Right Path. A young man, still green, left his hometown in a fit of anger. Four years later, he returned, weathered and bearing the glory of success! In a city built from reinforced concrete, old friends were gone and legends had faded into retirement... Faced with his family’s reproach and his friends’ disdain, he had once wandered at a crossroads, pointing into the dark sky with his 31.7kReads9.4Score3.1k14d adds

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    Those who have seen it know how complex it is.

41. 41 黑 Black Desires of Youth 黑欲青春 Pure Silver Earring纯银耳坠Urban7.0M WordsCompleted (Not a wish-fulfillment story, and the hero isn't invincible. Enter at your own risk.) A youth stained with blood, vows made without regret, inexperienced love, sincere friendship, the cruelty of society, and the complexity of human nature. An unforgettable, turbulent era! A piece of underworld lore passed down to this day! A band of brothers who shared honor and disgrace, life and death! An unmatched era, with a flag-bearer standing at its peak! Laughing as we watch the tides of fortune, marchi 47.7kReads9.4Score4.3k14d adds
42. 42 渎 Profaning Sin 渎罪 Dreams Without End梦未央Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted 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
43. 43 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 468Reads9.2Score—14d adds

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    At the beginning of these books, you might think the protagonist is a bit arrogant or particularly cowardly, and the character isn't very good; they seem quite ordinary. But later you'll find that they are incredibly shrewd, planning far ahead and setting up elaborate schemes. They can use the evidence found by the police to frame others for the bad things they've done. By the end, you'll get goosebumps.

44. 44 你 Your Mystery Novels Make You Better at Solving Cases Than the Police? 你写悬疑小说比警察还会查案？ Ju Jiuzhi桔九织Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted (No System, no female lead, not invincible, mostly everyday life, Conan-like bad luck, cases both big and small.) (Warning: The protagonist does everything for himself and is no conventional good guy. Don’t read if that bothers you. Also, no female lead doesn’t mean no female characters; it just means there are no romantic scenes. Don’t read if you don’t want women to appear.) Other people transmigrate and find opportunities and connections waiting for them. When Lu Ci transmigrates, the only th 7kReads8.9Score84614d adds

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    High rating, quality guaranteed! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

45. 45 我EN I'm Just Playing a Pervert; I'm Actually a Good Prisoner 我只是扮演变态，其实我是好囚犯 Walking the Dangerous Path危行Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Male lead is a trouble-loving thrill-seeker + livestreaming + role-playing + no romance, pure wish fulfillment + AI game infinite-flow] Xie Qi transmigrates to a parallel world. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself a prisoner, being taken to an island that houses the world's most vicious criminals. This world is controlled by major corporations, with the government nothing more than their puppet. The Prisoner Island is a massive livestreaming game made for the rich. All the prisoners are an 13.8kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds

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    If you don't like these two books, come find me! [Cool]

46. 46 惊 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 73.9kReads9.5Score8.4k14d adds
47. 47 你 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 Mu Yan牧延Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [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 2.6kReads8.8Score43614d adds

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    The first book features two male protagonists; the second has no romantic pairing. It consists of episodic cases (approximately ten chapters per case) plus a main, longer case. There's no system, no cheat codes, no overpowered abilities; it's plot-driven, not a fast-paced, action-oriented novel focused primarily on crime-solving with romance as a secondary element. It covers criminal investigation, forensic science, trace evidence examination (blood, footprints, ballistics, handwriting analysis, etc.), Criminal psychology (criminal cartography), and forensic autopsy content.

48. 48 犯 Crime Scene Investigation: The Clues 犯罪现场调查：蛛丝马迹 Mu Yan牧延Mystery604k WordsCompleted (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
49. 49 重 Reborn in 1993: Dark Sea 重生1993，暗海 The Gods Want to Go Wild神想出去浪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The physical edition of Wrathful Sea, Calm the Abyss is now available. Presales officially begin at 19:00 on October 11. [Reborn] [Mystery] [Undercover Agent] [Revenge] [Anti-Drug Operations] [Counterespionage] The golden finger is extremely weak, and he relies on his own abilities. This is a battle of wits between highly intelligent opponents, so you need to keep your brain switched on. There is no showing off and face-slapping! Ideal for veteran readers. If you understand it, you'll find it ve 259.5kReads9.6Score30.9k14d adds

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    This book is really good. And I don't think it should even be listed here. I wonder why the author finished it so early?

50. 50 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds

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    Needless to say, it's your loss if you didn't watch it.

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