Mystery and Detective Novels, No Supernatural Elements, Pure Deduction 悬疑推理破案小说，不要灵异。（纯推理）
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Detective Di Renjie, Book Five 神探狄仁杰第五部
In the final years of Emperor Wu of the Tang dynasty, the capital Luoyang had finally begun to settle down. After the brilliant detective Di Renjie exposed the Burning Heaven Fire at the Shanjin Bureau, the rebellion in Youzhou, and the Blood Eagle's chain of murders, he retired from public life and settled in the Southern Market, hoping to enjoy his twilight years in peace. But when all is quiet, trouble is never far away. After a banquet in the Eastern Palace, Crown Prince Li Xian suddenly fa
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Nameless Detective Agency 无名侦探事务所
[Two male leads + true couple + both pure + no angst + secret crush + lots of romance from the middle onward!!] [Mystery and deduction. Police officer He Wei x Bai Jian'an, a morally ambiguous, two-faced “detective.” Working together to solve cases, no System, high intelligence, and all kinds of unhinged characters gathered in one place] Two years ago, an “ordinary” murder took place in Yue'an City. The killer’s method was nothing unusual, but the strange thing was that no clues were found at th
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- 403 The Great Song Coroner, Part Three 大宋提刑官第三部 At the end of the Southern Song, Song Ci, the founding father of Chinese forensic science, resigns from office and retreats into seclusion after losing all faith in the court. He devotes himself to completing the work of a lifetime, The Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified. But the tides of the age will not let him stand apart. Mongol cavalry rides south, and the realm is shattered. In his twilight years, Song Ci is forced to return to public life. From a corruption-murder case at the Jianyang 795Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 404 Warrior King Xie Baoqing 兵王谢宝庆 Li Yunlong: Xie Baoqing! Get your sorry ass out here! Hiding in your hole like a turtle, are you? Xie Baoqing: C-Commander Li! Let’s talk this out! Our Black Cloud Stronghold has already agreed to join the Eighth Route Army under Commander Kong. We’ve even got our unit designation: the Independent Detachment of the New Second Regiment! Li Yunlong: The Eighth Route Army? You think you’re fit to say those words? Your men chopped off my guard’s head. You didn’t know about that? Xie Baoqing: Comm 374Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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Xu Qinghong, Someone Wants to Kill You 徐青红，有人要杀你
Xu Qinghong is a female painter who specializes in painting the human world. After painting a picture for a marquis's residence, she is inexplicably hunted down. During her flight, she receives help from many people and becomes sworn sisters with two heroic women, Zhao Yuxiang and Wang Cuihua. She also meets He Jingfeng, who seems carefree and frivolous but is actually a devoted, serious young man. Why is she being hunted? With everyone's help, Xu Qinghong searches for the answer. Among those pu
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- 406 The Ruins of Hopeless Doubt 无望疑墟 I’m a Detective in an Infinite-Flow World (Infinite flow, detective mysteries, no romance, not overpowered. The unconventional elements only affect the main plot and help establish the setting; most have nothing to do with how the crimes are committed.) The first 22 chapters introduce the main characters, plant foreshadowing, and establish the setting. You can skip them with almost no impact on the mystery plot. Each case runs about 15–20 chapters. There are many characters, and multiple cases m 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 407 Perfect Punishment 完美罪罚 When the bones begin to speak, the truth sinks into even deeper darkness. Forensic pathologist Xu Yanwu believes firmly that “bones never lie; only the truth is beyond deception.” In 1996, in Canghai City, a skeleton sealed away for fifteen years leads to a secret mark bearing the code name “451.” From a bizarre sudden death at a state-owned factory to a “ghost” terrorizing the entire city, a mysterious organization known as the “Judge” quietly emerges behind a series of seemingly unrelated mur 57Reads—Score—Shelves
- 408 Only the Police Know: The Secrets Behind Unspeakable Murders and Major Cases 只有警察知道：不可告人的命案、要案之谜 A corpse suddenly appears in a toilet at a women teachers’ dormitory in Fukushima, Japan. Who was the killer? What turned Lee Chun-jae, the serial killer who inspired Memories of Murder, into a monster? What torments did Chinese student Zhang Yingying endure before she died after disappearing in the United States? And why were Chris, who murdered his wife, and Nora, suspected of killing her mother, so cruel to those closest to them? … This collection contains 14 books, including The Garden of Po —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
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The Shen Family Daughter Clause 沈氏女儿条款
In the depths of winter by the sea, due diligence tears open a breach in the Shen Group. An intern named Li Li joins the risk-control team, but her goal has nothing to do with her resume: she wants to find her adoptive father, Li Shouyi, who has been missing for three years. All she has is an iron box, a string of numbers, a key, and an old index deliberately "sealed away." The deeper she digs, the more she realizes she hasn't stumbled upon a family matter, but an old ledger written into proced
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- 410 A Collection of Original Novels Behind Hit Mystery TV Dramas (8 Books) 热播悬疑影视剧原著精选（共8册） This set includes The Book of Sins: Prologue, The Book of Sins, Survivors, The Peeping Tom, Confession, and It: Complete in Two Volumes, the original novels behind hit mystery adaptations. Eight volumes in all. —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
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The Bride Was Switched: Who Is the One He Truly Loves? 新娘被掉包，到底谁是白月光
The Bride Was Switched: So Who Is the One He Never Forgot?
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- 412 Qingshi Mystery Files: The 13th Missing Person 青石悬疑档案：第13个失踪者 [Supernatural suspense] [Chinese-style horror] [Feng shui] [Folk customs] [Multiple heroines] Twelve people vanished within a year from the old office complex of Qingshi Mining Group. The official explanation was “voluntary resignation.” The local rumor was that they “went down the mine and never came back.” It wasn’t until the thirteenth person went missing that Shen Tinglan, deputy director of the group’s General Affairs Office, realized the disappearances were happening according to a list. H —Reads—Score108Shelves
- 413 Real Case Files from a Homicide Detective, Forensic Doctor, Trace Evidence Analyst, and Profiler 刑警、法医、痕检师、侧写师的真实破案手记 A string of bizarre disappearances involving young women: who is watching lost souls from the darkness? Everyone has secrets they don't want known. The line between darkness and light is crossed in a single thought. Step into the crime scene and see it through a professional's eyes as the truth and lies of human nature are exposed. This collection includes 18 books, featuring the Qin Ming forensic pathologist series, The Crime Scene Investigation Unit, Criminal Profilers, The Punisher, and True —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 414 The Female Police Chief's Major Cases Series: Undercurrents 女公安局长大案系列之暗流 On a stormy night, two murder cases erupt at once in Handong Province. Criminal investigation captains Lu Chen and Chen Feng follow separate leads: one investigates a red ribbon on a wedding bed, the other a carcinogen in a teacup. The two trails converge on the same name. Gu Qingling. Thirty-one years old, a first-class merit recipient, and former commander of a special operations unit. Meanwhile, the real killer watches it all from the shadows. As the undercurrents of power swallow up every pi 3.1kReads—Score190Shelves
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They Asked Me to Join a Travel Variety Show, Not Bring Reba Along to Catch Criminals 让参加旅综，没让你带热芭抓罪犯
[Livestreaming + Challenges + Lucky Charm + Crime-Solving + Entertainment Industry + Travel Variety Show + Reba + Baiting Criminals + System + Deduction + Mystery] Lin Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a student who has just finished his college entrance exams and is about to enter the police academy. But someone unexpectedly stole his guaranteed admission spot. Disheartened, he joins a global travel competition show and becomes teammates with Reba. The rules require contestants
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Don't Say I Didn't Warn You 别说我没告诉你
I won’t waste words. Let’s get straight to the cases, solved in the freshest, most unconventional ways. The Twelve Detectives will open your eyes. “The Butterfly Case” “The Powdered Face and Vermilion Lips Case” “The Slow-Steamed Case” “The Cicada’s Shedding Case” “The Haunted Old Mansion Case” For anyone who likes detective stories and wants a few laughs...
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Strange Tales of the Tang Dynasty: The Great Tang’s Female Coroner 唐朝诡事录之大唐女仵作
A spin-off story inspired by the TV series Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty Main characters: Dugu Xiasu and Chuntiao One hundred days after Dugu Yang’s death, Chuntiao formally takes Cao Hui, her mother-in-law, as her mentor and begins learning the art of forensic examination. After this case, Dugu Xiasu becomes much more steady in temperament. The two embark on a new chapter of strange and supernatural tales.
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The Whole Picture 全局
The Longjing City Public Security Bureau has an undefeated warrior on its force. According to officers from every precinct, there isn't a case he can't crack. Longjing Police College is a small school affiliated with Longjing People's Police University. And yet, somehow, it produced a young woman who dares to challenge anyone. Even our undefeated warrior doesn't dare talk back to her. One strange case after another unfolds: the Man in Black case, the Human-Skin Mask case, the Marionette case..
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- 419 The Tang Dynasty’s Female County Magistrate 大唐女县尉 Tang Dynasty, women-focused suspense, mystery, crime-solving She is a rare female official under the laws of the Tang Dynasty. On her very first night in office, a strange case lands at her door: deep in a rainy alley, night watchman Chen San lies dead, wearing one brand-new red bridal embroidered shoe, while the other has vanished. Rumors that a “fox spirit has taken a husband” sweep through the city in an instant. 73Reads—Score—Shelves
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Crime Scene: A Homicide Captain’s Casebook 犯罪现场：刑警队长的死亡手札
Tension! Suspense! Thrills! Disappearances! Kidnappings! Murders! A sealed room used to kill, cursed villagers, a sinister mirror... Who is the real culprit lurking in the darkness?
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Crime Solving: The Master Detective of a Parallel World 破案：平行世界里的神探
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Cultivating Immortality Is No Match for Battling Weirdos 修仙不如斗奇葩
After transmigrating into the world of immortal cultivation, Lu Mingzhao wants only to stay alive and quietly pursue longevity. Unfortunately, everyone in his sect is a “drama queen”: his senior brother writes a blood letter for love, his second senior sister chases someone down with a blade over a romantic debt, his third martial uncle and the Demon Venerable accuse each other of being hopeless romantics, and his sect leader master elopes in the middle of the night, leaving a mess behind... Fac
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Reborn as a Coroner in the Modern World 重生之我在现代当仵作
[Mystery + Crime Solving + Transmigration + Growth] Shen Qingwu, the Tang Dynasty's foremost female coroner + Xiao Yan, a brilliant criminal investigator and forensic expert Shen Qingwu, the Tang Dynasty's foremost coroner, made a name for herself in Jingzhao Prefecture with her remarkable skills at reading bones to divine a person's fate and examining corpses to solve cases. But while inspecting a case, she was caught in a sudden blaze. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself in a mod
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Wrong Body: A Deadly Game of Two Faces 错躯：双面死局
[Mystery + mind-bending + body swap] It seemed like an ordinary kidnapping spree, but it dragged him into an endless abyss... When he woke up, police detective Chen Yuan had switched bodies, and with none other than the kidnapper he was hunting...
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The Evil Tale (Complete) 恶谭（全文）
[Suspense + criminal investigation + deduction + episodic cases + the depths of human nature + no romance + crime-solving focus] “When a person’s heart is filled with darkness, evil takes root there. The guilty are not the criminals, but those who create the darkness.” A distress call received in the early hours comes from a dead person’s phone number. A murder in a village is reported in the news, with the Wolf God suspected of being responsible! Men in Liangcheng are repeatedly found to have b
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This Accomplice Is Innocent 这个帮凶没有罪
On the soft earth where the body was found, not a single footprint belonging to the killer or the victim could be found within a hundred meters. Did the body fall from the sky? This is a world-class case that pushes human intelligence to its limits. But criminal investigation expert Liu Wensen uses meticulous observation and unprecedented powers of imagination and deduction to connect barely perceptible clues into an indisputable chain of evidence. He reconstructs the criminals’ complex and biza
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- 427 My Ex Is a Spy 我的前任是间谍 After Graduation, I Became a CEO Thanks to Penny Stocks, and My Ex-Girlfriends' Conglomerate Came Looking for Trouble After being dumped 20 times, Niu Youai unexpectedly discovered that the penny stocks he had bought in college had soared in value. Even more unexpectedly, infighting among the shareholders of the listed company led them to appoint him, a minor shareholder with just 1% of the shares, as CEO. On his first day at work, Niu Youai spotted eight familiar names on the employee roster. T —Reads—Score—Shelves
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Moonlit Flower 明月花
She once held back a thousand troops with a single sword. Her white robes stained with blood, she was breathtakingly beautiful, more stirring than the setting sun on the city wall. When the battle report reached the Northern Yan camp, the Yan Emperor dropped the wine cup in his hand. “How could a woman like this be hidden in my realm?” I vaguely remember: [They first met on a snowy night. With just a few words, she sent a band of thugs running and saved the escort convoy he was leading. The you
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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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The Truth Buried by Time 被岁月掩埋的真相
The Truth Buried by Time
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The Criminal's Code 罪犯密码
I’ve always believed that only works with real depth are worth readers’ time! I hope you can see the characters grow as you read this novel! Some people always think that little people don’t matter, until their retaliation exceeds all expectations. Only then do they realize, too late, how wrong they were! Gao Lei smiled faintly. After taking a few puffs, he asked Shen Che, “What is a police officer’s responsibility?” Shen Che replied, “Fight crime and maintain public order.” Gao Lei stubbed ou
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Zero-Degree Showdown: Operation Blue Arrow 零度交锋：蓝捷行动
[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
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- 433 Tracking Li Dongnan 追踪李东南 Centered on policewoman Song Yu and her task force as they crack a gang fraud case, with a secondary storyline about her lover, Han Shu, becoming entangled in a scheme to launder underground money, the two threads intertwine to create a compelling portrait of a policewoman who pursues the truth and fights evil. Three years ago, Song Yu injured her leg during an operation to arrest fraudster Li Dongnan. For years, she blamed herself for the operation’s failure. No longer suited to frontline duty, 49Reads9.0Score—Shelves
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The Halls of Power: A Nobody's Ambition 官场：一个小人物的野望
Starting as a grassroots police officer in 2005, he repeatedly cracks major cases. Amid the treacherous twists and turns of officialdom, he carves out a distinctive path to promotion.
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- 435 Investigation Team 197 探组壹玖柒 This is a passionate story about the elderly. The three protagonists live together at Hongxia Senior Care Home: retired criminal investigation expert Chen Daxing, chief cardiac surgeon Wang Haitang, and retired freestyle fighting champion Yu Shu. Determined not to waste their remaining years, the three form an investigation team at the suggestion of Wang Haitang's son, Ma Xiao. They specialize in probing strange and bizarre cases around the city. The number "197" happens to be the sum of all fou 114Reads9.1Score—Shelves
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The Immortal Insect Herbalist 虫草仙人
The Insect-and-Herb Immortal
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- 437 A Crumbling Start: Watching the Tao of Liang Kun, Summoning Spirits to Solve Cases 天崩开局，看靓坤道，招魂破案 [The heroine has it rough early on, but later becomes everyone’s darling. The male leads have very different personalities: there are goofy ones, scheming ones, and aloof ones. There may be several male leads, but the story mainly follows the heroine using her own wit to solve cases. Romance is just an appetizer. Small and major cases keep coming, and the body count keeps rising. The main early storyline centers on a twisted vampire and serial killer, with the story primarily made up of standalo —Reads—Score—Shelves
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I’m the Grim Reaper, and I’m About to Start Committing Crimes! 我是死神，我要开始犯罪了！
[High-IQ Crime] [No Female Lead] [A Rational Madman] [No System] Twenty years ago, Yi Bo's entire family was slaughtered. Twenty years later, he walks out of a psychiatric hospital. From that moment on, the fates of certain people are sealed! Yi Bo swears to uncover the truth behind his family's murder and kill the people responsible! But as his investigation goes deeper, he discovers that things are far from simple. An unseen hand is guiding Yi Bo as he painstakingly unravels the mystery. “The
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The First-Rank Female Detective 一品女神捕
Ye Zhiqiu was the sole survivor of the great fire at Forbidden Mountain, an orphan who lost everything in the disaster. The friends and fellow villagers who perished in the flames became an obsession that would never leave her. She swore to find the real culprit and avenge the dead. Eight years later, the chance for revenge finally came. She resolutely entered the fray, only to be saddled with a useless, makeshift team. From then on, she never once looked favorably at Xiao Jingzhen. Xiao Jingzh
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Shadows All Around 暗影重重
[Criminal Investigation] [Mystery and Deduction] [Murder-Mystery Game] [Romantic Suspense] [Strong Leads Clash] [Social Realism] [A Cross-Section of Humanity] Some lose the love of their life. Some commit murder in a fit of passion to protect the person they love. Some hurt everyone around them in the name of love. Some are willing to give up everything in pursuit of a little light and warmth! This is a tribute to Keigo Higashino. The writing is delicate, the emotions profound! The plot is tight
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Dandelion House 蒲公英之家
Daughters Who Disappeared: Huang Ziqing, who died in a fire twenty years ago; Song Wanli, who never got to feel her mother's embrace thirty years ago; “A Li,” taken from the hospital at birth, without even knowing her real name; and Ji Mei, who died after treatment for her high fever was delayed... These disappeared daughters, and the people and events surrounding them, set in motion a story of love and hate, fury, resentment, and revenge.
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When an Honest Man Picks Up a Knife, You Won't Have Time to Kneel 当老实人拿起刀，你来不及跪下
My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well!
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1998: Who Stole the County Magistrate's Donkey? 1998，是谁动了县长的驴？
[Before You Read]: High-octane suspense and wild imagination + sensory contamination + power games Enter the donkey’s abyss at your own risk... [Warning! Consciousness Contamination Index: 81%] I woke up to find myself and four others bound and thrown into a deadly game of the mind > Rule: violently cram the consciousness of all five of us into a donkey’s brain! > And this donkey is said to be the only witness to a string of murders in 1998. > The murders are still happening! The real killer is
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I Only Refuse to Betray the World 不负天下而已
[Cultivation setting + no rebirth + no transmigration + not a wish-fulfillment novel] A kind person may be swept along by the ways of the world and fall into darkness; A great villain with blood on his hands may also turn over a new leaf through a single act of kindness; Li Chenxi is one of the rare people who, even after experiencing a major upheaval, can still hold fast to his true nature; The fates of people like him are often more troubled than those of ordinary people; They are usually eit
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The Sin City Case Files 罪城迷案录
In gloomy Liuzhou, a sharp-witted “detective” joins forces with a stubborn, diligent doctor. Together, they unravel the clues and solve baffling cases shrouded in mystery. Their pursuit of the truth is like a dance on the edge of an abyss, each step bringing them closer to the dark force lurking in the shadows, a force feared by all. As sparks from their investigations ignite the darkness buried deep within, a storm between good and evil, powerful enough to shake the city's foundations, is alrea
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The Major Crimes Unit on the Hunt 追凶重案组
The cool-headed and rational Shen Jin meets the lively, cheerful Shi Ye. The two go from strangers who don’t believe each other to partners who solve cases and grow together. Shen Jin’s scar becomes a mystery for Shi Ye to investigate...
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- 447 The Deadly Teddy Bear 绝命泰迪熊 A quiet little town is suddenly rocked by a string of murders. The killer, as elusive as a ghost, cruelly murders the victims, cuts off their body parts, stuffs them into teddy bears, and sends them to the next person they plan to kill. As Chen Zhiwei investigates the case, he uncovers a long-buried incident from fifteen years ago. The victims being killed now were all responsible for that tragedy fifteen years ago. After brutally murdering three victims, the killer sends their body parts to thr 36Reads9.1Score—Shelves
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The Psychological Analyst 心理分析者
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
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- 449 Rose Blade 玫瑰利刃 Stern, upright criminal investigation captain VS sweet, capable rookie policewoman Jiang Buhan was a new intern with the criminal investigation squad. Xing Niansheng had assumed that beautiful women were usually lacking in ability. “My squad doesn’t need a pretty face,” Xing Niansheng said sternly. “You have three months. If you can’t cut it, you’re out.” Who could have guessed that this so-called pretty face would be tall, long-legged, and extraordinarily strong, able to knock a burly man down 24.5kReads9.4Score3.6kShelves
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You Ask Me Why I Kill? 你问我为什么杀人？
One thought can lead to heaven! One thought can lead to hell! In this world, love never comes from nowhere, and neither does hatred! If Zhao Fei hadn’t gone down the wrong path in the first place, he wouldn’t have thrown his life away. If those five girls hadn’t bullied their classmates, they wouldn’t have met that fate. Life is unpredictable, and good and evil have their rewards. Whatever comes your way, think twice!
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