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The Hunter of Criminals: A Bizarre Murder Case 猎罪奇案之追凶者
[Suspense + deduction + mind games + strategy + human nature] [No System, no golden finger] A series of sudden deaths in Haishi has left all the victims looking eerily rejuvenated. Detective Shen Mo leads his team in examining the scene and discovers traces of an unknown drug beneath the victims' fingernails... Their investigation points every clue toward a mysterious organization from the Republican era: the “Fan Group.” A cryptic message: Defying the laws of heaven will lead you into a land o
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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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Drunk on a Golden Age 醉于盛世
[No Romance] [No Stupid Decisions] [No System] [True-to-Life Characters] [A Touch of Angst] [Slow-Paced] [Ensemble Cast] ⚠️Please note: (1) This book supports freedom of romance. Don't read if that bothers you. (2) The protagonist likes nothing except alcohol. Avoid if that's a dealbreaker. (3) This is not a traditional Foundation Establishment cultivation system. If you mind, move along and don't start a fight. Li Heng was an overworked young man in the twenty-first century. His parents died w
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- 154 The Fourth Prison 第四监牢 “Since ancient times, we humans have kept trying to follow in the footsteps of the gods. For this... we spent nearly ten thousand years.” “Until that day...” “We finally found a way to communicate with the gods. We pushed open that heavy door, walked down a path full of thorns, and arrived in the homeland of the gods...” “Only to find that everything before our eyes...” “Was covered in bones...” 15.2kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
- 155 When the Uncanny Descends on the World, Death Is the End 当诡异降临世界，死亡即是终点 [Supernatural horrors descend + no System + fresh worldbuilding + survival + semi-infinite-flow + no do-gooder protagonist + not dark + supernatural abilities] In the best years of his life, amid the exuberance of youth, Su Yuan thought his days would remain peaceful and beautiful forever. Then a line of bloody text appeared on the blackboard during evening study. [In the silent night, a terrifying ghost appears outside your dorm room... How long will it take to kill you?] Everyone thought it wa 394.7kReads9.3Score44.1kShelves
- 156 The Usurper 犯上者 [The print edition has been signed, so read with confidence] (No System, no invincibility, plot-focused, explores human nature, not a formulaic power fantasy) (The protagonist grows and changes as the story unfolds) (An ensemble cast: supporting characters aren't one-dimensional, and respond with genuine emotions to the changes around them) No one knows when this world began to split in two. 221.5kReads9.4Score36.1kShelves
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Seeking the Way in the Legal World 律界问道
[Comeback and growth + charming lawyer + mysteries surrounding cold cases + officialdom and workplace + wits and will] He turns his life around, with Death brushing past him several times. A string of cold cases remain shrouded in mystery...
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The Gate of Paradox 悖论之门
I walk among the wreckage of logic, repairing one twisted reality after another. My ability is both “hope” and perhaps the deepest of curses. Then I realized that every time I saved someone, a whisper sounded in my ear: The ultimate price of repairing this broken world may be becoming an even greater mistake.
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Ivy: The Rose Ghost 常春藤：玫瑰幽灵
He Feng is a freshman at a prestigious university in City C. He leads an ordinary life with his older sister, He Wan, who has just started her junior year there. But He Feng’s striking looks and kind heart win him the love of his crush, Diana. Meanwhile, his childhood friend Yang Lu enrolls at the same university and even ends up living in the same dorm. Everything seems to nourish his heart like a gentle spring breeze, just as his name suggests, until he and the people around him begin receivin
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Forgive the Moon 赦免月亮
[Classic Whodunit + Case-of-the-Week + Locked-Room Murders + Multiple Twists + Power Couple + Mutual Pining] To get revenge, Du Qingci kills two people, but runs into her old classmate Chu Dongping and has no choice but to become his partner. Together, they solve five cases in seven days. As they grow closer, their feelings heat up, and the killing intent draws nearer. Du Qingci: “Why does he keep looking at me? Did he spot my weakness? Is he going to silence me?” Chu Dongping: “Why does she kee
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- 161 My Wife Cheated, So I Switched to My Homemade Chili Oil 妻子出轨，我换成了自研辣椒油 My Wife Cheated, So I Replaced the Chili Oil with My Own Homemade Recipe —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 162 A Cure for Subway Groper Hands 专治地铁"咸猪手“ The Subway Gropers’ Worst Nightmare 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 163 Detective Di Renjie: The Gilded Riddle of the Half-Torn Scroll 狄仁杰探案·半页残卷金漆谜 Detective Di Renjie: The Mystery of the Half-Page Fragment in Gold Lacquer 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 164 My Wife, Who Loves Night Jogging 爱上夜跑的妻子 The Wife Who Fell in Love with Night Running —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 165 Di Renjie Investigates: The Headless Corpse Case 狄仁杰探案·无头尸案 Di Renjie Investigates: The Headless Corpse Case 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 166 Di Renjie Investigates: The Blood Peony 狄仁杰探案·血牡丹 Di Renjie Investigates: The Blood Peony 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 167 Di Renjie Investigates: The Serial Murder Case 狄仁杰探案·连环杀人案 Di Renjie Investigates: The Serial Murder Case 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 168 Di Renjie Investigates: The Bloody Ledger of White Horse Temple 狄仁杰探案·白马寺血账 Di Renjie Investigates: The Blood Ledger of White Horse Temple 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 169 Di Renjie Investigates: The Mystery of the Haunted Village 狄仁杰探案·鬼村迷局 Di Renjie Investigates: The Mystery of Ghost Village 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 170 Di Renjie Investigates: Phantom of the Luo River 狄仁杰探案·洛水魅影 Di Renjie Investigates: The Phantom of the Luo River 7Reads—Score—Shelves
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The City Lost in the Eerie Fog: Divine Punishment Game 诡雾迷城：神罚游戏
Tags: Survival Game + Mind-Bending Mystery + Challenge Dungeons + Wits and Deduction + Alternate Dimension + Monster Invasion When Ling Wen thought this was just an ordinary exam, he was forcibly dragged into the "Death Game." When he thought that clearing the "Death Game" would let him leave and return to the real world, he discovered that he had been in the real world all along. But now, gods from an alternate dimension are invading the real world. The fog descends without warning, and a dimen
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After the Parallel Shift 平行之后
This is no simple manhunt. It is a final letter addressed to the truth. Three years ago, the best friend of a close friend fell to her death from a cliff on Cuiwei Mountain. Everyone believed it was an accident. Only Shi Yi and Ai Min refused to accept that. They returned to the scene and used one tiny technical detail after another to overturn what had seemed like a flawless conclusion. But they never expected that this would drag Shi Yi into an international web of mysteries known as “Twin Lo
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The Undying Starveling 不死饿殍
Tomato Original: They all call me Shen Qianqiu, or the Undying Wretch. I survived the meat hooks used to butcher people for food, weathered the storms of the Tang and Song dynasties, and witnessed the flames of war under the Yuan and Ming... I have walked this mortal world for a thousand years. “They ate me for a thousand years. At last, they ate me into a god.”
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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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The Sword Records of Clearing Injustice 洗冤剑录
[Episodic + Mystery + Crime Solving + No Female Lead] A sword to clear the world's injustices. One man who can see through the boundary between life and death. Song Liuyun, a top modern-day forensic pathologist, opened his eyes to find himself an obscure wandering swordsman in the Zhao Dynasty. In his previous life, he analyzed bloodstains and toxins in the lab. In this one, he roams the martial world with a sword in hand. When a forensic pathologist's meticulous reasoning meets the bloody viole
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The Three-Faced Sovereign: The Ultimate Secret Plot of the Infinite Realm 三面主宰：无限流的终极秘局
Also known as The Infinite-Flow Civil Servant Chronicles. Male lead, no female lead, infinite flow, mind-bending mysteries, horror games, rules-based horror, ensemble cast. Nobody is normal; everyone is “sick.” If I revealed how many male leads there are, I’d be giving away the mystery, so you’ll have to read it yourself. Anyone who makes it through the whole book will be left speechless! (*^▽^*) It’s an infinite-flow story, and the setup defies common sense! Just focus on the mystery. Suggestio
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- 177 With the Ledger of Evil Deeds in Hand, One Sin Seal Crushes Every Demon 恶行簿在手：罪印一开邪魔伏诛 A gentle, refined shopkeeper V a powerhouse who brings the muscle V an upbeat elite hacker V an aloof, proud, mysterious Seal Keeper Leveling-up progression + no female lead + multiple male leads + episodic stories + mystery + fantasy + urban supernatural + crime solving If it’s not your thing, feel free to stop reading or leave suggestions. Just don’t curse me out! If you like it, please leave a five-star review! All kinds of comments are welcome, and I’ll reply! Old objects whisper. The traces 121Reads—Score—Shelves
- 178 Imprisoning an Immortal: After Failing to Covet the Immortal Lord 囚仙：觊觎仙君未果后 Also known as The Sickly Beauty Insists on Taking What He Wants by Force. A story about a man and a man. If you enjoy it, please leave a five-star review! Comments of all kinds are welcome, and I'll reply to every one! Two male leads, one-on-one, happy ending? Tragic ending? Beautiful, strong, tragic, obsessive love interest × proud, righteous paragon #HeChasesAndTheOtherRuns #ForcedLove #SubstituteRomance #ThePursuer'sRedemptionArcButDoesHeWin? Beautiful, strong, tragic · Unrequited love · Angs 90Reads—Score—Shelves
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Dark Academia Life 黑暗系的校园生活
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Ashen Panic 烬慌
As my father lay dying, he pressed a bloodstained chip into my hand. Six months later, the person I loved became a vegetable while protecting me. On his cold personal server, I found the only folder named after me. Inside were records of his awkward affection and a final message: “Xinxin, keep moving forward. Don’t look back.” I thought I would spend the rest of my life caught between revenge and protecting what I loved, until the “Observers,” beings from a higher civilization, arrived and col
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The Net of Justice: Part One, The Killer Cannot Escape 天网第一部真凶难逃
“The net of justice may be wide, but nothing escapes it.” Do you think you can get past her keen eye? The Web’s Number One Female Criminal Investigator: The Killer Can’t Escape Ye Bailing is the leader of a criminal investigation squad. Since joining the force, she has never stopped moving forward, come rain or shine. No matter how difficult a case is, she is determined to uncover the truth. This time, however, she faces a murder case beyond anything she could have expected...
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Strange Outdoor Expeditions 诡异户外探索
Phones are inseparable from daily life and constantly in the public eye. Livestreaming on phones has become a way for some people to explore the world and make money… Wang Fan was a professional online celebrity. At first, he livestreamed himself singing and chatting with viewers online… As time went by, singing and chatting on livestreams were no longer enough to satisfy his audience. A chance outdoor outing led him to explore outdoor livestreaming.
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A Survival Pact from Scratch 从零开始的生存约法
(Strong female lead | Mystery | Puzzle-solving | Political intrigue | Ensemble cast) [Multiple couples + Chilling on closer inspection + Mass transmigration + Everyday life in ancient times + Resistance against tyranny] [The one and only female lead: cool and badass] (∗ᵒ̶̶̷̀ω˂̶́∗)੭₎₎̊₊♡ Hi there~ [May this book offer a light to those who feel lost.] ଘ(੭ˊᵕˋ)੭* ੈ✩ A top medical graduate student gets hit to death with a brick by an unemployed drifter after arranging her grandmother’s funeral?! P.S.
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I’m a Dream Pathfinder 我是梦境寻路人
This is an infinite-loop novel of bizarre nightmares, blending oldcore, dreamcore, weirdcore, the Backrooms, comedy, and other elements. No System, multiple instances (depending on what the author dreams up each night). Note: This isn't pure horror. It's just pretty weird. Do you believe that the world we stand in is actually just someone's dream? We're no more than passing figures in the dreamer's memories. The moment they wake, everything in the world will be erased... Except for one “unlucky
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The Tale of Uncle Gu of the Daoist Sect 道门谷叔传
This is not a light, fast-paced read designed to cater to readers looking for quick entertainment. If you prefer shallow, padded stories, you may be disappointed. But trust me: if you can patiently read the first twenty chapters and still find them dull, feel free to speak your mind and offer criticism in the reviews. Let this book be our promise. I’ll await your verdict. The story takes you to a corner of the outskirts of the capital, where you’ll follow Uncle Gu’s footsteps and push open the
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Knocking at the Tomb Gate 叩陵门
[Tomb Raiding + The Supernatural + Horror + Mystery] When the last generation of highly skilled “underground workers” meets the first group of academically trained archaeologists, carrying fresh ideals, they are not colleagues. Yet, at the will of the state, they are forced to form an unprecedented special team. Their mission is not to hunt for treasure, but to rescue it. Their adversaries are not only the bizarre mechanisms in thousand-year-old tombs, but also foreign forces stirring in the sha
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- 187 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. 75Reads—Score—Shelves
- 188 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 421Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 189 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
- 190 The Sword of Snow Stride: Northern Mang 雪中悍刀行之北莽 My new work is out! Welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 6.2kReads6.3Score352Shelves
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A Murder Mystery About Evil Spirits? The Master of Lies Exposed! 恶鬼剧本杀？假话拆穿家！
(No mindless plot, no wish fulfillment, no System, no invincibility, no clichés) [Mystery + Loops + Horror + Retribution + Deduction] (Please, someone write a review! 🙏) Evil spirits lurk among humanity, posing a grave threat to human existence. For a thousand years, the Eight Ancient Clans have fought to keep them in check and preserve the world's stability. But in these dark times, the Eight Ancient Clans have foreseen that the Ghost King is about to destroy the world! With no other choice, th
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After Sending My Husband to a Psychiatric Hospital 把丈夫送进精神病院后
When I received my husband Zhou Huai’s psychiatric diagnosis, I sobbed so hard my whole body shook. Only I knew those were tears of excitement. After all, I was the one who had slipped drugs into his coffee every day for the past six months. He had it coming. His diary was filled with plans to use psychological manipulation to drive me to suicide and inherit the billions my parents left behind. I had him committed to the most heavily guarded psychiatric hospital in the city, thinking I’d won. U
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Detective Di Renjie: The Magistrate of Pengze County 神探狄仁杰之彭泽县令
In the first year of Changshou, Di Renjie is framed by treacherous schemers and demoted to the remote wilderness of Pengze, where he stumbles upon a city full of bizarre cases! A derelict rouge house, abandoned for ten years; a locked-room murder on a rainy night; three ruffians found dead inside, their lips curled in smiles, with no trace of how they died. The county authorities rule it a ghostly vengeance, and panic grips the people. Summoned to solve the case in a time of crisis, Di Gong sets
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The Eye of Deduction and Ten Curious Cases 破解之眼与十个奇妙案件
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
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- 195 Mysteries of the Qinglong Snow Mountain 青龙雪山诡事 A group of recent college graduates set out on a bone-chilling journey after seeing an offer for a “free seven-day trip to Qinglong Snow Mountain.” Li Shouyu, Fei Qing, Li Jiaming, Dong Guihua, Liu Fei, Yang Li, and Zhang Xue are invited to a mountain lodge on Qinglong Snow Mountain. After they arrive, their guide claims to have forgotten her asthma medication and goes down the mountain with the driver. Soon afterward, the lodge's owner, the elderly Sha Ma Shili, mysteriously disappears. That ni —Reads—Score—Shelves
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Dominance Points 统治积分
[Survival Game + Not Mindless + Battles of Wits + No Superpowers + Plot-Driven + System + Ensemble Cast] A death game with a two-year time limit. Tens of thousands of players around the world fight to the death, and only the top ten can survive! With nowhere left to turn, Guo Wuyuan has no choice but to fight to the bitter end! He wins over a righteous policewoman, allies with a foreign girl, and takes the fight from a covert urban war to an international showdown! Watch as a loser driven to the
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Death SMS 夺命短信
On the day he loses his job, Lu Zheng is unexpectedly jolted by his phone, which has a short circuit, and awakens a strange ability. If he stares at a living person for more than a minute, an anonymous text arrives right on time, predicting that person’s fate in the next minute. [Delivery driver, dump truck, death.] [Cashier, scalding hot.] [Lin Wan, Thailand, team retreat.] The texts are never wrong, and their predictions cannot be changed. He witnesses a delivery driver die in a crash with his
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The Fog City Funeral Director 雾都殡葬师
A strange fog has engulfed the city for three years. Daylight looks like dusk, and the nights are pitch-black. The living dare not venture outside at will. There are things in the fog that devour people and imitate the voices of their loved ones to call them by name. The authorities can do nothing, so all kinds of folk practitioners have emerged: exorcists, feng shui masters, dream interpreters, talisman makers, and funeral specialists who guide souls to the afterlife. The protagonist, Pei Wujia
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