Looking for Novels About High-IQ Showdowns 寻找高智商对决的小说
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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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Reborn, I Turn My Fate Around with the System of Noncontention 重生归来，我凭不争系统扭转死局
Reborn on the eve of the palace banquet, Su Wanyuan's fingertips brushed against the secret drug hidden in the lining of her gown. In her previous life, she was tricked into making a scene, lost her reputation, and saw her entire family executed. This time, she stayed calm, waiting to tear away her half-sister's gentle facade in front of everyone at the banquet. Before the trouble had even settled, a wooden token etched with a whirlpool pattern led her to a decades-old secret plot involving a
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Divine Puzzle: Become the Strongest Necromancer Across the Myriad Heavens 神明拼图：成为诸天最强亡灵法师
[Infinite Flow] [Competitive Gaming] [Original Scenarios] [Mind Games] [No Female Lead] [Myriad Worlds] A puzzle must be pieced together from the corners. But where are the corners of the gods' puzzle? Gods' Puzzle is the first competitive game said to give every battle an entirely different setting, story, and cast of characters. What truth lies hidden behind the village shrouded in black mist? What stories will unfold in a cyberpunk town amid the yellow sands? Battle Royale, team competition,
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A Hundred Ghosts at the Night Banquet 百诡夜宴
[Mystery + Mind-Bending + No System + Supernatural Horror + Murder-Mystery Game] “The true trick isn’t hidden in the shadows. It sits upon the throne, making everyone bow before it.” “It never deceives the eyes. It only fools the heart.” A human body hanging in the air, a head burned and charred to the bone, severed limbs abandoned on a rainy night: all seem like the final echoes of death. Four survivors and one overseer sit around the long table at a night banquet, whispering among themselves.
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Strange Attractor 奇异吸引子
[Urban Suspense + Business Warfare + Financial Maneuvering + Period Drama] Donghai City, 2006. Lin Yuan dropped out of college and works as a network administrator at a securities firm, but he has an incredible ability: he’s pathologically sensitive to numbers and can spot patterns in a jumble of data at a glance. The candlestick charts no one else can make sense of look to him like unmistakable trails of a hunt. One day, a mysterious account dormant for years suddenly becomes active. Every t
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Supreme Wisdom: The Legend of Jiang Ziya 智慧无上：姜子牙传奇
At the end of the Shang Dynasty, amid a world in chaos, the white-haired recluse Jiang Ziya fishes with a straight hook in the Wei River, waiting for a chance to defy fate and change his destiny. King Wen of Zhou dreams of a flying bear and makes three visits to seek out a worthy man, setting in motion a deadly game between mortals and gods. Questioned at court, targeted by Shang assassins, and caught in the schemes of a nine-tailed fox who stirs up alliances among the feudal lords, Jiang Ziya w
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Hunting Season 猎杀时刻
A brand-new game, Hunt: The Reckoning, has taken the world by storm since its release. In this virtual world, you can play a prisoner, thug, thief, or murderer and experience a thrilling life of your own, or become a hunter, uphold justice, and bring these shady characters to book. As justice and evil clash, a refined and well-mannered man makes a dazzling appearance before the world. His arrival gradually convinces people that perhaps a light can truly exist in the darkness. (This novel is simi
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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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Dark Crimes Without End 暗罪无间
Lin Mo, a criminal profiler, was shot three times while protecting a hostage during an operation to capture a serial killer. He died in the line of duty at just 29. When he opens his eyes again, he discovers that he has transmigrated to a parallel world called the Dragon Kingdom and become a good-for-nothing police officer on the verge of being kicked off the force. This is an era of highly advanced technology. The Skynet System covers every inch of public space, the DNA database contains infor
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Suspicious Homicide Cases: A Police Chief's Major Crimes Notebook 悬疑凶案：公安局长重案手记
An assassination attempt targeting the county magistrate ends with the accidental killing of the only daughter of Qingjiang's richest man. After five years as strangers, the husband and wife join forces again following their daughter's tragic death. The mother launches a forceful counterattack in politics, while the father brings the full weight of his business empire to bear. They swear to make the killers pay in blood. To crack the case, the female God of War Lu Qingshuang is parachuted into t
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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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The Female Police Chief’s Shocking Case 女局长之惊天大案
This novel seamlessly blends political intrigue, criminal investigation and suspense, and realist literature. Liu Shuyun is caught in an astonishing scheme. It is a contest with no equal! Three factions are vying for power on this island. There is an underground hangar spanning five levels, and a “teacher” who has never shown their face. Gao Han’s investigation goes beyond clearing his fiancée’s name. He must also uncover the truth behind his father’s “fake death.” As the blades of political int
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The Police Chief’s Shocking Crackdown on Organized Crime 公安局长惊天扫黑大案
Han Shuang arrives in Changhu City and takes up her new post. On her very first day, the heiress of Changhu Group dies under mysterious circumstances, and a forensic examiner carrying evidence climbs into a restricted area, their fate unknown. Wu Gang hides a blade behind his smile. Deputy Director Gou Jianxiao sets traps at every turn, while the three great families are entangled in a web of influence. With two capable women at her side, Han Shuang steps into this isolated city woven from power
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The Female Official 机关女干部
A serious novel about officialdom that faces reality and holds firm to its principles. There's no simplistic division between “black and white,” only the real compromises and choices of life within the system. Here you'll find solid engineering details, meticulous criminal investigations, moving relationships, and steadfast faith. The story follows Lin Ruxi and Shen Chan as they work side by side to break through deadlocks and uphold justice amid the politics, reform, and personal struggles of Q
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Another World: My Life Has Cheat Codes! 异世界：我的人生开了挂！
[Vampires, werewolves, technology, potions, ghosts, biohumans, divination, puppets, and every terrifying element you can imagine: this world has them all.] Lin En transmigrated into such a bizarre otherworld and became an apprentice at a potion shop. "Something is wrong with that man! He never uses anesthetic when performing surgery!" "That shop is a scam! The moment you go in, they find a pile of illnesses even if you are perfectly healthy!" "But wait, isn't that shop supposed to be the bes
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Superpowers: I Have a Replication Mirror 超能：我有一面复刻镜
[Gods Descend, Calamity Begins] When cultivators from the divine realm invade Earth, superpowers and modern weapons become humanity's last line of defense! Can Gou Chen and Adam, Earth's only two superpower academies, shoulder humanity's future? What kind of hidden strength does Huaxia, hailed as the Chosen Nation, possess? This is a feast for the Godslayers! A young man gains the power to replicate abilities. With a mortal body and the power of the world in his hands, he will ultimately slay th
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I Can Tell You’re Lying 看得出来，你在说谎
[Female-oriented] [Mystery + Crime Investigation + Microexpressions + Subtle Gestures] The truth lies in microexpressions; secrets are revealed by the smallest gestures. When facing Feng Xi, not a single subtle expression can escape her sharp, almond-shaped eyes. When facing Liang Yize, not a single suspicious gesture can escape his alluring, peach-blossom eyes. When the windows to the soul belong to these two, they become walking lie detectors. No matter what kind of suspects they face, their e
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Deicide Learning In A Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神
A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled
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From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老
[Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up
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My Stand Ability Is Staircase Manipulation 我的替身能力是操控楼梯
[Completed] [Not submitted to Wanjie] [The first few chapters explain the setting for readers unfamiliar with JoJo. Once the action starts, the plot moves at a breakneck pace, with every twist building on the last.] While reading the comments, I came across, “I get it! Dio’s Stand lets him control staircases!” It made me laugh so hard that it sparked an idea. Set in China, told in first person. The protagonist is a woman named “Dio” who controls staircases, and she is pure evil. The protagonist’
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Hell’s Chessboard 地狱棋盘
The remains of abandoned gods became infinite realms, into which dying souls are forcibly dragged and turned into pieces on a chessboard. There is no mercy here, only equivalent exchange. If you want to survive, you must trade something of equal value. Memories, emotions, years of life, even traces that someone ever existed... all can be used as stakes.
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Hero of the Dark Night 暗夜行侠
[Disaster + political thriller + vigilante justice + spies + national destiny] When those in power can’t change the status quo, can fighting violence with violence break the deadlock? Local councilor Zhou Qingshan knows his district like the back of his hand, but accidentally discovers that the city has another government operating in the shadows! Zhou Qingshan’s heiress girlfriend is murdered by a mysterious intelligence agency, but the police close the case almost immediately. Zhou begins to s
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What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著）
What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his
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Life in the Jianghu: An Electrical Engineer's Extraordinary Adventure 人在江湖：一个电力工程师的奇遇
Li Fangao, an electrical engineer, unexpectedly gains supernatural powers. In a daze and against his will, he finds himself stepping into the modern-day underworld. His powers bring him one extraordinary encounter after another, and with each new experience, his abilities continue to advance. Moving between the underworld and everyday life, he thrives in both. The underworld today has no more flashing blades or torrents of blood, but it is rife with open and covert power struggles, with deadly d
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I Hunt Down Transmigrators in Ancient China 我在古代抓捕穿越者
The protagonist, Long Chen, transmigrates into an ancient world. But it turns out that world is full of transmigrators. They belong to many different factions. Long Chen, himself a transmigrator, receives a mission: eliminate every other transmigrator. …
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Meeting the Saintly Young Lady 遇见圣心大小姐
A down-and-out laborer from the bottom of society seizes his chance and makes a stunning comeback, becoming a ruthless business tycoon! Not a son-in-law who marries into the family, this is a gritty, realistic story with female allies, scheming family rivalries, business intrigues, and characters who are all wonderfully unhinged! Computer prodigy Lin Bin is oppressed and ostracized at work from the start, so he angrily walks out! But he repeatedly fails to find another job. By chance, he meets S
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Reborn in the Graveyard, I Go on a Rampage with the “Am I Dead?” System 墓地重生，我靠死了吗系统杀疯了
[Reborn in a graveyard + Death System + mystery and crime-solving + powerful heroine seeking revenge] [Nonstop thrills + a badass heroine + lots of twists + crushing scumbags every step of the way] ⊗ Orphan Qin Mo is kidnapped and thrown into a mass grave. After crawling out of a coffin, she unexpectedly binds herself to the [Are You Dead Yet] System. ⊗ Fail six missions in a row, and the System will erase you! ⊗ Watch Qin Mo plan each move carefully, turn the tables against all odds, and make h
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Crime Without a Trace 罪行无间
Two male leads join forces to solve cases: a homicide detective and a brilliant forensic pathologist, both formidable in their own right, one skilled in combat and the other in investigation. Together, they are a pair worthy of the name “hands of God,” piecing together the bizarre deaths of victims and uncovering the true causes of their deaths, so the dead may rest in peace and the victims may be vindicated. With their fists and fighting skills, they capture criminals and deliver justice. Is th
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Mystery: Beneath the Abyss 悬疑：深渊之下
[No brainless characters, no wish fulfillment, no clichés, no System, no invincibility, no harem.] My life had been peaceful. I had just graduated from college when a sudden conspiracy turned everything upside down and trapped me in a void. To survive, I was forced into a contest between time and fate. Past, present, and future intertwined. But after I gained control over time, I discovered that all my efforts might have been nothing more than a pawn's moves in a much larger game.
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After Seeing Myself in a Dream Mirror, I Went from Delivering Takeout to Flying a Spaceship 梦中照镜子后，从送外卖到开飞船
[Original + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story + Requires Some Thought + Slow-Paced + Reflections on Human Nature + Philosophical Meaning + Transcendent Evolution + Future Fantasy + Pure Science Fiction + Apocalypse in a Superposition State + New Overlords + Interstellar Ecology + A New Civilization + Futurism + Sci-Fi Romance] Zhao Jiang was an ordinary food delivery driver, spending every day rushing through the city streets and alleys. Then a series of dreams completely changed his life. In those
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Master of Mind Games: Persuading the Impossible 心战高手：说服不可能之人
Master of Mind Games: Persuading the Impossible
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Saving Human Civilization in the Face of Doomsday 末日之下人类文明的救亡图存
Told from the male protagonist’s perspective, the story gradually reveals the changes brought about by the “Universe Update.” The ripples caused by the ascension of the universe as a whole are an unbearable burden for human civilization, tucked away in a remote corner! How can the wounds inflicted by the world’s sudden transformation be healed? Faced with newly emerging intelligent life forms, what choice should humanity make? Are these dazzling new abilities a blessing or a curse? As the times
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Cheng Mo Speaks Up 程默不再沉默
Cheng Mo Breaks His Silence
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I’m a Bone Remover 我是脱骨仔
(No System, no brainless wish fulfillment, no power fantasy: a return to classic urban fiction.) In this line of work, a “con man” is what people commonly call a swindler. To “con” you means to cheat you. Chen Feng is just over thirty this year, but he has already spent ten years as a swindler. He has roamed the world, meeting hundreds upon hundreds of all kinds of people. He has cheated others, and been cheated himself. It’s a long story. Where should it begin? Perhaps with him...
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Welcome to the World of Paintings 欢迎来到画卷世界
[Infinite Flow + Horror Instances + Mystery + Highly Intelligent Heroine] Guan Xiaoxi is accidentally dragged by Mu Chengguang into the world of paintings, an otherworldly realm filled with taboos and death. In every painting, he is there, silently watching. Who is he? Why does he treat her so differently? Guan Xiaoxi has no memories from before the age of six. Her emotions and senses are impaired, and she is naturally absentminded. She is unaffected by the paintings’ mental pressure and cannot
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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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The Female Bank President's Last Resort 女行长的穷途末路
A teller's act of withholding checks toppled the first domino in the bank run at Yunhai City Commercial Bank. Though bank president Ma Yuquan fought desperately to contain the crisis, she ultimately could not counter the enormous fallout from the sudden disappearance of the bank's major shareholder and the head of its controlling rural bank. Ma Yuquan sensed the situation was full of hidden twists and turns, yet never revealed the secret of who she had been with during her brief disappearance, w
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The Blade's Shadow in Love and War: A Choice Between Power and Loyalty 风月刀影：权谋与情义的抉择
When a great fire devours the red gates of the Jun family estate, the young man who emerges through the smoke is no longer the dashing, carefree playboy who once spent his days cockfighting and chasing dogs. His eyes hold fire and blood, and in his hand he clutches half of a broken jade pendant, the last keepsake his father gave him before the family fell. Fate sweeps him like a tide into one abyss after another. From a life of luxury to utter poverty, from the son of the powerful to an outcast
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A Dream of Flowers on the Wasteland 荒原百花梦
The space-time universe, the Ark of Heaven, the Interstellar Alliance, the illusory realm: what kind of existence is the world we live in? From the ancient age of gods and demons, through the classical age of wandering heroes, to the modern age of technology, and finally the future age of artificial intelligence, the history of intelligent civilization seems to be a cycle... Will artificial life ever develop independent consciousness, gain a soul and intelligence, and ultimately replace intellig
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Chu Yuan: This Heir Is Impossible to Kill! 楚渊：这个世子真难杀！
Above Chu Yuan [No System + Political Intrigue + Mystery | Everyone has 800 tricks up their sleeve, and every step leads to a deadly trap] Jiang Mo, a mechanical engineer from the twenty-first century, becomes a hostage prince fleeing to Chu to escape the Great Zhou’s pursuit. The moment he opens his eyes, he faces murder in Blackwind Cave, a conspiracy to seek shelter with the Qu household, and the blood feud of a massacre… The brain-computer chip embedded in his temple is his only advantage, y
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The Cursed Livestream: The Seventh Taboo 诅咒直播间之七的禁忌
Cursed Livestream: The Seventh Taboo
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The Haunted House Mystery: I Am the Killer 鬼屋谜案之凶手是我
The Haunted House Mystery: I’m the Killer
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There's a Killer Outside the Door 门外有个杀人犯
There’s a Murderer Outside the Door
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Selling Myself to a Rich Woman to Pay Off My Girlfriend's Debts 卖身富婆给女友还债
Selling Myself to a Rich Woman to Pay Off My Girlfriend’s Debt
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Heaven’s Aid 天之佐
[Sci-Fi] [Urban] [Martial Combat] [Wits and Strategy] [Teamwork] [Comedy] [Lighthearted] [Underdog] [Awakening] [Superhumans] [Ensemble Cast] Lan Tianzuo is an ordinary high school student. He never expected to get caught up in a conflict between superhumans before the college entrance exams, or to discover by chance that he had two souls in one body, along with supernatural abilities like blood replication and blood-based healing. In an instant, he went from being a good-for-nothing to ascendin
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Apocalypse Heavenly Soldiers 末世天兵团
[Available for licensing as a comedy animation!] Ensemble cast + adventure + the unknown + zombies + apocalypse + pure thrills + fiery action + supernatural powers + wandering + monster-slaying and leveling up After the college entrance exams ended, my classmates and I were transported to an apocalyptic world in another dimension! Zombies are everywhere, and they respawn after you kill them! This world worships the strong. The weak don't even have time to cry! We just want to survive. We don't e
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The Strategist’s Deception 谋士骗术
These stories blend fact and fiction, drawing on forgotten details to craft tales. Enjoy the wisdom of the ancients and see how human nature changes. Learn from the past to understand the present, and know when to reveal your hand and when to keep it hidden. The plots are built around human nature and follow the logic of ordinary people. Deception and countermeasures, strategists on both sides pitting their wits against each other, plans colliding to see who comes out on top. In battles with col
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The Haunted House: The Midnight Wind Chime Murders 凶宅之午夜风铃杀人事件
The Haunted House: The Midnight Wind Chime Murders
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I Asked You to Simulate Crimes, but You Created the Perfect Crime Scene 让你模拟犯罪，你却制造完美现场
[Mystery + deduction + detective work + occasional comedy + no romance] Zhou You transmigrates and joins a show called Simulated Crime. After being selected for the criminal team, he discovers that his teammate is a beautiful campus belle. Together, they become unstoppable. “The detective world needs Zhou You as much as the West needs Jerusalem!” “When Teacher Zhou wanted to quit the detective scene, I slammed my hand on the table.” “Confirmed: he’s a man who knows how to kill!” “Zhou You, pleas
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I Fatting Up My Childhood Friend and Bestie, Then Sent Them to Prison 喂肥竹马和闺蜜，送他们进监狱
I fattened up my childhood sweetheart and best friend, then sent them to prison
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