Crime Investigation! Crime Investigation! Please!!! 刑侦，刑侦，求！！！

1. 301 第 The Twelfth Second 第十二秒 SunnessMystery274k WordsCompleted Nine years ago, she vanished without a trace while pregnant, leaving him only one clue: an eleven-second phone call to his police station, and a longing she never got to express. Nine years later, a strange warning call and two photographs of her set ablaze the longing he had buried for so long. As the police investigate and he makes inquiries of his own, a flood of astonishing secrets and buried memories comes to light. Through layer upon layer of mist, her face gradually emerges... Once, t 4.8kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves

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   Highly recommended!!! Really, every book has strict logic and attractive plots, and there is this little sweetness hidden in the main mission!

2. 302 严 Captain Yan, Miss Ji Is Talking to the Dead Again 严队，季小姐又和死人说话了 Huo Lan火蓝Modern Romance441k WordsOngoing [A cunning, mysterious, sly psychological expert VS a calm, upright, tough-as-nails criminal investigator] Ji Wanyan was born with eyes of different colors and the ability to foresee disasters. At seven, her family cast her out because they believed she had caused her parents' deaths. Seventeen years later, her ability to read crucial information about a crime from a victim's retinas made her the darling of the criminal investigation team. The most doting of all was Captain Yan, the son of Haich 20Reads6.9Score—Shelves
3. 303 她 Her Mr. Yan 她的晏先生 Jiang Cola蒋可乐Modern Romance707k WordsCompleted Everyone on the team knew that Yan Xiu came from a good family, was highly educated, and carried himself with distinction. He was a ridiculously charming young gentleman, yet somehow still single. No one could figure out why. Whenever anyone asked, he would snap, “I'm immersed in my work and can't tear myself away.” Then a new partner joined the team. People secretly watched as Yan Xiu, the vice captain, a skilled fighter with quick reflexes and a spotless background, was pinned against the wal 283Reads8.9Score—Shelves
4. 304 她 She Blooms in the Mist 她在薄雾中盛开 Spinning Wood Apricot旋木杏Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Shen Zhiheng saw Ji Yu in the video, he thought, This person looks suspicious. When Shen Zhiheng saw Ji Yu in the interrogation room, he thought, This person is no ordinary man. Much later, as Shen Zhiheng looked at Ji Yu, he thought, How can this person be so beautiful? 246Reads6.6Score—Shelves
5. 305 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 150kReads9.6Score20.4kShelves

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   Not counting criminal investigation, an old saying, that kind of solving a mystery. Anyway, super pretty. The kind that looks good even after watching it several times

6. 306 北 Starlight over North City 北城有星光 Beauty Faded红了容颜Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted The first time they met, she was a doctor and he was a wounded fugitive. He held her scalpel against her fair throat, his voice cold and sharp. “It’s dangerous for a woman to carry a knife!” The next time they met, she cornered him and tugged at his clothes. He smiled seductively, his voice low. “In such a hurry, Miss Mo? Can’t even wait until we get to the room?” She glared at him. “I’m a doctor. I need to examine your wound!” Still as cocky as ever, he said, “And what will Dr. Mo use to examin 5.6kReads9.3Score750Shelves

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   These three books!!!!! Super awesome!!!!!!!!

7. 307 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... 38.6kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves

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   Reversal, reversal, reversal

8. 308 趁 A Heart Stirs in the Moonlight 趁月色心动 Snow Pear Melon雪梨瓜Mystery476k WordsCompleted [Detective Captain VS Surgeon, crime-solving + sweet romance, reunion after a long separation, rekindled love] [Xu Wanning's Version] When Xu Wanning sees Chen Zheng again, ten years have passed. He is a detective captain, while she is a murder suspect. “I didn't kill her. She framed me by taking her own life.” “What terrible thing did you do to make someone frame you by killing herself?” She returns to the country to uncover the truth about a fire from ten years ago, but one suspicious clue aft 3.5kReads8.8Score416Shelves

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   "You could have dealt with him yourself just now." Chen Zheng pointed at the man he caught squatting in the corner, "I said Dr. Xu, we have known each other for more than ten years, so you don't have to give me this kind of opportunity to save a beautiful woman. A hero saves a beauty?" Xu Wanning smiled and said with a serious look: "Captain Chen, we have different identities. If you deal with him, it's called fighting, and if I deal with him, it's called fighting." "I just came back from you two days ago. If I go in again, the impact will be bad, right?"

9. 309 向 Falling Toward the Milky Way 向银河坠落 Xiao Jin小今Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [Gentle Policewoman vs. Cool, Reserved Forensic Doctor] [Ex's Regret Arc + Marriage Before Love for the Heroine + Secret Crush Comes True for the Hero + Both Pure + Happy Ending] On the eve of meeting his parents, Jiang Jianyue noticed signs of another woman in Qi Sili's life. The girl was young and cute, like a delicate little white flower. - She sent him a breakup text, but he assumed she was just throwing a tantrum and replied, “Calm down.” She glanced at the message and blocked him without a —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The male and female protagonists are both police officers. The progress is fast and not boring. I have finished watching them all.

10. 310 杀 Killing His Wife 杀死妻子 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted To deal with scumbag men, use their own tactics against them and leave them with nowhere to turn. Lin Xia is busy uncovering the truth, inheriting a fortune worth over a billion, and helping women hurt by their partners. Her enemies are formidable: a scheming man who marries into a wealthy family to exploit it, a crafty tycoon, a faithless husband who murders his wife for insurance money, a manipulative man who scams women out of money and sex, and an elite lawyer who commits sexual violence… 1.1kReads9.3Score197Shelves

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    I'm very picky about reading books, and I've finished all three of them. The first one has no male protagonist, and the second and third books have very few emotional lines.

11. 311 尸 The Dead Speak: Cases from Harbor City 尸语追凶：港城谜案录 Hairpin Edge簪锋Mystery528k WordsCompleted In a prosperous harbor city where neon lights blot out the sky, crime never sleeps in the shadows. A red-clad corpse found floating in Victoria Harbour shocks the entire city and sets off a string of murders. It also forces three people who can barely stand one another to form an unlikely crime-solving trio. He is Lu Chen, a senior inspector in the Major Crimes Unit: domineering and hot-tempered, he trusts experience and speed. Beneath his machismo, he is protective and soft-hearted, but he can 462Reads—Score111Shelves

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    The Weaver of Crime: The Literary Achievements of "The Murder Case of a Rich Family" Part 5 of Hairpin Feng's criminal investigation novel "The Murderer's Whisper: A Mystery in Hong Kong City" In an era when genre literature is rampant, there are very few writers who can simultaneously control the hard core of logic and the flexibility of literature. Hairan Feng's "The Murder of a Rich Family" proves that she is such an "ambitious" narrator. She does not use bloody novels to attract attention, but uses sophisticated literary skills to weave a murder case of a wealthy family into a breathtaking crime tapestry. From narrative structure to character carving, from language aesthetics to genre fusion, her literary attainments reached new heights in the fifth case. 1. Court Narrative: A Modern Variation of Sanyizhi. Hairan Feng locks the core scene in the second instance court, which is an adventure in itself - no car chases, no gun battles, only dialogue, evidence and logic. But she insisted on writing this "still scene" with a sense of tension like a suspenseful blockbuster. She borrowed the "three unities" from classical drama: the time is concentrated on the day of the trial, the location is limited to the court, and the plot revolves around the single main line of "whether Sheng Yuxuan is guilty or not." Every round of questions tightens the pace, and every objection raises the mood. Xia Zhiyu's cross-examination of the thank-you speech started from the button material. It seemed like a casual stroke, but in fact it was a dragnet. The comparison of cat hair and fatty acid profiles in court was like a thunderous explosion. Hairpin Feng transforms the legal process into a dramatic climax, allowing readers to experience the roller coaster-like psychological ups and downs in "stillness". 2. Group portraits: realistic sculptures without labeling. There are no tool people in Hao Feng's paintings. Sheng Yuxuan is not a simple "dandy". During the first trial, he was paralyzed and despairing. After being acquitted in the second trial, he would bend down to lift up the fallen old woman - his personal ethics were lacking but his humanity was not lost. Xie Ci is not a stereotyped "perverted killer". His paranoia has the sensitivity of an artist, and his confession is mixed with real pain and crazy projection. Xia Zhiyu and Zhang Jianfeng, the "police couple", faced the torment of professional antagonism, but there was no bloody quarrel, only restraint and respect: "You do it according to your profession, and I do it according to my responsibilities." Hairan Feng replaced labels with details, allowing the characters to stand in grayscale. 3. The Poetics of Physical Evidence: Letting Buttons and Cat Hair Speak. Hairpin Feng's most recognizable literary technique is to give physical evidence the dual functions of narrative and aesthetics. The Lyra and Aquila buttons were originally zodiac symbols to express romantic fantasies, but in the end they became ironclad evidence of the real murderer. Hairpin Feng pushes the "poetics of physical evidence" to the extreme: a pair of buttons is both a romantic metaphor and a logical chain; the unsaturated fatty acid characteristics of northern cat hair are both a string of scientific data and a narrative needle to expose lies. She lets readers see that the coldest things often hide the hottest truth. 4. Language Aesthetics: Temperature in the Cold Hairpin Feng's language always maintains cold restraint, but releases warmth at key points. She wrote about the tacit understanding between Lu Chen and Su Wanqing, using only one action - he gently pushed the dessert in front of her, and she thanked her softly. No confession is worth a thousand words. She wrote about Xia Zhiyu's struggle when taking on the case, using an inner monologue: "What she fears most is this sentence. 'What about me? How should I explain myself to the team?'" It is simple, but it reaches people's hearts. This "blank" aesthetic allows emotions to surge in silence. 5. Genre fusion: a trio of criminal investigation, legal affairs, and psychology. "The Murder Case of a Rich Family" breaks the boundaries of a single genre. It has the hard-core physical evidence of a forensic drama (FTIR spectroscopy, DNA comparison, fatty acid traceability), the court arguments of a legal drama (accidental causation, indirect intentionality and negligence), and the in-depth exploration of a psychological drama (the pathological narcissism of a paranoid personality). Hairpin Feng welds the three seamlessly, allowing readers to experience intellectual pleasure in solving puzzles, receive the influence of legal principles in debates, and examine the undercurrent of human nature in tragedy. This cross-genre narrative ability is the epitome of her literary attainments. 6. Conclusion: Hairpin Feng's Literary Coordinates Hairpin Feng's "The Murder of a Rich Family" is not only a suspenseful masterpiece that makes your palms sweat, but also a literary work worthy of careful reading. She builds the skeleton with logic, fills the flesh with aesthetics, and injects the soul with philosophy. She makes readers believe that good genre literature can also have the dignity of literature. Open the Tomato Novel App and search for "" or " Corpse Whispers: Port City Mysteries" to read the entire series for free, and you can also listen to the book. From "The Case of the Floating Corpse in Red Clothes" to "The Murder Case of a Rich Family", Hairan Feng's Hong Kong City mystery universe is waiting for you to enter. You will find that criminal investigation novels can be written in such a high-level way.

12. 312 远 Far Beyond the Clouds and Wilderness 远隔云野 Mugwort Paste Soup艾草膏汤Two Male Leads88k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads + Crime Solving + One-to-One Romance + Criminal Investigation + Plot-Driven] A doctor’s blood serum, taken after he was kidnapped and murdered seven years ago; the head of an informant who spent years undercover in a criminal organization; a deal between an overseas biopharmaceutical company and a criminal syndicate; the kidnapping of three young friends... The 510 case from seven years ago resurfaces with an anonymous envelope. One shocking incident after another rocks Nanzhou’s —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Two male protagonists➕criminal investigation

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