Looking for High-Quality Crime Investigation Stories. Recommendations and Things to Avoid, Please! 高质量刑侦，求推荐，求避雷！！

1. 401 半 On Night Duty, I Was Kissed by the Goddess Who Mistook My Car 半夜执勤，被上错车的女神强吻了 Spicy Rabbit Head with a Little Sugar麻辣兔头加点糖Urban624k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + campus goddess + a little detective work and crime-solving + urban slice of life + one female lead + guaranteed sweetness (with a mix of spicy and mild scenes)] [This is a career-and-romance novel! Career and romance! Career and romance! The important things must be said three times!] [This is neither an invincible protagonist story nor a power fantasy! Just an ordinary urban slice-of-life novel!] [Romance is the focus, with crime-solving as a secondary element (though the case 9.7kReads9.3Score909Shelves

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   The wonderful encounter is so eye-catching! In "On duty in the middle of the night, he was forcibly kissed by a goddess who got on the wrong bus", the male protagonist Lu Chuan was on duty in the middle of the night, and was touched, hugged and kissed by a goddess who got on the wrong bus. This dramatic opening makes people eager to know what happens next.

2. 402 我 I Am a Detective: Giving Qin Chuan a Helping Hand 2 我是刑警：助秦川一臂之力2 Yueshan Mingze月山明泽Mystery589k WordsCompleted A sequel fanfic to I Am a Police Officer, and the only one of its kind! Inspired by real criminal investigation cases, with high-stakes mysteries solved one episode at a time. There’s never a dull moment, and every twist is explosive! A veteran detective returns to the crime scene, and new cold cases keep piling up. Can you follow them through the fog and uncover the truth from the smallest clues? 750Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The best criminal investigation article of the year! Not one of them! Each case directly touches on human nature, the reasoning process is super smooth, and there is no forced intelligence at all. It is so exciting to watch it in one breath, and it will be locked up with five stars! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

3. 403 通 Psychic Detective: She Can Share a Killer's Point of View 通灵神探：她能共享凶犯视角 Brother An Is 1.8 Meters Tall安哥一米八Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Mystery + crime-solving + criminal investigation + no romance + Is the female streamer who tells ghost stories actually a brilliant detective?] “I saw a murder scene again!” Shen Yuan had been able to dream of murder scenes since she was a child. Because of her supposed supernatural abilities, she lost her job as a police officer. After seeing countless psychologists, all of whom said she was perfectly normal, she decided to go online and tell people about her dreams. The next time she describe 6.7kReads7.8Score944Shelves

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   The heroine without CP solves the case, it's super good-looking, you'll be at a loss if you don't read it, quack quack

4. 404 3 Special Case Task Force 318 318特案行动 Nan Zhi南至Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted In this world, some yearn for the light, while others sink into darkness. No matter how long darkness lasts, the light will eventually shine upon the world. A bizarre arson case from thirty years ago leads to several murders. One strange and eerie case after another, each story gripping and moving. Policewoman Xiao Nan is here to solve the cases, uncover the truth about her own origins, and deliver justice that is thirty years overdue! 8.2kReads9.1Score703Shelves

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   These are all very good-looking, especially Beidou Erniang's series of books. It is recommended to decide the order in which to read them. And number three on the recommendation list is really ugly, so don't watch it.

5. 405 谜 The Mystery: Chasing the Light 谜局：逐光 Elegant Pavilion亭亭楼阁Two Male Leads398k WordsCompleted The first book in the Mystery Series: Mystery: Chasing the Light [Two male leads + only each other + older love interest + no angst + happy ending + multiple side couples] * Fifteen years ago, his parents died in an “accident.” For fifteen years, he searched desperately for the one ray of “light” that could guide him. Fifteen years later, he joined the police force with top marks and finally found himself standing behind that man. * Huo Ye is the youngest captain of the criminal investigation un 3.5kReads9.2Score574Shelves

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   The tetralogy of the mystery series, a group portrait of criminal investigation. I love Zhang Yan's cp from the first part. I recommend it!

6. 406 倾 The Alluring Female Coroner 倾城女仵作 Yue Mo月莫Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted (Comic adaptation of The Beautiful Coroner now available) (Print edition of The Beautiful Coroner now on sale) After the mysterious death of her father, a coroner, Ye Caitang was saddled with a huge debt of fifty taels of silver. She had no choice but to sell herself to the Six Doors and work like a beast of burden for her creditor, Xia Yue, a renowned detective. Fortunately, Ye Caitang possessed the soul of an experienced modern forensic pathologist. Using modern forensic science, she deciphere 20.6kReads9.4Score3.2kShelves

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   🕵️♀️ **"Six Doors of Hilarious Daily Life" | Female detective Ye Caitang's alternative detective story | Who said you can't laugh out your abs when solving crimes? ** "There is a ghost in the lotus pond who wants to kill Lin Ling!" Upon hearing this, Ye Caitang picked up her skirt and rushed to the scene of the crime. As the fiercest (crossed out) and sassiest female detective in the six gates, she firmly believed: **"Ghost? It doesn't exist! Someone must be pretending to be a ghost!"** Sure enough, only a soaked embroidered shoe was left by the pool (murderer: Are these shoes waterproof?) • A half-bitten piece of osmanthus cake (Ye Caitang: "Wait for the poison test first... Let me have a taste!") • And... Witnesses of crazy burping ("Hiccup! Ghost, burp! Can B-Box!") **Hilarious famous scene**: When Ye Caitang pressed the "fierce ghost" into the pile of glutinous rice to ward off evil spirits, the other party cried and shouted: "I do it! I just want to steal Aunt Wang's pickle jar next door!" 🔍 **[Sand sculpture detective + constant reversal + heroine's strength value MAX]** #click to catch up# See how Ye Caitang solves strange cases with the soul of dry rice! ✨ **"Principles for solving crimes: The truth may be late, but Ye Caitang's complaints will never be absent!"**

7. 407 刑 Criminal Investigation: Major Crimes Unit, Part Three 刑侦之重案组第三部 Tong Xiaoxiao桐筱筱Mystery1.6M WordsOngoing Crime investigation + episodic stories + no female lead + understandable even if you haven't read the first two books Book One: Crime Investigation: Major Crimes Unit Book Two: Crime Investigation: Major Crimes Unit, Book Two The city bureau in Linghai is once again caught in turmoil, and the Major Crimes Unit led by Lin Mu is back in action. The former captain has become the sole suspect in a mass murder. What is the truth behind it all? 33kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves
8. 408 谜 The Mystery: Thaw 谜局：融冰 Elegant Pavilion亭亭楼阁Two Male Leads748k WordsCompleted The Mystery Series, Books Two and Three * [Book One: The Mystery, Part Two: Thawing Ice. Two powerful leads · Crime] * Wen Qi is cocky, handsome, and bold, and he handles cases with ruthless efficiency. * Song Li’an is the young heir to the Song Group, cold and aloof by nature. ** “How many days do you think he’ll last?” “Three. The last person Team Leader Wen drove to tears only lasted 48 hours.” * Everyone was waiting to witness this once-in-a-century showdown, but no one expected... ** When W 3.3kReads9.2Score515Shelves
9. 409 大 The Happy Daily Life of the Court Judge's Daughter 大理寺少卿之女的快乐日常 Scallion Pancake with an Extra Egg手抓饼要加鸡蛋Ancient Romance659k WordsCompleted [An imaginary ancient setting + mind-reading + everyday life + comedy] [There is a male lead, both leads are each other’s only partners, happy ending. The romance is a slow burn, but sweet, so dive in without worry.] [This isn’t a fast-paced wish-fulfillment story, but I promise there’s no angst!!! The heroine can read minds, but only under certain conditions. Her golden finger isn’t all that powerful, so don’t read if that’s not your thing.] [Read the title! This is a warm, everyday-life story. 57.1kReads9.2Score12.2kShelves
10. 410 路 Captain Lu! I'm Leaving My Escape Route to You 路队！我的退路交给你了 Elegant Pavilion亭亭楼阁Two Male Leads723k WordsCompleted The fourth installment in the Mystery Series: Mystery: The Road Home [Criminal investigation + suspense + two equally strong leads + both devoted to one another + younger man/older man + fictional setting] *From kindergarten to Jing'an University, the names Huo Yan and Lu Yufeng were always mentioned together. *One was like the blazing midsummer sun, passionate and untamed, always racing ahead in pursuit of the wind; *the other was like a deep pool on a still night, reserved and disciplined, alw 1.7kReads8.4Score296Shelves
11. 411 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 150kReads9.6Score20.5kShelves

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    They are all finished articles, beautiful and without loopholes.

12. 412 谁 Who Knew? Captain Lu Is a Total Wife Guy! 谁懂啊！陆队长是个老婆奴！ Simi Is a Kitty西米是只喵Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, a tough, loyal soldier gong x a cool, aloof on the outside but warm-hearted on the inside shou. Both are each other's first, two strong leads, sweet romance, devotion to country, mutual devotion.] Can you believe it? The fearsome Captain Lu is actually a completely devoted husband! To everyone else, Shen Bei is aloof and taciturn, wielding a scalpel faster than a gun. A living iceberg who keeps strangers at a distance. To Lu Zheng, Shen Bei makes him millet porridge, knits h 2.7kReads—Score363Shelves

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    Recommend it!

13. 413 惊 The Astonishing Female Coroner 惊华女仵作 Cheese Cocoa芝士可可Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-one, mutual devotion, ultra-sweet romance] A modern forensic doctor lands at an ancient crime scene and is branded a murderer by the Dali Court! To clear her name, sociable go-getter Wen Yu clings to Gu Yan, the powerful and influential minister of the Dali Court, while examining corpses and solving cases, all to secure herself a steady living... Who could have guessed her powerful patron would be so ruthless and capricious? His signature talent is making a small problem into a big one, 5kReads9.2Score788Shelves
14. 414 全 The Entire Police Station Is Waiting for Me to Explain Ghosts with Science 全警局都等我用科学解释鬼魂 Xixi's Night Owl兮兮的夜猫Two Male Leads421k WordsCompleted [Two men + supernatural mysteries + equally matched leads + sweet romance and crime-solving + transmigration] [Materialist Detective Captain X Ancient Master of the Mystical Arts] Good news: I failed my tribulation, but didn’t quite die. Instead, I transmigrated into a government employee with a secure job. Bad news: This body has cervical spondylosis and a strained lower back. I’m out of breath after just a few steps, and I have to handle corpses every day. Good news: I still have all my mystic 4.8kReads8.8Score985Shelves

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    My heart and soul are all here [salute]

15. 415 破 Daybreak: Appendix to the Case Closure Report 破晓·附件结案报告 Kung Fu Baozi功夫包子Mystery273k WordsCompleted Xin Jian's high profile at the procuratorate wasn't due to his impossibly irritating mouth or his usual domineering manner. It was because of his extraordinary career history. A quick look through it revealed one dazzling achievement after another. No one knew why he was interested in Fu Zhi, the most inconspicuous person at the procuratorate. He said it was because they were alumni, though supposedly they'd never even crossed paths before. He always worked alone in his office. Mutilated corpses 328Reads9.3Score114Shelves
16. 416 枪 Gunfire in the Mountains 枪响于山林 Cherry Blossoms Fading Gently樱桃微谢Two Male Leads443k WordsCompleted [Male-male romance + mystery + angst + bad ending] [A ruthless, cold-blooded undercover agent with a split personality, quick to change his tune and endlessly talkative versus a stoic, softhearted, highly intelligent narcotics officer who’s as wooden as they come] Wen Shan was once Lin Mo’s best friend, and his only one. But the 0612 narcotics case in Taizhou when they were fifteen suddenly made him the son of the man who had killed Lin Mo’s father. Sixteen years later, they meet again. Lin Mo, 1.2kReads8.1Score187Shelves
17. 417 野 Wildfire 野火 Wei Huatian委花田Two Male Leads383k WordsCompleted “My life has never belonged to me, so I’m not afraid of losing it.”, Wen Qi . “Funny, I happen to be sworn brothers with the King of Hell. How about I take you in? We can be buried together, so we’ll have company on the road.”, Li Ye . To Li Ye, Wen Qi is a wild flame in the wasteland of his heart, one that can never be extinguished or smothered. There’s no need to ride the wind and sail the seas. One look is all it takes for them to brave the fires of life and death together. . Set in a fiction 2kReads9.0Score250Shelves
18. 418 子 How Long Must a Bullet Fly Before It Becomes a Dove? 子弹要飞多久才能变白鸽 I Frolic in the Wilderness我在旷野活蹦乱跳Two Male Leads127k WordsCompleted Two equally matched powerhouses: top student vs. straight-A student; peacekeeping vs. criminal investigation; living under one roof + rekindled romance Ji Xiangyi has had a smooth life, and Jiang Zhuyu is the one hardship he can't escape. Jiang Zhuyu's life has been full of ups and downs, and Ji Xiangyi is the one sweetness he can hold on to. Both are the more vulnerable ones in this relationship. One fears his own heart; the other fears his body falling apart. After Ji Xiangyi leaves, Jiang Zhu 9Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 419 要 Damn It! My Childhood Rival Is Now My Boss 要命！死对头竹马成了顶头上司 Lin Zhou林舟Two Male Leads255k WordsCompleted [Crime investigation + two male leads + equally powerful leads + episodic cases + criminal psychology] A “says one thing, means another” lie detector expert x a shining beacon of justice and head of the criminal investigation team. A lie detector expert is suddenly assigned to the municipal bureau. Team leader Xiang Chuan takes one look and thinks, Well, would you look at that. It’s Yan Xingkai! A bizarre suicide thirteen years ago severed Xiang Chuan’s friendship with Yan Xingkai, turning the t 193Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 420 弦 The Unspoken Words: Personality Manipulation 弦外音之人格操纵 Chocolate Fried Rice巧克力拌饭Mystery263k WordsCompleted [An early work; the writing is still rough!] [Read the blurb first. Only follow the story if you can accept this setup!] [Some plot points involve personal fictional additions. Please don't compare them with reality!] [If you're okay with this kind of plot, follow along with the story.] [One more time: The male lead has an ex. The heroine is caught between two men and feels conflicted. Only read on if you're okay with that. No further explanations.] "Outgoing, uninhibited criminal investigation 103Reads8.4Score—Shelves
21. 421 陆 Dr. Lu, Forensic Pathologist, Takes the Lead 陆法医在上 Expired Peach Preserves过期的蜜桃罐头Two Male Leads593k WordsCompleted [Audio drama now available] “About Captain Yu Being Completely Under His Wife's Thumb” Yu Anyu is upright and hates evil. He is passionate and brave, respects life and the truth, and loves the world. Lu Li isn't cut out to be a forensic doctor. Aside from his clever mind and handsome face, he's good for nothing. He doesn't love his work, has no compassion or empathy, and has no interest in pursuing justice. He loves only Yu Anyu. Any affection he feels for the world is simply because Yu Anyu lov 1.3kReads8.8Score203Shelves
22. 422 易 Fragile 易碎品 Expired Peach Preserves过期的蜜桃罐头Two Male Leads731k WordsCompleted [The audio drama is now available] The Guide to Raising a Thorny Rose, Special Police Captain x Anti-Drug Squad Captain 1.0 A ridiculously strong, cool, wolfish special police captain x a ruthless, ailing queen of an anti-drug squad captain Gu Yiran climbed to the altar over a mountain of corpses. He could never fall from it, and he never would. 2.0 Three years ago, Gu Yiran, captain of the anti-drug squad at the C City Public Security Bureau, was handed over to drug traffickers by a subordin 2.5kReads8.8Score451Shelves
23. 423 痞 Rogue Detective: The True Crime Files of Tingcheng 痞子刑警：汀城追凶实录 As If Returning to an Old Place旧地如重游Mystery261k WordsCompleted Five years ago, Nan Shu walked away from a gruesome dismemberment case that shook the nation. She gave up on herself and took on a blood feud, all so she could slay the evil dragon with her own hands. But in a game fraught with danger, Lu Yiheng, the deputy captain of the criminal investigation squad who solved cases like a god, suddenly barged into her life and told her, “You just need to be yourself. I’ll take care of everything.” They were enforcers of justice who walked in the shadows. But i 392Reads9.1Score—Shelves
24. 424 凛 Bitter Winter: Hunting the Killer 凛冬：缉凶 Ran Youyou冉悠悠Two Male Leads317k WordsCompleted Two years ago, the Nan City Public Security Bureau crushed a human-trafficking ring in a lightning-fast operation, but the ringleader somehow escaped. Two years later, another fugitive from the ring surfaces. The police decide to follow the trail and vow to bring the entire gang to justice. Families torn apart, an unrelenting search for missing loved ones, relatives passing each other by. They give everything they have to reunite families and bring criminals to justice. A modern urban crime inve 1.2kReads8.9Score211Shelves
25. 425 一 One Half 一半 The Sea Flows Past海水流过Two Male Leads419k WordsCompleted A romance born from a case. No one expected there to be this kind of connection between them. 87Reads6.6Score—Shelves
26. 426 夕 Evening Glow 夕照 Mottled Robes, White Bones斑衣白骨Mystery634k WordsCompleted Main characters: Zhou Song and Han Feilu. (Two male leads, no romance) Even many years later, Zhou Song still couldn't forget the day his father took him into the basement. The walls were covered with photographs of strange women. His father said they were captives. Only later did Zhou Song learn that they were vengeful spirits. He had been haunted by them ever since that day. People often say they can't bear the weight of life, but he believes what people can't bear is life's weightlessness, li 592Reads9.3Score108Shelves
27. 427 我 I'm Paralyzed, So How Could I Be the Butcher of the Night? 我都瘫痪了，怎么会是黑夜屠夫？ Desert Camel沙漠大骆驼Urban2.8M WordsOngoing Gu Yang had a successful career and a happy family, but a car accident suddenly left him in a vegetative state. His mind, however, remained perfectly clear. In the endless darkness, he finally learned the secret behind the accident. On a night filled with anger and despair, he fused with his own shadow and became a butcher of the night! And after killing someone, he could even steal their lifespan, heal his body, and spend points on skills! A top detective, a medium, occult practitioners, and ma 31.3kReads7.6Score2.7kShelves

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    1⃣️The protagonist Gu Yang, who originally had a successful career and a happy family, became a vegetative state due to a car accident. When he was conscious, he merged with his shadow and became the "Night Butcher". Killing people can rob Yuanshou and heal the body, which is a bit anti-criminal investigation.

28. 428 刀 Brother Dao Goes Viral in Showbiz, and Fans Beg Me to Stop Killing 刀哥爆红娱乐圈，粉丝求我别杀了 Drunk in Solitude孤风一醉Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Lighthearted + no romance + absurd comedy + entertainment industry] [Print edition published | Comic adaptation released] Xiao He acquired a criminal golden finger that let him learn all kinds of criminal skills. But he could only stay alive by continually stabbing people. Xiao He: “I’m a perfectly decent college student. Who’d want to become a criminal?!” Wait, there really is a way! After an accident, Xiao He successfully exploited a bug in his golden finger. By acting instead of committing r 157.7kReads9.3Score12kShelves
29. 429 爆 Going Viral Starts with Calling the Cops 爆红从报警开始 Yu Siyuan余四元Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Microdrama style, silly and lighthearted. The protagonist has no romantic pairings, male or female. Actor Mo Fei gets a Role System. From a holy monk, he gains an ability to attract criminals; from a serial killer, he learns human anatomy; from a detective, he learns to talk to cats; from a master thief, he learns sleight of hand... To everyone else, all of this seems downright bizarre. Would a normal actor radiate murderous intent? Would a normal actor know the human body so well? Would a norma 75kReads9.5Score11kShelves

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