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Chronicles of Qiwucheng 栖梧城传记
A classic martial-arts detective tale, historical mystery, youthful passion, with no System or cheats. During the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, the realm had only just been pacified, and every trade was waiting to be rebuilt. The balance of power in the martial world shifted dramatically. The influence of the four great martial families, who controlled the Seven Gangs (power), Eight Associations (wealth), Nine Mountains (letters), and Ten Strongholds (arms), waned noticeably. The world's Fiv
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Trace Evidence: Shen Yan's Criminal Investigation Notes 痕迹：沈砚的刑侦笔记
In a city drenched by the rain at night, evil quietly takes root in the shadows, and one seemingly unsolvable murder after another unfolds. Rookie detective Shen Yan unexpectedly becomes bound to the Trace Analysis System. From then on, crime scenes that look flawless to everyone else are full of inescapable clues to him: a speck of dust out of place, half of an invisible trace, a tiny dried residue, a deliberately disguised detail. He sees them all clearly. People can lie, and hearts can concea
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Suspenseful Investigation 悬侦
The city is a vast chessboard, and all living beings are its pieces. He heard the sound of a chess piece falling: a taunt from hell, and a death knell leading to the truth. Every cold case has an ending. He used the dead as a mirror to reconstruct the sins of the living, and the chess game as a ruse to conceal a heart that devoured people.
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The Lone Goddess Detective: Last Night’s Fog 独孤女神探：昨夜迷雾
[Episodic Case Solving]+ [All-Around, Hard-Nosed Deduction]+ [A Touch of Romance] Ten years ago, Han Songming, deputy captain of the Jiangzhou Public Security Bureau’s criminal investigation team, his wife, and their eldest son were murdered at home. Their fourteen-year-old daughter, Han Yuling, was away and survived. The police quickly identified the killer, but despite years of searching, they never found him… Ten years later, now an adult, Han Yuling inherits her father’s badge number and vow
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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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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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- 107 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—14d adds
- 108 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—14d adds
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Top-Secret Criminal Case Files 绝密刑事档案
Uncover major criminal cases in China, explore the truth behind them, and reveal the dark side of human nature. This series investigates and analyzes shocking major criminal cases from China in recent years. On a street on a rainy night, a taxi driver kills four people in a row, then sexually abuses and dismembers the bodies, taking photos as keepsakes! A newlywed couple vanishes overnight. What cruel crimes took place during those eight hours of impenetrable darkness? Hong'an, December 26: Eigh
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Officer Lu's Journal 小陆警官的手记
Lu Chengwen: I'm a detective. I only believe in evidence. Lin Xiao: I can feel corpses talking. Lu Chengwen: Say that again? Lin Xiao: The corpse says it wants to go home. Lu Chengwen: ...Fine. Lead the way. Author: If you two keep chatting, the readers will all go next door to read romance ◉‿◉
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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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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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Frost City Shrouded in Mist 雾锁霜城
Synopsis of Fogbound Frost City (200 words) Frost City, a fog-shrouded city in the south. Fifteen years after a heavy snowfall sealed off the city, an unsolved throat-slashing case from the fog mysteriously resurfaces. At a murder scene on a demolition site, a jade pendant etched with a fog pattern in the victim’s palm tears open the scar of a long-buried case. Retired veteran detective Shen Yan is forced back into the field and joins forces with young policewoman Su Tang to investigate. As th
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The Murderer 杀人鬼
The Qiuchuan family is a wealthy and prestigious household. Lately, threatening letters marked with triangles have been appearing around the family, warning that disaster is about to strike. Detectives, police, and prosecutors gather to uncover the secret behind the letters, but the murderous game has already begun!
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- 115 The Benson Murders 班森杀人事件 Late one night, a wealthy businessman is shot dead while reading at home! Vance, who has never investigated a case before, is persuaded by the prosecutor to take on the task of solving the murder! All six suspects have alibis! So who is lying?! Just as the police are at a loss, the inexperienced detective finds an entirely different way forward. But can the killer really be found by deducing their personality and behavioral traits? 36Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 116 The People in Line 排队的人 A long line stretched outside London’s Wolfington Theatre. A man waiting to buy a ticket for a musical was found dead in the queue, with a wicked-looking, gleaming silver dagger sticking out of his back! Strangely, none of the people ahead of him knew when he had been killed. Nor was there anything on the victim that could identify him. The “gentleman detective” Grant personally took on the case, making swift progress and quickly apprehending the suspect. Just as the case seemed solved, the insp 3Reads9.2Score214d adds
- 117 The Long Goodbye 漫长的告别 A chance encounter between a drunk and a detective, A farewell that leads to a murder, A string of killings and the friendship between men, Every time you say goodbye, a little part of you dies. A murder in New York's high society that everyone wants covered up. Only Marlowe insists on pursuing the case to the bitter end and unmasking the real killer! The underworld, the authorities, politicians, and the police all play out tangled, filthy, and corrupt dramas. As the truth draws near, Marlowe re 9Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 118 The Luqiao Murders 陆桥谋杀案 A classic of the inverted detective story. Four devotees of Sherlock Holmes consider Holmes a fool! In their eyes, if a corpse appeared before them, any one of them could do a better job than Holmes. One day, a body tumbles from a railway bridge beside a golf course, and the four “Sherlocks” rush to the scene... Anonymous letters containing nothing but numbers, a possible locked-room mystery, timetable deduction, alibis created deliberately or otherwise, coded messages... The “Four Great Detecti 45Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 119 The Bishop Murders 主教杀人事件 A string of chilling, bizarre murders takes place in New York, and every crime matches a Mother Goose nursery rhyme perfectly! In an instant, the shadow of death falls over all of New York! The “Bishop” behind the strange murders has an intellect far beyond ordinary people and an uncanny talent for meticulous planning. Why does this ghostly figure commit murders while leaving clues, appearing and disappearing like a phantom? What earth-shattering conspiracy lies behind it all? 49Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 120 The Canary Murders 金丝雀杀人事件 Broadway's hottest star, Margaret Odell, known as “the Canary,” has been brutally murdered in her apartment at 184 West Seventy-first Street. The scene is a completely sealed room. As the police search tirelessly for clues, they only sink deeper into a fog of conflicting testimony. Everyone seems like the murderer, yet each has a clear alibi. So who is the real killer? Who slipped like a ghost into the star's sealed apartment and carried out the brutal murder? 59Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 121 The Water Monster Murders 水怪杀人事件 At a weekend party hosted by a renowned marine biologist, a guest dives into the swimming pool in full view of everyone, then vanishes without a trace! There’s no sign that he ever climbed out, and he’s nowhere in the pool, yet strange, enormous claw marks lie on the bottom! Rumors that a vicious dragon killed him begin to spread through the group! When the missing guest’s body is finally found, something even more shocking comes to light: his corpse bears marks just like those left by dragon cl 33Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 122 The Nonconsecutive Murders 不连续杀人事件 In the summer of 1947, scholars, poets, authors, painters, doctors, actors, and others gather to escape the heat at the mountain villa of the great poet Utagawa Kazuma. A shadow of death falls over the place, and people begin dying one after another. Were they all killed by the same murderer, or did different people commit the crimes? Was this a serial murder case, or a series of unrelated killings that only seem connected because they happened one after another? There is only one truth. Who is 151Reads8.2Score—14d adds
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Diary of the Gray Zone 灰色地带日记
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Tracking the Black Zone 黑域追踪
A sweeping crime thriller about combating organized crime. All stories in this book are fictionalized adaptations of real cases and events. Names and places have been changed; any similarities are purely coincidental. A cold case has been pursued for ten years, and at last the gray sky screen over Linjiang is torn open. The corrupt empire collapses, and the protectors behind it fall from power. Detective Zheng Xiaotian wins the battle, yet chooses to leave the front line. His departure tells eve
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Dissociators: The Chronicles of Saint Judas Island 解离者：圣犹大岛纪事
On the picturesque island of St. Judas, a series of locked-room mysteries and cunning murders unfold. The person who comes to solve them is a professional assassin. He understands killing and strategy, using a killer's instincts to unravel one impossible crime after another. Beneath the sunlit island, lies, old grudges, and conspiracies steadily rise to the surface. With classic locked-room mysteries at its heart, an immersive deserted-island atmosphere, and four linked cases, the story asks at
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- 126 Dissociator: Financial Bullets 解离者：金融子弹 Rick takes on a covert chain of missions spanning three continents: assassinate the key figures in charge of five ports. At the same time, he uses the hedge fund behind his client to make a killing, sending his personal wealth skyrocketing. Danger follows close behind. Britain’s MI5 and Interpol trace the clues back to Rick, reopening last year’s unsolved assassination cases and quietly closing their international dragnet around him. The unlikely alliance between assassination and capital stirs 250Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 The Dissociator: The Canary Heist 解离者：金丝雀大劫案 This series focuses on a heist of the century. What seemed like an ordinary day at Collingwood Global Investment Bank is shattered when a gang of armed robbers breaks in. They force the bank employees to follow their orders. In the aftermath, a chief inspector caught in a dilemma races against time, vowing to discover who stole the £3.9 billion and why. 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 The Dissociator: The Extravagant Prisoner and the Underground Howl 解离者：奢囚与地下啸 New York is split between day and night, two worlds at odds. Hired by a wealthy family to rescue their kidnapped heir, hitman Rick uncovers a sprawling conspiracy. Meanwhile, Roy, a subway veteran worn down by corporate exploitation, launches a fierce rebellion in the underground tunnels. There are no crime investigations or justice here, only struggles for profit and settling scores under a code of gray rules. The victors are free to rewrite the truth. Desire and the cruelty of class are laid b 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 The Disintegrator: A World of Black and Gray 解离者：黑灰世界 Rick accidentally plunges into the dark abyss of an international drug cartel's deals, confronting the tangled connections between drug crimes and gang forces and witnessing countless bloody battles. Through one man's eyes, the story depicts a gripping, dark struggle for power, steeped in money and murder. 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Dissolver: Assassination 解离者：刺杀 With the election approaching, the political landscape is shrouded in uncertainty. Acting on a secret assignment, Rick navigates official cover-ups, power struggles, and layers of deception. Following the faintest clues, he carefully pieces together the truth and hunts down the mysterious mastermind lurking behind it all. He quietly snuffs out a deadly crisis capable of changing the balance of power before it can take root. 101Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Dissolver: Incoming Missile 解离者：导弹袭来 Rick, the hard-bitten killer from the series, returns once more. His close friend is brutally murdered, and the trail leads to a major missile trafficking case deliberately kept under wraps. To avenge his brother, Rick ventures alone into the heart of the conspiracy. As he presses forward through a perilous investigation, he finally slays his enemy with decisive force and successfully averts a missile crisis threatening the United States. 129Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 The Dissociator: A Black Comedy of Errors 解离者：黑色幽默大事件 No formulaic power fantasies! Worldbuilding-driven, realist mystery, where evidence is just the final nail needed to make things official. The second installment in the Dissociator series. This is a story about a killer! A killer and a detective, willing to get their hands dirty. Dissociation is a symptom of detachment following trauma. It is commonly associated with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) or dissociative disorders. The mind breaks free from pain, the body escapes the dust of 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 The Revenge Concerto 复仇协奏曲 No formulaic power fantasies! A worldbuilding-driven, realistic mystery where evidence is just the final nail in the procedural coffin. The first book in the Dissociator series. This is a story about a killer! A killer and a detective, willing to do the dirty work. Dissociation is a symptom of detachment following trauma. It is commonly associated with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) or dissociative disorders. The mind dissociates from pain; the body breaks free from the dust. The Ame 440Reads—Score10114d adds
- 134 DC: Still Force, Stillness DC：静止力止静 No female lead, no System, and not a mindless wish-fulfillment story. There’s no golden opening trilogy and no forced, bizarre hook. This is a slow-paced DC fanfic. The story is grounded in the tone of the original DC comics, focusing on its characters and worldbuilding while following the main timeline of the comics. The pacing is gentle, making it a good fit for readers who are willing to settle in and savor the story. If you prefer stories with intense conflict from the start and fast-paced, 3.9kReads7.5Score26914d adds
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The Murder Effect: The Innocent Sinner 谋杀效应：无罪的罪人
[Two male leads+Crime investigation+Case-of-the-week format+Parallel storylines+Mystery+Deduction+Slow burn] Isaiah Byrne is a detective in the gang investigations unit. His best friend in the city, who is also something of an informant, has made a new friend. Meanwhile, someone has made himself the judge of sinners, using blood as ink. Isaiah finally realizes that the killer who claims to deliver justice in Heaven's name has been close to him all along. Multiple POVs and characters, with a c
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I Became a Tutor and Got Caught Up in an Imperfect Revenge 我做家教，卷入了不完美复仇
[Realism] [High-IQ Crime] [Ultimate Battle of Wits] [No Female Lead] [For Logic Lovers] Li Hongjian, a top-tier star influencer with tens of millions of followers, is enjoying a relaxing seaside vacation when an uninvited guest interrupts him: Che Xinggang, the police officer who investigated that serial murder case years ago. Did it all begin with that accidental fall from a building? No. It began even earlier, with an invitation to tutor someone for half a million yuan. A poor-born top stud
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Solving Strange Cases in the Southern Song Dynasty 我在南宋探破诡案
Lin'an, during the Shaoxing era of the Southern Song. A bizarre fire consumes the entire household of Zhou Xianzong, an official in the Revenue Department, killing all twenty-seven members. The case is on the verge of being closed. Yue Lin, a vice minister of the Court of Judicial Review, examines the scene and unearths a twenty-eighth, unidentified skeleton deep beneath the rubble. A unique imperial gold-threaded glass bead is tied around its wrist, and the victim died long before the fire. As
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Life-and-Death Gambit in the Snowlands 雪域生死局
[Chinese Folk Horror + Gods and Ghosts + Folk Legends + Secret-Realm Exploration + Mystery and Deduction + Strong Allies] At an antique fair in Lhasa, I stumbled upon an ancient Tibetan stone tablet. Curious about its contents, I accepted an invitation to join a merchant named Lao Gun and the team he had assembled to search for goods. Together, we ventured deep into the barren mountains of northern Tibet to investigate an ancient temple. I never expected the old temple to conceal such mysteries.
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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
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- 140 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 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 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—14d adds
- 142 After My Spiritual Root Was Stolen, I Turned Around and Slaughtered the Entire Sect 被挖灵根后我反手屠了整个宗门 After my spiritual root was ripped out, I turned around and slaughtered the entire sect 63Reads—Score214d adds
- 143 The Phoenix's Captivity: Forging the Blade 囚凰之淬锋录 The Caged Phoenix: Tempering the Edge 78Reads—Score214d adds
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The Storm Is Coming 狂澜将至
[Anti-Corruption + Battle of Wits] A bizarre car accident in a university town seems like a random occurrence, but it leads to a shocking case in Dongjiang Province. When criminal investigator Lin Xiao gets unwittingly drawn into it, he discovers that the clues eerily overlap with those surrounding his father's fatal car crash, which was ruled an “accident.” When Lin Xiao uncovers the first crack in the case, a criminal syndicate led by Sun Yaowei comes to light. On the surface, the “Young Maste
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Nineties Case Files 九零大案录
A collection of true crime cases from 1990s criminal investigations. With no advanced technology to rely on, veteran detectives investigate on foot, create composite sketches by hand, and examine crime scenes for clues as they confront one shocking case after another. The collection features classic major cases, including carjacking sprees, street robberies, and rural massacres. Watch the officers painstakingly piece together clues and coordinate across jurisdictions, taking on ruthless criminal
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The Anti-Fraud Auditor: Exposing Every Money Scam 反诈审计师：看穿一切金钱谎言
Former Big Four auditor × specially appointed economic-crime consultant × anti-fraud trio Wielding data like a sword, we see through every financial lie The day I was fired by the Big Four, I thought my career was over for good. I was framed, blacklisted, and shut out by the entire industry, all because I refused to sign a fraudulent audit report. My partner slammed fabricated workpapers onto the table, and HR marked me “not eligible for rehire” in the industry system. Overnight, I went from
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Chen Zhu at Daybreak 陈竹破晓
A perfect locked-room mystery on a magic-show stage, the remains of an innocent infant in an abandoned brick kiln, a revenge curse from a wedding-dress doll, a string of murders at a resort, a death notice on a takeout box, a sacrificial mystery at a Taoist temple, a bloody livestream… With murders occurring one after another in Nancheng, Lu Xun and Su Wanqing join forces to unravel one mystery after another. They seek the truth amid the depths of human nature and the schemes of criminals, using
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- 148 The Tragic Romance Heroine Called the Police 虐文女主选择了报警 My new work is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Forensic Detective Who Can See the Dead's Lingering Souls 刑侦神探之我能看到死者残魂
Crime investigation, deduction, suspense, case-solving, and supernatural fiction. This is a collection of standalone cases, focused entirely on solving crimes, with plenty of cases! Bloody slaughter at a wedding, a Five Elements and yin-yang massacre, ghostly murders at an academy, a terrifying nursery rhyme, a death letter written in blood, a prison in the Eighteenth Layer of Hell, a sacrificial altar... Join Lu Junchen, captain of the criminal investigation squad, and his team as they solve on
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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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