Transmigration, Modern Urban Crime Solving, a System, and the Ministry of State Security 穿越，现代都市破案，有系统，国安局

1. 51 刑 Song Dynasty Detective Transmigration: One Wrong Verdict, One Modern Life Lost 刑侦宋穿：错判一案，现代逝一人 Jiang Chenyuan江辰远Mystery218k WordsCompleted They solve crimes in traditional Chinese clothing, yet are bound to the Book of Life and Death System. Save one wronged soul from history, and the modern world gains another chance at survival. Misjudge one case, and a loved one will die in their place on the spot. To save his comatose younger brother, former criminal investigator Chen Feng is forced to bond with three eccentric geniuses dressed in traditional Chinese clothing: a professor who can see through people's hearts, a painter who empat 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   If you're looking for a "different" time-travel crime novel—this isn't a wish-fulfillment story, but a "historical survival manual" for adults. Four modern people bound to a system aren't ruling the ancient world, but struggling to survive in 1923 Shanghai. Their cheat codes are deadly debts; their mission is to rewrite history's "mistakes." Every step they take is a precarious gait. This book offers three irresistible reasons to read it: An extreme narrative of "cost": all abilities come at a price. Those who empathize glimpse the truth, their spirits teeter on the brink of collapse; those who protect use their corrupting power, their lives rapidly slipping away. There are no overpowered protagonists here, only a group of "ordinary people" walking a tightrope of rules. A textbook-perfect team portrayal: a detective, a historian, an orphan girl, and an empathetic young woman—from suspicion and exploitation to entrusting each other with their lives, every clash of ideologies and rebuilding of trust is filled with the truth and warmth of humanity. You'll feel their hearts ache, and you'll feel their passion surge. The strategic layout of this novel, employing a "dimensional reduction attack" approach, has already fully constructed a logically consistent and perilous "temporal battlefield" in its first volume, *The Book of Life and Death*. The villainous "Mirror" organization is not a stereotypical evil figure, but rather a group of "historical cleaners" upholding a desperate rationality. The confrontation between good and evil is the ultimate clash of ideals and beliefs.

2. 52 我 I'm a Police Officer, So Why Do I Have All These Immortal Arts? 我是警员，一身仙术技能什么鬼 A Flying Dinosaur飞舞的恐龙Urban319k WordsCompleted Zhao Feitian was reborn in the Dragon Kingdom and became a low-ranking police officer. At the same time, he became bound to the Peerless Immortal Arts System. Every time he solved a case using a skill, he would receive all kinds of rewards! Zhao Feitian was baffled. I'm a police officer, so what the heck is an Immortal Arts System? Unexpectedly, not only was the System's name strange, but the skills it gave him were even more bizarre. Shrink the World to an Inch: A hundred miles become five, and 3.9kReads7.1Score731Shelves

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   Police officer with magical abilities, invincible at solving cases, rising through the ranks with meritorious service – a thrilling story.

3. 53 零 Zero-Degree Showdown: Operation Blue Arrow 零度交锋：蓝捷行动 Windless Rainy Night雨夜无风Mystery2.3M WordsOngoing [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 11.3kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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   A tightly woven narrative with no unnecessary dialogue, a pinnacle battle of wits and courage. Every chapter is packed with explosive moments, making it a must-read hardcore spy thriller of the year.

4. 54 宿 The Fated Blade 宿刃 Su Can愫参Mystery224k WordsCompleted [Modern setting, espionage, drug enforcement] A case within a case, a plot within a plot, with a fresh and compelling story. A meticulously planned revenge case unexpectedly leads to the kidnapping of a chip expert... “Go back to Tanzhou and secretly assist the Tanzhou State Security Bureau and Public Security Bureau...” Chu Ning asks, “Have you ever seen this girl? She went missing fifteen years ago.” As the investigation delves deeper, the mastermind who has remained hidden for years finally e 144Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   In a modern city crime-solving scenario, an ordinary case involves several departments, including the police and national security, and even uncovers a 15-year-old cold case, revealing various connections and conflicts between the older and younger generations.

5. 55 算 My Fortune-Telling Is So Accurate, Even Foreign Clients Weep and Call Me a Master 算命太准，外国客户都哭着喊大佬 Sugarcoat糖衣衣Modern Romance3.8M WordsOngoing [Fortune-telling, feng shui, the occult, ghost-hunting, no romance, episodic stories] After a great calamity, Lin Xi, the ninth-generation female leader of the Taixuan Sect, arrives a thousand years in the future. She becomes the granddaughter of the sect’s last disciple and inherits a rundown feng shui shop. With the sect in decline and the occult arts fading away, Lin Xi begins her quest to restore the sect from the shop no one ever visits. Fortune-telling, divination, feng shui, exorcisms, an 46.9kReads9.0Score4.8kShelves
6. 56 我 I Am the Bane of Evil! 我是罪恶克星！ The Southernmost Point最南端Urban799k WordsCompleted Also known as The Former Dynasty's Remnant Becomes a Detective: A Fine Tradition of the New Dynasty In the seventh decade since Emperor Dairi's coronation, a major breakthrough in imperial technology brought the construction of a citywide surveillance network onto the agenda. It also provoked all manner of evil spirits and demons to launch desperate counterattacks. Zhou Yuchen, who considers himself a remnant of the former dynasty, will stop at nothing to climb the ranks of the detective bureau. 62Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 57 重 Reborn to Solve Crimes: My Eyes Can Identify the Killer 重生破案：我的眼睛能锁定凶手 Putting Pen to Paper to Herd Cattle提笔放牛Mystery3.9M WordsCompleted 30.3kReads8.1Score2.4kShelves
8. 58 推 King of Deduction: From the Start, I’m Caught in a Case Within a Case 推理之王：开局就是案中案 This Keyboard Works Great这键盘挺好用Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [No System + No Golden Finger + Hard-Core Deduction + Criminal Investigations + Female Lead] Getting Shen Mu transferred to the criminal investigation squad was the retiring station chief’s sole request to the authorities. Xiao Ruowu, captain of the criminal investigation squad, couldn’t help wondering: Could someone so refined-looking really handle police work? On his first day at a crime scene, while everyone else discussed the case, Shen Mu wandered around. When everyone was at a loss, he sai 32kReads8.8Score2.7kShelves
9. 59 全 Manhunt Across the City: I'm Really Not a Criminal 全城围捕：我真不是罪犯啊 Yuan Mu圆目Mystery657k WordsCompleted When he opens his eyes, Chen Mu, a former criminal police officer in his previous life, discovers that he has been reborn in a parallel world. And he has become an escaped convict wanted for an entire family’s murder! Shrill police sirens ring across the city as heavily armed officers close in from every direction. A net of traps leaves no way out. Ding! [Escape System issuing a mission] [Main Mission: Publicly serialize and update the story of your escape] [Side Mission: Find the real culprit b 57.6kReads8.5Score4.7kShelves
10. 60 上 Cut Down After Making It Ashore, I Crack Cold Cases and Become a Mainstream Star 上岸被斩，我转头破悬案成主流 Xiao Xiaoyangyang小小扬扬Urban4.2M WordsOngoing A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 97kReads8.9Score9.3kShelves
11. 61 学 The School Searched for Contraband, and the State Recruited Me 学校搜查违禁品，我被国家收编了 Naming Is Annoying取名烦人Urban672k WordsCompleted My name is Chen Feng, and I'm an ordinary high school senior. Then one day, I suddenly got bound to the [God-Tier Craftsmanship] System. With nothing better to do, I followed the System's instructions and started making a few little gadgets. But every attempt failed. They were all defective. I hid them in my dorm room. Then one day, the school authorities searched the dorms for contraband and opened my locker. Not long after, an old man showed up, smiling as he asked me: “Young man, can your amp 98Reads8.1Score100Shelves

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    This is fantastic! It's so good! The logic is sound, the characters are well-developed, and the writing is excellent. [Staring emoji] It's absolutely amazing! [Thumbs up emoji]

12. 62 黑 The Black Swan Keeps Trying to Seduce Her White Moonlight: Mystery Files 黑天鹅总想撩白月光，探案密档 Jia Mu Seeks the Phoenix嘉木求凤Two Female Leads559k WordsCompleted [Two female leads, mutual redemption, mystery and crime-solving, happy ending] A beautiful, strong, tragic bartender and teasing top × a psychology PhD, beauty-loving, money-minded bottom. The shocking murder of a young nobleman in a private room causes an uproar. Charlotte and Lin Yang become the prime suspects. How will they clear their names? Charlotte and Lin Yang join forces to investigate, and discover that the case is closely connected to a string of murders from a year earlier. As they 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There is a National Security Bureau, but no time travel or system.

13. 63 残 The Broken Imperial Seal 残玺 Long Chu龙杵Urban900k WordsCompleted “Anger is commonplace, but a smiling man is inscrutable...” Inspired by a hidden chapter of real history, this tells the story of a wild strategic-level scientist’s rise and growth. The premise is fresh, fantastical yet grounded in reality, and encompasses history, the workplace, the military, scientific research, national security, criminal investigation, elaborate schemes, murder, and modern high-stealth espionage, high-tech hacking, and high-intensity aerospace electronic warfare. The ending 5.8kReads8.5Score683Shelves

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    This book is complete. The writing style is somewhat similar to *The Three-Body Problem*. It doesn't feature transmigration, rebirth, or cheat codes; it's a hardcore science and engineering work with a relatively high reading threshold. The narrative is smooth, humorous, and engaging. The subject matter is novel, blending science fiction and realism, with plenty of suspense and mind-bending reasoning. It's a slow-burn, high-quality read. The content covers history, workplace, military, technology, national security, criminal investigation, manipulation, murder, and high-tech espionage, hacking, and electronic warfare. The ending is thought-provoking, the overall logic is largely closed, and it possesses considerable depth. Those who prefer fast-paced, mindless, and exciting stories, lack patience, or find the introductory chapters difficult to understand should not read this.

14. 64 六 A 1960s Dad Returns to His Hometown with His Child to Hunt Spies 六零奶爸：携娃回乡反特记 Tears Can Be Salty or Sweet眼泪可咸可甜Modern Romance110k WordsCompleted A massive fire at the research institute burned the top-secret blueprints to ashes and snuffed out my career. My superiors told me to “take leave and return to my hometown,” bringing along a pair of curly-haired twins, and play the part of a disillusioned failure. The villagers mock me for marrying a foreign woman and having “little foreign devils.” Matchmaking widows take turns coming to my door, hoping to use this “stinking old Ninth” to climb into a better life. They don't know that the noteb 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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15. 65 穿 Transmigrating into the War of Resistance: I Inherit the Grass Dragon Ball from the Start 穿越抗战：开局继承草龙珠 Tears Can Be Salty or Sweet眼泪可咸可甜Modern Romance371k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + War of Resistance Era + Storage Space + Spy Thriller + Hunting Enemy Agents + Delivering Supplies + Strong Female Lead + No Romance] This book continues the worldbuilding of the previous novel, Stay, Medical Immortal, and focuses on a new transmigration story at the First Hospital of Jing City. Everyone at the hospital knew that last year, Dr. Feng Jin had tragically fallen to her death in the stairwell after a night shift. Zhao Xiaobai, a cardiothoracic surgeon and Feng Jin’s 154Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 年 Military Marriage in the 1970s: A Young Lady’s Everyday Life on the Island 年代军婚：大小姐嫁到海岛的日常 Tears Can Be Salty or Sweet眼泪可咸可甜Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + The Era of Liberation + Military Romance + Island Life + Raising Children + Storage Space + Spies Afoot + Military Compound Life] This book shares its world setting with the previous novel, Transmigrating into the War of Resistance: Inheriting the Grass Dragon Ball from the Start! She had barely finished making a couple of sarcastic remarks when the panel forcibly teleported her the very next second. “Would you like to enter or exit an immersive, unscripted experience of a bygo 28Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 荒 Wasteland Pass 荒原通行证 Tears Can Be Salty or Sweet眼泪可咸可甜Urban111k WordsCompleted During winter break, I went to the Qinghai-Tibet wilderness to bring money to my uncle. I overslept halfway there, so I had to hitch a ride. There was a young man in the vehicle, carrying a medical kit. He was quiet, had no name, could shoot, and spoke Tibetan. He said his name was Xiao Zhou. On the way, I fell into a swamp and nearly died. On the way, I was chased by militia and nearly mistaken for a poacher. On the way, I hid in a cave and heard the click of a gun being cocked. Burning with fe 9Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 失 I Lost My Job and Started Driving for a Ride-Hailing App. I Found Two Spies and Hit the Gas, Charging Through the Military Base Gate 失业开网约车，发现两个间谍，我一脚油门冲进部队大门 Tears Can Be Salty or Sweet眼泪可咸可甜9k WordsCompleted Unemployed, I started driving for a rideshare app. Then I spotted two spies and floored it straight through the military base gates. 610Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 69 被 After My Boyfriend Kidnapped Me, I Married the County Magistrate's Son 被男友绑架后，我嫁给了县长儿子 Tears Can Be Salty or Sweet眼泪可咸可甜Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted After My Boyfriend Kidnapped Me, I Married the County Magistrate's Son 7Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 70 恐 An NPC in a Horror Game Died, and the Police Insisted I Killed Him 恐怖游戏里的NPC死了，警察非说是我杀的 Tears Can Be Salty or Sweet眼泪可咸可甜10k WordsCompleted An NPC in a Horror Game Died, and the Police Insisted I Killed Them 18Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 为 I Approached the Capital's Top Young Master for Five Million, but He Said... 为了五百万接近京圈太子爷，他却说…… Tears Can Be Salty or Sweet眼泪可咸可甜14k WordsCompleted I Approached the Capital's Young Master for Five Million, but He Said... 7Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 我 I Control Three Mines. My Brother Plotted to Poison Me, Not Knowing That My Death Would Leave Him With Even Less 我手握三矿，弟弟设毒计杀我，却不知我死了他更拿不到 Tears Can Be Salty or Sweet眼泪可咸可甜13k WordsCompleted I Own Three Mines. My Younger Brother Plots to Poison Me, Unaware That Killing Me Won't Get Him a Thing 5Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 73 五 A Five-Mao Lesson (Favoring Sons over Daughters) 五角钱的教训（重男轻女） Tears Can Be Salty or Sweet眼泪可咸可甜Modern Romance7k WordsCompleted A Five-Mao Lesson (Favoring Sons over Daughters) —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 警 Officer, Don't Panic! I Brought a System to the Rescue 警花别慌！我带系统来救场 Coffee Boiled with Coptis黄连煮咖啡Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted Hao Shun only wants to be a good police officer, because his father was a police officer and so was his mother. His parents gave their lives in the line of duty. He wants to carry on their legacy, serve the people, and become their guardian. 1.2kReads8.5Score370Shelves

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    Hey, this book is pretty good! ... Street hustler Hao Shun is arrested for "molesting" the police chief's daughter, and the chief himself calls to demand a thorough investigation. Just when Hao Shun is at his wit's end, he unexpectedly awakens a system. He gains the Eye of Genius, 😀 😍 😘 🌴anyone who has broken the law will have all their misdeeds displayed above their head. As long as one's heart...

25. 75 天 The Net of Justice: Part One, The Killer Cannot Escape 天网第一部真凶难逃 Author Shi Yu作家石玉Mystery503k WordsCompleted “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... 130Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A strange weeping sound emanates from the ancient house, and the explorer who went there never returned. Ye Bailing, with courage and wisdom, steps into the ancient house and, amidst the dilapidated architecture and long-forgotten past, unravels the mystery of the death.

26. 76 开 From the Start: From Delivery Driver to Secret Agent 开局上岸，从外卖员成秘密特勤 Strolling on a Green Ox骑着青牛漫步Urban850k WordsCompleted (Not a pure spy thriller + Urban power fantasy + Reporting crimes + Catching spies.) Gu Cheng'an, a man in his thirties who has accomplished nothing, accidentally transmigrates to a parallel world and binds himself to the [Justice Assistant System]. Under the most inconspicuous guise, he walks the line between light and darkness, upholds justice, and protects his country and people. 13.2kReads8.8Score557Shelves

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    Aside from the slow updates, it has no other drawbacks.

27. 77 坤 Kunkun’s Wonderful Ninth Book 坤坤的奇妙的第9本书 Kunkun's Amazing Adventures坤坤的奇妙探险Urban723k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Lin Feng, an ordinary auxiliary police officer in Xia Guorui City, worked diligently for two years but received a meager salary. One day, he was granted a cheat system by a god. He had the ability to shapeshift and kill the original form, the power to kill Saitama with a single punch, plus the buff of time stop and clue tracking for five hours every day. The former inconspicuous auxiliary police officer transformed into a crime-solving master. This road to reversal is simply amazing!

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