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1. 1 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... 29.8kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves

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   A completed, highly-rated novel. ① The male protagonist wakes up to find out from his diary that he is the murderer. ② The protagonist is invincible from the start, his killings and revenge are like those of a vengeful ghost. ③ The male protagonist is an elegant, high-IQ madman who designs one perfect crime after another for the murderer of his entire family.

2. 2 诡 The Eerie Spirit Medium: My Doll Can Really Manifest Spirits 诡异降神师：我的娃娃真能显灵 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Ghosts in the Book!] [Dark Tone!] [Villain Protagonist!] [Urban Supernatural!] [Horror Aesthetic!] [Invincible from the Start!] A sinister doll saws someone to pieces, a red-clad vengeful ghost claims lives at the airport, a hundred ghosts hunt people down along a ten-mile street, the dead rise again in a crematorium, and corpses dance wildly in an abandoned hospital... None of these things happened to me. They are all stories I wrote. My name is Yang Ning. I am an heir to the Ling Men, a profe 131.2kReads9.5Score11.5kShelves
3. 3 我 I Returned from Hell to Plan the Perfect String of Revenge 我从地狱归来，策划连环完美复仇 Leaves Can't Predict Autumn叶难知秋Mystery525k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [Mad Protagonist] [Elegant] [High-IQ Crimes] [No System] Ten years ago, the Shen family was wiped out by a mysterious organization known as the Alliance. Shen Feng was beaten to death and left in the wilderness. Now, Shen Feng’s soul has returned from hell. That day, the criminal investigation squad received a call from a mysterious person claiming he would kill the famous CEO Liu Ruxu at a shareholders’ meeting. The nightmare began at that very moment. Shen Feng planned one per 118kReads9.5Score12.7kShelves

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   The main character is a murderer who stays close to the police without being discovered. It's really good without a female lead.

4. 4 惊 Thriller: Devote Yourself to Art and Become My Masterpiece 惊悚：献身于艺术，成为我的作品 Blue Sea海之蓝Mystery284k WordsCompleted (Includes livestreaming early on + a horror world + an invincible protagonist in the early chapters) A horror game descends, and Xi Wen is chosen to enter an instance. The boss gets killed right from the start, and things get more and more absurd! “Would you like to sign up to become the boss of the Sunshine Hospital instance?” Xi Wen looks at the words before him, feeling a little bewildered. And so, he becomes the boss of Sunshine Hospital, a place comparable to a beginner instance! Player 1: 3.2kReads8.4Score566Shelves

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   The first book features an elegant, eccentric artist who unexpectedly becomes a dungeon boss, single-handedly causing the death rate in what was once an easy win to skyrocket, greatly increasing the strength of the dungeon monsters, and gaining a fanatical following. The second book features a protagonist with off-the-charts power, who is incredibly insane; the protagonist's group consists of no normal people, making it a very satisfying and hilarious read.

5. 5 惊 Thriller Survival: Beating Up a Clown at the Amusement Park from the Start! 惊悚求生：开局游乐场暴揍小丑！ Lamplight Beneath the Moths飞蛾下的灯火Mystery521k WordsCompleted [Wish-Fulfillment]+ [No Simping]+ [System]+ [Hilarious] A mysterious force descended upon Blue Star, periodically choosing lucky people to enter a terrifying survival game! A mysterious livestreaming app let people everywhere watch the livestreams and recordings of those trapped in the game. Li Xiao, a man incapable of fear who looked downright terrifying when he smiled, entered the survival game. The clown was crazy, but he was even crazier! The evil spirits were terrifying, but he was even mor 3.1kReads9.2Score350Shelves
6. 6 我 Who Touched My Novel? 我的小说谁动的 Grinding All Beings' Blood into Ink众生血研墨Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Xue Mo sat at his computer, typing away with great concentration. “Knock, knock, knock!” A series of urgent knocks sounded at the door. “Who is it?” Xue Mo asked, puzzled, as he went to the door. “The police.” Through the peephole, he saw two people in police uniforms standing outside. One of them held up his police identification. “Does Xue Mo live here?” “Yes, that’s me.” Xue Mo hurriedly opened the door. “We’ve found that several recent murder cases closely match your novel. We need you to as 1.8kReads8.8Score219Shelves

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   In all of these cases, the main character is basically the murderer.

7. 7 人 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 117.1kReads9.5Score16.4kShelves
8. 8 我 I Have a Book of Murder 我有一本杀人书 Gushang Notes沽上笔记Mystery246k WordsCompleted One thought can lead to Buddhahood, and one thought can turn you into a demon. Where exactly does that one thought lie between Buddha and demon? Everyone makes mistakes, and everyone has selfish desires lurking within. But be sure to keep those desires in check, or whether you become a demon or attain Buddhahood will be hard to say. 66Reads8.4Score—Shelves
9. 9 面 A Maniacal Smile Beneath the Mask: I’m Crazy, Don’t Run 面具下癫狂一笑，我是疯子你别跑 Making Money to Feed Yang赚钱喂洋Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [No heroine, revenge, magic, madness, mental illness, ruthless action] He is a high-IQ, unhinged magician who kills for revenge. He is both a madman and a savior. His goal is to take perfect revenge on everyone! … Three years ago, Chen Sheng was secretly admitted for treatment after being diagnosed with several mental illnesses. He was classified as an S-rank dangerous patient. Three years later, Chen Sheng is discharged after recovering, only to discover that the Chen family has suffered a deva 9.6kReads8.6Score989Shelves

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   Both of these are incredibly good, and the first book has a happy ending.

10. 10 杀 The Assassin Lu Yutang 杀手陆鱼塘 Dharma Name: One More Watch法号一更Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (No transmigration, no System.) Lu Yutang, a professional killer, never imagined that his wealthy landlady would turn out to be a police detective, living right across the hall from him. What a predicament. (Other works in this series are now available. Visit the author’s page.) 39.5kReads9.1Score3.7kShelves

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    The protagonist is a highly intelligent serial killer who completely outwits all the police officers, hahaha!!! Especially the last book, where everyone suspects he's the Night Butcher, but there's no evidence. [Masterpiece by Sparrow Eater][Masterpiece by Sparrow Eater][Masterpiece by Sparrow Eater] The penultimate book is by a provincial-level author; its quality speaks for itself! The writing is the best I've ever seen. [Masterpiece by Sparrow Eater][Masterpiece by Sparrow Eater][Masterpiece by Sparrow Eater]

11. 11 无 The Headless Bone Sculptor 无头雕骨师 Yu Chen宇尘Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted He is a bone carver who inherited secret arts passed down for a thousand years. He is the headless ghost said to haunt a legendary haunted house. Walking the line between light and darkness, he hunts down the culprits behind bizarre murder cases: the taxidermist who makes specimens from human skin, the murderous doll that whispers, the mushroom man lurking in the ruins, the ghostly face on an exam paper, the ice-sculpture lovers who will stop at nothing, the faceless demon who steals organs... J 909Reads7.3Score123Shelves
12. 12 阎 The King of Hell Says You'll Die at the Third Watch, and He Won't Let You Live Until the Fifth 阎王要你三更死，不会留你到五更 It's Su Su Su!是苏苏苏啊Urban249k WordsCompleted [Demons + Light of the City + Judgment + Underworld + Invincible] Demons roam the human world, while Hell lies empty. With an Eye of Judgment, a Soul-Reaping Brush, and a Book of Sin and Life and Death, ordinary young man Cui Yi inherits the legacy of the Underworld and restores its order. The sins the world cannot punish? The Underworld will handle them! And the ones the world can punish? The Underworld will handle them all the more! No evidence? Does that mean you can do whatever you want? Are 538Reads6.8Score—Shelves
13. 13 游 The Game Becomes Reality, and I Build the Underworld in the Real World? 游戏成真，我在现实建造了地府？ The Bureau Chief Reigns Supreme局座在上Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing At ten past midnight, the Canghai City Criminal Investigation Bureau's emergency dispatch center received a strange phone call. "Hello! I want to report a crime... No... I want to turn myself in!" "I've killed someone. The body is mixed in with the concrete, in Central Park." "Please, come arrest me quickly! A vengeful ghost is after me. If you wait any longer, it'll be too late..." "Beep... beep... beep..." Though everyone was baffled, they still assembled a team and headed to the address given 2kReads7.5Score222Shelves
14. 14 时 Master of Time, the One True God in All the World 时间主宰，世间唯一真神 Master Turtle乌龟大师Urban368k WordsCompleted [Invincible urban fantasy] [Easy, brain-off fun] [Male lead is something of a villain] On a bustling street stands a very unusual shop. It sells no remarkable goods, only colorful glass marbles imbued with mysterious powers... Wherever the shop goes, strange things are bound to happen. A person is torn into pieces and then put back together without a single mark or scar! Someone in their twenties suddenly turns into a white-haired old man! Glass marbles with supernatural powers! A ruthless, sava 514Reads6.8Score—Shelves
15. 15 世 With No Judge of the Dead in This World, I Become Yama 世间无判官，我身化阎罗 Mumu, Don't Cry木木别哭Urban616k WordsCompleted Half a Book of Life and Death; A Pen of Reincarnation. When they appeared, the world was rife with crime, online abuse, bullying and slander, right and wrong turned upside down, the powerful beyond the reach of the law, resentment filling the skies, and ghosts and monsters multiplying... "I shall set right what Heaven cannot, and judge what black and white cannot." As Mu Yi holds the Book of Life and Death and murmurs in his heart, divine thunder fills the sky, and the entire planet Yan Hua trem 1.2kReads8.4Score100Shelves
16. 16 雕 Sculptor: I Create the Perfect Crime Scene 雕刻师：我制造完美死亡现场 Little Buddha Dizang地藏小佛Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted Shen Chaoge is a sculptor. It’s a craft that takes skill. Unlike the work of traditional sculptors, his creations are infused with the uncanny… Some people are frightened to death in broad daylight. Some drown in dry rooms. Some freeze to death in the heat of summer. Some burn to death in the pouring rain… I am a sculptor, and a “demon” who walks among the living… I bring salt to death… It is as if someone is murmuring. I’m setting up the next death scene. You, whose sins are so grave, will you 8.7kReads7.8Score815Shelves
17. 17 自 Surrender 自首 Glazed Luanhua琉璃栾华Mystery691k WordsCompleted (Now streaming on iQIYI. Starring Xu Weizhou, Guo Junchen, and Xiao Yan. A criminal police captain, played by Xu Weizhou, teams up with a psychologist, played by Guo Junchen, to solve cases and capture the monsters of the human heart. Mystery + deduction + psychologist + episodic cases + serial murders + high-IQ crimes + revenge plots + strange tales and records + best partners + light horror + suitable for the faint-hearted) “I killed someone.” A girl turns herself in, claiming that she killed 20.6kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves
18. 18 离 I Left the Mental Hospital and Became Criminals’ Worst Nightmare 离开精神病院，成了罪犯的噩梦 Rabbit Ying兔子莹Urban519k WordsCompleted [Villain] [Dark] [Unhinged] [Semi-invincible] “The dying screams of my victims are the most beautiful music I've ever heard.” “Blood is the most beautiful color, and killing is the finest art.” “What I'm best at is making people wish they were dead. I hope you can hold out a little longer.” “A detective? Can you stop a lunatic from killing?” “Hahahahahaha!!!” “Why?” “We personalities exist solely to save Gongyang Xuanzhi...” “Have you ever heard of the Lovecraftian variant study...” 2.4kReads8.9Score380Shelves
19. 19 我 My 99 Perfect Hunts 我的99次完美狩猎 Little Half-Immortal of Shu Mountain蜀山小半仙Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Realism] [High-IQ crime] [Masterful mind games] [No female lead] [For readers who love logic] The police in Xikang City received a phone call from someone calling himself Ghost, who claimed he would kill a certain person in three days. More than that, he wanted the police to rush out and protect the target. He intended to carry out the killing under the police's tight security. The police took the threat extremely seriously and made careful preparations. When the three days were up, the result 39.6kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves

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    I think this book is pretty good. The protagonist embarks on an investigation into a series of murders to avenge his entire family. There are 99 names on the list. While seeking revenge, he's also searching for the real mastermind behind it all. It's incredibly mind-bending, and the protagonist completely outwits the police.

20. 20 涤 Sin-Cleansing Killer System 涤罪杀手系统 Dong Muyu东木宇Urban725k WordsCompleted System + No Female Lead + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Novel This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events or people is purely coincidental. Bai Yi is an orphan adopted by a retired criminal investigator. Raised on lessons about justice, he knows all too well that there are many evils in the world that the law cannot eradicate. He has grown numb to them, but one day, quite by chance, a voice rings out in his mind: Congratulations, Host, you have awakened the Assassin System... 1.7kReads8.7Score141Shelves
21. 21 我 I’m the Grim Reaper, and I’m About to Start Committing Crimes! 我是死神，我要开始犯罪了！ Newly Enamelled, Drunk with Beauty彩釉醉颜新Mystery659k WordsCompleted [High-IQ Crime] [No Female Lead] [A Rational Madman] [No System] Twenty years ago, Yi Bo's entire family was slaughtered. Twenty years later, he walks out of a psychiatric hospital. From that moment on, the fates of certain people are sealed! Yi Bo swears to uncover the truth behind his family's murder and kill the people responsible! But as his investigation goes deeper, he discovers that things are far from simple. An unseen hand is guiding Yi Bo as he painstakingly unravels the mystery. “The 2.6kReads6.9Score158Shelves
22. 22 我 Every Evil Person I Kill Gives Me Another Week to Live 我每杀一个恶人，获得一周寿命 Wu Zizi呜滋滋Modern Romance816k WordsOngoing This book: #NoCP #DeathLivestream #SinnerJudgment #DarkJustice Chen Yuan, terminally ill and in the late stages of her disease, lies in the morgue waiting to die when an electronic voice explodes in her mind: “Bind to the Heavenly Punishment System and judge the guilty... to extend your life!” She grins and swallows this bloodstained poison. And so, the dying girl becomes Solaris’s nightmare judge: “An eye for an eye. Let the judgment begin.” [Judgment Points +100! Lifespan +10 days!] In a filth 3.5kReads8.8Score338Shelves

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    These two books are also great, I recommend them to everyone!!!

23. 23 退 After Retirement, My Wife Brought People to Arrest Me 退休后，老婆带人来抓我了 Storytelling Lazy讲故事的LazyUrban1.9M WordsCompleted From the start, a beautiful woman proposed to him. Liu Xuedong was a fake psychologist and, in reality, an S-Rank Cleaner. Just as he was happily anticipating a perfect life, he realized things weren't going quite the way he'd imagined… Wait, isn't my wife the one I hate most? (A professional writer registered with the Provincial Writers Association. Credentials verified, so read with confidence.) 47.8kReads9.0Score4.2kShelves
24. 24 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Urban2.9M 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 36.8kReads7.6Score3.3kShelves
25. 25 血 Blood-Tinged Rose 血语玫瑰 Chasing the Moon and Flowers追月逐花Mystery84k WordsCompleted Every girl hopes her boyfriend will be young, handsome, rich, and well educated. The Devil ticks all those boxes, yet no one wants to date him. Mu Hanjun was being hounded by a demon from the human world. Her tormentor, Ming Yu, was as handsome and wealthy as the Devil. Ten years ago, he killed four people, then escaped punishment by claiming he had been mentally ill when he committed the crimes. Mu Hanjun accidentally fell into his clutches, and he forced her to date him. Sharing a bed with th 2kReads9.1Score332Shelves

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    Both the male and female leads are murderers. The male lead killed five people in high school, and the female lead is a serial killer. In the end, the female lead kills the police and lives happily ever after with the male lead.

26. 26 我 I Have a Safe House 我有一座安全屋 Lonely Fat Guy寂寞的胖子Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The killer Li Saishang, codename "Sezanne," is one of the top five assassins in the Painters organization. He is a master with knives, and with a pistol, he is God within fifty meters. As for rifles... ahem, let's not go there. It all began with a betrayal and an ambush. In his safe house, Li Saishang resolutely detonated the explosives, taking his enemies down with him. And so began his remarkable life traveling between two worlds... 19.9kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves

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    The first book features an assassin who travels between two worlds; the plot is tightly woven, the protagonist is intelligent, and the villains are equally skilled and intelligent—a very good read. The second book features a protagonist who is an agent of a conquered nation; there is definitely killing, but the mind-bending battles are very exciting—recommended! The third book is a revenge thriller, truly a high-stakes intellectual battle of wits and scheming—very good, recommended. The fourth book is a live-streamed escape story; the offensive and defensive confrontations are thrilling—check it out if you like that kind of thing.

27. 27 都 Urban: The Prodigal Turns Over a New Leaf, and the Nation Calls on Me to Crack a Major Case 都市：浪子回头，国家请我破大案 Codonopsis-Stewed Chicken党参炖鸡Urban1.1M WordsCompleted They say that nine times out of ten, life doesn't go as planned, and that people are born to suffer. But Zhang Yang doesn't agree. He was abandoned at the gate of an orphanage as a child, but fortunately, he met a kind-hearted director. Fate had other plans, though: to make a living, he became a universally despised pickpocket. Then, by chan 27.2kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves
28. 28 全 Global Manhunt: You’re Crazy! You Call This an Escape? 全球通缉：疯了！你管这个叫逃亡 Snow at Dusk in the Clouds云中暮雪Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Ten major conglomerates are investing, a hundred billion dollars in prize money is up for grabs, and elites from every field are taking part! Urban parkour, high-altitude skydiving, wingsuit flying. Everything... is for the sake of escape! A global manhunt! This is a show that drives people wild! Its goal is to uncover vulnerabilities in security systems and public safety in today's information age. Su Yu is sent to prison from the start, but no one could have expected what came next. Su Yu brea 42kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves
29. 29 蒙 Wrongfully Imprisoned, I Committed Eighteen Crimes in One Day 蒙冤入狱服刑，一日作案十八次 Soda with the East Wind汽水伴东风Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Urban + System + behind-the-scenes + revenge + feel-good revenge + ruthless] Overnight, a favored son of heaven becomes a prisoner. College student Lin Mo is framed as the mastermind behind a shocking crime. His family is destroyed, and he is thrown into the most heavily guarded prison in the country! Amid endless torment and despair, he awakens the [Death Warrior Judgment System]. As long as he judges criminals the law cannot punish, he receives rewards, and may even be able to bring his famil 30.1kReads7.6Score3.7kShelves
30. 30 惊 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 73.9kReads9.5Score8.4kShelves

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    The protagonist is incredibly powerful; he is the most divine being, yet also the most humane god. He maintains astonishing rationality while killing without blinking an eye, bearing the brunt of almost the entire book's consequences. He is both a monstrous figure capable of massacring the capital and a redeemer who cannot bear to witness pure evil; he claims he will not abstain from killing, yet he personally preaches to rekindle human civilization.

31. 31 美 American Horror: Evil Descends on America 美恐：邪恶降临美利坚 Li Chade李茶德Mystery693k WordsCompleted [Villain Protagonist] [Dark Fiction] [Hannibal] [No Female Lead] [American Horror and TV Series] People cannot control their inborn desires, just as they cannot stop their fingernails from growing. Some people are born demons. "Joshua" "Hannibal" "The Bad Seed" "Jigsaw" "The Strangers" "The Silence of the Lambs" "The Poughkeepsie Tapes", and various serial killers who really existed in America... 5.8kReads9.2Score527Shelves

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    My name is Nekora Nekokage, I'm 3.3 Years old. I live in the northeastern part of Morioh, and I'm unmarried. I work at a Morioh cat cafe. I get petted until 8 PM every day before I can rest. I don't rummage through the trash, and I only have a small taste of catnip. I go to bed at 11 PM and need a full 8 hours of sleep every day. Before bed, I always eat a bag of fresh cat food, then scratch on my scratching post for 20 minutes, go into my cat bed, and fall asleep immediately. I sleep soundly until dawn, never carrying fatigue or stress into the next day. The vet says I'm perfectly normal.

32. 32 完 Perfect Revenge: Please Follow My Script and Die 完美复仇：请按我的剧本赴死 Fang Yebai方夜白Urban1.5M WordsCompleted What you see is coincidence. What I write down is inevitable. They think they won because they believe they’re clever, not knowing it was a plot I had written long ago. Every betrayal, every moment of triumph, was a script I handed them. Fang Wen has returned from the shadows for one reason: to invite his enemies onto the stage, one by one, and watch them laugh, watch them gloat, then watch them step toward the ending he has arranged. You think you’re in control? No, you’re just an actor. And th 14.4kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves

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    This book is intricately plotted, full of twists and turns, and has plenty of unexpected turns.

33. 33 你 You’re the Expert Team, So Why Are You Learning Criminal Investigation from Me, a Fugitive? 你专家组，怎么跟我一逃犯学刑侦 Ling Jiu San Yao零九三妖Mystery3.3M WordsOngoing Su Chen, who specialized in unsolved cold cases, transmigrated to a parallel world and was selected for a reality show about escape. He would be the show’s sole fugitive, hunted by a team of top experts selected from within the public security system! The show’s purpose was to showcase the power of the police and show the public just how easy it was to catch someone in modern society. But no one expected Su Chen to infiltrate the public security system from the start. Using his own methods of si 14.7kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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    Why isn't anyone recommending Su Chen? It's so good!!! Even though it's a crime simulation, it's incredibly exciting!!!

34. 34 反 Villain: The Mad Young Noble, the Heroine Begs to Be Tormented 反派：疯批贵公子，女主跪求折磨 Leaves Can't Predict Autumn叶难知秋Urban405k WordsCompleted [Unhinged] [Disturbed] [Psychological Manipulation] [Elegant] The villain Jiang Yaoyang is reborn on the day he kidnapped the heroine. In his previous life, the protagonist rescued the beauty, and Jiang Yaoyang had his legs broken before his whole family was slaughtered. This time, he's going to change everything. His [Eye of Insight] awakens, laying bare everyone's character settings before him and putting their corruption progress at his mercy! [Hidden character setting detected for the Chosen 9.5kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves

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    The protagonist is extremely eccentric but intelligent, and the revenge storyline is so engaging that every event is a topic for deep reflection and conversation. It's incredibly good, absolutely fantastic! 😍😍😍

35. 35 末 Apocalypse Villain: Reborn, I Infiltrate the Protagonist's Crew 末世反派：重生后，我混入主角团 Room-Temperature Sugar-Free Soda常温无糖汽水Sci-Fi & Apocalypse683k WordsCompleted [Zombies + post-apocalypse + doomsday + self-interest + decisive and ruthless + villain] Important: The protagonist is neutral evil when he’s in a good mood and chaotic evil when he’s not. He has almost no humanity. Don’t read if that’s not your thing. Only after Chi You dies does he learn that the hotheaded boy who’s always going on about love and peace is the chosen protagonist, destined to save the world, while he himself is merely a villain serving as a stepping stone along the protagonist 37.5kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves

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    Brother Chi is a true serial killer, a decorated one, relentlessly pursuing revenge, and possessing both high intelligence and rationality.

36. 36 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves

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    There is a female lead, and the main character and the female lead are very much in love (just kidding).

37. 37 疯 Are You Crazy? I Played a Villain and Ended Up on the Crime Rankings 疯了吧！我演个反派我上犯罪榜了 The Unassuming Secret Identity不扑的小马甲Urban344k WordsCompleted The moment bit-part actor Chen Yan became bound to the [Master Criminal System], his life veered completely off course. Fortunately, he discovered that he could exploit a loophole and extend his life by acting. To stay alive, this bit player, who barely had any lines, began going all out in front of the camera. Playing an armed robber, he gripped the prop gun with a hand so steady it looked as if he’d fired a real one. The award-winning actress opposite him burst into tears and screamed for he 4.6kReads8.1Score590Shelves

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    I think all three books are quite good, but you need to use your brain to understand the third one.

38. 38 我 I Became a Living Corpse and Went on a Hundred-Day Killing Spree for Revenge 我化身活死人，百日复仇杀疯了 Leaves Can't Predict Autumn叶难知秋Mystery571k WordsCompleted [Revenge] [No female lead] [Suspenseful pacing] The protagonist's entire family was slaughtered by a “mysterious organization,” and he himself was stabbed to death in a frenzy of knife blows. Yet he returned to the world as a living corpse. He feels no pain or cold, doesn't need to breathe or eat... He has nothing left but revenge. He will send every one of his enemies to hell in the most brutal way possible. One hundred days remain, and his body is slowly rotting away. Each time he deals with a 57.8kReads9.1Score6.2kShelves

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    This is!!! Super beautiful!

39. 39 特 Special Cleaner, Occasional Crime Scene Stager 特殊清洁员，偶尔也布置案发现场 South Morning, North Moon南晨北月Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted (Content warnings: no female lead, no romantic ambiguity, dark plot, protagonist is not a good person, lighthearted everyday tone) (No female lead does not mean no female supporting characters. Recommended that you stay away. The male lead is very much a criminal, not a positive role model, and people get killed on a regular basis.) Good news: He transmigrated. Bad news: The body’s original owner seems to have just killed someone. Is Qi Shu panicking? He’s practically panicking to death. After a 511Reads8.6Score102Shelves

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    And one of my favorite books got banned! Damn it, give me back my Qianqian!

40. 40 我 I’m Only Playing a Psychopath, but I’m Actually a Good Prisoner 我只是扮演变态，其实我是好囚犯 Walking the Dangerous Path危行Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Male lead is a trouble-loving thrill-seeker + livestreaming + role-playing + no romance, pure wish fulfillment + AI game infinite-flow] Xie Qi transmigrates to a parallel world. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself a prisoner, being taken to an island that houses the world's most vicious criminals. This world is controlled by major corporations, with the government nothing more than their puppet. The Prisoner Island is a massive livestreaming game made for the rich. All the prisoners are an 13.9kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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    "Born to Have Fun, Who Called Me a Pervert?" Is a breathtaking fantasy epic. Xie Qi, a prisoner transported to a cruel game world, how will he survive and subvert the rules in a live-streaming game for the wealthy? Each instance is a challenge to the limits of humanity, and every choice is a matter of life and death. Follow in the footsteps of the 'Seven Sins' and experience this escape journey interwoven with despair and hope. Get ready to uncover the truth behind this game and experience a true survival game.

41. 41 快 The Second Book by Kuai He Bai Kai Shui 快喝白开水的第2本书 Drink Some Boiled Water快喝白开水Urban146k WordsCompleted Liang Zhi transmigrated unexpectedly, only to open his eyes and discover he was in northern Myanmar! This place was known as a paradise for criminals. Even Sun Wukong would have to leave his golden cudgel behind if he came here. Luckily, he awakened a Crime System and immediately began climbing the ranks in northern Myanmar. … Many years later, he looked down at the Xia Nation police officers below and helplessly lit a cigarette. “Fine, I’ll come clean. I’m an undercover agent.” 33Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    The first is calm and compassionate, but not selfless. The second is a demon lord; although he transmigrated, he has his own reasons and arguments. His motto is "Treat others with kindness and don't believe in 'I won't offend others unless they offend me,'" though it's a bit far-fetched. The third is a scientist who, to avenge his wife and daughter, is willing to sacrifice others' lives to achieve his goal.

42. 42 后 Regretting It? But I’m the Demon Lord, Reborn After Taking Over a Body! 后悔了？可我是魔尊夺舍重生啊！ Meaning in the Lyrics词中意Urban1.2M WordsCompleted (No forgiveness + no going home + no acknowledging family + no school) The Demon Lord Qin Changsheng takes over the body of the real young master, who was forced to jump into a river. Everyone thinks he will keep swallowing his pride as before, and the fake young master thinks he still has him under his thumb. But they don't know that his soul has already been replaced. In the Demon Lord's eyes, family and affection mean nothing. Pulling teeth, severing limbs, breaking bones, and providing resen 32.2kReads7.2Score3.5kShelves
43. 43 家 My Family Was Slaughtered, So I Became a Bomb-Mad Maniac! 家人惨死，我化身炸弹狂人！ Second Young Master Yan闫二少Urban168k WordsCompleted Don't let the rating fool you. It's fake!!! They abused my wife and accidentally beat my daughter to death. My wife was driven into depression and jumped from a building. In a single night, I lost my family, and then they threatened me to keep quiet. They thought their influence was so great that I couldn't fight them. But as one bombing and murder case after another unfolded, those people who basked in the sunlight began to panic... 76Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    I think these two books meet the original poster's requirements.

44. 44 你 Your Mystery Novels Make You Better at Solving Cases Than the Police? 你写悬疑小说比警察还会查案？ Ju Jiuzhi桔九织Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted (No System, no female lead, not invincible, mostly everyday life, Conan-like bad luck, cases both big and small.) (Warning: The protagonist does everything for himself and is no conventional good guy. Don’t read if that bothers you. Also, no female lead doesn’t mean no female characters; it just means there are no romantic scenes. Don’t read if you don’t want women to appear.) Other people transmigrate and find opportunities and connections waiting for them. When Lu Ci transmigrates, the only th 7.1kReads8.9Score846Shelves

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    See? They're all completely silent.

45. 45 请 Please Begin Your Murder 请开始你的谋杀 Chino-chan智乃酱呦Mystery554k WordsOngoing Sixteen players of all kinds woke up to find themselves imprisoned in a luxurious yet despair-filled room. There were only two rules: 1: Kill one of your fellow players, then escape being identified during the deduction and trial phase to win your freedom. 2: If the vote is correct, the killer will be executed, and everyone else will continue to the next round of the death game. “Congratulations, Mr. Tang Mo. You have correctly identified the killer three times in a row.” The voice over t 2.8kReads8.0Score254Shelves

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    So pretty! [Kissing emoji]

46. 46 我 I Told You, That Villain Isn't Me 我都说了，那个反派不是我 Big Bai Bai Bai大白白白Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Sequences + Mild Horror + Slow Burn] Jiang Yan is a high school student. One day, he suddenly noticed that everything around him had started to get strange. “I don’t know what’s going on. Everyone who sees me is terrified, saying I brutally slaughter my own kind and that I’m a deranged lunatic. But I’ve always treated everyone politely and kindly. I respect my teachers at school, take good care of my elders at home, and I’ve never even met these people... Doctor, do you know wh 10.3kReads8.8Score1kShelves
47. 47 倒 The Countdown Begins 倒忌时开始 Do Not Say the Dream Is Far Away莫道梦魂遥Mystery488k WordsCompleted Patient: Li Taiyuan, male, twenty-four years old Diagnosis: Paranoid schizophrenia “Doctor Wang, if someone told you I wasn’t ill, and that what I see is the real world, would you believe me?” [Supernatural infinite flow / no special abilities / no female lead] 4.5kReads9.0Score573Shelves
48. 48 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1kShelves
49. 49 午 Midnight Fortune-Teller: Humans Keep Away, Ghosts Come Forward 午夜算命师：人回避，鬼上前 West of the Clouds云间之右Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted Everyone knows about fortune-telling, but have you ever heard of telling fortunes for ghosts? Just because you've never heard of something doesn't mean it doesn't exist. If you ever come across a fortune-telling shop with its doors still open in the middle of the night, don't go looking for excitement. Because the people waiting in line might not be people… 35.4kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves
50. 50 超 Super Scary Livestream 超级惊悚直播 Yuwen Chang Gong宇文长弓Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted "Welcome, everyone, to the Supernatural Scary Live Stream. Before we start today's broadcast, I have to tell you that only three kinds of people can watch this stream: those with a heavy aura of yin energy, those who will die within seven days, and the third kind, which I can't discuss in detail. I can only give you one warning: watch your back!" 25.3kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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