Any Stories Where the Main Character Is a Killer with a High IQ, Playing Everyone Like Puppets? 有没有那种主角是凶手 高智商 把所有人玩弄于鼓掌

1. 1 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 121.2kReads9.5Score16.9kShelves

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   The first one, "Human Cage," is extremely dark, filled with villains; it took a long time to recover after reading it. The second one, "Silent Power," is an absolute female-centric novel; I really liked the heroine's subtle madness and understated rationality. A highly intelligent and calm madwoman.

2. 2 别 Don't Be Weak, Don't Provoke Her: An Angry Palace Maid Can Restore a Fallen Kingdom 别太弱，别招惹，宫女发怒能复国 Ethereal Fairy霓裳妖妖Ancient Romance748k WordsCompleted [Unusual premise + assassin’s rise + strong heroine + political intrigue + cold and heartless + mildly yandere + cool-headed lunatic + male lead rises from the nth place] * Su Mian was just a palace maid serving a princess. On the day the Southern Yan Kingdom fell, she watched everyone die before her without a flicker of emotion. The princess gave her an even more perilous mission. Until it was done, she had to stay alive. But in a world thrown into chaos, she was sold as a slave and forced to e 25.6kReads9.5Score4.1kShelves
3. 3 全 Watched by the Whole Internet: The Frail Junior Student Outwits a Top Criminal Investigator 全网围观，病弱学妹戏耍刑侦王牌 Still Feeling Cold依然觉得寒冷Mystery589k WordsCompleted Award-winning work in the Fifth Tomato Web Literature Competition Finals, Selected Mystery Case Award “I only ever kill people who deserve to die!” [High-Octane Dark Fantasy | Elite Mind Games | A Life-or-Death Battle Between Good and Evil | A Strong Heroine and an Even Stronger Heroine] [Shocking Twists | No Romance | Two Powerful, Unhinged Rivals Face Off] From the day Ling Zhi became a criminal police officer, he believed in only two things: evidence and procedural justice. Criminals were cri 75.7kReads9.5Score13.8kShelves

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   Everyone, check this out! It's super good. From the very beginning, you know the female lead is the murderer, but you have no evidence. Even after she dies at the end, there's still no proof. Don't be fooled by the title—there's no romance! I randomly clicked on this book, and it's unexpectedly so good; you absolutely have to read it!

4. 4 律 The Lawyer and the Judge: I Killed My Client 律师审判者：我杀了我的当事人 Feng Er Xi风二兮Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Trial + Reality + Battle of Wits + Perfect Crime + Outlaw Zhang San] The score has just come out. Since he was kept in solitary confinement, it will gradually go up! He gets murderers acquitted, helps rapists get off, and wins suspended sentences for fraudsters. As long as there’s a weakness in the chain of evidence, he can get them out. Eyewitnesses, physical evidence, and an alibi: the classic three-piece set. But his clients keep dying in bizarre ways, one after another! Wang Haibo is dead. 464Reads7.0Score153Shelves

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   The second book was especially good.

5. 5 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... 31kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves

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   The first book had so many plot twists, the author completely led me by the nose, it was so good!! It was a constant battle of wits with the police! The police suspected the male lead, but couldn't find any evidence! The twists were so numerous they'd make your CPU burn out; I had already guessed countless possibilities halfway through, and the comments section was full of imaginative ideas and had a great atmosphere. Those who enjoy reading comments should definitely check it out and offer their insights. Anyway, it was incredibly mind-bending, driving me crazy, and absolutely amazing!! The second book's male lead was an extremely rational serial killer, oh my god, he just killed whoever he didn't like, and even led our uncle by the nose, saying, "I'm providing the police with ideas," it was so cool!! (Of course, in real life, I would definitely point at him and say: "Police officer, it's him! It's him!!") The third book's female lead was bullied at school, killed her bullies in retaliation, but someone witnessed it, and then she killed one after another. The ending twist really shocked me, it gave me goosebumps. I want to say, is this what a born criminal looks like? (From what I've seen, there's no romance, only suspense and "friendship.")

6. 6 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 5.1kReads8.1Score627Shelves

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   Look at this, the first one is really amazing.

7. 7 我 I Became a Tutor and Got Caught Up in an Imperfect Revenge 我做家教，卷入了不完美复仇 King Meow咪子王Mystery208k WordsOngoing [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 105Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is the one.

8. 8 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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   The protagonist is a psychotherapist + a dark and insane individual + everyone is corrupted + a high-energy villain + a butcher of judgment + a hellish reversal. "Dr. Jiang, I was wrong! Don't kill me!" "I shouldn't have pretended to be mentally ill, I... I confess!" The roar of the chainsaw drowned out the screams. "Trying to confess only after falling into my hands?" Jiang Yin's white coat was splattered with blood. He raised the chainsaw and gently pressed down on the restraints on the man's wrists. "Unfortunately, it's too late."

9. 9 迷 Hunting Killers in the Mist 迷雾缉凶 Lotus Root Stir-Fried with Pork莲藕炒肉片4k WordsCompleted Solving Crimes in the Mist 155.1kReads—Score713Shelves

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   I highly recommend a classic hard-core crime thriller novel. The plot is gripping, full of twists and turns, and you'll never guess the killer until the very last moment. It's mind-bending, easy to read, and highly recommended!

10. 10 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
11. 11 方 Fang Xiaoxiao 方晓晓 Don't Turn Off the Light不关灯Mystery134k WordsCompleted After an impulsive moment, Fang Xiaoxiao, a girl still in eighth grade, accidentally killed a classmate who had bullied her. Terrified, she decided to hide the body. To evade the investigation, Fang Xiaoxiao was forced to cover up the traces of her crime and convince herself that it was all an accident, just a coincidence. People can choose to believe lies, but they can never escape reality. The mind can pretend nothing happened, but the rotting body is real. On the seventh day after the deat 493Reads9.2Score—Shelves
12. 12 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 60.1kReads9.1Score6.7kShelves

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    These books are all excellent; I've read them all twice. [Heart emoji]

13. 13 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 112kReads9.5Score11.9kShelves

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    ① The male protagonist is a highly intelligent murderer who orchestrates one perfect kill after another right under the police's nose. ② The male protagonist is a psychology PhD who returns to his country to avenge his mother, single-handedly planning and executing his revenge before escaping unscathed. ③ The male protagonist is invincible from the start, transforming into a vengeful ghost to claim his enemies.

14. 14 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 41.1kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves
15. 15 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 9.6kReads8.6Score978Shelves
16. 16 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 33.3kReads7.6Score3kShelves

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    These two books are amazing! In the first one, the protagonist is paralyzed after a car accident and merges with his shadow to save others. In the second, the protagonist seeks revenge for his family, with plot twists and turns.

17. 17 弑 Slaying Demons and Gods: The Enchanting Dragon Maiden 弑妖斩神女姣龙 Female Jiaolong女姣龙Modern Romance365k WordsCompleted An ordinary woman broke through layers of power to become humanity’s savior. She punished the wicked and rewarded the good, hunted demons and drove out evil spirits, and fought the powerful. The team simply couldn’t do without her. A strong heroine pursued by men. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book deserves a nomination. The female protagonist goes undercover in the Golden Triangle all by herself and uses her high intelligence to turn the entire Golden Triangle upside down, manipulating everyone in the palm of her hand, and finally cooperating with the domestic police to take them all down.

18. 18 白 The Gray-Eyed White Cat 白猫传灰瞳 Mr. TT白先生Urban107k WordsOngoing The young heir of a crime family is forced to become a beggar. With nothing but a bowl from the start, he becomes the Zhu Yuanzhang of the underworld. Fresh twists and airtight logic. Italian mixed-race, ruthless, cruel, and realistic. He kills decisively, with every punch landing hard, every blade striking true, and every bullet finding its mark. A slow burn. Trust me, it only gets better as it goes. (No saintly heroine, no System, no harem, pure underworld fiction.) —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Some are brothers, some are third-generation heirs of criminal gangs, not saintly, without a system, decisive in killing, and highly intelligent.

19. 19 忧 Moriarty the Patriot: An Orphan Like Me 忧国的莫里亚蒂：身为孤儿的我 Mo Xuanran墨暄染Anime Fanfiction199k WordsCompleted Note: This story is told in first person. I made up the name Will for the young professor as a child. This is a writing exercise and can be read as an extra to my other novel, Living in the Gaps Between Time. It features original characters only. After transmigrating, I forgot where I belonged and where I came from. Then I met the Professor and became a member of the [Criminals]. And so, I found a place to belong. When someone talks to Feng Gui Someone: &##**, understand? Feng Gui: ...Yeah. (Wha 154Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    I haven't read the novel, but there's an anime adaptation, which I highly recommend. It's about the extreme tension between Moriarty and Holmes, and the red-blue pairing is amazing. It matches what you said: Moriarty is the protagonist and the murderer, with high intelligence. The anime is called *Moriarty the Patriot*.

20. 20 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 131.6kReads9.5Score11.5kShelves
21. 21 落 You Want to Turn Yourself In After Falling into My Hands? Too Late 落我手里才想自首？来不及了 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban207k WordsOngoing [Dark and Unhinged + Everyone Falls to Evil + High-Caliber Villain + Butcher of Judgment + Hellish Reversal] Those who fake illness go to hell. The truly insane go to heaven. That was what Jiang Yin believed, and that was exactly what he did. “Dr. Jiang, I was wrong! Don’t kill me!” “I shouldn’t have pretended to be mentally ill! I-I’ll turn myself in!” The roar of the chainsaw drowned out the screams. “Now you want to turn yourself in, after falling into my hands?” Blood spattered Jiang Yin’s w 14Reads8.2Score—Shelves
22. 22 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 174kReads9.6Score22.4kShelves

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    This is definitely a book that tests your intelligence. Not only does the protagonist pretend to be stupid to fool everyone, but everyone in the group is also very smart. It's a group portrait novel with amazing foreshadowing.

23. 23 她 She Came From Hell to Prove Their Guilt 她从地狱来，证罪 Still Feeling Cold依然觉得寒冷Mystery856k WordsOngoing [Unhinged Assassin Heroine x Coolheaded Criminal Investigation Captain] [Powerful Rivals] [Clashing Ideas of Justice] [Mutual Redemption] [Reborn] [Happy Ending] Procedural justice versus killing to stop killing. Should evil be punished through vigilante justice, or should one submit to the law? One pursues, the other lures. Will anyone win this game? In her previous life, Jiang Li was a top assassin, wild and brazen, fearing nothing and believing in killing to stop killing. Ling Zhi was a crimi 30.6kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves
24. 24 破 Dawn of Murder 1: Undercurrent 破晓杀机1：暗潮 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery165k WordsCompleted [Criminal Investigation and Deduction + Criminal Psychology + Stunning Twists + Horror + Wild Imagination] On the square of the Police University, a horrifying corpse lies curled inside a shattered sculpture, its face contorted as if frozen in a silent scream. Even more unsettling, a note found in the victim's stomach eerily foretells the crime scene. Chen Ye has only just become a police officer when he is handed such a difficult case, and this is only the beginning. A string of deaths shatters 737Reads8.9Score120Shelves

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    Full of suspense, this is the book for crime thrillers! It will keep you on the edge of your seat! One case after another, no dragging on!

25. 25 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 5.8kReads8.4Score707Shelves

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    This is a high-quality, underrated, and in-depth novel, heavily penned by a science and engineering student. It features no transmigration, rebirth, or cheat codes, yet it has received consistently positive reviews. The novel theme is fresh, smooth, and engaging, with a captivating blend of fantasy and realism, humor and rigor without unnecessary padding. It's packed with suspense and mind-bending reasoning, revealing the secrets of modern high-tech espionage, hacking, and electronic warfare. You won't be able to put it down after chapter 10, a perfect cure for night owls suffering from insomnia and a lack of reading material.

26. 26 生 The Battleground of Life and Death 生死场 Xu Guzi虚谷子Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted An obscure finance professional gets caught up in what seems like a simple financial fraud case. During the police investigation and prosecution, he pleads guilty to every charge, but at the public trial, he suddenly changes his story. After a fierce courtroom battle and compelling evidence, he is acquitted on the spot. At the same time, however, an old case from years ago is brought back to light. He orchestrated the whole thing himself, all to bring the wrongful conviction from back then befor 486Reads8.5Score102Shelves

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    This looks good.

27. 27 来 The Bad Woman from Prison 来自监狱的坏女人 Who Could Be My Match谁与为偶Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: The Chaste Police Commissioner: I've Locked Away Your Heart Workplace romance + suspenseful romance + soul swapping + unhinged villainess forces her love + forbidden cop-and-criminal romance + the queen returns I'm Su Yu. The “Goddess of Finance” admired by everyone in the business world. A meticulously planned car accident sent me tumbling from the clouds into the mud. I became the “suspect” everyone cursed and was personally delivered to a detention center. My best friend betra 836Reads9.2Score116Shelves

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    [Financial Crime, Suspenseful Mystery] A high-IQ female financial suspect vs. A male police officer: a clash of titans.

28. 28 我 My 99 Eulogies 我的99篇祭文 Little Half-Immortal of Shu Mountain蜀山小半仙Mystery130k WordsOngoing [High-IQ Crime] [Realism] [No Romance] [Tightly Reasoned] Number 99, a member of an evil organization full of psychopaths. The elegant, mysterious, audacious dark judge known as the Magician. The underground kingpin known as the “Strategist,” who could stir up the world and turn the tables with a flick of his hand. These three had distinct, unforgettable personalities and were famous in their respective fields. Yet they all shared one identity: Wu Chen’s secret identity. … Highlight 1: Unconven 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both books are by the same author. The first one is about Yin Ruoan (Wu Ying), whose family was brutally murdered when she was a child, and her revenge as an adult. I won't say more. [Laughing][kissing emoji]

29. 29 嘘 Shh, Whatever You Do, Don't Play a Murder Game on a Dating Show 嘘，千万别在恋综里玩杀人游戏 My Cat Went Bald我家猫秃头了Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted Cen Yueyue is a D-list actress who gets incredibly lucky when her agent shoves her onto a dating reality show starring famous actors, where she’s cast as a disposable extra. The director’s script calls for her to make a scene and squeeze every last drop of usefulness out of her supporting role. So on the very first night, the man Cen Yueyue is supposed to fall for gets a short arrow through the head. Night has fallen. Close your eyes. Killer, open your eyes and choose your prey... A mountain vil 7.3kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
30. 30 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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    Show them all to me! [Shy][shy] Every single one of them is amazing!

31. 31 诡 The Strange Cases: A True Record 诡案实录 Old Xue老薛Mystery202k WordsCompleted Seven bodies with no apparent connection, a bloody murder broadcast live, a stolen uterus, and a manor-house maze that devours lives... A bizarre murder case brings the mysterious Ye Jiuyou to C City to help investigate. They say the law's net is wide, but the most brutal events of the past and present are still hidden in the darkness... 318Reads8.6Score—Shelves
32. 32 识 The Lie-Detecting Master 识谎大师 Fire Kiss火吻Mystery292k WordsCompleted She is a master at detecting lies, able to see the true emotions hidden on every face and behind the slightest expression. He is a celebrated crime-solving genius and a rising star in the police force. They meet during a bank robbery. But who could have guessed that this seemingly simple robbery would lead to a vast international crime syndicate? A dismembered body dumped in a river, the bizarre disappearance of a close friend, a mysterious letter S, an unexplainable diamond ring, DNA that match 483Reads9.0Score108Shelves
33. 33 人 The Personality Deception 人格骗局 Xia Fantian夏繁天Mystery107k WordsCompleted Late at night on August 19, 2018, psychologist Tang Xin was murdered in her study at home. On the night of the murder, two people had visited Tang Xin’s home, one after the other: her ex-boyfriend, Ye Qingcheng, captain of the S City Criminal Police Unit, and her patient, Su Ming. Su Ming used to be a police officer under Ye Qingcheng. After suffering physical and psychological trauma in a hostage-taking case, he left the criminal police unit. He was being treated at Tang Xin’s clinic for dissoc 2.3kReads9.2Score496Shelves
34. 34 恶 The Devil Reversed 恶魔逆位 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Mystery737k WordsCompleted “If I wanted to kill him, I wouldn’t use a method this laughably clumsy.” After the black-haired girl in black finished speaking in the interrogation room, she didn’t say another word. The way she calmly studied the photograph made it seem more like she was admiring the victim’s gruesome death. In the photo was a cold, white bathtub filled with shocking amounts of blood. A man lay slumped inside, his deathly pale body visible only from the shoulders up. The deceased was Zhou Haixiong. He had 39.6kReads9.5Score6.1kShelves
35. 35 南 Nan Chen Bei Yue's Fifteenth Book 南晨北月第15本书 South Morning, North Moon南晨北月Urban228k WordsCompleted [Male Lead Is No Good Guy + No Harem + No Female Lead + Everyday Life + Some Gore + Lighthearted + No System] A thousand people, a thousand faces: different values, different thoughts. But most people are willing to pay for their own pleasure. Li Jiu believes there is nothing wrong with people finding joy in their own creations. Whether they are brutal, sorrowful, terrifying, or bloody. He is determined to find the greatest pleasure in the world, and for that, he is willing to give up things he 2.7kReads5.4Score435Shelves
36. 36 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 38kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves
37. 37 深 A Master Plan 深度布局 Mist-Shrouded Mystery雾锁谜局Mystery215k WordsCompleted A High-IQ Revenge With a single move, the “Soul-Severing Meridian Needle,” he can kill without a trace. On a crowded bus, he makes his target die silently, without anyone noticing. Police captain Zhao Gang sees everything clearly on the surveillance footage, yet is powerless to act. This is the third unsolved case, and every clue points to his own older brother, missing for twenty years... When the person closest to him becomes the prime suspect, how will he choose between the law and blood ties 912Reads6.4Score100Shelves

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    This book on high-IQ strategies is definitely worth reading. It manipulates everyone, and those manipulated are even grateful to the mastermind. Truly a genius!

38. 38 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 16.4kReads8.3Score1.3kShelves

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    There are so many beautiful ones

39. 39 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.) 39.8kReads9.1Score3.8kShelves

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    Highly recommended!

40. 40 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 7.2kReads8.9Score841Shelves
41. 41 无 Infinite Reincarnation: I Have a Death Save File 无限轮回，我有一个死亡存档 Gathering Autumn, Knowing Quiet Joy拾秋知清欢Mystery408k WordsOngoing [Highly Open-Ended Earth Online + Everyone's a Villain + Good People Save the World + Neutral Faction] [The ratings have just come in and will rise in the future. I'm a new writer, so please be kind.] After setting fire to both his bullies and himself, Bai Zhu, a psychiatric patient, thought he would end up in hell. Instead, he woke up on a scrapped bus. No one knew where the bus was headed. Just then, a System calling itself the [God's Game] approached him and said it could grant any wish. Bai 8.9kReads8.1Score2kShelves

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    I like to see bamboo dominating everything.

42. 42 消 The Missing Lover 消失的情人 Liu Liu Liu Er六六六儿Mystery503k WordsCompleted Qin Guan is a successful, accomplished lawyer and, on the surface, the perfect husband who loves his wife, daughter, and family. But behind their backs, he is having an affair with an assistant at his law firm. During one secret rendezvous, in the heat of their passionate game, he accidentally strangles his lover to death... His lover disappears. Then his nightmare begins. What will he encounter? What does the past he is trying to hide and escape from hold? And who is pulling the strings behind 12.2kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
43. 43 烟 Ashtray 烟灰缸 Little Sister-in-Law Huahua花花小嫂子Mystery323k WordsCompleted [Mild horror + affair + twists] A stunning woman from the south, a knock at midnight, a silent delivery guy, someone crouching beneath the bed... Qin Song’s life is plunged into a living hell by an affair. 111.8kReads9.5Score20.3kShelves
44. 44 刑 Criminal Investigation Files: A Death Notice from a Dream 刑侦档案：来自梦境的死亡通知书 Bad-Tempered Peach暴躁桃子Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing (Criminal investigation + mystery + deduction + solving cases + murder + episodic + ensemble cast + romance) The finest hunters often appear in the guise of prey. She is Lin Mu, the youngest psychological counselor in Haishi. A paper crane can weave a beautiful dream, or deliver a death notice. Behind the cover of her “legal” profession, she carries out vigilante justice against the darkness beyond the law's reach. He is Xu Yang, the youngest and most promising captain in the criminal investi 325Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A charming and dangerous psychological consultant versus a reserved and brooding detective captain; she treads the gray area, he stands at the center of the process. A thrilling, two-way hunt, a psychological game of survival, episodic crime solving + hardcore criminal investigation + ensemble cast + a main storyline with subtle romance, urban mystery.

45. 45 哟 Hey! That Has-Been Is Solving Cases on a Dating Show Again 哟！糊咖又在恋综破案啦 Cloud Bao Tangtang云宝糖糖Modern Romance67k WordsOngoing Everyone calls Ning Ning a useless pretty face who only knows how to ride the popularity of dating reality shows, an illegitimate fake heiress the Ning family is ashamed to acknowledge. Only Ning Ning and her husband, Mo Xiao, know that she is a suspended criminal investigation detective with extraordinary abilities, while Mo Xiao has a broken plot System bound to him. The System wails frantically in Mo Xiao's mind every day: Host! Ning Ning, that vicious supporting actress, is about to derail t 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    First, there's a super good crime-solving story with romance elements; it's huge and very interesting. The second one is purely crime-solving and very enjoyable. The last one is a set of supernatural tales based on rules, which is also very fun.

46. 46 离 Unbelievable! From the Start, I Was at a Crime Scene 离谱！开局就是案发现场 Cloud Bao Tangtang云宝糖糖Mystery413k WordsCompleted [The rating has just been posted; it will rise later] When Xia Zhu woke up, she had become the prime suspect in a dismemberment case, and the victim's head was in her refrigerator. She was the unluckiest person alive! While others panicked and rushed to prove their innocence, she stayed at the crime scene to examine the details. Drawing on her forensic expertise, she pieced together the clues, investigated the inconsistencies, cleared her name, and helped the police identify the real culprit. Sh 6.1kReads7.0Score720Shelves

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    This book is quite good, you guys can check it out. It's the kind of story where a female forensic doctor and a criminal investigation team captain fall in love over time. The female forensic doctor is different from normal people, she's obsessive, but she and he can solve cases together, cooperating with each other from disliking each other to finally joining hands.

47. 47 惊 The Deranged Horror Fan Has a Blast Playing by the Rules 惊悚疯批在规则里玩嗨了 Cloud Bao Tangtang云宝糖糖Mystery178k WordsCompleted [Infinite survival + horror games + no CP + a story of redemption] Mu Yuanwei, a little lunatic who grew up in a psychiatric hospital, is dragged into a survival game. She meets plenty of lovely living companions and captures NPCs as toys, having the time of her life. While everyone else frets over the plot and the rules for triggering events, she’s happily playing with her pets. As a walking stack of buffs, she loves looking for loopholes in the rules and taking out NPCs. She’s a professional a 193Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 高 High-IQ Crime: Who Made Me the Master of Impersonation? 高智商犯罪：谁让我是模仿大师 Taking Wood from the River河中取木Mystery144k WordsOngoing [System + mystery and deduction + twists + revenge + imitation + crimes] Read with caution if this isn't your thing. Lin Fan grew up in an orphanage and was born with a photographic memory and a gift for imitation. He can recreate every character on screen, and his intelligence far surpasses that of ordinary people. With the orphanage's support, he was about to enter university, and his future should have been bright. But a fire during his winter break in his final year of high school burned ev 59Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is worth reading.

49. 49 警 Captain, Stop Flirting: The Forensic Doctor Is Losing His Mind 警花队长别撩了，法医先生要疯了 Cloud Bao Tangtang云宝糖糖Mystery79k WordsOngoing Ye Xi, a former narcotics officer, was suddenly appointed captain of a criminal investigation team. In a short time, she solved one difficult case after another, earning the respectful nickname Captain Ye from everyone around her. Ye Xi had always kept her personal and professional lives strictly separate, until Si Ye unexpectedly entered her life. Their first meeting was a comedy of errors. Si Ye came across her at her lowest and, with one offhand warning, set their fates on a tangled course. I 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is super cool and efficient at solving cases, which makes it quite enjoyable. However, she's not entirely innocent; she's a forensic assistant. The second book is also about forensic medicine. There isn't much romance.

50. 50 警 Officer, Stop Guessing. I’m Really Innocent 警官别猜了，我真是无辜的啊 Cloud Bao Tangtang云宝糖糖Mystery99k WordsOngoing [Don’t read this. Check out the new book with the same title instead.] Everyone thought the young heiress of the Si family was a timid pushover, known in their circle for liking nothing but corpses and barely speaking. But no one expected that after disappearing and returning, the once timid, soft-spoken girl would change her name, become decisive and ruthless, and join the criminal investigation squad. When faced with a case, she calmly analyzes the situation and offers to act as bait to help t 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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