The Search for a Villain

A cool-headed policewoman who seems like an Isp, constantly chattering away, but is actually clueless about love

VS a psychologist who seems sweet, stiff, and easily flustered, but is investigating a case because his parents were wrongly killed

The one who can flirt but doesn't get it VS the one who gets it but can't flirt

Can we please just read a mystery crime novel in peace?

Lin Qingqing, a sophomore who was terrible at school, transmigrated into the body of a short-lived policewoman in a crime novel. The policewoman was graceful, stunningly beautiful, clever, kindhearted, and had adopted a little boy. She was perfect in every way, except she died young and horribly.

The novel described this cannon-fodder policewoman in no more than three paragraphs. She was praised as soon as she appeared, then died in no time at all.

Great, great. Lin Qingqing transmigrated straight into motherhood, without even having to give birth, and got bound to a lie-detection System. But what was with the System's lazy attitude? Other people's Systems gave them a golden finger. Why did hers do nothing but deliver bad news?

The System gave her a mission: find the villain and save him, turning him back to the path of righteousness. Only after succeeding could she return to her original world. What a joke. If even the bigwigs in the police force from the book couldn't find him, how was a sophomore who was bad at school supposed to do it?

Heavens above, earth below, the novel was over a thousand chapters long! Lin Qingqing had a terrible start. So, during the day, she used the System to test suspicious people, and at night she studied criminal law by lamplight, determined to find the culprit and get home as soon as possible.

But Lin Qingqing had a natural likability that made everyone she met fall for her. They all wanted to date her or something. What was that about?

Career-minded Lin Qingqing... no, Lin Qingqing, who only wanted to go home, cut herself off from love and focused on solving cases.

Hard work paid off. After investigating carefully and thoroughly, she finally found the culprit a few years later.

The good news: it was a serial killer.

The bad news: not the one she was looking for.

The child the original owner adopted was sweet and adorable, and Lin Qingqing adored him. Lin Zhiyun, who had cut herself off from love in this other world, treated the little one as her only emotional support.

Lin Qingqing noticed that the boy seemed well-behaved, but was actually rather obsessive. He often secretly cut up her clothes and spat into her water cup. Lin Qingqing figured that a boy without parents needed psychological counseling if he was having problems.

She gave him plenty of affection, and with her care, the boy became much more cheerful and optimistic, changing in many ways.

As the boy grew older, all kinds of rumors began circulating about him. The neighbors said he got into fights and used foul language; her colleagues said he was secretive and antisocial.

Lin Zhiyun didn't take it to heart. The boy she'd raised was so well-behaved, and he always came up with unique ways of solving cases. They had to be mistaken about such a good kid.

To outsiders, Lin Zhiyun was an aloof beauty who had it all, except that she spoiled the boy far too much.

He was obviously so adorable! Lin Zhiyun couldn't understand why everyone misunderstood such a cute little guy so badly. Then, when he turned eighteen, she felt his antisocial personality for herself.

The heroine seems cool-headed, composed, smart, and decisive, but is actually a fragmented, weepy little girl.

The hero seems like a sunny, loyal puppy and a bit of a scheming flirt at first, but later becomes dark, calculating, obsessive, and intensely possessive.

The author has added original, alternate-universe settings.

Theme: I will heal you with my love.