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- 101 This Cop Is Even Tougher Than the Hulk! 这警察比绿巨人还猛！ [Lighthearted] [Criminal Investigation] [Lots of Gags] Jiang Mingyu transmigrates to a parallel world, becoming a small-time police officer at a local station who stands 2.1 meters tall and weighs nearly 300 pounds. Just then, a group of petite tourists from southern China come to visit the Northeast. When a muscular giant over two meters tall stands beside these little spuds, the contrast is something else entirely. Petite tourist from the south: We’re out in the suburbs and ran into a wild wol 184Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 102 Fireflies Illuminate the Hidden Crickets 浮萤照潜蛩 (Early on) Mystery and crime novelist (later) criminal investigation consultant: Shen Xuexian vs. criminal investigation captain: Wan Ming A popular idol dies mysteriously on a film set, and the scene is exactly as described in the script. Shen Xuexian, a mystery novelist, is taken in for questioning by the police at her new book signing. She never imagined that selling the rights to her novel would land her in a police station. Getting caught up in a murder on a film set and taken in to assist 399Reads8.7Score10314d adds
- 103 The Chu Minister 楚臣 After the fall of the Tang, warlords rose in power. Emperor Tianyou emerged from humble beginnings and founded the state of Chu in the Jianghuai region. Twelve years have passed since then, and Chu has become one of the three mightiest powers of the age, alongside Liang, which holds the Central Plains, and Jin, which controls Hedong and Youyan. War rages across the land, and the people live in misery… 28Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 104 Criminal Investigation Consultant Lin Chen 刑侦顾问林辰 Lin Chen, the youngest criminal psychology professor at the provincial public security department, suffered a fatal setback at the peak of his career. A profile that was supposedly one hundred percent accurate sent an innocent courier to prison, while the real killer struck again ten months later. He tore up the honors he had earned over ten years with his own hands, wrote the words “resigning to take responsibility,” and disappeared for three whole months. When he resurfaced, he had become the 281Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Detective Di Renjie 5 神探狄仁杰5 In the first year of the Wu Zhou era, during the Lantern Festival, it should have been a peaceful night of celebration, with every household rejoicing and the whole nation in high spirits. But in Yangzhou, the ancient Qionghua tree, which had been withered for many years, suddenly came back to life. Scarlet droplets seeped from its petals and slid down like bloody tears. Rumors spread like wildfire, and panic over “Heaven's punishment descending upon the world” swept through Yangzhou. The people 5.9kReads8.6Score37314d adds
- 106 I Became a Criminal Profiling Expert with the System 我靠系统，成为犯罪心理侧写专家 [System] + [No Romance] + [Episodic] + [Criminal Psychology] For Lin Yun, ever since a System calling itself a “master of criminal psychological profiling” crashed into his mind, life has become a case of a tiny cop carrying enormous questions. Is this thing really suitable for a beat cop? 53kReads8.4Score7.6k14d adds
- 107 Chasing Killers in the Dead of Night 暗夜追凶 “Does perfect crime really exist?” Bai Qi nodded confidently. “Of course!” “Then how come I've never heard of it?” Bai Qi gave a disdainful smile. “If you'd heard of it... would it still be a perfect crime?” 2.7kReads8.7Score31714d adds
- 108 You Were Told to Play a Cop, but You Actually Arrested a Wanted Criminal 让你演警察，你真抓通缉犯 Ye Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a pretty-boy celebrity, mocked online as a show-off singer and dancer and the king of awkward silences on variety shows. Netizens: Go act in dramas. The bar for acting is low. Just as everyone is mocking him, Ye Chen unexpectedly awakens the [Role Experience] System! Whatever role he plays, he gains that character’s skills. He plays a police officer, memorizes the wanted criminal’s features, and arrests an A-list fugitive right on set! He pla 88Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 109 You Set Me Up on a Date, and I Took Down a Wanted Criminal Alone? 让你相亲，你单枪匹马拿下通缉犯？ 182Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 110 They Said Being a Traffic Cop Was Useless, but I Awakened a Daily Intelligence System 嫌我交警没用，可我觉醒每日情报 Deep devotion goes unappreciated, while the halfhearted are always remembered. Gao Ze thought that giving his girlfriend everything and offering her his sincere love would lead to a happy ending. Instead, she looked down on him for being a useless traffic cop and for offering too little in bride price, then forced him into a breakup. After the breakup, Gao Ze was lucky enough to awaken the Daily Intelligence System. [1. Your girlfriend, Liu Yating, has passed the Donghai City Finance Bureau exam 14.2kReads8.4Score1.6k14d adds
- 111 A Grand Vision in a Chaotic Age 乱世宏图 If only a strong hero could pull down the Milky Way and wash the weapons clean, so they would never be needed again. 1.7kReads8.9Score17814d adds
- 112 The Twin Lords' Case Files 双君探案记 Pei Su transmigrated. The bad news: no golden finger. The good news: he was born into a marquis’s household. The bad news: he was an abandoned son. Even worse, he was exiled for murdering his fiancée. Worst of all, when he opened his eyes, the escorting guards were about to kill him. Luckily, someone showed up. But that person was his enemy. It was over. He was as good as dead... 34.8kReads8.4Score3.7k14d adds
- 113 I Am the Suspect 我就是嫌疑人 A high-IQ suspect versus a criminal investigator [Mystery and deduction, ensemble cast, no CP or romance, slow-paced. Please don’t read if that’s not your thing.] Ten years ago, the head of Guangyang Orphanage was found dead in a gruesome state. A twelve-year-old child named “A Lang” became the prime suspect, but has never been brought to justice. Ten years later, A Lang reappears. After killing three people, he takes an entire junior high school class hostage and calls the police himself. In fr 216Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 114 The Long, Long Night 长夜长夜 Long Night, Long Night is an engrossing criminal investigation novel. It opens with the suicide of a veteran detective, drawing readers into a world of suspense and danger. The story then leads to the suicide of a female student more than a decade earlier, which in turn brings to light the accidental death of a police officer and a series of related cases. The plot is tightly paced, packed with suspense and twist after twist, making it impossible to stop reading. Every chapter leaves behind clu 198Reads8.2Score10414d adds
- 115 The 1990s: I Solve Cases by Watching Douyin Videos 九零年代：我靠刷抖音视频破案 With a virtual Douyin app connected to the internet of the future, Sang Shiqing awakens memories of her past life in the 1990s! … On the first day after regaining her memories, Sang Shiqing spends the whole night watching videos about criminal law. Early the next morning, she comes face-to-face with a serial killer at the entrance to her workplace. Her first move is to report him… … After being bullied into going to the countryside to collect material, she finds herself in a scenic mountain vi 954Reads8.4Score10214d adds
- 116 Setting the Record Straight: A History of Injustice in Ancient China 青史鉴冤：中国古代冤案录 [A somber, stirring lament for the loyal and upright; a record of wrongful convictions that offers profound lessons for history.] The annals shine bright, yet deeds cannot be concealed; wronged spirits linger, their tears of blood not yet dry. Drawing on historical records and clearing away a thousand years of mist, this book recounts wrongful cases through the ages: the tragic upheaval of Xia Qi’s overthrow of Boyi under the guise of abdication; the brutal deaths of Wu Qi and Shang Yang amid th 50Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 117 Nighttime Inquests: Secrets of Ancient Chinese Case Files 夜审乾坤：古代奇案秘闻 On the surface, the realm enjoys peace and prosperity. Beneath it, bizarre cases occur one after another. A single lawsuit uncovers a scandalous affair in a grand household. A coffin opened at midnight reveals a corpse with no shadow. A groom dies on the eve of his wedding. A playboy falsely accused of adultery is left to suffer injustice. A coroner who steals corpses to cheat death secretly plots misdeeds... Every case is shrouded in mystery. See how Censor Li Xing holds court at night and uses —Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 118 Murder on Chang'an Street 长安街探案 This is a lighthearted mystery-detective novel about an obscure neighborhood beat cop who transmigrates to the prosperous Tang dynasty and somehow becomes the nation's greatest detective. 5.8kReads8.9Score54414d adds
- 119 Reborn in the 1990s: Solving Serial Murder Cases 重生九零刑侦，破获连环杀人案 “Help! Somebody save me!” A feeble cry for help rings out across the playground in the darkness! As the fog clears, a blood-soaked corpse is found nailed to the lawn, its vacant eyes staring straight ahead. The cries for help still echo in the air! Possessing a corpse? After being reborn, Ye Xuan binds himself to the God-Tier Detective System. Every solved case earns him special abilities and all kinds of rewards! From then on, Ye Xuan sets out on an endless path of solving cases! If your crimin 296Reads5.7Score10414d adds
- 120 Solving Cases Is a Skill 查案是门技术活儿 C City Police Bureau, Special Cases Group C. Ji Huan watched Shi Yan, head bent over his phone, and tapped the whiteboard behind him. “What do you make of this case?” Shi Yan didn't even look up. “Investigating cases is a technical job. I wouldn't know where to start!” Ji Huan cleared his throat. “Ahem! ... It's not easy to learn, so come on, I'll teach you...” 140Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 121 I Can Dream of Crime Scenes 我能梦到凶案现场 Coming next: My Home Is the Scene of the First Murder, now updating~~~ I hope you’ll show it lots of support~~~ Thank you, thank you, thank you [Alternate setting + Fictional + Episodic stories + Everyday life + Clean romance + Two female leads (not a GL romance) + Each has her own love story + Heartwarming + Healing + A touch of an ensemble cast] Cheng Qingyan has a secret she can’t tell anyone. After turning twenty, she begins having bizarre dreams. Every scene in her dreams is the place 880Reads7.3Score10514d adds
- 122 Criminal Investigation: Hunting Down Killers in Major Cases 刑侦之重案缉凶 A series of major criminal cases rocks Cangzhou City, leaving people in a state of panic. In response to the emergency, a major crimes unit is formed, made up of team leader Su Jie, forensic examiner Qin Chuan, special agent Fang Mu, veteran detective Li Jun, and psychologist Yuan Jing. With the situation growing dire and public pressure mounting, watch the five work together to solve cases and restore fairness and order to society. 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 The Coroner’s Guide to Winning Over the Darkened Powerhouse 仵作攻略：黑化大佬心尖宠 A modern forensic doctor transmigrates into the past and becomes a lowly maid in the Jinyiwei kitchen, powerless and bullied by everyone. 261Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 124 I Arrested a Wanted Criminal on My First Day at Work 入职当天，我抓了个通缉犯 My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 276Reads7.2Score10014d adds
- 125 The Bad Kids: Bloodshed in Northern Myanmar 边水往事：血色缅北 Here, they traffic drugs, murder people, trade in organs, commit fraud… They stop at nothing. I went from an eagerly anticipated honeymoon to falling into the hands of a criminal syndicate in northern Myanmar, and began a perilous struggle to survive. In the syndicate, I started out as a “piglet” and carefully worked my way up until I became the boss’s second-in-command. Facing this vast criminal organization, I had to struggle not only on the edge between morality and survival, but also with a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 His Black-Gold Empire 他的黑金帝国 On the blood, tears, and lives of countless ordinary people, he swiftly built his own empire of wealth. His insane, colossal profits became a nightmare for 390,000 people. Behind the lavish mansions and luxury cars lay the financial ruin of thousands upon thousands of people. The gleam of 304 jin of gold cannot conceal the victims' final accusations, made with their lives. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Blood Night 血夜 Night of Blood —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 One Gunshot, and My Eight-Year Flight Began 一声枪响，我开始了八年逃亡 Bang! A deafening gunshot shattered the peaceful night sky over Zhuzhou. Lin Zeyu gripped the gun, still smoking in his hand. He knew that from this moment on, his life had plunged once more into a dark abyss. And it had all begun with a choice that seemed ordinary, yet was steeped in tragedy. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Death of the Other Woman: 27 Stabs That Drove Her to the Brink 第三者之死：被逼至绝路的27刀 Beside the supermarket shelves in the early hours, a bloodied fruit knife clattered to the floor. When He Wenling plunged the knife into her husband’s mistress, the security camera caught her twisted smile. This housewife, whom the neighbors had mocked for being “too useless to keep a man,” had finally torn the smug, pretty face of Li Xiaoyun apart with her own hands. No one understood why, a year after her divorce, she had suddenly murdered her ex-husband’s new lover. Until the police opened he 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Others Solve Cases by Investigating People. I Solve Them by Asking Ghosts 别人破案靠人查，我破案，靠鬼说 People are born with spirits. When the body dies but the spirit remains, it becomes a soul. Souls linger in the world, held by obsessions. Resolve an obsession, and the soul vanishes. You won’t disappear? Then I’ll kill you myself! The living have their own path, and souls have theirs. If you won’t go, I’ll send you on your way! 2kReads8.7Score17214d adds
- 131 The Rookie Captain Is Surrounded by Criminal Investigation Experts 菜鸟队长身边全是刑侦高手 Good news: I transmigrated. Bad news: This is a world with an extremely high crime rate. San Kou County: the story of Captain Chen Fan and his ace teammates!!!!!! 575Reads8.5Score12614d adds
- 132 Marks of Guilt 罪痕 Is there always evil behind every crime? Real cases reveal the truth about human nature. [Crime Investigation] [Not a Web Novel] [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] Strange and major cases, from human flesh takeout and a cat corpse found in a belly to a body hanging in Xian Lake, are uncovered one by one across the country. 2kReads8.7Score22314d adds
- 133 Cracking Cases Like Crazy: I Can Predict the Killer's Crimes 疯狂破案：我能预言凶手犯罪 After transmigrating and being reborn, Nie Xiangchen gains the power of prophecy. He can see every trace of what happened at a crime scene and identify the killer at a glance. Starting with a bizarre murder, he goes on to predict volcanic eruptions, plane crashes, earthquakes, and tsunamis. Yet everyone treats him like a joke, until disaster strikes and someone finally remembers that godlike man! 88Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 134 The Secret Iron Box 秘密铁盒 [Mystery • Deduction • Romance • Dark • Human Nature • Two Male Leads] The owner of a villa suddenly dies. Was it suicide, an accident, or murder? A single murder case dredges up the young men’s and women’s painful, secret pasts. Their love and hate, tangled relationships, and memories of youth stir beneath the surface. A girl’s secret adolescence, hidden in an iron box, and the crimes behind a charity aid program have remained unknown to all. There are more cases behind this one. Who has been w 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Judge Bao Wisely Solves the Xiangguo Temple Fake-Death Mystery 包拯智断相国寺假死谜局 Late at night at Xiangguo Temple, I crunched across the frost covering the ground and stopped before a scholar’s corpse. His lips were purplish-black, and his palm clutched an embroidered shoe and a perfumed handkerchief. A sacred Buddhist sanctuary had become a slaughterhouse. A young qin player wept as he identified a monk. Three close friends pointed fingers at one another in court, while the daughter of a rouge-shop owner wept as she recounted her love affair. It looked like a crime of passi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 On My First Day as a Constable, I Got a Headless Corpse Case 当上捕快第一天，就遇上无头尸案 On her first day as a constable, Xiao Qin encounters a headless corpse case. Madam Zou comes to identify the body. The moment she sees it, she bursts into tears. But after she gets home, there isn't a trace of grief on her face. Instead, she buys the finest satin to make clothes for her husband. Da Hu suspects she murdered her husband and is questioning her when a report comes in: another male corpse has been found in the western suburbs. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Judge Bao's Divine Verdict: The Bloody Case on the Bian River 包拯神判之汴河血案 A bloodstained secret letter arrives in the dead of night, and two bodies are discovered in a powerful minister’s household. The moment Bao Zheng takes the letter sealed with wax, he has no idea that this seemingly ordinary maid’s disappearance will uncover a shocking scandal in Bianjing’s canal transport system. A deadly secret lies in the black mole on the emperor’s throat. The golden hairpin worn by the wife of the surveillance commissioner, who loves feeding birds, drips with human blood. An —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 A Marriage Mystery in Kaifeng: The New Graduate's Fifty-Tael Wife-Murder Pact 开封府婚嫁疑案：新科进士五十两杀妻协议 On the eve of her wedding, the daughter of the Wang family catches her fiancé with a beggar girl clutching his wrist. The woman’s face is contorted, and she rasps the name “Wang Kui.” The words “wronged” are written in blood, seeping into the blue bricks of Kaifeng Prefecture. Bao Zheng grips the marriage contract from three years ago and sneers. “An empty coffin with no corpse. Was the scholar’s betrothal gift a human life?” The gold hairpin still lies in its box, while Sun Die, his childhood s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 The Fake-Bone Mystery: Judge Bao Exposes a Tycoon's Filicide 假骨迷局：包公智破豪门杀子案 A five-year-old vanishes without a trace, and his birth mother is accused of killing him for his inheritance and sentenced to execution? A single ox bone reveals a shocking miscarriage of justice! During the Northern Song dynasty, Bao Zheng, prefect of Kaifeng, visits Xiangfu County and encounters an old servant pleading his case through tears of blood. An autopsy reveals that the remains of “Shennu’er” are ox bones, not human. The county magistrate rushed to judgment, and the case files are rid —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Judge Bao's Divine Verdict: The Serial Murders at the Ancient Temple 包公神断古庙连环杀人案 Deep in the mountains, an ancient temple stands beneath a weeping downpour. While taking shelter, Bao Zheng witnesses a bizarre scene: a monk murmurs Buddhist prayers as he holds a tiger-head shoe; a scholar trembles with a poisoned pastry tucked in his clothes; a beautiful woman conceals a cold blade up her sleeve; and the tyrant Lu Zhailang curses arrogantly, “I am the law!” Lightning strikes. His attendants lie in a row, charred corpses. A baked cake rolls across the ground, and Lu Zhailang’s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 A Strange Case in the Northern Song: Judge Bao Solves the Mystery of the Noblewoman's Beheading 北宋奇案：包拯智断员外夫人断头谜案 During the Northern Song dynasty, a bizarre murder case shocks Kaifeng Prefecture: the wealthy merchant’s wife, Madam Lu, is found decapitated, and her bed is soaked with blood beneath the brocade covers. On the night of the murder, her husband, Huang, and his sworn younger brother, Zhang Dalian, drink together until dawn, yet both claim they “never left their seats.” The household cook, Wu Laosan, watches with cold indifference, and his technique for killing chickens is uncannily like beheading 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 The Eye of Judgment: From the Start, I Engineer Accidents to Sentence Criminals 审判之瞳：开局设计意外裁决罪犯 A murderer is still roaming free? Deliver judgment successfully and randomly receive hacker-level network intrusion skills. Wrongfully accused of murder for no reason? Clear the case and randomly receive X-ray vision. A headless cold case has no suspect? Solve it and randomly receive master-level fighting skills. Xu Mo is reborn in a parallel world, where he gains the divine power of the Eye of Judgment and awakens the Judgment System. Taking on the identity of the Ace of Spades, he punishes cri 692Reads7.9Score10014d adds
- 143 Strange Tales of the Great Song: The Headless Corpse 大宋诡事：断头记 [Song Dynasty mysteries + suspense + detective work + headless corpses + shocking twists] On a dark, windy night, it’s the perfect time for murder and arson! The newly appointed magistrate of Changqing County dies suddenly in a woman’s chambers in the middle of the night. The next day, his headless body turns up in the countryside! Qiaoniang, the famous courtesan who spent that night with the magistrate, flees in a panic and becomes the prime suspect! Ye Jun is ordered to investigate, only to di 400Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 144 Abyss of Crime: Unmasking the Good and Evil of Human Nature 罪案深渊：撕开人性善恶的假面 [Mystery + Deduction + Crime Solving + Case-Based Stories + No Romance] Don't test the depths of human nature behind a crime. The truth is often enough to send a chill down your spine. Murder cases sweep in, and criminal police officers follow the clues to hunt down the real culprits. Behind the masks, the line between good and evil grows blurred. Evil takes root in the abyss, but even in the darkness, a glimmer of light remains. Only when the truth comes out will you understand: human nature is 282Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Hello, Captain Ding 你好，丁队长 When Shen Nanxi was eighteen, she witnessed a murder and caught the killer's attention. Ding Shimi, who was still a police officer at the time, saved her. From then on, she resolved to become a police officer like him. But after graduating from the police academy, she discovered that she'd been assigned to work under Ding Shimi... Shen Nanxi had planned to put her feelings aside and focus on her job, but she soon realized that her captain wasn't quite what she expected. He kept finding excuses t 280Reads8.1Score10914d adds
- 146 Detective Di Renjie: The Golden Flower Pursues the Dragon 神探狄仁杰之金花逐龙 Di Renjie, Li Yuanfang, and his disciple Su Wuming pit their wits against the Lord of the Golden Flower Token. Every time, they come this close to success, only for Empress Wu Zetian to intervene... Before he dies, Di Renjie entrusts all the evidence to Su Wuming. In the end... The twists never stop, and you can never guess who is good and who is a mole... 1.4kReads7.2Score11114d adds
- 147 My Four Million Became the Center of a Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law Conspiracy 我的四百万，成了婆媳局中局 Four million yuan: the down payment my husband and I had saved for five years. That morning, it was transferred from my mother-in-law's account straight into my brother-in-law's card. At the time, I thought it was just a simple family dispute. Only when the police investigation concluded did I understand that we were merely the latest victims of a scam that had been going on for twenty-five years. This story is filled with countless tears, but in the end, I learned that some wounds lead to redem —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Major Crimes: Hunting Down the Killer 重案追凶【刑侦】 [Realistic Crime Investigation]+ [No Romance]+ [Case-of-the-Week Mysteries]+ [Ensemble Cast] No paranormal activity, no supernatural phenomena, just solving cases through physical evidence. There's a saying in forensic medicine: You don't have to know every bone, but you do have to know Lu Yangu. Forensic pathologist Lu Yan, nicknamed Lu Yangu, doesn't just perform autopsies. He solves crimes, too. [The Mystery of the Coffin] An accidental plunge into a river leads to the recovery of a pitch-bla 38.2kReads8.8Score4.8k14d adds
- 149 Solving Crimes: From Auxiliary Officer to Ace Detective 推理破案：从辅警到王牌警探 [Criminal Investigations + Hard-Boiled Deduction + Based on Real Cases + System + Conan-Like Constitution + Multiple Cases + No Female Lead] Just after joining the force as an auxiliary police officer, Ye Heng awakens the Super Cop System. Crime scene examination, footprint analysis, hypnotic interrogation, criminal detection, combat skills... No matter how complicated a major case may be, he can spot the flaws and trace them straight to the culprit. The tetrodotoxin murder case, the orchard bus 1.4kReads7.9Score14214d adds
- 150 Witness to Death 死亡见证 The rating has only just opened, so take it as a rough guide. [Criminal Investigation Team Captain × Psychology Expert] [Cool, Quiet, and Reserved × Playful Little Brat] People say Captain Shang Shixu is so serious that everyone around him keeps their distance. But what is this they're seeing? Is that a pretty young woman beside the aloof boss everyone avoids? And is she hugging his waist? What is happening to the world? Their meeting, the cases that keep coming one after another... The Cowherd 620Reads8.1Score10114d adds
