Novels like Bureau of Paranormal Investigations
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- 1 Secrets of the Anomaly Investigation Bureau: The Dragon Scale Files 异调处秘闻：龙鳞档案 An old man from the Paranormal Investigation Bureau tells the story of Research Institute 507 and Bureau 749, the dragon-fall incident in Yingkou before Liberation, China's qigong craze in the 1980s and 1990s, extraordinary human abilities, and the secret files behind human survival. 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Jiuzhou Investigation Bureau 九州调查局 I’ll use the eyes I have now to tell you stories from the past. From the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, through the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, all the way to the present, countless secrets lie hidden in the gaps of history. They wander between reality and illusion, concealed from the world. They are legends who have transcended reincarnation and blended into the mortal realm. A flower blooms with five petals, and the fruit comes naturally. The story of the Jiuzhou Investigation Bureau 294Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Mysterious Department 神秘部门 There’s no monster-slaying and leveling up, no love and hate. Just watch Qiu Tian deal with all those... unbelievable situations. Take your time... savor every detail... The perfect pick when you’ve run out of books. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Special Affairs Bureau 特事局 Follow the protagonist as they join an official agency that handles extraordinary incidents, take part in all kinds of bizarre cases, and experience a different kind of thrill. Discover a life hidden from public view and enjoy an extraordinary adventure. 279Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Secret Wilds 秘野奇域 In 2035, the global archaeological community was rocked to its foundations. Mysterious bronze solar wheels, unearthed one after another across the world, linked humanity's ancient civilizations together. To solve the astonishing mystery behind the bronze solar wheels, a secret field unit was urgently called into action... 166Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Special Affairs Bureau: I Recruited Gifted Folk from Among the People! 特事局：我招募了民间异人！ After transmigrating into a world where the paranormal has returned, he unexpectedly becomes the director of the Bureau of Special Affairs! Yellow River Corpse Retriever: Once you enter the rivers, you become a traveler in a straw raincoat, wielding inscrutable powers to transform into a jiao dragon. Yin-Yang Master: Between yin and yang, he reads life and death, commands spirits, drives out ghosts, and establishes feng shui. Knife Peddler: The Ghost Valley formations turn eight thousand times, 93Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 7 Interstellar Affairs Investigation Bureau 异星事务调查局 A Chinese take on Men in Black meets The X-Files, focused on dealing with extraterrestrial affairs on Earth. [No harem, no System, no formulaic tropes, no invincible protagonist, no mindless plot, and no wish-fulfillment. Please read with care if these bother you.] [Urban + aliens + parasites + light horror] Chen Le never imagined... that when he went to the teachers' office to hand in his homework, he would see tentacles emerging from beneath his homeroom teacher's pant leg! As more and more bi 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Paranormal Affairs Office 灵异管理处 My name is Yin Yu. I'm a Taoist priest. I used to be just an ordinary person among the masses. By a twist of fate, I joined a special department called the Paranormal Administration. The five arts of mountain, medicine, destiny, physiognomy, and divination; the shamanic spirit mediums of the Northeast; the Hunan and western Hunan arts of gu poison and the Flower-Falling Cave Maidens; reincarnated tulkus of Tibetan Buddhism; protecting a flood dragon as it enters the sea and transforms into a dra 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Village That Vanished Overnight in the Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, 1987 1987年陕西秦岭一夜消失的村庄 A village in the Qinling Mountains of Shaanxi vanished overnight in 1987 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The 749 Bureau’s Qinling Mountain Villa Demolition Incident 749局秦岭山别墅拆迁事件 The 749 Bureau's Qinling Mountain Villa Demolition Incident 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 749 Bureau: Classified Files 749局秘闻 Have you heard of Bureau 749? Some say it’s a classified agency. Others say it’s a mysterious organization that researches supernatural phenomena. Still others believe Bureau 749 investigates and covers up cases involving extraterrestrial life forms appearing within the country. Which of these rumors is true? I didn’t know either, until I got caught up in a bizarre murder case and became a member of Bureau 749. That’s when I discovered that the bureau was far more complicated than anyone could i 328Reads7.7Score10314d adds
- 12 Bureau Zero-One 零一局 The Zero-One Bureau handles paranormal incidents. After the protagonist, Liang Yuzhang, was born, an old Daoist recognized his exceptional nature and took him in as an apprentice to learn Daoist arts. Starting in kindergarten, he helped people deal with paranormal incidents, becoming a minor celebrity in the surrounding villages. He joined the Zero-One Bureau in middle school, and after joining, handled all sorts of supernatural cases involving ghosts, demons, and monsters. These events also dre 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Special Incident Investigation Bureau 特殊事件调查局 Heaven has its yin and yang, and the earth has two sides. Our society is no different. Joining the Special Investigations Bureau means living alongside the dark side of this world. Murderous curses, midnight phone calls, Meng Po’s soup... Behind these chilling cases, are we dealing with supernatural forces, or is there a mastermind pulling the strings? The Special Investigations Bureau exists to stir up the turbulent currents of this shadowy world and uncover the black hand reaching out beneath 11Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 14 Agent of Turbulence City 乱流城特工 [JOJO-style battles], [no mowing down hordes], [mind games], [superpowers], [hard-won victories], [plot twists], no System. The protagonist is ruthless and decisive, and the villains are no pushovers. In the supercity of Turbulence City, anything can happen. Some people, for instance, eat a banana and simply drop dead. Others awaken superpowers after watching movies the radio station isn't allowed to broadcast. Ye Chuang, who grew up in the slums, has one great dream: to join the Turbulence City —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Divine Realm: I Can Freeze Everything from the Start! 神之领域：开局我能静止一切！ (No Brain-Off Plot + Redemption + Slow Burn + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + One Female Lead + Decisive and Ruthless) This is a world of occult arts ruled by financial conglomerates. The age is undeniably dark. Seals are weakening, and the blood clans and ghost clans are stirring. Everyone is caught in the maelstrom. A memoryless boy from parts unknown comes to the human world. A bizarre countdown, a Hope Value System, a divine realm that freezes everything, rules that kill, and an unknown voice con —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Uncovering China’s Mysterious Cases 揭秘中国神秘事件 This book introduces readers to real-life bizarre, mysterious, and uncanny events from across China. Each chapter tells one true story, guaranteed to open your eyes and leave you amazed. 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Bureau 749: The Ghostly Hollow of Wawu Mountain, Sichuan 749局—四川瓦屋山迷魂凼。 749 Bureau: The Bewildering Hollow at Mount Wawu, Sichuan. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Bureau 749: Paranormal Files 749局：灵异档案 Each volume tells a standalone story. Follow the lens of a camera as it explores all kinds of strange people and unusual events. The pacing is tense and thrilling, with one twist leading to another. No dragging things out or pointless chatter: definitely worth a read! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Legend of the Dragon Squad 龙组传奇 There is a group of people who seem ordinary on the surface, but in secret they can travel between heaven and earth, subdue demons, and do the impossible. They are members of the Dragon Group. No matter how much they contribute to their country, their deeds can never be made public. Even if they die, their records can only be sealed away forever in the highest-level archives. 1.2kReads6.9Score10714d adds
- 20 Strange Tales of Sanxingdui 三星堆异闻 The archaeological excavation at Sanxingdui was in full swing when the livestream suddenly cut out. Strange events that defied scientific explanation were unfolding at the site... 76Reads6.9Score10314d adds
- 21 The Haunted Domain Game: Lord of Fate 诡域游戏：司命之主 [No mindless plot, no harem (probably no heroine), not fast-paced, uncanny, supernatural abilities, with a uniquely designed ability system] Thirty years ago, a white mist swept across the globe, opening the door to the supernatural for humanity. Since then, some people have developed what are known as “extraordinary seeds” within their bodies, making them aberrants. Along with the aberrants came the uncanny domains, which appeared with the white mist. Certain “special” places are enveloped in w 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Demon-Slaying Journal 除魔手记 Are you sure that everything you see is real? Do you believe that people who live forever really exist? Can everything you've encountered be explained by science? Fortune tellers, Taoist masters, monks who cultivate in temples: they all appear in the mysterious cases of history... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Paranormal Investigation Notes 探灵笔录 A fortune-teller said I was a child sent by a hundred ghosts, and that I was destined to deal with the dead all my life. So I chose to become a forensic pathologist, working at the boundary between life and death. In ancient times, people called this profession a coroner’s. We were considered ill-omened and ranked among the lowest of occupations. Over the years, I’ve handled all kinds of bizarre and uncanny cases. I’ve recorded these terrifying incidents, which no living person should get involv 31Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 24 I Can Join the Paranormal Investigation Bureau Too 我也能加入神秘调查局 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 China's Mysterious UMA Files 中国UMA神秘档案 UMA, or Unidentified Mysterious Animal, refers to unknown life forms. My name is Su Lie, and I'm a forest ranger in the Greater Khingan Range. By a twist of fate, I met Wu Xianzhang, a biology professor, who asked me to guide his team into an uncharted region. I thought this was my chance to strike it rich, but I never expected to stumble upon the secrets of my own body. The eerie apparition in the Kunlun Mountains, the Xi in Hubei's Shennongjia, the monster of Tianchi Lake, the mysterious flyin 542Reads6.7Score10314d adds
- 26 If You Can't Kill Me, Then I'll Just Kill You 你杀不死我我就要杀你咯 On the night of his class reunion, Xu Shuang’er is stabbed to death in the street. For no apparent reason, he comes back to life and enters a bizarre world he had never even heard of. An honest man in the real world, a madman in the eerie realm. A wicked woman trades lives, a child returns from the dead, an old man borrows years of life… 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 I Open a Paper Effigy Shop in the City 我在都市开纸扎店 Li Xiaofan, the owner of a joss-paper shop in Jiangzhou, appears to be an ordinary young man, but is actually a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Age of the Decline of the Dharma. Hidden among the common people, he crafts paper offerings to guide the dead into the afterlife. But after a bizarre incident at a funeral home, where a paper figure swallowed someone's heart, he draws the attention of the secret government agency Dragon Hidden. Dragon Hidden is a mysterious organization that has existed —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Forbidden Zone Code: My Years on the Scientific Expedition Team 禁地密码：我在科考队那些年 Li Xian, 35, is the top operative on the national rescue team. In recent years, there have been repeated accidents involving hikers who went missing or died while exploring. To reduce such incidents, he begins livestreaming his rescue missions and expeditions, explaining how to handle emergencies along the way. He also wants to remind everyone to respect nature and value life. Personality: decisive and meticulous Abilities: a walking encyclopedia, capable of anything. 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 National Security in Public, 749 in Secret 明面国安，暗中749 [Mythical Beings and Ghosts]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [Dominating the City] The setup in the first few chapters is a little long-winded. Stick with it, the story gets going after Chapter Seven. In this world of peace and prosperity, how many secrets remain unknown? After Yun Zhengyu unexpectedly inherits the Three Flavors True Fire, he joins Bureau 749, a special agency tasked with handling supernatural phenomena. Watch as he slaughters unknown demons and ghosts, as well as superpowered people 45Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 30 I Guarded a Top-Secret National Secret on the South China Sea Floor for Eighty Years 我在南海海底守了八十年国家绝密 A deep-sea mystery. A thousand meters beneath the ocean, he saw a sight that defied everything he knew: an ancient stone city, pitch-black from end to end, hanging upside down over the abyss. Its walls bore carvings more than ten thousand years old. Even more terrifying was Peng Lizhen, an American scholar trapped in a time loop in 1939, deep within the city. At last, he learned that this stretch of ocean concealed a rift in time capable of tearing the world apart. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 To Keep My Job, I’m Forced to Train My Supernatural Abilities 为了上班，我被迫修炼异能 Tong Lou graduated from university in the post-mask era, full of ambition and eager to make his mark at work, but discovered he couldn't find a job at all! By a stroke of luck, a job opportunity came his way, but the catch was that he had to train his superpowers! “I swear I'm absolutely not training my superpowers just to get a job! I'm doing it to save the world!” Tong had to remind himself as he signed the contract. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Strange Remains 异骸 [No transmigration, rebirth, or System] [Slow burn] [Coming-of-age action] [A fictional story set in a parallel world] A bizarre accident led He Li into the hidden side of this world... He accidentally discovered that his mother, who had died unexpectedly two years ago, had actually been dead for twenty years. This is a world where spirits exist, and certain people are known as spirit tamers. With their own qi, they soothe the spirits of the dead; with their own courage, they bring peace to the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Moonlit Mountains and Rivers 明月山河 (One heroine, System, not a wish-fulfillment story, angst, urban fantasy, alternate history, dual transmigration) Proceed with caution. Liu Qi, a high school senior, just wants to get through evening study hall, memorize his vocabulary, finish his fried chicken, and get into college. But the moon keeps growing brighter, the atmosphere grows stranger, his older sister grows more mysterious, and even history starts taking a different turn. He thought his life was all about “the college entrance ex —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Mysterious Department Jiuding: The Power of the Five Elements 神秘部门九鼎：五行之力 (This story is entirely fictional. If anything seems familiar, trust in science.) By chance, I joined Jiuding, a mysterious national agency. There, I met a group of old monsters: Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng, Zuo Ci, Yuan Tiangang, Li Chunfeng, and Zhang Sanfeng. I also learned that other countries have their own mysterious agencies. For example, America’s S.H.I.E.L.D., Britain’s Knights of the Round Table, Russia’s Society of Nature, Japan’s Onmyoryo, and so on. I thought my future would be spent d 202Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 35 The Bureau of Foreign Affairs' Strange Tales 外事局诡闻录 All the petty affairs of the world are interactions between people. Whether good or bad, they belong to the realm of internal affairs. Anything beyond ordinary human life, anything ordinary people cannot accept, belongs to external affairs. That is the meaning behind the name of the External Affairs Bureau. Skin-Human Ravine, the Five Barbarians' Ghost Cave, a thousand corpses vying to steal fortune, a mother and daughter possessed by yin spirits, a ghostly yang infant... I experienced all kinds 3.1kReads8.7Score25114d adds
- 36 The Utmost Evil Enforcer 极恶之执法者 [Dual Abilities + The Way of Resolute Will + Both Righteous and Wicked + Well-Mannered + Decisive and Ruthless + Devour to Grow Stronger + No Female Lead + Master of His Own Fate] Just after Lin Yan awakens his ability, he is forcibly taken away and made to join the villainous [Heavenly Court]. In the end, he is forced to become a villain and an utterly wicked enforcer. After Hua Xia issues an order to exterminate demons, Lin Yan earns the name Flame Demon. His resistance only makes his infa 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Supernatural Affairs Management Bureau 超自然事务管理局 Chu Yu's job is simple: take care of business and beat people up. The business: supernatural incidents such as the Death Zone at 30 degrees north latitude, the gray “space-time gate” in Antarctica, a fog-shrouded border swarming with corpses, and the return of the Dead Mound Incident. The people: reborn individuals, transmigrators, System users who use their powers to pick up women, and energy-based lifeforms that glow all over and claim to be gods. Every last one of these freaks falls under Chu 36Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 38 The Third World You Don't Know 你不知道的第三世界 Have you ever doubted the world you see with your own eyes? Have you ever experienced a supernatural event? Are you curious about unknown creatures? Open this book and step into the mysterious, unknown Third World! 820Reads6.6Score10214d adds
- 39 Top-Secret Files: Bureau 749 绝密档案：749局 [Superpowers + unknown creatures + based on true events] In a desperate situation, I killed my enemies with brain waves. After waking up, I took on a new identity and joined a national special agency, a mysterious organization hidden deep within China: Bureau 749. One unbelievable true case after another, things that should not exist are gradually coming to light… 2.5kReads7.2Score24014d adds
- 40 The Supernatural Incident Investigation Bureau 灵异事件侦探局 I was just an ordinary junior police officer, but I couldn't fight fate's wheel and got swept into a department I'd never heard of: the Paranormal Investigation Bureau. Joining the Bureau opened the door to a whole new and exciting life, but as one bizarre case after another came along, I gradually realized that everything had been predestined. None of it was a coincidence. 14Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 41 Chronicles of Strange Happenings in an Aristocratic Clan 世家诡事录 Why do all the bones in a person’s body disappear after they die? Why can a corpse with no bones still stand like a living person? Why are young women in the city being drained of blood one after another? Why do their bodies become as hard as steel after all their blood is gone? Why do the places where these bodies are found always carry the rich scent of osmanthus? A horde of vengeful ghosts attacks, and their figures are behind it all. Why would they do such a thing? … So many mysteries await —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Awakening My Supernatural Powers: My Years at the Special Affairs Bureau 异能觉醒：我在特事局那些年 With graduation just around the corner, I was specially recruited into a mysterious department. Can the superpowered people from Japan summon “shikigami”? I beat those “shikigami” until they were covered in bumps! The Nazi superpowered organization, the “Ahnenerbe” I’ll make them kneel and sing “Conqueror”! Tell the vampires and witches for me: When you get beaten, stand up straight! What elite troops? I beat the elite troops! Mighty China, your righteous spirit will endure forever! 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Vampire: Froststain 血族：霜染 [Childhood sweethearts] [Inseparable couple] [One heroine] [Both leads are strong] “Oh, my lady, please be generous and let me off the hook this time.” “Stop trying to fish for information. I didn’t call your dad! Besides, can you afford to treat me to barbecue now?” “I rushed out and didn’t bring much money. But you can put it on my tab. I’ll pay you back next time we meet, how’s that?” “Get lost, get lost. You’re not sincere at all. I even dressed up so beautifully to come pick you up, and you 6Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 44 Beyond the Ordinary: Starting with Newton’s Apple 超凡：从继承牛顿的苹果开始 [Fresh setting + mysterious artifacts + supernatural powers + thrilling action] The Purple Moon appeared, and beneath the city that had long enjoyed peace, undercurrents were already churning. Countless monsters greedily devoured its bustling splendor. Rainbow lights, shadows in the dead of night, the Foundation, undercurrents, the Red Sea… God was watching Earth, and dragon servants were hidden among humanity as well. The war had begun! … Ever since Li Nan got Newton's apple, God? Hmph! I, Li N 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 After Graduation, You Went to Work, but You Chose a Secure Job at 749 毕业工作，你跑去749端铁饭碗 [Monster Containment]+ [Investigators]+ [Supreme Great Xia]+ [Restricted Zones]+ [Otherworldly Spaces] Feng Fan arrives at the “Good Rebirth” Crematorium and takes a temporary job burning corpses! He never expected an old woman to rise from the dead. Everyone else was so terrified they fled, but Feng Fan excitedly sent her straight into the incinerator! He was born into this world over twenty years ago with a golden finger called the [Anomaly Compendium]. He thought he had transmigrated into the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Stacking People I: What Makes Us Human? 叠人I：何以为人 (Slow-burn, not brainless, no harem, no System, no clichés) To those in despair, do not blame the dark clouds that hide the sun. Aim your guns at the villains who make you close your eyes, because even the night is not entirely without light! Light does not represent justice, and the sun is only a morning star; Morning is merely the passage of time. Only daybreak can bring the first ray of light! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Bureau of Supernatural Investigations 超自然事件调查局 A bizarre murder case draws me into the investigation of mysterious supernatural events: crew members on a deep-sea fishing vessel inexplicably slaughtering one another, immortals hiding in the city, legendary vampires, Nazi doomsday troops of a godlike race and their Aryan holy city, and a gigantic human-face structure on Mars. We are not alone in the universe, and human society is just as complicated. 358Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 48 The Singing Serpent in the Sky 鸣蛇在天 [Paranormal + fantasy + myth and legend + mysterious organizations + cultivation; not a wish-fulfillment story, no immortal cultivation] A cataclysmic war in the age of myth, and the mysterious disappearance of a race of giants. After an ordinary soldier completes what seems like a simple mission, he joins the mysterious Mingshe Unit. Amid a thousand-year feud between ancient gods and demons, a war among the gods is about to erupt once more. 751Reads8.1Score10314d adds
- 49 Bureau 749: I Crush All Evil with Thunder 749局：我以雷霆镇万邪 Lin Leichen was an ordinary young man until he awakened an ancient bloodline that gave him control over thunder and made him the natural nemesis of all evil spirits and monsters. He was recruited into the nation’s most secretive force, Bureau 749, which handled the paranormal cases beyond the understanding of ordinary law enforcement. From vengeful spirits that devoured souls through mirrors to elegant, deadly vampires beneath the night sky; from aloof sword immortals flying in from Mount Shu to 696Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Strange Tales from the Northeast Paranormal Investigation Bureau 东北民调局异闻录 This is an organization dedicated to investigating and handling all kinds of bizarre supernatural events. To avoid causing public panic, it was established under the name Bureau of Folklore Investigations. The novel reimagines and develops various supernatural legends from Northeast China. Its strange events and compelling stories are presented with a distinctive Northeastern sense of humor. All manner of mysterious incidents, mountain spirits, and ghosts are told here! 403Reads—Score—14d adds
