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- 101 Top-Secret Files: Human Nature 绝密档案：人性 Wherever people live, there is darkness, and wherever there is darkness, there will be light. Though the light may come a little late, it will never let the darkness spread. Cases that seem simple at first reveal nothing but raw human nature and desire. A cold case sealed away for five years appears before Lin Feng once again. Is it mere coincidence, or is some unseen hand driving events forward? Watch Lin Feng painstakingly unravel the clues as a shadowy organization that kills for pleasure 130Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 102 The International Sleuth 国际名探 Ahem, ahem... Rise, my beloved ministers. I have an important announcement at this morning's court session. Since I am exceptionally talented and stunningly good-looking, I am currently writing a novel. As the author of this book, I have high hopes for it. I expect all my beloved ministers to read it carefully. Be sure to leave a memorial with every chapter. I will burn the midnight oil, personally read them, and review your memorials. Before writing this book, I read widely, studied world m —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Female Forensic Pathologist Bai Ling: Hold Your Breath 女法医白灵：屏住呼吸 Realistic, brutal, eerie, and thrilling! Take a firsthand look at crime scenes that push past psychological limits, and see women shine in a challenging profession. Shh... Hold your breath. Never disturb the dead. Are there ghosts in this world? Perhaps a ghost haunts the heart of everyone. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 The First Piece of Evidence 第一罪证 My name is Ye Fan, and ever since I was young, I was determined to become a forensic pathologist. But the year I passed the entrance exam for police academy, a car accident and a severed finger ultimately kept me out of law enforcement. I never imagined that after I was discharged from the hospital, Li Ming, captain of the city criminal investigation brigade, would seek me out and specially appoint me as a consultant on the team. From then on, I experienced countless cases that I will never forg 2.4kReads8.4Score22514d adds
- 105 Hunting Killers in the Dark 黑夜缉凶 Haisheng City, July 2015. A mysterious person calls the police, claiming to have found the brutally mutilated body of a woman in a residential complex. In just over two months, four cases of women being tortured and murdered in the exact same way have now come to light. What’s baffling is that the killer, usually meticulous and careful to leave no trace, has this time left a fingerprint on the victim. Was it a careless mistake, or is there more to it? Led by newly appointed Criminal Investigatio 143Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Forensic Case Files 法医档案 A strange file born from a series of murders… Behind each bizarre case lies a secret no one dares to speak of. As a forensic expert, Yan Lingyun believes only that “justice lies in the hearts of the people.” With a flash of her scalpel, she makes her mark in the world of forensic medicine, cutting open the secrets hidden beneath the bodies… 80Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 National Security Bureau: Rapid Response Unit 国安局：快速反应小组 A hard-hitting crime novel with every kind of case you could want, one case per volume. Ensemble cast + no romance + no emotional subplots + standalone investigations + no idiotic characters. Cases involve murder, smuggling, drugs, undercover operations, counterterrorism, and more. The cases are intricately connected and full of twists. Until the very end, no one knows how the killer committed the crimes. See how the members of the rapid response team match wits with the criminals and ultimately 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 I Told You to Go on a Blind Date, Not Arrest Your Police Chief Father-in-Law 让你去相亲，你把警察岳父给抓了 On his way to propose at a policewoman’s home, he catches a queen of thieves and brings her along as a gift. His future police-chief father-in-law is stunned. At his girlfriend’s home, he finds numerous skeletons sealed inside a clay sculpture. He immediately arrests the suspect, his future police-chief father-in-law. His future father-in-law, the police chief, gives him every kind of obstacle: if he wants to marry his beautiful daughter, he first has to solve the bizarre haunted-house case that 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 What Happened That Night 那一个晚上的事 A former couple reunites ten years after they separated. That day, the man's wife has gone back to her hometown, and the woman's husband is away on a business trip in Beijing. The man takes the woman home, but just as the bedroom light goes out, her husband knocks on the door... The next day, the woman's husband is stabbed to death with the fruit knife he brought himself. The man turns himself in, but the woman claims she killed her husband. Xu Changsheng, a young criminal investigator, joins th 270Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 I’m Just an Auxiliary Police Officer. You Want Me to Investigate a Case? 我只是个辅警，你让我查案？ A short crime-solving novel with a single male protagonist and a series-of-cases format. There’s nothing but cases to solve! It’s that simple: just pick whichever case you want to read. You don’t have to worry about the plots not connecting. Chapters without titles are part of the main storyline. You can skip them without affecting your enjoyment. 92Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 The Corpse Case Squad 尸案组 The living can lie, but corpses cannot. A corpse’s silent language is the key to solving murder cases. A dismembered body in a display window, a missing black swan, a murder with no corpse... Every strange case I’ve solved began with a body. 637Reads5.9Score10814d adds
- 112 The Huazhuang River Mystery 花庄河迷案 (No romance) (No angst) (No sweetness). Read with caution if that bothers you. A father and son reunite after years apart. A carefully plotted murder, over two decades of hatred: it all unfolds at a school with more than a century of history. As the saying goes, “No one knows a century-old school until a case breaks, then the whole world hears of it.” In this story, you’ll find yourself and me, along with human nature that is impossible to see through or explain. 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Homicide 他杀Homicide [The sharp-tongued, calculating psychological expert Xia Linyuan X the funny, adorable forensic assistant Cheng Xue] (Don’t read this if you’re looking for a sweet romance!) Every bizarre murder case here raises questions about human nature that deserve deep reflection. Is the truth really what we imagine it to be? Through silent testimony and traces left in the heart, the main cast gradually lifts the veil on each mystery, exploring the secrets of human nature and the boundaries between love an 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 The End of the Genius and the Madman 天才与疯子的终焉 Also known as Genius Ends in Madness The first innovative novel of its kind in the country!!! [Classic mystery and deduction] + [hard science fiction at its core] A modern-day, pure classic detective novel that combines hard science fiction on a psychological level, with not a single logical flaw and every detail airtight. When you try to explain any phenomenon in the world, you will find that every question eventually leads back to philosophy, because humans are the ones who define categories. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Echoes from Hell 地狱有回响 [A hopeless romantic, maxed-out combat strength criminal investigation captain & a frail, dark-hearted psychologist] Why do good people die young? Why do demons walk among us? Why are some people’s eyes filled with greed? I would use my own eyes to see through the evils of this world and cleanse its hidden hells. I would give my flesh and blood to hold back countless monsters, in exchange for peace and prosperity in the human realm. ---Fang Miaomiao never expected an old flame to return, but the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty: The Coroner Princess 穿越到大明之仵作王妃 Su Quaner, a famous mystery writer, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty. When she wakes up, she finds herself lying in a coffin, on a bed of glittering silver. Her luck is terrible: still dazed, she is mistaken for a thief who stole government silver and thrown in jail. Luckily, she enjoys using her head. After helping the county magistrate solve several murder cases, she manages to save her own life. But she isn't looking for trouble for no reason. This is the only 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Tales of the Tang Mysteries: Forensic Doctor Di Wanli 唐诡录：法医狄万里 Di Wanli is a top modern forensic science student and a direct descendant of Di Renjie, with a natural talent for solving cases. After an accidental laboratory incident, he carries all his modern forensic knowledge with him, including DNA testing, bloodstain analysis, toxicology, and facial reconstruction, as his soul travels back to the Wu Zhou era in 690 AD. He becomes a marginalized branch member of the Di clan. At the time, ruthless officials like Lai Junchen and Zhou Xing are running rampan 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 The Great Chun Case of Vindication 大淳昭雪记 A touch of wuxia, with a strong focus on solving mysteries. [Physically frail but sharp-witted male detective] X [Brilliant female commander who can really fight] The Great Chun dynasty is flourishing under Emperor Shi, with prosperity everywhere. Yet beneath the stone bricks of this thriving dynasty, undercurrents continue to churn. There is nothing new under the sun, and innocent people are always wrongly put to death. Sun Xu is a private legal adviser with no official post. True to his name, 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Master Ling, Forced to Change Careers 被迫改行的凌大师 In these dangerous murder cases, they still have a long road ahead. Where should they begin investigating the Cement Killer case to bring justice for the girl? And what hidden identity does the newly appeared boy, Li Zairan, have? Was the girl's death connected to him? What has Ling Qingyi seen in him? Liang Junchen has sent his friend Yi Bin to investigate Li Zairan in secret. Will Yi Bin make it back unharmed? Is Gong Junling safe inside Organization K? Is An Jingsen's soul really by his si 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 I Rule the Underworld 阴司任我行 Can you see spirits? I don't know what I did to deserve this, but the souls I've never met before come in all shapes and forms. Being around them is like meeting all kinds of people in everyday life. Every day, I witness strange stories and bizarre ways of expressing themselves. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Sealed Case Files: The Stories of Those Who Went Astray 尘封案卷：那些失足者的故事 They were once “suspects” in case files, branded as “fallen souls.” But when you clear away the fog surrounding each case and step into their pasts, you discover that every fall from grace hides a complicated life story no one knows about. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Nan Yin Makes Another Vow 南音再许. Nanyin Makes Another Wish. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Undercover Currents in Linjiang 临江暗潮 On a rainy night, the river reeks of blood. A corpse washes ashore, and a thirty-five-year-old debt of blood buried beneath the river is finally due to come to light! An unidentified man's body turns up on the Linjiang riverbank, his right hand hacked off. The only thing in his pocket is the address of a detective agency: Lu Chen, a former head of the serious crimes unit, was dismissed three years ago over an unsolved case. Now he runs a detective agency in an old alley, investigating dead cases 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 In This Moment, You Are My Only Answer 在这时光里，你是我的唯一解 (Mystery is the main focus, with romance as a secondary element) (High-IQ deputy team leader & composed, confident team leader) “Captain Xi, we're such a well-matched team!” “Deputy Lin, I really understand you less and less...” After a transfer, Lin Shuangqian arrived in the capital from Jiangzhou. When she first met Xi Rui, he seemed just like the grumpy old man from any other novel. But after working together, she saw a different side of him. Xi Rui was quite impressive on the job. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Into the Abyss 探入深渊 A clueless, comedy-loving detective, a cool and aloof genius, and a series of standalone cases Why did the hotel’s beautiful cleaning lady vanish without a trace, with neither her body nor any sign of her to be found? Why was there a fresh male corpse lying in a coffin in an ancient tomb? Why did a survivor of a fire end up in the morgue after all? Why were four human heads found at the bottom of a water reservoir? … 159Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 126 The Long Night Dawns: Silent Testimony 长夜将明：无声的证词 [Mind-bending mystery | Case-by-case investigations | Hard-core criminal investigations | High-stakes twists | A tender-hearted police team] The long night looms like a mountain, and mist engulfs the city. When every clue points to the person who seems least likely to be guilty, Leng Hanzhou is forced to make the hardest choice, on the fine line between justice and the law. Because some silent testimony has always been hidden in the darkest depths of human nature. Ningzhou, a prosperous economic 879Reads—Score10514d adds
- 127 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
- 128 Crime Scene 罪恶现场 The story recreates crime scenes and explores the weaknesses of human nature. Behind every case lies a battle between the police and evil! Each case is adapted from a real incident. Any resemblance is purely coincidental! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Crime Investigation Records 罪案调查录 A gorgeous woman dies in her car, and a gifted doctor flees in fear of prosecution. Reborn out of love, then ruined by love, what story lies behind the tragedy? A diligent student rises from poverty and meets a beautiful wife in a foreign land. But sometimes, what seems like love is nothing more than a villain’s deadly scheme. A deranged man murders his mother and violates her corpse. What dark secrets lie behind his twisted sexuality? One gripping tale after another, one heartbreaking murder af 1Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 130 Criminal Investigation: A Shocking Bloodbath 刑侦之惊天血案 [A roguish detective X a beautiful mortician. Amid a shocking string of murders, only love can bring us peace.] [Crime investigation + suspense + deduction + mind games + two powerful leads + revenge + redemption] Five years ago, Nan Shu walked away from a shocking dismemberment case. She gave up on herself and has carried a deep-seated grudge ever since, all so she could slay the evil dragon with her own hands. But in this perilous case, Lu Yiheng, the deputy captain of the criminal investigati 2Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 131 Just Straight-Up Deduction? That's My Specialty! 单纯推理是吧？这个我擅长啊！ [A Conan-style episodic story. No romance or ambiguous relationships, grounded, no invincibility, no System, no brainless plot, with deduction and crime-solving] “Like Detective Conan? Then don’t miss this book!” There’s no such thing as a perfect crime. And if there is, then I must have committed it. While pursuing one of the world’s greatest criminal masterminds, Xian Yifan, hailed as the youngest great detective in history, died alongside his quarry. After accidentally transmigrating, he 185Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 132 The Cold Case Reopens 迷案重启 [Criminal Investigation and Deduction] [Unraveling the Clues to Dispel Layer Upon Layer of Mystery] The Rainy-Night Predator Case The Flower Shop Owner’s Lover The Death of a Streamer A Captive in the Cellar… Murder after murder… Deputy Captain Lin Yi leads his team in solving one bizarre case after another. Who could have guessed that in the end, he would uncover the mystery of his own origins! 80Reads7.3Score10814d adds
- 133 A Survival Guide to the Blind-Box Life Under Seattle's Bridges 西雅图桥洞盲盒生存指南 Seattle, a steel jungle folded beneath the weight of capital. In hillside mansions, the plutocrats party through the night. Beneath the bridges, nameless bodies are tossed into the dark every day like industrial waste. Desperate for money, North American student Lu Di takes a low-level night-shift gig collecting bodies for the King County Medical Examiner's Office, just to stay alive. While everyone else avoids crime scenes, he sees them as untapped gold mines beyond the reach of the law. With 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Crime Scene Puzzle: The Unseen Truth 罪案拼图：看不见的真相 In the modern city, the streets are bustling and the lights are bright, and people hurry along their own paths through life. Yet in the city’s shadowy corners, evil quietly takes root like a ghost concealed by night. Countless secrets hidden from view and thrilling crimes intertwine into an invisible web, waiting to be unraveled. 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 My First Day on the Job: I Happened to Arrest a Seafood Dealer 入职第一天：顺手抓了个海鲜商人 This book is also known as: “I Run Into a Murder Case Every Time I Go on a Blind Date!” “As an investigator, it’s perfectly reasonable for me to show up at a crime scene!” “The Brilliant Investigator” “Please welcome the next corpse, brother!” “Corpse brother? Corpse brother! Another corpse brother!!!” The disappearance of Ms. Wang in Xihong City! The murder of a woman in a bathroom! A dungeon imprisonment case! The bizarre case of a woman’s corpse kneeling in worship... Looking at his apprentic 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 The Strange Corpse Case 奇尸案 Do you think there is such a thing as the perfect crime? If so, what would it look like? Would it make a body disappear completely? Make sure no one ever discovers it? Or leave no evidence behind? 2.2kReads8.1Score18514d adds
- 137 The Mastermind: CH Major Crimes 幕后真凶之CH重案 The “CH” case from more than twenty years ago left behind countless unanswered questions. Undercover police officer Chu Jianghe vanished, and every last batch of CH compounds disappeared. Fortunately, Ding Qiao, son of Professor Ding Kezhi, who developed “CH” back then, was arrested after fleeing overseas for twenty years. The vital “CH3” compound was also escorted back to China with him. Now, beneath the seemingly calm surface of Haizhou, dark currents are stirring. The death of a superstar inf 293Reads8.0Score12914d adds
- 138 The Ultimate Manhunt 绝地追凶 A contemporary criminal investigation mystery, full of unexpected twists and deductive case-solving. Feel free to dive in. The story will never go on hiatus. Entirely original, with a deliberate pace. Take your time and follow the investigation. Pay attention to the casual remarks and gestures of certain people. 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Daisies and a Scalpel 小雏菊与手术刀 Late autumn: why did the conjoined twins suffocate inside the wall? A snowy night: who took the lives of the elderly couple who fell from a building together? On New Year's Eve, as lights glow in homes across the city and families gather, someone lies on the freezing street, their body growing cold... This winter, Hunjiang seems colder than ever. As investigative reporter Fang Jin looks into these cases in pursuit of the truth for the public, she stumbles upon a mysterious organization operating 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Strange Tales from the Folk 民间吊诡故事 [An ensemble cast] [Multiple protagonists and storylines] [A wild imagination] [Mystery] [Conspiracies] [Open schemes] [Political machinations] Pangu split the earth with his axe. Fuxi and Nuwa established marriage customs. Chiyou and the Yellow Emperor fought for the throne of the gods, only for the battle to end in defeat at Mount Buzhou. After a century of war between gods and demons, the Yellow Emperor abdicated, taking the blame. Humanity gained gods, then lost them, and so a new tale of cr 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Mottled Crimes 罪案斑驳 Before one crisis has passed, another arises. A series of murders has struck Harbor City. The killer is ruthless, and several citizens have already been killed. The Special Cases Unit launches a full-scale investigation. All signs point to the same person behind the crimes: Gu Jinghao. Ye Ziyu arrives in the nick of time to help the team pierce the layers of mystery. The battle with Gu Jinghao is about to begin! 389Reads8.7Score2914d adds
- 142 Wrong Body: A Deadly Game of Two Faces 错躯：双面死局 [Mystery + mind-bending + body swap] It seemed like an ordinary kidnapping spree, but it dragged him into an endless abyss... When he woke up, police detective Chen Yuan had switched bodies, and with none other than the kidnapper he was hunting... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 True Criminal Investigation Cases 真实刑侦案件 For more than 30 years, Zhou Xianliang, head of the Major Crimes Division of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of Yuezhou Public Security Bureau, has remained on the front lines of the fight against crime. He has solved more than 3,000 major, serious, and difficult cases, quietly living by a criminal investigator’s creed: “Speak for the dead and defend the rights of the living.” More than 70 notebooks sit neatly arranged on the shelves in his office. Hand-drawn crime-scene sketches, accounts —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 As Night Gives Way to Dawn: The Perfect Case 长夜将明：刑侦之完美破案 [Mind-Bending Mystery · Case-by-Case Crimes · Hard-Hitting Criminal Investigation · Shocking Twists · Warmth Within the Police Force] The setting in this novel is entirely fictional and does not depict any real people or organizations! The night is long, and crime is shrouded in mystery. In Ningzhou, an economic powerhouse, beneath the dazzling splendor woven by neon lights, unknown cruelty and malice lie in wait in the darkness before dawn, growing wildly at the end of the long night. One bizar 138Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Funeral Affairs Master: I Can Solve Cases Too 白事先生：我也会破案 My childhood friend got caught soliciting sex. There’s no problem with me bailing him out, right? But what’s the deal with making a funeral director like me the head of a special investigation team? All I want is to focus on making money, but the appearance of a confession letter completely changed my life, and nearly got me killed (Chapter 164). For personal and professional reasons alike, Chou Wan, I’m going to catch you... This is a traditional detective novel, not a power fantasy. The pacing 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Evil Buried Deep 深埋下的罪恶 My new novel, The Silent Boy, is a sequel series to this book. If you’re interested, you can find it on my profile. Many thanks! ♥♥♥ (Mystery + criminal investigation + coming of age + human nature. The male and female leads are drawn into the case because of the people they each love. The investigation takes center stage, with romance as a supporting element.) A scandal-hit actress is found brutally murdered at home, setting off a storm of rumors and a chain of events. The culprit seems to be r 292Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 147 The Knockout: Major Crimes Squad 狂飙：重案中队 [Criminal investigations, case-solving, manhunts, and the daily life of detectives, with no supernatural elements] An Zhen, a detective with the Criminal Investigation Corps, is parachuted in as an instructor for the Major Crimes Squad. He has a superhuman memory possessed by only a handful of people in the entire world. In the squad's daily work, he cracks drug cases, hunts down criminals, and takes on criminal gangs, solving one case after another while doggedly uncovering the truth behind mys 589Reads—Score11014d adds
- 148 A Mountain of Sin: My Memoir 罪恶滔天：我的备忘录 (Written entirely by hand, not AI, and adapted from real events.) If you can't sleep, why not read a short story based on a real case? I pushed open the bedroom in our newlywed home, expecting to hear my wife laughing as she played with our month-old son. But the laughter never came. Instead... instead... No romance, no idiot characters, and no female lead. Solving the case is the whole point. The book is divided into sections. The first volume is told in first person, while the second is simila 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Mystery in a Small Town 小城谜案 A death case brings to light the past of educated youths sent to the countryside many years ago, a mystery surrounding someone’s identity, and an unsolved headless case... Piece by piece, the truth emerges. Facing pressure from powerful business magnates, Zhou Zhimo presses on and uncovers the truth... 5Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 150 A Chain of Mysteries 谜案连环 [Crime investigation and deduction + no female lead + episodic stories + light romance] In a corner stands an exquisite, beautiful ice sculpture, but it is made of a corpse. An anime character who seems to have stepped out of another dimension, yet has no breath left. And a blonde beauty asleep on a bench who just won't wake up... What connection do they share? Why did the killer do this? What secrets lie behind it all? The clues they uncover all seem to point to the unsolved case from seven yea 1.4kReads—Score10214d adds
