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- 151 Light in the Darkness: Forensic Investigator Xia Luo 黑暗中的光明：法医夏洛 Crimes set ten years in the future, with one case every three chapters. Pure crime investigation, no dragging things out and no romance-obsessed leads. Does rapid technological progress help criminals, or bring crime to an end...? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 You Were Supposed to Take the Arts Exam, So Why Did You End Up in Criminal Investigation? 让你艺考，你考到刑侦去了？ Li Guan has a secret: everyone looks like an old person to him. People say it’s hard to paint skin and harder still to capture the bones beneath. For him, it’s the other way around. The pretty campus belle looks like an old woman, and a strapping young man looks like an old man, making it remarkably easy for him to draw bones and muscles. He thought he would spend his life this way, different from others but otherwise uneventful. Then a young, handsome female classmate showed up, and with her ca 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Terror at Pier Two 二码头惊魂 Tags: mystery + modern romance + romantic suspense + urban life + everyday city life + strong female lead + brilliant detective + deduction + case-solving + workplace A researcher at the Institute of Education Sciences struggles to identify the culprit behind her best friend’s wrongful death, then brings the real murderer to trial and secures a death sentence. Unexpectedly, the criminal has powerful connections, and, through an elaborate ruse, narrowly escapes execution in the death chamber. A t 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 A Box Set of Highly Rated Mystery and Suspense Novels (3 Books) 高评推理悬疑小说套装（共3册） This work brings together three highly rated mystery novels: The Invisible Elephant, Plum Blossom Nail, and The Long Night Is Coming. The Invisible Elephant: Elephant, whose real name is Wu Xing, is a newspaper reporter with an extraordinary sense of smell. He needs eight and a half hours of sleep every day and is afraid of camera flashes. One day, while working, he comes across a bizarre murder. The victim was strangled to death with a rope, dressed in a red bellyband, blindfolded with black cl 15Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 155 No Dreams When You Close Your Eyes 闭眼无梦 [A Newly Built World + Deeply Suspenseful Puzzles + Adventurous Action + Reflections on Life + Not a Power Fantasy] Three thousand years from now, the world consists of three realms: When people are awake, they are in the White Realm. When they fall asleep, they enter the Dream Realm. If they die in both realms, they enter the boundless Void Realm, and the cycle begins again. Two mysterious ancient divine beasts, the White Mo and the Black Mo, maintain the balance of energy between the White Rea —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Forbidden Forensic Files: The Poisoned Corpse in the Theater 法医禁忌档案：剧院毒尸 Forensic Files of Forbidden Cases: Poisoned Corpse at the Theater —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 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 183Reads8.2Score10414d adds
- 158 The Criminal Psychologist 罪案心理师 Genius profiler vs. tough homicide squad captain A hand inside a wall, a charred corpse in a cave, human limb fragments in a pigsty... Antisocial personalities... High-IQ crimes... Serial murders... Homicide squad captain Song Qingshan and genius profiler Chu Yanran take you to crime scenes, where they peel back layer after layer of mystery, explore the darkness of human nature, and catch the real culprits! Suspense + deduction + bizarre and unsolved cases + high-IQ crimes + serial murders + psy 3.7kReads6.9Score34814d adds
- 159 The Mist Finally Clears 迷雾终散去 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Su Yi'an, Junior Minister of the Court of Judicial Review 大理寺少卿苏以安 Su Yi'an, the son of a Tang dynasty official, was raised in the countryside, where he and his grandmother depended on each other. By a twist of fate, Empress Wu Zetian appointed him Deputy Minister of Justice. From then on, he and two friends solved one baffling case after another. As they investigated, the truth behind his father's disappearance slowly came to light. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 The County Magistrate’s Daily Case Files 女县令的查案日常 No romance Young Tang Shifang passes the imperial exam and secures a post as magistrate of Fengyang County. But after becoming entangled in a power struggle, he is ambushed on his way to take up the post, falls off a cliff, and disappears, presumed dead. To uncover the truth, his younger sister, Tang Shiqi, disguises herself as him and takes up the post of magistrate. While secretly searching for her brother, whose fate and whereabouts are unknown, she solves countless cases, including a couple 115Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 162 The Forensic Pathologist's Return 法医归途 (Mostly adapted from real cases. Each case stands alone. No dragging things out, no formulaic plots, no System, no mindless characters, and not a power fantasy. Readers who may be bothered by this, please proceed with caution.) My name is Tang Bei, and I’m a forensic pathologist. Every case is etched in my memory. The Dissolved Body in the Unfinished Building... The Poisoning for Revenge... The Murderous Love Affair and Dismemberment... I don’t know how much longer these stories will continue. B 1.4kReads—Score15914d adds
- 163 The Chinatown Case Files 唐人街探案实集 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 The Detective's Oath 刑警誓言 On a stormy night, young lawyer Wang Dapeng mysteriously falls to his death. Cheng Gong, captain of the major crimes squad, is locked in solitary confinement after pursuing the truth behind his friend's death. Back with the criminal investigation squad, Cheng Gong clashes and gradually finds his footing with his new partner, Shan Yu. Together with forensic specialist Ouyang Tong and anti-drug squad captain Wei Mingming, they solve a string of cases: a murdered bartender, a naked corpse in a park 13Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 165 The Kidnapping Game 绑架游戏 A proposal that business executive Sakuma had prepared for Nissei Motors was rejected, leaving him frustrated and resentful. That night, he went to the home of Nissei Motors’ vice president, only to run into a young woman climbing over the wall. She was Juri, the vice president’s illegitimate daughter, who had run away from home because of family problems. Sharing a desire for revenge, Sakuma and Juri staged a kidnapping and demanded a ransom of 300 million yen... But what Sakuma never expected —Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 166 A Con Artist? I'm the Grandmaster of Con Artists 骗子？我才是骗子祖师爷 Qin Xiao was one of the leaders of a scam ring. After learning that his girlfriend was pregnant, he decided to quit for good, only for his sworn brother to cruelly murder her. After his death, Qin Xiao’s soul transmigrates into another person’s body, setting him on a path of revenge... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Dream Thief 盗梦魅影 After starting university, Yueban, a tomboyish student, finally lets herself relax. She loosens up and starts chasing new and exciting experiences. Little does she know that her sunny disposition will also attract countless pairs of eyes lurking in the dark. Gradually, Yueban encounters a drowned ghost at the bottom of the school lake in her dreams, an upperclassman who keeps jumping from the teaching building, a wronged spirit in the campus radio station who refuses to face the news of her own —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Crime Scene 凶案现场 One strange and eerie case after another, one bizarre, twisting tale after another. Is it witchcraft, ghosts and monsters, or pseudoscience? Life and death, good and evil: sometimes everything turns on a single thought. A case may eventually be solved, but how can we truly see into the human heart? 215Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 169 Half the City Beneath the Dark Rain 暗雨半城 In a small city, a mystery surrounding a beautiful young teacher sets off a series of bizarre murders. The brutal truth is beyond anyone's expectations, and reflections on human nature and society plunge people into an endless abyss... 84Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Case Files: Wanted, All Suspects Are Guilty 追凶档案：全员恶人通告 [Criminal Investigations and Crime Solving + Social Maneuvering + Logical Deduction + Support System] 80% criminal investigations and crime solving + 10% scheming and infighting + 10% social maneuvering = 100% exhilarating fun! Note: This book prioritizes logic. The System has a low profile and serves only as an aid! Criminal investigation prodigy Lin Jing was snapped up by municipal police departments across the country just before graduation. To everyone's surprise, Lin Jing turned down a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 The Archives Unit 档案组 [Horror + Mystery + Deduction] (This story is entirely fictional.) In the world we live in, countless mysterious corners often lie hidden beneath the surface calm. Events that cannot be easily explained by common sense are like phantoms in the fog, drawing people in to seek the truth behind them. And this book, The Archives, will take you on a journey of exploration into a world filled with mystery and wonder. Liu Yumin was originally just an unassuming employee in the police station’s records 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 The City at Night Is Dark 城市的夜，很黑 When the setting sun bathes a city in light, night is on its way. Faced with the darkness of the city, are you ready to confront your fears? This is a test of human nature and the mind, and many people gradually cross the line. Yet some cling to the last glimmer of light in darkness so deep they cannot see their own hands. Some lights are extinguished by the slightest impurity, while others can burn away the darkness in people’s hearts. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Behind the Twelve Murder Cases 十二道杀人案件的背后 He is just an ordinary office worker. He is just an ordinary police officer. They are classmates and childhood friends. If not for that murder case, they would each have gone on living dull, uneventful lives in their respective jobs. But what kind of sparks could the two of them create? What kind of miracles could they make happen? 2.6kReads—Score11014d adds
- 174 Strange Cases of the Tang Dynasty 唐朝诡案 Set during the Tang Dynasty, this novel tells the thrilling, legendary tale of Li Chang’an, a man of humble origins who becomes a county magistrate through a stroke of fate. From then on, he uses the wit of an ordinary man to crack extraordinary cases and outsmart corrupt officials at every level. 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Young Justice Bao 4: The Sequel to Tianmang 少年包青天第四部之天芒后传 My new work is here! Come read it on Fanqie Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 113Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 Evidence from the Crime Scene: I’m Detective Fang Che 凶案罪证：我是刑警方澈 This is the author's first novel. If the writing isn't good, feel free to say so, and the author will do their best to improve it. One side offers a trail of clues with no clear direction; the other brings pressure from a superior demanding the case be solved by a deadline. The forensic autopsy reveals a startling detail, and the police investigation narrows in on a key suspect, but every step leads into deeper fog. Who is the killer? Can the truth emerge from the layers of confusion? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 The Distance of Sin 孽之距 This novel is part of a mystery series. After finishing the college entrance exam, protagonist Li Sihang visited his girlfriend’s home to meet her parents for the first time. A murder took place in the house. He was knocked unconscious by a blow to the head and suffered a mild concussion, while everyone in his girlfriend’s family was killed. Afterward, he applied to join the police and eventually became a criminal investigator. He hoped that his efforts would help his girlfriend rest in peace so —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 The Beloved Imperial Physician: Your Highness, Let Me Examine You 权宠医妃：王爷验个身 [One-on-one romance + revenge on scumbags + strong heroine + satisfying read + pursuit of wife + sweet romance + mystery] A forensic doctor, skilled in both medicine and poison, wakes up in the body of an unloved abandoned concubine. On her first day as a bride, she’s framed for poisoning someone to death? Not a chance! With a clever plan, she uncovers the truth and clears her name. Her willow-leaf scalpel can heal the living, examine the dead, take on scheming bitches, and cut straight to the h 16Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 179 The Blood Jade Feeds the Sinful City 血玉饲罪城 Seven bodies with their souls gnawed away are discovered in the morgue of a funeral home, and the shadow gu inside night watchman Mo Li stirs for the first time. The blind woman Jun Ying uses her blood as a medium to manifest a death prophecy: “The Seven-Day Feast.” Exorcist Bai Ye’s talisman gun shatters a vengeful spirit, but exposes a bullet casing engraved with “Killer of His Master.” The three are forced to enter seven haunted houses, each embodying one of humanity’s sins: the flesh-and-blo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 I'm Not a Bandit, but You're Welcome to Come Catch Me 我不是山匪，但你可以来抓我 [Two male leads, equally matched, 1v1, mutual affection] [Scheming, gentle, emotionally steady beauty of a seme × upright, looks-loving, sharp-tongued but soft-hearted constable uke] Originally titled A Clear Distinction Is Worth a Thousand Gold, but I worried the name sounded too serious and no one would read it. An original historical setting with light mystery, solving puzzles, and a plot focused on growth. Ji Yi (also known as Jimo Yi) admires Xie Guannan's straightforward integrity and his 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 Detective Wu, Miss Ma Has Stolen Your Case Again 伍探长，马小姐又把案子抢走了 [Strong Female Lead] [Republic-Era Mystery and Crime Solving] [Main Plotline] “Among all the tangled lines, only one points to the right path.”, Ma Gerui. The heiress to Taihe Shipping, studying in France, receives devastating news and returns home to find nothing but the charred ruins of her family estate and a mountain of debt. To repay it, Ma Gerui accepts an invitation to stay at a famous painter’s home and becomes his exclusive nude model. But she soon gets caught up in a baffling disappear 5Reads—Score214d adds
- 182 Reborn, He Becomes a Security Guard in the Provincial Capital 重生后他在省城当保安 Liu Nian is reborn with the memories of his past life. He starts out working as a security guard and gets to know some powerful figures in the police force. With his supernatural abilities, he cracks one major case after another. Through legal means, he becomes a hidden tycoon, rising rapidly through the ranks of the police force… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Edge of the Truth (Two-Book Set) 真相边缘（全二册） A bizarre murder takes place in a residential complex blanketed with surveillance cameras, and the killer mysteriously vanishes on camera. At the request of his friend Yu Dongqing, Xu Huan, a former star detective, agrees to help investigate. As the case unfolds, a series of inexplicable developments make it increasingly convoluted, and Xu Huan himself is drawn into the strange and inscrutable mystery. He gradually discovers that this case is only the tip of the iceberg in a vast conspiracy... A —Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 184 The Life Thief: Secrets of the Time Pawnshop 窃命者：时间典当行的秘密 Lu Ming believed the power of retrospection he had traded his future for was his only hope of finding his sister. He followed the clues and fought the vast organization known as Ouroboros, gradually uncovering a terrifying ritual that collected time. He thought he was the hunter, the savior. Then he stood at the heart of the ritual and saw the same power of time flowing in his sister's eyes. Every search had been in vain. Every effort had been a sacrifice. The fate he fought against was one he h —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Werewolf, Open Your Eyes: Revenge on a Blood Moon 狼人请睁眼，血夜复仇 Werewolf, Open Your Eyes: Revenge on Blood Night —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Reborn as a Young Wife: A Village Official in the 1980s 重生小媳妇，我在八零年代当村官 [No clichés, no invincibility, no System, no wish fulfillment. If that bothers you, read at your own risk]☜ Lin Xiao, a college student about to graduate, accidentally falls from a building and transmigrates into the body of a newlywed in Peach Blossom Village. She had planned to keep a low profile, raise dogs, and farm, but her modern way of thinking catches the village chief's attention. Between the trouble caused by her awful sisters-in-law and her bond with a mysterious puppy, she is dragged —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 My Twin Girlfriends: Beneath the Wedding Dress, My Girlfriend’s Sister Calls Me Hubby 我的双胞胎女友：婚纱下，女友妹妹叫我老公 My Twin Girlfriends: Beneath the Wedding Dress, My Girlfriend's Younger Sister Calls Me Her Husband —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Bone Reading and Evil Divination: A Republic-Era Ghost Detective Casebook 摸骨断凶：民国鬼探奇案录 In the tumultuous years of the Republic, bizarre cases abound. A woman’s corpse lies in the City God Temple, with an untold secret hidden between her bones. The Zhang residence’s red coffin holds shattered bones, while a curse and its mysteries haunt the wealthy family. A famous performer from the Fengming troupe dies onstage, and the theft of the remains leads to a blood feud... Shen Ci’an, Nanjing’s heir to the art of bone reading, examines bones with skilled hands to expose killers and see t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 No Escape from the End of Sin 2 罪终难逃2 Cheng Yi, the male lead of this novel, is twenty-six years old and heads Criminal Investigation Team A in the Major Crimes Unit of the U City Police Department. Most of the time, he looks half-asleep and utterly listless. You’d never take him for a police officer just by looking at him. But whenever a case comes up, he becomes a completely different person. He investigates with utmost care and rigor, his mind racing even faster than a computer’s CPU fan. He’s handsome and charming, too, but what 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 Solving Cases Is My Specialty 破案，我很有技巧的 [Criminal investigation and deduction + ensemble cast + twists + murder-mystery games become reality + high-IQ battles of wits + the hero is a bit of a background character] Also known as: “I’ve watched 1,000 episodes of Conan, so solving cases should be a piece of cake” Lu Zhaoyao, a seasoned murder-mystery game player, joins the city’s criminal investigation squad after graduating. After five years of working hard to maintain her ice-cold beauty image, she finally becomes deputy captain of Cri 27Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 191 A Forensics Prodigy: Jiangcheng Police Stories 刑侦天才之江城警事 My name is Chen Ning. I graduated from the Criminal Investigation College of the Huaguo Police University, then joined a police station in the city. I encountered many difficult cases in the course of my daily work, but my policewoman senior and I cracked them one by one. Later, I joined the city police squad. This is a suspenseful, mind-bending novel with a tense plot and professional forensic knowledge, along with a love story woven throughout. All in all, I personally think it's well worth re 287Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 At Eighteen, I Inherited 1.8 Billion in Cold Cases 十八岁，我继承了十八亿悬案 Synopsis: [Urban Mystery] [Criminal Investigation and Deduction] [1.8 Billion in Inheritance] [Crime Scene Reenactment] [Noodle Shop Boy] [One Female Lead] Qin Dongzhi was an orphan taken in by a veteran detective. His adoptive father died two years ago in a "gas accident," leaving him only a noodle shop and eighteen trophies. On the night of his eighteenth birthday, the lawyer Gao Xuanxing brought him a will: an inheritance of 1.8 billion. "I'm just a guy who makes noodles. Who would leave m 7Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 193 The Autumn Court of the Tang Dynasty 大唐秋官 During the Xianqing era of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, more than forty Daoist priests at Lusong Abbey outside Chang'an were slaughtered overnight. One of them, a priest named Xu Shihang, was brutally scalded alive in a cauldron. The killer left no clues behind, and the case should have remained an unsolved mystery. But Xu Shihang's son was Xu Yougong, one of the ten greatest detectives in history. And so... 398Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 194 Find the Killer, Find the Killer 找呀找呀找凶手 [Mystery and Deduction]+ [No CP]+ [Anthology] A collection of short and medium-length mystery stories, with a focus on classic whodunits. Who can know for certain what the next moment of life will bring, or what fate has in store for you? The protagonist enters unsolved-case games firsthand, taking on various roles and drawing ever closer to death as they search for the truth about human nature hidden behind each case. 337Reads—Score10014d adds
- 195 Lin Xia, Does This Look Like the Killer to You? 林夏，你看这个像不像凶手 Ever since her father died, Lin Xia has gone down the “wrong path.” That’s not what Lin Xia thinks, but what all her aunts and uncles think. The reason is that she didn’t fulfill her father’s dying wish and quietly marry, support her husband, and raise children. Instead, she chose a path of no return... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 The Versatile Beauty's Transmigration 可盐可甜美人穿 With so many mystery stories out there, why can’t we have one decent female detective? A beautiful police officer transmigrates to an alternate ancient world to solve cases and put together a cyber boy band! A proper ancient crime procedural, with just a tiny bit of nonsense! Solving cases is a must, but so are delicious food, beautiful things, lovely scenery, and gorgeous people. The story boasts four beauties, so naturally, it wants it all! Volume 11, “Special Edition,” has a surprise in stor 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Dreams and Shadows of Wushuang 巫霜梦影 Twenty years ago, Zhang Baisui, an adviser in Tangyuan County, swindled the court out of two hundred thousand taels of silver meant for the construction of the Five Elements Pagoda. He joined forces with the bandits of Wuyin Mountain to rob the pagoda funds at the Du Family Inn. After dividing the spoils, they vanished into the martial world. Linghua, the sole survivor of the great pagoda-silver robbery, grew up plagued by nightmares. When she awoke, she could remember only a beautiful landscape 10Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 198 Killer Profile: Detective Captain, Don't Fall for Me 致命侧写：刑侦队长别心动 Hardcore criminal investigation techniques + in-depth criminal profiling Standalone cases + two equally formidable leads testing each other + undercurrents of affection There is no such thing as an unsolved case in the dictionary of Lin Zheng, captain of Yun Gang City’s criminal investigation unit, until he encounters a ritualistic serial killer. When the orchestra’s first-chair violinist is arranged like a musical rest, all the strings snapped; when a gallery owner’s corpse is found kneeling be 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 The Consort's Bones 香妃骨 A pile of bones is unearthed by an excavator in a river channel. Police determine that the remains were buried less than ten years ago, but there is no record of such a case in any of the police station’s files. The only unusual item among the bones is a small copper bell, clutched in the hand of one of the skeletons. What does the bell signify? Who are the people these bones belonged to? To find out, follow policewoman Meng Fanjing as she investigates the case. 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Eyes of the Deep Abyss 1: Evil Like a Hook 凝渊之眸1：恶如钩 I'm a special-case criminal investigator. I'm also the most ordinary one among thousands upon thousands of criminal investigators. This is a collection of criminal cases, and a record of memories. In this novel, you'll find me, my mentor, and my best friends. Like me, they are all unique, yet utterly ordinary. We once blazed with ambition and confidence. We once pieced together clues and chased criminals through the fog. We also knew sorrow and hesitation. My mentor once told me: We walk the lin 591Reads9.3Score10314d adds
