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- 101 I's Confession Ceremony i的告白仪式 Four years ago, Lin Yu saved him while he was undercover by claiming to be his woman, and he fell for her from that moment on. Four years later, he makes his move and solemnly confesses by her ear, “In the whole world, you’re the only one I love most.” Everyone knows Xing Shen loves Lin Yu. Lin Yu loves Xing Shen too, though she may not even know it herself. 13Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 102 Detective Jia 贾案侦探 [Mystery + detective + case-solving + deduction + no System + mind-bending cases + steadily unfolding plot] A locked-room murder leads to an antiques donation case from years ago. A ruthless killer lurking in the shadows carefully assassinates the people who know what the police have discovered, cutting off every lead. But evidence of a crime never disappears, and the law's net may be wide, but no criminal can slip through forever. 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 In the Wake of Evil 恶果之下 A murder tears apart a once-prosperous, harmonious family, while an unseen hand manipulates everything from behind the scenes. Determined to uncover the truth about her mother's death, Tan Wan throws herself into the police force, ready to make a difference. Just as she is about to get to the bottom of it, a man's arrival overturns everything she once believed. His closeness is like honey in a jar, drawing Tan Wan in until she cannot break free, and slowly leading her astray. What really happene 2Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 104 A Ghost's Greeting 幽灵的问候 A threatening letter from a mysterious ghost. An opening line that foretells murder. A man who came back from the dead seven years ago. A string of killings in the city center, full of baffling locked-room mysteries. What is the truth? Join the great detective Xia Luoke as he investigates! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 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 267Reads8.1Score10914d adds
- 106 I Can Tell You’re Lying 看得出来，你在说谎 [Female-oriented] [Mystery + Crime Investigation + Microexpressions + Subtle Gestures] The truth lies in microexpressions; secrets are revealed by the smallest gestures. When facing Feng Xi, not a single subtle expression can escape her sharp, almond-shaped eyes. When facing Liang Yize, not a single suspicious gesture can escape his alluring, peach-blossom eyes. When the windows to the soul belong to these two, they become walking lie detectors. No matter what kind of suspects they face, their e 44Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 107 The Crime Squad Captain’s Mastermind Turns Out to Be a Little Girl 刑警队长的幕后大佬竟是萝莉 The Nanjing Normal University dismemberment case, the twin corpses linked by a foul odor, the Headless Horseman case, and the mysterious death of Liu Ke'er. More than a hundred brutal, baffling cases, with a new case every few chapters. Many are based on real events. The investigative duo of Wang Wangwang (Woof Woof Woof), a righteous criminal investigation captain, and Miao Miaomiao (Meow Meow Meow), a highly intelligent little girl, seeks justice for the dead and offers prayers for the living. 192Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 108 The Lost Truth 失落的真相 In response to the Ministry of Public Security’s decision that every murder case must be solved, Tianfeng City establishes a special task force to crack cold cases. In an unprecedented move, it appoints Zhang Yunqing, a Chinese-born criminal psychology expert who studied overseas, as the team leader. On Zhang Yunqing’s first day on the job, something strange happens in Tianfeng City: a phone belonging to the evidence from an unsolved case involving a headless female corpse, eight years ago, sudd 216Reads8.5Score10014d adds
- 109 I Brushed Past the Killer and Saw the Crime Scene! 与凶手擦肩，我看到了案发现场！ Zhu Yaqing has a secret she can never tell anyone. Whenever she brushes past a murderer, she sees the crime scene. Because of this, she forms an unbreakable bond with the Criminal Investigation Division of the city’s Public Security Bureau… 601Reads6.5Score10214d adds
- 110 Evidence Rewind! I Solve Cases at Lightning Speed! 证物回溯！我，破案飞速！ (Reborn + Criminal Investigation + Solving Cases + Deduction + Golden Finger + No Romance) After transmigrating and being reborn, Lin Que wants nothing more than a quiet, low-profile life. But he unexpectedly acquires an Evidence Replay System: simply by touching evidence, he can revisit the crime scene. Lin Que establishes a detective agency and sets out on a path of fighting crime. The word among criminals is: If you don’t want to die, never mess with Lin Que! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 It Wasn’t Him 不是他 Choices: we face many of them over the course of our lives. Have you made the right one every time? Will the road ahead be smooth, or will it lead to ruin? In the storm, some are soaked to the skin, some emerge unscathed, and others lose everything in the whirlpool of the raging current! When the person you trust most, even the person you idolize, is exposed as someone entirely different, what will you choose? Perhaps holding fast to a corner of purity within your heart is what you strive for al 266Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 112 Reborn in Patagonia 巴塔哥尼亚的重生 Shen Zhiqiang, a wealthy businessman from Nanjiang City, suddenly dies in a hotel in Beishi. After receiving the hotel’s emergency call, the police immediately launch an investigation and identify several suspects. But as they dig deeper, they uncover a host of suspicious details… P.S. The story is entirely fictional and takes place in an imaginary setting. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 You Were Supposed to Catch Pickpockets, So Why Did You Catch a Wanted Criminal? 让你去反扒，你顺手抓个通缉犯？ [System] [Power Fantasy] [One Female Lead] [Mystery] After drinking too much, Zhang Chen accidentally transmigrated to a parallel world several years in the past. By chance, he became an auxiliary police officer in Dong City. He also awakened the Famous Police System, and from that day on, Dong City gained a legendary figure. On his first day on the job, the anti-pickpocketing squad took him along on an operation, and he accidentally caught a wanted criminal. The officers who heard the news were 97Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 114 The Perjurer 伪证者 Jiang Fanyu never imagined that the junior high school classmate he had once been closest to would one day become a trial he could never overcome. A phone call asking for help stirs the long-buried feelings of their youth, bringing them briefly back to life. Before his good deed can be settled, a cold threat wraps around him like a poisonous vine, dragging him step by step into a dark whirlpool. To eliminate the danger to his son, Jiang Nan schemes and calculates every angle. In the end, however 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 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
- 116 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
- 117 Dragon Nation: The Buried Truth 龙国：被埋藏的真相 [Mystery + deduction + mind-bending + fictional + one heroine + no System + no transmigration] Amid the neon lights and shadows of Longguo’s Magic City stands an unremarkable detective agency. Its owner, Wu Feng, is only twenty-three, yet he has already become an “urban legend” feared throughout eastern China. He wears his signature black long gown and a dark fedora. His eyes are as sharp as a scalpel, able to cut through the most convincing lies and disguises. With five times the learning abili —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 The Web of Sin 罪网 Evil is like a tightly woven web, and I am the one who patiently unravels it, drawing out its threads one by one until the true face of sin is laid bare… 9Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 119 The Rose Code 蔷薇密码 The Xilin National Opera House is nearing completion when Professor Song Ziyu, its chief architect, mysteriously dies onstage. The professor had no wife or children, and his only heirs are his distant nephew Song Jin and his prized student, Associate Professor Su Muye. Song Jin returns to China to inherit the estate and meets Su Muye, a reserved and aloof man. Su hints that Song Jin should visit a villa in the suburbs late at night. It turns out that before his death, Song Ziyu left a message as 40Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 120 The Mad Coroner 仵作狂妃 She was a renowned forensic pathologist and criminal psychology expert, feared by criminals. Then she transmigrated and became Han Yue, the beloved youngest daughter of an ordinary family in the Western Shu Kingdom. To avenge herself, she picked up her scalpel again. A high-tech body scanner that could quickly determine the cause of death and record fingerprints became her invaluable assistant. To fulfill the ambition she had carried over from her previous life, she also had to go out of her way 250Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 121 Countdown to Murder 凶案倒计时 Have you ever seen an honor student in her underwear dancing in a morgue? Have you ever seen three kumanthong dolls singing a corrupted nursery rhyme in the dead of night? Have you ever seen four female college students, dead for days, ordering takeout with ghost money? I have. My name is Liu Cheng, and I'm a professional criminal investigator. My bizarre experiences began with the “Ghost Money Female Corpse Case,” which shocked the entire city… 26Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 122 The Forensic Doctor: The Cool-Headed Captain Is Wildly Devoted to Her 法医小姐：高冷队长又宠又狂 Luo Shuang and Yuan Yiming grew up together as childhood sweethearts. But during an undercover operation, Luo Shuang’s father died saving Yuan Yiming’s father. Yuan Yiming feels guilty because Luo Shuang’s father sacrificed himself to save his own, and he has never dared to confess his feelings for her. Later, Luo Shuang becomes the top forensic expert in the criminal investigation squad, while Yuan Yiming returns to his hometown and joins the same squad. A bloodstained Roman angel, a swan bo 477Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 I’m Watching You 我在看着你 A skull that saw daylight again after two years, unceasing roars in an abandoned warehouse, a madwoman at a nursing home in the foothills, a doomsday hell with a returning avenger... One bizarre case after another unfolds. Ji Nian, a justice-minded detective, and Du Ruo, a cold and distant forensic examiner, are both drawn into the mystery. Can they get out safely? Half of Du Ruo’s face was hidden in the dim light, but her eyes were unusually bright. As she gazed at the flames in the distance, J 7Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 124 The Unspoken Words: Personality Manipulation 弦外音之人格操纵 [An early work; the writing is still rough!] [Read the blurb first. Only follow the story if you can accept this setup!] [Some plot points involve personal fictional additions. Please don't compare them with reality!] [If you're okay with this kind of plot, follow along with the story.] [One more time: The male lead has an ex. The heroine is caught between two men and feels conflicted. Only read on if you're okay with that. No further explanations.] "Outgoing, uninhibited criminal investigation 107Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 125 Tales of Strange Happenings on the Southern Journey 南行诡事录 [Historical Mystery + Two Formidable Leads Crack the Case Together + Bizarre Crimes] A man’s corpse rises from the river in Siquan County, bearing a strange tattoo. From a dilapidated hut on a stormy night to the coffin prepared for a ghost marriage at the Liu residence. A child’s corpse lies beneath a dry well, its eyes gouged out and tongue severed. The wheel ruts of a rice cart conceal corruption far worse than famine. “Why are you heading south this time, young master?” “To find someone, and 315Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 A Heart Stirs in the Moonlight 趁月色心动 [Detective Captain VS Surgeon, crime-solving + sweet romance, reunion after a long separation, rekindled love] [Xu Wanning's Version] When Xu Wanning sees Chen Zheng again, ten years have passed. He is a detective captain, while she is a murder suspect. “I didn't kill her. She framed me by taking her own life.” “What terrible thing did you do to make someone frame you by killing herself?” She returns to the country to uncover the truth about a fire from ten years ago, but one suspicious clue aft 3kReads8.8Score37514d adds
- 127 The Lies of the Dead 尸体的谎言 A serial murder case leaves several forensic doctors dead or driven mad in quick succession. The provincial department has no choice but to send in its most brilliant and aloof chief forensic doctor. She climbs over a mountain of corpses and parts the fog, only to discover that she is trapped in a web of conspiracy with no way out. A charming, roguish, and warmhearted detective comes to help, but keeps hitting a wall with the aloof goddess. With no other choice, he resorts to his ultimate moves: 189Reads8.3Score10114d adds
- 128 My Life, Named After You 我的生命，以你为名 A miserable criminal investigation team leader stops Lin Xian, who's reexamining a crime scene. “The autopsy report is ready. Want to take a look?” Lin Xian doesn't even look up. “No, just tell me.” “Yao Xi did the autopsy.” The report is snatched away at once. “Go stand somewhere else. You're blocking the light.” “???” Talk about a double standard! One night, Yao Xi gets a call. “Want to investigate a scene together?” “No.” Yao Xi is about to hang up. “Lin Xian is there too.” “See you in two mi 175Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 129 Her Mr. Yan 她的晏先生 Everyone on the team knew that Yan Xiu came from a good family, was highly educated, and carried himself with distinction. He was a ridiculously charming young gentleman, yet somehow still single. No one could figure out why. Whenever anyone asked, he would snap, “I'm immersed in my work and can't tear myself away.” Then a new partner joined the team. People secretly watched as Yan Xiu, the vice captain, a skilled fighter with quick reflexes and a spotless background, was pinned against the wal 141Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 130 Accomplices 同谋 Dear Task Force, I am the mastermind behind the crimes. You uphold the law, while I protect morality. This meticulous division of labor has made our cooperation on this case go very smoothly, and I would be delighted to discuss things with you in greater depth. I’ve already sent the details of the next case to your phones. I look forward to us making progress together. P.S. Dear Captain Xia, I’m Jiang Cheng. I’m waiting for you at the crime scene. Dare to come? 536Reads9.1Score4314d adds
- 131 Idle Notes Beneath the Willow 拂柳闲记 Liu Miaoying, the Seventh Young Lady of the Duke of Zhongguo's household, loves writing stories under the pen name “Lay Buddhist Willow.” She writes tirelessly, never imagining that one day she would become a character in one of her own tales... Her skill at examining corpses lets Liu Miaoying see all manner of cases and gives her plenty of inspiration for her writing. Follow this illegitimate daughter of the duke's household as she examines corpses, solves cases, and overcomes every obstacle, w 8Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 132 The Dali Temple Couple’s Daily Case Files 大理寺夫妇探案日常 Completed [Detective husband-and-wife duo + episodic cases + deduction + fair-play mysteries + everyone's favorite] A transmigrated policewoman obsessed with solving cases VS a Minister of the Court of Judicial Review just as obsessed with solving cases. Bound together by their sense of justice, these two workaholics gradually fall for each other as they investigate. Together, they solve one baffling mystery after another and find a love forged through the bonds of comradeship. 422Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 133 District 21: Cops and Pirates 21区刑警与海盗 Standalone crime-solving cases + heartwarming stories + everyday comedy + revenge plan Criminal police officer Yuan Geng meets Bai Mao, who is treated as a suspect, during an investigation into a bombing. Only after looking into it do they discover that Bai Mao was actually the one who prevented the bombing. The two then investigate a car accident, a body dumped at a garbage dump, an unsolved case from five years ago, and more… Yuan Geng gradually uncovers Bai Mao’s identity and realizes that hi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Dark Sunflower 暗黑向日葵 [A powerful team + cherished by everyone and sweet romance + justice and sunshine] Love begins without reason, and all his devotion is for her alone. Every tough nut has its match; no one is born a straight man, they just haven't met the one who turns their head. After a huge misunderstanding, Yan, the eldest son of the wealthy Yan family in Yiming City, is sent by his mother to the military for reform. Who would have thought he would prove so capable that he would join the International Crimina 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Captain Yan, Miss Ji Is Talking to the Dead Again 严队，季小姐又和死人说话了 [A cunning, mysterious, sly psychological expert VS a calm, upright, tough-as-nails criminal investigator] Ji Wanyan was born with eyes of different colors and the ability to foresee disasters. At seven, her family cast her out because they believed she had caused her parents' deaths. Seventeen years later, her ability to read crucial information about a crime from a victim's retinas made her the darling of the criminal investigation team. The most doting of all was Captain Yan, the son of Haich 20Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 136 I Am the God of Detective Work Across All Worlds! 我！万界探案之神！ After his soul transmigrates into the body of an abandoned family orphan, he finds himself a junior police officer. When he awakens the Super Crime-Solving System, he decides his first step will be to wipe out his own family! “I’ll make you see that every choice you made was wrong!” He also gains the Myriad Worlds Detective Plot Transmigration System. He solves cases in the real world, then visits detective settings at night: Chinatown, Criminal Minds, and Sherlock Holmes, where he helps solve c 114Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 137 In Search of the Truth 寻罪 Beneath the gloom, a pair of eyes is always watching you. One deadly mystery follows another. The killer, the victim, even the police are nothing but pawns. Who is the shadow lurking behind the gloom? 32Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 138 Returning from Cultivation, I Become a Detective 修仙归来当神探 Xu Liang was a cultivator who failed his tribulation and returned to his youth. But he soon discovered that although this was still Blue Star, everything around him had changed. Instead of attending a civil engineering university, as he had before, he had graduated from a police university and become a proud trainee detective. 115Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 139 My Wife Is a Forensic Pathologist 老婆大人是法医 “Zhuang Yan, with a mother like that, you’ll never be happy for the rest of your life!” Her half sister lifted her chin haughtily, cruelly mocking her and cursing her. Zhuang Yan closed her eyes in pain. When she opened them again, a dazzling smile bloomed on her eternally expressionless face, and she seemed like an entirely different person. “Zhuang Ting, would you like me to prove you wrong?” With a seductive air, Zhuang Yan walked up to Xiao Yue, hooked an arm around his neck, and gave him a 163Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 140 The County Magistrate's Daily Case Files 女县令破案日常 [Historical Romance + Mystery and Investigation + Ensemble Cast] After dying from overwork, modern-day office worker Jiang Ye is reborn in the womb of a wealthy, carefree family in ancient times. She decides to lie flat and spend her life as a lazy loafer. Unfortunately, bad luck follows her everywhere: her father dies when she is ten, her mother the following year, and then the family falls into decline. Just when she finally reaches eighteen and her twin brother Jiang Ye passes the imperial ex 1.2kReads8.2Score14514d adds
- 141 Every Beginning Has a Cause, Every Rebirth Its Consequence 终始有因，轮回有果 This is a mystery novel. There is no paranormal content. The 1997 Asian financial crisis had a severe impact on every aspect of life for the people of Thailand. As the financial tycoon Soros plundered the economy, a series of stories that should never have happened began to unfold. Their effects can still be felt today. This novel follows two high school students whose misguided actions during the financial crisis set off a chain reaction, ultimately leading to a terrible catastrophe. Even twent 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 The Serious Crimes Unit's Beloved Darling Has Fallen from the Sky II 重案组团宠从天降II [Crime investigation + ensemble cast + episodic cases + romance + comedy] Optimistic, easygoing tech prodigy Chen Zhenzhu × Wen Xuxing, heir to a wealthy family and captain of the criminal police The second season still features crime cases packed with social issues, happy everyday moments with the squad, and plenty of sweet couple moments from the “Zhenxing couple.” 1.1kReads8.0Score34414d adds
- 143 The Noblewoman Coroner 权门女仵作 A forensic medicine doctor accidentally transmigrates into the body of the capital's most famous daughter of an influential family, becoming its foremost female coroner. A skeleton in the lake with an unknown cause of death? A single zither string that kills with its eerie sound? Watch her boil bones to test for poison, solve cases with a keen eye, punish bullies, fight corrupt officials, and expose corrupt clerks to clear the names of the wrongfully accused! But the Duke is not pleased! “Your o 364Reads6.1Score10714d adds
- 144 The Order of the Gods 诸神秩序 [Secret organization + alternate setting + mystery + one heroine + mind games + passionate] A mysterious young man returns from abroad to the city and quickly marries into a family of criminal investigators. A murder case turns him into a special adviser to the police force... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 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
- 146 Dawn and Dusk 昭暮 [A genius, celestial beauty portrait artist VS a principled squad captain who says one thing and does another] A sweet romance! Both leads are smart and capable. “Someday, under blue skies and white clouds, the whole world will be a place of peace. Even when dark clouds gather, the stars will still shine. We are here so the people of our country can continue to believe that good is rewarded and evil is punished.” 8Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 147 Crime Solving: My Empathy Lets Me Read Corpses by Touch 破案：我的共情能力能摸尸 This is not one person's legend, but the epic of a team. The formidable and professional Ji Qing, the experienced veteran detective Lao Tan, the rookie Chen Rui... Though their personalities are worlds apart, they form a major crimes unit. They may argue until they're red in the face at crime scenes, but when lives are on the line, they'll take bullets for one another. Faced with taunts from highly intelligent criminals, pressure from their superiors, and the tears of victims' families, they hol —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Apprentice Detective 见习神探 On his third day on the police force, Bai Ziluo faced the biggest challenge of his life: getting the former captain back on the job! Cases that seemed unrelated were linked by a mysterious cross, leading to a murder that had vanished from the record nineteen years ago. Follow a rookie intern as he becomes a star detective’s sidekick and searches for the truth, watching an aspiring detective grow step by step. Bai Ziluo: “Aspiring detective? No, I was born to be one.” Xiao Su: “Hmm?” Bai Ziluo: “ 84Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 149 Traces of Guilt 罪迹 Humans are the world’s most complex tangle of contradictions; lies are the warm womb in which evil is born. A man whose heart was cut out while he was still alive, a woman submerged in a blood-filled bathtub, a corpse chewed beyond recognition... Could these eerie crime scenes be the killer’s arena? What lies behind these baffling cases? A victim who foresaw their own attack, a hacker lurking in the shadows, twisted family bonds and love... Who is the true source of the evil? When night falls, c 158Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 150 Ashes of Evil 烬恶 A quirky, mercurial criminal psychology expert and a handsome, wealthy, tsundere, straight-laced criminal investigation team captain Every city has a dark side, but crime here is especially deranged. A criminal investigation captain and a criminal psychology expert were on parallel paths until a series of baffling cases brought them together. A headless woman’s corpse in a field, body parts in a bun shop, a shadow that kills, the truth behind death during sex… The stranger the cases, the closer 1.2kReads7.1Score14214d adds
