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  1. 1 Fireflies Illuminate the Hidden Crickets 浮萤照潜蛩 Mystery506k WordsCompleted (Early on) Mystery and crime novelist (later) criminal investigation consultant: Shen Xuexian vs. criminal investigation captain: Wan Ming A popular idol dies mysteriously on a film set, and the scene is exactly as described in the script. Shen Xuexian, a mystery novelist, is taken in for questioning by the police at her new book signing. She never imagined that selling the rights to her novel would land her in a police station. Getting caught up in a murder on a film set and taken in to assist 398Reads8.7Score10314d adds
  2. 2 The Unspoken Words: Personality Manipulation 弦外音之人格操纵 Mystery263k WordsCompleted [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
  3. 3 Ashes of Evil 烬恶 Mystery419k WordsCompleted 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
  4. 4 Hunting Killers Under the Starry Night [Crime Investigation] 星夜追凶【刑侦】 Mystery276k WordsCompleted [Genius police captain Jiang Tian] VS [Scheming forensic pathologist Jian Yanci] Female lead’s perspective · Episodic cases · Two strong leads · Both devoted to each other · Happy ending · Fast-paced · Great team dynamic · Deduction · Crime solving · Crackdowns on organized crime · A powerful partnership [The story is entirely fictional and set in an imaginary world. All characters, positions, and events are original creations made to serve the plot. Please do not compare them with reality.] 1.1kReads—Score14714d adds
  5. 5 My Dear Detective Gu 我亲爱的顾神探 Mystery320k WordsCompleted A romance wrapped in a case file, offering a fresh perspective on mystery. Who says mysteries are all about mind-bending cases? Sometimes, they need a little sweetness too. Can you imagine Su Bai, a policewoman and criminal investigator who’s tougher than most men, able to catch criminals with her bare hands, break bricks with one hand, and master every kind of grappling and martial arts, yet after falling in love, becoming so delicate around Gu Ying that she can’t even twist open a bottle cap? 76Reads7.5Score—14d adds
  6. 6 City of Sinful Love 罪爱之城 Mystery201k WordsCompleted He was a rich kid who grew up in the slums, with impressive martial arts skills and an untamed spirit. He was suddenly assigned to Songzhao City as captain of the criminal investigation squad. She was the team’s top student and tech geek, always drinking goji berry tea. She seemed quiet, but hid tremendous strength within. At the start of the new year, these two oddballs were forced to become partners. Together, they solved one bizarre case after another, going from clashing at every turn to spa 169Reads9.1Score2214d adds
  7. 7 Lone Cop 孤警 Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted He is meticulous when solving cases, but has terribly poor social skills in everyday life. He was once called a “pervert” for following a single woman. A procedural crime series in which every protagonist and supporting character is intelligent and capable. The pacing is brisk, with roughly one case every ten chapters. The twists are unexpected, and behind each case are the joys and sorrows of human life and the darkness of human nature. The male lead was born with a disability. He became a poli 2.3kReads8.4Score20414d adds
  8. 8 The Long Night Dawns: Silent Testimony 长夜将明:无声的证词 Mystery140k WordsCompleted [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
  9. 9 Peering at the Light in the Dark [Crime Investigation] 暗里窥光[刑侦] Mystery213k WordsCompleted A brilliant, big-picture-thinking male lead × an all-around female lead with off-the-charts combat skills Cool and aloof on the outside, jealous to the core underneath × a sweet-looking girl on the outside, an older-sister type underneath Qi Sheng, captain of the Special Case Investigation Team, is renowned for his arrogance and coldness. The team he leads has an exceptionally high case clearance rate, ranking among the very best in the entire criminal police force. Qi Sheng hates nepotism, yet 1.3kReads8.7Score22414d adds
  10. 10 Crime Leaves Its Mark: A Criminal Investigation 罪迹难逃【刑侦】 Mystery287k WordsCompleted Alternate title: Reverse the Crime [Criminal Investigation] Original title: No Escaping the Crime Trail [Criminal Investigation] [Cool-headed female detective × tough team captain] Rekindled romance • Case-of-the-week investigations • Crime-solving and deduction • Mystery of the ashes • Two strong leads reunite [Wen Yuexi] A cool beauty and the new female detective. She's fearless, has an even tougher fist, and no one at the bureau can beat her. She joins the force with a secret: she's searching 1.2kReads8.7Score14314d adds
  11. 11 Witness to Death 死亡见证 Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The rating has only just opened, so take it as a rough guide. [Criminal Investigation Team Captain × Psychology Expert] [Cool, Quiet, and Reserved × Playful Little Brat] People say Captain Shang Shixu is so serious that everyone around him keeps their distance. But what is this they're seeing? Is that a pretty young woman beside the aloof boss everyone avoids? And is she hugging his waist? What is happening to the world? Their meeting, the cases that keep coming one after another... The Cowherd 696Reads8.1Score7914d adds
  12. 12 His Wild Rose Blooms Without Restraint [Criminal Investigation] 他的野玫瑰肆意盛放【刑侦】 Mystery274k WordsCompleted Flirtatious beauty Jiang Qian, owner of a bar & Lu Yu, an aloof, celibate, secretly passionate detective squad captain “Your love at first sight was something I’d planned for a long time.” [Both leads are each other’s one and only + equally strong leads + happy ending + sweet romance, no angst] . On the night an intimate-photo scandal broke, a murder took place at the Rose Bar. Lu Yu rushed to the scene and found white roses scattered across the floor, soaked red with blood. The suspect was Jian 371Reads8.7Score4514d adds
  13. 13 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 Mystery239k WordsCompleted 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
  14. 14 The Prodigy Girl Agency 天才少女事务所 Mystery531k WordsOngoing (This story features a main couple, while the secondary couple is two men. If that’s not your thing, you can stop before the Junxia Detective Agency extra!) The Huai City Public Security Bureau’s Criminal Investigation Unit is full of capable people: the fearless captain Shen Yuzhou, baby-faced computer genius Tang Jin, “the information hub” Wan Yao’an, with contacts on every street and alley in Huai City, and the team’s powerhouse, Yao Yuhe. A mysterious prodigy walks into the Huai City Public 172Reads8.4Score—14d adds
  15. 15 When the Mountains and Seas Call Us Home [Crime Investigation] 山海归期【刑侦】 Mystery315k WordsCompleted Don’t leave malicious negative reviews. If it’s not for you, don’t read. [No mindless plot + No padding + Romance] A fresh-faced newcomer joins the major crimes unit of the Linjiang Public Security Bureau. Shen Changfeng vows he’ll never let her go on field duty. “The major crimes unit doesn’t need women.” He even files requests every few days to have her transferred to the publicity department. He has no idea that later he’ll cling to her like a bandage, begging her to marry him. He thinks h 334Reads8.4Score—14d adds
  16. 16 Captain, I Kind of Want to Be Your Mom 队长,我有亿点想当你妈 Mystery716k WordsCompleted A sharp-tongued, fatherly, tough-guy captain vs. a meticulous policewoman who isn't good at Chinese. A criminal investigation novel with sound logic, deductions, and a romance plot. [Mystery and deduction + Two strong leads + Mutual salvation + Suitable even for the timid] A series of articles titled "Demons Running Amok Beneath the Sunshine" seems to have predicted several major cases that have recently occurred. But after the reporter disappeared in a psychiatric hospital, they vanished withou 491Reads8.7Score10314d adds
  17. 17 A Ten-Year Secret Crush, Reunited at a Crime Scene 暗恋十年,重逢在案发现场 Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Complete] [Post-marriage and child-rearing extras in progress] [Mutual crush] [Reunion after years apart] [Police captain] [Contrasting forensic pathologist] Shen Shiyin's boyfriend died in a car accident. At the crime scene, she ran into Lu Siyan, her former high school classmate. He was a criminal investigation captain who had been parachuted in from the provincial department. They had not seen each other in ten years. The reclusive boy from back then had become a brilliant detective who had 21.8kReads8.7Score2.5k14d adds
  18. 18 Apprentice Detective 见习神探 Mystery195k WordsCompleted 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
  19. 19 In Search of the Light [Crime Investigation] 寻光【刑侦】 Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted Also known as The Gentle Captain Yan’s Cool, Aloof Fiancée Is So Hard to Woo and The Fiancée Who Solves Cases Her Own Way [Mystery + sweet romance + both leads are inexperienced + one-on-one romance + happy ending + crime-solving + suspense] The plot takes center stage, with romance as a secondary thread. . On the first day Yan Mo reunites with his long-lost fiancée, he handcuffs her and brings her back to the police station as a suspect. Facing Chu Xi, who is cool and aloof while pretending to 681Reads8.9Score10314d adds
  20. 20 The Secret Iron Box 秘密铁盒 Mystery398k WordsCompleted [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
  21. 21 The Silent Killer 沉默的凶手 Mystery901k WordsCompleted Psychologist Xu Feifei thinks the Voldemort she sees is a hallucination. Then Voldemort writes a line on the mirror: “I have always been right behind you.” After that, Voldemort follows her everywhere, like a shadow. The human bones inside a sculpture, the rabbit-head mask in the maze, the invisible man in a single office worker’s home, the woman bricked into a wall, the novelist’s second personality, the remains in the basement: the murder cases encountered by the police captain and the psychol 123Reads8.7Score—14d adds
  22. 22 The Cold Case Reopens 迷案重启 Mystery523k WordsOngoing [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
  23. 23 A Case of Love 芳心案许 Modern Romance626k WordsCompleted Beautiful and brilliant Captain Ye spends every day either solving cases or catching criminals. Lately, though, her life has been a little disrupted: two doctors have started pursuing her at the same time. A swoon-worthy surgeon versus her top forensic pathologist partner: which one will win Captain Ye's heart? 215Reads8.7Score10514d adds
  24. 24 Captain Shen's Madness Turns a Crime Thriller into a Sweet Romance 沈队靠疯,把刑侦文硬掰成甜宠文 Mystery560k WordsCompleted [Mystery + deduction + sweet romance] [Seven-year age gap + government-employed boyfriend + ruthless pursuit] [Reader advisory: This is a fictional setting, very fictional] Mad-dog, nurturing mom-type police captain x gentle, S-obsessed fairy-like policewoman Eight years ago, Yan Wan's father was murdered by the person he had helped through legal aid. Of the family of four, only Yan Wan survived. Eight years later, Shen Hong finds Yan Wan and uses her father's death to threaten her into using he 2.1kReads9.1Score31414d adds
  25. 25 Breaking Through the Waves 破浪 Mystery516k WordsCompleted She was once a happy daughter, cherished by her parents. But her mother died young, and her father, an undercover agent, was brutally murdered. Still a child, she had to hide her identity and live with her grandmother on a remote island. Her unusual life made her keep her distance from others, but her inborn talent and desire for revenge set her on the path to becoming a police officer. He was a born star, but had no interest in business and refused to inherit his parents’ vast fortune, joining 253Reads8.8Score3314d adds
  26. 26 Words Bloom Beneath the Seventh Month Moon in Nanzhou [Criminal Investigation] 言花七月下南州【刑侦】 Mystery255k WordsCompleted On Yan Cen's first day at work, before she'd even officially checked in, she happened to give her new boss a thorough “investigation” while mistaking him for a stranger. She thought she'd been discreet inside the car, but she'd been spotted long ago and thoroughly investigated herself. Jiang Junzhou went for his usual morning run, only to find himself inexplicably under someone's scrutiny. When he looked into it, he discovered she was a “nepo hire” who'd been slipped into the department. It was 1.9kReads8.9Score27214d adds
  27. 27 Justice Never Dies 正义不朽 Mystery274k WordsCompleted Criminal Investigation Captain Shen Jingnian vs Judge Nan Xia Qiu [Complete] As long as you keep committing crimes, one day I'll arrest you! We fight for the people, for justice... “I catch the criminals, you uphold justice!” Side by side! Set in a fictional world, with original elements and a side romance. I'd like to revise this, but I really don't know how to write a blurb! 78Reads—Score—14d adds
  28. 28 No Escape from the End of Sin 2 罪终难逃2 Mystery307k WordsCompleted 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
  29. 29 A Heart Stirs in the Moonlight 趁月色心动 Mystery476k WordsCompleted [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
  30. 30 I Can Tell You’re Lying 看得出来,你在说谎 Mystery502k WordsCompleted [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
  31. 31 Daybreak [Crime Investigation] 破晓【刑侦】 Mystery237k WordsCompleted (Crime investigation + suspense + happy ending + daily updates) Lin Yuanzhi, a newly hired criminal psychology consultant, joins the Criminal Investigation Division of the Quyang City Public Security Bureau. Wu Zhen, Liu Chuanxing, and the others face an astonishing number of trafficking cases, a serial killer known as the “Perfume Killer,” and an art exhibition called “Chasing the Wind,” along with one bizarre case after another. Working side by side, the division solves each case, arrests the 491Reads8.1Score10014d adds
  32. 32 Signs of Murder [Crime Investigation] 见凶[刑侦] Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [An Amnesiac Childhood Friend, a Forensic Doctor Who Can Share the Senses of the Dead, and the Childhood Sweetheart Who’s Protected Her Since They Were Kids, Now a Criminal Investigation Captain] When they first met, Xing Yu voiced the words she hadn’t said aloud. Gu Yiqiu found his behavior strangely familiar. In that familiar setting, fragments of sealed memories flashed through her mind. As the strange cases in Beijun City began happening again... Could the two of them really stop the coming 48Reads6.8Score—14d adds
  33. 33 She Came Through Redemption 她从救赎中走来 Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted [Two Powerful Leads, 1v1 + Both Pure, Sweet Romance + Living Together + Bickering Couple + Reunion After Years Apart + Criminal Investigation + Brilliant Minds] Sharp-tongued criminal profiler VS scheming head of the criminal investigation unit A major case five years ago left him psychologically scarred and plagued by nightmares. Five years later, the woman from his dreams becomes the new criminal profiler on his team. He thinks fate has brought them together, but this is only the start of thei 396Reads8.7Score—14d adds
  34. 34 Crows Descend on Sin City 鸦落罪城 Mystery110k WordsOngoing (Mystery and deduction + criminal investigation + anti-drug operations + anti-corruption + mind-bending crimes) In Yacheng, Nanhuai Province, in the 1990s, a sensational case shocked the nation: the 712 serial murders. The case reached far and wide. The suspect brutally murdered a family of three, but the Qingsha Syndicate behind the killer controlled Yacheng's police, procuratorate, and courts, keeping justice out of reach. To solve the case, Zhou Zhen of the Nanhuai Provincial Police Departmen 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  35. 35 Dear Forensic Doctor 亲爱的法医先生 Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted My new novel, The Psychological Case Files, is now available! A story about the cool and beautiful Captain Song and the genius profiler Su Yun, joining forces to solve cases. (A refined, gentle, seemingly pure forensic doctor with a hidden dark side x a just and impulsive criminal police captain.) The first time Tong Chumo met Lu Yunjin, she was injured while trying to catch a criminal. Lu Yunjin used red wine to disinfect her wound. His long, elegant hands were so gentle, as if she were a price 906Reads9.0Score12114d adds
  36. 36 The Deadline for Evidence [Criminal Investigation] 罪证时限[刑侦] Mystery173k WordsCompleted Ye Xiao is a forensic pathologist in Lingnan City, quick-witted and sharp. Decades in the profession have seen her dissect well over a thousand bodies, giving her an exceptionally wealth of experience. Qi Yun is the head of the task force. Skilled at analysis and reading people, he has solved many major cases and is legendary within the police force as a specialist in cracking cases. The task force untangles a web of clues, piece by piece, and catches the real culprit. Among their cases are cold 984Reads8.3Score15814d adds
  37. 37 Cold Case Reopened: I Pursue the Killer After My Son Goes Missing 悬案重启:儿子失踪后我拼命追凶 Mystery173k WordsOngoing Six years ago, Lin Yan, an adorable six-year-old boy, mysteriously vanished overnight. His mother, Li Muzi, went gray with worry in a single night. Everyone urged her to let go, have another child, and start over. Later, she quit her job as a full-time homemaker, got divorced, studied for the police academy entrance exam, and joined the city bureau after graduating. Could she finally solve this case, which she had painstakingly pursued, buried in the files, and forgotten by everyone for six year 8Reads—Score—14d adds
  38. 38 Love and Casework: My Cool-Headed Boss Dotes on His Girlfriend 谈情说案:高冷上司猛宠女友 Mystery462k WordsCompleted The first time Xu Xiaobai meets her icy boss, Song Wenlüe, her boldness and thick skin leave him rolling around like a gourd. To keep her job, she has no choice but to pull out all the stops and cling to Song Wenlüe, her powerful patron. But the longer she clings to him, the more something feels off. The seemingly cold man is gradually thawing, and beneath his calm, self-controlled, upright exterior lies a calculating heart. He guides her at work and dotes on her in private. Anyone with eyes can 1.4kReads9.0Score15914d adds
  39. 39 Cold Case Executioner 旧案行刑官 Mystery169k WordsOngoing Police Captain Ji Xiao launches a livestreamed investigation to restore public trust, but the scene of a series of murders bears a secret code shared only by him and his older brother, Ji Lin, in childhood. As the whole internet calls for the “Shadowblade Killer” to be executed, forensic pathologist Chen Yan’s abnormal autopsy report, policewoman Zhou Yutang’s encrypted notes, and editor-in-chief Lin Zhao’s manipulation of public opinion gradually peel back the truth buried for ten years. The ki 13Reads—Score14914d adds
  40. 40 Case Files 推案实录 Mystery220k WordsCompleted Si Li never dreamed that a trip back to her old family home would end with her grandfather foisting her and all her luggage onto Yan Huai, captain of the city bureau’s criminal investigation squad, to serve as her “human bodyguard.” Fine. If it would help the old man sleep peacefully, she could stay there. She’d just shut herself in and paint. They could mind their own business. For the first month, they got along without incident. She worked on game illustrations while he went out to crime s 1.6kReads7.3Score17514d adds
  41. 41 Bloodthorn Rose [Criminal Investigation] 血刺玫瑰【刑侦】 Mystery448k WordsOngoing [A cold, beautiful forensic pathologist who understands the language of corpses inside and out VS a criminal investigation captain who reads the expressions of the living with a keen eye] In a nutshell: A female forensic pathologist joins forces with her true love while seeking revenge for her father and hunting down his killer, solving one strange case after another. When forensic pathologist Wen Ruan and criminal investigation captain Rong Yao first met, each saw the other as someone to avoi 1.7kReads8.8Score25114d adds
  42. 42 My Life, Named After You 我的生命,以你为名 Modern Romance850k WordsCompleted 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
  43. 43 The Dead Speak: Cases from Harbor City 尸语追凶:港城谜案录 Mystery528k WordsCompleted In a prosperous harbor city where neon lights blot out the sky, crime never sleeps in the shadows. A red-clad corpse found floating in Victoria Harbour shocks the entire city and sets off a string of murders. It also forces three people who can barely stand one another to form an unlikely crime-solving trio. He is Lu Chen, a senior inspector in the Major Crimes Unit: domineering and hot-tempered, he trusts experience and speed. Beneath his machismo, he is protective and soft-hearted, but he can 413Reads—Score11114d adds
  44. 44 Trainee Captain of the Criminal Police 见习刑警队长 Mystery388k WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof rookie beauty x spoiled rich playboy] Xia Ying, a cool and aloof beauty on the force, is forced to join the Haicheng Police Division, where she meets Xin Yi, a captain newly transferred from Beicheng. One is an icy beauty who is hard to get along with and only wants to solve cases; the other is a carefree playboy who repeatedly cracks bizarre cases. A knight straight out of a painting, a ghost singing in a theater at midnight, an isolated island, a castle concealing the truth... Beh 336Reads9.0Score—14d adds
  45. 45 Following the Clues [Criminal Investigation] 觅迹【刑侦】 Mystery308k WordsCompleted Criminal Investigation Deputy Captain Nan Feng vs. Officer He Yi [Some plot details are fictionalized. Please don’t compare them to real life!] [A secret-crush story from the heroine’s perspective, with a little angst.] [If you don’t like criminal investigation stories with a heroine and a romance plot, this may not be for you.] [If you’re okay with the premise, follow the story where it leads.] [Features a fantasy crossover with other protagonists on the author’s bookshelf] Seek an unknown tru 881Reads8.9Score10214d adds
  46. 46 The Major Crimes Unit Has No Room for Slackers 重案组不养闲人 Mystery553k WordsCompleted Although Gu Yuling dropped out of the journalism department at Bincheng University a long time ago, legends about her still linger there. When her college roommate died under mysterious circumstances, she quit without a second thought and applied to the Criminal Police Academy. Not only did she get in, she ranked first in every subject and graduated early, becoming the first person in the academy’s history to do so. Those who know her have pretty much just one thing to say about her: she’s a for 477Reads6.5Score10414d adds
  47. 47 I'll Take You Straight to the Clouds 陪你直上云霄 Modern Romance437k WordsCompleted Ji Yunli's father abandoned her when she was young, her mother committed suicide by poison, and her older sister tried to poison her. She thought she would never know happiness in her life. The only thing she could do was send that pack of scum to prison with her own hands. Then police captain Jiang Chengxiao came along and threw her life off its original course, bringing a little light to what had once been a bleak existence. The first time they met, he nearly handcuffed her and took her to the 83Reads7.0Score—14d adds
  48. 48 Always on My Mind 悬悬在念 Mystery433k WordsCompleted (A suspenseful romance) Three years ago, the “9/12 Horrifying Livestream Case” took place in Jincheng. The criminal gang had numerous members. They dressed up the young women they had abducted as “streamers” and forced them to eat rats and endure abuse on camera. If someone offered enough money, they could even buy the women and take them home... The police force’s most in-sync couple: Bu Qingyan, a criminal investigation team captain skilled in analyzing criminal psychology and trace evidence, 128Reads7.2Score1714d adds
  49. 49 Malicious Growth [Crime Investigation] 恶意生长【刑侦】 Mystery720k WordsCompleted Fifteen years ago, a car accident was officially classified as a traffic accident. By now, dust had long settled over the case file in the old archives of the Hequan Public Security Bureau. “Your father's death wasn't an accident.” An anonymous email brought Chi Sang back to her hometown. To tear open the truth sealed away for fifteen years, she returned alone to the small city she had left behind so long ago, posing as a forensic science intern. On her first day at a crime scene, she ran in 1.2kReads8.1Score21314d adds
  50. 50 She Knows Everything 她知道一切 Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted A meeting at a crime scene set Jin Haiyang and Shen Liubai on the path to one another. As the youngest captain of the Haidu City criminal investigation team, he met the youngest forensic science professor at the police academy. Born into a distinguished family, capable and forceful, he saw only her among the countless people around him. Cool and quiet, brilliant beyond compare, she was nevertheless oblivious to the surging feelings between men and women. Fire and ice, the two stumbled into a rel 327Reads8.9Score10414d adds

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