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  1. 151 From the Start, Our Identities Were Switched, and I Became a Police Legend 开局身份互换，我成就警界传奇 Little Chick Doesn't Eat Rice小鸡不吃米Mystery481k WordsCompleted [Crime Solving] + [No heroine] + [No “Ding” system prompt] By chance, Wang Jie meets Su Tingyun, his twin brother, who had been missing for many years. But before he can recover from the joy of reuniting with family, his brother is lying covered in blood outside his own front door. Because of gaps in his childhood memories, Wang Jie often wakes from nightmares. His parents are dead, and his brother has been murdered. In his grief, should he live out the rest of his life under an assumed name, or 433Reads8.7Score—14d adds
  2. 152 The Black Dog of Misty Mountain 雾山黑犬 Passing Through October路过十月13k WordsCompleted Black Dog of Mist Mountain 11Reads—Score—14d adds
  3. 153 Twelve Ghosts 十二鬼魂 Passing Through October路过十月34k WordsCompleted Twelve Ghosts 17Reads—Score214d adds
  4. 154 The Mystic Arts Curse Master 玄门咒神 The Tea-Splashed Book Gambler赌书泼茶人Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted On the day Yang Xuan was supposed to get engaged, a blood-red coffin inexplicably appeared in his home. Inside lay a beautiful woman with skin like jade. On the first day, his father died. On the second day, a yin-yang master told Yang Xuan: If he wanted to survive this calamity, he had to consummate his marriage with her... 115Reads—Score—14d adds
  5. 155 Born of a Corpse 尸生子 Authentic Twice-Cooked Pork正宗回锅肉Mystery743k WordsCompleted My mother-in-law was a midwife. When I grew up, I took over and delivered babies for women, becoming a male midwife. I deliver babies for the living, but I also deliver them for the dead... 177Reads8.6Score—14d adds
  6. 156 I Went to Pay Respects at Grandpa's Grave, and Somehow Angered Him Back to Life? 给爷爷上坟，把爷爷气出来了？ Breeze and Floating Clouds清风浮云Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + comedy + fantasy. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental!] “Grandpa, help me earn enough to buy a house, and I’ll send you a whole hall of maids. Grandpa, bless me so I can buy a BMW, and I’ll make your home even more luxurious. Grandpa, bring me good fortune, and I promise you’ll have plenty of gold ingots to spend. Grandpa, bless me so I win the jackpot, and I’ll set off a hundred thousand firecrackers for you!” “Good grandson, 407Reads7.1Score—14d adds
  7. 157 Terminally Ill, I Win Over the Internet by Solving Cases 身患绝症，我靠破案感动全网 You Are Ye Xuanxin卿为叶玄心Mystery380k WordsCompleted [Criminal Investigation + System + Mystery + Justice + Livestreaming] Lin Yi is an ordinary police officer on the criminal investigation team, where his only regular duty is sketching portraits of suspects. But when Lin Yi is diagnosed with cancer and falls into a coma, with little time left to live, the Life-for-Crime-Solving System binds itself to him. From then on, his life is turned upside down! Risk your life to solve a case and earn ten extra days of life, plus the permanent Detective’s Ey 265Reads6.7Score10714d adds
  8. 158 Crime Hunter: The Detective, Book 2 罪猎神探2 Chubby Zeze胖泽泽Mystery231k WordsCompleted The sequel to Crime Hunter Detective. Follow Detective Chen Yang as he cracks a series of bizarre, mysterious cases. The book has it all: the supernatural, thrills, terror, suspense, and deduction. 357Reads—Score—14d adds
  9. 159 Word Game 文字游戏 Yang Xingchu羊行屮Mystery616k WordsCompleted Nan Xiaolou, a university lecturer with a mysterious past, receives a photograph after class. It evokes the Tang dynasty poem “A Face Like Peach Blossoms, Glowing in Each Other’s Reflection” and bears an uncanny resemblance to the back of her missing friend, Yue Wuhua. Nan Xiaolou travels to the place where Cui Hu’s “Written at the Southern Villa of the Capital” was set. Following clues hidden in the poem, she finds Yue Wuhua in grave danger and uncovers a treasure from the Northern Qi dynasty, 328Reads8.6Score10114d adds
  10. 160 My Husband Sacrificed Me to a Freezer, Saying It Was the Night-Shift Rule 丈夫把我献祭给冰柜，说这是夜班规则 I Don't Wear Underwear on Windy Nights听风的夜晚不穿内裤21k WordsCompleted My Husband Sacrificed Me to the Freezer, Saying It Was the Night Shift Rules 4Reads—Score—14d adds
  11. 161 I Was Putting Makeup on an Unknown Female Corpse When She Revealed the Cause of My Sister's Death 我给无名女尸化妆，她却说出我妹妹的死因 I Don't Wear Underwear on Windy Nights听风的夜晚不穿内裤23k WordsCompleted I Put Makeup on an Unidentified Woman's Corpse, and She Told Me How My Sister Died 4Reads—Score—14d adds
  12. 162 The King of Face Reading 观相之王 Jiu Tianming九天明Mystery345k WordsCompleted This novel is complex and brainy, not a lightweight read. If that’s not your thing, don’t read it. Ensemble cast + mind games + the supernatural + climbing the ranks and getting rich + foretelling good and bad fortune + solving mysteries through face reading and divination. “I’d like to ask about my health using the character ‘six.’” “Certainly. The character ‘six’ looks like a person dismembered into several pieces, with the head separated from the body.” Why are some people blessed with endle 5Reads—Score—14d adds
  13. 163 The Corpse Stitcher: Thread in Place 缝尸匠.引线归位 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷20k WordsCompleted The Corpse Stitcher: Setting the Thread in Place 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  14. 164 White Terror 白色恐怖 Original Dream, Ya原梦呀Mystery100k WordsOngoing [Wildly Imaginative Twists] + [Extensive Foreshadowing] + [Social Unrest] + [Mystery and the Supernatural] The campus, bustling by day, is eerily quiet at night... A group of girls playing with a spirit board in their dormitory happen upon the body of a woman who fell to her death. Rumors spread that a ghost is responsible. Then another girl is pushed down the stairs by an evil spirit in the teaching building! Panic grips the campus. Before long, a female teacher is killed by a ghost on camera a —Reads—Score—14d adds
  15. 165 On the Night of the Hungry Ghost Festival, a Yin-Born Child 七月半，阴生胎 Wang Caidai王彩带Mystery222k WordsOngoing The day I was born, a monster that came running down from the mountain stole a baby. Strange things kept happening in the village. The villagers listened all night to my mother’s wretched cries and cursed me as an ill-omened child. They blocked the entrance to our home, saying they would burn me alive. My grandfather simply sat by the gate, and not one of them dared come closer. A baby’s piercing wail rang out, and I came into this world. You need some skills to make your way in life. My name is 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  16. 166 A Puppet Show Beneath the Embroidered Spring Blade 绣春刀下的傀儡戏 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷30k WordsCompleted Puppet Show Beneath the Embroidered Spring Sabre 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  17. 167 Chaos Invades the World, and I Become a God by Mediating Disputes 全球混沌入侵，我靠调解成神 Smoke from the Old Tile House老瓦房的烟Urban534k WordsOngoing Light is not necessarily pure, and darkness may hold warmth. The answer lies in a truth deeper than the abyss. When the only hope of saving the world points down a dead-end path with no chance of survival, will you still have the courage to wager everything on a faint glimmer of light? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  18. 168 Notes on Strange Folk Tales 民间诡事札记 Ein Shutan爱因舒坦Mystery402k WordsCompleted The countryside hides the strangest legends and lays bare the truest depths of the human heart. A single red embroidered shoe beneath an old pagoda tree holds a grievance and a hatred left unspoken. A strange peddler knocking at the door in the dead of night carries no ordinary goods in his pack, only old stories frosted over with time. A bronze mirror rising from an ancient well can reflect ghosts, but not the depths of the human heart... These curious tales scattered across bustling streets an 67Reads—Score—14d adds
  19. 169 Murder Case: The Mystery of Death 凶案：死亡之谜 Yue Cheng悦成Mystery208k WordsCompleted [A brilliant detective captain VS a host of highly intelligent murderers] When I thought this was an ordinary murder case, I discovered that the killer had led me astray. When I thought I had arrested the killer, I discovered he was nothing more than a scapegoat. When I thought I was close to the truth, I discovered the killer had committed suicide. When I thought the case had been hastily wrapped up, I discovered that the real killer was actually... 21Reads—Score—14d adds
  20. 170 My Pale Life 我苍白的一生 The Internet Cafe Attendant Adds Instant Noodles网管加泡面Mystery339k WordsCompleted My name is Zhang Yuan, though my childhood nickname was Ergou. I'm male, born in 1990. Everyone encounters all kinds of strange, inexplicable things in life. By the way, do you believe in ghosts? 491Reads8.4Score10114d adds
  21. 171 Daoist Bai Mei, Matchmaker of the Dead 白媒道长 Chubby-Headed Yu胖头玉Mystery234k WordsCompleted Welcome to the works of Pangtou Yu! The author will do their best to bring you exciting stories. Thank you for your support and for sharing your criticism. Wishing all readers the best of luck. —Reads—Score—14d adds
  22. 172 Reborn Detective: I Understand Crime Better Than the Killer 重生刑警：我比凶手更懂犯罪 Righteous Jianghu江湖正义Mystery1.6M WordsOngoing An audiobook narrated by a live voice is now available! [Criminal Investigation + Deduction + Crime Solving + Mind-Bending Mystery + No Female Lead + Case-by-Case + Revenge] In his past life, he was a kingpin who moved through the shadows. In this life, he is a criminal investigator feared by criminals. Demolition case, naked body in the bamboo grove, murdered model, serial killings... Behind each murder, he understands crime better than the killer and knows the criminal mind inside out. He re 37.1kReads8.6Score4.2k14d adds
  23. 173 One Thousand and One Modern Tales of the Supernatural 一千零一个，现代灵异故事 Chen Shide陈师得Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Based on True Stories] [Folktales] [Horror and the Supernatural] The stories in this novel feel full of everyday life. The people and events in every story are portrayed in a realistic way, bringing to life the supernatural experiences of all the main and supporting characters. If you’re a horror story fan, don’t miss this novel. (If you get scared, call your best hapless friend over… so you can be scared together.) 5.2kReads7.0Score21214d adds
  24. 174 Criminal Profiler 犯罪心理师 Wind and Rain Like a Book 2020风雨如书2020Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Chen Mo, a criminal psychology representative from Ancheng Police Academy, was competing in the final of the China Police New Force Knowledge Competition when he suddenly announced to the millions watching the livestream that he would seek to overturn the verdict in the murder case of Chen Tianhe, general manager of Ancheng's Tianhe Group, and his wife, Yang Aihua, who were killed ten years ago. It was a miscarriage of justice. His unexpected declaration made the case a hot news topic. Even more 168Reads6.2Score—14d adds
  25. 175 Crime Case: Hunting the Killer 罪案缉凶 Su Xiyan苏汐言Two Male Leads340k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, childhood friends, crime-solving, powerful duo, both devoted to each other, happy ending] [There is a secondary couple with a significant amount of screen time. Please don't read if that's not for you.] A terrifying kidnapping in their youth forced He Minghan to bury his feelings for Xiao Ran deep in his heart. Though they cared for each other, they never crossed the line between close friends. When five male bodies were discovered in a wasteland on the outskirts of town, all st 561Reads8.4Score10114d adds
  26. 176 Afterlife Notes: The Eyeless Locust Tree Maiden Bonus Story: Blood Silkworm Thread 还魂笔记之无眼槐娘番外：血蚕丝 The Monk Who Rings the Bell at Dawn黎明敲钟的佛僧7k WordsCompleted Afterlife Notes: The Eyeless Locust Tree Maiden Bonus Story: Blood Cocoon Silk 5Reads—Score—14d adds
  27. 177 Afterlife Notes Bonus Story: The Corpse Stitcher 还魂笔记番外篇：缝尸匠 The Monk Who Rings the Bell at Dawn黎明敲钟的佛僧9k WordsCompleted Afterlife Notes: Bonus Story: The Corpse Stitcher 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  28. 178 Ghostfire Beneath the Red Silk 红绸下的鬼火 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷20k WordsCompleted Ghost Fire Beneath the Red Silk —Reads—Score—14d adds
  29. 179 Ghostly Shadows Beneath the Threads 丝线下的鬼影 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷18k WordsCompleted Ghostly Shadows Beneath the Threads 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  30. 180 Sewing Up Corpses at the Funeral Home, Until I Stitched Up My Blind Date 殡仪馆缝尸，缝到相亲对象 Summer Clear SkySummer晴空Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted I learned corpse sewing from my grandma as a child. Before I even graduated from vocational school, funeral homes everywhere were clamoring to hire me. My monthly salary was 100,000 yuan, plus commission. Everyone said it was easy money, but nobody knew that a corpse seamstress stitches flesh and skin while laying restless souls to rest. My very first job went horribly wrong. When the body bag opened, I recognized that face at once. Wasn’t she the girlfriend who had slept beside me last night? A 1.5kReads6.9Score11914d adds
  31. 181 The Mountain Ghost Laughs 山鬼笑兮 On Immortality关于长生Mystery382k WordsOngoing If there is someone on the mountain’s flank, wearing ivy and trailing creeping vines. Such beautiful words, so why is the truth so cruel? How much karma must be repaid in this lifetime? 9Reads—Score—14d adds
  32. 182 The Great Tomb of Ailao Mountain 哀牢山大墓 A Fierce Tiger Sniffing Flowers猛虎嗅鲜花Mystery12k WordsCompleted The Great Tomb of Ailao Mountain 9Reads—Score—14d adds
  33. 183 Strange Tales, Volume 1 奇闻诡事录1 Shark Sauce鲨鱼酱子Mystery288k WordsCompleted This is a collection of folk tales about the uncanny, strange accounts from across the land. Each chapter is a complete story, each tale a separate supernatural mystery, revealing the mysteries of yin and yang, folk taboos, and the obsessions of the dead. You never know when a casual remark might draw the attention of spirits lurking in the wilderness; when an old object you pick up might hold the memory of a tragic death; or when an everyday habit might already have crossed a forbidden boundary 20Reads—Score—14d adds
  34. 184 365 Nights of Corpse Tales from the Gorge 峡江尸话365夜 Fished for Nothing钓了个寂寞Mystery747k WordsCompleted The poorer and more desolate the land, the stranger the tales; deep in the gorges along the river, there are stories of the supernatural. My hometown lies in the mountains of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, in an area where several ethnic minorities live together. Before Liberation, it was a backward wilderness beyond the reach of government control. Over the long course of history, many baffling things happened here. After I was born, I heard plenty of chilling tales of strange happeni 120Reads8.0Score—14d adds
  35. 185 The Old Corpse: Strange Happenings in the Mountains 老尸：山中诡事 The Internet Cafe Attendant Adds Instant Noodles网管加泡面Mystery225k WordsCompleted A thousand skeletons pillow the moonlit stele, their shadows sealed. Autumn tombs wear rosy clouds, blood soaking the steps. The boiling cauldron cooks souls, a thousand years of grievance. A grand feast for ghosts, with every skeleton withered. In the utter silence, corpse oil lights the candle. In a place shrouded from the world, a rotting hand pushes open the door. A lingering soul adorns the dressing table, a spider transformed into a hairpin. A name sinks beneath the mirror, maggots become 155Reads—Score—14d adds
  36. 186 Notes on Returning Souls: The Eyeless Huai Tree Maiden 还魂笔记之无眼槐娘 The Monk Who Rings the Bell at Dawn黎明敲钟的佛僧Mystery205k WordsCompleted The plum rains have swollen every brick in Green Tile Alley. When Lin Yan grips her grandmother’s death notice and opens the door to the old house, the sixty-year-old locust tree in the courtyard seems to be watching her through its cracked bark. The year her great-great-grandmother planted it, three children went missing from the alley. During all the years her grandmother kept watch over it, she would bury bloodstained silver locks beneath its roots in the dead of night. The last page of her g 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  37. 187 Walking Marriage 走婚 Kang Jiu康九Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted A friend took me out to clear my head, and we ended up in a village. Not only was the whole village full of women, it even had a custom called “walking marriages”… 115Reads7.8Score—14d adds
  38. 188 I'm Generous: I'll Give You Half My Soul 大方的我，灵魂分你一半 Getting Up Early for a Bowl of Noodles早起嗦碗粉Urban215k WordsOngoing [Supernatural Mystery + Urban Fantasy] [Unmentionable Things Between One Man and Many Ghosts] [Not a Romance for Women! Don't Be Misled by the Title!] My summer job turned out to be helping Taoist Second Master cut souls loose and capture ghosts. Since then, a cool, aloof female teacher, a resentful young woman, a professional assassin, the wronged ghost of a cat… They’ve all moved into my body. Everyone says I’m stingy, but this time I’ve given away half my soul. That’s generous enough, right? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  39. 189 I Feed on Resentment to Save the Mortal World 我食怨气渡人间 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃8k WordsCompleted I Feed on Resentment to Guide Souls Through the Mortal World 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  40. 190 Fifth Watch 五更 Ming Buyu明卜语Mystery722k WordsOngoing The stories my grandpa used to tell me were probably meant to scare me into staying put, or maybe to lull me to sleep. He always told them with such conviction and vivid detail that I often found myself dreaming of the very scenes he had lived through. I met the old flower-growing woman on Yinshan Mountain, and one villager after another from Sangen Village. Their faces were gloomy and strange, and their deeds served as a warning, reminding us that “the gods are watching from three feet above yo 705Reads7.2Score10014d adds
  41. 191 The Soul-Returning Soup 还魂汤 Linglong Ti玲珑啼Mystery347k WordsOngoing I was born in a remote village. The day my mother gave birth to me, she died a horrible death! I was born disabled, missing an arm, and with a red birthmark shaped like a coiled snake on my foot. My master said I had been cursed by an evil spirit, and that the curse could only be lifted if I found the one who cast it. Otherwise, I wouldn’t live to see twenty... 96Reads—Score—14d adds
  42. 192 Strange Tales of Min Mountain 岷山异事 All I Think Of Is the Galaxy所念皆星河Mystery285k WordsCompleted In the 1980s, businessman Mo Wenshan traveled to the Min Mountains to survey the market. By a twist of fate, he became entangled in a tomb-robbing case, setting off a series of strange and perilous ancient tomb expeditions. In the process, the secrets of the ancient Shu civilization, hidden for a thousand years, came to light… 199Reads8.7Score—14d adds
  43. 193 Wind in the Dead of Night: Suspects Know They’re in for Trouble When They Meet Me 暗夜有风：嫌疑人遇到我自认倒霉 Mountains, Rivers, Flowers, and Trees山川花木Mystery251k WordsCompleted The world has both light and darkness, and the line between good and evil can be crossed in an instant. What is the line you won't cross? Where does the abyss begin? And who is the prey? Let rookie cop Chu Feng tell you the truth... 4Reads—Score—14d adds
  44. 194 The Rouge House 脂楼 Yang Zai楊載Mystery22k WordsCompleted The Rouge Tower —Reads—Score—14d adds
  45. 195 Hong Kong’s Yin Chronicles: The Domino Curse 香江陰錄：骨牌劫 Yang Zai楊載13k WordsCompleted Hong Kong Yin Chronicles: The Bone Tile Calamity —Reads—Score—14d adds
  46. 196 The Nineteenth Act of Domestic Violence 第十九次家暴 Modest and Refined Zi Ru谦谦子儒Mystery9k WordsCompleted The Nineteenth Beating 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  47. 197 Shattered Yin-Yang Jade 阴阳玉碎 A Celery一颗芹蔡Mystery55k WordsOngoing [Supernatural + horror + suspense + first person + no idiots in the story + clever protagonist + a touch of angst] "I'm turning eighteen soon. I should die, too." Yu Yue and I are twin sisters, born eighteen years ago on Ghost Festival. A fortune-teller gave us each a jade pendant and said that on our eighteenth birthday, whoever's pendant broke would die. We're seventeen now, and suddenly both pendants have shattered. How can we possibly survive? 39Reads—Score—14d adds
  48. 198 The Strange Immortals of Northeast China 东北诡仙录 Ding Sanpang丁三胖Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted In the bitterly cold lands of Northeast China, an ancient faith has been passed down since time immemorial. It combines the ancient Chan sect’s traditions with shamanic worship of animal spirits. The animals that cultivate there are known as “Old Immortals,” and their human representatives are called spirit mediums. Among them are a brother and sister who travel the mortal world, punishing evil and upholding justice. Along the way, they encounter a female ghost seeking a husband, a drought demon 2.3kReads9.2Score23114d adds
  49. 199 Midnight Terror: Tales of the Supernatural 午夜惊魂：民间鬼事录 Feng Heng, Who Loves Ginger and Jujube Winter Tea爱吃姜枣暖冬茶的凤横Mystery562k WordsOngoing [Folk Taboos + Rural Ghost Stories + Episodic Tales + Chilling on Second Thought] The village elders say that some things are better believed than dismissed. Liu Er, a bachelor, picked up a red wedding dress. That very night, he heard the sound of a suona, and a faceless bride knocked on his door and said, “Liu Er, I’ve come to marry you.” Before a dead person is buried, the guiding candle at the head of the coffin must never go out. Old Liu Guang died, the candle went out, and a crack appeared 4kReads—Score16814d adds
  50. 200 Coming for My Life on the Seventh Night? I Can Command the Most Ominous Creatures 头七索命？我能御大凶之物 The Tea-Splashed Book Gambler赌书泼茶人Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Anyone who makes money from the dead knows there are three kinds of corpses you must never handle. First, don’t take the bodies of people who died violently or are missing limbs. Such corpses carry baleful energy, damage your fortune, and bind you to karmic debts. Second, don’t take a corpse that has been left unattended for seven days after death. After seven days, the flesh has begun to decay and the soul has nowhere to settle. Disturb it, and you may find yourself haunted by evil things. Thir 243Reads—Score—14d adds

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