Novels like From the Start, Our Identities Were Switched, and I Became a Police Legend
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- 151 A Search-and-Rescue Dog’s Testimony 一条搜救犬的见证 My name is Damei. I'm a numbered search-and-rescue dog, and I've taken part in many rescue missions. I've dragged people out from beneath a mine shaft on the verge of collapse, found a lost old man in the wilderness, tracked down a runaway child beneath a bridge, and found an injured hiker on a deserted island. I also joined a civilian rescue team formed by many retired soldiers. I've grown alongside them and witnessed their courage, decisiveness, and selfless compassion. This is the best rescue 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 I’m Just a Delivery Driver. Is It Really So Wrong That I Can Do Everything? 我一个外卖员啥都会，不过分吧？ Ye Chen wakes up to find that he has transmigrated to Blue Star and become a delivery rider on a professional challenge livestream show. He gets a lottery System from the start. What’s there to hesitate about? When a customer asks him to carry a bucket of water up to the seventh floor, he promptly blocks the entire stairwell with it, then puts on an Oscar-worthy performance! When a customer tries to dine and dash, he promptly beats him up and sends him straight to the police station! When a resi 117Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 153 Three Years as an Auxiliary Police Officer: I Earn a Full-Time Position by Arresting My Fiancée 辅警三年：转正从缉捕未婚妻开始 [Urban + Urban Fantasy + System] Yuan Yi, an utterly ordinary auxiliary police officer, accidentally obtains the strongest detective System in history. At the scene of a jewelry theft, everyone is at a loss. Yuan Yi is also fretting over not having the 300,000 yuan bride price. Just then… Beep beep beep! A suspect has been spotted five meters ahead! What?! Five meters? Isn’t that my fiancée?! Whether to arrest her isn’t even a question! And so begins the overpowered rise of auxiliary police offi 44Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 154 Reborn: I Didn't Become a Cop, I Became a Big Shot 重生：不当警察做大佬 Two lives, one brotherhood lasting a lifetime. As a police officer, he hated evil and upheld justice, but lost the bonds of brotherhood and loyalty to friends, leaving behind too many regrets. As a gangland boss, he walked the gray areas, saved troubled young people, maintained social stability, and led his brothers to prosperity. He was equally patriotic and devoted to his family and society. Which path was better? Let the world decide. 4Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 155 The Dark Demon Cop 黑暗魔警 [No System, no rebirth, no transmigration, no cultivation, no golden finger] He says little, is ruthless, and uses sinister methods. A crime boss infiltrates the police force; the Grim Reaper sweeps through both the underworld and the legitimate world, and every villain meets a different end. Keywords: strategic schemes, brainy wish fulfillment. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Call the Police for Help, and It Reached the Spirit Realm? 有事找警察，都传到鬼界了？ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [A Fresh New Premise]+ [Spokesperson for the Underworld]+ [Eerie Folk Customs] Chen Lan is an investigator who livestreams his routine patrols. While he is still explaining the law to viewers in his livestream, a woman in white appears before him. “I want to report a crime! My body was buried, and the person who killed me is still at large!” Chen Lan is stunned to see a female ghost filing a police report. Have even ghosts learned to call the police when something happen 565Reads7.5Score10714d adds
- 157 Allen's Story: Hyperthymesia 艾伦的故事—超忆症 Alan’s Story: Hyperthymesia 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 I Arrested a Wanted Criminal on My First Day at Work 入职当天，我抓了个通缉犯 My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 276Reads7.2Score10014d adds
- 159 New Cop: Going to Collect a Bride Price, I Run into a Bank Robbery? 新警：取个彩礼钱，碰上抢银行？ [Urban, point allocation, crime solving] Also known as The Max-Level Detective: Even Criminals Call Him the City’s Light! In a parallel world at the turn of the millennium, Lu Sheng becomes an auxiliary police officer. After awakening a System, he sets out on the path to becoming a supercop. He becomes a rising star in the police force, and the citizens affectionately call him the “City’s Light.” On his very first day at work, bank robbers take him hostage. Lu Sheng erupts into action, and one p 9.6kReads8.8Score67214d adds
- 160 Detective: Congratulations, You're Under Arrest! 神探：恭喜你被逮捕了！ My name is Lin Fan. I’m a genius detective with expertise in psychology, anatomy, criminology, and criminal investigation! The youngest police captain in history. There’s no case in the world I can’t solve! 143Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 161 I'm a Top-Ranked Criminal, So What's Wrong With Becoming a Detective? 我堂堂头号罪犯，转业刑警怎么了 [Crime Investigation + Crime + Mystery + No Female Lead + Hard-Core Case Solving] Wait, is it really so shameful for a prodigal to turn over a new leaf and become a detective? My name is Su Xu. I was once the world’s most wanted criminal, with a bounty of one billion dollars on my head. I broke into the British Museum alone to steal back cultural relics, infiltrated a terrorist group in a war zone and killed its leader, and posed as someone else to bug the White House and steal its top secrets… 17Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 162 The Knockout: Major Crimes Squad 狂飙：重案中队 [Criminal investigations, case-solving, manhunts, and the daily life of detectives, with no supernatural elements] An Zhen, a detective with the Criminal Investigation Corps, is parachuted in as an instructor for the Major Crimes Squad. He has a superhuman memory possessed by only a handful of people in the entire world. In the squad's daily work, he cracks drug cases, hunts down criminals, and takes on criminal gangs, solving one case after another while doggedly uncovering the truth behind mys 595Reads—Score11014d adds
- 163 Cold Case: Criminal Investigation Unit Nine 悬案：刑侦九组 The criminal investigation squad of Xingchan City Public Security Bureau takes on a tricky murder involving a car. Five rookie officers are unexpectedly chosen by the bureau chief to become undercover agents in Unit Nine. Besides handling some of the most heinous cases, they must also uncover a terrifying secret within the bureau. Leaving their roles as detectives behind, they work undercover to reveal the mystery surrounding Unit Nine... Why have three officers been missing for so long? What sc 37Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 164 The Rookie Captain Is Surrounded by Criminal Investigation Experts 菜鸟队长身边全是刑侦高手 Good news: I transmigrated. Bad news: This is a world with an extremely high crime rate. San Kou County: the story of Captain Chen Fan and his ace teammates!!!!!! 575Reads8.5Score12614d adds
- 165 A Detective System? Signing In at Crime Scenes Makes Me Stronger 神探系统？签到案件现场就变强 A new story is here! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.4kReads6.7Score13514d adds
- 166 Reborn: A Smooth Rise to the Top 重生之平步青云 One day, when the tiger returns to the mountains, I’ll bathe half the world in blood. One day, when the dragon enters the sea, I’ll churn the rivers and overturn the seas. One day, when the eagle spreads its wings, I’ll rule Liang City. A golden-scaled fish is no ordinary creature. When the wind and clouds rise, it becomes a dragon. See how Wei Xianjun, reborn, shakes up the officialdom and soars ninety thousand miles into the sky! 37Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 167 Double the Bride Price, and I Arrested My Future In-Laws on the Spot 彩礼加倍，我现场逮捕了岳父岳母 The young police officer Zhou Zheng was on his way to marry his fiancée. His future mother-in-law suddenly raised the price, hoping to use the bride price to buy her son a car and a house. Future mother-in-law: Add another 400,000 to the bride price, and then you can marry Lulu! Future father-in-law: If you don’t have the money, give your house to my son! Future brother-in-law: When are we going to transfer the deed? Fiancée: I agree with them! Furious, Zhou Zheng awakened a Super Police System. 2.6kReads7.8Score27014d adds
- 168 You Told Me to Catch a Thief, but I Caught a Wanted Criminal Instead 让你抓小偷，你反手抓了通缉犯 Lin Yi transmigrates to another world and becomes a trainee officer in the anti-pickpocketing squad! He binds himself to a God-Tier Police Officer System and gains a radar that can identify anyone at a glance! No criminal can escape! On his way to report for his first day, he runs into an A-class fugitive! Lin Yi takes him down in an instant. Why am I still a trainee? Make me a full-fledged officer! Criminal A: I was just passing by, and he kicked me out of nowhere. I was stunned! Criminal B: I 1.2kReads8.7Score12014d adds
- 169 Solving Crimes: From Auxiliary Officer to Ace Detective 推理破案：从辅警到王牌警探 [Criminal Investigations + Hard-Boiled Deduction + Based on Real Cases + System + Conan-Like Constitution + Multiple Cases + No Female Lead] Just after joining the force as an auxiliary police officer, Ye Heng awakens the Super Cop System. Crime scene examination, footprint analysis, hypnotic interrogation, criminal detection, combat skills... No matter how complicated a major case may be, he can spot the flaws and trace them straight to the culprit. The tetrodotoxin murder case, the orchard bus 1.4kReads7.9Score14214d adds
- 170 Crime Solving: My Eyes Can Identify the Killer! 破案：我的眼睛能锁定凶手！ [Police Legend + Case Solving + Deduction + Officialdom + System + Invincible Power Fantasy] Xiao Yi transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens the Crime-Buster System. As long as he upholds justice, he earns rewards. From then on, the police force gains a crime buster: the strongest detective, who cracks countless difficult and baffling cases! No matter how bizarre or strange the case! Locked rooms, hidden corpses, or murders with airtight alibis? No problem. Bring them on, and he’ll solve t 82Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 171 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 1.5kReads—Score16814d adds
- 172 I Walked into a Police Station and Became the Bane of Crime from the Start 开局进警局，我成了罪恶克星 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 658Reads7.1Score10214d adds
- 173 Reborn: The Counterattack of an Auxiliary Police Officer 重生之辅警的逆袭 Zhao Tianyu, an auxiliary police officer with over twenty years on the job, was unexpectedly killed while responding to an incident. By some strange twist of fate, he was reborn more than twenty years in the past, back when he had just gotten married and started working as an auxiliary police officer. With a new life ahead of him, Zhao Tianyu set out on a different path. From that moment on, he began defying fate and making his comeback. 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Reborn in 1999: Solving a Cold Case from the Start, Shocking the Entire Bureau 重生99：开局破获悬案，震惊全局 Reborn in 1999, he becomes the youngest fingerprint expert. In his previous life, he solved countless cases. When he opens his eyes again, he’s back on his first day as a police officer. The cases that once went cold are waiting for him to rewrite their endings. A partial fingerprint or an overlooked detail is enough to leave the real culprit nowhere to hide. From murder cases in county towns to manhunts spanning provinces, fingerprints are the king of evidence, and he is the man behind the king 40.9kReads8.1Score4.5k14d adds
- 175 Mystery: My Crime-Solving Skills Are Uncanny 悬疑：我的破案技术神乎其神 He is reborn in the Ming dynasty as a county magistrate. Using modern technology, he solves one baffling case after another, uncovering the stories behind them… (This is not a historical novel. All stories in this book are fictional.) 133Reads8.9Score10214d adds
- 176 Murder in the Alley 胡同里的谋杀案 Inspector Hughes has spent his first year on the job without solving a single case. Amid the public's skepticism, he takes on Salt Harbor's first brutal murder case in thirty years: the Eight Murders in the Alley off Xiangshu Street. As he investigates, Hughes discovers that nothing is as simple as it seems. A vanished black cat, a strange girl in a red coat, the Five Elements arts, and the mysterious old Jiang family mansion are all shrouded in intrigue, keeping the entire city on edge. Hughes 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 From the Start, I'm Playing Dead in the Morgue, and Only I Can See Ghosts 开局挺尸太平间，只有我能看见鬼 [Crime solving + hacking + urban daily life + comedy + one heroine + everyone stays sharp + slow burn] No horror elements, no horror elements, no horror elements. Important things have to be said three times!!! Synopsis, version one: If you were reading in a library and suddenly found yourself sealed inside a morgue, what would you do? And what if you gained supernatural abilities? Li Hanfeng: "I'm an ordinary, everyday person, yet I do extraordinary things." Synopsis, version two: Reckless yout —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Parallel Lines 2 平行线2 The night before her wedding, the bride vanishes without a trace. She is later found at a neighbor’s house, with a man’s corpse lying beside her. Shu Qingyang and Fu Baiyun, who came to attend the wedding, immediately join the investigation, but the key clue lies with a rabbit... A viral singer is found dead by the roadside. Before his death, he had suddenly begun studying theology. The eerie crime scene bears no trace of evidence, while the Qiao family, now squarely in the crosshairs, sends out —Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 179 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
- 180 Murder by Scent 嗅杀 The Scent of Murder: A gentle doctor is actually a serial killer, and only she can smell death. When a perfumer neighbor joins forces with a homicide detective, a deadly game of tracking by scent begins. 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 181 From the Start, I Crack a Serial Murder Case and Shock the Chief Detective 开局破获连环杀人案震惊刑警队长 980Reads8.1Score10814d adds
- 182 Police: Wow, I’ve Seen This Big Case Before 警察：芜湖，这个大案我看过 Li Boyang’s Douyin recommendations were either people being steamed alive, a boss dismembering a waitress and turning her into beef noodles, or entire families being wiped out. His account had become a steady stream of ruthless criminals in the morning, major cases at noon, and dismemberments at night. As a result, he had watched a mountain of major criminal cases from the 1990s. Strangely enough, Li Boyang transmigrated to a parallel world in the 1990s and became a police officer at the Wudu Ci 382Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 183 The Delivery Detective: The Dead Turn into Animals to Beg Me to Solve Their Cases 外卖神探：死者变成动物求我破案 [Genius Delivery Driver + Ant Detective] [Crime Solving + Period Setting + No Female Lead] Delivery Driver: I can hear animals talk. More precisely, victims of murder turn into animals and beg me to catch their killers. But I’m just a delivery driver. There’s not much in it for me if I solve the cases. Still, my dad is a police officer at a local station. I’ve decided to use this ability to help him solve cases and rise through the ranks in the year 2000. & Ant: I used to be a great detective. 101Reads—Score10614d adds
- 184 I Switch Jobs Every Time, and Criminals Line Up for the Slammer 干一行换一行，罪犯排队进班房 [Unconventional crime-solving] [Easygoing comedy] [Fast-paced judgments] [Punishing evil and promoting good] [No female lead] Su Zhe gets into a heated argument with city inspectors and starts his day with a free trip to the police station. By chance, he obtains the “Judged Yet?” System. Vanished clues reappear at crime scenes, and his lazy daily routine descends into madness. Vengeful ghosts place orders? Clues fall into his lap? Criminal: “It's been eight years! The crime scene has been demoli 97Reads7.4Score13214d adds
- 185 Bottom of the Police Academy? From the Start, I Took Down a Serial Killer with My Bare Hands! 警校垫底？开局手撕连环杀手！ Undercover narcotics officer Jiang Xun drowned in the deep sea. When he opened his eyes, he’d become the bottom-ranked student at a police academy? He was tossed into the Criminal Investigation Division’s most marginal unit, the “Miscellaneous Team,” while the elite recruits from his class couldn’t be bothered to give him a second glance. A rookie like this would be lucky to catch a petty thief, right? Who could have guessed the System would activate and turn everything around! A murderer weeps 903Reads6.8Score17514d adds
- 186 Special Incident Investigation Bureau 特殊事件调查处 Yu Qinglin, an Air Force colonel from a wealthy family; Wu Hongxuan, a director who can take a life with one glance and save one with the next; Wei Liran, born into a mysterious family; and Wanqi Qingxia, a beautiful and brilliant student… When this group gathers at the Special Events Investigation Office, one bizarre case after another follows. Why do the bones inside a living person vanish in an instant? Why do strange corpses appear out of thin air? What is the truth behind it all? 33Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 187 Years on the Police Beat: Setting Out in 1983 警途岁月：从八三出发 Zhou Jianshe had spent his whole life being a pushover. The day after he retired, he suffered a heart attack, and when he opened his eyes, he was back in 1983, once again twenty-one years old and freshly graduated from the police academy. The major cases and cold cases he failed to solve in his previous life, he closed one by one with his own hands this time. In this life, he would no longer be a pushover. 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Ashes: Classified Files 灰烬之绝密档案 (Crime + investigations + criminal investigation + romance) From the deadly flight attendant and the demon on a rainy night to the dead man's delivery, the shadow in the dark, split personality, a sisters' tragic bond, and hatred that came too late... There are no drawn-out romances, only killers you would never guess, lives steeped in tragedy, and characters who leave you sighing. Every story grips you, every plot point gives you food for thought, drawing you into the scene until you can't help 116Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 Livestreaming Carpet Cleaning: Surely Filing a Report with the Police Is Reasonable 直播洗地毯，警局备案很合理吧 Deep in debt, Chen Feng just wants to turn his life around by livestreaming carpet cleaning and become a top-tier star in the stress-relief category. But after he gets bound to a useless System, the things he cleans become increasingly “criminal.” An old rug that looks ordinary reveals a bloody human-shaped imprint from an unsolved murder case over a decade ago... A Persian rug with an exquisite pattern has its paint removed, exposing evidence in a case involving the smuggling of strategic suppl 212Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 190 You Were Supposed to Be the Perfect Criminal, So Why Did You Become a Cop? 说好的完美罪犯，你怎么转头当警察了？ Ten years ago, Chen Yu transmigrated to a parallel world and inherited the skills of the perfect criminal. He planned ahead and got into the police academy! From then on, he soared along the path of a criminal investigator, becoming the ultimate nightmare of every criminal! 470Reads—Score3414d adds
- 191 Heterochromia: I Soothe the Cries of the Dead! 异瞳：逝者的哭泣我来抚平！ After gaining unusual eyes, veterinarian Zhong Mingxuan gets the chance to take part in solving a bizarre case, setting him on the path to solving crimes. Every crime leaves clues. No matter how flawless the method, it cannot conceal the tiniest traces. The dead can speak too, if only you’re willing to listen and search for the truth. Often, the truth is that simple., Zhong Mingxuan (A crime-solving novel with one female lead.) 95Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 192 Simulated Crime: From the Start, I Shock the World of Deduction 模拟作案：开局惊爆推理界 One female lead + no System + suspense + mystery + livestreaming Mu Lin transmigrates into a parallel world where detective fiction is laughably childish. A mystery buff who devoured the classics in his previous life and has a mind full of groundbreaking tricks decides to use his superior knowledge to crush this world, where mystery fiction is still in its infancy. The third season of The King of Mystery: the stage for an ultimate showdown! The crime team weaves perfect cases in virtual reality, 1.4kReads6.3Score11114d adds
- 193 Crime Scene 罪恶现场 The story recreates crime scenes and explores the weaknesses of human nature. Behind every case lies a battle between the police and evil! Each case is adapted from a real incident. Any resemblance is purely coincidental! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 Urban Legend: Rewinding Time 都市传说：时光回溯 [The earlier chapters lay the groundwork. If that is not to your taste, you can start from Chapter 9, where the first case begins. Thanks for reading!] At the turn of the millennium, three boys make a vow: they will transmigrate through time, return to the past, and change themselves. Twenty years later, several strange cases all point to an organization called Sù. Turning back time and defying fate: is it a blessing or a curse? A string of bizarre murders begins with an urban legend. The met —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Behind the Murder 命案背后 Mystery, investigation, and case after case unraveled thread by thread. It takes multiple twists before the truth finally comes to light, letting readers share in the thrill of solving each crime. The cases grow more complex as the story goes on, making it even more compelling. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 New Cop on the Job, and You Show Up with a Wanted Criminal? 新警入职，你抓个通缉犯来报到？ A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 3kReads8.5Score30214d adds
- 197 Livestream: I’m a Cop, and Sometimes I Want to Call the Police Too! 直播：我一警察有时候也想报警！ Also titled: “Who Let This Kid Become an Undercover Cop?” He buys counterfeit bills, then reports the person who sold them to him for selling counterfeit bills? An old man falls into the water and a passerby jumps in to save him. But the cries go from “Help me!” to “Help us two!” to “Help all three of us!” and eventually to “Help us, four, five, six, seven, eight!”? While on patrol, he catches a thief who isn't just stealing electric bike batteries, but also soliciting prostitutes? Gambling? Fra 124Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Showbiz: I Played a Criminal So Convincingly, the Police Questioned Me 娱乐：演罪犯太像，被警察问话 Zhou Mo transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a minor actor. Then his System awakens. [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you've been bound to the Entertainment Megastar System!] [Reward obtained: Max-Level Bandit Skills!] Zhou Mo is dumbfounded. Is this really an Entertainment Tycoon System? It should be called the Bandit System! What's more, Zhou Mo discovers that all the rewards the System gives him from then on are just like this. Things like peerless thieving skills, the king of ga 25Reads—Score614d adds
- 199 You Call Him a Detective? He's Clearly a Walking Stat Sheet 你说他是警探？他分明是数值怪 [Police procedural + wish fulfillment + no romance + solving cases + rising through the ranks] Lin Yuan transmigrates into the body of a probationary officer at a neighborhood police station. He’s nearly two meters tall and weighs a hundred kilos, yet he’s built entirely of muscle. Just standing there is enough to scare criminals into wetting themselves on the spot. The absurd part is that catching criminals earns him Prestige Points, which he can spend on even more absurd police skills. Dynamic 125Reads5.8Score714d adds
- 200 The Divine Detective 神探 A murder case brings agent Xia Lan back to her hometown, where she becomes the youngest captain of the criminal investigation team in Mengshan City. With the help of private detective Sun Yu, she uncovers the secrets behind one bizarre case after another: serial killers, unexpected culprits, and a mysterious criminal organization. It was he who made the Blue Enchantress bloom once more in the darkness. After darkness is dispelled, the brilliant detective ensures that the light remains. 10Reads7.7Score—14d adds
