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- 1 Besties, This Livestream Seller Is Entertaining and Has a Conscience 集美们，这个带货主播有活还良心 “Is 179 yuan for an eyebrow pencil really that expensive?” “Sometimes, you have yourselves to blame.” “Has your salary gone up in all these years?” “Have you been working hard?” Tang Wanning had been a fan of Zha Shiqi for years. She never imagined that he’d make 1.8 billion yuan a year off girls like them, whom he called his “little piggies,” then turn around and stab in the back the very women who had helped him succeed. By contrast, Li Chunfeng, who had transmigrated here, was selling eyebrow 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 You’re Just a Records Officer, So How Are You Better at Solving Cases Than Detectives? 你一户籍警察，破案比刑警还猛？ Wang Xuan died in prison after being framed. Reborn in the body of a community police officer in charge of household registration, he awakened the talent “Hyperfrequency Brain” and gained unmatched intelligence. And so, the police force in Demon City gained one hell of a neighborhood officer. A minor case every day, a major case every three days! No matter how long a case had gone unsolved, Wang Xuan could crack it with ease. His superiors and colleagues were dumbfounded. “Aren’t you a household 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 A Thousand Crossings of the Soul 千渡灵魂 [Modern urban setting, mystery-solving, suspenseful crime investigation, no male lead, eerie horror] Zhang Ling was born in Huaxia and has had the ability to see things others cannot since birth: the Yin-Yang Eyes. Zhang Ling can see spirits, and spirits can see her. She can speak with them, and they can touch her. Guide those who have not yet crossed into the underworld. Guide those burdened by regret and resentment. Guide those who have become vengeful ghosts. A Thousand Spirits Guided Every s 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Deep Tracking 深度追踪 A dismemberment case brings old secrets to light, and as the killer goes on a spree, the city’s residents are gripped by fear. You Hemei, a forensic science student, is caught up in the case. Are the markings at the crime scene a coincidence, or is this nightmare happening all over again? Though she has her doubts, she joins the investigation in pursuit of the truth. For a forensic pathologist, a corpse is the most honest witness of all! Tangled romances, one case after another… What truth lies 5Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 5 Ten Notorious Bandit Cases in China 中国大案纪实十大悍匪之系列 Here is a ranking of the ten most notorious bandits to emerge in modern China since the founding of the People's Republic: 1. Bai Baoshan, China's top case of 1997; 2. Liu Jinrong, Hainan's most notorious bandit; 3. Wan Guangxu, a special-forces-level talent in the eyes of military experts; 4. Zhou Xiangyang, the first armed kidnapping case in the People's Republic; 5. Zhang Jun, China's most serious criminal case since the founding of the nation; 6. Sun Delin, leader of a rare, exceptionally vi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 China's Most Shocking Crimes 中国惊天大案 The major cases you never knew about, thrilling stories, heartbreaking twists, and baffling crimes can all be found in China’s Most Shocking Cases. Enter the world of criminal investigation and solve cases from the criminals’ own perspective. Made up of standalone cases, it features the Harbin Meat Grinder Case, the Shenyang Armored Car Heist, the Changchun Underground Emperor Case in Northeast China, the Liaoning Double Demon Case, the Jingzhou Vault Robbery in Hubei, the Jilin Beauty Killer Ca —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Forensic Doctor: Just as I Began the Autopsy, the Corpse Started Singing 法医：刚要解刨，女尸给唱了一曲 A strange new forensic examiner has joined the police station in the small town of Shenqiu. Back in school, he was always top of the class in every forensic science subject. Even the most complicated logic tests were a breeze, and he could earn a perfect score without breaking a sweat. His teachers often remarked, “He's a mixture of genius and madman. If he hadn't gone into law enforcement, he might have become the most terrifying criminal imaginable.” On his first day reporting to the station, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Deduction After Work 推理要在下班后 Rookie sleuth Lou Xunwan is invited to play a murder mystery game, only to be inexplicably pulled into a crime-solving world called "Solve the Case After Work"! In this world, Lou Xunwan must play different roles and solve cases within a time limit, while also trying not to die in the game. Otherwise, she’ll die in real life in exactly the same way! But as the cases grow in number and difficulty, successfully solving each one means her real-world bank account could gain 100,000, 200,000, or eve —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Late Lawyer 迟到律师 [Badass Lawyer + Mystery and Crime-Solving + Catching and Punishing Mistresses + Saving Her CEO Husband’s Family Business + High-Profile Legal Cases] When I saw my former friend in prison, I couldn’t help reflecting on how unpredictable life is and how greed can make people swallow more than they can stomach. As her lawyer, I had already done everything I could for her. Our friendship of more than a decade ended when she stole my boyfriend. Wang Enning had expected a life of luxury, but it turn 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Dumped from the Start, I Became a God-Tier Alchemist 开局被甩，我成了神级炼药师 “Who stole this woman’s underwear?” Jiang Yan: “I did.” System: “The Host has taken the fall for a D-rank offense. As a reward, you get one Truth Talisman!” [Truth Talisman]: Anyone struck by the talisman will always tell the Host the truth! As long as Jiang Yan takes the fall for something, he gets rewarded. From then on, he turns his life around and climbs to the top... 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Doodles on the Medical Records 病例上的涂鸦 My name is Su Wanqing. I’m a clerk in the medical records department at Municipal Third Hospital. For the past six years, my greatest skill has been dealing with moldy medical files. Then one day, while sorting through old records, I found a doodled diary tucked between the patient files. Its owner was Chen Zhiming, an intern who died in a hospital fire twelve years ago. He wrote, “If you’re reading this diary, it means I’m already dead.” The pages were covered in strange coded symbols: a heart —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Urban Detective: Gods and Demons Dance Together 都市神探之神魔共舞 The law has its limits, but “he” does not. In this city, people with blood-soaked pasts who have long evaded justice are beginning to die one after another in meticulously engineered “accidents.” The unsolvable cases all end up on the desk of ace detective Lin Shouyi. The deeper he digs, the closer he comes to a terrifying truth: every case he closes is accompanied by a strange gap in his own memory. The files in his hands seem to point, word by word, straight back at him. Light and darkness coe —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Borrowing Your Body to Solve Mysteries 借用你的身体来推理 People pursue the truth they believe in, not the facts. In an accident, detective prodigy Su Ming switches bodies with the popular school beauty at his school. He is soon drawn into a series of hilarious mishaps, while an invisible web has already begun to close around them. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Livestream: The Ultimate Deduction 直播：超级大推理 [Please note: This book is mainly about livestreaming all kinds of murder cases, with the System playing a supporting role. Through this, the protagonist turns his fortunes around and defies fate!] Online livestreaming is highly advanced in this world, and the rules are downright bizarre! Zhao Kai, an unsuccessful online fiction writer, transmigrates here. He thinks he’ll have to scrape by until the end of his days, but unexpectedly acquires the “Mystery Story System” and embarks on a thrillin 17Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 15 True Crime Records 罪案实录 The Nanda dismemberment case, the psychological experiments, the Eight Immortals Restaurant family massacre, the bombing cases: one horrifying, unbelievable case after another. This book focuses on unsolved cold cases dating back to the founding of the People's Republic of China, retracing the investigations from the perspective of a special task force. There is no paranormal activity and no sensational action, only the real process of solving cases. You can take part and enjoy the search for th 31Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 16 Juvenile Delinquent 少年罪犯 Classic whodunit meets social crime fiction, with a challenging, brain-teasing mystery. A primary school student’s father is poisoned to death at home. As the police investigate, they gradually discover that the prime suspect is none other than the student himself. But before the case can be solved, a new murder takes place. In an age of ubiquitous surveillance and advanced DNA technology, the police still can’t disprove the suspect’s alibi... Before one case is solved, another murder occurs. Th 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Occultist: I Hold Life and Death in My Hands 诡术师：我于人间掌生死 Shen Yu is a craftsman. The things he makes are steeped in the uncanny... Paper figures wandering at midnight, wooden carvings roaming the streets, and hands reaching up from the water... You who bear the weight of sin Be careful. Because something has already set its sights on you. As I walk among the living, I am a demon to the sinful! All those burdened with grave sins will face judgment, life or death! The Master of Occult Arts, a man steeped in the uncanny. Welcome to Yong'an Street... 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Nightmare Returns 梦靥如故 [Love and hate intertwined + strong female lead + trapped in danger + hunting a killer on a stormy night] A beautiful woman dies on the operating table during childbirth, leaving Shangguan Yu an orphan overnight. Was it murder or a medical accident? Are the countless midnight visions nightmares, or glimpses of a truth left just barely concealed? Nineteen years ago, on a night of thunder and lightning, a butcher appeared in the rain. Was someone spreading rumors, or trying to cover something up? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Testimony of a Burning Lie 谎焰证词 There is no truth in the ashes, only deeper lies. When your best friend dies for you twice, only then do you understand: being alive is the ultimate revenge. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 I Woke Up at a Crime Scene Where a Body Was Buried 一觉醒来，我出现在埋尸现场 When I woke up, I found myself at a scene where a body had been buried??? But I wasn't the one who killed them! This transmigration has gone terribly wrong! I can't die! I can't get caught! 143Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Zhu Yuanzhang's Iron-Fisted War on Corruption 朱元璋铁腕反腐 Born into a farming family, Zhu Chongba was left without money to bury his parents when famine struck. Zhu Liujiu’s father, a fellow villager, paid for the land and helped build a grave and erect a headstone for them. To survive, Zhu Chongba became a monk. Later, he joined Guo Zixing’s forces, became a soldier, and fought against the Yuan dynasty. Gradually, he rose to become a regional warlord and eventually united the country. In the early Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, the fou 1.8kReads7.2Score10214d adds
- 22 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
- 23 I Got a Crime-Solving System, and You Say I Have to Take the College Entrance Exam? 获得破案系统，你说我要高考了？ When Chen Fan was in high school, he unexpectedly obtained a System. Then he encountered a psychopathic serial killer who murdered his own students to satisfy his selfish desires. At the risk of his life, Chen Fan acted recklessly and solved his first case. But the System’s side effect soon kicked in, leaving him with such terrible luck that it was hard to believe. Cases come looking for him, making his life miserable, but the System’s rewards are just too tempting to resist. And so he became th 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 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 153Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 25 I Reasoned My Way to Godhood 我推理成神 After transmigrating, Chen Jian'an is forced by the System to go on blind dates. After nine dates, he successfully activates the Strongest Detective System and immediately solves a wife-murder case at a restaurant. But the entire investigation is livestreamed by his date, and he instantly goes viral across the internet! 16Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 26 I’m a Cop, Right? So Why Are All My Skills So Unholy? 我是警察吧？怎么全是阴间技能啊 [Satisfying revenge] [Criminal investigation] [System] [Transmigration] [Lighthearted comedy] He Chuan transmigrates to a parallel world and finds that, instead of being a criminal investigator as he was in his previous life, he’s become a nobody at a police station: a customer service representative. Then, while taking a call, he awakens the God-Tier Detective Lottery System. Every time he catches a criminal or solves a case, he earns points for a lottery draw. He Chuan thinks this transmigrati 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 A Veterinarian Becomes a Great Detective: Starting with a Million 兽医变神探，开局百万 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Half the City Beneath the Dark Rain 暗雨半城 In a small city, a mystery surrounding a beautiful young teacher sets off a series of bizarre murders. The brutal truth is beyond anyone's expectations, and reflections on human nature and society plunge people into an endless abyss... 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Criminal Police: A Storm of Cold Cases 刑警之悬案风云 I can see through your methods. You think you've covered your tracks perfectly, but even the dead can speak. The soil, the light, and the smells all leave behind the answers I need as time passes. Time is a one-way record that can never be changed. Don't forget, the world follows the simplest logic: what has happened and what hasn't are ultimately different. 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Killer's Family 凶手家族 On Tomb-Sweeping Day, while visiting her eldest sister Tan Meng’s grave, Tan Ru suddenly receives a call from the police. Her sister, who supposedly died five years ago, has been arrested for breaking into a neighbor’s home and attacking them. In an unfamiliar city, Tan Ru is forced to trace the path her sister’s life took over the past five years, piecing together another side of her life that she never knew about. Because of her sister’s case, the murder her father committed years ago is brou 257Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 31 I Picked Up a Computer and Became the World's Most Wanted Criminal 捡台电脑，就成全球头号通缉犯了 [No System, no harem, no invincibility, no mindless protagonist, no clichés, no couples! Thrilling! Incredibly satisfying!] Ye Chuan transmigrates to a parallel world and obtains a magical computer. He can change anyone’s bank balance and lifespan at will… Using the computer, he becomes the “Skywalker,” punishing evil, robbing the rich to help the poor, and carrying out Heaven’s justice! As a result, Ye Chuan is named the world’s most wanted criminal. With the whole world against him, he faces o 6Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 32 Detective: You're a Forensic Doctor, How Do You Know Everything? 神探：你个法医，怎么啥都懂？ “Shen Ting, you’re a forensic examiner. How do you even know about bloodstain patterns?” “Wait, Shen Ting, aren’t you a forensic examiner? How do you know about trace evidence, too?” “Shen Ting, you’re a rookie forensic examiner. How do you even know how to investigate cases using plants?” … Newly hired forensic examiner Shen Ting looked at everyone’s puzzled faces and smiled faintly. “I know just a tiny bit!” “I only took a few electives!” “I taught myself. I only know a little!” … 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Hidden Corner 隐匿的角落 “...As the groom and bride placed rings on each other's fingers, the wedding hall's power switch clicked, plunging the entire venue into darkness. A moment later, the lights came back on, and someone's head fell to the floor...” The ghost story was only halfway through when the wedding hall lights suddenly flickered out for a moment, just as they had in the story. At the newlyweds' table, one of them was dead. Yang Ling, a storyteller, recounted a ghost story he'd written at his friend's wedding 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 I Woke Up to Find Myself Accused of a Family Massacre! 一觉醒来，我背上灭门惨案！ One day, Zhang Yu transmigrates and is horrified to find more than a dozen bodies sprawled around him. Blood is everywhere, their deaths were gruesome, and the sight is horrifying. Worse still, he discovers that he has been made the fall guy. Every piece of evidence, both overt and hidden, points to him as the suspect, and at any moment the police could arrest him and put him before a firing squad. Fortunately, at that moment he awakens the “Punish Evil and Promote Good System.” The System tells 516Reads6.2Score10514d adds
- 35 Phantom in the Night Rain 夜雨魅影 A charming little city in the south. A sudden shower of rain. Hidden in the rain-soaked city are secrets no one knows. A lonely soul is often jolted awake by bloody, terrifying nightmares. Now, he is waiting for someone. A shocking murder case has continued for years. When the truth finally comes to light, no one can believe that the killer had been plotting for a full twenty years… 25Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 36 Crime Scene Investigator 凶案侦查者 He is a legend who left the police force. He is a criminal investigator shrouded in secrets. No one knows his past. He hunts down criminals, racing against killers and communing with the dead. 421Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 37 True Criminal Investigation Cases 真实刑侦案件 For more than 30 years, Zhou Xianliang, head of the Major Crimes Division of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of Yuezhou Public Security Bureau, has remained on the front lines of the fight against crime. He has solved more than 3,000 major, serious, and difficult cases, quietly living by a criminal investigator’s creed: “Speak for the dead and defend the rights of the living.” More than 70 notebooks sit neatly arranged on the shelves in his office. Hand-drawn crime-scene sketches, accounts —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Forensic Examiner: Major Case Dispatch 法医： 重案速递 My name is Chen Dong. Because of my father, I inherited his legacy and became a forensic doctor. When he was alive, he often said, “With Buddha's Wrath Hand, punish the guilty; discern truth from lies, and know right from wrong.” I took his words to heart and used them as a reminder. In my career as a forensic doctor, I have encountered countless shocking murders. To uncover the truth about my father's death, I have no choice but to solve bizarre cases one after another and hunt down killers acr 126Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 39 The High-IQ Murder Case 高智商谋杀案 Ten years ago, Guo Bai deduced how his girlfriend, Liu Qingqing, had committed a high-IQ murder involving five victims. His girlfriend then jumped to her death. Ten years later, now a criminal investigator, he once again solves a case involving a high-IQ criminal. 24Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 40 The Sixth Kind of Reasoning 第六种推理 Reasoning in the world can broadly be divided into five types: syllogistic deduction, conjunction elimination, chain inference, inductive synthesis, and reductio ad absurdum. The world's great detectives use these five methods for one purpose: to discover WHO committed a case. Yang Yuge is fascinated by all kinds of strange cases, but unlike other detectives, he doesn't care about WHO. He only cares about WHY. To find WHY, Yang Yuge uses a sixth method of reasoning, one distinct from the other f 17Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 41 Candlelight in the Night 黑夜里的烛光 An aspiring police officer fresh out of the police academy is assigned to a grassroots unit. A baffling murder case changes Shi Yi's life forever. The sun sets, and night falls. Beneath its cover, countless human desires slowly take root and bloom. One murder after another, corpse after corpse, evidence hidden in the smallest of details, and the helpless cries of victims' families: all of it drives this newly graduated officer to grow. If criminals' desires are the endless night, then the countl 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Shh, Don’t Speak 嘘，别说话 The wedding venue turns into a crime scene. He’s dead! Did she kill him? Yun Shen is a renowned mystery novelist, and the murder at this wedding is exactly like the plot of one of her novels. More murders follow, each one matching a murder in one of her books. It’s as if she’s fallen under a curse. It seems there’s always a pair of eyes watching her from somewhere nearby... 139Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 43 Top-Secret Files: Human Nature 绝密档案：人性 Wherever people live, there is darkness, and wherever there is darkness, there will be light. Though the light may come a little late, it will never let the darkness spread. Cases that seem simple at first reveal nothing but raw human nature and desire. A cold case sealed away for five years appears before Lin Feng once again. Is it mere coincidence, or is some unseen hand driving events forward? Watch Lin Feng painstakingly unravel the clues as a shadowy organization that kills for pleasure 131Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 44 My Parents Are Dead? I Turn Around and Found a Criminal Empire 父母双亡？我反手创立犯罪帝国 Jian Yi's parents died in an accident when he was five. After successfully avenging them, he grew increasingly disappointed in the world, so he founded Bloodnet and Yuyi Corporation. His true plan gradually began to come to light after a bombing... Was it all for the sake of the world, or simply to satisfy his twisted psyche? 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Major Crimes: The Mystery Behind Massacres and Torture 重案组：灭门、虐杀背后之谜 A campus romance sparks a bloody massacre. What did the killer mean by leaving seven blood-red characters on the wall? A refined psychiatrist repeatedly violates his beautiful patients, while a ruthless serial killer hides profound affection behind his brutal murders. When legal punishment and psychological desire cannot be brought into balance, must human lives be sacrificed to bridge the gap? This world is nothing like a yin-yang fish: things are never simply black and white. 1Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 46 The Portrait Artist's Secret 画像师的秘密 Li Chengkai, a former SWAT officer now working as a police officer, is living like a salted fish: no ambitions, no dreams, no future. The arrival of a tenant who works as a forensic sketch artist stirs up his stagnant life, setting off wave after wave of change. Faced with one bizarre situation after another, Li Chengkai finally becomes certain: the sketch artist doesn't draw people's faces, but their souls. 8Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 47 I Asked You to Write About Fatherly Love, So Why Is the Protagonist Pulling Off the Perfect Crime? 让你写父爱，主角上演完美犯罪？ [No Female Lead] [No System] [Analyzing Movie Plots] In a daze, Lin Luo discovers that he has gained a set of memories from a parallel universe. He is also taking part in a creative variety show called the [National Young Screenwriters Competition]! Contestants must create a work based on a prompt from the judges! The first theme is fatherly love. All the other contestants are writing My Chairman Father. But Lin Luo writes Sheared. They’re writing about fatherly love, Lin Luo! What are you doing 21Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 48 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
- 49 Crime Solving: I Woke Up at a Crime Scene and Became Stronger 破案：从案发现场睡醒就变强 Crime solving + System + comedy. He wakes up to find a beautiful female corpse in his arms and a bouncy little girl livestreaming nearby. Can someone tell me who I am, where I am, and what on earth I did? A top assassin from his previous life gains a System and is reborn as a criminal investigator, setting out on a path of revenge, only to discover an enormous mystery lurking behind his identity. “Congratulations, Master! You’ve woken up at the crime scene. You’ve received an autopsy lab as a re 24Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 50 Solving Cases to Stay Alive, I Make Criminals Across the Internet Lose Their Cool 破案续命，全网犯罪分子心态崩了 [Mystery and Deduction] [Case-of-the-Week Investigations] [Mind-Bending Cases] [Forensic Sketch Artist] [No Female Lead] [No System] Jiang Ziqi, an utterly ordinary auxiliary police officer, suddenly reveals a talent for forensic sketching. He grabs some barbecue and sketches the vendor as a wanted fugitive who had undergone plastic surgery. While sorting through case files, he sketches a driver and discovers that the victim was actually someone in disguise. An auxiliary police officer has turne 44.2kReads8.5Score4.3k14d adds
