Novels like Detective Di Renjie of the Eastern Capital
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- 1 Transmigrating to the Qin Dynasty: Little Mystery Cases 穿越秦朝小探案 A bizarre murder in the ancestral hall sends Li Chengye, a suspect in the case, transmigrating to the Qin Dynasty. But the bizarre murders in the Qin Dynasty turn out to be exactly like the murders in his modern-day village. What on earth is going on? Li Chengye is terrified!!! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Prosperous Age Case 盛世案 Li Shengyuan is the greatest painter in the Great Sheng. Rumor has it that his fate brings death to his wives. In his early thirties, he has already lost two wives. Though fabulously wealthy, he is a man no woman dares marry. During the Ghost Festival, he goes to a temple to light a lamp for his late wife. When he wakes after fainting, he has lost his memory! He later finds work as a shop assistant at Jing's Grain Store, where he hits it off with the owner's daughter, Jing Ruyu, and the two bec —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Truth Behind Di Renjie's Mystery Case 狄仁杰之谜案真相 The coffin is opened and the corpse examined: no injuries or signs of poison. The chaste widow’s highly suspicious, peculiar behavior arouses suspicion. Willing to risk being punished for a false accusation, Di Renjie, magistrate of Changping County, resolves to uncover the truth. With his sharp mind and keen judgment, he solves one strange case after another. Recommended by the governor of Shandong Circuit, he is promoted to prefect of Henan and concurrently appointed Pingzhangshi. Alongside up 453Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 4 The Strange Cases of Song: The Jade-Faced Detective 宋案诡录之玉面神断 A string of bizarre cases erupts across the Northern Song dynasty: a corpse laughing in a sealed room is tied to the shadow-puppet arts of a ghost market; in a border commandery, people who return from the dead soon wither into mummified corpses; treasures vanish from the capital without a trace, and a double-sealed-room murder leaves its victim trapped; a manor on an isolated island hides a cannibalistic curse; and a royal dragon-scale mark points straight to a plot involving the Imperial Seal! 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Uncle Di and I Solve Strange Cases 狄叔携我破诡案 My name is Yun Xiaomu, and I live in the ancient city of Luoyang. I’m just a college freshman, but I never expected to dream my way back to the Tang dynasty, where I joined the great detective Di Renjie in solving case after major case. Haha, now that was a heart-pounding adventure of life and death. In one word: awesome! Come on! Let’s step together into the time tunnel to the Tang dynasty and experience those thrilling moments! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 I Came to Ancient Times to Solve Cases 我到古代来探案 Who would have thought transmigrating would land me in the middle of a murder investigation? This is a story about accidentally transmigrating to ancient times and meeting talented scholars and beautiful women. Everyone I meet is a big shot. I can’t even fight, and I’m trembling with fear. Please protect me, keep me out of trouble, and let me survive. 1. The Heart-Stealing Flower Thief Case 2. The Newlywed Murder Case 3. The Beautiful Woman’s Kidnapping Case I only wanted to find my way home 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Detective Di Renjie: The White Spirit Sect 狄仁杰之白灵教 Detective Dee: The White Spirit Cult 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 I Transmigrated into Detective Di Renjie: My Adoptive Father Is Wang Xuan, the Count of Guiyi 穿越神探狄仁杰，养父归义伯王玄 [Martial Arts + System + Mythology + One Female Lead + No Harem] Wang Xuan, the Earl of Guiyi, is the biological father of Wang Kai and Wang Qiang. At the request of an old friend, Wang Xuan raised Wang Zhonghua as his own son for ten years, treating him like family and personally giving him the name Zhonghua. Wang Zhonghua is a veteran statesman who served through five reigns: Emperor Gaozong, Emperor Shengzong (Tang Shengzong Wu Zhao), Emperor Zhongzong, Emperor Yingzong, and Emperor Huizong. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Drizzle Falls, an Ancient Mystery 渐骤雨【古代探案】 A slow-to-warm, slightly dense young detective of the martial world vs. a clever, passionate Minister’s daughter who champions justice (mystery investigations + romance and personal growth + twists throughout + comedy and angst + political intrigue later on + brisk pacing + one-on-one romance) Friendly reminder: Don’t trust anyone but the protagonists. Everything can take an unexpected turn, so don’t jump to conclusions. P.S. I’m a new author, writing as a hobby. If this book earns anything, pa —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 This Female Imperial Guard Doesn't Carry an Embroidered Spring Blade 这个女锦衣卫不拿绣春刀 As a female Imperial Guard, she makes her mark without even wielding an Embroidered Spring Sabre. I hope you enjoy the story. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Killer Is Right Beside You: The Crime of Time 凶手就在你身边之时光罪 The Killer Is Right Beside You: The Crime of Time 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Judge Dee of the Great Tang: Temple of the Sea of Sand 大唐狄仁杰之沙海神殿 Empress Wu Zetian moved the capital to Luoyang and planned to celebrate the first Mid-Autumn Festival there with her ministers. But unexpectedly, the grand feast turned into a funeral banquet. Discontented with a woman ruling the empire, someone plotted to seize the Tang throne, and Di Renjie was dispatched to investigate. A series of hidden secrets gradually comes to light, including the Temple of the Sea of Sand, the Vast Sea Labyrinth, and the Snowbound Dome. 211Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 13 Di Renjie: I Am the Great Tang's Most Powerful Minister 狄仁杰：我，大唐第一权臣 He transmigrates to the Tang Dynasty and becomes the famous detective Di Renjie, complete with a System and a golden finger! He moves freely through officialdom, winning both imperial favor and the people's hearts. With his literary skills, he can govern the realm; with his martial prowess, he can secure the empire. Neither internal troubles nor foreign threats can faze him. Behold the legendary life of the Tang Dynasty's foremost official! 170Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Di Renjie: The Yama King's Edict 狄仁杰之阎王令 As the saying goes: Once the Yama Order is issued, no one survives. To investigate where the order came from, Di Renjie is secretly sent by his father to look into it. He uses a scheme to bring along his good friend Wang Yuanfang, and the two set off on a path through the martial world, where bloodshed and crime lie hidden. During their investigation, they uncover a connection to Wang Yuanfang's father. The two friends fall out, but when Wang Yuanfang's father learns that his son is being hunted 127Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 15 Detective Di Renjie: I Am a Once-in-a-Generation Talent 神探狄仁傑，我，不世之才 Thrills; suspense; immortal martial arts; detective; An eternal lamp hung in the ancient tomb, its wavering flame sending chills down the spine… Rustle… “Who's there, ” The Twin-Dagger Murder Case: Because her husband was always away on business, Fan Yuniang was unbearably lonely and began an affair with Jia Jun, a debonair opera performer. Du Wei, the Overlord, sought revenge and subjected Fan Yuniang to every kind of humiliation… A beam of light pierced through from the mountaintop. The sun 538Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Peerless Detective of the Tang Dynasty 大唐无双神探 After transmigrating to ancient times, Fang Wushuang discovers that the dynasty in this world is called the Great Tang, but it is not the Tang dynasty from the history he knows. Faced with mysterious and baffling cases and murders shrouded in uncertainty, Fang Wushuang becomes a legendary detective in another world, teaming up with martial artists who can travel to heaven and earth to solve one deadly case after another. Human brains made into elixirs, deadly lotuses, a snake-demon crone, bloods 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Detective Di Renjie: A Case Within a Case in the Capital 狄仁杰之京城案中案 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Case-Solving Artist 断案画师 [No romance + transmigration] Chen Siyue, an art teacher without a permanent post, suddenly transmigrates and becomes a waiter at a restaurant. Though he knows next to nothing about math, physics, chemistry, history, politics, or geography, he ends up being a “tool” for solving crimes. He unexpectedly discovers that he has a special ability: whenever he gets close to the truth of a case, the pictures he draws come to life. They move for only five seconds, and those five seconds don't reveal the 9Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 19 The Northern Song Dynasty Criminal Case Files 北宋刑侦事件簿 A modern detective unexpectedly transmigrates to the first year of Emperor Renzong's reign in the Northern Song. Using his modern knowledge and forensic expertise, he cracks one baffling case after another. But just as he begins to thrive, he discovers that there is another transmigrator in this era. A time both strange and familiar, and a contest between two transmigrators... 134Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 20 The Young Lady from the Physician’s Household 郎中家的小娘子 Other people who transmigrate end up marrying emperors or princes, but she is a psychologist who used to charge by the hour and now finds herself married to a penniless young physician. So, guided by the principle that “everyone is mentally ill, whether in ancient times or the modern age,” Lingzhi begins providing psychological treatment to people in the past. From then on, the couple build their fortune together, one healing the body and the other the mind, and rise to the top! 37Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 21 Di Renjie: The Mysterious Case 狄仁杰之玄案 My new story is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Detective Di Renjie: Transmigrating to Binge-Watch the Show 神探狄仁杰之穿越追剧 A college student who loves watching the TV series Judge Dee transmigrates into its world. Li Guanyun, a student from a later age, follows Judge Dee around and gets to watch the story unfold up close. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 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
- 24 The Dark Path of a Genius Playboy 天才狂少的黑化之路 [Genius + mystery + beauty + business battles + revenge + corruption] To avenge his father, the brilliant young Li Jingzhou meets Ding Ruoyu, who outshines all nine of his ex-girlfriends. Convinced his genius will let him achieve great things, he nevertheless falls step by step into a schemer's trap... After enduring one hard lesson after another, he finally meets his perfect match, Chen Botao. With the help of his exceptional girlfriend Ding Ruoyu, the three launch a series of revenge operation —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Di Renjie: The Pearl Lost in the Blue Sea 狄仁杰之沧海遗珠 [Mystery] [History] [Detective Fiction] [Thriller] The former officials of the Li-Tang dynasty guard the ancestral temples, while the throne passes to the ruler’s relatives by marriage. The struggle for imperial power leaves the people in misery. Wu Zetian orders Di Renjie to act as her imperial inspector and Grand Councilor, and a bizarre case that will shock the realm comes to light… This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate. 621Reads7.2Score10014d adds
- 26 Detective Di Renjie V 神探狄仁杰五 High stakes + suspense + mystery + invincible protagonist + no heroine + history. This novel continues the story after the fourth installment of Detective Di Renjie. After Di Renjie defeats the Turks and returns to court, a series of events unfolds, all of which he resolves with ease. In her later years, Wu Zetian’s misplaced trust in her male favorites throws the court into turmoil. Despite his advanced age, Di Renjie turns the tide and saves the Great Zhou, making an invaluable contribution to 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Great Ming Case Files 大明奇案 Modern police detective Liang Fei is caught in an accident and transmigrates into the body of Tang Shaolin, a newly appointed second-place palace graduate, five hundred years in the past, during the Ming Dynasty. He soon becomes a seventh-rank county magistrate and enters the world of officialdom. Reborn as Tang Shaolin, he cracks strange cases, clears wrongful convictions, fears no powerful enemies, and rises steadily through the ranks... 187Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 28 Case Files Group 3 档案组3 [Horror + mystery + deduction] (This story is entirely fictional.) With Wen Licheng joining the archives team, they face a series of unprecedented challenges. A bizarre string of murders shatters the peace of Xueyang City. The victims come from all walks of life, yet their deaths share an eerily similar pattern. Liu Yumin leads the members of the archives team as they swiftly throw themselves into the investigation. Archives Team 3 takes you into a world of mystery, danger, and warmth. Follow 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Archives Unit 4 档案组4 [Horror + Suspense + Mystery] (This work is entirely fictional.) As we peeled back the layers of one mysterious case after another and searched for the truth, we journeyed through the first three installments of The Archives Team. Every case was a contest of wits and courage, and every investigation offered a profound glimpse into the good and evil of human nature. Now The Archives Team 4 is about to begin a new chapter, taking everyone once more into a world shrouded in mystery and challenges. 2Reads—Score214d adds
- 30 The Sole Suspect 独家嫌疑人 A criminal investigation consultant with extraordinary gifts and a highly skilled surgeon. These two rivals once fought over the same woman. Fate has a way of writing the most unlikely stories, and five years later, they find themselves joining forces over that very same woman. They crack cases and hunt down the real culprits; they infiltrate drug dens and capture kingpins! A song of ice and fire, a duet of law and love: all kinds of criminals will have to raise their hands before the law. 1.3kReads8.1Score12914d adds
- 31 Detective Di Renjie: The Storm Rises Again 神探狄仁杰之风云再起 In the main hall of the provincial governor's residence, a lantern bearing a human face stood in the center. It tilted at an unnatural angle on the floor. A layer of ghastly pale human skin was stretched over its bamboo frame, its once-smooth surface now covered in cracks. Dark red blood seeped steadily from them, like a twitching mouth silently wailing. The pool of blood beneath the lantern had congealed into dark purple scabs, yet fresh droplets still fell from its edges, striking the blueston 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Chasing Killers Through Sinful Dreams 罪梦追凶 The rotting corpse of a girl in a dry well on a desolate mountain. A mangled, grimacing head in a classroom. An online celebrity dying in a terrifying livestream... A string of baffling murder cases shatters the city’s peace. A girl who lost her memory in a car accident witnesses crime scenes in her dreams. As she helps the police uncover the truth, she falls in love with a passionate detective. But when he helps her regain her memories, she is plunged into an even greater mystery and deeper ang 2.5kReads8.5Score25414d adds
- 33 I’m a Detective in the Ming Dynasty 我在大明当神探 Ye Xi, a mystery novelist, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Hongwu era and becomes a lowly county magistrate. With his extraordinary powers of deduction and observation, he solves one bizarre case after another. From a muddleheaded magistrate mocked by everyone to a brilliant detective renowned across the land, it seems there is no case Ye Xi cannot solve, until one day... 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Painter Transmigrates and Goes on a Killing Spree from the Start 画师穿越，开局就杀疯了 [Transmigration into a fictional world + Portrait Artist + Mystery Solving + Sweet Romance + One-on-One, Both Pure] In her previous life, portrait artist Ge Yunshuang died in the line of duty. She transmigrates into the body of Ge Yunshuang, an orphan in ancient times. After her vile relatives give her a hard time, she shows what she can do, only to be spotted by Pei Yuan, a Junior Minister of the Court of Judicial Review who has come to investigate a case. When they meet again, they are caught 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Reborn in the Wu Zhou Dynasty as Di Renjie’s Disciple 重生武周，成为狄仁杰弟子 Lin Qingfeng was reborn as the top imperial examination candidate during the Tianshou era of the Zhou Dynasty, and became Di Renjie's disciple. He also had a beautiful wife, promised to him in a childhood betrothal. Lin Qingfeng thought his happy life had finally begun. But after Wu Zetian summoned him, he realized things weren't so simple. His very life was in danger! 893Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 36 I Climb the Ranks Despite Being Officially Listed as a Nobody 我顶着查无此人的编制往上爬 Synopsis: [Urban Mystery] [Underdog's Rise] [Archival Mysteries] [Outsmarting the Opposition] [Climbing the Ranks] [No Female Lead] Han Zheng has worked as a temporary employee in the archives for four years, but every year, the permanent position goes to someone else. One night, while working overtime, a reminder popped up on his computer: Fang Guangren, public notice period complete. File for archiving. On his desk lay a document proving that Fang Guangren had been dead for seven years. A 153Reads—Score10014d adds
- 37 Young Di Renjie: The Chang'an Mysteries 少年狄仁杰之长安诡事 A bizarre massacre at the City God Temple in Chang'an County leads young Di Renjie to uncover a shocking conspiracy while investigating the case: the powerful court official Changsun Wuji is using the ghost market to raise a force of deathsworn, hoping to drag Crown Prince Li Zhi into a rebellion! Forced to navigate between a cool, beautiful female general, a spoiled princess, and a mysterious beauty, Di Renjie's tangled romances cut into the truth like knives. Li Shimin lies on his sickbed, his 170Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 A Detective’s Eye for Flavor: Reborn in Di Renjie’s Body to Solve Bizarre Cases 舌尖上的神探，魂穿狄公破奇案 [Transmigration] [National Fate] [Di Renjie] [Great Tang] [Master Detective] [System] [Mystery] [Deduction] [Political Intrigue] [Passionate] [Feel-Good Story] [Alternate History] [High Intelligence] His soul transmigrates to Great Tang, where he starts as a death-row prisoner in the imperial prison! Modern criminal investigation expert Chen Mo transmigrates as Di Renjie, burdened with the crime of treason, but unexpectedly awakens the "God-Tier Crime Reconstruction System." With intelligence an —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Investigative Guard: Framed as a Death Row Inmate, I Solve Cases to Escape a Deadly Trap 察事卫：穿成死囚我靠断案逆死局 [Transmigrate into a book] [Ancient-style Inspectorate] [Hardcore Mysterious Cases] [Comeback from the Brink] Reincarnated as a condemned prisoner, you're due to be executed along with your entire family in three days. Everyone says demons stole the silver, but Wang Ming sees through it at a glance: it was all done by human hands. One case file tears apart the false evidence, and three sentences leave the presiding judge speechless. Seven days to solve the case and live. Fail, and die. A demon c 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Calming the Waves: The Road Home 定风波之归去来 In the final years of the Wu Zhou dynasty, Di Renjie, frustrated by his repeated and fruitless remonstrations, angrily retires to his hometown. From the moment he leaves the capital, assassins dog his every step: killers from the martial world, corrupt officials, and enemy spies. An invisible web stretches from Luoyang to the East Sea. Every step of his three-thousand-li journey home takes him across the blades of the two Zhangs' faction. What should have been a quiet retirement becomes a deadly —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Di Renjie: I'm a Detective in the Wu Zhou Dynasty 狄仁杰：我在武周当神探 [Ancient China] [Mystery Solving] [Suspense] [Not Historically Accurate] [Multiple Female Leads] [Amazing Detective Di Renjie + Strange Tales of the Tang Dynasty] Zhang Chen, a seasoned mystery buff, transmigrates into the world of Amazing Detective Di Renjie and becomes a county magistrate. He obtains a Case-Solving System. Each time he cracks a case, the System offers a different reward depending on its difficulty, ranging from mobile phones and computers to toilet paper and drinks. Chancellor 24.5kReads8.4Score2.3k14d adds
- 42 Twelve Unsolved Cases in Chang'an 长安十二悬案 Why was the brothel’s most beautiful courtesan found dead in her bedroom? Why does a mysterious man howl like a ghost every night? Why did a bride vanish without a trace just after her wedding? Why are handsome people dying one after another? Why did a shaman suddenly go mad while performing a ritual? And who really stole Old Wang’s sow? Behind it all, is it the dark side of human nature, or… is someone up to no good? Join Li Yu, a brilliant detective and county magistrate of the Tang Dynasty, a 254Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 43 The Great Ming Judge 大明刑王 The soul of a modern police officer transmigrates into the body of a condemned prisoner named Song Wuya, who is awaiting execution at the execution grounds. He does not, however, inherit the man's memories. Through a strange twist of fate, he ends up becoming a “police officer” in the Ming Dynasty, using modern knowledge and criminal investigation techniques to solve one bizarre case after another! 100Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 44 Detective Di Renjie: Conquering the Martial Dynasty 神探狄仁杰之武朝称霸 After transmigrating into the world of Judge Dee, he solves cases alongside Dee Fatty while gradually building up his own power! Dee Fatty, you’ve exposed so many masterminds. But can you find the one who’s been hiding the deepest? Years later! Wu Duxiu sat upon the imperial throne! “Minister Dee, will you bow before me?” 454Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 45 Defying the Clan's Rules: A Record of Life and Death 逆改族训生死录 [Courtroom Power Plays] [Intellectual Romance] [Rule of Law and Rule of Ritual] [A Woman Disguised as a Man] [Mystery and Detective Cases] A female prosecutor transmigrates into another world. Armed with evidence and facts, legal principles and human compassion, she takes on a feudal dynasty and wins herself a host of devoted young admirers... and the hearts of nine hundred million women! [Synopsis] What? Every daughter of the Xiao family must be drowned? Even newborn girls? Because of... a cla —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Di Renjie's Casebook: Solving Mysteries with Corpse Speech, Judging the Fate of All Under Heaven 大唐狄刑录：尸语破诡，权断乾坤 A modern forensic examiner transmigrates to the Wu Zhou era and becomes a lowly coroner nobody respects! One bizarre case after another, all written off as “vengeful ghosts claiming lives,” drives the Tang court's justice system to the brink! “The dead cannot speak, but their bodies bear witness!” Massacres, serial murders, court conspiracies... Armed with nothing but an autopsy knife, he face-slaps the powerful, tears apart rebel factions, helps Judge Di restore order, and becomes the Tang Dyna 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Six-Fingered Boy’s Starry Road 六指少年的星光路 The Six-Fingered Boy's Road to Stardom —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Pines’ Song Remains, While Their Sharpest Edge Stays Hidden 松风未改，锋芒自藏 The pines remain unchanged; their sharpness stays hidden —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Belated Moonlight Illuminates My Entire Youth 迟来的月光，照亮我整个青春 The moonlight came late, but it lit up my entire youth —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 From Fast-Track Promotion to Forced Resignation: At 24, My Life Was More Thrilling Than a TV Drama 从破格提拔到被迫离职，我24岁这一年，比电视剧还刺激 From an exceptional promotion to being forced to resign, the year I turned 24 was more thrilling than a TV drama 1Reads—Score—14d adds
