Novels like Damn! Is This a Short Drama or Footage of a Murder?
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- 51 Ning City Detectives 宁城刑警 (No System, no transmigration, no wish fulfillment) A modern-day Sherlock Holmes story about an elite team of detectives solving one bizarre case after another in the bustling city of Ningcheng. From busting drug rings in bars to uncovering international telecom scams, from locked-room murders to financial fraud, they face ruthless criminals and criminal masterminds. One mystery leads to another, and every scheme hides a deeper plot, as truth and human nature intertwine. A tightly paced, brain-t 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 My Husband Is a Homicide Detective, Yet I Tell Fortunes for Murderers 老公是刑警,我却给杀人犯算命 Domestic violence, workplace bullying, animal abuse, school violence… When we suffer through such hardships, should we find a way to overcome them, or take revenge on those who put us through them? In B City in 2023, criminal investigation captain Lu Huai and tarot reader Wan Qingqing become caught in a spell of cases. Each case is shrouded in mystery and rife with pain and hostility, and each corresponds to a tarot card. The Hanged Man, the Four of Swords, Strength, the Tower: are they really j 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 We Asked You to Be a Traffic Cop, Not the Bane of All Crime! 让你当交警,没让你当罪恶克星! [Criminal investigation + solving cases + System + golden finger + no heroine] Lin Mo transmigrates into the body of a police academy student. Though the original owner is a student, he's utterly incompetent, looked down on by everyone in the police force, and even assigned to the traffic police department. Then a System falls from the sky. As long as Lin Mo teaches people about the law, he gets a chance to meet a “benefactor” and turn his life around. So while investigating cases, Lin Mo repeat 295Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 54 The Suspect Came Right to My Door. It’s Fine If I Just Arrest Him, Right? 嫌疑人送上门,我直接抓没问题吧 [Guaranteed no female lead, and guaranteed to finish at a million words!] After Wu Xiaofan transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a police officer, everything changes. He helps a woman passing by carry her child, only to discover she's a human trafficker. He goes to a convenience store to buy ice cream, only to run into a con artist. When he passes a jewelry store, the robbers turn on each other, and he gets to catch them without lifting a finger. He kindly offers to walk an old woman hom 2.6kReads8.7Score24714d adds
- 55 Criminal Investigation: I Can See Numbers Above the Victims' Heads 刑侦:我能看见受害者头上的数字 [No CP] [No Romantic Tension] [Episodic Case-Solving] [Period Crime Investigation] [Ensemble Cast] In 1998, forensic medicine intern Yan Xu joins the Nancheng Branch of the Pingzhou Public Security Bureau. At his very first crime scene, he sees a number above an unidentified victim's head, one that only he can see. At first, he thinks it's just a hallucination, until more victims marked with numbers start appearing one after another... 4.5kReads7.7Score53014d adds
- 56 On My First Day, I Made It Impossible for Criminals to Escape 报到当天,我让案犯无处遁形 After transmigrating and being reborn, Li Xu binds himself to a detective System. From the start, he catches thieves, captures the real culprit in the mountains, quickly solves a case involving a pile of bones, and opens coffins to examine mummified corpses. Together with a female forensic doctor, he embarks on a path of solving cases and hunting down criminals. 142Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 57 Pursuit Across the Country 全境追击 Ice and wind dance together; guns and fire blaze with fury. I, Yan Feng, swear that even if you truly are the Grim Reaper, I’ll pursue you to the ends of the earth! 149Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 58 They Asked Me to Join a Travel Variety Show, Not Bring Reba Along to Catch Criminals 让参加旅综,没让你带热芭抓罪犯 [Livestreaming + Challenges + Lucky Charm + Crime-Solving + Entertainment Industry + Travel Variety Show + Reba + Baiting Criminals + System + Deduction + Mystery] Lin Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a student who has just finished his college entrance exams and is about to enter the police academy. But someone unexpectedly stole his guaranteed admission spot. Disheartened, he joins a global travel competition show and becomes teammates with Reba. The rules require contestants 110Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 The Day I Joined the Team, I Filled Out the Meritorious Service Record 入队当天,填满立功表 Pei Yuan spent two and a half years training at the police academy. On the day he joined the force, he got a System. Every criminal he apprehended earned him Justice Points, which he could use to redeem mystery boxes. Inside each box were clues about various suspects. On his way to work, Pei Yuan casually caught a wanted criminal. On his first assignment, he immediately arrested a fugitive. While resolving a dispute between doctors and patients, he uncovered an organ-trafficking ring... Less —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 My Bizarre Skills Are Maxed Out, and You’re Telling Me You’re a Cop? 变态技能叠满,你跟我说你是警察 [System] [Feel-Good Story] [No Female Lead] [Lighthearted Pace] [Solving Cases in Everyday Life] When Xu Luonan woke up, he discovered that he had arrived in another world. (The blurb doesn't do it justice. Please read the story.) 1.4kReads8.6Score19514d adds
- 61 Reborn Detective: I Understand Crime Better Than the Killer 重生刑警:我比凶手更懂犯罪 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 36.8kReads8.6Score4.2k14d adds
- 62 Livestream Challenge: 100 Times Walking Into Crime Scenes by Mistake 直播挑战,百次误入案发现场 [No heroine + going straight to crime scenes without warning while crimes are in progress + Kindaichi's uncanny luck (Conan's stories focus on killing one, while Kindaichi's leave one alive) + daily life + no CP + goofy comedy + lighthearted] Lu Xingzhou, a fitness streamer, gets a livestream challenge System. By completing challenge tasks set by the top donor, he can randomly earn financial rewards such as money, attributes, and skills. He thinks this will make him rich, help him marry a beauti 42.4kReads8.4Score4.4k14d adds
- 63 I'm a Police Officer, So Why Do I Have All These Villain Skills? 我是民警啊,怎么全是反派技能? A new work is here! You can find 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! 39Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 64 I Am a Detective: Giving Qin Chuan a Helping Hand 2 我是刑警:助秦川一臂之力2 A sequel fanfic to I Am a Police Officer, and the only one of its kind! Inspired by real criminal investigation cases, with high-stakes mysteries solved one episode at a time. There’s never a dull moment, and every twist is explosive! A veteran detective returns to the crime scene, and new cold cases keep piling up. Can you follow them through the fog and uncover the truth from the smallest clues? 872Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Crime Solving: I Can Pinpoint the Killer, and My Deduction Skills Keep Getting Better 破案:我能锁定凶手,推理就变强 Anning Medical College. Outside the women's dormitory. Bao Jun followed a short-haired girl with a suspicious look, glancing around nervously in case someone suddenly jumped out. If word got out that he'd gone into the women's dorm, his social life would basically be over. “Senior Lu, are you really just asking me to fix your computer?” As they neared the dorm supervisor's office, Bao Jun finally blurted out the question he'd been holding in all the way there. The short-haired senior ahead turne 107Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 66 A Rookie Cop’s First Day: Catching a Deranged Serial Killer from the Start 新警入职:开局抓捕变态杀人狂 [No female lead + power fantasy + urban fantasy + deduction + solving cases + starting a job] Zhao Tian's family has had three generations of auxiliary police officers. As the fourth generation, he studied day and night, passed the police academy entrance exam, and finally fulfilled his dream. Before graduating, he inherited an ancient torture device: the cauldron. Murderers are wreathed in a blood-red aura. The cauldron absorbs that aura and grants him all their memories of the crime, turning h 495Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 67 This Auxiliary Police Officer Is a Little Too Strong 这个辅警有亿点强 The story of a rookie auxiliary police officer fresh out of high school. Armed with the strongest career System, he earns a salary of 1,800 yuan while doing work worth 108,000, growing steadily along the way until he becomes a legend in the police force. (This is not a brainless power fantasy. Please proceed with caution if that bothers you.) 47Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 68 Lone Cop 孤警 He is meticulous when solving cases, but has terribly poor social skills in everyday life. He was once called a “pervert” for following a single woman. A procedural crime series in which every protagonist and supporting character is intelligent and capable. The pacing is brisk, with roughly one case every ten chapters. The twists are unexpected, and behind each case are the joys and sorrows of human life and the darkness of human nature. The male lead was born with a disability. He became a poli 2.3kReads8.4Score20414d adds
- 69 Reborn in the 1990s: Solving Serial Murder Cases 重生九零刑侦,破获连环杀人案 “Help! Somebody save me!” A feeble cry for help rings out across the playground in the darkness! As the fog clears, a blood-soaked corpse is found nailed to the lawn, its vacant eyes staring straight ahead. The cries for help still echo in the air! Possessing a corpse? After being reborn, Ye Xuan binds himself to the God-Tier Detective System. Every solved case earns him special abilities and all kinds of rewards! From then on, Ye Xuan sets out on an endless path of solving cases! If your crimin 300Reads5.7Score10414d adds
- 70 Back at the Crime Scene 重回凶案现场 Uncover the truth behind murder cases and hear the voices of the dead! Zhou Yi was an ordinary criminal investigator with the Public Security Bureau. While investigating a case involving a supposedly haunted skyscraper, he unexpectedly discovered that, under certain circumstances, he could see the final moments of a victim's life. 44Reads—Score1014d adds
- 71 I Told You to Play a Criminal, Not to Outdo One 喊你扮演罪犯,没喊你超越呀 Lin Mo transmigrated into an educational show about simulated crimes. The show’s mission was to find loopholes that did not yet exist in society and patch them as quickly as possible. None of the contestants had any criminal records. But after Lin Mo gained the Popularity System, he expertly made counterfeit money right from the start, and even managed to spend it successfully! 132Reads5.5Score914d adds
- 72 Kunkun’s Wonderful Ninth Book 坤坤的奇妙的第9本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 All These Skills Are for Bandits, and You Call Yourself a Cop? 全是悍匪技能,你管这叫警察啊? My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. 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! 237Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Under Surveillance by the Major Crimes Unit! This Guy’s a Total Pretty Boy 重案组监视对象!这哥真是小鲜肉 Jiang Wen transmigrates to a parallel world and discovers that he’s just a registered entertainer, a pretty boy kept by Yang Mi. Rely on pig kidneys to stay alive every day? As if! Just then, he activates the [Good Samaritan] System and decides to use his skills to find a new line of work. It’s just that his particular skills are a little... unorthodox! Perverts, murderers, notorious thieves... He fights crime by doing the opposite of what you’d expect. When a pervert strikes, he joins in. When 441Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 75 A Book by Little Pumpkin 小小南瓜的一本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your follows are what keep me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 172Reads7.3Score10114d adds
- 76 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
- 77 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 393Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 78 Lights Shine Across a Thousand Homes 万家灯火通明 Xu Yang attended the top-ranked police academy in the country, yet somehow always managed to finish his exams at the bottom of the class. There seemed to be more to it than met the eye. After a word from the principal, Xu Yang packed his things and reported to the municipal Public Security Bureau. By a twist of fate, he began his career as a criminal investigator. As he solved case after case, Xu Yang gradually came to understand what it meant to be a police officer. Many years later, someone as 3.3kReads8.4Score29414d adds
- 79 Solving Cases: I Can See Crime Scenes 破案,我能看见案发现场 A case from the past unexpectedly awakened Su Xia to the Crime Scene Reconstruction System. Every time a murder occurred, he could perfectly recreate the crime scene, making him a genius at criminal profiling! While investigating six serial suicides, however, he stumbled upon a shocking, earth-shattering case. Just then, a policewoman he had known for years appeared before him. “The police force has recognized your talent and wants to invite you to help solve cases. Ask for anything you want!” S 94Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 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 9.4kReads8.8Score64914d adds
- 81 Late on Your First Day at Work, and Your Excuse Is That You Were Kidnapped? 入职第一天迟到,你借口被劫持? [Police] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [System] [Unorthodox Crime Solving] [Urban Fantasy] This is a fictional world. Do not compare its social systems to those of real life. Purely positive and morally upright! Su Hao transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes an ordinary police officer. He shows up late on his very first day, enraging the station chief! But when Su Hao returns with an A-class wanted criminal, The chief says, “Have some tea. Please, have some tea!” One moment he’s being commende 1kReads8.8Score10614d adds
- 82 You Empty Your Magazine Right Away, and You Call That an Auxiliary Cop? 上来清空弹夹,你管这叫辅警? Fresh out of college, Su Ran became an auxiliary police officer. [Ding! Awakened the Berserker Police System...] [Major case lead detected. Use a body slam to claim a reward.] From then on, Su Ran’s approach to solving cases began to change... Criminals resisting arrest? They get a taste of righteous fists! Run into a gang fight? I’ll take down the whole gang by myself with a gun. Come across a pervert? I’ll hit him with a lightning-fast five-whip combo until he can’t get enough! As long as Su R 2.9kReads7.1Score42814d adds
- 83 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
- 84 Officer, Are You a Lucky Charm? First-Class Merits Keep Landing on Your Doorstep 警官你锦鲤呀?一等功天天送上门 After twenty years of bad luck, Lin Ran became a police officer. On his first day on the job, he awakened the Lucky Cop System. Hailing a cab? He runs into a Class B wanted criminal. Passing by a bank, he happens to catch a gang of bank robbers. He takes a casual stroll down the street, and criminals come to confess to him. From then on, wherever Lin Ran goes, criminals are sure to follow. First-Class Merit? Lin Ran, are you handing those out wholesale? 792Reads6.8Score7514d adds
- 85 The One Who Breaks the Darkness 破暗者 A bizarre disappearance case brought Ye Chen back to the city that held so many of his memories. What he didn't know was that behind each case lay not only the sickness in the human psyche, but also a hidden darkness. 38Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 86 Casework: My Epic Showdown with the Criminal! 探案,我与案犯巅峰对决! A nightmare from the start: transmigrate into a murder suspect's body, then turn around and teach the police how to solve the case. After transmigrating to a parallel world, Wu Wei becomes a high school senior filling out his college entrance exam application. Before he can finish entering the code for his final school, two police officers show up in his classroom. Officers: We suspect you committed murder! Wu Wei: ??????!!! After merging his memories, he analyzes the bloodstains... The officers 803Reads7.0Score11514d adds
- 87 You Asked Me to Confess, So You Found the Tiger of the Major Crimes Unit? 让你表白,你找重案组之虎? [System + One Female Lead + Sweet Everyday Romance + Crime Solving + Comedy + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger] Lu Shen was a police officer in his previous life. After laying down his life in the line of duty, he transmigrated to a parallel world and became a probationary officer reporting for duty once again. I'd already given my life to the country in my last life. Couldn't I enjoy myself this time around? I figured I'd landed a secure job with benefits and great pay, so I could lie flat and be 215Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 88 I'm a Cop! Why Are All My Traits Villainous? 我警察啊!怎么都是反派词条? A rich father, a biased mother, an arrogant older sister, and him, the adopted son. Lin Mu transmigrates into the adopted son of the Lin Group. When his adoptive parents find their biological son, they give him an apartment measuring 240 square meters and twenty million yuan, then tell him to get out of the Lin family. Lin Mu, having just transmigrated: “I'm out of here! Who would turn down money?” After leaving the Lin family, Lin Mu gets a letter from the police station. The original owner had 17Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 89 I Just Transmigrated and Solved a Major Case. That's Totally Reasonable, Right? 刚穿越,就破了大案,很合理吧 412Reads8.4Score10014d adds
- 90 You’re a SWAT Officer, So Why Are You Doing Criminal Investigations? 你一个特警,怎么也干刑侦活? On his first day at work, Su Yan went to the bank to take care of something and ended up tied up as a hostage by robbers. With the Heaven-Sent Police System, Su Yan shows what he can do. He takes a gun with his bare hands and easily captures four vicious robbers. Then, judging by where the four robbers had been standing, he catches the mastermind behind the robbery as well. The heads of the various police units at the scene, who had been at a loss, are left amazed. “With skills like yours, you w 7.1kReads8.4Score71114d adds
- 91 Reborn in 1994: From Rookie Cop to Criminal Investigation Expert 重生94:从菜鸟警察到刑侦专家 One morning, award-winning lawyer Zhu Yu woke up and found himself reborn in 1994, at the scene of a family massacre. It was the first case he had worked on after graduating from police academy: the June 23 massacre. In his previous life, the gruesome, blood-soaked scene had terrified him into fainting, making him the laughingstock of the entire criminal investigation team. The June 23 massacre had also remained unsolved ever since. Given a second life, Zhu Yu swears he will crack the case and c 26.3kReads8.6Score2.7k14d adds
- 92 Beat Cop Lin Feng 片警林峰 In August 1992, 52-year-old criminal investigation expert Lin Feng died in the line of duty during a pursuit. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to age eighteen, to the very day he was assigned as a neighborhood police officer at the Chaoyang Police Station in Jiangcheng. In his previous life, he specialized in major cases. Now, he had to start with family squabbles and everyday nuisances. Stolen bicycles, disputes between neighbors, pickpockets at the market... Yet among these “mino —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 My Left Eye Rewinds Time, My Right Eye Judges: From the Start, White Hair Rules Forensics 左眼回溯右眼审:开局白发镇刑侦 [Criminal Investigation] [Face-Slapping] [Revenge] [Urban Fantasy] [Episodic Cases + Main Story] I awakened an eye that burns through my lifespan. My hair turned white overnight, but I could see the past and judge the guilty. With my left hand, I turn back time. With my right, I command hell. When I used the little life I had left to gaze at the mastermind smiling at a charity gala, the entire Yunding Group began to tremble. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 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! 267Reads7.2Score10014d adds
- 95 The Bad Kids: Bloodshed in Northern Myanmar 边水往事:血色缅北 Here, they traffic drugs, murder people, trade in organs, commit fraud… They stop at nothing. I went from an eagerly anticipated honeymoon to falling into the hands of a criminal syndicate in northern Myanmar, and began a perilous struggle to survive. In the syndicate, I started out as a “piglet” and carefully worked my way up until I became the boss’s second-in-command. Facing this vast criminal organization, I had to struggle not only on the edge between morality and survival, but also with a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 His Black-Gold Empire 他的黑金帝国 On the blood, tears, and lives of countless ordinary people, he swiftly built his own empire of wealth. His insane, colossal profits became a nightmare for 390,000 people. Behind the lavish mansions and luxury cars lay the financial ruin of thousands upon thousands of people. The gleam of 304 jin of gold cannot conceal the victims' final accusations, made with their lives. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Blood Night 血夜 Night of Blood —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 One Gunshot, and My Eight-Year Flight Began 一声枪响,我开始了八年逃亡 Bang! A deafening gunshot shattered the peaceful night sky over Zhuzhou. Lin Zeyu gripped the gun, still smoking in his hand. He knew that from this moment on, his life had plunged once more into a dark abyss. And it had all begun with a choice that seemed ordinary, yet was steeped in tragedy. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Death of the Other Woman: 27 Stabs That Drove Her to the Brink 第三者之死:被逼至绝路的27刀 Beside the supermarket shelves in the early hours, a bloodied fruit knife clattered to the floor. When He Wenling plunged the knife into her husband’s mistress, the security camera caught her twisted smile. This housewife, whom the neighbors had mocked for being “too useless to keep a man,” had finally torn the smug, pretty face of Li Xiaoyun apart with her own hands. No one understood why, a year after her divorce, she had suddenly murdered her ex-husband’s new lover. Until the police opened he 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 I Went Undercover to Bust a Prostitution Ring, Then Knocked a Killer Out with a Brick! 实习去扫黄,一砖拍晕杀人狂! After transmigrating into the body of a rookie police officer, Yan Xujie gets assigned to his first mission: a raid on a prostitution ring! He thought he'd find scantily clad women, but the burly man he casually knocked unconscious turned out to be a serial killer! Then, while on a weekend blind date, he accidentally discovers a drug deal in progress. And the ringleader is his date? Well, there's nothing more to say! Everyone is equal before justice, especially your blind date! Cuff them! Cuff t 4kReads7.0Score51814d adds

















































