Novels like The Otaku's Revenge
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- 1 Interrogation Records 侦讯记录 Minghai City policewoman Ji Lingge meets a delinquent named Fasa, a murder suspect, while investigating a killing with no witnesses. She discovers his astonishing talent for “digging holes” during interrogations. Soon, another unsolved case rocks a school, and Ji Lingge turns to Fasa for help. Although Fasa faces a suspect with the same skill as his own, he still solves the case with ease. But the cases keep coming, and Fasa and Ji Lingge begin working together: a mysterious fall from a building 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Don't Fish Me Out! 别捞！ Floodwaters washed away the old bridge, and a clamshell bucket dredged a skeleton from the concrete. The knot was the kind used on sand-dredging boats. The dead man was Lao Qi, an informant who had supposedly fled with the money twenty-three years ago. But the name on the arrest warrant belonged to his mentor. He had died three whole months after his supposed escape. He hadn't fled. He'd been held captive, silenced, and poured into the bridge pier. Qin Zhen, a former criminal investigator demo —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Case Files from Nanjiang 南江办案实录 Tang Ji is convinced that the young thug Fu Shiyi is hiding a secret. Fu Shiyi thinks the cop Tang Ji is sticking his nose where it doesn't belong. A string of bizarre murders brings an old case back to light. One is a streetwise drifter surrounded by unanswered questions; the other is a principled, relentless leader of the homicide unit. As deaths pile up, the increasingly clear truth drags them into the abyss... —Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 4 Who Walks in the Night? 谁在黑夜中行走 Lin Shen fell from star detective in the Major Crimes Unit to alcoholic consultant in just three seconds: the three seconds when his world began to crumble after a failed mission. Now pain and alcohol are eating away at him, until one rainy night he spots a pig on the street, its belly stitched shut with scarlet thread. When its swollen stomach is slit open, a curled-up female corpse and a peeled-off face are revealed, like a taunting letter from the darkness. An even deeper shadow is spreadin —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 What Happened That Night 那一个晚上的事 A former couple reunites ten years after they separated. That day, the man's wife has gone back to her hometown, and the woman's husband is away on a business trip in Beijing. The man takes the woman home, but just as the bedroom light goes out, her husband knocks on the door... The next day, the woman's husband is stabbed to death with the fruit knife he brought himself. The man turns himself in, but the woman claims she killed her husband. Xu Changsheng, a young criminal investigator, joins th 272Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 I’m Just an Auxiliary Police Officer. You Want Me to Investigate a Case? 我只是个辅警，你让我查案？ A short crime-solving novel with a single male protagonist and a series-of-cases format. There’s nothing but cases to solve! It’s that simple: just pick whichever case you want to read. You don’t have to worry about the plots not connecting. Chapters without titles are part of the main storyline. You can skip them without affecting your enjoyment. 100Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Sealed Case Files: The Stories of Those Who Went Astray 尘封案卷：那些失足者的故事 They were once “suspects” in case files, branded as “fallen souls.” But when you clear away the fog surrounding each case and step into their pasts, you discover that every fall from grace hides a complicated life story no one knows about. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Lame Cop 瘸警 The police station chief takes one bite and identifies a steamed bun containing human remains, and a major case suddenly erupts. Veteran detective Yi Dongfang was left disabled by an old case, and now he solves crimes with one leg. Rookie Yuan Xiaomin has just joined the police force. He becomes Yi Dongfang's apprentice, and the two investigate crimes together, facing the darkest sides of humanity. The story opens with a shocking case involving human remains found in a steamed bun shop, followed 95.3kReads8.6Score8.5kShelves
- 9 The Crime Hunter 缉凶者 What kinds of stories will you find here? Human-skin mannequins, jigsaw puzzles made from human bones, haunted-house mysteries, lifelike wax figures, locked-room murders, gruesome dismemberments... What kinds of people lie behind these stories? People with dissociative identity disorder, vagrants, beggars, office workers, people with exceptionally high IQs... Only when you stand in hell and look up at heaven can you truly hear the wails rising from the depths of hell. There are no born criminals 126Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 10 An Old Case from Ten Years Ago Made Me a Regular at the Police Station 十年旧案，我成警局常客 [Not a power fantasy + criminal investigation and suspense + deduction + split personality + redemption + high-IQ mind games] A courier with his arm severed, a corpse hidden inside a statue, murders involving gold: behind the string of cases lies the truth about a decade-old crime. Psychological counselor Liu Nian is caught up in the case and crosses paths with criminal investigator Jiang Sinian, who carries secrets of his own. Beneath her gentle exterior, a cold and ruthless “hunter” lives in h 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Testimony 作证 A murder takes place at the Fenghua Meijun villa complex, and Deputy Criminal Investigation Captain Xu Mo arrives to investigate. The case appears straightforward, and the killer is soon caught. But after hearing the victim’s family members’ statements and looking into the deceased’s past, the investigators realize things are not so simple. The case is shrouded in mystery, and the three suspects each give a different account. Who is the real killer? And what tragic past lies hidden behind this m 87Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 12 My Rich Father-in-Law Urged Me to Blow Up a Mine and Cut Ties, So I Became a Capital-Circle Villain and Cleaned House 豪门岳父挑唆我炸矿断亲，反手化身京圈恶徒清理门户 My Wealthy Father-in-Law Tried to Make Me Blow Up a Mine and Cut Ties with My Family. I Turned Around and Became a Capital-Circle Villain, Cleaning House —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Dark Hospital: The Missing Patients 暗黑医院：消失的病患 An armed robber takes refuge in a hospital and demands that the doctors treat a woman he shot. Shugo Hayami, a doctor filling in for someone at the last minute, is unexpectedly caught up in the ordeal. Trapped on an isolated island in a locked-down hospital, with death just around the corner, he finds himself in an extreme battle of wits. While trying to escape, Shugo discovers the hospital’s terrible secret and becomes the target of both the director and the robber. Attacked from both sides, he —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 14 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—Shelves
- 15 Xu Changsheng Investigates, II 许长生探案II Police Captain Xu Changsheng, known among his team as “Little Zhuge,” faces one convoluted case after another. He always manages to untangle the clues, find the key evidence, and bring the criminals to justice. This book recounts several challenging cases that showcase Xu Changsheng’s keen powers of deduction. 6.7kReads8.3Score768Shelves
- 16 Has My Girlfriend Been Kidnapped? 我女朋友被绑架了吗？ First it was kidney-harvesting gangs in Myanmar, now there’s a dismemberment case in Thailand. Lin Xiaoyan, a female influencer, is kidnapped and held for ransom while traveling in Thailand. Who abducted her? Her boyfriend, Li Mingbo, is frantic with worry and decides to go to T Country himself to find the truth, gradually uncovering a vast conspiracy hidden in the shadows. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Someone Calls to You in the Dead of Night. Don't Look Back! 深夜有人叫你，莫回头！ Terrifying incidents from the founding of the nation to the present. If you're having trouble sleeping at night, take a look. You'll sleep even less afterward. If you're lonely, take a look, and you'll start thinking there's someone in the bathroom, someone in the kitchen, someone under the bed... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Xu Changsheng Investigates IV: Reopening a Cold Case 许长生探案IV：重启悬案 [No System, No Romance, Pure Case Solving, Episodic Stories] “The Nanda Dismemberment Case,” “The Chongqing Red-Clothed Boy Case,” “The Hulan Great Hero Case”… After repeatedly cracking bizarre cases in Jinhai, Xu Changsheng, captain of the Jinhai criminal police, is appointed by the ministry to lead the National Cold Case Task Force. From then on, he travels across the country to investigate a series of famous, decades-old unsolved cases… 15kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves
- 19 Fengcheng Crime Files 风城罪案录 Synopsis of The Windy City Crime Files At the turn of the century, the industrial hub of Luo City was known as the "Windy City." There, a criminal investigation squad moved between the ruins of steel mills and newly opened internet cafés, solving more than forty bizarre cases. The crimes spanned two eras: an old engineer died in a sealed-off workshop, while a programmer vanished into a virtual trading network. Each case was a snapshot of its time. Investigations ranged from fingerprint tracking 63Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 The Half-Cigarette Detective 半支烟神探 He never smokes a cigarette down to the end; the cases he solves are never settled.?? At forty, Chen Mu is a legend who doesn't fit in with the police force. Sloppy in appearance and a little obsessive, he solves cases through a fixation on details and his odd habit of snuffing out a cigarette halfway through. From bizarre accidents to perfect murders, no trick can escape his notice. But Chen Mu has never been after the killer right in front of him. Ten years ago, his father, Chen Guodong, was d 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Xu Changsheng Investigates V: The Ancient City's Mystery 许长生探案V：古城谜案 No System, no romance, pure deduction and case-solving, with standalone case arcs. The fifth book in the Xu Changsheng Investigation Series. Moving from the coastal city of Jinhai to an ancient city in the northwest, police captain Xu Changsheng solves one bizarre murder case after another. Some are baffling crimes that use ingenious physical tricks to kill or create alibis; others are cold cases entangled with new ones, revealing the ugliness of human nature. Under Xu Changsheng's meticulous re 21.8kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
- 22 Detective Jia 贾案侦探 [Mystery + detective + case-solving + deduction + no System + mind-bending cases + steadily unfolding plot] A locked-room murder leads to an antiques donation case from years ago. A ruthless killer lurking in the shadows carefully assassinates the people who know what the police have discovered, cutting off every lead. But evidence of a crime never disappears, and the law's net may be wide, but no criminal can slip through forever. 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 The International Sleuth 国际名探 Ahem, ahem... Rise, my beloved ministers. I have an important announcement at this morning's court session. Since I am exceptionally talented and stunningly good-looking, I am currently writing a novel. As the author of this book, I have high hopes for it. I expect all my beloved ministers to read it carefully. Be sure to leave a memorial with every chapter. I will burn the midnight oil, personally read them, and review your memorials. Before writing this book, I read widely, studied world m —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Exonerator 解罪师 Genius mathematician Lin Mo is drawn into a carefully orchestrated series of murders, and all the evidence points to him. The killer marks the corpses with mathematical symbols, uses a total lunar eclipse to create the perfect alibi, and even turns the truth behind the fire at the “Angel Orphanage” ten years ago into a bloody code of revenge. To prove his innocence, Lin Mo joins forces with police captain Shen Yuqing to investigate. Each corpse is a “puzzle piece,” and every victim was connect —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The Homicide Squad Chief Has Gone Crazy: He Wants to Interrogate Himself 刑侦队长疯了，他要审讯自己 I just took over a shadowy serial murder case. When I entered the crime scene, I had the strange feeling I'd been there before. Could I be the killer? As I dug deeper into the truth, I uncovered an astonishing secret! 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Extraordinary Detective 非常警探 The police are a wall between good people and bad people. They shield the good from harm at the hands of the bad, while also keeping the good from falling to the other side. In this position, they are destined to stay true to their original ideals while facing darkness at every turn... 16kReads8.2Score1.6kShelves
- 27 The Case of the Six-Petaled Snowflake 六角雪花迷案 A fire breaks out at a villa, and a dismembered corpse is discovered inside. Yet the scene where the body was cut apart is a hundred li away. How did the killer travel between the two places using an invisible thread? And why are the survivors of the fire dying one after another… As the investigation gradually deepens, more and more clues emerge, yet the case continues to move toward an impossible dead end… 123Reads—Score102Shelves
- 28 The Taxidermist 标本师 A woman's skinned corpse was discovered on the roof of an office building, her body wrapped in layers of plastic wrap. The police suspected that the victim had conspired with her killer to take her own life. Meanwhile, fingerprints found on a hand at the crime scene revealed that each of its five fingers belonged to a different person. All five were involved in last year's murder case. Wang Chi, who solved that case, was transferred out of the police force after being suspected of having mental 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 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—Score100Shelves
- 30 After My IQ Left, I Became Invincible 智商出走后，我无敌了 Your IQ detected that you had transmigrated, and it just couldn't take it, so it chose to leave on its own. “...” Your IQ has returned, bringing you a talent: Tempered Through a Thousand Trials, and an Invincible Domain. “Tempered Through a Thousand Trials: Don't be afraid. Just hit them.” “Invincible Domain: Say ‘screw you’ and take invincibility home. Simple trash talk, unbeatable satisfaction.” Your IQ has returned, bringing you a talent: All-Knowing and All-Powerful, and Fancy Footwork. “All 138Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 31 Nan Yin Makes Another Vow 南音再许. Nanyin Makes Another Wish. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Netherworld Pact: Grandma’s Secret 冥契：奶奶的秘密 Netherworld Pact: Grandma’s Secret —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 The White Jade Mystery 白玉谜团 Jiang Bai, a boss who works from home, is suddenly visited by the police. What will happen next? Cautions: First-person narration, mystery, novella, modern setting, but the police are less capable than in real life. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 My First Day as a Cop, and I Stumble Upon an Organ-Harvesting Gang 第一天当警察，遇到嘎腰子团伙 He transmigrates to a parallel world, becomes a police officer, and obtains the Super Detective System. Every time he solves a case and captures a criminal, he can earn all kinds of skill and item rewards. Ancient martial arts, firearms, driving, observation, tracking, and more. On Tang Feng’s first day, as he heads to report for duty at the local police station, he casually takes down a human trafficking ring on the way. On his way to work the next day, he catches three pickpockets. On the thir 4Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 35 I’m a Yin-Yang Master at a Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院当阴阳先生 [Modern Urban + Cthulhu-Style Psychiatric Hospital] When Chen Sanmu was carried into Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital by paramedics, clutching his family's ancient book, Records of the Strange from the Yellow Springs, he swore he'd show those white-coated doctors what it meant that "at the end of science lies the occult." In the intensive care ward, he mixed sedatives with black dog blood to draw talismans, used the electroshock machine as a ritual implement to command the Five Thunders, and turned —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Emergency! A Husky Has Torn Apart the Crime Scene! 急！犯罪现场被二哈拆了！ My name is Chai Chai. I'm a purebred husky, born with the ability to see the colors of smells. Most importantly, key evidence glows in my eyes. Linhai City seems peaceful on the surface, but beneath it lies a web of crimes controlled by the "Shadow Alliance." I tear up houses like I tear apart murder cases. I've chewed through sofas, floors, and even tombstones, and every "toy" I dig up is a key to solving a case. My partner, Chen Yuan, has a sharp tongue and loves slacking off, while Lin Xue is —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The Frozen North 深寒之地 This novel follows Yang Rui, an adviser to the Qidong City Criminal Police Division, his assistant Zhou Qi, and their police team as they solve cases. There is no System and no sensational or bizarre gimmicks. This is a hard-edged, orthodox mystery with tight logic and professional details that strive to avoid errors. Readers who prefer fast-paced pulp or light novels may want to give it a miss. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Xu Changsheng Investigates: Crazy Hormones III 许长生探案III疯狂荷尔蒙 No System, no romance, pure crime-solving, with a series of standalone cases. A skeleton suddenly appears in the courtyard of a beautiful woman whose husband has been away for years, bringing two old cold cases to light. A beautiful married clothing-store owner with a colorful romantic past dies mysteriously in her shop... Captain Xu Changsheng, known to his officers as “Little Zhuge,” faces one tangled case after another. He always manages to unravel the clues, find the key evidence, and bring 25.6kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves
- 39 1993: Back on the Police Beat 1993重走警途 [Mind-Bending Mystery + Episodic Stories + Crime + Criminal Investigation + Twists + No Golden Finger] The rating has just come in, and it will rise later “I wanted to be a good person too, but the nights in that era were so dark that I had no choice but to be more ruthless than the criminals.” In 1993, Binjiang County had no surveillance cameras, no DNA technology, and no big data. It was a golden age for crime to flourish unchecked, and the darkest of times for criminal investigators, who co 3.1kReads7.5Score262Shelves
- 40 You Were Supposed to Take the Arts Exam, So Why Did You End Up in Criminal Investigation? 让你艺考，你考到刑侦去了？ Li Guan has a secret: everyone looks like an old person to him. People say it’s hard to paint skin and harder still to capture the bones beneath. For him, it’s the other way around. The pretty campus belle looks like an old woman, and a strapping young man looks like an old man, making it remarkably easy for him to draw bones and muscles. He thought he would spend his life this way, different from others but otherwise uneventful. Then a young, handsome female classmate showed up, and with her ca 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 After My Entire Family Was Executed, I Joined the Inspector to Solve a Cold Case 满门抄斩后，与巡察从事共探悬案 [Mystery and Investigation | Deduction | Light Political Intrigue | Linked Serial Murders | A Vivid Portrait of Society] Yun Shu, the legitimate son of a great general and once the crown prince's study companion, watched his family suffer a sudden calamity. His father was framed for colluding with the enemy and plotting treason, and the entire clan was sentenced to death. With secret help, he faked his death and escaped, abandoning his identity to drift among the common people. He endures humili —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Death Cruise 绝命游轮 Adapted from a true case that shocked China and the world. A three-deck cruise ship vanishes without a trace… Twenty-four tourists mysteriously disappear… The provincial government sends in the air force and navy, deploying high-precision underwater detection equipment to search for the missing passengers. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Major Crime Files: Cui Baochun, King of the Violent Bandits 重案纪实：悍匪之王崔宝纯 Among the many notorious bandits of the early years of the People's Republic of China, Cui Baochun stood apart. Unlike Zhang Jun and Lei Guomin, who treated human lives as worthless, Cui Baochun was responsible for relatively few murders. Yet his crimes could all be called high-IQ offenses, and they are highly representative of China's criminal investigation history. Cui Baochun also led a remarkable life, and his female entourage was far more formidable than Zhang Jun's. Moreover, considering t 6.1kReads8.9Score360Shelves
- 44 Rookie Cop in the '90s: What? Back at a Crime Scene Again 90小片警：惊！又在案发现场 Help! A 21st-century office drone has somehow become a junior police officer in the 1990s, and she has no idea what she’s doing. How is she supposed to handle this? Wait, the 1990s? A college graduate? A guaranteed job placement! A key candidate for training! And the heavens have even given her a golden finger: she can dream herself back to crime scenes. Shen Mengqing’s eyes lit up, and she immediately thought, “Hey, this could work!” From bodies dumped in a reservoir to missing girls, every cas 28.9kReads8.3Score3.6kShelves
- 45 Global Lord: From the Start, I Got Divine-Level Enlightenment 全民领主，开局获得神级点化 A lordship game descends upon Blue Star, drawing one million gaming enthusiasts worldwide into the World of Warcraft, where they become lords of their own territories. From the start, each gets a small wooden hut and four peasants. Tang Feng draws an SSS-rank talent from the start: Divine Empowerment. He can empower any item or unit, boosting it a hundredfold or even ten thousandfold. His peasants are all empowered into three-to-four-meter-tall Titan peasants. Their productivity is a hundred tim 357Reads5.8Score100Shelves
- 46 High-IQ Crime: Who Made Me the Master of Impersonation? 高智商犯罪：谁让我是模仿大师 [System + mystery and deduction + twists + revenge + imitation + crimes] Read with caution if this isn't your thing. Lin Fan grew up in an orphanage and was born with a photographic memory and a gift for imitation. He can recreate every character on screen, and his intelligence far surpasses that of ordinary people. With the orphanage's support, he was about to enter university, and his future should have been bright. But a fire during his winter break in his final year of high school burned ev 71Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 The Archives Unit 档案组 [Horror + Mystery + Deduction] (This story is entirely fictional.) In the world we live in, countless mysterious corners often lie hidden beneath the surface calm. Events that cannot be easily explained by common sense are like phantoms in the fog, drawing people in to seek the truth behind them. And this book, The Archives, will take you on a journey of exploration into a world filled with mystery and wonder. Liu Yumin was originally just an unassuming employee in the police station’s records 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Evidence from the Crime Scene: I’m Detective Fang Che 凶案罪证：我是刑警方澈 This is the author's first novel. If the writing isn't good, feel free to say so, and the author will do their best to improve it. One side offers a trail of clues with no clear direction; the other brings pressure from a superior demanding the case be solved by a deadline. The forensic autopsy reveals a startling detail, and the police investigation narrows in on a key suspect, but every step leads into deeper fog. Who is the killer? Can the truth emerge from the layers of confusion? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 I Search for Collapse in the Eerie World 我在诡异世界找崩坏 I transmigrated into a world where urban legends can kill and conceptual rules are power. People here fear the paranormal, wield supernatural entities, and struggle to survive under a fixed set of rules. And me? I'm just a passerby looking for a bit of fun. When the “Infinite Corridor” traps and kills everyone who enters, I softly ask the wall, “Do you know what a Klein bottle is?” When the rule of the “Echo of Death” is “understanding means death,” I raise a mirror toward the void. They say I d —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 The Great Qian Coroner: From the Start, I Dissect the Empress's Favorite Consort 大乾验尸官：开局解刨女帝宠妃 [Forensic Doctor Transmigrates] + [Professional Autopsies] + [Hard-Core Deduction] + [One Major Case Entwined with Three Smaller Cases] + [Impossible Methods of Murder] + The Empress's Favorite Consort Dies Horribly in the Opening Case In his previous life, Qin Feng studied forensic medicine. By accident, he transmigrates to the Great Qian Dynasty and becomes a lowly coroner. From the start, he is confronted with the bizarre death of the empress's beloved consort. The empress orders him to solv 10Reads—Score—Shelves
