Novels like Hunting a Killer on a Rainy Night
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- 101 Suspenseful Investigation 悬侦 The city is a vast chessboard, and all living beings are its pieces. He heard the sound of a chess piece falling: a taunt from hell, and a death knell leading to the truth. Every cold case has an ending. He used the dead as a mirror to reconstruct the sins of the living, and the chess game as a ruse to conceal a heart that devoured people. 793Reads—Score—Shelves
- 102 Deep Blue Corrosion 深蓝锈蚀 [Ensemble cast] [Foreshadowing] [Mind-bending] [Light Lovecraftian elements] Forty years after humanity won the war against intelligent machines, the world has become a fusion of near-future cyberpunk and fantasy. Technology is highly advanced, but society is deeply divided. Magic, arcane arts, holographic technology, and genetic modification all lurk beneath the surface. Hai Feng, a wandering, retired vigilante, stumbles upon a mysterious, strange phenomenon in a neon city and is drawn into a s 1.7kReads9.5Score141Shelves
- 103 Crime Scene: A Homicide Captain’s Casebook 犯罪现场：刑警队长的死亡手札 Tension! Suspense! Thrills! Disappearances! Kidnappings! Murders! A sealed room used to kill, cursed villagers, a sinister mirror... Who is the real culprit lurking in the darkness? 734Reads9.1Score112Shelves
- 104 The Secret of a Collective Rejuvenation 集体回春的秘密 “Sis, have you been taking preservatives?” “Are there more and more centenarians?” A rejuvenation craze has swept through a certain entertainment circle. Behind the glamour, are there secrets no one knows? Lin Shen ventures alone into the tiger's den... and barely makes it out alive. 35Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 105 Officer, Stop Guessing! I’m Really Innocent! 警官别猜了，我真的是无辜的啊 Everyone thought Jiang Yi was quiet and ill-tempered, but no one expected her to be decisive and cool-headed. When a case came up, she calmly analyzed the situation and offered to act as bait to help the police catch the killer. When they asked what she used to do, Jiang Yi said, "Maybe I was an assassin." Police officer: "?" The word "maybe" really carries a lot of weight. Later, after the police became her colleagues, her talent for solving cases was impossible to miss. Her coworkers nearly we 1.8kReads—Score223Shelves
- 106 Fallen Leaves Adrift 落叶浮沉 Strong Female Lead + Villain Protagonist + Female Criminal + No Golden Finger + No Stupid Characters + Large Ensemble Cast I had the worst possible start, born in a village that “eats people.” Where I come from, good people don't live long. Only the wicked survive. The day I fled to the city, I had no education, no connections, and no way back. But I had brains. I climbed on whoever could be useful, and took out whoever stood in my way. Everyone was a stepping stone. Some say I climbed over a mo 119Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 Major Crimes Unit One: Six Together 重案一组：六人行 [Handcrafted from scratch, read with confidence, and discussion is welcome] The Municipal Public Security Bureau's Criminal Investigation Detachment, Major Crimes Unit One, has six people. They handle the city's toughest homicide cases, with one case barely solved before another comes along. There are no genius detectives or prodigies of deduction, just repeated trips to crime scenes, scrutinizing details, and painstakingly following leads. Team leader Old Fu says solving cases doesn't depend on 14.1kReads—Score938Shelves
- 108 A Maniacal Smile Beneath the Mask: I’m Crazy, Don’t Run 面具下癫狂一笑，我是疯子你别跑 [No heroine, revenge, magic, madness, mental illness, ruthless action] He is a high-IQ, unhinged magician who kills for revenge. He is both a madman and a savior. His goal is to take perfect revenge on everyone! … Three years ago, Chen Sheng was secretly admitted for treatment after being diagnosed with several mental illnesses. He was classified as an S-rank dangerous patient. Three years later, Chen Sheng is discharged after recovering, only to discover that the Chen family has suffered a deva 9.6kReads8.6Score989Shelves
- 109 The Bureau's Twin Years: A Record of Strange Herb Mysteries in the Martial World 局编双年：奇草谜案江湖录 (Not a power fantasy + no System + plot-driven + crime-solving and deduction + mind-bending twists) (The author spent a full year crafting all the murder cases. They’re sure to be gripping and mind-bending, so enjoy!) One year ago, on a dark night, I was a lowly cleaner working in the City Lord’s Hall when I was dragged into a murder targeting the three great families. Everyone said I was the killer! One year later, by day, I’d turned my fortunes around and become deputy director of the Security 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 110 The Murder Case Detective 凶案大侦探 Hard-hitting criminal investigations + team-based case-solving + standalone murder cases + high-stakes plots, with a tight pace and nonstop twists The six-member major crimes unit trusts only evidence, never appearances. A locked room, a woman with slit wrists, and an entire city convinced it was suicide. One word from the medical examiner exposes the lie: the fatal blow to the back of her head could not have been self-inflicted! Team leader Zhou Ke leads the investigation. Fingerprints, fibers, 6.2kReads—Score471Shelves
- 111 The Anti-Fraud Auditor: Exposing Every Money Scam 反诈审计师：看穿一切金钱谎言 Former Big Four auditor × specially appointed economic-crime consultant × anti-fraud trio Wielding data like a sword, we see through every financial lie The day I was fired by the Big Four, I thought my career was over for good. I was framed, blacklisted, and shut out by the entire industry, all because I refused to sign a fraudulent audit report. My partner slammed fabricated workpapers onto the table, and HR marked me “not eligible for rehire” in the industry system. Overnight, I went from 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 112 Officer, Stop Guessing. I’m Really Innocent 警官别猜了，我真是无辜的啊 [Don’t read this. Check out the new book with the same title instead.] Everyone thought the young heiress of the Si family was a timid pushover, known in their circle for liking nothing but corpses and barely speaking. But no one expected that after disappearing and returning, the once timid, soft-spoken girl would change her name, become decisive and ruthless, and join the criminal investigation squad. When faced with a case, she calmly analyzes the situation and offers to act as bait to help t 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 113 Fang Xiaoxiao 方晓晓 After an impulsive moment, Fang Xiaoxiao, a girl still in eighth grade, accidentally killed a classmate who had bullied her. Terrified, she decided to hide the body. To evade the investigation, Fang Xiaoxiao was forced to cover up the traces of her crime and convince herself that it was all an accident, just a coincidence. People can choose to believe lies, but they can never escape reality. The mind can pretend nothing happened, but the rotting body is real. On the seventh day after the deat 468Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 114 Stubborn as Hell [Criminal Investigation] 犟种【刑侦】 As the horrifying Yeti skinning case shocked the nation, Zhu Suixi returned from distant Tibet. On her first day back, the bureau chief said a brilliant researcher was joining the team. She looked up and saw her ex-boyfriend, whom she had not seen in years. Qin Shiyuan stared at the major-crimes squad leader standing before him, pretending not to know him, and fell into deep thought. Eight years ago, she had told him her name was Li Xia, and that she was a foreign correspondent. They fell in lov 11.4kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
- 115 Evil Bones 4: Partners in Crime and Love 恶骨4：罪爱同谋 [Mind-Bending Mystery + Case-of-the-Week Stories + Crime + Criminal Investigation + Stunning Twists + Fighting Side by Side] A shadowy hand controls a deadly game. Out on the sea, a white suitcase drifts slowly across the water. When it's opened, it reveals the bloated, headless corpse of a woman! Is the butterfly tattoo on the body a clue to the victim's identity, or a warning from the killer? A blood-soaked coffin appears on a stormy night, its oozing blood horrifying against the darkness! The 1.3kReads9.3Score482Shelves
- 116 The Mystery: Chasing the Light 谜局：逐光 The first book in the Mystery Series: Mystery: Chasing the Light [Two male leads + only each other + older love interest + no angst + happy ending + multiple side couples] * Fifteen years ago, his parents died in an “accident.” For fifteen years, he searched desperately for the one ray of “light” that could guide him. Fifteen years later, he joined the police force with top marks and finally found himself standing behind that man. * Huo Ye is the youngest captain of the criminal investigation un 3.4kReads9.1Score493Shelves
- 117 The Murder Effect: The Innocent Sinner 谋杀效应：无罪的罪人 [Two male leads+Crime investigation+Case-of-the-week format+Parallel storylines+Mystery+Deduction+Slow burn] Isaiah Byrne is a detective in the gang investigations unit. His best friend in the city, who is also something of an informant, has made a new friend. Meanwhile, someone has made himself the judge of sinners, using blood as ink. Isaiah finally realizes that the killer who claims to deliver justice in Heaven's name has been close to him all along. Multiple POVs and characters, with a c 53Reads—Score—Shelves
- 118 The Mirrorflower Case Files 镜花罪案录 The Mirror Blossom Case Files In Nanzhou, an ancient city with a history of a thousand years, its most refined culture is being twisted into the most intricate criminal code. Rookie police officer Chu Ran discovers that behind an unsolved case her father has investigated for twenty years lies a dark network called “Mirror Blossom,” which uses Tang poetry as its code system. Its workings are chilling: the most elegant tonal patterns disguise the bloodiest criminal orders, while the most timeles 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 119 Hey! That Has-Been Is Solving Cases on a Dating Show Again 哟！糊咖又在恋综破案啦 Everyone calls Ning Ning a useless pretty face who only knows how to ride the popularity of dating reality shows, an illegitimate fake heiress the Ning family is ashamed to acknowledge. Only Ning Ning and her husband, Mo Xiao, know that she is a suspended criminal investigation detective with extraordinary abilities, while Mo Xiao has a broken plot System bound to him. The System wails frantically in Mo Xiao's mind every day: Host! Ning Ning, that vicious supporting actress, is about to derail t 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 The Unsolved Case: The Truth of Evil 悬案之真实的罪恶 [Short, self-contained cases] + [Inspired by true cases] + [Won't eat or sleep, only solve cases] Twisted human nature has given rise to one bizarre real-life tragedy after another! Join the protagonist, Liang Zheng, as he clears away the fog and probes the depths of humanity's ugliness. A suspenseful detective novel with a mind-bending ending you won't see coming! 18.7kReads8.7Score2kShelves
- 121 One Slip After a Thousand Careful Thoughts 千虑一失 [Criminal Investigation] [Mystery and Deduction] [No Supernatural Elements] A man commits a brazen crime in front of the police and jumps into a river during the manhunt, but the body they find in the water is not the culprit’s. Afterward, new victims appear one after another in an apartment elevator, at a hospital, and outside the Public Security Bureau, setting off a kidnapping crisis as well. Four people die in a single day. Is this a deliberate provocation, or is something else at play? Face 62Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 122 Dawn of Murder 1: Undercurrent 破晓杀机1：暗潮 [Criminal Investigation and Deduction + Criminal Psychology + Stunning Twists + Horror + Wild Imagination] On the square of the Police University, a horrifying corpse lies curled inside a shattered sculpture, its face contorted as if frozen in a silent scream. Even more unsettling, a note found in the victim's stomach eerily foretells the crime scene. Chen Ye has only just become a police officer when he is handed such a difficult case, and this is only the beginning. A string of deaths shatters 761Reads8.9Score131Shelves
- 123 A Crime Reporter’s Notes: The Ledger of Life and Death in Real Cases 刑侦记者手记：真实罪案的生死簿 Where there are people, there's not only the “jianghu,” but also life and death. How long life lasts, we cannot know. But death comes at its own pace for everyone. One case after another unfolds, and killers spring up like bamboo shoots, piercing the calm surface of the world. As layer upon layer of real evidence is stripped away, their ugly faces are exposed. What happened to the missing young couple during their final eight hours? A pair of lecherous eyes follows a young woman's skirt, trailin 436Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 124 The Ten Great Mysteries of the Song Dynasty 大宋十大奇案 No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincible protagonist, no System, no golden finger, and no transmigration. This is not a power fantasy, so read at your own discretion! A pure historical mystery set in the jianghu, offering an immersive experience of everyday life in an ancient town and the suspenseful twists and turns as officials use their wits to solve cases… 7.3kReads8.6Score643Shelves
- 125 I Understand Animal Speech and Escape a Perverted Killer 听懂兽语，我从变态凶手手中逃生 When Cen He woke up, someone had tied her up at a murder scene. She discovered that she could understand animals! The good news was that she now had a special ability. The bad news was... she could only use it secretly, right under the killer's nose. With the help of a rat carrying her messages, Cen He passed information to the police, found a way out of a dead end, and held on until the officers arrived. Later, Cen He somehow ended up interning at the Ning City Public Security Bureau. She joine 126Reads—Score131Shelves
- 126 Deadly Scorpion 1: A Male Criminal's Case Files 致命毒蝎1：男子犯罪档案 3.3kReads9.2Score367Shelves
- 127 Hunting Evil [Crime Investigation] 探恶【刑侦】 A jaded, easygoing, flirtatious intern, Ye Yi × a reserved, gentle, strategic elite detective, Ji Wang Mutual crushes, finding their way to each other. One-on-one romance, both devoted and strong, happy ending, alternate universe, with some original settings. . Ji Wang, captain of the city bureau’s criminal investigation team, has had his handsome photo on a matchmaking site for three years, but still hasn’t found a buyer. Ye Yi says, “Someone like him is either not interested in romance, or alr 9.4kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
- 128 Tracking the Black Zone 黑域追踪 A sweeping crime thriller about combating organized crime. All stories in this book are fictionalized adaptations of real cases and events. Names and places have been changed; any similarities are purely coincidental. A cold case has been pursued for ten years, and at last the gray sky screen over Linjiang is torn open. The corrupt empire collapses, and the protectors behind it fall from power. Detective Zheng Xiaotian wins the battle, yet chooses to leave the front line. His departure tells eve 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 The Unlucky Police Chief: Every Shift Brings a Murder 倒霉警长：一值班就来命案 Every case pushes the limits of human nature. Every chapter turns conventional wisdom on its head. Not for the faint of heart! My name is Lu Xun, and everyone at the Lijiao Bridge Police Station knows me as the “unlucky police captain.” I seem to have a natural magnet for murder cases. Whenever I'm on duty, there's a body in the Yu River, a corpse in a freezer, a dismembered body in an apartment, a body soaked in poison... One bizarre case after another always finds its way to me. The darker a 195Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 I Became a Living Corpse and Went on a Hundred-Day Killing Spree for Revenge 我化身活死人，百日复仇杀疯了 [Revenge] [No female lead] [Suspenseful pacing] The protagonist's entire family was slaughtered by a “mysterious organization,” and he himself was stabbed to death in a frenzy of knife blows. Yet he returned to the world as a living corpse. He feels no pain or cold, doesn't need to breathe or eat... He has nothing left but revenge. He will send every one of his enemies to hell in the most brutal way possible. One hundred days remain, and his body is slowly rotting away. Each time he deals with a 57.8kReads9.1Score6.2kShelves
- 131 What Kind of Cop Is a Fatso Like You? 你一个胖子当什么警察 [Reborn + no System + crime-solving + comedy + tough cop] Tian Ping'an, a fat man, dies unexpectedly during a competitive eating contest, only to be mysteriously reborn in a parallel world more than thirty years in the past. Here, he is still a trainee in the criminal investigation unit, while his beautiful partner, Liu Tingting, is destined to be assassinated by a notorious thief king. His parents, too, are about to meet with misfortune. Faced with such peril, how can Tian Ping'an, a devoted fo 6.8kReads9.3Score780Shelves
- 132 The Evil Tale (Complete) 恶谭（全文） [Suspense + criminal investigation + deduction + episodic cases + the depths of human nature + no romance + crime-solving focus] “When a person’s heart is filled with darkness, evil takes root there. The guilty are not the criminals, but those who create the darkness.” A distress call received in the early hours comes from a dead person’s phone number. A murder in a village is reported in the news, with the Wolf God suspected of being responsible! Men in Liangcheng are repeatedly found to have b 1.5kReads8.8Score203Shelves
- 133 Criminal Investigation: Major Crimes Unit, Part Two 刑侦之重案组第二部 Criminal investigation + no System + episodic cases + fast-paced A butcher’s killing spree on a rainy night brings Lin Mu, a former member of the Special Cases Investigation Team, back into action alongside top forensic pathologist Bai Miao. As they follow the clues, they discover the truth is far more complicated than it first appears. A mysterious hallucinogenic drug has surfaced again. Can they follow the trail this time and uncover who is pulling the strings...? 18.3kReads9.1Score2kShelves
- 134 Flowers at the Bottom of the Valley 谷底的花 [Slice-of-life mystery + deduction + crime solving + case-of-the-week + serious drama] Main characters: Lu Jun (forensic pathology intern) vs. Chen Zhou (criminal investigation team captain) Six years ago, a family upheaval completely changed Lu Jun's personality, and his family sent him abroad. Six years later, Lu Jun returned to China and voluntarily joined Chen Zhou's workplace. The two are twelve years apart in age. Their relationship shifted from close friends to an awkward “uncle and nephe 1.2kReads—Score132Shelves
- 135 Dissociators: The Chronicles of Saint Judas Island 解离者：圣犹大岛纪事 On the picturesque island of St. Judas, a series of locked-room mysteries and cunning murders unfold. The person who comes to solve them is a professional assassin. He understands killing and strategy, using a killer's instincts to unravel one impossible crime after another. Beneath the sunlit island, lies, old grudges, and conspiracies steadily rise to the surface. With classic locked-room mysteries at its heart, an immersive deserted-island atmosphere, and four linked cases, the story asks at 90Reads—Score—Shelves
- 136 This Cultivator Is Rather Cunning 这个修士有点心计 This story focuses on schemes, suspense, and plot twists. If you enjoy this style, dive right in with confidence. Her family is wiped out, a bounty is placed on her head, and she is hunted down. She moves among the great clans, repeatedly teetering between life and death. When talent falls short, cunning makes up the difference. So what if I’m only at the Qi Refining stage? I can still scheme a Golden Core cultivator to death. So what if I have a crippled spiritual root? I can still join a major 103Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 137 Evil Bones 2: The Ashen Mystery 恶骨2：灰烬谜踪 [Criminal Investigation + Criminal Psychology + Hard-Core Deduction + Genius Detective + Serial Murders + Fighting Side by Side + Ensemble Cast] The dead can speak, and clues never lie! Thirty years ago, a shooting sent shockwaves through the entire town. A man and a woman died on the spot, while the killer remained at large. Years later, another case brought the true culprit behind the cold case to light! At the same time, a young girl vanished under mysterious circumstances, and every suspect 3.2kReads9.3Score774Shelves
- 138 The Gods Devour Earth 神噬地球 [Ensemble cast] + [No overpowered cheats] + [Power struggles] + [Slow burn, not a power fantasy] + [No stereotypical characters] + [Wits and strategy] + [A blend of classical and modern prose, not for everyone] (Revised through Chapter 37 of Volume Two. Later chapters will be updated gradually.) Thermodynamics applies in this book. You cannot replenish your mana forever. Any method of gaining power will gradually be discovered by others over time, causing its benefits to diminish until they even 48.6kReads9.5Score8.9kShelves
- 139 Sin-Cleansing Killer System 涤罪杀手系统 System + No Female Lead + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Novel This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events or people is purely coincidental. Bai Yi is an orphan adopted by a retired criminal investigator. Raised on lessons about justice, he knows all too well that there are many evils in the world that the law cannot eradicate. He has grown numb to them, but one day, quite by chance, a voice rings out in his mind: Congratulations, Host, you have awakened the Assassin System... 1.7kReads8.7Score141Shelves
- 140 Revenge Begins With the Perfect Accident 复仇，从制造完美意外开始 [High-IQ plots involving accidental killings and locked-room murders] [A logical, high-IQ power fantasy] To prevent crime and reduce the likelihood of criminal acts, a brand-new variety show, Simulated Crime, takes the world by storm. The guests enter a space capsule, where their brain waves connect to a fully simulated metaverse. Studying the crimes committed by guests during their revenge plots can provide criminal investigation with valuable experience and improve the efficiency of solving ca 2.3kReads8.9Score223Shelves
- 141 The Cat Forensic Pathologist and Her Dog of a Homicide Captain 法医猫猫的狗狗刑侦队长 Forensic pathologist vs. head of the criminal investigation team + two male leads + episodic cases + brain-teasing crime-solving mystery Guan Fang’s first impression of Qin Yu was: Did this guy walk onto the wrong set? This isn’t a xianxia drama filming location, it’s the autopsy room at the Nancheng Public Security Bureau! After spending some time with him, Guan Fang started wondering why the forensic pathologist was so aloof. He was like a Maine Coon basking in the sun, keeping to himself in a 3.9kReads8.9Score555Shelves
- 142 The Umbrella and the Killer 寻伞追凶 This is a tragic story set in the late 1970s. In a courtyard compound that seems peaceful and quiet, countless secrets and old grudges lie hidden beneath the surface. It is a world of conspiracy and revenge. Chen Yimei’s grandmother is poisoned to death in her own home. A mysterious umbrella draws Lin Ping into a thorny search for the killer. Who owns the umbrella? Could its owner be the murderer? As Lin Ping doggedly pursues the case, a shocking truth gradually comes to light... 47Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 143 Don’t Mess with Me, I’ve Got Connections in the Capital 别惹我，哥朝中有人 I’m Lin Ce, a rookie at work. My boss publicly dumped the blame on me, pinning a three-million-yuan disaster on me so neatly there wasn’t a crack in it. Just as I was about to pack up and leave, my ancestral jade pendant suddenly grew hot: “Tsk, even those censors in the Wanli era cited chapter and verse when they framed someone. Your boss is way too crude.” Zhang Juzheng, Grand Secretary of the Ming dynasty, is living inside my jade pendant! From then on, being made a scapegoat? Not happening. 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 144 On the Brink of Death 死亡濒临 On the very first day of the newly formed Nanjing City investigation team, a murder case breaks out. Gu Xiyi, a key figure in the case, is an expert at slacking off and sneaking in flirtatious jabs at the team captain. At first, Xian Wei tries every trick in the book to lock Gu Xiyi up, convinced that his very existence is a menace to society. Later, he never imagines that Gu Xiyi will end up being a menace to him alone... If you don't know death, how can you understand life? If the dead cannot 183Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 145 The Master of Disguise (Complete in Two Volumes) 变脸师爷（全两册） Shen Bai, a famous young gentleman from the capital, is sent to the obscure little city of Bian to serve as a low-ranking county magistrate. To keep life from getting too dull, he hires a strange young man who has piqued his curiosity, Lu Yuanqing, as his assistant at the county office. With Lu Yuanqing’s help, Shen Bai solves one strange case after another: a naked female corpse leads to two unsolved cases from years ago; a wildly popular book turns out to be linked to a series of murders; a re 2.7kReads9.5Score445Shelves
- 146 Reborn in the Graveyard, I Go on a Rampage with the “Am I Dead?” System 墓地重生，我靠死了吗系统杀疯了 [Reborn in a graveyard + Death System + mystery and crime-solving + powerful heroine seeking revenge] [Nonstop thrills + a badass heroine + lots of twists + crushing scumbags every step of the way] ⊗ Orphan Qin Mo is kidnapped and thrown into a mass grave. After crawling out of a coffin, she unexpectedly binds herself to the [Are You Dead Yet] System. ⊗ Fail six missions in a row, and the System will erase you! ⊗ Watch Qin Mo plan each move carefully, turn the tables against all odds, and make h 1.2kReads9.2Score105Shelves
- 147 Lost in You 沉溺 A week ago, An Lan’s criminal investigation unit received a report about a strange kidnapping that had taken place on the night of the twenty-fifth of this month. The people who reported it were Long Jia, a student who had taken a year-long leave from Provincial Normal University, and her mother. During the rescue operation, an anonymous video appeared on the campus video-bulletin website of Xuan City’s famous Provincial Normal University. These two seemingly unrelated exposés would set off the 782Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 148 The Dissociator: The Canary Heist 解离者：金丝雀大劫案 This series focuses on a heist of the century. What seemed like an ordinary day at Collingwood Global Investment Bank is shattered when a gang of armed robbers breaks in. They force the bank employees to follow their orders. In the aftermath, a chief inspector caught in a dilemma races against time, vowing to discover who stole the £3.9 billion and why. 75Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 The Feathered Deep 羽化深渊 The story takes place in the modern East Asian coastal city of Linyuan. Linyuan is a port city plagued by year-round rain, industrial decline, and a mix of religions. It is home to: * Abandoned Taoist temples * An underground black market * A seaside altar * A sealed-off mountainous region * Folk villages * An old, quarantined psychiatric hospital * A secret religious sect left over from the Republican era Ordinary people believe the world is normal. But in truth, the world has been infiltrated 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 150 Seeking Life Amid Lingering Regrets 残念觅生 [Infinite-flow, rules-based horror, extreme escape, eerie games, no harem, no formula, no invincible protagonist, no System, no mindless plot, not a feel-good power fantasy] I’m a ballet doll, grinning as I watch them kill themselves. I throw people into “my” mindscape and lay out an inescapable path to their doom. But that lunatic Li Yu finds a loophole in every stage. I crank up the difficulty of surviving, but he uses game theory to beat me. I forbid him from speaking, but he has the whole t 237Reads—Score—Shelves
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