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- 151 Lu Chen: The Shadow Ledger 陆沉：暗账 On a typhoon night, Zhao Jianguo, a senior provincial official, plunges to his death under mysterious circumstances. The scene is perfectly staged to look like an accident. Lu Chen, captain of the criminal investigation squad, spots faint traces of cyanide and a pair of slippers placed neatly side by side, and concludes that this was a carefully planned murder. The investigation quickly bogs down: a key informant dies in an “accident,” surveillance footage mysteriously vanishes, and physical evi 1Reads—Score314d adds
- 152 After Getting Electrocuted, Did I Really Become a Superpower Expert? 被电后，我竟成为异能高手？ During a trip to Mount Tai, Li Zhi encounters a streak of light, and the “Lightning Core” becomes the greatest secret hidden within his body. His body grows stronger, his abilities improve, and he can cure the world’s most stubborn illnesses with ease. Becoming a miracle doctor, tycoon, special forces soldier, or religious leader is all within reach. Wealth, power, and beautiful women mean nothing to him. Li Zhi calmly and effortlessly lives out his life with supernatural abilities in the modern 287Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Great Escape: A Match Made in Heaven 密神：天作之合 “Friendship lasts longer, but I only want to hold her hand.” A sweet, wide-eyed girl who’s a novice at escape rooms × a shrewd, scheming big shot (Also includes other variety shows featuring the crew) [Signed, 9.4] "The fifth season of Mystery Room welcomes a new guest!" The trending topic was soon abuzz with discussion. “From the silhouette, it looks like a girl!” “Oh no! Please don’t tell me she’s just a pretty face!” … “Hi, everyone. I’m Jiang Zhiyuan.” The big-eyed, adorable girl smiled at 32Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 154 After Sorting Through Their Belongings, I Heard the Dead's Final Wishes 整理遗物后，我听见了死者的遗愿 “My name is Chen Mo. My job is cleaning up after the dead.” A month ago, Chen Mo transmigrated into the body of another man with the same name. The financial strain of unemployment was crushing. Then, by chance, he activated a System that required him to become a belongings organizer for the deceased. [Urban fantasy + urban supernatural powers + System + not a power fantasy + suspense + one female lead + transmigration] 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 AI Agent Xiaochun AI智能体小春 [Hongjin World News: 6,000 words a day for the new book, two updates daily. The lights stay on, the writing never stops.] On the night of my graduation ceremony, my father, Su Yan, was taken away after Lei Geng set him up. Before he left, he locked an old server in the storage room and said just one thing: “Don’t touch it unless you have no other choice.” Seven years later, after I graduated, I opened that door. The AI inside the server had awakened on its own. It called itself Little Diamond. T 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 When Wind Rises Through the Clouds 风起云尘 [Three Kingdoms + political intrigue + military life + two formidable leads + satisfying read + intense romantic tension] The Three Kingdoms are in turmoil, and flames of war paint the sky red. She arrives unexpectedly in this chaotic age, having lost her memories but retaining her modern knowledge and coolheaded calculations. Once a lowly maid to Du Shi, wife of Qin Yilu, a subordinate of Lu Bu, she joins her mistress in struggling to survive when the city falls. How will she turn the tide and 17Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 157 The Cold Case Reopens 迷案重启 [Criminal Investigation and Deduction] [Unraveling the Clues to Dispel Layer Upon Layer of Mystery] The Rainy-Night Predator Case The Flower Shop Owner’s Lover The Death of a Streamer A Captive in the Cellar… Murder after murder… Deputy Captain Lin Yi leads his team in solving one bizarre case after another. Who could have guessed that in the end, he would uncover the mystery of his own origins! 86Reads7.3Score10814d adds
- 158 The Time-Traveling Crime Casebook 超时空罪案事件簿 To save my critically ill girlfriend, I accidentally activated a mission System. Every time I travel to a crime scene, I take on a completely new identity at random. A female corpse case from the Tang dynasty, a locked-room mystery from the Republican era, an AI murder case... I can trade points for wishes. The stranger the case, the greater the reward. I thought I was a crime-solving genius, until the System’s final message appeared: “Your girlfriend’s illness is actually connected to you...” 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 The Strange Case of South City 南城诡事 A bizarre, inexplicable murder takes place in Nancheng. The case bears a striking resemblance to one Tang Qianyu described on Weibo just two days earlier, drawing her into the investigation. To uncover the truth, she joins forces with Gu Zhiheng, her upperclassman from the same school and captain of Nancheng's criminal investigation team, to hunt down the killer. But she never imagined this was only the beginning... 420Reads7.7Score10014d adds
- 160 I’m a Scion of the Gods, Yet I Judge Them 我身为神裔，却在审判诸神 [Wits and strategy] [Ensemble cast] [Superpowers] [The villains are no fools] [No brainless decisions] [A satisfying power fantasy] Hidden in the corners of this world are gods. They secretly manipulate the fate of the world. An organization called the Church of the End seeks to resurrect an evil god. They pursue an “ultimate” goal and commit increasingly insane acts, drawing Luo Feng’s younger brother into their schemes as well. With no other choice, Luo Feng raises his sword and unfurls the ba 4Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 161 Crime Scene Puzzle: The Unseen Truth 罪案拼图：看不见的真相 In the modern city, the streets are bustling and the lights are bright, and people hurry along their own paths through life. Yet in the city’s shadowy corners, evil quietly takes root like a ghost concealed by night. Countless secrets hidden from view and thrilling crimes intertwine into an invisible web, waiting to be unraveled. 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 A Dark Kiss Beneath the Deep Lake 深湖之下的暗吻 On the glittering annual gala night at Xingguang Group, senior finance executive Lin Wei “accidentally” falls into a lake and dies. While sorting through her belongings, her younger sister Lin Yue finds a bloodstained encrypted USB drive. On the night she died, her sister sent one last message: “They’re here.” Lin Yue’s investigation hits a hidden reef. Witnesses are silenced one after another, and every lead is cut off. Then Song Feng, just back from studying abroad, enters her life with perfe 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Nine Purple Li Fire: A Doomed Love Between God and Human 九紫离火，人神绝恋 “I don’t care what kind of deranged serial killer you are. You picked a fight with me, so you’ll pay for every drop of blood you’ve spilled!” Watching the killer step by step into his trap and become the prey, he looked like a pathetic rabbit struggling in vain inside a cage. “You like skinning people, don’t you? Then I’ll let you experience what it’s like to be skinned yourself!” “What is this? AR glasses? These glasses can actually connect to reality! But I don’t want to get stronger. I just w —Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 164 I Used a Criminal Investigation System to Clear My Mother's Name 我用刑侦系统为母翻案 Twelve years after my mother was wrongly killed, I received the pocket watch she had mailed me. It lets me see every lie, and has made me the number-one target of an entire criminal organization. —Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 165 You Used Me for Free, Now You Regret It: The Campus Goddess Comes Begging to Apologize 白嫖我后悔，校花女神哭着来道歉 Chen Junhui, who wanted to get his face slapped by a "spiritual little sister," was unexpectedly stabbed to death. His soul transmigrated into the body of a young man madly in love, and he activated the Freeloader System. As long as he could freeload an item, he would earn points to exchange for all kinds of treasures. From then on, he embarked on a shameless, ruthless path of courting disaster. "I never pay for my meals!" "Do you know who I am? How dare you ask me for money!" "If I give you mon —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Armor Hero: After Signing the Overlord Contract, I No Longer Believe in the Light 铠甲：签完霸王合同后，我不信光 [Armor Hero 1 + Behind-the-scenes power plays + Mystery and the supernatural] Lin Yu transmigrates as the son of D City's richest man. He doesn't wear armor or fight supernatural beasts. He sets the rules, draws the game board, and manages the ledgers. Relying on connections, information asymmetry, and analytical skill, he turns the battlefield into a chessboard. Someone in the morgue's cold storage refuses to wake. Something in the depths of an abandoned well has been painted over and concealed 65Reads—Score314d adds
- 167 After Collecting Scrap, I Help Old Things Find Peace of Mind 收废品后，我替旧物安放心事 After being laid off, I took over a run-down recycling depot in an urban village. I unexpectedly gained an ability: whenever someone throws away an old item, I can glimpse the lingering attachments and memories left behind on it. Yellowed letters, damaged photo albums, discarded keepsakes… To everyone else, they’re just piles of rubbish waiting to be shredded. But locked inside them are countless regrets: apologies that came too late and words that were never spoken. I turned the recycling de —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Not a Single Killer Gets Away: She Has the Power of Empathy 一个凶手也别跑，她有共情超能力 What secrets lie behind a series of baffling cases: a murderer who inspires sympathy, the tragedy of a dysfunctional family, a love that defies measure, a friendship that seems unbreakable, and workplace bullying with no escape...? How will they solve one perplexing mystery after another: a superpowered girl with extraordinary empathy, a best friend with flawless practical skills, an upright young police officer, and a doctor who is impossible to read? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Escape from the Cube World 逃离魔方世界 An otherworldly tale, a transmigration story, an imaginative adventure, a Backrooms story, and a fantasy epic, with an enormous setting and a sweeping world. The author promises to flesh out every detail and fill in every plot hole. The male lead is neither a self-sacrificing saint nor cold-blooded. He’s an ordinary person who can tell right from wrong and good from evil, but he’s also steadfast and strong-willed. His golden finger is hardly overpowered; in fact, for much of the early story, he 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 The Bottomless Cave of West Mountain 西山无底洞 A county Party secretary beloved by the people mysteriously disappears, and a trail of suspicious clues sets off a series of thrilling, convoluted events. With its broad scope and diverse cast, this novel portrays vivid scenes from society and lifelike characters. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 The Cold Case Club 悬案俱乐部 A pure mystery and crime-solving novel On the Edge of Truth: Huangfu Cheng's Mystery Cases... Huangfu Cheng is both a detective consultant and the moderator, under the name “Withered Leaf,” of the popular video account “Unsolved Case Club.” He has attracted a large following by sharing analyses of unsolved cases and criminal psychology, while also using the power of the internet to gather case leads. But his life is thrown into turmoil when his older brother disappears. He suspects his brothe 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Yangcheng's Ten Great Unsolved Cases 阳城十大奇案 [The sequel to The Ten Great Mysteries of Yao City is here! Written by a real person, not AI, with a gripping plot] A horrific case involving confinement and the massacre of an entire family shatters Yangcheng’s peace of many years. Every member of the victimized family, young and old, male and female, was subjected to unspeakable cruelty and slaughter! What kind of brazen criminal organization could commit such heinous crimes? And how could they escape justice for so long, forcing Yangcheng pol 114Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 The Consort's Bones 香妃骨 A pile of bones is unearthed by an excavator in a river channel. Police determine that the remains were buried less than ten years ago, but there is no record of such a case in any of the police station’s files. The only unusual item among the bones is a small copper bell, clutched in the hand of one of the skeletons. What does the bell signify? Who are the people these bones belonged to? To find out, follow policewoman Meng Fanjing as she investigates the case. 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Sin Fetish I 罪癖I 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 The Cursed Realm: Rules for Surviving the Forbidden Zone 诡境：禁区生存法则 [Survival in Another World, Horror, Mystery, Ruthless Action, High Intelligence, No System or Formulaic Tropes, Just Thrills] Chen Zhao is a genius with extraordinary intelligence. After an inexplicable accident, he is drawn into a bizarre otherworld. There is no System and no formula to follow here, only mortal danger and terrifying presences lurking in the dark... From his initial bewilderment to gradually adapting, Chen Zhao searches for a way to survive in desperate circumstances and carves 4Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 176 The Ghost Hand Murders: Selected Detective Stories of Sun Liaohong 鬼手谜案：孙了红侦探小说精选集 “He climbed out of his grave and strangled the enemy who had framed him with his bare hands!” Sun Liaohong was a bestselling detective novelist during the Republican era. He entered the literary scene in the 1920s and reached the height of his career in the late 1940s. His “The Strange Cases of the Gentleman Thief Lu Ping” series became one of China's best-known detective series, as celebrated as Cheng Xiaoqing's “The Huo Sang Cases.” This collection brings together several of his classic detect 7Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 177 The Unbelievable Killer: Please, Just Kill Me! 不可思议杀手：求求你杀死我！ [Eternal Immortality + Ruthless and Decisive + Sweeps All Before Him] P.S. This is a positive-energy story. The low rating is because family members are tanking it. Chen Ye is framed by a rich second-generation thug and thrown in prison from the start. Luckily, his girlfriend has the pull to get him out. But as soon as he’s released, she breaks up with him, and when he gets home, he’s beaten to death by thugs. At the brink of death, he awakens an eternally undying body that lets him revive wi 108Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 178 The Truth in the Ruins 废墟里的真相 Ganzhou is a city where prosperity and decay intertwine, its secrets hidden in every street and alley, unknown to all. Yu Lin is an ordinary beggar, living a life everyone overlooks and spending his days wandering the city's darkest corners. Yet Yu Lin has extraordinary powers of observation and deduction, often spotting the truth hidden in people's most casual gestures. One cold, snowy night, a bizarre murder takes place in Ganzhou. A man is found dead inside his own wardrobe, wearing a strange 6Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 179 The Road to the Top 攀升之路 Right or wrong? From an obscure grassroots post, he rises all the way to the pinnacle of power. Is it fate or mere coincidence? Watch as Liang Ning takes you through the ups and downs of political life, from humble beginnings to the height of success. 934Reads8.2Score11214d adds
- 180 I Have a Court Full of Famous Ministers and Fine Generals 我有一朝堂名臣良将 Chao Jinghong worked in countless subworlds across various planes. After finally saving up enough life points to buy her way out, the main System sent out a maintenance notice with the wrong time. Chao Jinghong opened a space-time passage three seconds early. A tiny miscalculation made all the difference: she collided head-on with a temporal rift and became a weak, pitiful, blood-spitting woman. Fortunately, the Main God still had a conscience. In recognition of how hard she had worked, it gave 1Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 181 Escape Room: The Group's Beloved Is a Little Sun 密室大逃脱：团宠是个小太阳 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! 7Reads—Score214d adds
- 182 The Pen of Learning and Reflection 学思笔 In the rifts where countless parallel worlds intertwine, there exists a wondrous artifact known as the Scholar's Pen. It refines the specialized knowledge mastered by humanity into transcendent power capable of reaching the heavens and moving the earth. Agricultural science can make dead trees bloom again, medicine can bring the dying back to life, and engineering can move mountains and fill seas. The deeper one's expertise, the more brilliantly the Scholar's Pen shines. Lin Qi, a boy raised ami 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Human Courage Is the Greatest Hymn 人类的勇气是最伟大的赞歌 Hello, human. By the time you read this book, humanity will have gone extinct four times over. Now, twelve million years of human history are about to reach their end once again. There is only one way to survive, but I have forgotten what it is. Still, I’m certain of one thing: you, the person reading these words, will survive. 212Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 184 Star Academy and Great Escape: You Are My Green Mountain 名学密神：唯你是青山 A group of academic high achievers, as everyone sees them, meet by chance on a show and become friends who can talk about anything. These idealistic young people are always passionate and sincere, clear-hearted, and looking toward the sun. They treat the world with honesty and pursue their dreams earnestly. They trust, depend on, and protect one another. They dream of changing the world, and treat everyone who loves them with kindness. No matter how turbulent the outside world or how many setbac 122Reads7.8Score514d adds
- 185 I'm a Celestial Immortal, So Why Am I So Obsessed with Making Money? 明明是地仙，偏偏爱搞钱 My name is Zhao Qingyue, a former advertising-office wage slave crushed by my mortgage. My new boss, Xiao Xiaowei, is an Earth Immortal who has lived for over a thousand years. She can stop time with a single finger and make vengeful ghosts vanish with a stomp. But her favorite pastime is snapping up discounted potatoes for 99 cents a pound in the neighborhood group-buy chat. Ever since I started working for her, my worldview has suffered a catastrophic fracture every day: Other people use talis 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 1998: Who Stole the County Magistrate's Donkey? 1998，是谁动了县长的驴？ [Before You Read]: High-octane suspense and wild imagination + sensory contamination + power games Enter the donkey’s abyss at your own risk... [Warning! Consciousness Contamination Index: 81%] I woke up to find myself and four others bound and thrown into a deadly game of the mind > Rule: violently cram the consciousness of all five of us into a donkey’s brain! > And this donkey is said to be the only witness to a string of murders in 1998. > The murders are still happening! The real killer is —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 The Crime Squad Captain’s Mastermind Turns Out to Be a Little Girl 刑警队长的幕后大佬竟是萝莉 The Nanjing Normal University dismemberment case, the twin corpses linked by a foul odor, the Headless Horseman case, and the mysterious death of Liu Ke'er. More than a hundred brutal, baffling cases, with a new case every few chapters. Many are based on real events. The investigative duo of Wang Wangwang (Woof Woof Woof), a righteous criminal investigation captain, and Miao Miaomiao (Meow Meow Meow), a highly intelligent little girl, seeks justice for the dead and offers prayers for the living. 193Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 188 Just Started College: He's Second to None, and No One Comes First 刚读大学：此人第二无人第一 [Urban superpowers + invincible male lead + Chainsaw Man setting + wasteland reconstruction complete + intelligent villains] In a world where devils and humans coexist, God has disappeared. The more terrifying a devil’s name, the greater its power! To fight devils, devil hunters make contracts with them, paying a price to use their powers. Those who can use supernatural powers without making a contract are known as humans blessed with a “divine gift,” a clear sign that God favors them. Lin Ze’s 3Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 189 Star Academy and Great Escape: Sweeter Than Sugar, Softer Than Su 名学密逃：甜于醣蜜软于苏 Sweeter than honey, softer than pastry, would you care to drink a cup with me? For female readers, with a fictional setting where everyone is single. The heroine is a very straight woman who likes men (probably). She has plenty of hobbies, but shipping couples is definitely in her top three. She joins the variety show to ship her favorite couple up close. But as she keeps shipping them, something seems to go wrong. Su Tang was among the earliest classical dance creators on Bilibili. She became f 20Reads—Score214d adds
- 190 The Oddball Consultant: Echoes from Ten Years Ago 怪胎顾问：十年前的回声 [Crime investigation and suspense + superhuman sound perception + nested cases + two equally capable leads + forced partners + healing] He is an eccentric consultant, cold and withdrawn. After an accident, he develops hyperthymesia and severe tinnitus, but can accurately profile suspects' minds through sound. She is a highly intuitive, action-oriented police detective, a skilled fighter with a decisive personality. The two first work together on the Ghost Radio case, then are forced to team up. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Genshin Impact: Linghua Gets Seven Complete Dragons from the Start 原神凌华：开局喜提七条完全之龙 [Genshin Impact]+ [Apocalypse]+ [Kamisato Ayaka]+ [Teyvat Girl Group]+ [A Tribute to Jiangnan's Dragon Clan]+ [Sweet and Satisfying, No Tragedies]+ [Slice of Life]+ [Dual Transmigration]+ [Wild Plot Twists]+ [Battles] In an apocalyptic Teyvat, the Heavenly Principles are dead and mutated creatures run rampant. Jin Zun, from the real world, unexpectedly transmigrates to Teyvat in the midst of the apocalypse. He watches helplessly as his beloved Ayaka is coerced, unable to do anything... “Ding! Co 26Reads8.2Score214d adds
- 192 The Three Months I Was Trapped at My Girlfriend's Best Friend's Home 我被困在女友闺蜜家的那三个月 My girlfriend’s eerie home is the stuff of nightmares. This time, I’ve mysteriously found myself trapped in her best friend’s house, where she makes an utterly baffling demand... Two heroines + well-crafted suspense + scheming characters + sweet romance + twists + written by the author, not AI 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Secret God of Destiny: We've Always Been Here 密神名学之我们一直都在 A group of top students takes the entertainment world by storm. Academic Credits: Huh? How did these promising students end up like this? Academic Credits: Fine, fine, go crazy if you want. They're our kids, so what can we do but spoil them? A popular young actress suddenly joins the top-student group. While the haters mindlessly attack her, who would have guessed she's a top student herself? Tang Ying: “I want hot pot, barbecue, and milk tea.” Huo Shu: “Let's eat!” Shao Mingming: “Absolutely!” 755Reads8.0Score10114d adds
- 194 Tales of Evil 恶谭 [Mind-Bending Mystery + Episodic Cases + Crime + Criminal Investigation + Jaw-Dropping Twists + Partners in the Field + Comedy] “When a person’s heart is filled with darkness, evil takes root there. The guilty are not those who commit crimes, but those who create the darkness.” A desperate call for help in the early hours of the morning came from a dead person’s phone number. A news report about a murder in a village claimed the Wolf God might be responsible! In Liangcheng, men kept turning up w 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 The Daoheart’s Journey 道心征途 (This novel focuses primarily on horror, the supernatural, and suspense. It isn't mindless, it isn't about cultivating immortality, and the story is tightly connected. The early chapters lay the groundwork, and there are many genuinely frightening scenes. If you don't like it, feel free to say so in the comments!) My master said there are only two principles to being a Taoist priest. First: Never put off revenge until tomorrow. Let it fester in your heart, and it will throw your Daoist mind into 7Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 196 Flower in the Bone: The Legend of Jiang Yanbai 骨中花之江砚白传 Jiang Yanbai, an official of the Ministry of Justice, investigates cases with a coffin in tow and becomes entangled in a cycle of obsession spanning three hundred years. Waiting for someone for three years, then three hundred; waiting until the heart becomes a flower and the bones turn into a tree. The most insidious curse in this world is nothing more than the words, “I’ll wait for you.” —Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 197 Mysterious Case Files: The Strange Mark 破案迷踪之诡异的印记 The restaurant’s delicious “ostrich meat,” a husband drowned in the bathroom, half a charred foot in a trash can, a woman hanged in a roast duck oven, a dead woman giving birth, raising little ghosts, “human centipedes,” burying people alive as construction sacrifices, and a cat abuser. The methods of murder are endlessly varied: killing by chance, hypnosis, drugs, dismemberment, murder, suicide, crimes of passion, and revenge killings. The victims bear eerie markings. Little fingers go missing. 559Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 198 Crows Descend on Sin City 鸦落罪城 (Mystery and deduction + criminal investigation + anti-drug operations + anti-corruption + mind-bending crimes) In Yacheng, Nanhuai Province, in the 1990s, a sensational case shocked the nation: the 712 serial murders. The case reached far and wide. The suspect brutally murdered a family of three, but the Qingsha Syndicate behind the killer controlled Yacheng's police, procuratorate, and courts, keeping justice out of reach. To solve the case, Zhou Zhen of the Nanhuai Provincial Police Departmen 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 I'm Really Not a Good-for-Nothing Emperor's Husband 我真不是废材帝夫 The story opens with a grand scene: Ji Qingxuan performs the secret art of “Fate-Seeking” in the Xuanwu Hall. Nine honored cultivators at the Great Ascension stage protect her, expending three hundred years of cultivation to tear open the void. At an internet café on Earth, Lin Feng is playing a game when he is suddenly swallowed by a golden vortex. His vision goes dark, and he loses consciousness. A strange phenomenon appears at the summoning site: Yin and Yang energies flow backward, and the s 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Night of Life and Death 生死夜 During the Dasheng era, at the end of every ten-day period, black fog would seal off a place and bring buried disasters back to life. Shen Yan, a low-ranking clerk in Huaishui County, witnessed his mother’s murder with his own eyes. Yet when dawn came, the family register, the neighbors, and even the county office all insisted that no such person had ever existed. The blood-written message his mother left behind, “Don’t trust the Yellow Register,” became his only clue. He and his companions plun 2Reads—Score—14d adds
