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  1. 101 Crime Solving: The Master Detective of a Parallel World 破案:平行世界里的神探 Mystery604k WordsCompleted 701Reads8.0Score—Shelves
  2. 102 I Was Just Doing a Square Dance, So Why Are You Arresting Me? [Crime Investigation] 跳个广场舞,抓我干嘛?【刑侦】 Mystery360k WordsCompleted Also known as: The Police Force Needs a Crime-Solving Genius Like Me Shi Jian has spent twenty-two years being different from everyone else. She has hyperthymesia, a solitary personality, a short temper, and a childhood friend, Xie Chi, who clings to her like chewing gum and just won’t let go. After graduating from the police academy, Shi Jian, who has no particular ambition, joins a local police station. The annoying Xie Chi, meanwhile, joins the criminal investigation team. Shi Jian: Whatever. 11.9kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves
  3. 103 Love and Casework: My Cool-Headed Boss Dotes on His Girlfriend 谈情说案:高冷上司猛宠女友 Mystery462k WordsCompleted The first time Xu Xiaobai meets her icy boss, Song Wenlüe, her boldness and thick skin leave him rolling around like a gourd. To keep her job, she has no choice but to pull out all the stops and cling to Song Wenlüe, her powerful patron. But the longer she clings to him, the more something feels off. The seemingly cold man is gradually thawing, and beneath his calm, self-controlled, upright exterior lies a calculating heart. He guides her at work and dotes on her in private. Anyone with eyes can 1.5kReads9.0Score170Shelves
  4. 104 Captain, I Kind of Want to Be Your Mom 队长,我有亿点想当你妈 Mystery716k WordsCompleted A sharp-tongued, fatherly, tough-guy captain vs. a meticulous policewoman who isn't good at Chinese. A criminal investigation novel with sound logic, deductions, and a romance plot. [Mystery and deduction + Two strong leads + Mutual salvation + Suitable even for the timid] A series of articles titled "Demons Running Amok Beneath the Sunshine" seems to have predicted several major cases that have recently occurred. But after the reporter disappeared in a psychiatric hospital, they vanished withou 501Reads8.7Score103Shelves
  5. 105 Abyss of Crime: Unmasking the Good and Evil of Human Nature 罪案深渊:撕开人性善恶的假面 Mystery194k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Deduction + Crime Solving + Case-Based Stories + No Romance] Don't test the depths of human nature behind a crime. The truth is often enough to send a chill down your spine. Murder cases sweep in, and criminal police officers follow the clues to hunt down the real culprits. Behind the masks, the line between good and evil grows blurred. Evil takes root in the abyss, but even in the darkness, a glimmer of light remains. Only when the truth comes out will you understand: human nature is 291Reads—Score—Shelves
  6. 106 When the Mountains and Seas Call Us Home [Crime Investigation] 山海归期【刑侦】 Mystery315k WordsCompleted Don’t leave malicious negative reviews. If it’s not for you, don’t read. [No mindless plot + No padding + Romance] A fresh-faced newcomer joins the major crimes unit of the Linjiang Public Security Bureau. Shen Changfeng vows he’ll never let her go on field duty. “The major crimes unit doesn’t need women.” He even files requests every few days to have her transferred to the publicity department. He has no idea that later he’ll cling to her like a bandage, begging her to marry him. He thinks h 330Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  7. 107 Criminal Investigation: You Can't Reason with Someone Who's Asking to Die 刑侦:良言难劝该死的人 Mystery410k WordsCompleted [Fortune-Teller System] [Detective's Growth] [Clear Logic] [Lighthearted Comedy] [No Female Lead] Liang Yan, a criminal investigator with six years on the job, suddenly gains the ability to foresee the misfortunes that will befall people around him within the next seven days. There's no way to explain this power, so Liang Yan can only go further and further down the path of being a fortune-telling charlatan... The Child Abduction Case, Old Li the Stubborn, The Police App Theft Case, The Perfect 381Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  8. 108 The Rules Are Out of Control, and Only I Can Find the Loopholes 规则失控,只有我能找到漏洞 Mystery88k WordsOngoing Make a mistake, and you die… Nine people are trapped in a hotel. They must identify the hidden nonhuman among them, or everyone will die. The cycle resets, wiping everyone's memories clean. Only Lin Che retains his memories. With no special abilities or plot armor, he relies solely on observation, searching for loopholes in the rules to survive. Escape the hotel, and they find themselves in an empty city caught in a seven-day time loop. Beyond it lie countless worlds that have been destroy —Reads—Score—Shelves
  9. 109 The Perfect Crime? I Can See Every Flaw! 完美犯罪?在我的眼里全是破绽! Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [Crime Investigation] [Bizarre Serial Cases] [Mind-Bending Deduction] [Fast-Paced] [One Heroine] Qi Feng had just graduated from the police academy and was ready to make his mark, but his mentor kept him firmly confined to the provincial department’s archives room. Just when he thought his talents would never have a chance to shine... A major case erupted in S City! A killer’s subtle movements in a video! A piece of synthetic fabric hidden in the shadows! A supermarket cart stained with trace am 382.4kReads8.7Score49kShelves
  10. 110 You'd Solve a Bizarre Cold Case Just to Write a Book? 为了写书,你直接侦破离奇悬案? Mystery230k WordsCompleted After graduating from police academy, Su Chen became an online novelist. One day, he suddenly awakened a Writer’s Deduction System. To craft the perfect opening for his new book, he searched for information about a murder case and deduced what had happened at the scene. In the end, he solved the case. Meanwhile, Readers all said: “Holy crap, this book is way too realistic!” “I’m seriously impressed. I’d call Su Chen the greatest crimina 227Reads6.5Score—Shelves
  11. 111 The Cold Case Reopens 迷案重启 Mystery523k WordsOngoing [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! 94Reads7.3Score108Shelves
  12. 112 I Delivered Food to the Dead 23 Times. The 24th Recipient Was Me 我给死人送了23次外卖,第24次收件人是我自己 14k WordsCompleted I Delivered Takeout to the Dead 23 Times. The 24th Recipient Was Me 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  13. 113 After My Sister Vanished, My Prosthetic Eye Started Sounding the Alarm 妹妹失踪后,我的义眼开始报警 Urban166k WordsCompleted Synopsis [Urban action and adventure + anti-scam survival + suspense] Former special police officer Jiang Che's younger sister, Jiang Yao, was lured by a high-paying job offer to the “Jinlan Federation” in Southeast Asia. He goes undercover alone to Blackstone Valley to search for clues. The tactical lens over his right eye can map the terrain, but it can't stop bullets. At the compound, he meets Cheng Ye, an imprisoned programmer; Wen Xi, an undercover female doctor; and Lao Zhong, an informant 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  14. 114 Chinese Criminal Investigations: True Major Cases 中国刑侦:那些真实大案 Mystery128k WordsCompleted Since the founding of the country, ruthless criminals have crisscrossed the provinces from south to north, committing crimes with savage methods and vanishing without a trace. Some spent years on the run, hiding in obscurity. Some worked alone for years without being detected. Others disappeared without a trace after committing shocking massacres. This book covers more than ten long-unsolved cases, each of which once shook the entire country. Some cold cases were finally solved after years of si 140Reads—Score110Shelves
  15. 115 Case Files 推案实录 Mystery220k WordsCompleted Si Li never dreamed that a trip back to her old family home would end with her grandfather foisting her and all her luggage onto Yan Huai, captain of the city bureau’s criminal investigation squad, to serve as her “human bodyguard.” Fine. If it would help the old man sleep peacefully, she could stay there. She’d just shut herself in and paint. They could mind their own business. For the first month, they got along without incident. She worked on game illustrations while he went out to crime s 1.6kReads7.3Score180Shelves
  16. 116 I Mistook My Blind Date for Someone Else, and Became a Great Detective 认错相亲对象,我竟成了神探 Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted Zhang Yang mistakes a policewoman for his blind date and takes on a dismemberment case. With skills awarded by the System, he stuns everyone. He can even casually nab a pair of human traffickers while having dinner with the beautiful policewoman. Beautiful policewoman: Hey, what are you doing? I’ve got another case… Uh, no, I mean, would you like to have dinner with me? Criminal investigation captain: Director, please stop sending cases to Zhang Yang. Our whole team is getting fat from lack of w 2.4kReads7.3Score311Shelves
  17. 117 I Asked You to Solve the Case, Not Share Your Criminal Know-How! 让你破案,你搁这分享犯罪经验? Mystery801k WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll rise! A max-level big shot is reborn as a young policewoman and solves cases online! Top hacker and underground mercenary Song Qianxia transmigrates into a timid, meek trainee police officer who gets pushed around by everyone in the criminal investigation division of the city police department?! A string of locked-room murders has left the entire department in despair, while the criminal psychology experts are at a loss. Song Qianxia yawns. “Is this case really 43.7kReads8.1Score6.4kShelves
  18. 118 The Metaphysics Master Solves Mysteries 玄学大佬之侦破迷案 Mystery225k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics Expert × Poker-Faced Detective] Li Mu is a metaphysics expert who has just entered the human world. During her very first livestream fortune-telling session, she stumbles upon a murder case. Chen Jingci is in charge of the investigation, and the gears of fate begin to turn. From then on, the two team up to solve cases. [Some content is based on real cases] “Dismembered remains at the dump,” “human-meat sausages,” “a barbecue stand in the wilderness,” “a girl in the cellar,” “nursery 191Reads7.1Score—Shelves
  19. 119 Ice Blade: Hunting the Killer, He Became the Prime Suspect 冰刃追凶:他成了头号嫌疑人 Mystery512k WordsCompleted A locked-room murder at the fencing hall of Jiangcheng Institute of Physical Education. The head coach is found dead in the equipment room, a broken sword tip embedded in his chest. In a pool of blood lies a 2013 figure skating gold medal. Surveillance footage shows no one entering or leaving during the time of the murder. The only suspect is Lu Zhaoye, the fencing team captain, whose fingerprints were left behind. Intern reporter Su Yanqiu steps in to investigate, only to discover countless con 1Reads—Score129Shelves
  20. 120 Beyond the Fingerprints 指纹之外 Mystery168k WordsOngoing Forensic trace expert Lin Du can read any trace, except the ones that lead to himself. At a corpse-burial site in the mountains, the DNA under the victim’s fingernails is a perfect match for Lin Du’s. His partner, Shen Quan, points a gun at him and asks, “Are you here to solve the case, or destroy the evidence?” Lin Du has no answer. He has forgotten more than just his memories: something has also been implanted in his genes. He has no idea that Shen Quan is quietly clenching his right hand into 15Reads—Score—Shelves
  21. 121 Apprentice Detective 见习神探 Mystery195k WordsCompleted On his third day on the police force, Bai Ziluo faced the biggest challenge of his life: getting the former captain back on the job! Cases that seemed unrelated were linked by a mysterious cross, leading to a murder that had vanished from the record nineteen years ago. Follow a rookie intern as he becomes a star detective’s sidekick and searches for the truth, watching an aspiring detective grow step by step. Bai Ziluo: “Aspiring detective? No, I was born to be one.” Xiao Su: “Hmm?” Bai Ziluo: “ 98Reads9.5Score—Shelves
  22. 122 My Years as a Male Nanny 我做男保姆的那些年 Urban125k WordsCompleted [No harem, no cuckoldry, no invincibility. Urban slice of life + mystery. To be clear, this has mystery elements. Don’t read if that’s not your thing.] I only went to interview for a male nanny job, but after meeting the female employer, I was dragged into a room with eight doors, where I encountered all kinds of bizarre things. An ex-convict, a male model, a nun, a lawyer, a beautiful streamer, a UN expert, a rich second-generation heir, and a butcher: what will happen when all eight are trappe 35Reads—Score—Shelves
  23. 123 She Came Through Redemption 她从救赎中走来 Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted [Two Powerful Leads, 1v1 + Both Pure, Sweet Romance + Living Together + Bickering Couple + Reunion After Years Apart + Criminal Investigation + Brilliant Minds] Sharp-tongued criminal profiler VS scheming head of the criminal investigation unit A major case five years ago left him psychologically scarred and plagued by nightmares. Five years later, the woman from his dreams becomes the new criminal profiler on his team. He thinks fate has brought them together, but this is only the start of thei 377Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  24. 124 Notebook No. 9 第九号笔记本 Mystery292k WordsOngoing An unsigned letter leads Lu Jing, a special police instructor, to a deserted village that has been erased from the map. At the bottom of a well, he finds records of Japanese military experiments from 1939. That same night, he encounters something that should not exist: mutated people who move sluggishly and have black blood. He escapes by sheer luck, but an undying black pattern remains on his left arm. The hexagonal particles in his blood sample match the investigation notes of Li Zhiwei's late 5Reads—Score—Shelves
  25. 125 Miss Chuntang's Diary 春棠小姐记事簿 Mystery272k WordsCompleted Xing Sili gazed out the window. “Do you know how peaceful Fushui City was before you came here?” Shi Chuntang looked a little wronged. “That was just the calm before the storm. Besides, it's not like I egged everyone on to commit crimes.” Xing Sili looked at the several case reports he had yet to finish. “Please, can you stop going out until I've finished writing them?” Shi Chuntang flashed her gleaming white teeth in a perfect smile. “Nope.” Content warning: The male and female leads have quite 482Reads9.1Score103Shelves
  26. 126 The Screen Was Full of Comments! I Thought They Were All Gossip 满屏弹幕!我以为全是八卦 Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted No Romance + Golden Finger + Crime Solving Shanghai, 1985. Nineteen-year-old Chen Yang is a contract worker handling household registration at a local police station, the kind who got the job through connections. She has a secret: she can see other people's “juicy gossip.” Any cheating, embezzling, or concealing of one's identity from the past seven days pops up as subtitles in brackets. The System has one fatal bug: it mistakes spy meetings for “dating.” So she thinks she's catching cheating me 730Reads6.6Score105Shelves
  27. 127 The Crime Investigation Unit 罪案调查组 Mystery220k WordsCompleted Seven years ago, a serial murder case known as the “Campus Poet” killings shocked the entire city. After murdering five people, the killer vanished without a trace. Detective Captain Chen Guodong was caught in an explosion while pursuing the killer, leaving him gravely injured and with amnesia. A legend of the police force had fallen. Seven years later, a body is found in a ritualistic style identical to the old murders. The bloody poem at the scene points unmistakably to Chen Guodong's sealed c 106Reads—Score—Shelves
  28. 128 Arcane Magic Out of Control 秘法失控 Mystery241k WordsOngoing [Mystery and Crime Investigation]+ [Logical Deduction]+ [Bizarre Unsolved Cases]+ [Modern Magical World] A baffling murder and a corpse whose bones, flesh, and skin had been inexplicably separated drew Iris Moreau, a police detective on the homicide squad, into a dazzling yet dangerous world. The boundary between the demon realm and the mortal world was growing increasingly blurred. Legendary magicians, forbidden ancient arts, and killers who continually crossed ethical lines all came one after 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  29. 129 Malicious Growth [Crime Investigation] 恶意生长【刑侦】 Mystery720k WordsCompleted Fifteen years ago, a car accident was officially classified as a traffic accident. By now, dust had long settled over the case file in the old archives of the Hequan Public Security Bureau. “Your father's death wasn't an accident.” An anonymous email brought Chi Sang back to her hometown. To tear open the truth sealed away for fifteen years, she returned alone to the small city she had left behind so long ago, posing as a forensic science intern. On her first day at a crime scene, she ran in 1.2kReads8.1Score209Shelves
  30. 130 Peering at the Light in the Dark [Crime Investigation] 暗里窥光[刑侦] Mystery213k WordsCompleted A brilliant, big-picture-thinking male lead × an all-around female lead with off-the-charts combat skills Cool and aloof on the outside, jealous to the core underneath × a sweet-looking girl on the outside, an older-sister type underneath Qi Sheng, captain of the Special Case Investigation Team, is renowned for his arrogance and coldness. The team he leads has an exceptionally high case clearance rate, ranking among the very best in the entire criminal police force. Qi Sheng hates nepotism, yet 1.3kReads8.7Score217Shelves
  31. 131 The Demon Gate Puppet 诡门人偶 Mystery150k WordsOngoing [Infinite-dungeon horror + dark humor + outrageous antics + daily life + absurdity = the author's a total menace] Xu Zhifan and Chen Yu are just two ordinary office workers. Nine to nine, six days a week; meager pay, endless overtime. Until one day, the two of them are apparently “kidnapped” and taken to an unfamiliar villa. In the villa's courtyard stands a door, silent and still. Beyond it lies a resort where a considerate butler “sees the guests out”; an unsolved case in which they have —Reads—Score—Shelves
  32. 132 Reborn in the 1990s: Solving Serial Murder Cases 重生九零刑侦,破获连环杀人案 Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted “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 301Reads5.7Score104Shelves
  33. 133 I Can Dream of Crime Scenes 我能梦到凶案现场 Mystery509k WordsCompleted Coming next: My Home Is the Scene of the First Murder, now updating~~~ I hope you’ll show it lots of support~~~ Thank you, thank you, thank you [Alternate setting + Fictional + Episodic stories + Everyday life + Clean romance + Two female leads (not a GL romance) + Each has her own love story + Heartwarming + Healing + A touch of an ensemble cast] Cheng Qingyan has a secret she can’t tell anyone. After turning twenty, she begins having bizarre dreams. Every scene in her dreams is the place 913Reads7.3Score110Shelves
  34. 134 Perfect Revenge: Please Follow My Script and Die 完美复仇:请按我的剧本赴死 Urban1.5M WordsCompleted What you see is coincidence. What I write down is inevitable. They think they won because they believe they’re clever, not knowing it was a plot I had written long ago. Every betrayal, every moment of triumph, was a script I handed them. Fang Wen has returned from the shadows for one reason: to invite his enemies onto the stage, one by one, and watch them laugh, watch them gloat, then watch them step toward the ending he has arranged. You think you’re in control? No, you’re just an actor. And th 14.4kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves
  35. 135 Notes of a Female Forensic Examiner: Cracking the Code 女法医手记之破译密码 144k WordsCompleted Forensic pathologists have a strange and mysterious profession. They spend their days and nights with the dead, listening to the voices of the departed, speaking for the dead and clearing their names. A play, a terrifying case from long ago, a series of recurring bloody murders... Why does the killer leave a distinctive “death signature” on every victim, and what does it mean? Several dismembered bodies are discovered one after another aboard a train. As the investigation unfolds, a woman of the —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  36. 136 Notes of a Female Forensic Pathologist: Testimony 女法医手记之证词 118k WordsCompleted —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  37. 137 At Our Marriage License Appointment, My Fiancé’s Dead Wife Was Sitting Behind Me 领证时,未婚夫的亡妻坐在我身后 Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted On the day we went to register our marriage, the woman sitting behind me pressed a brass key wrapped in blue thread onto my marriage registration form. “Don’t sign. Zhou Xu’s wife is still alive.” Her name was Xu Jing, Zhou Xu’s wife, who had been legally declared dead two years ago. She hadn’t come to steal my man. She only asked me, “Before your sister disappeared, did she leave behind a gray filing box?” Four years ago, my sister said she was going out of town to handle a project. She vanishe 6Reads—Score—Shelves
  38. 138 Love and Cases: My Icy Boss Is Too Irresistible 谈情说案:高冷上司太撩人 Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted The first time they met, he was a detective and she was a suspect. The next time, he was her boss and she was his assistant. After being reborn, Su Yishu joins forces with her aloof superior, Xiao Chuci, to clear away the fog, piece together the clues, and solve one strange case after another. Su Yishu: “Officer Xiao, please explain your motive for the crime.” Xiao Chuci pins her against the corner of the wall. “I love you. I’m devoted to you. I want to protect you for the rest of my life.” 1.4kReads9.3Score165Shelves
  39. 139 Special Investigation Unit: Strange Cases, No Ghosts 特侦组:异案不诡 Mystery403k WordsOngoing [Urban Legends + Hard-Core Criminal Investigation] Two nine-year-old students are found dead in a desolate mountain range, with not a drop of blood left in their bodies. A witness claims to have seen a vampire with their own eyes... A speeding car repeatedly runs down the children of wealthy families, yet the driver's seat is empty. The door opens by itself, revealing nothing but a rag doll sitting inside... At midnight, a beautiful woman appears in the river. Two night swimmers have their heart 2.3kReads—Score255Shelves
  40. 140 The Detective Who Chases Killers 2 追凶神探2 Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted A promising young executive can find himself only through a night of New Year’s Eve slaughter; A massage parlor worker who sheds tears of blood uses past kindness to make her clients turn on one another; Members of a club who torture animals with ancient instruments eventually turn their sights on one another’s families; A corpse in an abandoned house begins to speak, revealing a carefully laid plot to kill by proxy. And lurking in the darkness: schemes and desires. A dark godfather returns from 4.6kReads8.9Score397Shelves
  41. 141 Ragnarok: I Ascend to Godhood Through Cunning 诸神黄昏:我以诡计登神 Mystery188k WordsOngoing [No System, a little deduction, all about the tricks.] Announcer’s voice: In the post-civilization era, the sun (...static...) The picture suddenly cuts out. (A bespectacled boy appears on screen.) “Sorry to interrupt this story introduction. We have an important announcement first.” “My name is… never mind. You’ll find out soon, so it doesn’t matter…” “What matters is…” The boy grins brightly. “At the beginning of this story, I will become the murderer.” “I’ll record everything I do. Let’s see 9Reads6.8Score—Shelves
  42. 142 A Dreamlike Scene of Nanke 南柯幻景 Mystery420k WordsCompleted [Chinese-Style Infinite Flow + Strange Tales from Ancient Books + Rule-Based Suspense + Six-Person Ensemble] If you discovered that every classical poem you memorized as a child concealed a loophole from which a living person could never escape, would you dare turn to the next page? While restoring a damaged page from a Song-era printed volume, ancient book restorer Qu Youyang was dragged into the Nanke realm behind the lines of poetry. "At Hanshan Temple outside Suzhou," why does the temple bel 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  43. 143 Following the Clues [Criminal Investigation] 觅迹【刑侦】 Mystery308k WordsCompleted Criminal Investigation Deputy Captain Nan Feng vs. Officer He Yi [Some plot details are fictionalized. Please don’t compare them to real life!] [A secret-crush story from the heroine’s perspective, with a little angst.] [If you don’t like criminal investigation stories with a heroine and a romance plot, this may not be for you.] [If you’re okay with the premise, follow the story where it leads.] [Features a fantasy crossover with other protagonists on the author’s bookshelf] Seek an unknown tru 905Reads8.9Score102Shelves
  44. 144 Tracking Down the Mystery 迷案追凶 Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted There are two kinds of things in the world: those you can see and those you can’t. What you can see is human nature. What you can’t see is what lies in people’s hearts. Behind every seemingly absurd story are faces twisted by ugliness. My name is Qin Mu. I’m a criminal police officer with seven years on the job. Three years ago, I helped the local police crack a smuggling case involving an international crime syndicate. My partner, Ayun, fell victim to a Nanyang curse technique and then mysterio 487Reads7.7Score101Shelves
  45. 145 The Case-Solving Adventures of a Dali Temple Officer and His Unlucky Brother 大理寺丞和冤种兄弟的破案日常 Mystery583k WordsCompleted [Mystery + crime-solving + mind-bending + handsome men] Male lead: Xu Yougong, a nobody who has just joined the Dali Temple. Boss: A man with close ties to all the madams in the city’s brothels. Every time he goes to a brothel to investigate a case, he runs into Wang Shaoqing. Brother No. 1: An outstanding fighter, beautiful as a flower, born into a prominent family, and the man every woman in the capital wants to marry. Brother No. 2: A favorite of Heaven who can tell the future with unerri 551Reads8.8Score109Shelves
  46. 146 Detective Di Renjie: The Golden Flower Pursues the Dragon 神探狄仁杰之金花逐龙 Historical863k WordsOngoing Di Renjie, Li Yuanfang, and his disciple Su Wuming pit their wits against the Lord of the Golden Flower Token. Every time, they come this close to success, only for Empress Wu Zetian to intervene... Before he dies, Di Renjie entrusts all the evidence to Su Wuming. In the end... The twists never stop, and you can never guess who is good and who is a mole... 1.4kReads7.2Score111Shelves
  47. 147 Night of Life and Death 生死夜 Mystery352k WordsOngoing 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—Shelves
  48. 148 Good Night, My Prey 晚安,我的猎物 Mystery91k WordsCompleted This book recounts the terrifying true experience of a female college student who was assaulted late at night, exposing the depths of malice hidden behind familiar faces. All around her are people with sinister intentions: a kind upperclassman who has memorized her schedule, a sunny and popular classmate who secretly photographs her, a top student who keeps her damaged clothes, an academic counselor who destroys surveillance footage, and even her roommate, who spends every day by her side while 11Reads—Score—Shelves
  49. 149 The Crime-Hunting Trio: An Unsolved Vendetta, a Deadly Gambit 猎罪铁三角:宿仇悬案,以命赴局 Mystery501k WordsCompleted The ultimate crime-solving team is ready to roll: A hard-nosed female team leader, a young psychology prodigy, a criminal investigation king, a search specialist, a computer whiz, a highly personable cleaner, and a theatrical security guard! Unsolved cases that have piled up for thirty years keep landing on their desks, and the team tackles them with all kinds of methods: Reconstructing crime scenes with AI, Werewolf-style psychological deduction, hypnotic mind-reading, and designing custom murd 1.3kReads—Score217Shelves
  50. 150 The Cases of Judge Shi 施公案 1.1M WordsCompleted The novel tells the story of the honest official Shi Shilun during the Kangxi era, who, aided by Huang Tianba and other heroes of the martial world, roots out corrupt officials, solves cases, and captures bandits. 3Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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