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- 151 The Criminal's Code 罪犯密码 I’ve always believed that only works with real depth are worth readers’ time! I hope you can see the characters grow as you read this novel! Some people always think that little people don’t matter, until their retaliation exceeds all expectations. Only then do they realize, too late, how wrong they were! Gao Lei smiled faintly. After taking a few puffs, he asked Shen Che, “What is a police officer’s responsibility?” Shen Che replied, “Fight crime and maintain public order.” Gao Lei stubbed ou 720Reads—Score10214d adds
- 152 Genius-Level Crime 超智商犯罪 [China's Death Note] + [A high-tech version of Detective Chinatown] [Mind Games] + [High Tech] + [Mystery] + [Suspense] + [Brain-Twisting] + [Genius Protagonist] + [Multiple Twists] The world's most brilliant detectives have formed the Blue Moon Society, dedicated to investigating complex cases linked to abnormal phenomena among humans. How can a genius criminal who gained immortality through the quantum suicide principle be arrested? How can a highly intelligent villain who can freely invade ot 818Reads8.4Score12514d adds
- 153 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! 80Reads7.3Score10814d adds
- 154 Killer Profile: Detective Captain, Don't Fall for Me 致命侧写：刑侦队长别心动 Hardcore criminal investigation techniques + in-depth criminal profiling Standalone cases + two equally formidable leads testing each other + undercurrents of affection There is no such thing as an unsolved case in the dictionary of Lin Zheng, captain of Yun Gang City’s criminal investigation unit, until he encounters a ritualistic serial killer. When the orchestra’s first-chair violinist is arranged like a musical rest, all the strings snapped; when a gallery owner’s corpse is found kneeling be 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Republic-Era Major Crimes Unit Six 民国重案六组 In the sixteenth year of the Republic, the number of murders in Beidu surged, and the killers grew exceptionally brazen. In response, the Beidu Police Department established a special unit to solve murder cases, called the "Bizarre Homicide Investigation Division." Six core members of diverse personalities and talents were selected, and I was one of them. The division's primary duty was to investigate unsolved murders throughout Beidu. Every case was stranger and more disturbing than the last, f 604Reads8.2Score10114d adds
- 156 The Forensic Doctor Is the Suspect 法医小姐她是犯罪嫌疑人 Lin Chuxi gains a strange ability after her best friend dies: she can see exclamation marks above the heads of people nearing death! She can also share the feelings of the dead. While investigating a string of “vampire” killings, she runs into her ex-boyfriend again. She is even mistaken for a “suspect.” To find the real culprit and unravel the conspiracy of the “Playing Card” organization, she joins him in the fight once more. The Spade suit kills brutally, Hearts ensnare their victims, Diamond 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Black Smoke 黑烟 Standalone Cases + Criminal Investigation + Crime-Solving A girl with all four limbs severed Bones smashed to pieces A puzzle that can never be completed A butcher's blade hidden behind a legend A bizarre art gallery A haunted school The good and evil in human nature, right and wrong, and all the gray areas in between What brings me into the light, and what will make us fall into the abyss? 172Reads—Score10114d adds
- 158 Being a Murderer Is Just a Side Hustle 杀人魔什么的只是副业而已 [Amoral thrill-seeker, no female lead, no System, the male lead is a criminal, villain protagonist, ruthless, not for the faint-hearted] What kind of impact will a [monster's] escape have on the world? Watching his pawns offer him a grand blood-soaked revel, or taking the stage himself to create exquisite works of art... Nothing could be more thrilling, could it? Blame that dreadful place for letting him escape and become human again. 1.2kReads—Score17114d adds
- 159 The Strange Bones Speak 诡骨尸语 The story follows forensic investigator Gu Fei and policewoman Chen Yao, whose lives are changed by an accident. Together, they seek truth and justice through a series of baffling cases! (This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people is purely coincidental!) 162Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 The Root of Sin 心罪源 Greed, desire, hatred, loathing, envy, jealousy... These are all the roots of human crime. The human heart is unfathomable; people can commit crimes over the smallest things. Yi Kai studied criminal psychology, but ended up making a living as a detective. An accidental car crash gave him astonishing powers of observation and perception. A chance encounter led Police Captain Xiang Tiange to recognize his abilities and put him to work. From then on, he embarked on a battle of wits against criminal 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 London's Strange Cases: From the Start, I Invite Zhong Kui to Feast on Demons 伦敦诡案：开局请钟馗吃恶魔 [System] [Invincible] [Eerie] [Wild imagination] [Detective work] [No female lead] [East meets West] In the foggy London of 1888, Jack the Ripper is on the loose, vampires lurk in the shadows, and Victorian science is tottering in the face of evil spirits. Lin Qingxuan, a modern inheritor of Chinese classical learning, transmigrates into the body of an apprentice at a traditional Chinese medicine shop on Baker Street. His neighbor is none other than Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective who beli 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 Dreambound Bookshop 缘梦书局 A gifted detective with special abilities teams up with a beautiful agent of extraordinary strength. Using a bookstore as their base, they investigate the dark side of society. One baffling case after another, layer upon layer of domestic and foreign forces lurking in the shadows: whether through perfect teamwork or overwhelming ability, neither corrupt power brokers, rampant criminal gangs, nor traitors within national security can escape the bookstore’s scrutiny. French gangsters, Vietnamese p 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Officialdom: The Unlisted Bureau Chief 官场：空编局长 A power struggle in officialdom, a contest for influence. Shen Jingyu falls to her death, and Li Zhengguo, who was present, becomes a major suspect. Was it an accident or murder? Lin Song is assigned to assist Detective Liang Bing with the investigation. Sun Jianguo, owner of the Golden Romance Club, Han Qiang, and others are drawn into the case one after another. As Liang Bing and Lin Song painstakingly piece together the clues, they fall for each other and unexpectedly uncover a crucial piece 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 The Gray Border 灰色边界 A: Adjudication R: Revenge L: Law Enforcer There are no perfectly just verdicts in this world. Only by walking the line at the edge of the law can one execute true demons. No one wants to walk a tightrope, especially when the abyss below is deep enough to swallow everything. A and L should never move along the same straight line, but only where their paths cross can the sins of the heart be cleansed. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Strange Tales from the Folk 民间吊诡故事 [An ensemble cast] [Multiple protagonists and storylines] [A wild imagination] [Mystery] [Conspiracies] [Open schemes] [Political machinations] Pangu split the earth with his axe. Fuxi and Nuwa established marriage customs. Chiyou and the Yellow Emperor fought for the throne of the gods, only for the battle to end in defeat at Mount Buzhou. After a century of war between gods and demons, the Yellow Emperor abdicated, taking the blame. Humanity gained gods, then lost them, and so a new tale of cr 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Three Years as an Auxiliary Police Officer: I Earn a Full-Time Position by Arresting My Fiancée 辅警三年：转正从缉捕未婚妻开始 [Urban + Urban Fantasy + System] Yuan Yi, an utterly ordinary auxiliary police officer, accidentally obtains the strongest detective System in history. At the scene of a jewelry theft, everyone is at a loss. Yuan Yi is also fretting over not having the 300,000 yuan bride price. Just then… Beep beep beep! A suspect has been spotted five meters ahead! What?! Five meters? Isn’t that my fiancée?! Whether to arrest her isn’t even a question! And so begins the overpowered rise of auxiliary police offi 43Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 167 Soliloquy in a Floating World 浮世独白 A major serial murder and cannibalism case: the killer struck four times over two months, leaving five dead and two seriously injured. The killer was utterly inhuman, forcing each victim to eat the flesh of the previous victim. Investigators examined all four crime scenes but found only two identical footprints. Victim Wu Tong survived, but damage to her brain and nerves from excessive sevoflurane and halothane left her unable to communicate normally. The only survivor able to provide the police 96Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Crime Scenes: The Cases That Shook the Nation 罪案现场，那些轰动全国的大案 This book is adapted from several real, high-profile criminal cases that once made headlines across the country. Baffling murders, shocking robberies, investigations into cold cases, manhunts spanning multiple provinces... Every case once stunned the nation; every crime concealed a truth unknown to the public. Told from a documentary perspective, this book reconstructs the crime scenes, investigative details, criminals' minds, and the full process of bringing them to justice. These stories are 74.9kReads8.8Score5.1k14d adds
- 169 Hunting Killers in the Forbidden Zone: Unsolved Murders and the Secret Network of the Dark City 禁区追凶：连环绝案，暗城秘网 Surviving witnesses from an old case are dying one after another under mysterious circumstances. The unsolved case grows more tangled by the day, and every clue points toward a web of hidden interests, deeply entrenched in the heart of the city. One man breaks free of rigid procedures and trusts only the smallest truths at the scene. The other holds fast to the law and refuses to compromise with the forces of darkness. The two male leads stand shoulder to shoulder, pushing forward against the 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 The Silent Edge 无声的锋刃 Once the “brain” of the strongest special operations unit, he retired in bitter disappointment after a mission involving a high-level power struggle ended in failure. He became an ordinary police bomb-disposal expert in a major city. He thought he had left the storm behind, but it returned with even greater fury: undercurrents stirred in the city as international spies, financial predators, new forms of crime, and the shadows of his past converged. Forced to take up his “weapons” again, he now f 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 Leaves Fall Without a Trace, Without a Sound 叶落无痕默无声 (Some content in this book may cause physical discomfort. If you experience symptoms such as dizziness or nausea, stop reading immediately.) A dim, deathly silent chamber, a bizarrely ticking life-and-death watch, a smoke trap that could kill at any moment, six dead-end paths concealing deadly dangers... The screen lit up, and Ye Luo, a boy who had vanished for many years, returned to the world. With a smile, he announced: This death game, named after sin, had been designed just for them. 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 The Battleground of Life and Death 生死场 An obscure finance professional gets caught up in what seems like a simple financial fraud case. During the police investigation and prosecution, he pleads guilty to every charge, but at the public trial, he suddenly changes his story. After a fierce courtroom battle and compelling evidence, he is acquitted on the spot. At the same time, however, an old case from years ago is brought back to light. He orchestrated the whole thing himself, all to bring the wrongful conviction from back then befor 446Reads8.5Score10214d adds
- 173 Detective Di Renjie of the Eastern Capital 东方神探狄仁杰 Di Renjie is here, Li Yuanfang is here, and Ruyan is here, along with a series of gripping cases. The Black Flame Spirit Serpent case, the Goguryeo restoration case, the Tubo marriage alliance case... Behind the glittering prosperity and hidden undercurrents, the power plays and human nature lie baffling mysteries, complicated relations with neighboring states, tangled court struggles, and evil forces concealed from view. History, suspense, deduction, and action come vividly to life in a series 293Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 The Clash of Black and White 黑与白的冲击 Jiang He, a criminal investigation squad captain, has solved all kinds of major cases in his ten years on the force, maintaining a perfect record. Then one day, a body appears: it belongs to someone who died twelve years ago. The strange clues lead to a mysterious organization, behind which lies a shocking conspiracy. Just how many people are involved? 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Professor, Stop Fooling Around: Your Wife Is a Forensic Investigator 教授别浪，娇妻是法医 A professor of criminal behavior studies VS a beautiful forensic doctor. Logic-driven, mind-bending technical detective work from start to finish* Detectives, SWAT officers, forensic technicians, crime-scene investigators, and forensic doctors are all sharp as can be* Undercover work, surveillance, arrests, and disguise-based investigations, each twist more exciting than the last* 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 The Sealed Evidence 尘封之证 Every silent corpse is a life story violently brought to a close. We are the only ones who can read it. Forensic examiner Chen Mo and detective Lin Tao are partners with very different temperaments but perfect rapport. Day after day, they move between crime scenes and the autopsy table, searching for forgotten truths among cold physical evidence and inscrutable human hearts. The cases they face lie buried beneath layers of time and the fog of human nature. From the city’s poorest neighborhood 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 The Evidence Puzzle 罪证拼图 On the boundary between crime and justice, evidence is the only light. Chen Yuan, captain of the city’s criminal investigation squad, has spent ten years failing to solve his younger sister’s disappearance. The case has become an unhealed scar in both his career and his life. When an unidentified woman’s body disturbs the quiet of the city moat, a mysterious snowflake tattoo and a bloodstained old cotton shoe draw him and his teammates into a vast criminal network spanning schools, mining distri —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Night Watch Detective 守夜刑警 Everyone on the Criminal Investigation Team says I'm cursed. Someone died in a case my father investigated, my mother died in front of a mirror, and even my partner nearly lost their life. Then I took on the dismemberment case. The victim had been cut into seven pieces, each incision dusted with sandalwood powder. The forensic pathologist said it was the work of a deranged killer. I said it wasn't. Because in the second-floor window at the crime scene, I saw a woman in a red dress. Rain passed s 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 Marks of Guilt 罪痕 Is there always evil behind every crime? Real cases reveal the truth about human nature. [Crime Investigation] [Not a Web Novel] [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] Strange and major cases, from human flesh takeout and a cat corpse found in a belly to a body hanging in Xian Lake, are uncovered one by one across the country. 2kReads8.7Score22414d adds
- 180 The Secret Iron Box 秘密铁盒 [Mystery • Deduction • Romance • Dark • Human Nature • Two Male Leads] The owner of a villa suddenly dies. Was it suicide, an accident, or murder? A single murder case dredges up the young men’s and women’s painful, secret pasts. Their love and hate, tangled relationships, and memories of youth stir beneath the surface. A girl’s secret adolescence, hidden in an iron box, and the crimes behind a charity aid program have remained unknown to all. There are more cases behind this one. Who has been w 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 Undercover Detective on the Killer’s Trail 暗探追凶 (No System, pure deduction, no female lead, somewhat graphic, mind-bending twists and turns) The darkest corners of human nature harbor the most unspeakable evil in the world. Serial dismemberments, near-perfect high-IQ crimes, and a depraved pervert addicted to mutilating corpses. One bizarre murder after another leads to a fated nemesis... A deeply cunning psychiatrist and an upright, principled police captain join forces to uncover the thought-provoking truth behind these bizarre and baffling 673Reads8.2Score11314d adds
- 182 The Reborn Detective Hunts a Killer, Starting With a Gifted Inspector Black Cat 神探重生追凶，开局获赠黑猫警长 Hua Shang is captain of the Criminal Investigation Division at the Mosheng City Police Bureau. She has solved countless major and high-profile cases. A car accident sends her back to when she was eighteen. On her birthday that year, her father, three older brothers, stepmother, and stepsister are all murdered. She is the only survivor. The massacre of the Hua family causes a sensation. Though the killer commits suicide and is brought to justice, Hua Shang knows that person was not the real culpr 518Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 183 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
- 184 The County Magistrate’s Daily Case Files 女县令的查案日常 No romance Young Tang Shifang passes the imperial exam and secures a post as magistrate of Fengyang County. But after becoming entangled in a power struggle, he is ambushed on his way to take up the post, falls off a cliff, and disappears, presumed dead. To uncover the truth, his younger sister, Tang Shiqi, disguises herself as him and takes up the post of magistrate. While secretly searching for her brother, whose fate and whereabouts are unknown, she solves countless cases, including a couple 115Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 185 Erosion of the Mirror Within the Mirror 镜中镜蚀 The Mirror's Erosion is a psychological crime thriller. The story begins with a series of bizarre murders steeped in ritual: each victim has been meticulously dissected, with a mysterious palm print and a tarot card left behind. During the investigation, Wang Yan, captain of the criminal investigation squad, is forced to seek help from Xia Zhiyue, a criminal profiler with extraordinary insight. As the investigation deepens, the cases lead to a psychology workshop devoted to exploring the "inner 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Livestreaming Crime Solving from the Start: Qin Ming Invites Me to Join Him 开局直播破案，秦明请我出山 After seeing too many corpses, you learn to take life and death in stride. A person can turn into a demon with a single thought, or become a saint in the blink of an eye. The breeding ground woven from lies is a paradise where evil runs rampant. A death ride leading straight to hell, a blood-red skeleton falling from the sky, a mysterious ghostly shadow on the wall... One bizarre crime scene after another, and one dark, wicked heart after another hidden from the light of day. Who is the killer? 217Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 The Chinatown Case Files 唐人街探案实集 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 I Reasoned My Way to Godhood 我推理成神 After transmigrating, Chen Jian'an is forced by the System to go on blind dates. After nine dates, he successfully activates the Strongest Detective System and immediately solves a wife-murder case at a restaurant. But the entire investigation is livestreamed by his date, and he instantly goes viral across the internet! 14Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 189 Offline 脱网 Life is like a web. It’s not your own punishment you should fear for the wrongs you’ve done, but the possibility that it will fall upon your descendants. Karma comes full circle. Right and wrong, everything is already fated. 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 The Dead Speak: Cases from Harbor City 尸语追凶：港城谜案录 In a prosperous harbor city where neon lights blot out the sky, crime never sleeps in the shadows. A red-clad corpse found floating in Victoria Harbour shocks the entire city and sets off a string of murders. It also forces three people who can barely stand one another to form an unlikely crime-solving trio. He is Lu Chen, a senior inspector in the Major Crimes Unit: domineering and hot-tempered, he trusts experience and speed. Beneath his machismo, he is protective and soft-hearted, but he can 413Reads—Score11114d adds
- 191 The Long, Long Night 长夜长夜 Long Night, Long Night is an engrossing criminal investigation novel. It opens with the suicide of a veteran detective, drawing readers into a world of suspense and danger. The story then leads to the suicide of a female student more than a decade earlier, which in turn brings to light the accidental death of a police officer and a series of related cases. The plot is tightly paced, packed with suspense and twist after twist, making it impossible to stop reading. Every chapter leaves behind clu 183Reads8.2Score10414d adds
- 192 The Doomed Witness 绝命证人 What is evil? Anything born of weakness is evil! Fang Ya survived a massacre that wiped out his entire family. Nourished by the flowers that bloomed from the seeds of evil, he resolved to become a police officer. Ahead of him lay countless baffling cases: A murder in a locked room at a wealthy family’s estate, a deranged artist who kills, a deadly game of love, a killer who hovers at the boundary between life and death to carry out euthanasia, the vicious crimes of a social group whose members a 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Counterattack: A Beautiful Revenge 逆战：美丽的复仇 His new novel, Doomsday: Stockpiling Supplies in a Shelter to Save a Goddess, is currently updating to rave reviews. [Manhunt]+ [Escape]+ [Revenge]+ [Explosive Action]+ [High Intelligence] He graduated from the School of Architectural Design at a top university. While out for a night run, he was abducted and thrown from a car. The police found drugs on him, then discovered more drugs at his home and office. All three packages bore his fingerprints. With no other evidence, the court sentenced him 44Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 194 My Criminal Investigation Notes 我的刑侦笔记 A professional mistress with peculiar tastes, a twisted college girl, “filial” children who murder their parents, and loners who make pacts to die together. Is it that they cannot adapt to society, or that “social progress” has changed them? Is there a warning light behind the darkness, or must there always be darkness beneath the light? Someone smiling at you doesn’t necessarily mean they’re being friendly. They might be plotting how to hurt you. What’s more terrifying than ghosts and gods is t 148Reads9.1Score2514d adds
- 195 Case Files of a Homicide Detective 缉凶笔记 I’m a college student, and fate has entangled me in one bizarre murder case after another! A woman’s corpse sealed in concrete, an unidentified charred body missing its genitals, a deranged killer who feeds on human brains… One brutal, bloody murder after another, and one appalling mastermind after another! Driven by the fire of justice in my heart, I’m caught up in a series of dangerous, thrilling hunts for the killers… 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 Zero Murder 零号谋杀 983Reads6.3Score11814d adds
- 197 Crimson Moon Killing Game 绯月杀戮游戏 [If I don’t finish this, I’m a dog!] [Crime Solving + Games + Transmigrate + Anime] [Famous Detectives VS Serial Killers] Players, choose your card: famous detective or murderous clown? Supporting characters: the Phantom Thief Alliance led by Kaito Kid. Ten famous detectives, including The Kindaichi Case Files’ Hajime, Conan, Sherlock Holmes, and Kogoro Akechi, face off against ten serial killers in another world in a deadly game that draws everyone into the action. A battle between justice and 6Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 198 The Lady Investigator of the Ming Dynasty 大明女提刑 [Female Investigator × Imperial Guard] Shen Zhiwei, a bondservant, is the county magistrate's darkest secret. A corpse from the canal and a handful of green salt force her into an uneasy partnership with Gu Changfeng, the feared Imperial Guard. He uses her as a pawn, while she relies on him for protection. From the salt case in Jiangnan to a regicide at court, every wrongful conviction they overturn becomes a blade aimed at the empire's most dangerous enemy. Until one day, Gu Changfeng corner 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 One Glance at the Past, One at the Future 一眼过去一眼未来 I traded my next life for a pair of eyes: my left eye sees the past, and my right eye sees the future! I meet a policewoman, rescue a CEO, and live life with carefree flair! A deranged butcher, a terrifying doctor, a demon on a rainy night, murders livestreamed online... See how Chu Tian turns the tide, punishes evil, and upholds justice! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Atonement 弥罪 I fell through the darkness and saw my own eyes in the reflection. The more someone fears trouble, the more trouble comes looking for them. We are all creatures struggling to survive among the thorns, reaching out our guilty hands in the direction time flows. And now, what can I use to make amends for my sins? 877Reads9.1Score12114d adds
