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- 1 Waiting for the Case 等案 Mystery Romance + Comedy + Crime Solving The beginning is slow, with a school-life secret-crush storyline. Later, it shifts to mystery and crime solving, so don't give up because of the early chapters. You can jump straight to the cases if you like~ They had secretly loved each other since middle school, all the way through high school graduation. Time and again, they were just one step away from getting together, but for one reason or another, they stopped there. Only later did they realize how 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Truth in Her Eyes 瞳孔中的真相 Is what you see the truth? Is what you hear the truth? Behind these baffling cases lies an even more complicated truth... The murders seem to have nothing to do with one another, yet they are bound together by countless threads. A page torn from a calendar at a murder scene, a butcher on a stormy night, a human-body sculpture found in a luxury hotel... Behind every case lies a revelation of human nature and a battle of wits. Each case is also a tragic story. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Solve Cases with Old Donkey: Everyone’s a Suspect 跟着老驴来探案，人人都是嫌疑犯 Are murderers always utterly evil? Is what you see and hear really the truth? Join Old Lu on a case, where everyone is a suspect. The known facts: the victim is dead. The victim is either male or female. The killer is either someone the victim knew or a stranger. The victim and the killer are either locals or outsiders. The woven bags and wheeled suitcases contain either people or pieces of people. Under the great memory-recovery technique, no one can keep from confessing their crimes. 5.5kReads—Score250Shelves
- 4 Inheriting a Police Badge: Solve Cases to Upgrade Your Attributes 警号继承：破案就能升级属性 [Reborn] [System] [Deduction] [Crime Solving] [No Female Lead] Lin Feng has just been assigned from the police academy to the Jing City Police Bureau. He inherits his father's badge number and awakens a System. Every case he solves upgrades his attributes and earns him special rewards. He catches the suspects in two cases as soon as he joins the bureau, and is promoted ahead of schedule to the criminal investigation team. From then on, he sets out on an extraordinary life, solving one strange an 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Cracking the Mystery 谜案缉凶 A murder takes place in City A, and private detective Zhang Huabin is entrusted with the case. But after it is solved, one baffling case after another follows. As a police consultant, he goes on to crack a string of mysteries. 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Super Detective: My Case-Solving System Is Unbeatable! 超级侦探：我的断案系统无敌了！ [System + urban + crime-solving + character growth + lighthearted] A case with a three-day deadline? Fine, I'll take it! The killer is him? That well-dressed animal! The nerve! You say there's a haunting at the theater? Then I have to go catch the ghost and see for myself. Let's find out if it's a person or a ghost! Cases that seem simple hide plenty of secrets, waiting for us to uncover them one by one. Lin Fan is an urban detective who values loyalty and friendship. After unexpectedly acq 19Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 7 I'm a Police Officer, So Why Do I Have All These Immortal Arts? 我是警员，一身仙术技能什么鬼 Zhao Feitian was reborn in the Dragon Kingdom and became a low-ranking police officer. At the same time, he became bound to the Peerless Immortal Arts System. Every time he solved a case using a skill, he would receive all kinds of rewards! Zhao Feitian was baffled. I'm a police officer, so what the heck is an Immortal Arts System? Unexpectedly, not only was the System's name strange, but the skills it gave him were even more bizarre. Shrink the World to an Inch: A hundred miles become five, and 3.9kReads7.1Score731Shelves
- 8 From the Start, I Tear Apart Cold Cases! The Policewoman Is Stunned 开局手撕悬案！警花惊呆了 [Crime Solving] + [Everyday Life] + [Police Beauty] + [Cold Cases] (The early chapters have a few rough edges, but it gets even better later!) On his very first day reporting for duty, rookie detective Lin Tianyi encounters the case of a “mysterious corpse in a derelict house,” which has sent shock waves across the city! Just as the entire task force is at a loss, he unexpectedly gets bound to the [Hardcore Cop Martial Arts Crime-Solving System]! From the start, he gains [God-Tier Eagle Eyes], m 408Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 9 Criminal Investigation: I Know Who the Killer Is 刑侦，我知道凶手是谁 Shen Mobei has just graduated from the police academy and been assigned as a trainee officer to a suburban police station. In reality, he was a criminal detective in the same public security system in 2026. While pursuing a murderer, he chased the suspect into an alley, where he was unexpectedly attacked and killed. When he wakes up, he discovers he has been reborn in 1999 in the body of a newly graduated trainee officer who shares his name. 24Reads—Score100Shelves
- 10 Scorch Marks: Captain Lu’s Forensic Doctor 灼痕：陆队的法医小姐 Cool, aloof forensic examiner × ferocious, wild detective A formidable duo, joining forces to crack bizarre cases! Crime investigation, sweet romance, two strong leads, mutual devotion, no exes or infidelity, satisfying revenge, forensic science, police detective, suspense, and crime-solving Su Qingran: Cool and chaste, focused on her career, not romance. No exes or infidelity. Lu Zeyan: Arrogant and ruthless, risks his life to solve cases, but saves all his devotion for you. No exes or infideli 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Strange Cases of Kaifeng: Niu and Zhou Investigate 开封奇案之牛周探案 Niu Ce is a clever, calculating junior official in the Kaifeng Prefecture. Zhou Wanqing is a mature, capable woman, cold on the outside but warm within. The two join forces to investigate cases and unravel layer upon layer of mystery. Along the way, they face all kinds of dangers and challenges, but never give up. In the end, they uncover the truth behind the cases and win justice for the victims. 187Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 King of Criminal Investigation: A First-Class Merit Medal Is Practically a Given 刑侦之王，一等功拿到手软 At the awards ceremony, a tall, dashing young man spoke with passionate conviction. In the activity hall of Handong Province’s First Prison, a group of inmates watched the broadcast on television. “Liu, I heard Officer Zhuo was the one who arrested you. What do you think of him?” “What do I think? In uniform, Officer Zhuo is the most lovable person there is. Out of uniform, he’s not even human!” “Liu, sounds like you’re biased against Officer Zhuo. He’s repeatedly distinguished himself and has w 548Reads8.0Score100Shelves
- 13 Criminal Investigation: The Dawn of Evil 刑侦：罪恶的曙光 After graduating from the police academy, a brilliant young graduate enlists in the military. Upon returning, he joins the Public Security Bureau and becomes an expert in criminal investigation and special operations. Using his expertise, he brings justice to the law and the dead, clears the names of those who died unjustly, and ensures that the law, backed by the will of the state, is upheld. No System + Modern Criminal Investigation 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Han Wuzi's First Book 韩武子的第1本书 My new work is out! You can head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 I Solve Crimes in 1995, and the Comments Are All from the Killer 我在1995破案，弹幕全是凶手 While livestreaming a discussion of unsolved cases from the 1990s, washed-up detective Su Ran is cursed by a viewer comment and sent back to the night before the crime. She binds to the “Underworld Livestream System”: case-solving progress equals the viewers’ tips. If she fails, a randomly selected viewer will die suddenly. When she uses DNA technology to identify the real killer The killer from 1995 sneers in the comments: “Officer, there’s the stench of a corpse behind you.” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Detective Fugui 富桂神探 [Standalone Cases + Crime Solving + Suspense + The Dark Side of Human Nature + Healing + Redemption] A 130-pound cafe owner struggling to keep her business afloat, a self-destructive delivery boy, and a middle-aged detective. By chance, the three cross paths and face one extraordinary case after another, each baffling but involving no elaborate tricks. A retired doctor jumps from a building with a baby suffering from mermaid syndrome; a second scam ensnares victims already trapped in a pyramid —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Joining the Police: From the Start, I Encounter a Pervert in My Car 入职警察：开局车遇猥琐狂 Wu Jun graduated from the police academy and, after finishing his internship, was assigned to Fenglin Police Station. On his way to report for duty on his first day, he ran into a pervert on the bus. And so a legend began. Wu Jun went out for noodles and happened upon a wanted criminal. He stepped out for a smoke and ran into a human trafficker asking for a light. He went for a walk and knocked over a robber fleeing a shop. He took a ride and spotted a pervert secretly filming up women's skirts. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The City's Greatest Detective 都市最强侦探 An otherwise useless young man from the bottom of society accidentally gains five supernatural abilities and becomes a top detective. All he wants is to be a wealthy man living under the radar, but after one assignment, he somehow ends up as the neighbor of a beautiful, hugely famous actress... 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 City Detective: Solving Cases Made Me Rich 都市神探：我靠破案致富奔小康 Lin Dong is an ordinary but confident and self-reliant young man who graduated with a civil engineering degree from a disreputable college. By chance, he gains a golden finger: the Wild Detective Training System. While investigating his first case, he awakens a second golden finger: the “Soul Portraitist.” With these two golden fingers, Lin Dong goes from working as a carpenter on construction sites to solving one case after another, earning rewards such as money and skills and building a pros 758Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 20 Every Time I Work the Night Shift, the City's Criminal Police Can't Sleep 我一上夜班，全市刑警就睡不着了 “Chen Che, you’re just a probationary police officer. What gives you the right to commandeer more than a hundred SWAT officers from the major crimes unit?!” As his superior roared at him, Chen Che pointed at the high-purity heroin and ledgers documenting international money laundering scattered across the floor. “If I hadn’t overstepped, you’d all have been blown sky-high by now.” Chen Che had only wanted to coast through life, but he could uncover crimes of staggering scale from the most insign 20.2kReads8.4Score1.9kShelves
- 21 Case Files 2000: Hunting Killers in Cold Cases 刑档2000:我在旧案里缉凶 Chen Mo, a criminal records clerk, returns to the year 2000 with all the case information stored in his memory. He refuses to watch his mentor get wrongly sent to prison again. So he chooses to live a different life as a new kind of “Chen Mo.” “July 14: A female worker at a cement factory in the southern suburbs is murdered. The killer is her shift supervisor.” “September 3: The kidnapping of a tycoon's only son. A blue feather will appear in the ransom bag.” “December 25: A pileup on Christmas 780Reads8.7Score140Shelves
- 22 It All Begins With the Criminal Police 一切从刑警开始 Fang Yun was an IT elite in his previous life. While working overtime, he suffered a sudden heart attack and stroke, and died on the spot, only to transmigrate to a parallel world. In this world, Fang Yun is an elite graduate of the Huaguo Police University. He has just joined the Linshui District Criminal Investigation Brigade as a rookie officer. Watch as he uses his ability to “acquire specific memories from corpses,” together with his exceptional powers of logical deduction, to solve one biz 46Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 23 You're a Murder Suspect, So Why Do You Keep Solving Murder Cases? 你个凶杀嫌疑犯，怎么天天破命案 [Hardcore deduction + forensic criminal investigation + must-read masterpiece + no idiot plots + career comes first] What do you mean, the evidence is irrefutable? I really didn’t kill anyone! Lin Ming was once a top detective. After unexpectedly transmigrating to a parallel world, he finds himself in an interrogation room, accused of murder. Finding the crucial evidence and clearing his name becomes his most urgent task. An incorrectly shaped bloodstain leads him to the murder weapon someone tr 4Reads—Score127Shelves
- 24 Psychological Crime: Death's Forewarning 心理罪：死亡预告 “Li Fei, you’ll be dead in ten days.” A text message from the future draws Li Fei, reassigned to the archives because of his odd personality, into a decade-old cold case. Impossible crimes keep unfolding, and one hidden secret after another comes to light. The past collides with the future, life intertwines with death, and the web of fate begins to spread. Who will have the last laugh? 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The Broken Mirror Murder Case 破镜缉凶 [Mystery + Criminal Investigation + Deduction + Case-of-the-Week + Long Main Plot + No Romance + Solving Crimes] On a livestream, a bride in red hangs herself from an ancient locust tree. A million viewers watch as her corpse follows an invisible track and “walks” back to the crime scene. I'm Qin Niu, captain of the criminal investigation team in Changping City. The people I'm up against aren't ghosts, but a group of “crime designers.” They use magnetic levitation to transport corpses, infrasou 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Criminal Investigation: The Truth About Murder 刑侦：杀人真相 [Mystery + Deduction + Therapist + Case-of-the-Week Mysteries + Serial Killings + High-IQ Crimes + Forensics + Revenge Plot + Bizarre Tales + Light Horror + Suitable for the Easily Frightened] You can skip romance, but you have to read about a case every day. When in love, you take your clothes off one piece at a time. When it's over, you stab one knife at a time. When in love, you stay together forever. When it's over, you hide a corpse in a trunk. When in love, you're stuck together every day. 6.9kReads7.2Score363Shelves
- 27 Candlelight in the Night 黑夜里的烛光 An aspiring police officer fresh out of the police academy is assigned to a grassroots unit. A baffling murder case changes Shi Yi's life forever. The sun sets, and night falls. Beneath its cover, countless human desires slowly take root and bloom. One murder after another, corpse after corpse, evidence hidden in the smallest of details, and the helpless cries of victims' families: all of it drives this newly graduated officer to grow. If criminals' desires are the endless night, then the countl 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 You Asked Me to Start the Job, So I Took Down a Fraud Den 让你去入职，你把诈骗窝点端了 Su Ze transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a newly hired community police officer. After unexpectedly activating the God-Tier Detective System, he embarks on an unstoppable career of catching criminals. On his way to report for duty: “Hello, 110? There's a scam operation here. Send backup immediately!” The police look at the scam artists inside, all clutching their heads and sobbing. “You call this needing backup?” During an anti-prostitution raid, while his colleagues arrest sex buyers 28Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 29 I’m a Detective: From the Start, I’m Taking Down the Ten Most Wanted Criminals! 我是刑警：开局抓捕十大悍匪！ He transmigrated back to 1991! He became the criminal investigator Qin Chuan! He reported for duty: I'm Criminal Investigator Qin Chuan! Ding dong! The Fugitive Pursuit System has activated! [Ding dong! Transmigrated to 1991!] [Ding dong! His identity: I'm a criminal investigator!] [Ding dong! Host, Qin Chuan!] [Ding dong! The Fugitive Pursuit System has activated. Solve cases successfully to earn rewards!] [Ding dong! Hand-to-hand combat mastered!] [Ding dong! Firearms marksmanship mastered!] [ 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Captain's Beloved Is a Little Ancient Detective 刑警队长的心尖宠是古代小神捕 [Ancient female constable vs. modern, aloof homicide squad captain] She is the first female constable of the Great Jing Dynasty. After an accident, she transmigrates into the body of a rookie who has just graduated from the modern police academy. From that moment on, she goes from being an invisible nobody in the major crimes unit to a crime-solving genius. He is an elite police captain and head of the major crimes unit. He has solved countless major cases. When faced with the baffling transfor 14.8kReads8.8Score2kShelves
- 31 Riding Across the World in Search of Frost 纵马天涯探寒霜 No romance, no plot holes, standalone mystery cases. The male lead handles deduction and investigations, while the female lead specializes in poison and medicine. Every case contains clues and twists, combining suspense, deduction, and an ensemble cast. A sweeping conspiracy unfolds as the protagonists painstakingly piece together the clues, clear away the fog, and thwart a plot to betray the country and seize power. It has both the chivalry of the martial world and a deep love for the homeland! 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 I'm a Detective, but Money Isn't My Only Motivation! 我做侦探其实并不只是为了钱！ My name is Lin Yi, and I’m a detective! I take on all kinds of cases! Hunting down criminals, finding lost items, tracking down cats and dogs, catching cheating spouses... As long as you pay, I can help you solve any problem! For details, contact the Lin Yi Detective Agency: 188******** I’ll be waiting for you! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 A University Student Becomes a Police Officer, and You Arrest Your Roommate? 在职大学生从警，你把室友抓了？ To get promoted, police officer Tang Yang enrolls in university, but then he starts arresting people nonstop and racking up commendations like crazy. On his first day, he takes down all his roommates in one fell swoop! Late to a class meeting, Tang Yang makes a grand entrance with a string of thieves in handcuffs. During freshman military training, he arrests the instructor! Tang Yang skips class again and again to make arrests, and the university gives him a warning. He doesn’t even show up for 103Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 A Rookie Cop’s Road to Promotion 小警察升职记 I accidentally transmigrated to a poor, backward world. I may be just a low-ranking police officer, but I’m great at handling people, have a keen eye for solving cases, and a real gift for writing. I’m even dating my superior’s daughter, and I keep getting promoted. Come see how an ordinary man makes his way in a parallel world. 342Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 35 The Seventh Investigation Team 第七探案组 The Seventh Criminal Investigation Unit, led by Captain Wan, specializes in unsolved cases in the city. Each member has a role to play, and together they piece together the truth. No romantic entanglements, no connections to old cases, no workplace drama: they let the evidence speak and tear through the fog to reveal the truth behind each case! 57Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Case Bounty: Split Personalities Help Me Solve Crimes 案件悬赏：人格分裂助我破案 Transmigration + mystery enthusiast + split personality + System = The Thousand-Faced Detective “Why can you always find new clues?” “You’re just looking. I’m observing. There’s a clear difference.”, Chang Luoke Yu Ermusi “Why save me, a criminal?” “Maybe killing someone needs a reason, but does saving someone?”, Chang Yuchuan Kenan —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The Killer in the Dark 黑暗中的凶手 [Mystery] + [Deduction] + [No Romance] Li Luan, captain of the criminal investigation squad, is “on the front lines of fighting crime.” Starting with what appears to be an ordinary murder, he gradually uncovers a secret and unsolved case buried thirteen years ago. Everyone involved in that case is murdered one by one, until the culprit behind it all turns out to be the person closest to him! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 The Shocking Secret Behind the School Beauty's Death 校花之死背后的惊天秘密 [Crime Investigation] [Crime Solving] [Multiple Cases] [Deduction] [No System] On his first day with the criminal investigation squad, Du Kai gets caught up in the case of his former campus beauty classmate's death. He never expected such a huge secret to be hidden behind her case... 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 She Walks with a Gun 她与枪同行 Firearms Expert vs. Detective Powerhouse. Ten years ago, Wuchuan police detective Song Huai was shot, leaving behind a cold case that remains unsolved. Ten years later, Song Lingshu joins the major crimes unit where her father once worked. To uncover the truth about what happened back then, she immerses herself in firearms ballistics and weapons forensics, honing rare specialist skills as she joins Captain Xie Zhao in hunting down criminals and solving cases. Strange cases are cropping up all ov 20kReads6.8Score3.8kShelves
- 40 You Little Beat Cop, Why Are You So Reckless?! 你个小片警，为何如此莽！ My new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 I Asked You to Dissect the Corpse, So Why Did You Bring in the Killer? 让你解剖尸体，你把凶手抓来干嘛 [Urban + Relentless Crime Solving + Crime Scene Simulator] This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental, and the author accepts no responsibility! Gao Yichen transmigrates and is reborn in the body of a lowly trainee forensic examiner. On his very first day, he encounters the murder of a beautiful woman and obtains a Crime Scene Simulator. Using the simulator, he solves one murder after another, wins everyone’s attention, and climbs to the top 117Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 42 Cracking Cases with the Police: I Have a Genius Deduction System 刑警破案之我有大神推理系统 The Criminal Investigator Solves Cases with My Master Detective System 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Republican-Era Case Files: The Naked Corpse Case 民国奇探之裸尸案 Republican-Era Detective: The Naked Corpse Case 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Detective Zero-One 零一侦探 “Don't go searching for the truth.” That was the greatest detective in the world’s strongest warning to his nephew, Duanmu Hua. The more you pursue the truth, the more you discover how false the world is. There are thirty-three layers of heaven. Break through one, and another awaits, until you go mad... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The Soul of a Cop: Legends of the Force 警魂之警界传说 [This story is entirely fictional] Chu Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a police officer specializing in criminal investigation at a police academy. When he receives his job assignment after graduation, Chu Chen is utterly bewildered... A prospective detective who graduated with top marks has been assigned to a police station as a beat cop. What is that supposed to mean? They’re deliberately keeping me from becoming a detective! Fine, I’ll just take the Criminal Investigation D 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Crime Solving: The System Makes Me Stronger and Stronger 破案：得到系统的我，不断变强 [Mystery-solving + System + plot] A perfect crime is one that cannot be detected or proven. According to Locard’s exchange principle, anyone who commits a crime will inevitably leave traces in the process. After transmigrating, Zhang Wen obtains a Detective System and grows stronger as he solves cases. He pits his wits against criminals, cracks cold cases, and brings down perfect crimes. He rises to the top of the criminal investigation world and writes his own art of crime-solving. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Doodles on the Medical Records 病例上的涂鸦 My name is Su Wanqing. I’m a clerk in the medical records department at Municipal Third Hospital. For the past six years, my greatest skill has been dealing with moldy medical files. Then one day, while sorting through old records, I found a doodled diary tucked between the patient files. Its owner was Chen Zhiming, an intern who died in a hospital fire twelve years ago. He wrote, “If you’re reading this diary, it means I’m already dead.” The pages were covered in strange coded symbols: a heart —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 The Bone Evidence Mystery: Captain Lu Is Under Forensic Doctor Su's Thumb Again 骨证谜局：陆队又被苏法医拿捏了 [Crime Investigation, Sweet Romance] [A Powerful Duo] [Face-Slapping, Exposing Scumbags] [Together for Life] Everyone in Jiangcheng knows that Captain Lu of the Criminal Investigation Unit is a notorious ice-cold tyrant. His face could freeze anyone solid, and he can break a suspect with three questions. No one has ever managed to stir his emotions. That is, until Su Wan arrives at the Forensic Center as its new chief forensic pathologist. On her first day, she points at a corpse and says, "The 15.4kReads—Score1.9kShelves
- 49 Crime Solving: I Can Pinpoint the Killer, and My Deduction Skills Keep Getting Better 破案：我能锁定凶手，推理就变强 Anning Medical College. Outside the women's dormitory. Bao Jun followed a short-haired girl with a suspicious look, glancing around nervously in case someone suddenly jumped out. If word got out that he'd gone into the women's dorm, his social life would basically be over. “Senior Lu, are you really just asking me to fix your computer?” As they neared the dorm supervisor's office, Bao Jun finally blurted out the question he'd been holding in all the way there. The short-haired senior ahead turne 113Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 50 I'm a Rookie Cop. Surely Solving a Major Case Isn't Asking Too Much? 我，小警察，破个大案不过分吧？ [No System + No golden finger + Crime-solving prodigy + Photographic memory + Mind palace Rubik’s cube] There’s a romance!!! Has the vibe of a Hong Kong crime movie!!! The story branches into multiple plotlines after 100,000 words, and the cases get more complex!!! Female fan: “You’re a punk, you’re a bad boy, but damn, you’re handsome!!!” Station chief: “I knew it. Our little temple can’t hold a great deity like you!!!” Criminal police captain: “You must come from a rich family!!! But there’s a 364Reads8.1Score—Shelves
