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- 51 Find the Killer, Find the Killer 找呀找呀找凶手 [Mystery and Deduction]+ [No CP]+ [Anthology] A collection of short and medium-length mystery stories, with a focus on classic whodunits. Who can know for certain what the next moment of life will bring, or what fate has in store for you? The protagonist enters unsolved-case games firsthand, taking on various roles and drawing ever closer to death as they search for the truth about human nature hidden behind each case. 367Reads—Score100Shelves
- 52 Back at the Crime Scene 重回凶案现场 Uncover the truth behind murder cases and hear the voices of the dead! Zhou Yi was an ordinary criminal investigator with the Public Security Bureau. While investigating a case involving a supposedly haunted skyscraper, he unexpectedly discovered that, under certain circumstances, he could see the final moments of a victim's life. 43Reads—Score103Shelves
- 53 Reborn as a Righteous Detective 重生之正义刑警 After being murdered, Zhao Hai was reborn as a rookie detective and activated the Hand of Justice System. Not only did he bring the killer who had taken his life in his previous life to justice, he also embarked on a career solving cases that had nothing to do with his official duties... 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 Half the City Beneath the Dark Rain 暗雨半城 In a small city, a mystery surrounding a beautiful young teacher sets off a series of bizarre murders. The brutal truth is beyond anyone's expectations, and reflections on human nature and society plunge people into an endless abyss... 82Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 The System Is Trying to Make Me Commit Crimes, but I'm a Police Officer! 系统逼我犯罪，可我是警察！ [No romance + System + face-slapping power fantasy + huge contrast] Chen Tianxin is the quintessential little girl: soft and adorable, she is everyone's beloved national daughter. After graduating from the police academy, Chen Tianxin is waiting to start her job as a household registration police officer when she's drafted into service and put to work early. Who could have guessed? [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you've successfully bound to the God-Tier Crime System~] [This System will do everyth 373Reads6.6Score102Shelves
- 56 From Cocoon to Butterfly: A Rookie Policewoman's Uphill Journey 破茧成蝶：呱呱女警逆风之路 [This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.] The story follows Leng Xuanyan as she soars against the wind, showing that anything is possible. Born with a cleft palate and an imperfect voice, Leng Xuanyan is a shy girl who endures discrimination throughout her childhood. She grows up to become a police officer serving the community and solving one bizarre case after another. No one imagined that something everyone thought impossible could be —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 A Sweet New Cop? He Blows a Criminal's Head Off with One Shot 新警软萌？他一枪爆头罪犯 Li Yichen transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a police officer. At the station, all he's ever asked to do is serve tea and run errands, and nobody thinks much of him. But one day, while out picking up a delivery, he suddenly binds to the “System for Punishing Evil and Promoting Good” and brings an A-rank fugitive straight back to the station. Everyone is stunned. From then on, Li Yichen can't be stopped. He catches a wanted criminal while out for a meal, then nabs a thief on a trip to 237Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 58 Police Ranks 警阶 He climbed from police academy prodigy to the pinnacle of power, every step paid for with a carefully calculated “price.” When his mentor becomes the System’s biggest stain, the final step toward promotion demands that he pull the trigger himself, aiming either at himself or at the rules themselves. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 Lin Yi's Detective Casebook: Season One 林一探案集：第一季 Set in Republican-era Shanghai, when the city was plagued by chaos and murder, the story follows Lin Yi, a calm and composed 30-year-old unmarried forensic doctor who has returned from Britain. He is an expert in dissection, combat, and firearms. During his three years at Scotland Yard, he solved many cases and became a devoted Sherlock Holmes fan. His assistant, Han Xiao, is a handsome guy and Lin Yi’s classmate. His surgical skills are flawless, but he loves making sarcastic remarks. Feeling d 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 Ning City Detectives 宁城刑警 (No System, no transmigration, no wish fulfillment) A modern-day Sherlock Holmes story about an elite team of detectives solving one bizarre case after another in the bustling city of Ningcheng. From busting drug rings in bars to uncovering international telecom scams, from locked-room murders to financial fraud, they face ruthless criminals and criminal masterminds. One mystery leads to another, and every scheme hides a deeper plot, as truth and human nature intertwine. A tightly paced, brain-t 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 Salvation in the Torrential Rain 暴雨救赎 [No System, no golden finger, no romance, mystery + deduction + main plot + standalone cases] Some people receive WeChat messages from their future selves. Some act in a feel-good web short drama and end up dead at the scene. Some think they can sit back and watch the drama unfold after mouthing off online, unaware that someone is watching them from the shadows... In this world, there are always people who use terrifying methods beyond ordinary understanding to murder their fellow human beings. 102Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 Light in the Darkness: Forensic Investigator Xia Luo 黑暗中的光明：法医夏洛 Crimes set ten years in the future, with one case every three chapters. Pure crime investigation, no dragging things out and no romance-obsessed leads. Does rapid technological progress help criminals, or bring crime to an end...? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 The Criminal Investigation System Awakens, and I Become the Bane of Evil 刑侦系统觉醒，我成了罪恶克星 The futuristic metropolis of Jingchuan City looks prosperous on the surface, but beneath it lurks a world of crime. Detective Lu Zhao is a formidable fighter and a meticulous investigator, but his sharp tongue always gets him into trouble. While examining a crime scene one day, he unexpectedly acquires a mysterious System, setting him on the path to solving cases and growing stronger. Cases keep piling up, and a string of murders modeled after the “Red-Clad Killer” resurfaces on the streets. Sy —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 Reborn Detective: I Understand Crime Better Than the Killer 重生刑警：我比凶手更懂犯罪 [Criminal investigation + deduction + case-solving + suspenseful mind games + no female lead + episodic cases + revenge] In his previous life, he was a kingpin who moved through the shadows. In this life, he is a detective who strikes fear into the hearts of criminals. A demolition case, a naked corpse in a bamboo grove, a murdered model, a series of killings... Behind each murder, he understands crime better than the killer and knows the criminal mind inside out. He reconstructs crimes by thi 37.8kReads8.6Score4.2kShelves
- 65 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? 174Reads—Score101Shelves
- 66 Solving Cases Is My Specialty 破案，我很有技巧的 [Criminal investigation and deduction + ensemble cast + twists + murder-mystery games become reality + high-IQ battles of wits + the hero is a bit of a background character] Also known as: “I’ve watched 1,000 episodes of Conan, so solving cases should be a piece of cake” Lu Zhaoyao, a seasoned murder-mystery game player, joins the city’s criminal investigation squad after graduating. After five years of working hard to maintain her ice-cold beauty image, she finally becomes deputy captain of Cri 28Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 67 Reborn: The Counterattack of an Auxiliary Police Officer 重生之辅警的逆袭 Zhao Tianyu, an auxiliary police officer with over twenty years on the job, was unexpectedly killed while responding to an incident. By some strange twist of fate, he was reborn more than twenty years in the past, back when he had just gotten married and started working as an auxiliary police officer. With a new life ahead of him, Zhao Tianyu set out on a different path. From that moment on, he began defying fate and making his comeback. 37Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 The Knockout: Major Crimes Squad 狂飙：重案中队 [Criminal investigations, case-solving, manhunts, and the daily life of detectives, with no supernatural elements] An Zhen, a detective with the Criminal Investigation Corps, is parachuted in as an instructor for the Major Crimes Squad. He has a superhuman memory possessed by only a handful of people in the entire world. In the squad's daily work, he cracks drug cases, hunts down criminals, and takes on criminal gangs, solving one case after another while doggedly uncovering the truth behind mys 580Reads—Score110Shelves
- 69 This Detective Is a Force to Be Reckoned With: Taking on Thugs and Cracking Bizarre Cases 这个刑警有点猛，硬刚凶徒破奇案 Buried alive from the start! Qin Mo: You think I don't have a temper? As someone who transmigrated, my mind is filled with the knowledge and wisdom of my past life. That's what gives me the confidence to cut through every obstacle. System: Host, you're underestimating yourself! Congratulations, you have obtained the skills: World-Shaking Tyrant's Body, Supernatural Sense of Smell, Precise Marksmanship, All-Around Combat, Eyes-Closed Street Racing… Qin Mo: Holy crap, is it this intense r 92Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 Phantom in the Night Rain 夜雨魅影 A charming little city in the south. A sudden shower of rain. Hidden in the rain-soaked city are secrets no one knows. A lonely soul is often jolted awake by bloody, terrifying nightmares. Now, he is waiting for someone. A shocking murder case has continued for years. When the truth finally comes to light, no one can believe that the killer had been plotting for a full twenty years… 31Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 71 We Asked You to Be a Traffic Cop, Not the Bane of All Crime! 让你当交警，没让你当罪恶克星！ [Criminal investigation + solving cases + System + golden finger + no heroine] Lin Mo transmigrates into the body of a police academy student. Though the original owner is a student, he's utterly incompetent, looked down on by everyone in the police force, and even assigned to the traffic police department. Then a System falls from the sky. As long as Lin Mo teaches people about the law, he gets a chance to meet a “benefactor” and turn his life around. So while investigating cases, Lin Mo repeat 332Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 72 Major Crimes: Keeping Night Watch in the Forensics Lab 重案追凶：我在法医室守夜 The protagonist, Lin Yebai, is the chief forensic pathologist of the Major Crimes Unit at the Jianghai Public Security Bureau. With his exceptional expertise, meticulous reasoning, and keen insight, he leads his team in uncovering the truth behind one seemingly impossible case after another. At the same time, he is investigating the truth behind his father's accidental death ten years ago. 3Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 73 Reborn in 1999: Solving a Cold Case from the Start, Shocking the Entire Bureau 重生99：开局破获悬案，震惊全局 Reborn in 1999, he becomes the youngest fingerprint expert. In his previous life, he solved countless cases. When he opens his eyes again, he’s back on his first day as a police officer. The cases that once went cold are waiting for him to rewrite their endings. A partial fingerprint or an overlooked detail is enough to leave the real culprit nowhere to hide. From murder cases in county towns to manhunts spanning provinces, fingerprints are the king of evidence, and he is the man behind the king 41.2kReads8.1Score4.6kShelves
- 74 Venus on a Rainy Night 雨夜维纳斯 In 2001, a museum in Linhai City reports a late-night emergency. A damaged statue of Venus stands quietly in place. When its plaster cracks open, a young woman's corpse is found sealed inside. The victim's arms have been severed, and blood streams from her eyes. The scene is identical to the old case from eleven years ago, the Rainy Night Venus murders. In 1990, detective Tang Yuliang paid a terrible price to solve the serial murder case, only to get a resolution that was half true and half fals 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 The Autumn Court of the Tang Dynasty 大唐秋官 During the Xianqing era of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, more than forty Daoist priests at Lusong Abbey outside Chang'an were slaughtered overnight. One of them, a priest named Xu Shihang, was brutally scalded alive in a cauldron. The killer left no clues behind, and the case should have remained an unsolved mystery. But Xu Shihang's son was Xu Yougong, one of the ten greatest detectives in history. And so... 376Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 76 Can a Traffic Cop Really Take a Homicide Case? 一个交警，抢刑侦的案子合适吗？ After transmigrating to a parallel world, he became a police academy graduate. When Xu Lin received his job assignment, he was completely baffled. He had graduated top of his class in criminal investigation and was about to become a detective, yet they assigned him to the traffic police. What was that supposed to mean? They wouldn’t let him work criminal cases? Fine, then. A traffic cop could take on criminal investigations too. On his first day at work, he caught seven habitual thieves and one 642Reads—Score112Shelves
- 77 Inheriting Billions? But I Want to Be a Cop! 继承百亿遗产？可我要当警察呀！ Reborn Su Wuwei discovers that he has entered a book and become a cannon-fodder character with a tragic ending. Though he had set his sights on becoming a police officer, he inherits a fortune of 15 billion and a Cannon-Fodder Comeback System with a rather bizarre name. Live like a couch potato? Of course not. Even a little shrimp needs big dreams! From the start, he unlocks the Urban Eye skill, which lets him see everyone’s hidden information. God’s Right Hand: Once his right hand comes out, wh 34Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 78 Crime Investigation: I Can See Murder Scenes 刑侦：我能看见凶杀现场 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your follows motivate me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 320Reads8.7Score103Shelves
- 79 When a Forensic Pathologist Starts Solving Cases 当法医开始破案 Forensic doctor Chen Mo transmigrates to 1997 and discovers that he is the sole suspect in a murder case! Faced with seemingly incontrovertible physical evidence, he picks up a scalpel and performs a simulated autopsy on himself. Starting with a wrongful accusation that becomes an ironclad case, he is about to give this world a taste of forensic science! “You’re saying you overturned the physical evidence by comparing your own wounds?” “No. The truth is that these so-called ironclad findi 7.2kReads7.6Score769Shelves
- 80 The International Sleuth 国际名探 Ahem, ahem... Rise, my beloved ministers. I have an important announcement at this morning's court session. Since I am exceptionally talented and stunningly good-looking, I am currently writing a novel. As the author of this book, I have high hopes for it. I expect all my beloved ministers to read it carefully. Be sure to leave a memorial with every chapter. I will burn the midnight oil, personally read them, and review your memorials. Before writing this book, I read widely, studied world m —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 The Perfect Accomplice Plan 完美共犯计划 [All-female ensemble cast + mystery and deduction + professional pursuit of criminals] Seven years ago, a murder in a women’s dormitory cleaved five girls’ lives in completely different directions: She was stalked for half a month. She knew who was responsible, but the police said nothing was out of the ordinary; She was cast as the lead in a new series, only to find that its script mirrored the dormitory murder she had lived through; She went from being a major suspect in a police investigation 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 Today I Grew Again, Book 13 今天我又长第13本书 My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 32Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 83 The White Dark Web 白色暗网 Liu Yishou is the laziest doctor in the hospital, always carrying a scalpel blade in his pocket as a “toy.” Then a car accident “wakes” him up. From that moment on, he can “see” the paths along which life flows. A heart beating irregularly? He can spot the problem at a glance. A hidden tumor? He can pinpoint it through the skin. “Seven patients in Jiangshi have unexplained liver failure, and you're the only one who can uncover the truth,” his mentor, Chen Daoming, says gravely. “They're a high-e —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 Why Be a Cop? Go Home and Be a Rich Heir 当啥警察滚回家当富二代 Synopsis: After transmigrating to a parallel world, he passed the civil service exam and became a police officer. On his first day at work, his father told Wang Min: "Being a cop is hard and exhausting. You can work yourself to the bone for a month and still earn less than you spend on pocket money in a day!" "Dad, you're thinking too small. My main goal is to serve the people, fight crime, and preserve social harmony and stability. It doesn't matter how much I earn!" Sure enough, on his very fi 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 Who Was the Witness? 谁是目击者 The Gu family’s recognition banquet in Lanzhou glittered beneath crystal chandeliers. Gu Zhihua, who controlled the hidden side of the Gu family, watched the farce unfold with cold detachment. Su Qingya was eager to cozy up to the powerful, while Tian Qin took the chance to put her down and prove she wasn’t an outsider. Everyone thought it was just an ordinary family-reunion squabble. Until Su Qingya collapsed beside the sofa and Tian Qin fell at the doorway. Every guest in the hall saw it. N 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 Urban Crime Buster: Extracting Beast Genes 都市悍警：百兽基因提取 Three years undercover brought loneliness and isolation, partings in life and death, tender affections, and cold-blooded slaughter. After returning to city life, Gao Han awakens the ability to extract animal genes. Starting as an ordinary criminal investigator, he steadily becomes a hard-hitting cop. Fugitive thug: Stay back! I have a gun. Gao Han: I’ll bet the bullets 11.4kReads8.5Score929Shelves
- 87 Hunting Killers in the Dark 黑夜缉凶 Haisheng City, July 2015. A mysterious person calls the police, claiming to have found the brutally mutilated body of a woman in a residential complex. In just over two months, four cases of women being tortured and murdered in the exact same way have now come to light. What’s baffling is that the killer, usually meticulous and careful to leave no trace, has this time left a fingerprint on the victim. Was it a careless mistake, or is there more to it? Led by newly appointed Criminal Investigatio 142Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 Murderous Passion 惊情谋杀 This book tells the stories of murders driven by all kinds of troubled relationships: family ties, friendship, romance and secret love, true love, and even illicit affairs. The plot is full of twists and turns, with plenty of mysteries to solve! 100Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 The Hotheaded Cop: Is Solving Cases Really That Hard? 狂警之破案很难吗？ [Crime-Solving + System + Feel-Good Read + Reborn + Mystery + Deduction] In his previous life, Lei Yaoyang’s cover as an undercover agent was blown, and he died a tragic death in a crocodile pool in the Golden Triangle! Given a new lease on life, Lei Yaoyang discovered that he had been reborn in the body of a timid, insecure rookie police officer. Timidity is a sin. Since you’re dead, I’ll start everything over! 251Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 90 Northeast Police Stories II 东北警察故事贰 Freeze right there! Don't move! Police! The Criminal Investigation Squad's laid-back retirement crew! Who says you have to be the ones to solve the major cases? We're Sixth Team. We may not take off often, but when we do, we soar! We may not speak up often, but when we do, we amaze everyone! 5.5kReads7.3Score458Shelves
- 91 I Told You to Go on a Blind Date, Not Arrest Your Police Chief Father-in-Law 让你去相亲，你把警察岳父给抓了 On his way to propose at a policewoman’s home, he catches a queen of thieves and brings her along as a gift. His future police-chief father-in-law is stunned. At his girlfriend’s home, he finds numerous skeletons sealed inside a clay sculpture. He immediately arrests the suspect, his future police-chief father-in-law. His future father-in-law, the police chief, gives him every kind of obstacle: if he wants to marry his beautiful daughter, he first has to solve the bizarre haunted-house case that 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 I’m Just an Auxiliary Police Officer. You Want Me to Investigate a Case? 我只是个辅警，你让我查案？ A short crime-solving novel with a single male protagonist and a series-of-cases format. There’s nothing but cases to solve! It’s that simple: just pick whichever case you want to read. You don’t have to worry about the plots not connecting. Chapters without titles are part of the main storyline. You can skip them without affecting your enjoyment. 103Reads—Score—Shelves
- 93 The Occultist: I Hold Life and Death in My Hands 诡术师：我于人间掌生死 Shen Yu is a craftsman. The things he makes are steeped in the uncanny... Paper figures wandering at midnight, wooden carvings roaming the streets, and hands reaching up from the water... You who bear the weight of sin Be careful. Because something has already set its sights on you. As I walk among the living, I am a demon to the sinful! All those burdened with grave sins will face judgment, life or death! The Master of Occult Arts, a man steeped in the uncanny. Welcome to Yong'an Street... 35Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 Unbelievable! I Took Down a Terrorist Hideout While Slacking Off at Work 离谱！上班摸鱼，端了恐怖分子窝 Lin Bufan died suddenly from overwork, then transmigrated to a parallel world and became a lowly security guard at the Roland Scenic Community. Unexpectedly, he awakened the “Lucky Slacking System.” As long as he slacked off during work hours, he could earn Lucky Points. “Spend 100 Lucky Points, and the Host will receive 10 minutes of good luck.” “For real? No way!” Lin Bufan looked at the “Slash the Price” screen on Pinduoduo on his phone and tapped it lightly. “Congratulations! You successfull 339Reads8.2Score105Shelves
- 95 I Use Cheats to Woo the Detective 我用外挂撩神探 Xia Chaorui, a rookie policewoman, gets a watch from the future and starts living it up, picking up fugitives whenever she goes out. In the end, these fugitives all become her fall guys, including, but not limited to: he eats like a pig and gains weight, he goes on a shopping spree and spends the money, he loses a hand or a leg and takes the blame for it~~ Then one day, she discovers the watch is out of power… And worst of all, while it’s dead, it slowly starts rewinding… In unbearable agony, Xi 108Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 96 Police: Starting in the Armory 警察：从警械室开始 Zhang Yi transmigrates into the world of Police RY and becomes a police officer at Balihe Police Station, where he awakens the Super Detective System. He becomes the apprentice of the veteran cop in the equipment room. There’s Wang Shouyi, the smiling fox; Li Dawei, who never tires of making arrests; Dr. Yang, who can’t stop talking about the law; Zhao Jiwei, who’s always eager to earn a merit; And Xia Jie, the white-skinned, milk-loving... hardworking policewoman. 57Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 97 Ten Notorious Bandit Cases in China 中国大案纪实十大悍匪之系列 Here is a ranking of the ten most notorious bandits to emerge in modern China since the founding of the People's Republic: 1. Bai Baoshan, China's top case of 1997; 2. Liu Jinrong, Hainan's most notorious bandit; 3. Wan Guangxu, a special-forces-level talent in the eyes of military experts; 4. Zhou Xiangyang, the first armed kidnapping case in the People's Republic; 5. Zhang Jun, China's most serious criminal case since the founding of the nation; 6. Sun Delin, leader of a rare, exceptionally vi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 Undercover Currents in Linjiang 临江暗潮 On a rainy night, the river reeks of blood. A corpse washes ashore, and a thirty-five-year-old debt of blood buried beneath the river is finally due to come to light! An unidentified man's body turns up on the Linjiang riverbank, his right hand hacked off. The only thing in his pocket is the address of a detective agency: Lu Chen, a former head of the serious crimes unit, was dismissed three years ago over an unsolved case. Now he runs a detective agency in an old alley, investigating dead cases 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 Urban Detective: Once I Joined the Police, No Case Stayed Unsolved 都市神探：进入警局后，再无悬案 After an accident transmigrated Mu Zhiyan to a parallel world, he bound himself to the Master Detective System. As long as he took part in solving cases through deduction, he could level up. For three years, he went to school while building a following online and helping the police solve cases through deduction. Three years later, the Master Detective System reached max level, and Mu Zhiyan officially graduated. He then joined the Jinhai City Police Department and began his true career as a dete 13Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 100 Midnight Terror 午夜惊魂 Midnight Terror 2Reads—Score—Shelves
