Novels like Seven Departures
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- 1 Reborn After Death: I Became a Time-and-Space Detective 死后重生：我成为时空侦探 [Big Ideas + Crime Solving + Strong Female Lead + Golden Finger + Supernatural Horror] Ye Ling never imagined that after dying of late-stage cancer, she would be forced into the Time-Space Detective Corps and become its 99th detective. She has to earn enough points to get home! In the blink of an eye, she’s faced with some bloodthirsty body-stitching murder case! Then a dismemberment case. Then cases involving feeding people to pigs and dogs. And even a haunted house case... Best of all, there’s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 W Is Guilty W有罪 An exploration of criminal psychology from the criminals’ point of view. Watch as they step by step descend into the abyss. There are no puzzles, because the one setting them is me. Follow the criminal protagonist as they explore the dark depths of the abyss. Coercion, desperation, fear, or self-preservation: any of these can be the beginning of a crime. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Unlucky Heartthrob Stumbles Into a Crime Scene 倒霉男神误入凶案现场 [Two male leads + mystery + older love interest] Because of a case next door, Bai Hua meets criminal investigation team captain Du Chen as a witness. The two get acquainted, then are mistaken for suspects at a banquet not long afterward. How will Bai Hua get them out of this predicament? Together, they solve cases and search for the truth. 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Deep Tracking 深度追踪 A dismemberment case brings old secrets to light, and as the killer goes on a spree, the city’s residents are gripped by fear. You Hemei, a forensic science student, is caught up in the case. Are the markings at the crime scene a coincidence, or is this nightmare happening all over again? Though she has her doubts, she joins the investigation in pursuit of the truth. For a forensic pathologist, a corpse is the most honest witness of all! Tangled romances, one case after another… What truth lies 5Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 5 The One in the Backlight 逆光的TA When the law falls silent, vigilantes arrive in the name of justice. Detective Captain Liu Shiyou faces a series of flawless crimes committed in the name of “dispensing Heaven's justice.” The criminal profiler he trusts and his close partner may both be the “mentor” lurking in the shadows. He delves into the ashes of human nature, probing the blurred line between light and darkness. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Page Seven Memorandum: A Detective Story 第七页备忘录【探案】 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Memory Is the Only Witness 记忆是唯一的证词 A serial killer is back, forcing the police to bring in Zhou Ying, a deaf former criminal profiler. At every crime scene, there is a white camellia. This detail has never been made public. It exists only in her memory. But she can’t remember it. As the killer’s imitation grows ever more precise, she begins to suspect: The explosion three years ago was no accident. Someone wanted to make sure she would never speak again. Now, the person hiding in the shadows of her memory is sending her messages —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Case Closed 此案告破 Case Closed —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Lambs' Silent Night 羔羊们的平安夜 On a romantic Christmas Eve, Hanamura Hanae, who was about to be married, falls to her death. Beside her lies a gift she had planned to give her ex-boyfriend. Perhaps it is a coincidence, but at the very same accident site, five years earlier, Torikoshi Kyusaku, who had just started high school, also fell to his death. Neither victim left a suicide note, making people wonder whether these were really suicides. Takumi Chisato, Henmi Yusuke, and Takase Chiho first met on the day Hanae fell to her 24Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 10 The Esper Girl Takes on the World 异能少女闯世界 Cai Cai is a girl with extraordinary strength in her arms. At nineteen, she travels to the southern country to study dessert-making. There, she meets the owner's daughter, who can teleport, as well as David, who has the same supernatural strength. The mystery-solving begins after Chapter 31. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Gods and Humans Alike Are Destroyed: I Seek the Truth in the Apocalypse 人神尽毁，我在末世探寻真相 The story opens against a bleak historical backdrop, with a storyteller laying out the era and establishing the four great tragedies one by one. The main world is closely linked with the successive worlds. Under immense mental strain, the protagonist accidentally falls into one of these successive worlds. There, they discover many rules, traveling back and forth between the main world and the successive worlds. In the main world, they solve one strange case after another and uncover the rules of —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Distance of Sin 孽之距 This novel is part of a mystery series. After finishing the college entrance exam, protagonist Li Sihang visited his girlfriend’s home to meet her parents for the first time. A murder took place in the house. He was knocked unconscious by a blow to the head and suffered a mild concussion, while everyone in his girlfriend’s family was killed. Afterward, he applied to join the police and eventually became a criminal investigator. He hoped that his efforts would help his girlfriend rest in peace so —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Testimony of a Burning Lie 谎焰证词 There is no truth in the ashes, only deeper lies. When your best friend dies for you twice, only then do you understand: being alive is the ultimate revenge. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Psychic Variety Show 通灵综艺 [Mystery, deduction, twists, and a plot-driven story] “Zhou Ying! Zhou Ying! Zhou Ying!” Beneath a beam of light, the Muse slowly approaches. “Big sister…” Zhou Ying opens her eyes. It's Jiang Shiyue again. “Why is it you again?” The same setting, the same characters, a similar story. Is this a parallel universe, or the Truman Show, deliberately staged by someone? “Zhou Ying, not everyone can become Zhou Ying.” “Sisi, are you still there?” “Do you believe in communicating with spirits? Do y 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 A Collection of Suspense Stories: A Smile Among the Flowers 拈花一笑悬疑小说集 A story of a famous lawyer and a rich heir’s revenge. The cases seem simple and casual, but are in fact bizarre crimes meticulously planned. Come and experience something different for yourself. Every encounter is a remarkable journey of the heart. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Sin Punisher: A Bizarre Case of Murder 惩罪者：诡案迷凶 A caged flower of evil, the beginning of the Fuming City case, a Dizang King pendant, and a North Star symbol: each is like a shackle from the abyss, tormenting He Sheng’s soul. The killer is grotesquely twisted and brazen, even mailing death gifts to the police. The terrifying signs left at the scene are like nightmares under a curse. Are these all the work of fate, or deliberate acts of revenge? With no other way forward, He Sheng’s identity as a frontline criminal investigator conceals the fa 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Diviner Bride and the Republic-Era Detective: A Baffling Case 卦师娇娘与民国神探之迷离奇案 Aaaaah! I’m a total beginner, and I really love this kind of story, so this is my first time writing one. There are lots of things I could do better, so I hope you’ll be patient with me! [Mystery-solving and deduction take center stage, with romance as a secondary focus] Hu Sitao, a modern-day fortune-teller, accidentally touches a mysterious artifact while telling someone’s fortune and transmigrates to the Republican era (in an alternate setting). There, she meets Shen Juanyi, the era’s greates —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Reborn as a Coroner in the Modern World 重生之我在现代当仵作 [Mystery + Crime Solving + Transmigration + Growth] Shen Qingwu, the Tang Dynasty's foremost female coroner + Xiao Yan, a brilliant criminal investigator and forensic expert Shen Qingwu, the Tang Dynasty's foremost coroner, made a name for herself in Jingzhao Prefecture with her remarkable skills at reading bones to divine a person's fate and examining corpses to solve cases. But while inspecting a case, she was caught in a sudden blaze. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself in a mod 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Legend of Wuyi Mountain 武夷山的传说 A new work is here! Come read my story on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 I Am the Killer 我是凶手 A “vampire” case brings Jing Cheng, a rich second-generation police chief, together with Chu Ran, a highly suspicious private detective. Could Chu Ran really be the third party who broke up Jing Cheng and his first love? “I won’t just be your love rival. I’ll be your enemy for the rest of your life.” Chu Ran’s devil-may-care smile makes it seem as if he treats love like a plaything. Chu Ran is a madman, and a trap. Jing Cheng walks right into that black hole, sinking deeper and deeper. When he f 117Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Thirteen Minutes of Nothing 十三分钟空白 When memories can be edited, does the truth cease to exist? Gu Xing, a top memory editor, is faced with a wealthy man's murder case backed by conclusive evidence. The suspect, Shen Jun, has confessed outright, and the crime memory extracted through the Memory Mirror is flawless, with every detail fitting together perfectly. But a memory that is too perfect is itself the deepest lie. Amid the cold streams of data, Gu Xing catches a thirteen-minute blank and a strange flash of blue light. This tin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Hacker Mission: Infinite Loop 骇客任务-无限循环 The Hacker’s Mission: Infinite Loop —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Disappeared on July 5 消失在7月5日 Disappeared on July 5 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 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—14d adds
- 25 When an Honest Man Picks Up a Knife, You Won't Have Time to Kneel 当老实人拿起刀，你来不及跪下 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 11Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 26 The Lampbearer's Chronicle 执灯记 The original novel Lantern Keeper is a mystery and science fiction story. "In this world, sin and love weep together, but I will sweep it clean, leaving nothing standing." Come and discover their story with us as we explore human nature. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Case Files: Wanted, All Suspects Are Guilty 追凶档案：全员恶人通告 [Criminal Investigations and Crime Solving + Social Maneuvering + Logical Deduction + Support System] 80% criminal investigations and crime solving + 10% scheming and infighting + 10% social maneuvering = 100% exhilarating fun! Note: This book prioritizes logic. The System has a low profile and serves only as an aid! Criminal investigation prodigy Lin Jing was snapped up by municipal police departments across the country just before graduation. To everyone's surprise, Lin Jing turned down a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Criminal Police: A Storm of Cold Cases 刑警之悬案风云 I can see through your methods. You think you've covered your tracks perfectly, but even the dead can speak. The soil, the light, and the smells all leave behind the answers I need as time passes. Time is a one-way record that can never be changed. Don't forget, the world follows the simplest logic: what has happened and what hasn't are ultimately different. 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Great Case of Xijin 西金大案 In 1997, a dismemberment case at Xijin University caused a nationwide sensation. The case remained unsolved for 27 years. Against the backdrop of criminal investigation innovation at the Provincial Public Security Department, it has now resurfaced as a landmark case. The case forms the thread running through the whole novel, whose story weaves together suspense and deduction, archaeology, cutting-edge technology, love and family, and documentary realism... It paints a picture of the times from t 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 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
- 31 A Con Artist? I'm the Grandmaster of Con Artists 骗子？我才是骗子祖师爷 Qin Xiao was one of the leaders of a scam ring. After learning that his girlfriend was pregnant, he decided to quit for good, only for his sworn brother to cruelly murder her. After his death, Qin Xiao’s soul transmigrates into another person’s body, setting him on a path of revenge... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Crime Files: When a Profiling Blade Meets a Martial Arts Symphony 罪案：当侧写刀锋遇上格斗乐章 [Strong Leads + Criminal Investigation + Male-Male Romance + Suspense + Deduction + Case Solving + Redemption + Happy Ending] [Beastly Criminal Investigation Captain VS Cool-Headed Criminal Profiler] A medical accident ten years ago took the father of police officer Luo Xiao and left doctor Shen Yi with claustrophobia. Now, a locked-room drowning case has forced the two together. He is a walking bundle of hormones and the backbone of the criminal investigation squad. He is a human scalpel and a 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 You Are the Abyss 你，就是深渊 I am loyal to justice, but even more loyal to you. A two-male-lead crime investigation novel: two powerful leads, an age gap with the younger man pursuing the older one, love at first sight, and sweet romance. A little fox wins over his beautiful older brother. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel. "Gentle Elite"+ "Unaware of His Own Feelings"+ "Honest and Resolute" VS "Scheming Top Student"+ "Carefully Plotting Every Move"+ "Fox in a Little Rabbit's Secret Identity" This is not a simple romance 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Talking Dead 会讲话的死者 The Talking Dead is a collection of stories including The Viliton Murder Company, The Killer in the Gray Raincoat, The Black-and-White Teahouse, The Yunwu Mountain Hotel Serial Murders, Reborn with a New Life, The Talking Dead, Who Will Put You in Your Grave, I’ll Be Waiting for You Below, and more. 58Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 35 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! 94Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Jade Joy 瑾忻 A collision of art and reason, a criminal investigation story that begins with a blind date. He Lanxin is set up by her family on a blind date with Gu Jinzhi, the captain of a criminal investigation team. She resists the idea but remains polite. Gu Jinzhi has been “ordered” by his superior to show up. Even in casual clothes, his upright bearing and exhaustion are hard to hide. His mind is on an unsolved case, and he has no interest in the blind date. The date goes nowhere, but the abyss that fol 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Cavities 1 龋齿1 In short, tooth decay means cavities: the progressive destruction of the hard tissues of a tooth, an irreversible form of damage. The human heart is much the same. When it is hurt, the wound takes deep root and cannot be erased, slowly eating away at it... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 I Solve Major Cases in Yungang 我在云港破大案 [Criminal Investigation] [No Romance] [Standalone Cases] Yungang is a fine city, blessed with mountains, rivers, and forests. The rich live south of the river, the poor north. A single river divides two worlds. Wang Jianjun is an ordinary delivery driver. As usual, he drives from the south to the north with a load of goods. At 2:01 a.m. on the first day, he is caught on camera crossing Bridge No. 3. There are no streetlights on the bridge. The only thing visible in the footage is the tail light —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Nightmare Returns 梦靥如故 [Love and hate intertwined + strong female lead + trapped in danger + hunting a killer on a stormy night] A beautiful woman dies on the operating table during childbirth, leaving Shangguan Yu an orphan overnight. Was it murder or a medical accident? Are the countless midnight visions nightmares, or glimpses of a truth left just barely concealed? Nineteen years ago, on a night of thunder and lightning, a butcher appeared in the rain. Was someone spreading rumors, or trying to cover something up? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Home and Away: Reborn as a Vengeful Miracle Doctor 家里家外：重生后我成了复仇神医 Between Home and the World: After Being Reborn, I Became a Vengeful Miracle Doctor 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Nan Yin Makes Another Vow 南音再许. Nanyin Makes Another Wish. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 I Wanted to Be a Miracle Doctor, but Reincarnated as an Emperor Who Fell for a Eunuch 想当神医穿成皇帝爱上公公 The Overbearing CEO Falls in Love with Me The Overbearing Workshop Manager Falls in Love with Me The Overbearing CEO and the Overbearing Workshop Manager Start Fighting, Then Fall in Love with Me Together The Overbearing Workshop Manager and the Security Guard Weep and Beg, Then Shamelessly Cling to Me as They Fall in Love with Me Together The Overbearing Village Chief Falls in Love with Me The Overbearing Old Man Who Sells Roasted Sweet Potatoes at the East End of the Village Falls in Love with —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Deadly Hound 死间恶犬 On a stormy night, twelve-year-old Jiang Ying watched his father die right before his eyes. He would never forget the hatred in his father’s gaze as he took his own life. Jiang Ying knew his father had died because of him: he had caused the deaths of his father’s lover and his half-sister. He lived on, burdened by a bloody guilt, until fifteen years later, when the waters beneath the sea’s frozen surface began to churn. Drawn into layer upon layer of conspiracies and bloody crimes, he watched th 86Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 44 Midnight Terror 午夜惊魂 Midnight Terror 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Spirit Seeker: Lost Souls and Wandering Ghosts, Follow Me 清灵者之孤魂野鬼跟我走 Xuan Yan, a senior at Yinyang No. 1 High School, seems to outsiders like an aloof, antisocial top student. But no one knows that he has another identity. Some people disappear from this world, leaving no trace of their bodies. They become wandering ghosts, and someone has to clean up after them. But is that all there is to Xuan Yan’s identity? The reporter Zhong Fujin discovers a different side of Xuan Yan… A new short story every few chapters, featuring love, family bonds, and home life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Criminal Investigation Records 刑事侦缉实录 [Zhu Chen × Shen Yuan] A story about an elite psychology professor and a disgraced major crimes unit chief joining forces to solve cases. Some cases are based on real events. "A Chen, what exactly are you hiding?" "Whatever I'm doing, A Yuan, you have to believe that I'll never hurt you." Everyone is desperately searching for the truth. But when it's finally laid bare, who can accept it with composure? 22Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 47 Echoes of Blood 血字残响 A plain silver band links a bloody, unsolved case spanning twenty-seven years. A family slaughtered on a rainy night, power that reaches the heavens, and a revenge plot that leaves him transformed from victim to prisoner. Fine scratches serve as evidence, skin flakes as proof. Every crime hidden in the darkness will eventually be exposed in the sunlight. The last echoes of blood-written words fade, and justice finally finds its way home. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 A Forensics Prodigy: Jiangcheng Police Stories 刑侦天才之江城警事 My name is Chen Ning. I graduated from the Criminal Investigation College of the Huaguo Police University, then joined a police station in the city. I encountered many difficult cases in the course of my daily work, but my policewoman senior and I cracked them one by one. Later, I joined the city police squad. This is a suspenseful, mind-bending novel with a tense plot and professional forensic knowledge, along with a love story woven throughout. All in all, I personally think it's well worth re 298Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Dandelion House 蒲公英之家 Daughters Who Disappeared: Huang Ziqing, who died in a fire twenty years ago; Song Wanli, who never got to feel her mother's embrace thirty years ago; “A Li,” taken from the hospital at birth, without even knowing her real name; and Ji Mei, who died after treatment for her high fever was delayed... These disappeared daughters, and the people and events surrounding them, set in motion a story of love and hate, fury, resentment, and revenge. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Ultimate Manhunt 绝地追凶 A contemporary criminal investigation mystery, full of unexpected twists and deductive case-solving. Feel free to dive in. The story will never go on hiatus. Entirely original, with a deliberate pace. Take your time and follow the investigation. Pay attention to the casual remarks and gestures of certain people. 15Reads—Score—14d adds
