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- 101 Bones Buried for Twenty Years 廿年埋骨 In the summer of 1997, five young people who had come to the city for work ran into three thugs on a bus. One confrontation, three lives lost, and a night they could never take back. They buried the bodies and swore never to speak of it again. But secrets don't die. Someone was waiting, and someone was investigating. Twenty years later, a livestream gone wrong brings the whole affair to light again. A marriage built on wrongdoing. Bones that have vanished. What will become of the five of them? 578Reads—Score110Shelves
- 102 At Midnight, I Witnessed a Killer at Work 半夜，撞见杀手杀人 After accidentally stumbling onto a crime scene, he becomes a murder suspect. As he tries to clear his name, he realizes he never wandered into the scene by chance at all: someone had led him into a trap… No grand ambitions here, just a story that will uncover the truth. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 103 Secrets Beneath the Roses 蔷薇下的秘密 A shocking dismemberment case sweeps through Meicheng. The victim's adoptive father has vanished without a trace, the mother is on the verge of a breakdown, the older sister is eerily composed, and contradictory testimonies make the case all the more baffling. The discovery of an unidentified male corpse and the disappearance of a genius girl draw even more people into the tangled web. As the investigation deepens, the victim's sister seems to be at the root of it all. What has she been through? 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 104 Detective: The Perfect Partners 侦探：最佳拍档 She had dreamed of becoming a police officer since childhood. After earning her master’s degree, she joined the criminal investigation squad as she had always hoped. From the Qing-dressed beauty case to a serial murder case and, later, countless other mysteries, Chen Bailu quickly grew into her role, working side by side with Captain Zhang Tao and getting along well with her colleagues. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 Crime Evidence Exhibition Hall: Abyss Files 罪证陈列馆：深渊档案 “Every case is an exhibit. Based on true cases. ”Fast-paced, not mindless wish fulfillment. Every chapter is worth revisiting. “Welcome to the Crime Evidence Exhibition Hall. Please remember: every exhibit you see was once a living person.” “Some exhibits will never be put on public display. “The Deep Abyss Group's archives are opening to the public for the first time.” Volume Three. Minors should watch with a parent or guardian. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 106 Live Well 要好好活着 Film and television rights have been sold. A sexy, cool, and capable middle-aged female driver picks up a young man on the road who is bent on dying, and gradually rekindles his desire to live. What seems like a romantic encounter is actually a carefully planned revenge by the heroine... 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 Reunited at the End of the Smoke and Fire 重逢在硝烟尽头 Crime Investigation | Team Captain × Undercover Agent Song Yu, captain of the S City anti-narcotics squad, has been tormented by nightmares for three years. In them, the love of his life, Bai Youshi, vanishes with the sound of a gunshot. One morning, the chief urgently summons him, and a secret buried for three years is suddenly exposed: Bai Youshi is alive. After losing his memory, he became an undercover agent under the alias Jiang Shi. His superiors concealed the truth and sent the amnesiac J 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 108 The Great Qian Coroner: From the Start, I Dissect the Empress's Favorite Consort 大乾验尸官：开局解刨女帝宠妃 [Forensic Doctor Transmigrates] + [Professional Autopsies] + [Hard-Core Deduction] + [One Major Case Entwined with Three Smaller Cases] + [Impossible Methods of Murder] + The Empress's Favorite Consort Dies Horribly in the Opening Case In his previous life, Qin Feng studied forensic medicine. By accident, he transmigrates to the Great Qian Dynasty and becomes a lowly coroner. From the start, he is confronted with the bizarre death of the empress's beloved consort. The empress orders him to solv 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 109 Endless Winter Night 寒夜无尽 A frozen corpse is discovered beneath a rural overpass far from the city. What seems like a simple murder case runs into obstacle after obstacle, and the clues received by police officer He Jian point straight to the region's largest conglomerate, Wanjing Group. A murder hidden by time, three lives lost over more than a decade, laid-off workers, executives who died horrific deaths, and a corruption network that appears and disappears from view... Can a low-ranking police officer shake the iron c 7Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 110 The Extraordinary Affairs Bureau 超凡事务所 [Detective work + suspense + passion + no female lead + plot-driven + campus beauty + high martial arts] At first, everyone thought it was just a meteor shower. That is, until the world changed completely more than a decade later. Forests, land, oceans, deserts, and snowy regions all underwent varying degrees of mutation, while strange phenomena erupted across the globe one after another. Humanity began a “new awakening,” gaining extraordinary powers! Meanwhile, the Extraordinary Affairs Agency 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 111 Crime Scene [Holographic] 罪案现场【全息】 To better protect social peace and bring long-buried crimes to light, in 2043 the DACK Group joined forces with the A Nation Advanced Supervisory Commission to develop a large-scale holographic mystery game: Crime Scene. After multiple rounds of screening, the group selected four players. [Welcome, players, to Crime Scene. You may not leave during the game. As you use your wits to solve the mysteries, please be sure to follow every rule of the game!] “Crimes cannot be buried, and the truth must 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 112 Reborn, He Becomes a Security Guard in the Provincial Capital 重生后他在省城当保安 Liu Nian is reborn with the memories of his past life. He starts out working as a security guard and gets to know some powerful figures in the police force. With his supernatural abilities, he cracks one major case after another. Through legal means, he becomes a hidden tycoon, rising rapidly through the ranks of the police force… —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 113 The Eighties: The Exploiter System Forces Me to Solve Cases 八零年代：周扒皮系统逼我破案 System + golden finger + no romance Lu Zheng, a veteran modern-day detective, dies unexpectedly while pursuing a suspect. When he opens his eyes, he has transmigrated to the countryside in 1980, where he is now a twenty-year-old orphan militiaman. Just as he gets used to his new identity, a [Criminal Case Joint Investigation System] pops up in his mind. Lu Zheng is overjoyed, thinking he has found a powerful backer. Who could have guessed that this System is a complete skinflint? It reimburses t 13Reads—Score104Shelves
- 114 This Detective Isn’t Very Cold 这个刑警不太冷 Being a police officer is like standing between two worlds: light on one side and darkness on the other. A police officer's mission is to stop darkness from encroaching on the light. A cop who only knows how to enforce the law impartially and draw a clear line between right and wrong may be a good cop, but will never be an outstanding one. An outstanding cop must know when to compromise and when to step aside for a while. They must remain undaunted even in the face of setbacks, able to walk thro 149Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 115 The Immortal Insect Herbalist 虫草仙人 The Insect-and-Herb Immortal —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 116 The Sword Records of Clearing Injustice 洗冤剑录 [Episodic + Mystery + Crime Solving + No Female Lead] A sword to clear the world's injustices. One man who can see through the boundary between life and death. Song Liuyun, a top modern-day forensic pathologist, opened his eyes to find himself an obscure wandering swordsman in the Zhao Dynasty. In his previous life, he analyzed bloodstains and toxins in the lab. In this one, he roams the martial world with a sword in hand. When a forensic pathologist's meticulous reasoning meets the bloody viole —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 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
- 118 Major Crimes Squad: The Blue Rabbit's Revenge 重案小队：蓝兔子的复仇 [Ensemble Cast, Criminal Investigation, Revenge, Multiple Cases, Female-Oriented, Mystery] The sudden appearance of a headless female corpse on camera sets a long-planned revenge plot in motion. A returning survivor leisurely begins a game of chess, reopening a match that began years ago, one move at a time. The evils they once committed become an altar on which to mourn their past defeat, as a new round of slaughter begins. Led by Lu Heng, the criminal investigation team of the Shanhe City Publ 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 119 The Real Young Master Only Wants to Be a Detective 真少爷只想当刑警 Orphan + The Real Young Master + Provincial Top Scorer (No CP, No System) After returning to his family as the real young master who had been switched at birth, Yan Ci still carried the distinction of being the provincial top scorer and firmly chose to apply to the People’s Public Security University. His change in status never knocked him off course. At school, he was a legendary top student who cracked one baffling case after another in his second year. After joining the force, he took on the 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 Bone Reading and Evil Divination: A Republic-Era Ghost Detective Casebook 摸骨断凶：民国鬼探奇案录 In the tumultuous years of the Republic, bizarre cases abound. A woman’s corpse lies in the City God Temple, with an untold secret hidden between her bones. The Zhang residence’s red coffin holds shattered bones, while a curse and its mysteries haunt the wealthy family. A famous performer from the Fengming troupe dies onstage, and the theft of the remains leads to a blood feud... Shen Ci’an, Nanjing’s heir to the art of bone reading, examines bones with skilled hands to expose killers and see t —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 Domino Kill Formation (Humanity Lost and Psychological Redemption) 多米诺杀阵（人性迷失&心理救赎） Yan Ting, a police officer in the Major Crimes Unit, gets help from criminal psychology expert Lu Yu to solve a series of honeymoon murders. But the killer soon becomes the victim of another murder. Next, a sense of duty brings the Oracle Killer onto the scene, targeting only people with moral failings. Yuan Qingzhou, an expert from the provincial Criminal Psychology Research Center, comes in to assist. With an outstanding criminal psychology report, she identifies the suspect and brings them do —Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 122 I Use Innate Yi Divination to Outwit a Top Detective 我用先天易探卷赢刑侦满级大佬 Also known as I Solve Cases with the Primordial Book of Changes, and the Hexagram Says I’m the Real Killer. This author delves into mystery and traditional culture, exploring the rational core of folk magic and the sparks created when it collides with modern criminal investigation techniques. They excel at constructing intricate mysteries full of twists, weaving ancient wisdom into bizarre cases to tell gripping stories of human nature, fate, and redemption at the boundary between science and th 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 123 The Mystery of Dingcheng 2 定城迷踪2 [Mind-Bending Mystery + Standalone Stories + Jaw-Dropping Twists] The second installment of "Unraveling the Truth". Behind every massacre, there is always an unseen hand, seemingly trying to expose the ugliest side of human nature. Children turned into pawns in their parents’ power games, victims who take up the butcher’s knife, ghosts wandering on rainy nights, missing human organs... Walking the boundary between day and night, seeing the warmth and coldness of this world, a ray of dawn will al 39.7kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
- 124 Walker in the Dark 黑夜行者 [Night Walker + No System + No Romance] is a continuation of the first book, "Murder in the Mist", but this is an entirely new storyline! Protagonist: Wang Youyong The story follows Wang Youyong, current deputy chief of the criminal investigation squad, as he pursues a small group of vigilantes led by Ma Wenchao. Five years ago, the vehicle transporting Ma Wenchao, then deputy chief of the criminal investigation squad, to prison was involved in a horrific crash. Against all odds, he survived. Ma 470Reads8.0Score121Shelves
- 125 Criminal Investigation Partners: Special Case Unit 6 重案六组之刑侦之侣 They are criminal investigators, comrades-in-arms, each other's sharpest blade and strongest shield. Through the daily trials of life and death, and their quiet, unspoken understanding, a bond deeper than partnership slowly takes root. When reason clashes with emotion and duty intertwines with private desire, they choose to defend justice together and become each other's one and only home. 101Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 Half a Century of Major Case Records 半个世纪，大案要案纪实 From a sensational heist in the 1980s that prompted the country's first nationwide crackdown on crime, to financial scams after reform and opening up, and then to high-tech crimes in the new millennium, this is a record of major cases spanning half a century. There is no fictional suspense, only cases so real they cut to the bone. There are no superpowered detectives, only ordinary people who pursued criminals with their passion and their lives. The secrets buried by time, the sacrifices no one 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 Chen Zhu at Daybreak 陈竹破晓 A perfect locked-room mystery on a magic-show stage, the remains of an innocent infant in an abandoned brick kiln, a revenge curse from a wedding-dress doll, a string of murders at a resort, a death notice on a takeout box, a sacrificial mystery at a Taoist temple, a bloody livestream… With murders occurring one after another in Nancheng, Lu Xun and Su Wanqing join forces to unravel one mystery after another. They seek the truth amid the depths of human nature and the schemes of criminals, using 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 128 The Long Night Dawns: Silent Testimony 长夜将明：无声的证词 [Mind-bending mystery | Case-by-case investigations | Hard-core criminal investigations | High-stakes twists | A tender-hearted police team] The long night looms like a mountain, and mist engulfs the city. When every clue points to the person who seems least likely to be guilty, Leng Hanzhou is forced to make the hardest choice, on the fine line between justice and the law. Because some silent testimony has always been hidden in the darkest depths of human nature. Ningzhou, a prosperous economic 851Reads—Score105Shelves
- 129 Sorry, I'm Just a Detective 对不起，我只是一个侦探 “I only owe you a little money!” Lin Nan said to Qin Guoer. “A little? You owe me ten thousand nine hundred and eighty-three yuan!” Qin Guoer said, counting on her fingers. “That’s ridiculous! I can accept ten thousand nine hundred, but why are you counting the eighty-three yuan?” Lin Nan said, looking thoroughly displeased. When he woke up, Lin Nan found himself in a world crawling with detectives. He was also the owner of one of the detective agencies, only this owner was rather hard up, and o 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 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. 353Reads—Score100Shelves
- 131 Crime Investigation: Hunting the Shadow 刑侦：猎影追凶 A criminal investigation prodigy in the principal’s eyes, a police legend in the bureau chief’s. A rising star was made to take the blame and lie flat in a small county town. A murder takes place at a tourist resort hotel, and all 11 people at the scene are suspects. Given a deadline to crack the case, Zhou Ce discovers it’s connected to the baffling disappearance of his girlfriend five years ago… 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 132 China's Strange Cases 中国奇案录 25Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 133 My Murder Was the Ending She Had Written 我的凶案，是她写好的结局 The ending to my murder was one she had written. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 Fresh Out of School and a Homicide Detective, I Find a Body on Day One 刚毕业当刑警，第一天就碰上尸命 Lin Zhixia, a rookie policewoman newly assigned to the Major Crimes Unit, is sorting through old evidence from a decade ago when her fingertips accidentally brush against a long-buried knife sheath. It leads her to a secret clue that has been lurking inside the police station for ten years. Then there’s a scrap of adhesive left at a murder scene in a locked room, seven crooked characters carved into the victim’s blade, and the strange details of a suspect loudly proclaiming his innocence after b 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 135 Murder Scene: Staring into the Abyss 命案现场：凝视深渊 [Criminal Investigation Documentary] [Case-of-the-Week] [Ensemble Cast] [No Romance] The story is made up of numerous independent criminal cases. Each case spans five or six chapters, unfolding at a brisk pace in a case-of-the-week format with an ensemble cast and a documentary-style approach. The collection features all kinds of criminal cases, including murders, dismemberments, bizarre incidents, and family massacres... Cases are solved through a combination of crime-scene investigation, foren 3.6kReads—Score309Shelves
- 136 The Shadow Serpent Mystery 影蛇谜局 The Shadow Serpent Mystery 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 137 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. 2kReads8.7Score223Shelves
- 138 My Husband Cheated, So I Personally Turned Him In to the Police 老公出轨，我亲手把他送进警局 In the middle of the night, I got a call from the city public security bureau. They said my husband had been arrested for soliciting a prostitute and told me to come bail him out. I hurriedly denied knowing him and said they had the wrong number. How ridiculous. I was the one who put him away. Why would I go bail him out? My husband cheated, and my mother-in-law treated me like a doormat. Since I’ve already sent one of them inside, I might as well send the other one too. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 I Woke Up After Being Knocked Unconscious and Became a Murder Suspect 被打晕醒来后，我成了杀人凶手 Yang Meng is a wildly popular outdoor paranormal exploration blogger, and my boss. The two of us went to the famous haunted “check-in spot” of Fengmen Village to shoot a video. There were four of us in all. Once we arrived, someone suddenly knocked me unconscious. When I woke up, I was covered in blood, and Yang Meng was already dead. The bloodstained knife was mine, and all the evidence pointed to me. But I know the killer is one of the other two who are still alive. He is still watching me lik —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 140 My Daughter Was Kidnapped, and the Kidnapper Turned Out to Be My Husband 女儿被绑架，绑匪竟是我老公 My daughter had just turned one hundred days old when she was kidnapped. I paid the ransom, bankrupting myself in the process. Then the kidnappers killed her anyway. I was devastated. But then I suddenly realized my husband was deeply involved in the kidnapping. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 141 Pathological Growth: A Life Destroyed by My Family of Origin 病态生长：被原生家庭毁掉的一生 [Dysfunctional Family Background + Women's Growth + Causes of Crime + Family's Influence] Just how deep, far-reaching, and devastating can the effects of a person's family background be? Some people spend their whole lives healing from childhood. Others lose themselves for life in its shadows. A woman born of love and destroyed by hate, trapped in a twisted relationship that went from dependence to ruin, ended everything with 32 knife blows: her love, her hatred, and a life trampled underfoot. T —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 142 Murderous Testimony 证言杀机 When I was seventeen, driven by jealousy, I reported someone to the police for stealing. But I never imagined that years later, he would nearly destroy my happiness… —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 143 During Renovations on My New Home, We Found Thirty Million Hidden in the Walls! 新房装修，墙体里竟藏着三千万！ I returned to my hometown and bought the house next door. But during renovations, I found thirty million yuan in cash hidden inside the wall! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 144 Consumed by Love, He Became an Executioner 为情沉沦，他终成刽子手 Who was really in the wrong? A mother and son were brutally murdered. She was a married woman of irresistible charm. He was a hardworking, diligent carpentry contractor. On a quiet night, he climbed into her home and slit the throats of the woman and her son as they slept. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 145 He Killed His Wife, Then Took His Own Life 杀死妻子后，他自杀了 His wife was dead. He had killed her with his own hands. He held her as her body grew cold, weeping uncontrollably. The moment the police rushed upstairs, he plunged a knife into his own abdomen… —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 146 The Court Summons Was the Best Gift I Ever Received: A Betrayed Housewife's Complete Account of Taking Down Her Scumbag Husband 法院的传票是我最好的礼物：被出轨主妇手撕渣男全记录 After three years of marriage, I thought I’d married for love. I never expected I’d actually married into a carefully orchestrated scam. My husband, Zhou Ming, not only cheated on me, but also worked with his mistress to transfer our assets and leave me with nothing. And the most ridiculous part? The court ruled against me in the first trial! The reason was that I couldn’t provide concrete evidence that Zhou Ming had cheated or transferred our assets. What a joke. In this day and age, are honest —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 147 My Late Husband's Secret 亡夫的秘密 I tried one of those viral TikTok tests and texted my husband: “Let’s get a divorce!” He replied instantly: “Fine. You can have the house, I’ll take the money.” My mind went completely blank! Was the marriage I’d always been so proud of really that fragile? I never expected a joke to reveal what he truly thought. Not long after we divorced, I unexpectedly received a massive inheritance. Just as I was convinced Ji Siming had already died, I received a text from an unknown number: “Wife, don’t tru —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 148 The Body Double's Deadly Game: An Amnesiac Wife's Revenge 替身杀局：失忆妻子的复仇 On our wedding night, my wife accidentally discovered my secret. She walked up to me holding that yellowed diary. “Chen Sheng! What’s this? Why is it in the safe?” After learning how important the diary was, she kept pestering me to tell her where it came from. Maybe I made it sound too real, because when I finished, she trembled all over and bolted out of the house like a madwoman. The next day, the police arrested me. But no one knew that I still had a get-out-of-jail-free card. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 Personal Notes on the Nanda Case 南大案个人猜想笔记 Personal Speculation Notes on the Nanda University Case 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 150 From Police Officer to Chief of Criminal Investigations 从警员到刑侦总队长 Over the course of 21 years, a police officer rises from rank-and-file constable to head of a provincial criminal investigation division. In the 45 years of his life, he takes on one major case after another, advancing from a constable to a member of the criminal investigation team. 66Reads—Score109Shelves
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