Novels like The Biggest Scoundrel in Bureau 749
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- 101 With My Heart, I Question Heaven’s Heart 我以己心问天心 His master’s soul lamp is about to go out, but the Underworld Division has already come to claim his soul, and the Directorate of Fate has secretly altered his lifespan. The young Daoist Chen Shaowei travels from Yunzhou to the capital, uncovering the secrets of the Temple of Heaven, the black accounts of the Ghost Market, and old entanglements in Fengdu along the way. Only then does he realize that the ones devouring people are not a single person or one department, but an old web spanning both 1Reads6.9Score12514d adds
- 102 At 749: The Skull-Smashing Yama Who Slays Demons 人在749，斩妖除魔碎颅阎罗 [Decisive and ruthless: if you don’t like it, fight!] [Demon nemesis, evil-spirit hunter] [If you can settle it with your fists, stop running your mouth] [Monsters must die] As a boy, Qi Ye stumbled upon a golden finger called “Sound the Heavenly Drum,” but for nine years he never had a chance to use it. Then, on a rainy night, he saw a 749 investigator battling demons. At last Qi Ye understood that his cheat was meant for blowing demon brains out. He charged at the demon with his fists swinging 13Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 103 At Bureau 749, I Start by Being Invincible for a Hundred Days? 人在749，开局先无敌一百天？ [Decisive and ruthless] [Revenge before the next day] [Truly invincible] [Anyone who holds back their power is a dog] On the Ghost Festival, beneath a blood-red moon, Li Ran’s golden finger, which he had waited nineteen years for, finally activated. “Detected: the strange and eerie world will invade in one year. Loading your beginner’s benefits... [World-Destroying Crimson Eyes]: Your pupils turn crimson, allowing you to see through all illusions. Everything in your sight is beneath you. With a 30Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 104 I Awakened a Superpower and Turned Myself Over to the State 觉醒异能，我把自己上交国家 [The rating just came in. It’ll probably go up later] (Superpowers: From Reporting Them to the State to Becoming a Pillar of the Nation!) [Superpowers] + [Wish Fulfillment] + [Decisive and Ruthless] At two in the morning, Lin Chen conjures a ball of orange-red flame out of thin air. While everyone online fantasizes about awakening superpowers and ruling the world, he is the only one to rush straight to the local police station: “Officer, I’ve awakened superpowers. I want to report them to the st 574Reads5.6Score13714d adds
- 105 A Model Employee at Bureau 749, Sweeping Through the High-Martial World Without Stopping 749局当劳模，横推高武不停泊 [Bloodthirsty]+ [Power Fantasy]+ [System]+ [Genius]+ [No Female Lead] Jiang Chao had always acted decisively, taking revenge without delay and making sure to wipe out every last trace of his enemies. When faced with evil spirits, he casually crushed them with overwhelming force, burning every last enemy to ash. The prodigies of every race in the world were nothing compared to him. “My lord, please stop using your powers. He was signaling his surrender just now.” “Ah! Why didn't you say so 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 The God in the Cage 笼中之神 This is a requiem for prisoners, echoing between the abyss of reality and illusion. When the prison of consciousness is exposed, will you choose to sink into a sweet lie, or awaken to a cruel truth and be destroyed? The answer was already decided from the very start of the search. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 The Five Ghosts' Wealth-Invoking Art 五鬼招财术 This story is entirely fictional and has no connection to real life. Any similarities are purely coincidental. Su Jin, a formidable force in Shanghai’s e-commerce industry, was born with Buddha bones and a faint spiritual sensitivity. She marries into a wealthy merchant family for the second time, but life is soon caught in an undercurrent of conflict, stirred up by her domineering, superstitious mother-in-law and her emotionally obtuse husband. When a new factory is completed, her mother-in-law 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 The Great Zhou Demon-Pacifying Bureau: At the Start, I’m in the Dao Integration Realm! 大周靖妖监，开局合道之境！ [Decisive and ruthless] [Action-packed! The fighting never stops, and it's always thrilling!] [Zero-frame attacks] [Specializes in wiping out entire clans] [No female lead] Chen Tianzhi transmigrates to the Great Zhou Dynasty. To activate his golden finger, he joins the Demon Suppression Bureau, slaying demons and evil spirits! On his first mission, while the other trainee Demon Suppression Guards were still hesitating in the face of the evil spirit, Chen Tianzhi charged straight at it! “Die, ev 58.4kReads7.4Score4.9k14d adds
- 109 The Bureau of Foreign Affairs' Strange Tales 外事局诡闻录 All the petty affairs of the world are interactions between people. Whether good or bad, they belong to the realm of internal affairs. Anything beyond ordinary human life, anything ordinary people cannot accept, belongs to external affairs. That is the meaning behind the name of the External Affairs Bureau. Skin-Human Ravine, the Five Barbarians' Ghost Cave, a thousand corpses vying to steal fortune, a mother and daughter possessed by yin spirits, a ghostly yang infant... I experienced all kinds 3kReads8.7Score24914d adds
- 110 Bad News from the Great Demon Realm: This Man Is Wickedly Good 大妖界传来噩耗这个男人正的发邪 [Decisive and ruthless] [One word: charge] [Demons and monsters are all fuel] [Mindless steamrolling] Su Ning was laid off just before the New Year. Living paycheck to paycheck, he couldn’t go home for the holiday broke. He needed to make a grand entrance! In search of a high-paying job, Su Ning applied for a position at Beishan Crematorium. But after entering the crematorium and burning an “item,” he realized something was off. [Ding! Cremated one Azure-Scaled Imp corpse. Reward: Yellow-Grade A 119Reads6.4Score10014d adds
- 111 Case File 211: A Rookie's Debut 211档案：初出茅庐 After joining a paranormal task force, I gradually uncover the mystery of my three-year disappearance. It begins when I organize case files and discover a case strikingly similar to my own experience, drawing me into a vast mystery involving aliens, genetic modification, and missing time. During the investigation, my partner Shui Ge and I uncover a series of eerie clues: criminals with abnormal DNA, theories of reincarnation, the mysterious “Blue Project,” and a concentration camp hidden in Xiyi 197Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 The Blade's Edge 刀锋少年 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 My Bride Was Tragically Killed on Our Wedding Night, and I Unlocked Infinite Monster Capture 新婚夜娇妻惨死，我开启无限收妖 [Slay demons and banish evil] [Invincible] [Fast-paced] [The body attains sainthood] Yang Hong, a modern-day office drone, transmigrates to a chaotic age where martial arts flourish, demons run rampant, and human lives are worth less than grass. He becomes the son of a wealthy local family, but his innate qi and blood are deficient, he suffers from a serious illness, and he has little time left to live. To bring him good fortune, his parents arrange a new bride for him. On the wedding day, a whi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 749 Bureau: Strange Case Investigations 749局：奇案调查 Liu Shui experienced a supernatural event as a child, during which his only family member disappeared without a trace. As an adult, Liu Shui is recruited by Bureau 749, an agency dedicated to investigating supernatural events. Under the guidance of his superior, Han Jiu, he begins investigating a string of mysterious cases. A shadowy figure on the last bus, a vampire attacking a zoo, a master craftsman with a thousand faces who sells bizarre artifacts, an alien creature with extraterrestrial tra 2kReads8.9Score16614d adds
- 115 Is Bean Soldiers Really Weak? The Blocky Man Begged Me to Take In Monsters 撒豆成兵弱？方块人求我收容怪物 [Minecraft + Overwhelming Power + Decisive and Merciless + Thrilling Battles] From the start, the world turned into blocks, spiritual qi revival began, and people became blocky. Various mutated monsters from Minecraft appeared in cities. Mutated slimes, villagers, creepers, skeletons, spiders, and more from Minecraft emerged. In response, Huaxia established the Steve Monster Containment Academy. The Steve Monster Containment Academy is governed by Steve, Herobrine, Entity 303, the Dreadlord, the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 The White-Haired Swordsman: The 749 Bureau's Secret Chronicle of the Nine Provinces 白发执剑人749局秘藏九州录 Synopsis "With white hair as my offering, I wield my sword to protect five thousand years of Chinese civilization!" In 2023, Xu Kun, a genius from Qingbei, is forced to awaken. He is the last heir to the bloodline of the Yellow Emperor. His hair turns white strand by strand, and in his hand is a broken fragment of the Xuanyuan Sword, capable of slaying gods and demons. Secret files from Bureau 749 record: A curse left by Xu Fu has surfaced beneath the Yellow River in Zhengzhou. Cutting off th 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 The Heavenly Official's Edict 天官敕令 When Chen Qi awakens the long-lost “Word Spirit Edict” during a haunted-house livestream, he thinks it’s just a way to earn money to save his father. But when fragments of an antique bronze mirror reveal a thousand-year-old formation, and the technology group “Entropy” uses algorithms to optimize feng shui and kill, he realizes he’s been dragged into an ultimate war between traditional occult arts and modern technology. From malignant spirits in haunted houses to ghost soldiers on the march, and 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 My 1990s Field Notes on Folk Ghost Stories 我的90年代民间志怪见闻录 Jia Nanxing, a young man from a mountain village, chance upon a stone statue and has an extraordinary encounter. Facing all kinds of strange events in the world, “zombies, evil spirits, witchcraft”, he braves countless dangers and later meets Jiang Wangyou, a mysterious female classmate. As they cultivate, the two travel around the world dealing with supernatural incidents. The story features transmigration, antique appraisal, and adventure. Supernatural fantasy all in one, along with all kinds 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Paranormal Case Investigator 灵异案件调查专员 (No transmigration, no System) Most so-called paranormal cases are caused by people, not by actual ghosts or monsters. But are there genuine paranormal cases in the real world? Yes, but not many. 2Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 120 I Train My Superpowers at College 我上大学练异能 Because of an accident, Ye Qian'an, whose score was over 700, was placed by Xiao Zifeng in a university. It wasn't any well-known university in the country. It was a university hidden deep in the mountains and forests. The first month of university was military training. Boom! Dust flew everywhere, and the enormous explosion left Ye Qian'an temporarily deafened. A student from Class One next door fired an RPG at him. Several J-20 fighter jets roared through the sky. Their pilots were the class s 5Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 121 The Judge’s Brush: I Use Daoist Arts to Subdue Yin and Yang 判官执笔：我以道法镇阴阳 One case, one solution. Episodic stories, fast pacing, easy to get into. Wang Zhen was born with a fate tied to the Underworld, and holds the Judge’s Brush in his hand. He can see through the boundary between yin and yang, judge wicked spirits, and draw talismans with a fingertip. His strokes make them come alive. Curses that steal lives, girls in red at school, ghostly shadows in hospitals... One eerie, bizarre case after another, one vengeful spirit after another claiming lives. While others g 447Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 122 When the Stars Shine as One 群星共辉时 In a ruined world after a war among the gods, conflict is everywhere. You grew up alone, gifted with extraordinary abilities but wanting no part in the world’s struggles. Then a girl enters your life. You take up this difficult fight so you can live with her, protect her, and make her happy. But where does it all begin, and where will it end? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 The Lightbearer 递光者 Why is the backdrop of the starry sky black? What lies at the edge of the universe? One stormy night, a man claiming to carry on the light of the universe got into Zhou Yu's ride-hailing car. The next second, a Ferris wheel collapsed, the sky tore open, and indescribable monsters poured down. Only then did Zhou Yu realize he had been drawn into a war of corruption beyond reality. One conspiracy after another swept him along, forcing him ever onward. Until the day he gained the power to flip the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 My Ancestor Crawled Out of His Grave, and the 749 Bureau Panicked 我家老祖爬出坟，749局全慌神 After a long sleep, Gu Youzi climbs out of her grave, having lost all her cultivation. She can only rely on the System and her acting skills to pretend she still has her powers, while protecting her descendant, Gu Xiaomi. Trouble follows her at every turn. By chance, she gathers the ancient keys and glimpses the secrets of the witches and demons, buried for countless ages. She exposes the astonishing scheme laid by Hongjun and, pursued and besieged by gods across the heavens and wicked creatures 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Bureau of Supernatural Investigations 超自然事件调查局 A bizarre murder case draws me into the investigation of mysterious supernatural events: crew members on a deep-sea fishing vessel inexplicably slaughtering one another, immortals hiding in the city, legendary vampires, Nazi doomsday troops of a godlike race and their Aryan holy city, and a gigantic human-face structure on Mars. We are not alone in the universe, and human society is just as complicated. 334Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 126 Bureau 749: What's Wrong with a Rogue Cultivator Taking the Civil Service Exam? 749局：我一个邪修考编怎么了 (The rating just came out, and it’ll go up later.) A special new member has joined the 749th Branch Office in Xikai City. Chen Xie, a transmigrator, male, 20 years old, and the only decent person ever to come out of Villain’s Valley in the Ten Thousand Mountains. His three masters are the Ghost-Refining Patriarch, the Gu Poison Ghost Doctor, and the Yin Trade’s Paper Effigy Granny. They taught him: “Be reasonable when dealing with people. If reason doesn’t work, send them off with physical exorc 72.4kReads8.7Score7.1k14d adds
- 127 Strange Tales from the Northeast Paranormal Investigation Bureau 东北民调局异闻录 This is an organization dedicated to investigating and handling all kinds of bizarre supernatural events. To avoid causing public panic, it was established under the name Bureau of Folklore Investigations. The novel reimagines and develops various supernatural legends from Northeast China. Its strange events and compelling stories are presented with a distinctive Northeastern sense of humor. All manner of mysterious incidents, mountain spirits, and ghosts are told here! 389Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 The Best in the World? I'm Just a Regular Delivery Guy! 天下第一？我正经外卖员！ [Ensemble cast] [High-octane] [Official organization] One butterfly flapping its wings can bring about a tsunami and a sandstorm. One calligraphy brush can capture all the vicissitudes of Daxia. He is an orphan who awakened in a living hell, and also the guiding light leading Daxia toward the stars. With a single thought, he can create things, shift forms, or trap enemies in a dream. Someone asked, “What does Daxia have to rely on?” He said, “On the imperial might of emperors through the ages, o 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Strange Little Tales from the Urban-Rural Fringe 城乡结合灵异小故事 This collection of little supernatural tales is drawn from stories told by elderly villagers and young people. It's hard to tell what's true and what's not, so just enjoy them as little stories to pass the time over tea. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 The Underworld's Manager 黄泉主理人 “Do you know why the lights at Haishi University never go out? Because monsters lurk in the dark, gnawing away at the light.” Lin Chen tosses his milk tea, frozen into an ice sculpture, into the microwave to thaw, then sighs at the red-clad woman flickering in and out of view in the mirror. His life is like an absurd horror movie: vending machines sell carbonated drinks flavored with Meng Po’s soup, corpses in the dissection room tap-dance on full-moon nights, and worst of all, he’s started eyei 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 749 Bureau: The Forbidden Return 749局之禁忌归来 [Mystery, imaginative twists, traditional supernatural horror, traditional fantasy, and modern technological civilization] From the day he was born, his fate was destined to be extraordinary. To protect the lasting prosperity of China's dragon veins, he led members of Bureau 749 across the world, eliminating evil entities from beyond the borders and vowing to keep the land secure forever. He is both an honored guest in the ghostly domain of Fengdu and the elusive "Mr. Nine" within Bureau 749. Ye 772Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 A Rogue Cultivator in Bureau 749: I'm the Cruelest When It Comes to Torture 749局一邪修，抽筋扒皮我最凶 At Bureau 749, a heretic cultivator walks with a black dog at his heels and a zombie standing guard by his side. He's an expert at tearing out sinews and skinning people. He used to prey on the wicked, yet somehow ended up with a sterling reputation. Ji Zuodao, male, 19 years old. He's no good person, though you can't really blame him. After all, his several masters taught him nothing but crooked schemes, underhanded tricks, and ways to profit at others' expense. His masters often said that if y 43.4kReads8.7Score6k14d adds
- 133 Demonfolk Sequence 妖众序列 [Not a wish-fulfillment story, one heroine, thoughtful, ruthless] Someone once asked: Where did all the monsters recorded in ancient books go? Are the creatures in the Classic of Mountains and Seas all made up? People have always claimed to have seen monsters, but no one takes them seriously... Now they’ve really come! With the gods gone and reduced to legends, the monsters recorded in ancient books are beginning to awaken and wreak havoc on the world... In the depths of hell, the slumbering god 4.4kReads8.1Score35014d adds
- 134 I Raise Evil Ghosts on a Web Novel Platform 我在网文平台养恶鬼 [Eerie arrival + mystery and puzzle-solving + semi-infinite flow + time rewind + survival + no female lead + original setting + dark writing style] Yang Gui stumbled across a paranormal web novel on an online fiction platform and was shocked to discover that the wronged female ghost in the story was a schoolmate who had been missing from his school for a long time. Even more shocking was the reason the school beauty had died: her stepmother had abused her to death. And that stepmother was none o —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 A Collection of Folk Supernatural Tales, Part One 民间灵异事件合集（上） Collection of Strange Supernatural Tales from the Countryside, Part One 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 I Was a High School Freshman When the 749 Bureau Recruited Me to Slay Monsters! 高一的我，被749拐去杀怪！ What? A job with a base salary of 50,000 and seven types of insurance plus three housing funds! Even though I’m only a high school freshman, you’ve asked so earnestly, so I’ll join! Chen Mu officially joins 749! Bound to the Strongest Choice System, he can grow stronger just by making choices. And with the added ability to earn negative emotion points by messing with people, Chen Mu sets off down a path of no return, leaving everyone gnashing their teeth! He insists, “It’s not that I don’t want 2.1kReads8.8Score21614d adds
- 137 Working for State Security, I Can Scan for Spies 人在国安，我能扫描间谍 With graduation just around the corner, Jiang Cheng was looking for a job when he was assigned to attend a special recruitment interview. Only after answering a series of questions did he learn that the Ministry of State Security had its eye on him. At the same time, Jiang Cheng uncovered the mystery of his own background. To discover the truth behind the 303 military-industrial espionage case, Jiang Cheng joined the Ministry of State Security, activated a scanner map, and set out to capture spi 361Reads7.9Score6614d adds
- 138 749: No Joke, the Intern Is Cultivating Immortality 749：没开玩笑，实习生修仙的 In the height of summer in August, thunder rumbled again and again despite clear skies in a mountainous region in the south. Then two mysterious men arrived at the foot of the mountain, sent from the capital to deal with a centipede spirit about to undergo its tribulation. Just as their mission hit a snag, a young man came down from the mountain. He raised a hand and killed a two-meter-long centipede, then took out the Wind-Calming Pearl on the spot. The incident caused quite a stir at Bureau 74 14.9kReads7.4Score1.4k14d adds
- 139 A Freshman at College, and I’m Already Eating Monsters at 749 刚大一的我，在749吃妖怪 [Ruthless] [Monsters are so delicious] [Let’s take a bite first] “The blind fortune-teller said I’m doomed to be a lone star, bringing bad luck to anyone I get close to? Bah! That’s only because I haven’t eaten my fill!” Lin Chou isn’t a transmigrator, but he got stuck with a transmigrator’s hellish starting scenario. While others fought for their lives against ghosts, he drooled over them. “Mmm, this wailing blood jade is crunchy, with a hint of chicken! That grudge amalgamation tastes like cha 5.5kReads7.5Score34614d adds
- 140 Supernatural: My Years Hunting Ghosts at Bureau 749 灵异：我在749局打鬼那些年 The appearance of a white coffin and a red coffin at the construction site changed my fate. That night, I saw corpses that could move and a ghost that could steal a person's soul. They were all "deceiving" me, trying to make me die. What should I do... When you think the person behind you is a ghost, the real ghost may be the one standing in front of you... Once it's dark... don't read this!! 223Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Hunting Evil Spirits 猎祟 [Superpowers]+ [Organization] Office worker Tu Yile accidentally awakened superpowers and, through a twist of fate, joined the special operations unit of the “Relevant Departments.” Teaming up with the experienced Long Sihai, he wields true fire to vanquish evil and restore peace to the world! 187Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 142 Case Files of Unusual Investigations 异案调查录 Throughout the vast world, from ancient times to the present, there have always been mysterious events that humans cannot explain. And there is a group of people who endure countless hardships in their pursuit of the truth. The cases they investigate are all considered paranormal… 490Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 143 Nightmare Game: I Can Rewind Time by Dying 噩梦游戏：我能死亡回档 [Nightmare Game + Infinite Worlds + Mild Horror + Death Rewind] Ye Feng moved into the Xingfu Huayuan residential complex. The scenery was nice, and the neighbors were friendly enough. The only fly in the ointment was that the person living upstairs kept making noise in the middle of the night. He once tried going over to talk, but they never opened the door. Then, one day, just as he was about to put on his headphones as usual to block out the annoying noise, two people showed up at his door, c 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 My Hopeless Life Became Even More Desperate 我无望的人生更加绝望 After something happened to her family, Mu Xia could never move on from that day. She went through life in a daze. Until one day, she accidentally entered a world of horror. And so began a fantastical journey. She made new friends, faced all kinds of events, and lived a new life. 1Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 145 The Weird Invade, and I Become a God by Devouring Them! 诡异入侵，我靠吞噬成神！ [Urban High Martial Arts] [Devour and Evolve] [Everyday Bureaucracy] [Decisive and Ruthless] [No Harem] Faced with the “Formless Child,” which crawled out of a rift in the Void Realm and couldn’t be killed by bullets, he opened his mouth as his teammates watched in horror. The mark on his chest wasn’t a blessing. It was an insatiable abyss, constantly shrieking at him with hunger. To Qiu Xun, these things known as “anomalies” weren’t terrifying. They were dishes on a menu. Our Special Species 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Sewing Up Corpses at the Funeral Home, Until I Stitched Up My Blind Date 殡仪馆缝尸，缝到相亲对象 I learned corpse sewing from my grandma as a child. Before I even graduated from vocational school, funeral homes everywhere were clamoring to hire me. My monthly salary was 100,000 yuan, plus commission. Everyone said it was easy money, but nobody knew that a corpse seamstress stitches flesh and skin while laying restless souls to rest. My very first job went horribly wrong. When the body bag opened, I recognized that face at once. Wasn’t she the girlfriend who had slept beside me last night? A 1.4kReads6.9Score11814d adds
- 147 The Life-Devouring Ancient Formula 噬命古方 The Life-Devouring Ancient Formula 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 The Curse of the Manicure 美甲之咒 The Nail Art Curse 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 From the Start, I Joined Bureau 749, and Now Demons and Monsters Fear Me Like a God! 开局749，妖魔诡怪惧我如神！ [Power Fantasy] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Overwhelming Strength] [No Female Lead] [So Righteous It’s Evil] Su Xiao waited a full twenty years for his golden finger to activate. His patience had long since run out! And so, Bureau 749 gained a legend! The King of Hell calls roll! “Su Xiao, does that mean every supernatural creature deserves to die?” “Obviously. If it doesn’t die, am I supposed to die instead?” “Su Xiao, you’re still young. You need to keep a low profile...” “Wrong is wrong, 21kReads7.8Score1.9k14d adds
- 150 Writing with the Heart: A Stunning Model Falls for Me 以笔画心：绝美模特爱上我 [Romance and everyday life + “true global-level martial arts” + crowd-pleasing content that the blurb isn't allowed to mention, with the protagonist growing stronger from a weak start, no mindless decisions and no naive protagonist] The newly graduated campus belle senior was invited back to school to model for a sketching class in Wu Zongyu's class, but inexplicably fell in love with him. At the same time, Wu Zongyu suddenly realized that the world had long since changed beyond recognition… 30Reads—Score—14d adds
