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- 151 Global Manhunt: The Western Hemisphere Conspiracy 全球追杀：西半球的阴谋 This book is a brain-burning read, with clever characters and no plot padding or superpowers. If you like simple, lightweight stories, please look elsewhere. A young man of mixed Chinese descent lives a quiet life in a small city. Then, out of nowhere, uninvited agents inexplicably take him away. Next, assassins from all over the world descend on him, and suddenly the peaceful little city is filled with gunfire and explosions. After barely escaping the first wave of pursuit, he's swept along on 59Reads—Score1114d adds
- 152 The Detective's Notebook 推理笔记 A collection of original short mystery stories! A collection of original short mystery stories! A collection of original short mystery stories! (Important things are said three times.) Each volume is a standalone short story, so feel free to skip around! Hope you enjoy! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 My Wife, Who Loves Night Jogging 爱上夜跑的妻子 The Wife Who Fell in Love with Night Running —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 A Vast Immortal Journey 浩瀚仙旅 The beginning may drag a little, but it gets better later. All people are food for immortals. Cultivators devour one another, and the weak are destined to be consumed. Chen Shan transmigrates into this world, hoping to keep his head down and survive. But one reckless act of kindness shatters his peaceful life. Enemies lie in wait along every path, and danger lurks behind him. He can only abandon his soft heart and kill his way to the right to survive. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Detective Chen Meng: Twelve Secrets from Major Cases, Complete in 3 Volumes 刑警陈猛：重案秘闻十二宗（共3册） I’m a special crimes detective. Just one of the countless ordinary detectives out there. This is both a collection of criminal cases and a record of memories. In this novel, there’s me, my mentor, and my best friend. Like me, they’re each one of a kind, yet utterly ordinary. We once strode forward with bold ambition and high spirits. We once unraveled tangled clues, cutting through the fog to hunt down the truth. We also faced twelve major cases that left us grief-stricken, hesitant, and lost. M 209Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 156 Transmigrating to the Great Song: A Young Constable Solves Cases and Becomes a Legend 穿越大宋，小捕快破案封神 A modern SWAT officer transmigrates to the Northern Song dynasty and becomes a low-ranking constable. With his exceptional criminal-investigation skills, he cracks every baffling case under heaven! He solves cases and becomes legendary, his official career skyrocketing. From a petty clerk, he rises to become a powerful figure who dominates the court! 13kReads7.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 157 Case Files: A Collection of Dark, Suspenseful, and Terrifying Short Stories 诡案录：暗夜悬疑惊悚短篇集 In the rearview mirror on a rainy night, his missing ex-wife’s reflection overlaps with a victim from a serial dismemberment case. Beside the stitches in the emergency room, a stranger’s tattoo bears the same blood-written code found on the wall when his sister disappeared. In a locked room at a rain-lashed manor, a photograph of his late father turns up in an enemy’s files. The massacre that wiped out an entire family twenty years ago was only the beginning of a deadly game… A series of bizarr 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 I Thought I Could Live Off a Woman Without Losing My Pride, So Why Does the System Still Punish Me? 说好软饭硬吃，怎么系统还有惩罚 [Urban fiction + System + multiple heroines + everyday life + fights + lighthearted + comedy] Lin Yang wakes up after a night of heavy drinking and, just after finding a job, a strange panel pops up in his field of vision! [The Dine-and-Dash System has been activated!] [Bound Host: Lin Yang] Once the System is activated, he can see a person’s wealth rating and overall score? He looks at the beautiful director beside him: [Target: Su Man] [Wealth Rating: Platinum] [Overall Score: 9.0] [Looks: 9.1 20.2kReads6.9Score2.3k14d adds
- 159 Crime Scene Investigator 凶案侦查者 He is a legend who left the police force. He is a criminal investigator shrouded in secrets. No one knows his past. He hunts down criminals, racing against killers and communing with the dead. 421Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 160 The Anatomist: A New Breed of Forensic Expert 解剖师：新概念法医 Jiang Fangrong, a successful woman in her career, receives a letter from her hometown and returns with her boyfriend to the old house she both hates and fears. When she arrives, she discovers she isn’t the only one who received the same letter. The once-deserted old house seems to have regained its former liveliness, but this time, everyone appears to have an ulterior motive and to distrust one another. Who could have guessed that a murder spree with an unknown motive had quietly begun... This i 161Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 161 I’m Building a Family in a Strange World 我在诡异世界组建家庭 [Male lead, no romance, family bonds throughout] Some say that when people die, their light goes out, their souls return to the underworld, and they enter the cycle of reincarnation. But Chen Min can tell you with certainty that after death, you enter the World of the Weird. It resembles reality, but is enveloped by rules and suffering. Here, he met like-minded friends, found a family he could entrust his life to, and witnessed the joys and sorrows hidden behind countless strange phenomena. “Shh 370Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 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? 170Reads—Score10114d adds
- 163 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
- 164 My Brother's Good Girl Won't Behave Tonight 哥哥的乖女孩今晚不乖了 “Dressed like that, where have you been running around?” Late at night, Song Jingxing hauls me home from the party, his voice icy cold. He casually pulls off his tie and winds it around my wrists, his burning breath brushing my ear. “Xingxing, the game is over.” Only then do I realize that his ten years of tender indulgence have all been part of the gilded cage he built for me. When I try to escape, he finally tears off his mask of kindness and bares his fangs of obsession... “Be good. Tell your 9Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 165 Officialdom: The Unlisted Bureau Chief 官场：空编局长 A power struggle in officialdom, a contest for influence. Shen Jingyu falls to her death, and Li Zhengguo, who was present, becomes a major suspect. Was it an accident or murder? Lin Song is assigned to assist Detective Liang Bing with the investigation. Sun Jianguo, owner of the Golden Romance Club, Han Qiang, and others are drawn into the case one after another. As Liang Bing and Lin Song painstakingly piece together the clues, they fall for each other and unexpectedly uncover a crucial piece 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 I’m the Grim Reaper, and I’m About to Start Committing Crimes! 我是死神，我要开始犯罪了！ [High-IQ Crime] [No Female Lead] [A Rational Madman] [No System] Twenty years ago, Yi Bo's entire family was slaughtered. Twenty years later, he walks out of a psychiatric hospital. From that moment on, the fates of certain people are sealed! Yi Bo swears to uncover the truth behind his family's murder and kill the people responsible! But as his investigation goes deeper, he discovers that things are far from simple. An unseen hand is guiding Yi Bo as he painstakingly unravels the mystery. “The 2.6kReads6.9Score16914d adds
- 167 Reborn, Li Xiaomi Is Just a Little Too Powerful 重生后，李晓咪有亿点点强 Li Xiaomi is a timid people-pleaser. Though her family is well-off and her parents dote on her, her relatives look down on her for being a girl and make things difficult for her at every turn. Her so-called friends treat her as nothing more than an ATM. They act like her best friends to her face, but behind her back they mock her as a hopelessly naive fool. Li Xiaomi hates who she is, but lacks the courage to change. One typhoon night, when her aunt orders her to take out the trash, a flowerpot 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 The Chaser 追赶者 “Solving a case is like putting together a puzzle. The hardest and most crucial part is often finding the last one or two pieces.” [Standalone cases + criminal investigation + rigorous deduction + no romance] A massive meteor shower is on its way, and a group of enthusiasts gather at a campsite on the outskirts of the city to watch the stars. In the dead of night, a scream rings out. A man has been stabbed to death. The caller tells the police that they may have killed him. But his habit of usin 95Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 169 The Icecrown Saintess Legion 冰冠圣女军 The Ice-Crowned Saintess Army —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 The Wolf of Garcia 加西亚之狼 The Wolf of Garcia —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 Olivia and Yang Sirong’s Modern Life (1) 奥利维亚和杨祀戎的现代生活(一) Olivia and Yang Sirong's Modern Life (Part One) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 The Tragedy That Began with a Box of Dinars 一箱迪纳尔引发的惨案 The Tragedy That Began with a Box of Dinars —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Cold Case: Criminal Investigation Unit Nine 悬案：刑侦九组 The criminal investigation squad of Xingchan City Public Security Bureau takes on a tricky murder involving a car. Five rookie officers are unexpectedly chosen by the bureau chief to become undercover agents in Unit Nine. Besides handling some of the most heinous cases, they must also uncover a terrifying secret within the bureau. Leaving their roles as detectives behind, they work undercover to reveal the mystery surrounding Unit Nine... Why have three officers been missing for so long? What sc 37Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 174 A Floating Dream Returns the Soul 浮梦归魂 I can dream of everyone else's fortune and misfortune, but I cannot divine my own fate. It wasn't until my best friend tricked me into an ancient tomb and used my blood to activate a spirit pearl that memories of my past life came rushing back. Only then did I learn that she was the traitor's daughter who had pushed me into a sea of flames, while the boy next door who had always quietly saved me was the general who once shielded me from a burning beam. In this life, she still wants to seize the 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Everything Goes Right, Ltd. 万事皆成有限公司 This is a modern-day episodic novel, with a colorful cast of stories! Welcome to All Things Accomplished Co., Ltd. In a world where trust is the hardest currency, as long as you wish with all your heart, we can make your dreams come true, provided your heart is “sincere.” 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 Forensic Forbidden Files: The Bone Curse of Laershan 法医禁忌档案：腊尔山骨咒 Forensic Files: The Bone Curse of La’er Mountain 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Deep Within the Phoenix Curtain Palace: I Rewrote the Plot After Becoming Cannon Fodder 凤帷宫深：穿成炮灰后我改写剧情 Reincarnated as a disposable character in a palace intrigue game, she hears the System say, "You’ll be beaten to death in three days." Countdown: 2 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes. The people framing me are powerful, and everyone offering help has their own agenda. As for my golden finger, it can only show me when I’ll die. No matter. They rely on rank. I rely on brains. One earring turns the tables. One careless remark throws the inner palace into chaos. Within three days, I’ll go from being a sacri 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 The Otaku's Revenge 宅男的复仇 Duan Yu of Kun City was an ordinary homebody whose life revolved around electronic devices, video games, and endless web browsing. But his happy life changed abruptly when his older sister died in an accident on his eighteenth birthday... The once happy family of four was suddenly reduced to just him. How did his sister die? Enraged, the homebody Duan Yu resolved to make himself stronger and became a formidable avenger... Meanwhile, master detective Xu Changsheng arrived in Kun City. As he inves 5.7kReads8.8Score52914d adds
- 179 The Consort's Bones 香妃骨 A pile of bones is unearthed by an excavator in a river channel. Police determine that the remains were buried less than ten years ago, but there is no record of such a case in any of the police station’s files. The only unusual item among the bones is a small copper bell, clutched in the hand of one of the skeletons. What does the bell signify? Who are the people these bones belonged to? To find out, follow policewoman Meng Fanjing as she investigates the case. 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 Fog over Jinyang Town 雾锁金阳镇 251Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 Lone Cop 孤警 He is meticulous when solving cases, but has terribly poor social skills in everyday life. He was once called a “pervert” for following a single woman. A procedural crime series in which every protagonist and supporting character is intelligent and capable. The pacing is brisk, with roughly one case every ten chapters. The twists are unexpected, and behind each case are the joys and sorrows of human life and the darkness of human nature. The male lead was born with a disability. He became a poli 795Reads8.4Score10214d adds
- 182 The Eleventh Suspect 第11名嫌疑人 [Two Male Leads]+ [Plot Twists]+ [High-IQ Crime]+ [Vengeance for a Murdered Wife]+ [Second Male Lead Is a Lovesick Puppy] Mystery, crime-solving, deduction! Set against the backdrop of the “221” case, the protagonist uses his unique powers of logical deduction to face one difficult case after another alongside his team. With smoothly unfolding plots and tightly coordinated roles within the team, they trace and investigate ruthless criminals across a variety of murder cases! Featuring dozens of s 157Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Chasing Killers in the Dead of Night 暗夜追凶 “Does perfect crime really exist?” Bai Qi nodded confidently. “Of course!” “Then how come I've never heard of it?” Bai Qi gave a disdainful smile. “If you'd heard of it... would it still be a perfect crime?” 2.7kReads8.7Score31714d adds
- 184 Returning Home at Night to Ning 夜归宁 Ever since the first victim appeared in Changyuan Town, many people had already been caught in a trap. As the number of victims kept growing, the task force officers grew increasingly convinced that the killer was right beside them. Yet every time they got closer to the killer, they discovered that everything they had seen and uncovered was merely another step the culprit had planned in advance... 19Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 185 He Is the Killer 他是凶手 He was an outstanding police officer. How did he become a murderer? Was he framed, or does he have a split personality? If he is the culprit, why did he become an undercover agent? When someone has nowhere left to turn, will they break their oath? When someone is trapped in a dead end, how can they redeem themselves? The cruelty of the truth often exceeds all imagination. No one can escape the fate Heaven has dealt them. 12.1kReads9.0Score1k14d adds
- 186 Di Renjie Investigates: The Haunted Seal of Chang'an 狄仁杰探案·长安诡印 Di Renjie Investigates: The Eerie Seal of Chang'an 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 187 Fallen from Grace 坠落失格 Psychological suspense | High-IQ battle of wits | The boundary between reality and illusion collapses | Criminal profiling “My name is Chi Xiaochuan. I’m 26 years old, a hyperthymesia patient, and a full-time writer. Years from now, when I write this book, I’ll still remember that rainy night ten years ago. When the creator becomes the one to solve the puzzle, will the words on the page bring salvation, or lead to an even deeper trap? I’m not a profiler. I’m just someone who writes stories. I do 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 The Splendor of Southern Han 南汉风华录 The Bride in the Coffin: A Game of Wits in a Turbulent Age After dying suddenly, she finds herself the most bizarre “bride at a funeral” in the chaotic world of the Southern Han. Su Wanjing, a modern girl, unexpectedly transmigrates to Baihe City in the late Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, just as Liu Chang ascends the throne as the last ruler of the Southern Han. She opens her eyes to a horrifying scene: someone has hanged herself, and she is trapped in a coffin. She has become Su Nin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 The Truth in the Ruins 废墟里的真相 Ganzhou is a city where prosperity and decay intertwine, its secrets hidden in every street and alley, unknown to all. Yu Lin is an ordinary beggar, living a life everyone overlooks and spending his days wandering the city's darkest corners. Yet Yu Lin has extraordinary powers of observation and deduction, often spotting the truth hidden in people's most casual gestures. One cold, snowy night, a bizarre murder takes place in Ganzhou. A man is found dead inside his own wardrobe, wearing a strange 6Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 190 Home and Away: I Sold the House to Ruin My Husband and His White Moonlight 家里家外：我卖房毁老公和白月光 Home and Away: I Sold the House to Ruin My Husband and His First Love —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Mount & Blade: Blade of Conquest 骑砍征服之刃 Quantum entanglement, crossing through time and space. Swords, magic, and conflict rekindled. Who will rule the continent of Atemura? The protagonist arrives on the continent of Atemura by accident through quantum entanglement. Here, he will confront the darkness of human nature and the struggle between good and evil, and discover what it means to be strong and to be a hero. An ensemble story with an intelligent protagonist and equally sharp supporting characters. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 The Birth of the End, the End of Everything 终末的诞生，一切的终点 [High-Octane Apocalypse + Born Divine + Decisive and Ruthless + No Goody-Two-Shoes]… 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Forbidden Forensic Files: The Hotel's Locked Room 法医禁忌档案：酒店密室 Forensic Files of Forbidden Cases: Hotel Locked-Room Mystery 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 194 Forensic Forbidden Files: The White Bones Mystery of Qingchuan 法医禁忌档案：青川白骨谜案 Forensic Files: The White Bones Mystery of Qingchuan 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Livestreaming Crime Solving from the Start: Qin Ming Invites Me to Join Him 开局直播破案，秦明请我出山 After seeing too many corpses, you learn to take life and death in stride. A person can turn into a demon with a single thought, or become a saint in the blink of an eye. The breeding ground woven from lies is a paradise where evil runs rampant. A death ride leading straight to hell, a blood-red skeleton falling from the sky, a mysterious ghostly shadow on the wall... One bizarre crime scene after another, and one dark, wicked heart after another hidden from the light of day. Who is the killer? 218Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 She Can't Die 她死不了 Gu Qing, a centenarian, had a poor relationship with her children. Her children and grandchildren all hoped she would leave this world soon, and she thought so too, until one day she discovered the secret of why she couldn’t die. 660Reads6.1Score10114d adds
- 197 Hunting a Killer on a Rainy Night 雨夜缉凶 Rainy Night Manhunt is a gripping crime mystery about the West Sea City Criminal Investigation Team as they unravel a series of bizarre cases. Beginning with the city-shocking “9.28 Li Hui Cement-Body Dumping Case,” the novel draws readers into a world of mysteries and conspiracies. In this world, any character could be the next victim or a crucial witness. Zhou Yan, an experienced captain of the criminal investigation team, faces unprecedented challenges alongside his team. From internal feuds 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 The Fourteenth Diner 第十四位食客 [High-IQ Mystery Solving + Rules Horror + Lovecraftian Terror] If people around you inexplicably “disappear,” and you can always find a reason to explain it away, what would you do? Qin Man is a level-headed surgeon. Then strange things begin to happen: The first friend went to the restroom and never came back. He must have skipped the bill. The second colleague went to get more food and never came back. He must have gotten drunk. The fifth blind date went out for a smoke and never came back. Sh 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 I Enter the Three Realms Through Death 我靠死入三界 (Slow-paced epic) + (dark cultivation) + (no female lead) + (virus) + (twin stars) + (mystery) For ordinary people, death is the end. For me, death is the gateway to the Three Realms. My girlfriend vanished mysteriously three months ago, and everyone says she is dead. Only I know the truth: she crossed into another world and is waiting for me there. A box of eerie spirit-communing immortal pills, a blank ancient book of yin and yang, a blood-moon token for slaying the gate. The things my girlfr —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Secretary Bai, Come Here and Let Me Hold You 白秘书，快到怀里来 [Two male leads + both pure + ABO + love after marriage + everyday life] A sweet ABO story about love after marriage. Hope you enjoy it! Ning Chengxie: A flamboyant, devoted alpha, 25, from an elite family. A victim of CEO romance fiction, a concert pianist, a husband who spoils his wife endlessly, and the winner of the Model Husband Award... Bai Xi: A proud, soft-hearted omega, 21. Introverted but beautiful, with no particular hobbies. Before marriage, she was cool and aloof; after marriage, he 652Reads8.0Score10014d adds
