Novels like The Policewoman and the Undercover Kid
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- 1 Undercover in the Mafia, Forced to Love by the Underworld Queen 卧底黑帮，黑道女王强制爱 Undercover in the Mafia, Forced into Love by the Queen of the Underworld —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 An Old Case from Ten Years Ago Made Me a Regular at the Police Station 十年旧案，我成警局常客 [Not a power fantasy + criminal investigation and suspense + deduction + split personality + redemption + high-IQ mind games] A courier with his arm severed, a corpse hidden inside a statue, murders involving gold: behind the string of cases lies the truth about a decade-old crime. Psychological counselor Liu Nian is caught up in the case and crosses paths with criminal investigator Jiang Sinian, who carries secrets of his own. Beneath her gentle exterior, a cold and ruthless “hunter” lives in h 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Confessions of a Narcotics Officer: Who’s the Mole? (Poppies and Roses) 缉毒警的独白：谁是卧底？（罂粟与玫瑰） A Narcotics Officer’s Monologue: Who’s the Mole? (Poppies and Roses) 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Sister Li! I Want to Marry You 李姐！我要娶你 At 36, a female station chief is at a pivotal point in her career, but one devastating blow after another sends her reeling: her husband betrays her, her marriage falls apart, and the promotion she has long awaited unexpectedly slips away. Struggling on all fronts, she unexpectedly crosses paths with the young Jiang Lintao. Though they come from very different circumstances and are separated by a considerable age gap, their lives become intertwined. From initial misunderstandings and distance to 3.3kReads6.6Score451Shelves
- 5 The Story of Miss Zhao and the Young Policeman 赵大小姐与小警察的故事 After graduating from the Police University and marrying into the wealthy Zhao family, Ke Dongfan remains a low-ranking officer at a local police station. He accidentally discovers that his two-year-old son isn't his biological child. His wife, Zhao Xinlan, treats him with such devotion that he can't bring himself to make a decision. But after learning the truth, he resolutely takes the path of justice. From then on, he awakens to his calling, solves one bizarre case after another, and avenges t 231Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 6 The Extraordinary Detective 非常警探 The police are a wall between good people and bad people. They shield the good from harm at the hands of the bad, while also keeping the good from falling to the other side. In this position, they are destined to stay true to their original ideals while facing darkness at every turn... 16kReads8.2Score1.6kShelves
- 7 South of Yunling: Burned to Ashes 云岭之南，燃烬 (No rebirth, no golden finger, no transmigration. An undercover narcotics officer + a clothing-store owner in a border town with a secret identity) Yunjian had been in love with her boyfriend for two years, but when he became addicted to drugs, she steeled herself and sent him to rehab. Their relationship fell apart completely. Time passed. One day, four years later, Yunjian was gravely injured and near death. Xun Tang appeared as if from nowhere and saved her. The autumn wind howled, and fallen 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 A Gangster? No, I'm an Undercover Agent! 黑社会？是卧底好吧！ [No transmigration + Not reborn + No System + No golden finger] [Modern setting + Crime + Anti-drug operations] Li Han lost both his parents. At the age of ten, he was taken in by his master. After his master died of illness, Li Han became his martial uncle’s informant, setting out on a path of no return. He started out as a waiter, gradually rising to become a key figure in a drug trafficking organization. Along the way, he witnessed loyalty, sacrifice, and brotherhood, while also enduring betr 684Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 9 I’m a Yin-Yang Master at a Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院当阴阳先生 [Modern Urban + Cthulhu-Style Psychiatric Hospital] When Chen Sanmu was carried into Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital by paramedics, clutching his family's ancient book, Records of the Strange from the Yellow Springs, he swore he'd show those white-coated doctors what it meant that "at the end of science lies the occult." In the intensive care ward, he mixed sedatives with black dog blood to draw talismans, used the electroshock machine as a ritual implement to command the Five Thunders, and turned —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Hello, I'm Looking for a Job That Won't Get Me Killed 你好，我想找一份不用玩命的工作 For reasons I can’t disclose, my physical abilities are just a tiny bit different from those of ordinary people. I currently serve as a proud but unofficial senior undercover agent for the provincial department. I work around the clock, with no insurance or pension, no heat allowance, and certainly no compensation for psychological distress… My boss calls it “taking the initiative.” I call it “if I die, nobody will even hold a memorial for me.” Hello, my name is Liu Bai. I’m looking for a job th 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Five Years Undercover, the Entire Cult Knows, Yet He’s Still Keeping Up the Act! 卧底五年，举教皆知，他还在演！ After five years undercover in an evil sect, Song Yi’an has risen to become a hall leader. The entire sect knows he’s a spy, but he’s the only one still desperately playing his part. Evil Sect Leader: “You’re the only one who can complete this mission. Go undercover in the righteous faction for us.” Song Yi’an: “?” After returning to the righteous faction under an ordinary identity, he originally planned to keep a low profile. But his outstanding abilities landed him another urgent mission. Lead 5.2kReads8.2Score436Shelves
- 12 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 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 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
- 14 From the First Days of Summer to You 始于盛夏，终于你 This story is divided into two parts, both centered on a major case. The first part is about helplessness and youthful naivety, with a slower pace. The second has it all: amnesia, revenge, forced love, and more. Everyone is evil, and everyone gets a bad ending. A bloody night, a kidnapping, love at first sight for someone's looks. Police officer x doctor x undercover agent x CEO x amnesia “Lu, the DNA test results are in. The deceased is Sheng Xia.” “Impossible. I don't believe it. That girl can 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Badge Number 1158: Permanently Retired 警号1158永久封存 Police Badge No. 1158: Permanently Decommissioned 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Chaste Captain Grabs Me by the Waist, Eyes Red: My Missing Ex Turns Out to Be a Viperous Undercover Agent 禁欲队长掐腰红眼，消失前任竟成蛇蝎卧底 The Chaste Captain Grips Her Waist, Eyes Red, After His Vanished Ex Turns Out to Be a Vicious Undercover Agent 57Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Lame Cop 瘸警 The police station chief takes one bite and identifies a steamed bun containing human remains, and a major case suddenly erupts. Veteran detective Yi Dongfang was left disabled by an old case, and now he solves crimes with one leg. Rookie Yuan Xiaomin has just joined the police force. He becomes Yi Dongfang's apprentice, and the two investigate crimes together, facing the darkest sides of humanity. The story opens with a shocking case involving human remains found in a steamed bun shop, followed 95.3kReads8.6Score8.5kShelves
- 18 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—Shelves
- 19 Cruelty to Flowers 辣手摧花 Fight the fiercest battles, seduce the most bewitching women. No goody-two-shoes, no tender mercy, no such thing as too cruel, only crueler... He seems heartless, yet loves deeply; he seems devoted, yet acts as if he has no feelings... The more he torments her, the more attached to him she becomes... 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Someone Calls to You in the Dead of Night. Don't Look Back! 深夜有人叫你，莫回头！ Terrifying incidents from the founding of the nation to the present. If you're having trouble sleeping at night, take a look. You'll sleep even less afterward. If you're lonely, take a look, and you'll start thinking there's someone in the bathroom, someone in the kitchen, someone under the bed... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 One Shot to Defuse the Bomb, My First-Class Merit Came from My Undercover Brother 一枪排爆，我的一等功是卧底兄弟送的 One Shot to Defuse a Bomb, My First-Class Merit Was a Gift from My Undercover Brother 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Bloodlust and Wildflowers 血欲狂花 Interviews are a hurdle every student faces when entering the working world. The protagonist, Nie Xiaoyu, is an interview candidate too, but not an ordinary one: she is an interview judge. Whenever she encounters people who use interviews to line their own pockets and bully young women, she steps in to mete out justice and punish them. She even deals with those so heinous they have taken lives. Is she really an interview judge, or an evil woman who has committed countless crimes? 602Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 23 Hunting the Owl in the Dead of Night 暗夜缉枭 A new story is here. It follows Zhang Zifeng, a police academy graduate, as he rises from neighborhood patrol officer to criminal detective, solving major cases time and again and taking down a drug-trafficking ring. This story focuses less on romance and more on the everyday work of public security officers. Thank you for your support! 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Three Kilometers 三公里 [Mystery romance + urban supernatural intrigue + sacrifice and redemption + blind heroine × mysterious neighbor] After losing her sight, Jiang Wanwan’s world shrinks to a three-kilometer radius around herself. Using her exceptional hearing, she maps the world through sound, able to tell the rustle of wind in the leaves from a falling leaf. But she never expected to “hear” the truth behind a murder in an abandoned factory on a rainy night. The arrival of her new neighbor, Geng Ran, is like a myst 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The Food Delivery Guy Is the Rich Second Young Master 外卖小哥富二少 To inherit the family business, Pan Feiyang bets that he can work as a food delivery rider for a month. On his very first day, he hits Gao Ling, who has just been laid off, setting off the story between them. 123Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 China's Strange Cases 中国奇案录 25Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 27 The Go Player's Second Upgrade 棋士之再度升级 After Cui Ye is released from prison, he finds his wife and son waiting to pick him up. Only then does he learn that his big brother, Cui Wei, was killed in a robbery. Wang Hongyu is there to meet Cui Ye as well, and he has married Gao Shuhua. Cui Ye's son, Cui Yan, has become a police officer. Their reunion is far from warm: Cui Yan merely salutes Cui Ye, then gets back into the car and ignores him. (This book is only an imagined continuation after watching the TV series and has nothing to do w 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Chasing Cases Across Two Cities: An Intern Forensic Pathologist 双城追案：实习女法医 [Modern suspense + episodic case-solving + slow-burn romance + evenly matched leads] Lu Fan is a gentle, quiet-looking forensic intern, but beneath the surface she is bright, strong-willed, and sincere. She is drawn to the light and embraces the same beliefs and aspirations as her brother. Bai Ge looks scruffy, roguishly handsome, and cheerful to those around him, but inside he is insecure and gloomy. With a histrionic personality, he was once a Chinese detective, but he is also the son of a cri 139Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 29 Fog and Rain Over the City 全城雾雨 [Stoic anti-narcotics cop older brother Yu Dong x gentle counselor Chen Yuan'an x unhinged caged-bird younger brother Zhou Zishu] #Daddy-type #Salvation #ReunionAfterYearsApart #ProtectiveCare #Angst #Imprisonment #BrothersLoveTriangle #ShortStory #CompleteAt91Chapters Anti-narcotics cop Yu Dong causes Zhou Zishu to “lose his life” in an accident. For the next seven years, Yu Dong lives in his brother’s place. His psychological trauma leaves him unable to continue working. Then, in a burning bui 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Mottled Crimes 罪案斑驳 Before one crisis has passed, another arises. A series of murders has struck Harbor City. The killer is ruthless, and several citizens have already been killed. The Special Cases Unit launches a full-scale investigation. All signs point to the same person behind the crimes: Gu Jinghao. Ye Ziyu arrives in the nick of time to help the team pierce the layers of mystery. The battle with Gu Jinghao is about to begin! 361Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 31 Wrong Body: A Deadly Game of Two Faces 错躯：双面死局 [Mystery + mind-bending + body swap] It seemed like an ordinary kidnapping spree, but it dragged him into an endless abyss... When he woke up, police detective Chen Yuan had switched bodies, and with none other than the kidnapper he was hunting... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 The Bloodthirsty Nanny 嗜血保姆 This is a story of criminals and police matching wits. Xiaocui, a serial killer, happens to meet a woman who looks exactly like her. So she pulls a switcheroo and takes the other woman's place. When she gets home, the man her parents introduce her to turns out to be a police officer. He has been investigating a long-unsolved case, and soon the two are locked in a battle of wits. Will the criminal finally be brought to justice, or will she escape once again and assume another identity? Read on an 57Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 33 The Detective Who Stole the Spotlight 出圈女刑警 The little girl rescued eighteen years ago grows up to become a criminal investigator with the Xihai City Criminal Investigation Squad. She reunites with the police officer who saved her all those years ago... The sparks between them set off one gripping real-life police crime story after another! 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Offline 脱网 Life is like a web. It’s not your own punishment you should fear for the wrongs you’ve done, but the possibility that it will fall upon your descendants. Karma comes full circle. Right and wrong, everything is already fated. 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Officer Han, Want to Fall in Love? 韩警官谈恋爱吗 “Officer Han, would you like to fall in love?” “When life and death hang in the balance.” Lin Xi’s lips gently brushed Han Zhe’s forehead. This is a story about a couple who never misunderstand each other, gradually fall in love, and clear away layer after layer of mystery. This is my first time writing. I hope you’ll be kind to me. 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 The Violet Murder Shroud 紫色凶罩 A woman is found in a cornfield, impaled through the body by a steel bar. Was it revenge, a crime of passion, or torture? Read closely and examine every detail to find the answer. Otherwise, you won’t know the truth until the very end! 220Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The Boss Was Actually an Undercover Cop 大佬原来是卧底警察 Three years ago, Lu Xiao and Mo Yan met during an operation to capture drug traffickers. He saved her. Lu Xiao was a special operations soldier, while Mo Yan was a newly graduated journalist. The harrowing encounter had long since faded from Mo Yan’s memory... Three years later, they met again. Mo Yan was still a journalist, but Lu Xiao had become the head of a drug-trafficking syndicate. They should have had nothing to do with each other, yet fate kept bringing them together. Were these meeting 98Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Solve Cases with Feng Shui? A Prosecutor's Feng Shui Practice 破案吗？用风水那种（检察风水师） Solve cases with feng shui? That’s the idea behind The Prosecutor Feng Shui Master. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Criminal Investigation: A Shocking Bloodbath 刑侦之惊天血案 [A roguish detective X a beautiful mortician. Amid a shocking string of murders, only love can bring us peace.] [Crime investigation + suspense + deduction + mind games + two powerful leads + revenge + redemption] Five years ago, Nan Shu walked away from a shocking dismemberment case. She gave up on herself and has carried a deep-seated grudge ever since, all so she could slay the evil dragon with her own hands. But in this perilous case, Lu Yiheng, the deputy captain of the criminal investigati 2Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 40 Listen, You Said You’d Be Willing 听你说，你愿意 After five years lying low, police officer Xiang Chenyu brought down a massive drug-trafficking ring, and his undercover career finally came to an end. After faking his death to escape, he and Xin Zhi went into seclusion on vacation in a small town overseas, unaware that this getaway was the start of a conspiracy. A tangled cold case brings them both back home. Jiang Yuyun, a relative of the victim, is an old friend of Xiang Chenyu. His father was once arrested by Xiang Chenyu himself, then myst 127Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 41 A Survival Guide to the Blind-Box Life Under Seattle's Bridges 西雅图桥洞盲盒生存指南 Seattle, a steel jungle folded beneath the weight of capital. In hillside mansions, the plutocrats party through the night. Beneath the bridges, nameless bodies are tossed into the dark every day like industrial waste. Desperate for money, North American student Lu Di takes a low-level night-shift gig collecting bodies for the King County Medical Examiner's Office, just to stay alive. While everyone else avoids crime scenes, he sees them as untapped gold mines beyond the reach of the law. With 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Ning City Detectives 宁城刑警 (No System, no transmigration, no wish fulfillment) A modern-day Sherlock Holmes story about an elite team of detectives solving one bizarre case after another in the bustling city of Ningcheng. From busting drug rings in bars to uncovering international telecom scams, from locked-room murders to financial fraud, they face ruthless criminals and criminal masterminds. One mystery leads to another, and every scheme hides a deeper plot, as truth and human nature intertwine. A tightly paced, brain-t 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 She Gazes from the Abyss 她自深渊凝视 [Historical fantasy] + [mystery solving] + [formidable partners] + [suspense] + [geniuses] + [deduction] In the autumn of the fourteenth year of Yongzhao, Song Chen, Vice Minister of Justice, takes on a case involving a set of human remains. In the examination room, he finds a young woman in plain robes cutting into the bones with a knife. Her fingertips are stained with blood, but she precisely extracts half a piece of jade from the victim’s throat. “When poison has reached the vital organs, th —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Beneath the Lights and Shadows, Curtain! 光影之下，幕！ She’s a lovesick, pure-hearted little bunny, while he’s a refined scoundrel and an undercover agent! He loves awkwardly and timidly; she loves with fiery, openhearted passion. They share a bed without hesitation, but when it comes to sweet talk, he gets all shy and awkward. When they first met, neon lights shimmered. His eyes saw nothing but the dazzling glow of strong liquor, while she was completely drunk. When danger struck amid the chaos, he saved her. Two years later, he no longer remembere 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 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—Shelves
- 46 A Guilty Heart 心有罪 [Powerhouse + mutual salvation + secret identity + suspense + undercover agent] When they first met, she was a captive in a gang’s hands, a body meant to be harvested for organs at any moment. He was a heartless, cold-blooded lackey of the gang. She offered her body in exchange for help, begging him to save her. He coldly pushed her away. But from the moment he did, the scales of fate began to tip in her favor. She went from being a body marked for organ harvesting to the gang boss’s biological 57Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Criminal Investigation: Chasing the Shadow of Crime, Murder in Verse 刑侦：罪影追凶，诗歌谋杀 A crime novel combining criminal investigation, suspense, and psychological mind games. A series of “poetry murders” takes place in Donghai City, with cryptic lines of verse left at every scene. While pursuing the killer, criminal profiler Lin Zhiyuan discovers that the cases are closely connected to an unsolved campus-fall case from twenty years ago. The killer seems to know both the police's methods and Lin's own past. Before the truth can be uncovered, suspicion begins to swirl within the for 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 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
- 49 The Undercover Agent Returns: Don't Call Me Captain! 卧底归来，他说别叫我队长！ [A cold-on-the-outside, even colder inside special forces officer who wields two guns / a resilient yet tender female sniper] [Uniform romance] [Classic coercive love] [Misunderstandings and romantic tension] [Two equally matched leads, both devoted to each other] [Angst throughout, happy ending] Four years ago, Lin Ting was the most talented sharpshooter trained by Li Jianghan. But just as Li Jianghan was about to confess his feelings, she suddenly disappeared. Four years later, she returned an 2.7kReads8.4Score349Shelves
- 50 Chinese Criminal Investigations: True Major Cases 中国刑侦：那些真实大案 Since the founding of the country, ruthless criminals have crisscrossed the provinces from south to north, committing crimes with savage methods and vanishing without a trace. Some spent years on the run, hiding in obscurity. Some worked alone for years without being detected. Others disappeared without a trace after committing shocking massacres. This book covers more than ten long-unsolved cases, each of which once shook the entire country. Some cold cases were finally solved after years of si 140Reads—Score110Shelves
