Novels like The Policewoman and the Undercover Kid
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Policewoman and the Undercover Kid, best match first.
- 51 The Bride Who Vanished on the Island 岛上消失的新娘 On an island far from the mainland, a bride mysteriously disappears on her wedding night. Wei Zheng, a veteran county police detective, is ordered to investigate. But before one mystery is solved, another arises. Strange cases plague the isolated island, shattering decades of peace... 88Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 The Oddball Consultant: Echoes from Ten Years Ago 怪胎顾问：十年前的回声 [Crime investigation and suspense + superhuman sound perception + nested cases + two equally capable leads + forced partners + healing] He is an eccentric consultant, cold and withdrawn. After an accident, he develops hyperthymesia and severe tinnitus, but can accurately profile suspects' minds through sound. She is a highly intuitive, action-oriented police detective, a skilled fighter with a decisive personality. The two first work together on the Ghost Radio case, then are forced to team up. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Undercover for Three Years, Identity Exposed: Police Issue Red Wanted Notice, Shoot on Sight 卧底三年身份暴露，警队发红色通缉令：就地击毙 Three years undercover, and the very first second my identity was exposed, I received two death notices. One came from the drug lord Uncle Long: "A Gui, you're a cop. You're not walking out of this room today." Eight loaded guns in the private room all pointed straight at my chest. The other came from the anti-narcotics unit I had sworn loyalty to: an encrypted red wanted notice, with just five words: Lin Shen, execute on the spot. My team leader, Chen Guoliang, spoke through my earpiece, his vo 24Reads—Score114d adds
- 54 The Knockout: Major Crimes Squad 狂飙：重案中队 [Criminal investigations, case-solving, manhunts, and the daily life of detectives, with no supernatural elements] An Zhen, a detective with the Criminal Investigation Corps, is parachuted in as an instructor for the Major Crimes Squad. He has a superhuman memory possessed by only a handful of people in the entire world. In the squad's daily work, he cracks drug cases, hunts down criminals, and takes on criminal gangs, solving one case after another while doggedly uncovering the truth behind mys 595Reads—Score11014d adds
- 55 A Mountain of Sin: My Memoir 罪恶滔天：我的备忘录 (Written entirely by hand, not AI, and adapted from real events.) If you can't sleep, why not read a short story based on a real case? I pushed open the bedroom in our newlywed home, expecting to hear my wife laughing as she played with our month-old son. But the laughter never came. Instead... instead... No romance, no idiot characters, and no female lead. Solving the case is the whole point. The book is divided into sections. The first volume is told in first person, while the second is simila 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Driving Mom Crazy to Steal the Inheritance 逼疯老妈抢遗产 [Economic Crime Investigation + Mystery + Deduction + High Intelligence + Psychologist] Gu Xiaoqiang is a top overseas behavioral psychologist. His hidden identity is an investigator in the Financial Crime Analysis Division of the International Criminal Police Organization’s “W.P.A.” After his father dies suddenly without leaving a will, his older sister Gu Xiaolin, her husband Zhao Yunpeng, a judge, and their lawyer son Zhao Junhao begin a campaign of psychological manipulation against their mo 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 57 Reborn in 1998: I Can Replay Crime Scene Footage 重生98：我能回放案发录像 105Reads—Score29014d adds
- 58 Nineties Case Files 九零大案录 A collection of true crime cases from 1990s criminal investigations. With no advanced technology to rely on, veteran detectives investigate on foot, create composite sketches by hand, and examine crime scenes for clues as they confront one shocking case after another. The collection features classic major cases, including carjacking sprees, street robberies, and rural massacres. Watch the officers painstakingly piece together clues and coordinate across jurisdictions, taking on ruthless criminal 5Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 59 Nanjing, 1996: The Nanda Dismemberment Case Is Nearly Solved 南京1996：南大碎尸案快破了 In Nanjing, in January 1996, a female college student was cut into more than 2,000 pieces. Some say the killer was a pervert, others say it was revenge, and still others claim the killer wanted to “become an immortal.” I say none of them are right. “Evil has a source” is the greatest misconception in the world. Open the book, and I’ll guide you step by step toward the truth. 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Transmigrate to the 1990s and Become a Criminal Investigator 穿越九零当刑警 Gu Zheng graduated from the police academy and served as a criminal investigator for eight years. After someone falsely accused him, he was forced to resign and switch careers to become a criminal defense lawyer. Three years into his new career, he offended someone he shouldn't have, and was hit and killed by a truck. After Gu Zheng died, his soul lingered. In 1990, in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, a young man named Gu Zheng had just graduated from a vocational school. He then joined the securi 17kReads8.6Score1.6k14d adds
- 61 The Sleeping Volcano 沉睡的火山 On the eve of his company's stock market debut, Wu Liang, chairman of the Wuwei Group in Jinhai City, is murdered in his own bedroom. The killer cruelly saws off Wu Liang's feet... Xu Changsheng, captain of the criminal investigation team at the Municipal Public Security Bureau, leads a team of capable officers in an investigation that continues day and night. The killer's methods are exceptionally clever. Xu Changsheng and his team spend a great deal of time investigating and piecing together t 493Reads—Score10014d adds
- 62 This Local Police Officer Is a Little Suspicious 这个基层民警，有点不对劲 (No transmigration + No System + Fast-paced + Dense cases) He's just a local police officer on a small island, but his case-solving efficiency is outrageously high. The major-crimes unit is curious, so its members often go bother him. 9.3kReads6.7Score73414d adds
- 63 After Three Years Living by the Sword, I Put on a Police Uniform Again and Took Them All Down 刀尖舔血三年，再穿警服时全员落网 After Three Years of Living by the Blade, I Put on a Police Uniform Again and Took Them All Down 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 My Memories Are False Evidence 我的记忆是伪证 Six years ago, an old cold-storage warehouse case was hastily sealed away. Six years later, at what looks like an ordinary murder scene in the southern part of Wangjiang City, Zhang Limin spots several things that shouldn’t be there: crates of suspicious frozen goods, discarded receipt stubs bearing the names of major corporations, and a memory he has never experienced, yet somehow seems to remember firsthand. Zhang Limin is no genius, and he has no powerful connections. He is simply more famili 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Love When Heaven and Earth Tremble 爱在天摇地动时 At the best age of her life, she went to prison to save a man. He had once sworn they would be together forever and that he would marry no one but her, yet after her release, she discovered it had all been a joke. Branded a murderer and left to endure life's highs and lows, she has no choice but to work in the very place she once scorned most. This luxurious high-end club, a haven for the rich, feels like hell to her. Yet she never expected that even in hell, she might meet an angel. “One day, s 1.2kReads9.1Score10814d adds
- 66 The Gorgeous and Fearless Undercover Agent Is Actually Young Master Ling's First Love 又美又飒的卧底竟是凌少的白月光 While carrying out a mission, Qiao Xi was hunted by a gang and accidentally fled into the hospital room of Ling Yiheng’s grandmother, the richest man in Green City. Ling Yiheng recognized the birthmark and scar on the back of Qiao Xi’s neck and helped her escape her pursuers. Then he actually proposed that Qiao Xi marry him to persuade his grandmother to undergo surgery? They agreed it would be a marriage of convenience, but Young Master Ling doesn’t seem willing to let Qiao Xi go! You have to a 39Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 67 Years on the Police Beat: Setting Out in 1983 警途岁月：从八三出发 Zhou Jianshe had spent his whole life being a pushover. The day after he retired, he suffered a heart attack, and when he opened his eyes, he was back in 1983, once again twenty-one years old and freshly graduated from the police academy. The major cases and cold cases he failed to solve in his previous life, he closed one by one with his own hands this time. In this life, he would no longer be a pushover. 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Lights Shine Across a Thousand Homes 万家灯火通明 Xu Yang attended the top-ranked police academy in the country, yet somehow always managed to finish his exams at the bottom of the class. There seemed to be more to it than met the eye. After a word from the principal, Xu Yang packed his things and reported to the municipal Public Security Bureau. By a twist of fate, he began his career as a criminal investigator. As he solved case after case, Xu Yang gradually came to understand what it meant to be a police officer. Many years later, someone as 3.3kReads8.4Score29414d adds
- 69 The Demon Sect's Movie Emperor: Heaven Wants Me to Slay Gods and Ascend 魔门影帝：天庭要我斩神成道 Key themes: cultivation and strategic battles, factional espionage, mystery and exploration, merit-based farming, and a mastermind behind the scenes. Qu Zixiao has spent his entire life “acting.” In his previous life, he was a top agent codenamed “Redhawk.” He kept playing his role until he blew himself up in a burst of fireworks, giving his life to deliver his final report to his country. In this life, a “troublesome” little deity from the Heavenly Court tricked him into becoming a demonic-sect —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 The Secret on the Hospital Rooftop 医院顶楼的秘密 The city hospital was bustling with people, seemingly ordinary. But hidden on its top floor was a dark secret capable of dragging the world into an abyss. A merciless “Eternal Life Project” was being conducted in secret, part of a mad plot by a mysterious organization to awaken an ancient evil slumbering at Earth’s core. By a twist of fate, Lin Qian, Chen Feng, and David ventured into the forbidden top floor of the hospital, becoming embroiled in a thrilling global adventure. From ruins radiati —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 The Sin Factory 饲罪工厂 A fairy-tale murder case rocks Ning City! A golden ribbon is wound around the victim’s neck, a blood-painted copy of The Emperor’s New Clothes rests on their knees, and the ink on a card marked with a strange symbol is still wet. The killer is caught at the scene, yet vehemently denies any connection to the crime scene, which looks like something out of a dark fairy-tale book! As Detective Du Ran leads his team in a deep investigation, every clue sends a chill down their spines: a red-clad chi 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Hidden Line: Anti-Drug Operations 暗线【禁毒】 After graduating from a police academy, Li Xiaofeng began investigating cases at a local police station. Diligent and responsible in his work, he followed every lead and solved one major case after another. Thanks to his outstanding work in the fight against drugs, he gradually rose to a leadership position. 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Married Into the Family for Good Luck, Now the Policewoman Cuffs Me Every Day to Solve Cases 入赘冲喜，警花天天铐我破案 Married Into the Family to Bring Good Fortune, Now the Policewoman Handcuffs Me Every Day to Solve Cases 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Stars Shine Before Dawn 破晓之前繁星闪 [Deadly pursuit + human trafficking + secret identities + suspense + undercover work + mutual redemption + two equally powerful leads + emotional push and pull + strong female lead] Shao Yiming: You’re a reporter covering human trafficking, and you actually got kidnapped by traffickers? How can you still call yourself a journalist? Ming Jun: You’re a police officer, yet you’re always dreaming about being kidnapped. How are you supposed to catch them? He: Bullets and blades don’t care who they 123Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 75 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—Score30914d adds
- 76 Dangerous Romance 护花危情 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 25Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 77 Major Crimes Detective: From Trainee Officer to Crime-Solving Genius 重案刑警：从见习警员到破案神探 My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support gives me the motivation to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 208Reads6.8Score10014d adds
- 78 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
- 79 The Crime Squad Captain’s Mastermind Turns Out to Be a Little Girl 刑警队长的幕后大佬竟是萝莉 The Nanjing Normal University dismemberment case, the twin corpses linked by a foul odor, the Headless Horseman case, and the mysterious death of Liu Ke'er. More than a hundred brutal, baffling cases, with a new case every few chapters. Many are based on real events. The investigative duo of Wang Wangwang (Woof Woof Woof), a righteous criminal investigation captain, and Miao Miaomiao (Meow Meow Meow), a highly intelligent little girl, seeks justice for the dead and offers prayers for the living. 193Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 80 One Glance at the Past, One at the Future 一眼过去一眼未来 I traded my next life for a pair of eyes: my left eye sees the past, and my right eye sees the future! I meet a policewoman, rescue a CEO, and live life with carefree flair! A deranged butcher, a terrifying doctor, a demon on a rainy night, murders livestreamed online... See how Chu Tian turns the tide, punishes evil, and upholds justice! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Undercover 卧底 Undercover narcotics officer vs. kidnapped college student Rugged, roguish man x pretty, sweet girl Everyone thought the story began when Xia Mo was forced to stay by Zhou Jinyao's side as leverage, and Zhou Jinyao had no choice but to accept in order to gain their trust. Over time, the unfortunate Xia Mo fell for the tenderness and attentive care Zhou Jinyao gave her. Zhou Jinyao, too, began to fall for this girl who seemed fragile but was actually strong. But the truth is, their story really b 397Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 82 Elegance Across the Wilds: Becoming a Guard 满野风华之成为卫士 This is a contemporary realist novel, with no transmigration or rebirth. It has some suspense and focuses more on emotions. Synopsis: A car accident causes a toxic gas leak, killing and injuring many innocent people. But does this accident seem to be covering something up? There should have been three people in the car, so why were there only two bodies? Did someone survive the disaster? How did they escape? Eight years later, a great mountain helps a mute girl speak again. Why did she lose her 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 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
- 84 Dawn After the Long Night: The Return of a Cop's Spirit 长夜破晓：警魂归来 [Case solving + deduction + suspense + one heroine + inheritance] A major crimes detective pushed from the thirteenth floor by a murderer is reborn in the summer of 1998. That year, pagers still beeped, case files were handwritten, and detectives chased killers aboard old green trains. He returns with twenty-six years of memories and only one goal: solve, one by one, all the cases he failed to crack in his previous life. But when he opens the file on his first cold case, he spots a glass bottle 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 I Am a Detective: Giving Qin Chuan a Helping Hand 2 我是刑警：助秦川一臂之力2 A sequel fanfic to I Am a Police Officer, and the only one of its kind! Inspired by real criminal investigation cases, with high-stakes mysteries solved one episode at a time. There’s never a dull moment, and every twist is explosive! A veteran detective returns to the crime scene, and new cold cases keep piling up. Can you follow them through the fog and uncover the truth from the smallest clues? 853Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 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
- 87 The Screen Was Full of Comments! I Thought They Were All Gossip 满屏弹幕！我以为全是八卦 No Romance + Golden Finger + Crime Solving Shanghai, 1985. Nineteen-year-old Chen Yang is a contract worker handling household registration at a local police station, the kind who got the job through connections. She has a secret: she can see other people's “juicy gossip.” Any cheating, embezzling, or concealing of one's identity from the past seven days pops up as subtitles in brackets. The System has one fatal bug: it mistakes spy meetings for “dating.” So she thinks she's catching cheating me 721Reads6.6Score10514d adds
- 88 Hunting Killers in the Forbidden Zone: Unsolved Murders and the Secret Network of the Dark City 禁区追凶：连环绝案，暗城秘网 Surviving witnesses from an old case are dying one after another under mysterious circumstances. The unsolved case grows more tangled by the day, and every clue points toward a web of hidden interests, deeply entrenched in the heart of the city. One man breaks free of rigid procedures and trusts only the smallest truths at the scene. The other holds fast to the law and refuses to compromise with the forces of darkness. The two male leads stand shoulder to shoulder, pushing forward against the 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Every Version of You Loves Me 每一个你都爱我 The unconventional girl’s daily conquest routine: a highly intelligent international villain and an ordinary heroine; a fashion-loving girl in traditional Han clothing and a top idol hero, from totally different worlds but forced together; an undercover heroine and a policeman hero, with him chasing her throughout the first part and actually catching her, but unable to expose her identity, followed by merciless angst; a seemingly delicate girl who can’t fight, a lotus-like seductress who kills w 117Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 90 Love in a Cage 困兽危爱 1.4kReads8.4Score10514d adds
- 91 Being the Chief Is No Easy Job 所长不好当 This second volume of Police Station Stories, titled Being a Station Chief Is No Easy Job, covers the police station's efforts to crack down on crime and handle cases, as well as its community policing work. The stories about police work mainly approach the subject through individual cases and incidents. They also offer a perspective on grassroots police stations through the rule of law. The law is an important instrument of governance, and good laws are the foundation of good governance. The la 134Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 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—14d adds
- 93 Reading Bones to Solve Cases 鉴骨断案 No golden finger, no System, no romance. A traditional criminal investigation novel, focused entirely on solving cases. He examines bones to solve crimes, uncovering long-buried truths from scattered fragments. Those broken, scattered bones tell tales of life’s joys and sorrows. 593Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 94 The Forbidden Redemption of Obsidian and the Cross 黑曜石与十字架的禁忌救赎 Elena Reggiano, the sole heir to the Sicilian Mafia, is forced to put on an obsidian ring concealing a deadly threat and take over the family’s bloody business. When she mocks religious hypocrisy in the confessional, she has no idea that the priest on the other side, Alessandro Moretti, is a secret agent sent by the Vatican, with a listening device hidden inside his Bible. One is a godfather’s daughter who walks in the shadows, the other a believer in God burdened with a sacred mission. They sho —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Xu Changsheng Investigates, II 许长生探案II Police Captain Xu Changsheng, known among his team as “Little Zhuge,” faces one convoluted case after another. He always manages to untangle the clues, find the key evidence, and bring the criminals to justice. This book recounts several challenging cases that showcase Xu Changsheng’s keen powers of deduction. 6.7kReads8.3Score76814d adds
- 96 Officer Qi, I Accidentally Flirted with Your Unforgettable First Love 齐警官，我不小心撩了你的白月光 A feisty, willful, adorable little bunny × a muscular, burly bear of a detective (he used to be a community police officer) The first time Ning Xiaoshu, a spoiled little diva, met Qi Xuanchen, she declared their relationship over. The arrogant new star of the police station refused to accept being dumped... By chance, his former dream girl became friends with the spoiled little diva... On their first date, the big bear handed over his salary card... They got married in a flash, both saying one t 3Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 97 As Long as You’re Here, I’ll Love This World 只要你在，我就爱这人间 [Two male leads + double lives + crime solving + age gap + redemption + devoted couple + happy ending] [A steady, forthright, and meticulous team leader vs. a rational little madman who loves putting on an act] Jiang Yu was born in the mire. He struggled for a long time, but never managed to escape. He became a madman sinking deep into the swamp. Until he met Li Jingming. Only then did he hide his mad side away. Someone who acted one way in public and another in private: One person gripped 460Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 98 Unwarranted Guilt 罪无妄 *Zhou Wang × Wu Fangbo Obsessive novelist × captain of the criminal investigation squad A screw-up with a death wish who could keel over at any moment, the bottom × a big, loyal dog of a veteran cadre, an unstoppable workaholic who never backs down from a fight, the top That wasn’t the dawn. It was a shackle grown in hell. A speechmaker who fell and died, a corpse rotting in the sea. Look up at the sky: is the weather really fair and clear? A novelist socially ostracized, a mastermind watching 1.1kReads8.9Score22414d adds
- 99 The Death Code on the Shipping Label 快递单上的死亡密码 A shipping label from three years ago is the key piece of evidence in Su Ming’s murder. Following the invisible writing on it, Lin Ye investigates and gets caught up in a deadly struggle between the “Black Fox” and the “Protection Umbrella Alliance.” 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 He Said, Fear Not the Dark, for There Is Light Within 他说无畏黑暗心中有光 (An undercover narcotics-cop couple dates on the drug dealers’ turf, and each date can last no more than three hours!) Xiao Yan patted her belly and snarled, “Jiang Shangliu, what’s wrong with a few kisses? Your son has already taken root and started growing in my belly. If you don’t come back in one piece, I’ll name him Jiang Xialiuliu!” The man leaning against the headboard raised an eyebrow and flashed a wicked smile. Pointing at the ferocious scar on her arm, he said, “Rock, no wonder they c 1.5kReads9.1Score16214d adds
