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  1. 51 The Young Detective’s Strange Casebook 少年奇冤录 Historical183k WordsCompleted (This book is entirely fictionalized.) A future warrior known as the God of Crime Solving transmigrates to the Song Dynasty and takes over the body of a young man. Watch as he defies the powerful, fearlessly seeks the truth, and solves the mysteries that have long gone unexplained. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
  2. 52 Embers and Shadows of the Embroidered Spring 绣春烬影 Historical347k WordsCompleted During the Jiajing era, the Yan faction held power, and undercurrents swirled through the imperial court. The Northern and Southern Offices of the Imperial Guards had become the henchmen of powerful ministers, and wrongful convictions were everywhere. The protagonists are at the very bottom of the Imperial Guard hierarchy. Framed in a case of utmost importance involving the Eastern Palace, they are wiped out, leaving the survivors to lie low with a blood feud to avenge. With embroidered spring s 117Reads—Score—14d adds
  3. 53 Transmigrate and Be Reborn, Slaying Demons Together 穿越重生共斩妖 Ancient Romance151k WordsCompleted Shen Qingci dies suddenly from overwork and wakes up as the legitimate daughter of a minister, who had attempted suicide. The heir to the Duke of Zhenguo, whom the original owner would rather die than marry after being reborn, turns out to be a thousand-year-old snake demon that devours souls. To break out of her deadly predicament, she is forced to ally with Xue Jue, the heir to the Marquis of Yongning, who has returned reborn with memories of the Dao. He has his memories of the Dao arts, while 6Reads—Score—14d adds
  4. 54 Reborn as a Science Girl in Late Qing China 重生之理科女在晚清 Ancient Romance155k WordsOngoing With only a month left before the college entrance exams, science-track student Xu Mengxian suddenly became reborn in the late Qing Dynasty as the second young lady of a century-old tea factory. Using what she had learned in high school chemistry, physics, and biology, she helped her friends escape the practice of foot binding, protected her older sister from the harm caused by her opium-addicted brother-in-law, saved her family’s factory from losing a major order, helped the headmistress of a g 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  5. 55 From Corrupt Official to Upright Judge: With the System, What Have I to Fear? 狗官到青天:我有系统我怕谁 Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Lu Xiaowei transmigrates to a parallel world resembling the Ming dynasty and awakens an unreliable System. As he solves one strange case after another and wins justice for the wronged, he rises to the pinnacle of life. The book generally features a new case every three to five chapters. Readers who enjoy fast-paced quick transmigration stories are welcome to share their thoughts. 971Reads8.2Score10614d adds
  6. 56 The Great Zhou Detective 大周女探案 Mystery253k WordsCompleted Ever since Ye Sheng took office, Jiangning has been far from peaceful. The Wu family’s bride mysteriously dropped dead, and the Lu sisters were both found with their throats slit. One strange incident followed another, leaving everyone on edge. To clear his father’s name, Tan Xin traveled a thousand miles to Jiangning. There, he and Ye Sheng supported each other as they sought the truth. Amid shifting fortunes, greed, anger, delusion, truth and falsehood, who is right and who is wrong… 9Reads8.3Score—14d adds
  7. 57 Strange Cases of the Tang Dynasty 唐朝诡案 Mystery236k WordsCompleted Set during the Tang Dynasty, this novel tells the thrilling, legendary tale of Li Chang’an, a man of humble origins who becomes a county magistrate through a stroke of fate. From then on, he uses the wit of an ordinary man to crack extraordinary cases and outsmart corrupt officials at every level. 30Reads—Score—14d adds
  8. 58 The System Makes Me Solve Cases, but All I Want Is to Flirt 系统逼我探案,我却总想撩汉 Ancient Romance155k WordsOngoing [A blunt, looks-obsessed office drone who’s forbidden from falling in love vs. a cold-faced, sharp-tongued King of Hell who secretly dotes on his people] [Modern person transmigrates into an ancient setting + fictional world + System + mystery investigations + one-on-one romance, very sweet and angst-free; the romance takes off at lightning speed + a little comedy] Mu Fengge’s romance never got off the ground. She had barely transmigrated when she was falsely accused and thrown in jail. Her hear 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  9. 59 Book Transmigration: Being a County Magistrate Is So Hard 穿书:县令太难啦 Two Male Leads41k WordsCompleted Also known as "Joining the Protagonist’s Crew to Coast Through Life" Everything here is my own creation! My own creation! My own creation! In a nutshell: Ji Xing, a lively, sharp-tongued ray of sunshine, × Jiang Beiyu, a cool, powerful show-off; Chen Beifang, the cold, incisive brains of the group, × Zhao Cheng, sharp-eyed and meticulous [The Squad’s Everyday Case-Solving] Zhao Cheng, a university senior on the verge of graduation, is transported into the body of his ancient namesake, the county 9Reads—Score114d adds
  10. 60 The Red Lantern 红色灯笼 Ancient Romance259k WordsCompleted [Mystery solving + episodic cases + wild imagination + romance + plot twists] Ever since Yue Xin was six, two bright red lanterns have always hung along the corridors of her family home. Whenever those dream lanterns appear, they float in midair, seeming lonely and desolate... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  11. 61 The Immortal Insect Herbalist 虫草仙人 20k WordsCompleted The Insect-and-Herb Immortal —Reads—Score—14d adds
  12. 62 Major Crimes Squad: The Blue Rabbit's Revenge 重案小队:蓝兔子的复仇 Mystery168k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast, Criminal Investigation, Revenge, Multiple Cases, Female-Oriented, Mystery] The sudden appearance of a headless female corpse on camera sets a long-planned revenge plot in motion. A returning survivor leisurely begins a game of chess, reopening a match that began years ago, one move at a time. The evils they once committed become an altar on which to mourn their past defeat, as a new round of slaughter begins. Led by Lu Heng, the criminal investigation team of the Shanhe City Publ —Reads—Score—14d adds
  13. 63 Solving Cases at the Ministry of Justice: This Is My Kind of Work 刑部打工破案:这波操作我熟 Mystery991k WordsCompleted (The low rating is only because there aren't many ratings yet. If you like it, please leave a rating as you pass by!) After transmigrating into the body of a former assassin, Ling Xi thinks she's got a solid start from the start. Solidly doomed to starve! Her home is bare, she's so hungry her front and back nearly touch, and she has to sneak into a mass grave at night to look for “pocket money”... This iron rice bowl is hard to chew! Luckily, the DNA of her former life as a forensic trace-eviden 1.2kReads8.4Score15414d adds
  14. 64 Strange Tales of the Great Ning 大宁异闻录 Ancient Romance305k WordsCompleted Lu Shaoli arrives in the capital alone, gifted with peerless martial prowess and a mysterious past. She means to keep a low profile, but stumbles straight into a string of bizarre cases. High officials die in mysterious circumstances, rumors spread, and fear grips the city. Gui Yongning, Junior Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, singles her out at a glance. He is a master strategist, but frail and sickly. She is astonishingly strong, but stubborn and softhearted. Forced together, brains a 4Reads—Score—14d adds
  15. 65 When a Forensic Doctor Meets a Taoist [Crime Solving] 当法医对上道士【破案】 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Two equally strong leads + mystery + sweet romance + transmigration) Episodic investigations weave into the main plot, bringing science and the supernatural into their ultimate collision. Enter a fantastical world woven from truth and lies! When the blade of science strikes at the mysteries of the supernatural, what is the ultimate answer to the truth? Modern top forensic pathologist Lu Zhiwei is killed while tracking a serial killer. She transmigrates into the body of a calamity-bringing illeg 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  16. 66 The Cold-Faced King of Hell's Little Coroner 冷面阎王的仵作小娘子 Mystery464k WordsCompleted Laughs and high-stakes thrills collide! The wildest ancient crime-solving adventure imaginable! The moment she opens her eyes, Shen Zhiwei, a top modern forensic pathologist who worked herself to the bone, finds she has become the daughter of a despised coroner in the ancient capital! Her home is bare, creditors are at the door, and she’s facing the miserable prospect of being sold off as a servant. To survive, and to uncover the truth behind her father’s bizarre death, she has no choice but to 7Reads6.6Score—14d adds
  17. 67 The Cold Palace Empress Goes on a Case-Solving Rampage 冷宫皇后靠破案杀疯了 Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Shen Yihan, a police captain, falls off a cliff while pursuing a killer. When she opens her eyes again, she has become the most miserable empress in history: the widow of Emperor Jianwen, Zhu Yunwen. The tyrant Zhu Di has usurped the throne, three thousand palace maids have been brutally executed, and danger lurks everywhere in the Cold Palace. She slams a palm onto the imperial desk. “Solving cases is my specialty. Killing people isn’t yours!” Zhu Di flies into a rage. “Seize her!” Who could ha 17Reads—Score—14d adds
  18. 68 The Dynasty Dissected: The Empress Coroner Goes on a Killing Spree 解剖王朝:仵作皇后她杀疯了 Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted A modern forensic examiner is reborn as a corpse collector, using her exceptional autopsy skills to expose the imperial court's deadly secrets She opens her eyes to find herself a corpse-collecting maid, condemned to execution after autumn. In prison, she examines bones with her bare hands and overturns an ironclad case in three sentences, stunning the entire court. She only wants to keep her head down and survive, but the unsolved case of “nine nameless skeletons” drags her before the emperor. 37Reads—Score—14d adds
  19. 69 The Autumn Court of the Tang Dynasty 大唐秋官 Historical364k WordsCompleted During the Xianqing era of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, more than forty Daoist priests at Lusong Abbey outside Chang'an were slaughtered overnight. One of them, a priest named Xu Shihang, was brutally scalded alive in a cauldron. The killer left no clues behind, and the case should have remained an unsolved mystery. But Xu Shihang's son was Xu Yougong, one of the ten greatest detectives in history. And so... 398Reads7.4Score—14d adds
  20. 70 Strange Tales of Mengxi 梦溪诡谈 Historical494k WordsCompleted A bizarre case involving a demon hat has broken out in Bianjing. Along with the demon hat comes a malicious prophetic rhyme. As each of the horrors foretold in the rhyme comes true, panic spreads through the capital, and rumors abound: “As the nation nears its fall, monsters emerge everywhere.” Though alarmed, the emperor suspects this is more likely a political conspiracy. He issues an edict accepting blame and admitting his own failings, while secretly summoning Bao Zheng, a renowned investiga 412Reads8.4Score6214d adds
  21. 71 Curious Cases of Women in the Martial World 江湖女子奇案 Eastern Fantasy297k WordsCompleted Su Chen is a renowned detective in the martial world, and Red Rose is its most beautiful woman. One night, Red Rose is assaulted and killed. Despite the overwhelming witness and physical evidence, all signs point to Su Chen as the culprit! Su Chen barely manages to escape, only to discover that this is just the beginning. As he peels away layer after layer of the mystery, what is the truth? Who is really pulling the strings behind it all? 14Reads—Score—14d adds
  22. 72 Find the Killer, Find the Killer 找呀找呀找凶手 Mystery201k WordsCompleted [Mystery and Deduction]+ [No CP]+ [Anthology] A collection of short and medium-length mystery stories, with a focus on classic whodunits. Who can know for certain what the next moment of life will bring, or what fate has in store for you? The protagonist enters unsolved-case games firsthand, taking on various roles and drawing ever closer to death as they search for the truth about human nature hidden behind each case. 337Reads—Score10014d adds
  23. 73 I'm Socially Anxious, and I Traveled Back to Ancient Times to Solve Crimes? 我一个社恐,穿到古代去破案? Mystery305k WordsCompleted The male lead, Han Shenzhi, is a highly intelligent modern man with severe social anxiety who enjoys solving mysteries in his spare time. By accident, he transmigrates into the body of an ancient official, also named Han Shenzhi, who is responsible for solving crimes. His understanding parents dote on him, and he has a mischievous younger brother, Han Jingyu. While investigating a case, he meets the clever, lively, kind, and beautiful heroine, Shen Xiaoxiao. Together, they encounter all kinds of 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  24. 74 The County Magistrate's Daily Case Files 女县令破案日常 Female-Channel Fanfiction721k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Mystery and Investigation + Ensemble Cast] After dying from overwork, modern-day office worker Jiang Ye is reborn in the womb of a wealthy, carefree family in ancient times. She decides to lie flat and spend her life as a lazy loafer. Unfortunately, bad luck follows her everywhere: her father dies when she is ten, her mother the following year, and then the family falls into decline. Just when she finally reaches eighteen and her twin brother Jiang Ye passes the imperial ex 1.2kReads8.2Score14514d adds
  25. 75 Night Patrol: My Nose Can Sniff Out Ghosts 巡夜人:我鼻子能闻出鬼怪 Mystery104k WordsOngoing Genre: Classic Chinese supernatural mysteries | Yin-Yang cases | Court intrigue | A little cultivation and mystical arts One-sentence synopsis: In the Great Zhou Dynasty, county offices handle criminal cases by day. When night falls, the Night Patrol Bureau governs the boundary between Yin and Yang. Shen Yanqiu, a young clerk armed with the secret scroll Night Patrol Records, roams through the night across countless households, solves grisly cases involving ghosts and monsters, and investigate 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  26. 76 Transmigrate to the Dali Temple: A Slacker Writer Is Forced to Hustle 穿越大理寺:摆烂写手被迫内卷 Ancient Romance341k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + crime solving + coming of age + ensemble cast + comedy] [Arrogant, aloof, sharp-tongued Minister of the Court of Judicial Review]× [Lowly, timid, goofy, drama-queen clerk] [Theatrical edition] Fang Mian, an online fiction writer with no following, transmigrates for no apparent reason after staying up all night to meet a deadline. Keep his secret identity under wraps, even if he’s terrified? Fine! Write down every detail of the cases? Whatever! Get stuck with a cold, sharp-tongu 20Reads—Score—14d adds
  27. 77 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 Mystery715k WordsOngoing 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
  28. 78 The Coroner's Wife Is a Swordswoman 仵作娘子是剑客 Mystery882k WordsCompleted · The Ultimate Contrast · A Double Life: See how an ugly, mute coroner handles corpses by day and knives by night, playing the most thrilling game of identity in the narrow space between the authorities and the martial world. · Mind and Might · Cracking Bizarre Cases: From the “Faceless Corpse Case” to the “Red-Bride Serial Murders,” one uncanny case after another connects to a shocking conspiracy to wipe out his master’s sect. The coroner’s blade and the swordsman’s sword join forces to tear aw 11Reads—Score—14d adds
  29. 79 The Lichao Mystery 澧朝迷案 Mystery765k WordsCompleted A new story is here~ The male lead, Li Qinyichen, is the third prince, neglected by the emperor and all but invisible in the palace. But a conspiracy thrusts him into the eye of the storm. He wants to survive and fight for a chance of his own~ The female lead, Lan Tongyuan, is an illegitimate daughter of a prince's household, where life is especially difficult for her. When she was four, a fortune-teller said her birth chart was too strong and that she would bring misfortune to her parents. The 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  30. 80 Strange Tales of the Tang Dynasty: The Rebellious Son of the Cui Family 唐朝诡事录之崔家逆子 Mystery520k WordsOngoing Don't be put off by the rating, it just came out! (Tang Dynasty Strange Tales fanfic + original plotline + standalone cases + making up for regrets) Among the great aristocratic clans under heaven, the Cui clan of Qinghe stands above all. For a hundred years, they have upheld the rites and passed down their traditions, earning praise for their noble character. But now there is a rebellious son of the Cui family who neglects the rites, loves nothing but banned books from the previous dynasty, and 5.3kReads6.2Score43114d adds
  31. 81 The Red-Robed Judge's Record of Redressing Grievances 红衣辨冤录 Mystery478k WordsCompleted A wealthy merchant goes out and never returns, only to be found dead in the wilderness. On her wedding night, a bride dies in her new home with a smile on her face, but this bride was once a wealthy young lady who became the most celebrated courtesan in the brothel! The heiress disappears, and when she is found again, she has already breathed her last. A battle-hardened general returns to court, only to be murdered in his study at the General's residence. His head is severed, and what is more, i 242Reads8.5Score—14d adds
  32. 82 The Lady Investigator of the Ming Dynasty 大明女提刑 Mystery166k WordsCompleted [Female Investigator × Imperial Guard] Shen Zhiwei, a bondservant, is the county magistrate's darkest secret. A corpse from the canal and a handful of green salt force her into an uneasy partnership with Gu Changfeng, the feared Imperial Guard. He uses her as a pawn, while she relies on him for protection. From the salt case in Jiangnan to a regicide at court, every wrongful conviction they overturn becomes a blade aimed at the empire's most dangerous enemy. Until one day, Gu Changfeng corner 34Reads—Score—14d adds
  33. 83 Detective Bieyang: The Dali Temple Deputy Minister's Personal Advisor 女探别漾,大理寺少卿的私人参军 Mystery144k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Bie Yang and her adopted younger sister Zhong Ling save Xiao Rui, a former junior minister of the Court of Judicial Review who has been demoted to county commandant of Linglong County. They assume their paths won’t cross again, but when two unidentified skeletons are discovered in a secret room at Xiuwei Pavilion, they are brought together once more. Hoping to solve the mystery quickly and keep it from hurting the pavilion’s business, Bie Yang and County Commandant Xiao join 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  34. 84 What? I Traveled Back to the Wu Zhou Era, Solved Crimes, and Fell in Love? 什么?穿回武周破案还谈了个恋爱 Mystery360k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + transmigration + crime-solving + romance + happy ending] Criminal profiler x Minister of the Court of Judicial Review Miao Chenshuang, a criminal profiler who'd been single for twenty-two years, never imagined that one day she'd transmigrate back to the Tang Dynasty… only to take up her old profession again and become a judicial officer at the Court of Judicial Review! Miao Chenshuang rolls up her sleeves. All right, let's see what I've got! Anyone can solve a case! Mu Bai, 10Reads—Score—14d adds
  35. 85 Judge Bao: The Daily Struggle to Survive as Grand Preceptor Pang's Son 包青天:庞太师儿子苟命日常 Historical272k WordsCompleted A Daoist master transmigrates overnight and becomes Marquis Anle Pang Yu, who is about to die beneath the dragon-headed guillotine. That’s right, the very same Marquis Anle Pang Yu who harmed hundreds of thousands of people in Chenzhou and countless women. He’s in the Northern Song Dynasty, with the dragon-headed guillotine right in front of him and Judge Bao nearby, shouting for the execution to begin. What should he do? Waiting for answers online! It’s urgent! Reader’s guide: 1. This isn 186Reads8.1Score—14d adds
  36. 86 The Broken Mirror Murder Case 破镜缉凶 Mystery270k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Criminal Investigation + Deduction + Case-of-the-Week + Long Main Plot + No Romance + Solving Crimes] On a livestream, a bride in red hangs herself from an ancient locust tree. A million viewers watch as her corpse follows an invisible track and “walks” back to the crime scene. I'm Qin Niu, captain of the criminal investigation team in Changping City. The people I'm up against aren't ghosts, but a group of “crime designers.” They use magnetic levitation to transport corpses, infrasou 17Reads—Score—14d adds
  37. 87 The Zhenfusi Case Files 镇抚司缉凶录 Mystery300k WordsCompleted [A reserved, honest heir to a prominent family × a free-spirited, highly skilled heroine, one-on-one romance, detective work and revenge, reunion after years apart] Chu Zhi, a beggar from Ghost City, is the closed-door disciple of the Marquis of Anqing, Chu Qingxuan. The ninth in her generation, she is a peerless martial artist and unmatched in beauty. Bright and gifted, Chu Zhi solves a cold case at fifteen and makes a name for herself in the capital. The Emperor grants her a marriage, and she 12Reads—Score—14d adds
  38. 88 The Perfect Accomplice Plan 完美共犯计划 Mystery116k WordsCompleted [All-female ensemble cast + mystery and deduction + professional pursuit of criminals] Seven years ago, a murder in a women’s dormitory cleaved five girls’ lives in completely different directions: She was stalked for half a month. She knew who was responsible, but the police said nothing was out of the ordinary; She was cast as the lead in a new series, only to find that its script mirrored the dormitory murder she had lived through; She went from being a major suspect in a police investigation 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  39. 89 Undercover in Great Ming 我在大明当卧底 Historical1.9M WordsCompleted An old detective transmigrates into the body of a young Ming Dynasty page. From the start, he's in a deadly predicament: a series of mishaps gets him tangled up in a murder case. He investigates the crime to clear the wrongfully accused while going undercover and playing a double agent... Emperor: “Are you willing to serve me?” Page: “My old ma says I don't have many faults, but I've always been stubborn!” The relationships between the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the eunuch faction, and the civil 50Reads—Score—14d adds
  40. 90 The County Magistrate's Wife's Casebook 县夫人探案手札 Ancient Romance452k WordsCompleted Qingyuan County is a poor, remote backwater, yet murder after murder keeps taking place. One baffling case follows another. From the distant reaches of the martial world to the highest halls of government, an even greater conspiracy lies behind the truth. Princess Huarong, fleeing an arranged marriage, accidentally becomes the county magistrate's wife. Together with her husband, whom she married by chance, she solves one strange case after another. Though her husband is only a minor official, he 4.6kReads8.6Score49714d adds
  41. 91 A Small Town of Clear Waters, Kind People, and Countless Murders 小镇水清人善多命案 Ancient Romance217k WordsCompleted [Mystery-focused, with a touch of romance, an everyday writing style, and a warning for readers who care about historical accuracy] One night, unnoticed by anyone, Granny Qiao, a widow who had been ill for years, died in Willow Lane in Pingxiang County. Did she die of illness, or was there more to it? What stories lie behind the cases of the corpse in the dry well, the missing girl, and the man of unknown identity? Beneath the seemingly peaceful and harmonious surface of Pingxiang County, how ma 378Reads8.3Score10214d adds
  42. 92 After the Wrong Bride Was Stolen 抢亲抢错后 Two Male Leads402k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads, crime-solving, loyal-dog bandit × county magistrate, one-on-one romance, happy ending] A gang of vicious bandits holds sway outside Jingyue County. Yuan Xie has just taken office as the new county magistrate, and on his very first day, the bandits abduct him to their mountain stronghold... Afterward, the bandit chief explained, “Sorry, we grabbed the wrong person.” To make amends, the bandit leader had no choice but to come down the mountain and serve as the magistrate’s bodygu 20Reads—Score—14d adds
  43. 93 The Goddess Detective of Suspended Breath 悬息之女神探 Mystery299k WordsCompleted The heroine, Lin Xi, has an exceptionally keen sense of smell. During college, she accidentally helped the police solve a case and was subsequently appointed as a police consultant. Whenever a difficult case arises, she assists with the investigation. But one thing has always weighed on her: the victim in the first case she solved still died, and the killer claimed that she was the one who had killed her. Years later, another case turns out to be connected to that incident... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  44. 94 Cultivating Immortality Is No Match for Battling Weirdos 修仙不如斗奇葩 Eastern Fantasy122k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the world of immortal cultivation, Lu Mingzhao wants only to stay alive and quietly pursue longevity. Unfortunately, everyone in his sect is a “drama queen”: his senior brother writes a blood letter for love, his second senior sister chases someone down with a blade over a romantic debt, his third martial uncle and the Demon Venerable accuse each other of being hopeless romantics, and his sect leader master elopes in the middle of the night, leaving a mess behind... Fac —Reads—Score—14d adds
  45. 95 The Bone Painter 绘骨师 Mystery930k WordsCompleted Su Qing, a forensic sketch artist in modern times, dies unexpectedly while protecting a crucial piece of evidence, the Seven Hells Diagram. When she opens her eyes again, she has become Yun Zhi, the daughter of a disgraced official in ancient times. Faced with her family’s ruin and the desperate plight of being reduced to a slave, she relies on her extraordinary skills in “reconstructing faces from skulls” and “drawing a person as they will look at three” to carve out a chance to survive at the 107Reads—Score—14d adds
  46. 96 Owl's Shadow Beneath the Moon 月下枭影 Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted When she opens her eyes, criminal psychology expert Shen Qingxian has become the ultimate villain, “Phantom,” and is about to be executed. The presiding officer is her sworn enemy from the modern world, Gu Zhao, the famed constable of the Six Fan Gate. As the blade is about to fall, she silently mouths to him: “Lord Gu, the monster inside you is watching me.” To stay alive, Shen Qingxian is drawn into a series of bizarre murder cases as a condemned criminal. By day, she is a cool-headed profile 9Reads—Score—14d adds
  47. 97 The Strange Casebook of the Chongzhen Emperor 崇祯诡事簿 Mystery607k WordsCompleted In the fifth year of Chongzhen’s reign, the Ming Dynasty is beset by troubles at home and abroad, while sinister forces stir in the shadows. Su Yebai, a student at the Imperial College who is skilled in forensic techniques, is drawn into the bizarre and terrifying Lantern-Skin Case. He unexpectedly discovers that his family’s massacre is connected to a shocking secret involving the imperial court and the fate of the empire. To uncover the truth, he is forced to become a Night Watchman, walking t 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  48. 98 Northern Song: I Solve Murder Cases with Medicine 北宋:我靠医术查命案 Historical645k WordsOngoing In the sixth year of Xining, in Mizhou City. The body of a blacksmith exposes a shocking conspiracy. Shen Yang, an eighteen-year-old medical officer, follows in his father’s footsteps, using his medical expertise to examine corpses, investigate cases, and hunt down criminals. Bai Ji, a fifteen-year-old girl disguised as a boy, meets him in Xinghua Village while seeking revenge for her father. The exemption levy was meant to benefit the people, but corrupt officials turned it into a cash cow. Thr —Reads—Score—14d adds
  49. 99 Mad Forensic Doctor: The King of Hell Dotes on Her 法医狂妃:阎王他恃宠而骄 Mystery913k WordsCompleted Who could have guessed that Shen Wangyou, a top forensic pathologist who worked herself to death from overtime, would wake up transmigrated into an early-era tragic romance novel as a doomed cannon-fodder character? The moment she opens her eyes, she’s pinned down at the execution grounds, waiting to “meet her end.” Her charges are the standard fare for a vicious female rival: framing her master’s household and attempting murder. As the executioner’s token is about to fall, Shen Wangyou takes i 4Reads—Score—14d adds
  50. 100 The Top Female Coroner of the Dali Temple 大理寺金牌女仵作 Mystery561k WordsCompleted The workaholic forensic pathologist Chu Xin opens her eyes to find she has become Chu Ximo, the daughter of an ancient coroner, complete with a deadbeat father whose cause of death is a mystery and a bankrupt life in a house stripped bare. To uncover the truth behind her father’s death, she volunteers at the Court of Judicial Review, where her hard-core methods, “discussing bacteria while examining skulls, chatting DNA while analyzing blood types”, leave everyone stunned, including her peerlessl 16Reads6.5Score—14d adds

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