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- 101 The Frozen North 深寒之地 This novel follows Yang Rui, an adviser to the Qidong City Criminal Police Division, his assistant Zhou Qi, and their police team as they solve cases. There is no System and no sensational or bizarre gimmicks. This is a hard-edged, orthodox mystery with tight logic and professional details that strive to avoid errors. Readers who prefer fast-paced pulp or light novels may want to give it a miss. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 When a Police Detective Meets a Little Enchantress 警魂与小妖精的碰撞 [Anti-drug officer vs. little temptress] Jiang Wan is a glamorous romance novelist whose charming smile and distinctive allure captivate everyone around her. Lu Zheng, a former member of the Falcon Special Operations Team, is now the captain of Jiangcheng's anti-drug squad. His gaze is cool and composed. The story follows Jiang Wan's complicated feelings for Lu Zheng and her attempts to seduce him into revealing details about his work to help with her novel. As the captain of the anti-drug squa 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 From the Start, I Got Drunk and Broke into the Women's Bathhouse, Then Solved a Bizarre Cold Case 开局醉闯女澡堂，破获离奇悬案 From the start, he drunkenly barged into a women's bathhouse and stumbled upon a bizarre case: the victim had vanished, yet surveillance footage showed they were still inside! They searched behind the walls and beneath the floors, nearly turning the whole place upside down, but still couldn't find the victim. Just then, Lu Chen awakened the Solve Cases to Get Stronger System. He cracked the human-fat soap case and thought it was a one-off. It was only the beginning! The shadow killer case in the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Crime Investigation Records 罪案调查录 A gorgeous woman dies in her car, and a gifted doctor flees in fear of prosecution. Reborn out of love, then ruined by love, what story lies behind the tragedy? A diligent student rises from poverty and meets a beautiful wife in a foreign land. But sometimes, what seems like love is nothing more than a villain’s deadly scheme. A deranged man murders his mother and violates her corpse. What dark secrets lie behind his twisted sexuality? One gripping tale after another, one heartbreaking murder af 1Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 105 Mystery in Dingcheng 定城迷踪 What kind of case could be even more terrifying than a dismemberment? What is behind the girl's strange behavior? What meticulous schemes lie behind each mysterious case? How will the untold story unfold? Watch as the Criminal Investigation Team One, led by Gu Chen, overcomes obstacle after obstacle and solves one mystery after another until they finally find the answers. 16.1kReads9.0Score1.8k14d adds
- 106 True Crime Files 真实罪案录 No more talk, let’s get straight to the cases... The most horrifying family massacre; A couple dismembered; A string of murders involving silver; Brutal bandits, demons, kings of murder... Over 100 true crime stories... (Some people in this book are referred to by aliases.) 12.7kReads8.8Score77014d adds
- 107 Crime Scene: I Can Hear Evidence Complaining 凶案现场：我能听见证物吐槽 “What are you looking at? Never seen a fish before?” A tuna frozen solid as an ice pop screamed inside Chen Fan’s head. From that day on, the world of trainee police officer Chen Fan went completely mad. Every piece of evidence was a chatterbox. The coffee cup yelled, “I’m going to be poisoned to death!” The safety rope sobbed, “Someone used me to practice a hundred knots that can’t be untied!” The magic box cursed, “My owner is a heartless bastard...” Armed with these scattered, curse-filled cl 618Reads—Score10514d adds
- 108 Ashes of Evil 烬恶 A quirky, mercurial criminal psychology expert and a handsome, wealthy, tsundere, straight-laced criminal investigation team captain Every city has a dark side, but crime here is especially deranged. A criminal investigation captain and a criminal psychology expert were on parallel paths until a series of baffling cases brought them together. A headless woman’s corpse in a field, body parts in a bun shop, a shadow that kills, the truth behind death during sex… The stranger the cases, the closer 1.2kReads7.1Score14214d adds
- 109 Solving Cases Like Crazy from the Start, and You Call Him a Rookie? 开局疯狂破案，你说他是新人？ Chu Nan is a newly hired trainee officer at the Nancheng Police Station, and he has successfully activated the [Star-Rank Detective System]! Captain Xingtian casually tossed him a case to give him some experience. Seven hours later, Chu Nan had not only found the culprit behind a lingerie theft, but also dug up a long-cold case! The captain was tearing his hair out over a serial dismemberment case. Chu Nan gave him a few pointers, and they quickly pinpointed the key to solving it! Driven to murd 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 The First-Rank Detective 一品神探 He was a beat cop in a remote little backwater, so who could have guessed he'd stumble onto a murder case? Well, there's nothing for it but to step up and take charge! Maybe his luck really was turning around: at the city Public Security Bureau, he unexpectedly met a beautiful policewoman with a frosty demeanor. See how this low-ranking cop turns the tables, wins her heart, climbs to the top, and lives out an extraordinary career as a master detective! 86Reads8.1Score1814d adds
- 111 On the Front Line of a Murder Case 凶案一线 New Release: Global Awakening: Dragon-Taming Celestial Master! Slaying All Evil in the World Synopsis of The Murder Case Frontline: Li Rulong, a detective in the First Criminal Investigation Brigade, left the force after an unusual incident. Later, he became entangled in hundreds of cases and had no choice but to resume investigative work under a different identity. As he solved case after case, Rulong gradually noticed that many of them shared striking similarities. He became increasingly convi 177Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 A Heart Stirs in the Moonlight 趁月色心动 [Detective Captain VS Surgeon, crime-solving + sweet romance, reunion after a long separation, rekindled love] [Xu Wanning's Version] When Xu Wanning sees Chen Zheng again, ten years have passed. He is a detective captain, while she is a murder suspect. “I didn't kill her. She framed me by taking her own life.” “What terrible thing did you do to make someone frame you by killing herself?” She returns to the country to uncover the truth about a fire from ten years ago, but one suspicious clue aft 3kReads8.8Score37514d adds
- 113 Apprentice Detective 见习神探 On his third day on the police force, Bai Ziluo faced the biggest challenge of his life: getting the former captain back on the job! Cases that seemed unrelated were linked by a mysterious cross, leading to a murder that had vanished from the record nineteen years ago. Follow a rookie intern as he becomes a star detective’s sidekick and searches for the truth, watching an aspiring detective grow step by step. Bai Ziluo: “Aspiring detective? No, I was born to be one.” Xiao Su: “Hmm?” Bai Ziluo: “ 84Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 114 Always on My Mind 悬悬在念 (A suspenseful romance) Three years ago, the “9/12 Horrifying Livestream Case” took place in Jincheng. The criminal gang had numerous members. They dressed up the young women they had abducted as “streamers” and forced them to eat rats and endure abuse on camera. If someone offered enough money, they could even buy the women and take them home... The police force’s most in-sync couple: Bu Qingyan, a criminal investigation team captain skilled in analyzing criminal psychology and trace evidence, 128Reads7.2Score1714d adds
- 115 The Long Night Dawns: Silent Testimony 长夜将明：无声的证词 [Mind-bending mystery | Case-by-case investigations | Hard-core criminal investigations | High-stakes twists | A tender-hearted police team] The long night looms like a mountain, and mist engulfs the city. When every clue points to the person who seems least likely to be guilty, Leng Hanzhou is forced to make the hardest choice, on the fine line between justice and the law. Because some silent testimony has always been hidden in the darkest depths of human nature. Ningzhou, a prosperous economic 879Reads—Score10514d adds
- 116 Pursuing Truth Through Black and White 黑白逐真 She was once the “Black Queen,” a woman incapable of emotion. By chance, she saved him after his undercover identity was exposed. After an explosion, she became a pitiful orphan from a welfare home, and he took her in and protected her at every turn. Justice versus darkness: a journey of truth-seeking for a girl with a divided personality! 30Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 117 Captain Lu, Wait for Me in the Sunshine 陆队长，请在阳光下等我 All-around, swoon-worthy captain of criminal investigations vs. sweet and sharp, highly intelligent policewoman Two years ago, she was murdered in a long-planned attack, a knife through her throat. For two years, her soul stayed by his side, watching him grieve and cry, helpless to do anything. Now she has returned, reborn in another body. Smiling, she reaches out to him. “Hello, Captain Lu!” The two join forces to solve cases and hunt down criminals. As they gradually crack a string of old and 18Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 118 The Female Forensic Doctor of the Republic of China (2 Books) 民国女法医（全二册） Word has it that a cold-faced female forensic pathologist has joined the Little East Gate police station in Shanghai. She can make the dead speak, voice their grievances, distinguish truth from lies, and track down the real killers! The Republican era is a time of upheaval. A dancer dies under mysterious circumstances, crimson roses bloom with icy beauty, and blood stains bone carvings... One murder follows another, yet the truth remains shrouded in mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind th 107Reads9.1Score2214d adds
- 119 Twelve Murder Cases: A Detective’s Pursuit of the Killer 十二凶案薄：刑警追凶录 [Brain-teasing crime investigation, episodic cases, mystery-solving, no System, fast-paced] (crime investigation captain x genius forensic examiner) Crime investigation captain Lin Shen bears the burden of his mother’s unsolved case, using psychological profiling to strip away criminals’ disguises. Genius forensic examiner Su Wan deciphers the body’s secrets on the autopsy table, giving the dead a voice. Technical expert Lu Chuan wields numbers like a blade, cutting off every trace of the crimin 476Reads—Score10114d adds
- 120 Once the Dark Moonlight 曾经黑月光 A serial murder case spanning several provinces brings He Zhiqiu, now a PhD in criminal psychology, face to face again with Qi Yu, a former university classmate and current police squad leader. He Zhiqiu says, “Long time no see,” while Qi Yu turns and walks away without a trace of expression. An excited friend asks, “You two seem to have a history. Could you be the white moonlight of Qi Yu, the shining star of the police force?” He Zhiqiu exhales a puff of smoke, thinks for a moment, then repli 350Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 121 I Inherited a Paper Effigy Shop and Became a Case Consultant 我继承纸扎铺，成了破案顾问 [Supernatural Evil Entities + Case Solving + No Female Lead] Liu Xiangyi has mastered the art of driving out evil spirits. After helping his wealthy childhood friend crack a series of murders involving a snake woman, he unexpectedly becomes a case-solving consultant for the SCIG team, embarking on a journey to solve crimes, punish villains, and uphold justice... 129Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 122 Broken, Late Return 碎迟归 An old acquaintance of Captain Chi’s arrives at the Chenghai Police Station. At their first meeting, he is cold to the core. Not long afterward: “Shishi, please cheer me up. I’m really easy to comfort.” A little later, Luo Shi realizes she has wasted five years. She had already decided long ago that she wanted Chi Tuo. Five years later, Chi Tuo successfully completes his secret mission. He says, “I’m not afraid of losing. I’m only afraid my princess will disappear.” “My dear Princess Luo Shi, ma 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 This Detective Is a Force to Be Reckoned With: Taking on Thugs and Cracking Bizarre Cases 这个刑警有点猛，硬刚凶徒破奇案 Buried alive from the start! Qin Mo: You think I don't have a temper? As someone who transmigrated, my mind is filled with the knowledge and wisdom of my past life. That's what gives me the confidence to cut through every obstacle. System: Host, you're underestimating yourself! Congratulations, you have obtained the skills: World-Shaking Tyrant's Body, Supernatural Sense of Smell, Precise Marksmanship, All-Around Combat, Eyes-Closed Street Racing… Qin Mo: Holy crap, is it this intense r 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Crime Leaves Its Mark: A Criminal Investigation 罪迹难逃【刑侦】 Alternate title: Reverse the Crime [Criminal Investigation] Original title: No Escaping the Crime Trail [Criminal Investigation] [Cool-headed female detective × tough team captain] Rekindled romance • Case-of-the-week investigations • Crime-solving and deduction • Mystery of the ashes • Two strong leads reunite [Wen Yuexi] A cool beauty and the new female detective. She's fearless, has an even tougher fist, and no one at the bureau can beat her. She joins the force with a secret: she's searching 1.2kReads8.7Score14314d adds
- 125 The Truth Beneath the Scalpel 解剖刀下的真相 This is a sequel to my previous book, A Murder Case on the Front Line. The protagonist was still our Li Rulong back then. A new character will gradually appear next: Qianqian, the disciple of Wen Ya, Li Rulong’s master. They’ll join forces and set off... 89Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Twin Cities Detective: The Genius Inspector Steals the Show 双城推理：天才探长飒爆了 [Alternate modern setting] A cool, mature female detective and her puppyish young male partner: sweet and spicy, solving cases while falling in love Detective Tang's conviction is that she will find the person who killed her mother. Detective Du's dream is to become as capable as Sister Tang. As time goes by, amid dangerous cases, the two gradually come to share a goal: solve crimes, and find time for romance too. “Cuckoo, Cuckoo, report in! Get to the crime scene immediately!” Detective Tang ca 28Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 127 The Deadly Pursuit 生死追缉 One is the head of a criminal investigation squad, the other a renowned attorney, and the two are bitter enemies. Yet fate seems to have brought them together: a series of tangled murder cases binds their lives to one another. In this world, you must never judge whether someone is good or bad based on appearances alone. 815Reads8.6Score10814d adds
- 128 A Detective System? Signing In at Crime Scenes Makes Me Stronger 神探系统？签到案件现场就变强 A new story is here! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.4kReads6.7Score13814d adds
- 129 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—Score31014d adds
- 130 The Reborn Detective Hunts a Killer, Starting With a Gifted Inspector Black Cat 神探重生追凶，开局获赠黑猫警长 Hua Shang is captain of the Criminal Investigation Division at the Mosheng City Police Bureau. She has solved countless major and high-profile cases. A car accident sends her back to when she was eighteen. On her birthday that year, her father, three older brothers, stepmother, and stepsister are all murdered. She is the only survivor. The massacre of the Hua family causes a sensation. Though the killer commits suicide and is brought to justice, Hua Shang knows that person was not the real culpr 518Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 131 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 [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
- 132 The Mystery of Dingcheng 2 定城迷踪2 [Mind-Bending Mystery + Standalone Stories + Jaw-Dropping Twists] The second installment of "Unraveling the Truth". Behind every massacre, there is always an unseen hand, seemingly trying to expose the ugliest side of human nature. Children turned into pawns in their parents’ power games, victims who take up the butcher’s knife, ghosts wandering on rainy nights, missing human organs... Walking the boundary between day and night, seeing the warmth and coldness of this world, a ray of dawn will al 40kReads9.1Score2.9k14d adds
- 133 Criminal Psychology: Case File Number One 犯罪心理：一号档案 Qin Mu, who specializes in criminal psychology, is assigned to train with the Ping'an City Criminal Investigation Team. A college student fresh out of the gate, he goes on to crack one sensational case after another: a corpse with a split mouth, a dismemberment, a mysterious breast, a dead person who comes back to life... The evil side of human nature repeatedly challenges Qin Mu's understanding of the world, but it only makes him more determined. As he grows through one bizarre case after anoth 196Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 134 Officer, Your Sweet Little Flower Just Took the Door Apart with Her Bare Hands! 报告警官！你家小白花徒手拆门了 [A strong, agile, sweet-faced heroine vs. a flirtatious, devoted police officer] Everyone in the criminal-investigation team knows that Captain Lu's girlfriend, Su Man, likes sipping goji berry tea from a thermos. She gets dizzy at the sight of blood, and her speech is as sweet and gentle as the Jiangnan rain. Her only slight drawback is that she's a magnet for accidents. That is, until they see the seemingly delicate young woman put a would-be assailant in a rear naked choke. Lu Zheng: “The fir 790Reads8.2Score10414d adds
- 135 Love and Crime: My Hot-Tempered Boss Is So Clingy 谈情说案：暴躁上司太粘人 The first case Su Zhuo encountered at her new post was the murder of her older sister. To track down the real killer, she joined frontline detectives in their investigation. One by one, beautiful young women died violent deaths, each with a bow on her chest. She had no intention of falling in love with anyone, but while working on the case, she took a liking to him and slept with him. 1.5kReads9.0Score14114d adds
- 136 The Forgotten Petal 被遗忘的花瓣 Article 16 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China [Force Majeure and Accidental Events]: If an act causes harmful consequences in objective terms, but they are not the result of intent or negligence and instead arise from an unavoidable or unforeseeable cause, it is not a crime. Qing Li fell asleep with her head resting on the bright red cover of a copy of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China. The cover was still as eye-catching as ever, though the pages had yellowed 145Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 137 A Strange Diary Raises the Question: Who Is Zhou Wei? 一本诡异日记引发，到底谁是周为？ A strange diary sets everything in motion. Who exactly is Zhou Wei? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 A Ghost’s Resignation 幽灵的辞呈 [Mystery and crime-solving + ensemble cast + two male leads] An intern jumps from a building and falls to his death. Afterward, many people claim to have seen his ghost in the office building late at night. As Police Officer Zhou Heng investigates the case, an email from the intern who jumped to his death suddenly arrives in his inbox. Everyone suspects the intern couldn't accept being falsely accused, and has returned from the dead to take revenge. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 The Detective Who Chases Killers 2 追凶神探2 A promising young executive can find himself only through a night of New Year’s Eve slaughter; A massage parlor worker who sheds tears of blood uses past kindness to make her clients turn on one another; Members of a club who torture animals with ancient instruments eventually turn their sights on one another’s families; A corpse in an abandoned house begins to speak, revealing a carefully laid plot to kill by proxy. And lurking in the darkness: schemes and desires. A dark godfather returns from 4.4kReads8.9Score40914d adds
- 140 Major Crimes Unit: The Struggle Between Good and Evil 刑侦重案组：正与邪的博弈 [High-Stakes Suspense] [Mystery] [Forensic Medicine] [No Romance] [Clash of Wits] At the heart of this novel is the political protection shielding a cross-border organ trafficking network, along with the infiltration of foreign forces. The provincial public security department's Criminal Investigation Corps has a Major Crimes Special Operations Unit. Using a big-data analysis platform, it investigates cases through an integrated approach combining crime-scene examination, psychological profiling 2.7kReads6.9Score17114d adds
- 141 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! 204Reads6.8Score10014d adds
- 142 Erosion of the Mirror Within the Mirror 镜中镜蚀 The Mirror's Erosion is a psychological crime thriller. The story begins with a series of bizarre murders steeped in ritual: each victim has been meticulously dissected, with a mysterious palm print and a tarot card left behind. During the investigation, Wang Yan, captain of the criminal investigation squad, is forced to seek help from Xia Zhiyue, a criminal profiler with extraordinary insight. As the investigation deepens, the cases lead to a psychology workshop devoted to exploring the "inner 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Daybreak [Crime Investigation] 破晓【刑侦】 (Crime investigation + suspense + happy ending + daily updates) Lin Yuanzhi, a newly hired criminal psychology consultant, joins the Criminal Investigation Division of the Quyang City Public Security Bureau. Wu Zhen, Liu Chuanxing, and the others face an astonishing number of trafficking cases, a serial killer known as the “Perfume Killer,” and an art exhibition called “Chasing the Wind,” along with one bizarre case after another. Working side by side, the division solves each case, arrests the 491Reads8.1Score10014d adds
- 144 Breaking Through the Waves 破浪 She was once a happy daughter, cherished by her parents. But her mother died young, and her father, an undercover agent, was brutally murdered. Still a child, she had to hide her identity and live with her grandmother on a remote island. Her unusual life made her keep her distance from others, but her inborn talent and desire for revenge set her on the path to becoming a police officer. He was a born star, but had no interest in business and refused to inherit his parents’ vast fortune, joining 253Reads8.8Score3314d adds
- 145 Signs of Murder [Crime Investigation] 见凶[刑侦] [An Amnesiac Childhood Friend, a Forensic Doctor Who Can Share the Senses of the Dead, and the Childhood Sweetheart Who’s Protected Her Since They Were Kids, Now a Criminal Investigation Captain] When they first met, Xing Yu voiced the words she hadn’t said aloud. Gu Yiqiu found his behavior strangely familiar. In that familiar setting, fragments of sealed memories flashed through her mind. As the strange cases in Beijun City began happening again... Could the two of them really stop the coming 48Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 146 The Psychological Crime Profiler 心理贩罪师 They are patients at the Bright Light Psychological Healing Center. They wear shells of darkness as they search for salvation in the light. They are supposedly there to “save” others, yet at the turning point of human nature, they reveal a blood-red truth. A breathtaking operatic swan song, a lovesick gourmet, a beautiful writer obsessed with corpses... Lin Qianqiu, a mysterious psychologist. Is she a healer who brings people into the light? Or a purveyor of sin who pushes them into the abyss? T 156Reads7.5Score2914d adds
- 147 Zero Murder 零号谋杀 983Reads6.3Score11814d adds
- 148 The Sins That Linger in the Long Night 长夜余罪 Crimes run rampant through the city late at night. Behind seemingly unrelated deaths lie layers of conspiracy and grudges decades old. Task force captain Huo Xun is called in during a crisis and leads his elite team into action. Forensic analysis, online tracking, psychological profiling, field operations and manhunts... Every case is a battle of wits against the devil. The end of the night does not necessarily bring the dawn. But as long as the truth remains hidden, they will never stand down. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 From Police Officer to Chief of Criminal Investigations 从警员到刑侦总队长 Over the course of 21 years, a police officer rises from rank-and-file constable to head of a provincial criminal investigation division. In the 45 years of his life, he takes on one major case after another, advancing from a constable to a member of the criminal investigation team. 70Reads—Score1514d adds
- 150 An Xiaoniao Reborn into the Criminal Investigation Division 安小鸟重生进刑侦部 The rating has only just come in, so it will rise later. This isn’t a wish-fulfillment story, and there’s no melodrama. I’ll do every case justice! [An Lingrong + strong female lead + criminal investigation + career-focused + reborn + self-redemption + no romance + female-led story] Transmigrating into the body of an actress who’s hated across the internet, An Lingrong faces an astronomical contract penalty and a flood of ridicule, then turns around and passes the civil service exam. No romance! 60Reads8.1Score—14d adds
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