Novels like Sir, Please Teach Me!
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- 1 The Canon of Myriad Realms: I Write the Endings of Every World 万象典：万界结局由我书写 [Infinite-flow + wild imagination + transmigrate into a book + no saintly heroine] Li Ning'an is dragged against his will into a series of deadly stories by a bizarre book. One moment, he’s fleeing for his life from ghostly shadows in an old street; the next, he’s falling beneath the blade of a cyberpunk swordsman. The ancient book grants him the ability to travel between countless worlds, but also leaves him with an eerie whisper that follows him everywhere: “When you have read all things, y 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Parallel Erosion 平行侵蚀 [Urban Suspense] + [A Battle Between Twins] Another version of me, from a parallel world, is slowly stealing my life. A photo of an unfamiliar woman appears on my boyfriend's phone. Her features look seventy percent like mine, but her carefree smile feels like a stranger's. He insists, “That's you.” At a company meeting, my colleagues announce that the proposal I spent several sleepless nights preparing was “submitted a week ahead of schedule.” They congratulate me, but look at me as if I'm some —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Huazhuang River Mystery 花庄河迷案 (No romance) (No angst) (No sweetness). Read with caution if that bothers you. A father and son reunite after years apart. A carefully plotted murder, over two decades of hatred: it all unfolds at a school with more than a century of history. As the saying goes, “No one knows a century-old school until a case breaks, then the whole world hears of it.” In this story, you’ll find yourself and me, along with human nature that is impossible to see through or explain. 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Twin Evils 罪恶双生 On her way back to her hometown, Qin Xiaoran drives off the road and into the sea. When she wakes up, she has lost her memory and is now suspected of murdering her twin sister, Lu Qinqin. But a maintenance receipt from a car dealership tells her that things aren’t so simple. Qin Xiaoran sets out to prove her innocence, but the deeper she digs, the more uncontrollable things become. It turns out there was a third person in the car. Is Lu Qinqin really dead? 2.7kReads8.0Score22714d adds
- 5 Dreambound Bookshop 缘梦书局 A gifted detective with special abilities teams up with a beautiful agent of extraordinary strength. Using a bookstore as their base, they investigate the dark side of society. One baffling case after another, layer upon layer of domestic and foreign forces lurking in the shadows: whether through perfect teamwork or overwhelming ability, neither corrupt power brokers, rampant criminal gangs, nor traitors within national security can escape the bookstore’s scrutiny. French gangsters, Vietnamese p 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The World Will Eventually Forget Us 世界终将把我们遗忘 The meeting of two lonely souls. At 36, Yang Guoer is an independent curator and antique book restorer living on the edge of the city. After a failed exhibition opened her eyes to the art world’s greed and hypocrisy, she closed off her heart and set up a studio called Quiet Corner. Like a modern-day Xiaolongnü, she guards her own “Tomb of the Living Dead,” keeping company with old books and paintings and holding on to art’s purity in solitude. At 22, He Muyang is a street graffiti artist who dro 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Goddess Detective of Suspended Breath 悬息之女神探 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
- 8 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 95.3kReads8.6Score8.5k14d adds
- 9 Detective: The Perfect Partners 侦探：最佳拍档 She had dreamed of becoming a police officer since childhood. After earning her master’s degree, she joined the criminal investigation squad as she had always hoped. From the Qing-dressed beauty case to a serial murder case and, later, countless other mysteries, Chen Bailu quickly grew into her role, working side by side with Captain Zhang Tao and getting along well with her colleagues. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Night Watch Detective 守夜刑警 Everyone on the Criminal Investigation Team says I'm cursed. Someone died in a case my father investigated, my mother died in front of a mirror, and even my partner nearly lost their life. Then I took on the dismemberment case. The victim had been cut into seven pieces, each incision dusted with sandalwood powder. The forensic pathologist said it was the work of a deranged killer. I said it wasn't. Because in the second-floor window at the crime scene, I saw a woman in a red dress. Rain passed s 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Reborn as the Son-in-Law of the Richest Man 重生之我在首富家当赘婿 In his previous life, he worked himself to death for a trillionaire CEO. Reborn, he becomes the live-in son-in-law of the richest family in town. He gets fifty thousand a month, lives in a mansion, and only has to play the nominal husband of an icy female CEO. He signs the humiliating agreement without hesitation. “There’s a deal like this?” From then on, he saves hundred-billion-yuan projects at family meetings while gaming, and leaves the elite speechless at banquets with his “pig-farming econ 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Redemption of a Bankrupt Businesswoman 破产女老板的救赎 A 40-million-yuan scam shatters a business empire. Her husband runs away, creditors close in, and Lin Cunxiang, once a glamorous businesswoman, falls into the abyss overnight. Clutching the three silver coins passed down by her mother, she draws on the iron will she brought with her from the mountains to struggle through a mire of debt and betrayal. With the powerful Zeng family threatening and tempting her on one side, and ordinary people fighting to survive desperate circumstances on the other —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Poor Boy's Sincere Heart 穷小子的真心 This is a moving journey of love across distance and time. He is stationed in a remote village, while she lives in a bustling city. Their lives follow very different paths, and they are far apart, yet their hearts keep drawing closer. From strangers to friends, from misunderstanding to understanding, they traverse their own mountains and seas, all to find their way to each other. When all the waiting finally leads to a reunion, they realize that the most beautiful sight in this world is someone 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Back to Republican-Era China to Solve a Bizarre Case: Bloodshed in the Bridal Chamber 回到民国破奇案之血溅婚房 Back in the Republic of China: Solving a Strange Case of Bloodshed in the Bridal Chamber —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 A Box Set of Highly Rated Mystery and Suspense Novels (3 Books) 高评推理悬疑小说套装（共3册） This work brings together three highly rated mystery novels: The Invisible Elephant, Plum Blossom Nail, and The Long Night Is Coming. The Invisible Elephant: Elephant, whose real name is Wu Xing, is a newspaper reporter with an extraordinary sense of smell. He needs eight and a half hours of sleep every day and is afraid of camera flashes. One day, while working, he comes across a bizarre murder. The victim was strangled to death with a rope, dressed in a red bellyband, blindfolded with black cl 15Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 16 As Night Gives Way to Dawn: The Perfect Case 长夜将明：刑侦之完美破案 [Mind-Bending Mystery · Case-by-Case Crimes · Hard-Hitting Criminal Investigation · Shocking Twists · Warmth Within the Police Force] The setting in this novel is entirely fictional and does not depict any real people or organizations! The night is long, and crime is shrouded in mystery. In Ningzhou, an economic powerhouse, beneath the dazzling splendor woven by neon lights, unknown cruelty and malice lie in wait in the darkness before dawn, growing wildly at the end of the long night. One bizar 141Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Strange Bones Speak 诡骨尸语 The story follows forensic investigator Gu Fei and policewoman Chen Yao, whose lives are changed by an accident. Together, they seek truth and justice through a series of baffling cases! (This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people is purely coincidental!) 164Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 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! 389Reads8.7Score2914d adds
- 19 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—14d adds
- 20 Chronicles of the Immortal Against the End Times 逆末仙纪 This is a [Journey to the End] whose finale has already been foretold. Ye Qianchen crawls out from the bones of his clan and awakens amid the lingering memories of an ancient god. He cultivates the uncanny path and commands a thousand shadows, searching for a glimmer of hope to save the world in a cultivation realm strewn with corpses. His confidantes are sacrifices to awaken the ancient god; his brothers-in-arms are stepping stones to the truth; his staunch allies are pawns to buy time. He face —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 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
- 22 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—14d adds
- 23 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 851Reads—Score10514d adds
- 24 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
- 25 My Husband Is a Homicide Detective, Yet I Tell Fortunes for Murderers 老公是刑警，我却给杀人犯算命 Domestic violence, workplace bullying, animal abuse, school violence… When we suffer through such hardships, should we find a way to overcome them, or take revenge on those who put us through them? In B City in 2023, criminal investigation captain Lu Huai and tarot reader Wan Qingqing become caught in a spell of cases. Each case is shrouded in mystery and rife with pain and hostility, and each corresponds to a tarot card. The Hanged Man, the Four of Swords, Strength, the Tower: are they really j 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Transmigrate and Be Reborn, Slaying Demons Together 穿越重生共斩妖 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
- 27 A Ghost's Greeting 幽灵的问候 A threatening letter from a mysterious ghost. An opening line that foretells murder. A man who came back from the dead seven years ago. A string of killings in the city center, full of baffling locked-room mysteries. What is the truth? Join the great detective Xia Luoke as he investigates! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 From Surviving in the Shadows to Seeking the Truth in the Light 从灰色地带的谋生到阳光下的探寻 Introduction: >I make a living designing perfect alibis for criminals, until a murder takes place in the building across the street. >When the police storm my home, the surveillance footage shows “me” coming and going from the victim’s room repeatedly around the time of the murder. >I recognize the killer’s method as an exact copy of the plan I designed for a client, except the timing has been carefully altered. >During the investigation, a rookie policewoman suddenly points her gun at me. “The —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 High Martial: Ninety Million a Day, and I Rule the County Seat 高武：每日九千万，我在县城无敌 [Apocalypse]+ [Urban High Martial Arts]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [Technological Overkill] Su Ming transmigrates to an apocalypse high-martial world and becomes a puppet county magistrate stripped of real power. From the start, he’s thrown into hell mode: a coup at his door, a beast tide bearing down, and the lives of the entire city hanging by a thread! Just as he thinks he’s doomed, he awakens the “Tycoon Money-Spending System.” At midnight every day, ninety million automatically lands in his 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Dreams and Distant Shores: A Dream of Love 梦和远方情之梦 I've loved youth romance novels for a long time, and finally decided to write this one. It doesn't have much in the way of a strong plot, but overall it's pure romance. The story is planned as a series, with this being the first book. I'll write fanfiction in other genres later to complete the series, so I hope you'll support me. The earlier chapters were written a while ago, when my writing was still immature, and a lot of parts were poorly done, to the point that they may feel rather childish —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Forensic Examiner: Major Case Dispatch 法医： 重案速递 My name is Chen Dong. Because of my father, I inherited his legacy and became a forensic doctor. When he was alive, he often said, “With Buddha's Wrath Hand, punish the guilty; discern truth from lies, and know right from wrong.” I took his words to heart and used them as a reminder. In my career as a forensic doctor, I have encountered countless shocking murders. To uncover the truth about my father's death, I have no choice but to solve bizarre cases one after another and hunt down killers acr 126Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 32 Love and Sin 情与罪 This book tells the story of a crime born from love. To make her his, the culprit kills everyone close to her, leaving no survivors. His methods are ingenious, and every move is meticulously planned. 48Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 33 I Wield the Power of Time and Become a True Goddess 掌握时间之力的我做真神女 [Alternate-universe mystery] [Mild horror] [Case-of-the-week] The Moon-Gap Mirror, a mirror that can control time. When its fragments scatter across the world, what will those who briefly gain its powers use them for? To kill? To save someone, or to fulfill a small, lingering wish? Gather the fragments one by one and piece together the truth from ten years ago. 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Female Forensic Pathologist Bai Ling: Hold Your Breath 女法医白灵：屏住呼吸 Realistic, brutal, eerie, and thrilling! Take a firsthand look at crime scenes that push past psychological limits, and see women shine in a challenging profession. Shh... Hold your breath. Never disturb the dead. Are there ghosts in this world? Perhaps a ghost haunts the heart of everyone. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 She Charms the Regent 她撩翻摄政王 She deliberately gets close to this ruthless, cold-blooded regent. She tests him step by step, teasing him again and again. But who could have known that the aloof, ascetic prince would grow obsessed with her, until she was all he could think about and his possessiveness spiraled out of control? She used to be the one deliberately tempting him. Now he’s the one who stays by her side without pause, willing to trade an empire for her wholehearted love. A drama queen heroine × a ruthless regent. He 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 The Industrial Revolution in a Western Fantasy World 我在西幻世界工业革命 [Farming] [Slow Burn] [Single Female Lead] [War] [Western Fantasy] For some inexplicable reason, a god dragged Li Ang to another world and made him an agent of the Empire’s Colonial Office. He had no desire to work for a god. All he wanted was to go home, and he only had to complete one task to do so. Li Ang had no time to celebrate. What do you mean I have to reach a base hundreds of millions of light-years away from this primitive planet with absolutely no support? What do you mean the univers 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Criminal Investigation Partners: Special Case Unit 6 重案六组之刑侦之侣 They are criminal investigators, comrades-in-arms, each other's sharpest blade and strongest shield. Through the daily trials of life and death, and their quiet, unspoken understanding, a bond deeper than partnership slowly takes root. When reason clashes with emotion and duty intertwines with private desire, they choose to defend justice together and become each other's one and only home. 101Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 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
- 39 Fengcheng Crime Files 风城罪案录 Synopsis of The Windy City Crime Files At the turn of the century, the industrial hub of Luo City was known as the "Windy City." There, a criminal investigation squad moved between the ruins of steel mills and newly opened internet cafés, solving more than forty bizarre cases. The crimes spanned two eras: an old engineer died in a sealed-off workshop, while a programmer vanished into a virtual trading network. Each case was a snapshot of its time. Investigations ranged from fingerprint tracking 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Half-Cigarette Detective 半支烟神探 He never smokes a cigarette down to the end; the cases he solves are never settled.?? At forty, Chen Mu is a legend who doesn't fit in with the police force. Sloppy in appearance and a little obsessive, he solves cases through a fixation on details and his odd habit of snuffing out a cigarette halfway through. From bizarre accidents to perfect murders, no trick can escape his notice. But Chen Mu has never been after the killer right in front of him. Ten years ago, his father, Chen Guodong, was d 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Wasteland: The D-Student Who Broke the Single-Subject Taboo 废土：学渣的我打破单科禁忌 A nuclear winter wasteland, a century of silence. Knowledge is power, but also a deadly taboo that locks humanity in chains. Each person can master only one field in a lifetime. Trying to study more than one causes the brain to explode and mutate. Shen Yan, a hopeless student who’s always failed math, physics, and chemistry, and a “second-generation department head,” accidentally transmigrates here. He faces radioactive snow, mutated abominations, the Forgotten who feed on knowledge, and rules t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Reborn, I Still Spoil You 重生后还惯着你 In his previous life, Lu Xubai was a loser bound hand and foot by his own indulgence. He spoiled Xia Wanqing until she became a thorn in his side. When she wanted shares in his company, he transferred them without hesitation. When she wanted to push out a business partner, he worked through the night to pave the way for her. Even when her sister, Xia Wanzhi, made unreasonable demands, he agreed to them one by one for her sake. But his wholehearted indulgence only raised two venomous snakes. When 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Slay the Outer Gods, Starting by Curing the Cold Poison 诛灭外神，从解寒毒开始 [Alternate setting] [Fully developed worldbuilding] [Rational, cold-blooded man with emotional detachment vs. Steady, fatherly, powerful and dependable man] Zhang Yuan wakes up as a poor young man with a shattered spiritual palace and a deadly cold poison coursing through him. A golden dragon resides in his spiritual palace, and his two awakened talents are both pseudo-king-tier: the Domain of Myriad Phenomena and the Eye of Heaven’s Mandate. He thinks this is the beginning of his defiance of 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Everyone Is Deployed Across the Myriad Worlds: Plunder and Level Up Like Crazy! 全民投放万界：疯狂掠夺升级！ [Group Transmigration] [System] [Multiple Worlds] [Gathering] [Shelter] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Leveling Up] High above the void, a figure stands proudly beneath the heavens, robes billowing. The terrifying pressure of a Nascent Soul powerhouse sweeps across the world, freezing the air. Brilliant pillars of blue light silently tear through the sky, crashing down like meteors heralding the end of the world. Lu Chen steps slowly out of one of the blue pillars and looks up at the lofty cultivat 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 After I Was Fired, I Became a Police Consultant 被开除后，我成了警局顾问 This book is also known as [The Criminal Investigation Prodigy: Murder Case Consultant for the Nancheng Criminal Police] My name is Chen Ning. I used to be a major-crimes investigator with the Jiangcheng Criminal Police, but I was forced to leave the force because of certain circumstances. One rainy night, a murder took place next to my rented apartment, and traces of me were left at the scene. While I was still asleep, a team of police officers broke down my door. “Are you Chen Ning?” I was 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Rest of Life at the Wild Crossing 野渡余生 [Bonus Scenes] After an argument Zhi Ye: I'm going to teach him a lesson. He has to understand what he did wrong. Then Shen Yanzhou: I'll change. I can learn. Zhi Ye: … Zhi Ye: Come here and give me a hug. When she gets flirted with instead Shen Yanzhou: Can I dance with a kiss instead? I won't dance, okay? Zhi Ye: Let's go home. Zhi Ye: Damn, how is he so good at flirting? Zhi Ye: This man knows all the tricks. Shen Yanzhou: ? I was just breathing. From a passerby's perspective Someone: Serious 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 1993: Back on the Police Beat 1993重走警途 [Mind-Bending Mystery + Episodic Stories + Crime + Criminal Investigation + Twists + No Golden Finger] The rating has just come in, and it will rise later “I wanted to be a good person too, but the nights in that era were so dark that I had no choice but to be more ruthless than the criminals.” In 1993, Binjiang County had no surveillance cameras, no DNA technology, and no big data. It was a golden age for crime to flourish unchecked, and the darkest of times for criminal investigators, who co 3.1kReads7.5Score26214d adds
- 48 Salvation in the Torrential Rain 暴雨救赎 [No System, no golden finger, no romance, mystery + deduction + main plot + standalone cases] Some people receive WeChat messages from their future selves. Some act in a feel-good web short drama and end up dead at the scene. Some think they can sit back and watch the drama unfold after mouthing off online, unaware that someone is watching them from the shadows... In this world, there are always people who use terrifying methods beyond ordinary understanding to murder their fellow human beings. 113Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 A Chain of Mysteries 谜案连环 [Crime investigation and deduction + no female lead + episodic stories + light romance] In a corner stands an exquisite, beautiful ice sculpture, but it is made of a corpse. An anime character who seems to have stepped out of another dimension, yet has no breath left. And a blonde beauty asleep on a bench who just won't wake up... What connection do they share? Why did the killer do this? What secrets lie behind it all? The clues they uncover all seem to point to the unsolved case from seven yea 1.3kReads—Score10214d adds
- 50 Mystic Arts and the Mandate of Fate: My Daoist Destiny Subdues the Eight Wastelands 奇门御命：吾之道缘镇八荒 On a stormy night in the year Yimao of the Daxia dynasty, Shen Zhibai, a restorer of ancient texts, triggers a blood hex that his grandfather left behind seventy-three years ago, hidden in The Essence of Hetu and Luoshu. Plum Blossom Numerology reveals a fatal impasse, while Qimen Dunjia uncovers the mystery behind a grandmaster who vanished from the world a century ago. When the celestial tracks of the Purple Star envelop the modern city, Shen Zhibai finally understands: the one who subdues the —Reads—Score—14d adds
