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- 1 Testimony 作证 A murder takes place at the Fenghua Meijun villa complex, and Deputy Criminal Investigation Captain Xu Mo arrives to investigate. The case appears straightforward, and the killer is soon caught. But after hearing the victim’s family members’ statements and looking into the deceased’s past, the investigators realize things are not so simple. The case is shrouded in mystery, and the three suspects each give a different account. Who is the real killer? And what tragic past lies hidden behind this m 78Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 2 The Silent Boy 沉默的男孩 (The second installment of Beneath the Deep, but it stands alone and is complete. Only a very small number of scenes touch on the previous story, and they won't affect your enjoyment, so read without worry.) (A social mystery focused on human nature, ethics, deduction, and solving crimes. Virtually no romance, and not a power fantasy.) In a remote mountain village, a horrifying family massacre erupts in the middle of the night. A raging fire claims several lives. The investigation points to a bo 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Criminal Investigation: The Dawn of Evil 刑侦：罪恶的曙光 After graduating from the police academy, a brilliant young graduate enlists in the military. Upon returning, he joins the Public Security Bureau and becomes an expert in criminal investigation and special operations. Using his expertise, he brings justice to the law and the dead, clears the names of those who died unjustly, and ensures that the law, backed by the will of the state, is upheld. No System + Modern Criminal Investigation 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 I Broke into the Mine to Uncover My Forebears’ Secrets 我闯矿场揭开父辈秘密 Ten years ago, my father mysteriously disappeared at the Red Clay Mine. The authorities declared him dead. Ten years later, half of a severed hand bearing a cross mark appeared out of nowhere in my refrigerator. The hand led the way, and the cross was the key, forcing me to enter the mine that had been abandoned for ten years. Footprints in the tunnels, brand-new old shoes, the sound of breathing right outside the door… Every clue pointed to one truth: my father was still alive. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Victim’s Evidence in Court 被害人的呈堂证供 The Victim's Testimony in Court 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Star Harbor Major Crimes Unit One 星港重案一组 Centered on Major Crimes Unit One of the Criminal Investigation Division of Xingang City Public Security Bureau, this story follows Captain Chen Feng and his team: Lin Lan, an expert criminal profiler; veteran detective Wang Jianjun; forensic pathologist Zhao Lei; and information analyst Li Wen. In each case, they unravel the clues one by one. Using expert forensic analysis and precise logical deduction, they uncover the truth, exposing social issues such as domestic violence and conspiracies in —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Murderous Passion 惊情谋杀 This book tells the stories of murders driven by all kinds of troubled relationships: family ties, friendship, romance and secret love, true love, and even illicit affairs. The plot is full of twists and turns, with plenty of mysteries to solve! 94Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Criminal Investigation: The Truth About Murder 刑侦：杀人真相 [Mystery + Deduction + Therapist + Case-of-the-Week Mysteries + Serial Killings + High-IQ Crimes + Forensics + Revenge Plot + Bizarre Tales + Light Horror + Suitable for the Easily Frightened] You can skip romance, but you have to read about a case every day. When in love, you take your clothes off one piece at a time. When it's over, you stab one knife at a time. When in love, you stay together forever. When it's over, you hide a corpse in a trunk. When in love, you're stuck together every day. 6.9kReads7.2Score36914d adds
- 9 Who Was the Witness? 谁是目击者 The Gu family’s recognition banquet in Lanzhou glittered beneath crystal chandeliers. Gu Zhihua, who controlled the hidden side of the Gu family, watched the farce unfold with cold detachment. Su Qingya was eager to cozy up to the powerful, while Tian Qin took the chance to put her down and prove she wasn’t an outsider. Everyone thought it was just an ordinary family-reunion squabble. Until Su Qingya collapsed beside the sofa and Tian Qin fell at the doorway. Every guest in the hall saw it. N 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 I'm a Detective, but Money Isn't My Only Motivation! 我做侦探其实并不只是为了钱！ My name is Lin Yi, and I’m a detective! I take on all kinds of cases! Hunting down criminals, finding lost items, tracking down cats and dogs, catching cheating spouses... As long as you pay, I can help you solve any problem! For details, contact the Lin Yi Detective Agency: 188******** I’ll be waiting for you! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Hunting Killers of the Heart Demon 心魔缉凶 Beneath the neon-lit night sky of Chengdu, a battle of intellect and psychology quietly begins. Lin Xiaoqing, a young psychologist, has always believed she is good at reading people, until she meets Li Wenbin, a mysterious patient. This seemingly ordinary middle-aged man hints at a string of murders, gradually drawing her into a deadly game of psychological manipulation. Meanwhile, as criminal investigator Zhao Ming pursues the case, he discovers that every clue points to Lin Xiaoqing's clinic. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 From the Start, I Returned to a Crime Scene: Solving Cases Makes Me Stronger 开局穿回凶案现场，破案就变强 Lin Chuan discovers a bizarre newspaper: a missing-person notice appears before anyone has reported the girl missing, and she is wearing a school uniform that will not be issued until the next day. When he opens his eyes again, he is back at a murder scene from 1998. The girl who was supposed to have gone missing is standing at the newspaper office, demanding that they take down her missing-person notice. [Reverse-Time Murder Investigation System activated] Misstep, Swift Step, Guarding Stance, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 I'm the Only One Who Receives Death Orders 只有我能接到死亡订单 My name is Chen Mo, and I work as a courier. In the fourth month after I lost my job, I received an order that shouldn't have existed. The recipient was Zhao Guoan, who had died three months earlier. The order required me to deliver a box of heart-rescue pills to a sealed-off, abandoned apartment complex before ten that night. I thought it was just a prank, until I followed the address and actually saved someone who was about to die. From that day on, death orders kept appearing. A girl who'd be 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 She Walks with a Gun 她与枪同行 Firearms Expert vs. Detective Powerhouse. Ten years ago, Wuchuan police detective Song Huai was shot, leaving behind a cold case that remains unsolved. Ten years later, Song Lingshu joins the major crimes unit where her father once worked. To uncover the truth about what happened back then, she immerses herself in firearms ballistics and weapons forensics, honing rare specialist skills as she joins Captain Xie Zhao in hunting down criminals and solving cases. Strange cases are cropping up all ov 22.1kReads7.0Score4.2k14d adds
- 15 Midnight Bus: Driving Route 444 to Pick Up Passengers at the Cemetery Before Dawn on Qingming Festival 午夜公交：驾驶444路公交，清明节凌晨前往公墓接乘客 Midnight Bus: Drive Route 444 to the cemetery before dawn on Qingming Festival and pick up passengers 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Code of False Accusation 冤罪代码 He can touch death, yet finds himself entangled in bizarre unsolved cases. His origins and their futures turn out to be part of a shocking conspiracy... 21Reads8.3Score314d adds
- 17 Subject Number Five 第五号猎物 Touch a dead person’s belongings, and replay the final thirty minutes of their memories. Every time, you gamble with your life. Three years ago, his fiancée died in an “accident.” After replaying a corpse’s memories, he discovered the killer had been by her side all along, three years ago. [You are the fifth target.] The first four are all dead. His mentor has spent thirty years researching mental energy. His fiancée had an exceptionally high concentration of mental energy. A person know —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Truth in Her Eyes 瞳孔中的真相 Is what you see the truth? Is what you hear the truth? Behind these baffling cases lies an even more complicated truth... The murders seem to have nothing to do with one another, yet they are bound together by countless threads. A page torn from a calendar at a murder scene, a butcher on a stormy night, a human-body sculpture found in a luxury hotel... Behind every case lies a revelation of human nature and a battle of wits. Each case is also a tragic story. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Stage Play Death Case 舞台剧身亡案 Stage Play Death Case 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Bone Evidence Mystery: Captain Lu Is Under Forensic Doctor Su's Thumb Again 骨证谜局：陆队又被苏法医拿捏了 [Crime Investigation, Sweet Romance] [A Powerful Duo] [Face-Slapping, Exposing Scumbags] [Together for Life] Everyone in Jiangcheng knows that Captain Lu of the Criminal Investigation Unit is a notorious ice-cold tyrant. His face could freeze anyone solid, and he can break a suspect with three questions. No one has ever managed to stir his emotions. That is, until Su Wan arrives at the Forensic Center as its new chief forensic pathologist. On her first day, she points at a corpse and says, "The 16.4kReads—Score2k14d adds
- 21 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 39.7kReads9.1Score2.8k14d adds
- 22 Crime: Ten Bizarre Cases 罪恶：十大奇案 Criminal investigation + episodic cases + no romance. A regular case-solving team, with no need to keep track of too many characters. When a case comes in, there’s no time for talk: they get straight to work! A pure battle of logic, a high-stakes storm of intellect. Step into every baffling crime scene, follow the investigation as it unfolds, and face the depths of human nature until the truth finally comes to light. 1.8kReads6.5Score11614d adds
- 23 Apocalypse: The End Times Arrive 启示录：天启降临 At some point, the villagers of Yuyin Village all noticed something strange. On stormy nights, they would often see their deceased relatives wandering near the village. Believing the place to have bad feng shui, the villagers gradually moved away. Not long afterward, Yuyin Village vanished completely. Years later, a group of tomb raiders found a piece of sheepskin in a strange ancient tomb. Written on it was an account of an ancient ritual called "Apocalypse." Once successfully performed, the ri 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Crime Scene 罪恶现场 The story recreates crime scenes and explores the weaknesses of human nature. Behind every case lies a battle between the police and evil! Each case is adapted from a real incident. Any resemblance is purely coincidental! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 A Father on the Trail of a Killer 追凶父亲 His seven-year-old son was kidnapped and killed for ransom. No trace of the body was ever found. Former financial crimes detective Zhou Qiming went gray overnight, and the faith he'd held for half his life crumbled completely. While sorting through his child's belongings, he found a custom-made chip marked with the signature pattern of He Capital, exposing a shocking conspiracy. As a new case begins, Tang Qiyue, deputy captain of the major crimes unit, investigates and feels a chill run down h 204Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Conservation of Crime 犯罪守恒 [Case-of-the-week crime solving] + [No romance in the main plot] + [Forensic doctor] + [Based on real cases] Why were skeletal remains unearthed at a construction site? Why was a female body in an advanced state of decomposition found beneath a long-shuttered elevated highway? Why were multiple decomposing corpses found in a long-abandoned septic tank behind a farmstay? Why was blood dripping through the ceiling into an old person’s bedroom in the middle of the night? Who killed several sex work 227Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 27 Welcome to the Judge’s Livestream 欢迎来到判官直播间 [Realistic suspense + folk legends + a cast of villains] The “Underworld Register Judge” livestreams its executions, issuing countdowns to death for criminals featured in the news who escaped justice. The police zero in on Shi He, a folk-art illustrator. The series of ancient-style mural reproductions created by Shi He turn out to match the murder scenes one by one. Did Shi He plan the murders, or did the Judge imitate the murals when carrying them out? In this trial watched by the entire nation 1.6kReads7.1Score29714d adds
- 28 I’m Just an Auxiliary Police Officer. You Want Me to Investigate a Case? 我只是个辅警，你让我查案？ A short crime-solving novel with a single male protagonist and a series-of-cases format. There’s nothing but cases to solve! It’s that simple: just pick whichever case you want to read. You don’t have to worry about the plots not connecting. Chapters without titles are part of the main storyline. You can skip them without affecting your enjoyment. 100Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Case of the Six-Petaled Snowflake 六角雪花迷案 A fire breaks out at a villa, and a dismembered corpse is discovered inside. Yet the scene where the body was cut apart is a hundred li away. How did the killer travel between the two places using an invisible thread? And why are the survivors of the fire dying one after another… As the investigation gradually deepens, more and more clues emerge, yet the case continues to move toward an impossible dead end… 123Reads—Score10214d adds
- 30 I Solve Major Cases in Yungang 我在云港破大案 [Criminal Investigation] [No Romance] [Standalone Cases] Yungang is a fine city, blessed with mountains, rivers, and forests. The rich live south of the river, the poor north. A single river divides two worlds. Wang Jianjun is an ordinary delivery driver. As usual, he drives from the south to the north with a load of goods. At 2:01 a.m. on the first day, he is caught on camera crossing Bridge No. 3. There are no streetlights on the bridge. The only thing visible in the footage is the tail light —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Sealed Case Files: The Stories of Those Who Went Astray 尘封案卷：那些失足者的故事 They were once “suspects” in case files, branded as “fallen souls.” But when you clear away the fog surrounding each case and step into their pasts, you discover that every fall from grace hides a complicated life story no one knows about. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Intruder's Mystery 闯入者的谜局 A place that appeared out of nowhere... Or perhaps it wasn't the place that appeared out of nowhere, but you. Zhang Tian suddenly jolted in surprise and found himself inside a decaying house with six other people. What on earth was going on here? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Ten Notorious Bandit Cases in China 中国大案纪实十大悍匪之系列 Here is a ranking of the ten most notorious bandits to emerge in modern China since the founding of the People's Republic: 1. Bai Baoshan, China's top case of 1997; 2. Liu Jinrong, Hainan's most notorious bandit; 3. Wan Guangxu, a special-forces-level talent in the eyes of military experts; 4. Zhou Xiangyang, the first armed kidnapping case in the People's Republic; 5. Zhang Jun, China's most serious criminal case since the founding of the nation; 6. Sun Delin, leader of a rare, exceptionally vi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Scapegoat on the Autopsy Table 解剖台上的替罪羊 The Scapegoat on the Autopsy Table 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Victim Is to Blame 被害者有罪论 Some cases are based on real cases, including the Father’s Love arc in Volume One, the Anti-Drug Police arc in Volume Two, and the Married Couple arc in Volume Five, among others. Amid the teeming masses, evil keeps rearing its head: A father and son die together, yet their portraits were prepared a month earlier. What was the killer’s motive? A woman’s body is found on the street late at night, and countless citizens take her to court. But when her true identity is revealed, everyone is left —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 China's Most Shocking Crimes 中国惊天大案 The major cases you never knew about, thrilling stories, heartbreaking twists, and baffling crimes can all be found in China’s Most Shocking Cases. Enter the world of criminal investigation and solve cases from the criminals’ own perspective. Made up of standalone cases, it features the Harbin Meat Grinder Case, the Shenyang Armored Car Heist, the Changchun Underground Emperor Case in Northeast China, the Liaoning Double Demon Case, the Jingzhou Vault Robbery in Hubei, the Jilin Beauty Killer Ca —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 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 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 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
- 39 The Broken Mirror Murder Case 破镜缉凶 [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 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 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
- 41 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
- 42 You Were Supposed to Take the Arts Exam, So Why Did You End Up in Criminal Investigation? 让你艺考，你考到刑侦去了？ Li Guan has a secret: everyone looks like an old person to him. People say it’s hard to paint skin and harder still to capture the bones beneath. For him, it’s the other way around. The pretty campus belle looks like an old woman, and a strapping young man looks like an old man, making it remarkably easy for him to draw bones and muscles. He thought he would spend his life this way, different from others but otherwise uneventful. Then a young, handsome female classmate showed up, and with her ca 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 After My Entire Family Was Executed, I Joined the Inspector to Solve a Cold Case 满门抄斩后，与巡察从事共探悬案 [Mystery and Investigation | Deduction | Light Political Intrigue | Linked Serial Murders | A Vivid Portrait of Society] Yun Shu, the legitimate son of a great general and once the crown prince's study companion, watched his family suffer a sudden calamity. His father was framed for colluding with the enemy and plotting treason, and the entire clan was sentenced to death. With secret help, he faked his death and escaped, abandoning his identity to drift among the common people. He endures humili —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Someone Calls to You in the Dead of Night. Don't Look Back! 深夜有人叫你，莫回头！ Terrifying incidents from the founding of the nation to the present. If you're having trouble sleeping at night, take a look. You'll sleep even less afterward. If you're lonely, take a look, and you'll start thinking there's someone in the bathroom, someone in the kitchen, someone under the bed... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Reborn in 1999: Solving a Cold Case from the Start, Shocking the Entire Bureau 重生99：开局破获悬案，震惊全局 Reborn in 1999, he becomes the youngest fingerprint expert. In his previous life, he solved countless cases. When he opens his eyes again, he’s back on his first day as a police officer. The cases that once went cold are waiting for him to rewrite their endings. A partial fingerprint or an overlooked detail is enough to leave the real culprit nowhere to hide. From murder cases in county towns to manhunts spanning provinces, fingerprints are the king of evidence, and he is the man behind the king 40.9kReads8.1Score4.5k14d adds
- 46 All-Round Forensic Doctor: How Can This Guy Do Everything? 全能法医：这家伙怎么什么都会！ [Forensics] + [Crime Solving] + [Urban Criminal Investigation] + [Mystery and Deduction] + [Hardcore Crime Solving] Bad news: I awakened a System after the college entrance exam, but it did nothing for ten years. I nearly got myself committed to a psychiatric hospital! Good news: The System finally activated, but the activation requirement was... becoming a police officer?! Forensic genius Bai Qiulin spent ten whole years, from receiving his university admission letter to earning his PhD, with t 853Reads6.8Score20014d adds
- 47 The Disappearance of B 消失的B The farthest and the nearest distance: turn off the lights and close your eyes, and he is right beside you... Don’t trust what your eyes see, don’t trust what your ears hear, and above all, don’t trust your own heart... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Killer's Family 凶手家族 On Tomb-Sweeping Day, while visiting her eldest sister Tan Meng’s grave, Tan Ru suddenly receives a call from the police. Her sister, who supposedly died five years ago, has been arrested for breaking into a neighbor’s home and attacking them. In an unfamiliar city, Tan Ru is forced to trace the path her sister’s life took over the past five years, piecing together another side of her life that she never knew about. Because of her sister’s case, the murder her father committed years ago is brou 257Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 49 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
- 50 Crime Evidence Exhibition Hall: Abyss Files 罪证陈列馆：深渊档案 “Every case is an exhibit. Based on true cases. ”Fast-paced, not mindless wish fulfillment. Every chapter is worth revisiting. “Welcome to the Crime Evidence Exhibition Hall. Please remember: every exhibit you see was once a living person.” “Some exhibits will never be put on public display. “The Deep Abyss Group's archives are opening to the public for the first time.” Volume Three. Minors should watch with a parent or guardian. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
