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- 101 Contract Forensic Pathologist: The Major Crimes Unit Is Fighting Over Me! 编外法医：重案组抢疯了！ [No romance · Criminal investigation · Case-of-the-week] In his previous life, he worked as a forensic pathologist for twenty years, until he died on his final case. When he opens his eyes again, he's finished his clinical medicine degree and is working as a contract employee at the municipal bureau's forensic center. He earns 4,800 a month and has no permanent position. On his first day, his mentor gives him just six words: Say less, observe more. [About romance] There were some hints of it ear 156.9kReads8.5Score18.2kShelves
- 102 Solving Crimes: My Intuition Is Terrifyingly Good 破案，我的直觉强得可怕 After an accident, deliveryman Zhang Heng transmigrates into the body of a police officer. Although he has no System, he soon discovers that his crime-solving instincts are terrifyingly sharp. With that kind of talent, he finally has something to get fired up about. Starting as a trainee officer, he rises through the ranks to become a legend in the police force. 29.4kReads8.1Score2.6kShelves
- 103 The County Magistrate’s Daily Case Files 女县令的查案日常 No romance Young Tang Shifang passes the imperial exam and secures a post as magistrate of Fengyang County. But after becoming entangled in a power struggle, he is ambushed on his way to take up the post, falls off a cliff, and disappears, presumed dead. To uncover the truth, his younger sister, Tang Shiqi, disguises herself as him and takes up the post of magistrate. While secretly searching for her brother, whose fate and whereabouts are unknown, she solves countless cases, including a couple 130Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 104 How Many Times Do I Have to Say It? Don’t Call Me Boss, Call Me Officer! 说多少遍，别叫老大叫警察同志！ [A small ensemble cast, a System that's not very prominent, crime-solving, no heroine, a slice-of-life focus, not an invincible protagonist story! Slow burn] I transmigrated, but the System I got bound to isn't exactly normal. The cards I draw are neither useful nor worth throwing away. But if I don't use them, it feels like a waste; if I do, I have to deal with occupational quirks? I thought my bad luck would end there, but my teammates turned out to be one weirder than the next. But that's fin 1.2kReads8.1Score198Shelves
- 105 The Grand Court’s Female Coroner’s Journal 大理寺女仵作日志 Tan Anruo, a young coroner at the county yamen, is summoned to the turbulent city of Luozhou by an imperial order from the Empress Dowager. She is inadvertently drawn into an unsolved case at the Court of Judicial Review. To save her own life, Tan Anruo joins forces with Song Jiu'an, a junior official at the court, and others to crack the case. A paper effigy kills in the dead of night, dressed in red and with its hair hanging loose as it asks people for directions. Is it really a paper effigy, 1.4kReads8.7Score210Shelves
- 106 The Shadow Serpent Mystery 影蛇谜局 The Shadow Serpent Mystery 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 Xu Changsheng Investigates: Crazy Hormones III 许长生探案III疯狂荷尔蒙 No System, no romance, pure crime-solving, with a series of standalone cases. A skeleton suddenly appears in the courtyard of a beautiful woman whose husband has been away for years, bringing two old cold cases to light. A beautiful married clothing-store owner with a colorful romantic past dies mysteriously in her shop... Captain Xu Changsheng, known to his officers as “Little Zhuge,” faces one tangled case after another. He always manages to unravel the clues, find the key evidence, and bring 23.8kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
- 108 Bottom of the Police Academy? From the Start, I Took Down a Serial Killer with My Bare Hands! 警校垫底？开局手撕连环杀手！ Undercover narcotics officer Jiang Xun drowned in the deep sea. When he opened his eyes, he’d become the bottom-ranked student at a police academy? He was tossed into the Criminal Investigation Division’s most marginal unit, the “Miscellaneous Team,” while the elite recruits from his class couldn’t be bothered to give him a second glance. A rookie like this would be lucky to catch a petty thief, right? Who could have guessed the System would activate and turn everything around! A murderer weeps 949Reads6.8Score175Shelves
- 109 I Walked into the Wrong Room Late at Night, and the Capital's Big Shot Turned Seductive and Possessive 深夜进错房京圈大佬又撩又欲又抢 Su Xuelin is the fake heiress the Su family raised for twenty years. To climb into the bed of Zhou Sihan, a powerful man who strikes fear into the entire capital’s elite, she actually drugs him. But things don’t go according to plan. He enters the wrong room, and she ends up sleeping with the Chen family’s playboy Third Master, the very man she looks down on most. Zhou Sihan is still not satisfied. He gently wraps an arm around her slender waist. “It’s your first time, but once isn’t enough…” “W 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 110 My Bizarre Skills Are Maxed Out, and You’re Telling Me You’re a Cop? 变态技能叠满，你跟我说你是警察 [System] [Feel-Good Story] [No Female Lead] [Lighthearted Pace] [Solving Cases in Everyday Life] When Xu Luonan woke up, he discovered that he had arrived in another world. (The blurb doesn't do it justice. Please read the story.) 1.4kReads8.6Score174Shelves
- 111 Marks of Guilt 罪痕 Is there always evil behind every crime? Real cases reveal the truth about human nature. [Crime Investigation] [Not a Web Novel] [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] Strange and major cases, from human flesh takeout and a cat corpse found in a belly to a body hanging in Xian Lake, are uncovered one by one across the country. 1.8kReads8.7Score207Shelves
- 112 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! 102Reads8.1Score110Shelves
- 113 The Crime Squad Captain’s Mastermind Turns Out to Be a Little Girl 刑警队长的幕后大佬竟是萝莉 The Nanjing Normal University dismemberment case, the twin corpses linked by a foul odor, the Headless Horseman case, and the mysterious death of Liu Ke'er. More than a hundred brutal, baffling cases, with a new case every few chapters. Many are based on real events. The investigative duo of Wang Wangwang (Woof Woof Woof), a righteous criminal investigation captain, and Miao Miaomiao (Meow Meow Meow), a highly intelligent little girl, seeks justice for the dead and offers prayers for the living. 207Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 114 Detective Chen Meng: Twelve Secrets from Major Cases, Complete in 3 Volumes 刑警陈猛：重案秘闻十二宗（共3册） I’m a special crimes detective. Just one of the countless ordinary detectives out there. This is both a collection of criminal cases and a record of memories. In this novel, there’s me, my mentor, and my best friend. Like me, they’re each one of a kind, yet utterly ordinary. We once strode forward with bold ambition and high spirits. We once unraveled tangled clues, cutting through the fog to hunt down the truth. We also faced twelve major cases that left us grief-stricken, hesitant, and lost. M 202Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 115 I Am a Detective: Giving Qin Chuan a Helping Hand 2 我是刑警：助秦川一臂之力2 A sequel fanfic to I Am a Police Officer, and the only one of its kind! Inspired by real criminal investigation cases, with high-stakes mysteries solved one episode at a time. There’s never a dull moment, and every twist is explosive! A veteran detective returns to the crime scene, and new cold cases keep piling up. Can you follow them through the fog and uncover the truth from the smallest clues? 839Reads—Score—Shelves
- 116 Tracking Down the Mystery 迷案追凶 There are two kinds of things in the world: those you can see and those you can’t. What you can see is human nature. What you can’t see is what lies in people’s hearts. Behind every seemingly absurd story are faces twisted by ugliness. My name is Qin Mu. I’m a criminal police officer with seven years on the job. Three years ago, I helped the local police crack a smuggling case involving an international crime syndicate. My partner, Ayun, fell victim to a Nanyang curse technique and then mysterio 486Reads7.7Score101Shelves
- 117 The Case-Solving Adventures of a Dali Temple Officer and His Unlucky Brother 大理寺丞和冤种兄弟的破案日常 [Mystery + crime-solving + mind-bending + handsome men] Male lead: Xu Yougong, a nobody who has just joined the Dali Temple. Boss: A man with close ties to all the madams in the city’s brothels. Every time he goes to a brothel to investigate a case, he runs into Wang Shaoqing. Brother No. 1: An outstanding fighter, beautiful as a flower, born into a prominent family, and the man every woman in the capital wants to marry. Brother No. 2: A favorite of Heaven who can tell the future with unerri 551Reads8.8Score109Shelves
- 118 The Bride Who Vanished on the Island 岛上消失的新娘 On an island far from the mainland, a bride mysteriously disappears on her wedding night. Wei Zheng, a veteran county police detective, is ordered to investigate. But before one mystery is solved, another arises. Strange cases plague the isolated island, shattering decades of peace... 108Reads—Score—Shelves
- 119 Unspoken Words [Crime Investigation] 隐言【刑侦】 [Two Strong Leads + Episodic Stories + Ensemble Cast + Casework + Suspense + Deduction] [Quick-Witted, Courageous Young Lawyer & Blunt, Sharp-Tongued Captain] This world hides countless evildoers who invade and commit crimes without restraint, bringing about endless tragedies. Yet this world is also home to countless unsung heroes, whose very existence is dedicated to destroying every force of evil. "The unspoken words of the innocent are buried in their hearts. I will speak for them." "The unsp 4.1kReads—Score826Shelves
- 120 Case Files of a Palace Eunuch in the Great Yin Dynasty 大殷女宦寻案录 [Historical mystery + woman disguised as a man + two formidable leads and an ensemble cast + court intrigue + bickering enemies] Song Sanchun is the number-one menace in the imperial intelligence agency. In public, she’s a malicious, crafty little eunuch: if she can frame someone, she won’t fight them head-on; if she can silence them, she won’t waste words. In private, she’s the sole survivor of a family massacre, carrying three years of blood debt. She serves her superior as a blade, a shield, 48Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 The Silent Edge 无声的锋刃 Once the “brain” of the strongest special operations unit, he retired in bitter disappointment after a mission involving a high-level power struggle ended in failure. He became an ordinary police bomb-disposal expert in a major city. He thought he had left the storm behind, but it returned with even greater fury: undercurrents stirred in the city as international spies, financial predators, new forms of crime, and the shadows of his past converged. Forced to take up his “weapons” again, he now f 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 Every Mystery Has an Ending 所有的谜案都会有一个结局 No mystery stays buried forever. The truth will always come to light. A dual male-lead story of mutual and self-redemption. He sets aside the bonds of past favors, withstands pressure from his superiors, and successfully completes a campaign against organized crime, winning justice for his father. But the price is the permanent loss of the brother who stood by his side through life and death. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 123 I Once Loved You, But This Is Where It Ends 我曾爱过你，但到此为止了 I once loved you, but that ends here 3.8kReads—Score129Shelves
- 124 Major Crimes: Hunting Down the Killer 重案追凶【刑侦】 [Realistic Crime Investigation]+ [No Romance]+ [Case-of-the-Week Mysteries]+ [Ensemble Cast] No paranormal activity, no supernatural phenomena, just solving cases through physical evidence. There's a saying in forensic medicine: You don't have to know every bone, but you do have to know Lu Yangu. Forensic pathologist Lu Yan, nicknamed Lu Yangu, doesn't just perform autopsies. He solves crimes, too. [The Mystery of the Coffin] An accidental plunge into a river leads to the recovery of a pitch-bla 40.5kReads8.8Score5.1kShelves
- 125 He Is the Killer 他是凶手 He was an outstanding police officer. How did he become a murderer? Was he framed, or does he have a split personality? If he is the culprit, why did he become an undercover agent? When someone has nowhere left to turn, will they break their oath? When someone is trapped in a dead end, how can they redeem themselves? The cruelty of the truth often exceeds all imagination. No one can escape the fate Heaven has dealt them. 11kReads9.0Score979Shelves
- 126 Aren't You from the Civil Affairs Bureau? Why Are You Racing to Solve Cases? 你不是民政局的吗？怎么抢着破案 A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 276Reads7.2Score211Shelves
- 127 After Injecting the Serum, I Started Out as a Rookie Cop in New York 注射血清，我从纽约实习巡警做起 [American Cop + Career Advancement + Female-Led + Slight Golden Finger + Harem Appeal + Slight Love Triangle Drama] An unknown serum led to the deaths of Seraph's parents in an attack, and changed her from an ordinary person forever. Two years later, desperate to uncover the truth behind her parents' deaths, she joins the most dangerous precinct in the New York Police Department. She wants to climb the ranks as quickly as possible, navigating the gap between a corrupt system and the gangs. At n 724Reads—Score168Shelves
- 128 Turning Back to the Case, Part Two: 100 Criminal Investigation Cases 回头是案第二部100宗刑侦命案 [Fictionalized adaptation inspired by real cases]+ [Short-form case investigations]+ [Fast-paced deduction] One hundred criminal investigation cases unfold, with bizarre motives and horrific crime scenes. Was it a deadly affair, or jealousy that drove someone to murder? The ugliest aspects of human nature often come from those closest to us. Join criminal investigator Fang Yi and policewoman Su Yao as they uncover the truth behind these tragedies. 7.2kReads7.6Score728Shelves
- 129 An Amateur? She Solves Case After Case by Reading Minds 外行？她靠读心让悬案接连告破 [Strong female lead + wish fulfillment + solving crimes + face-slapping + episodic stories + male lead in the background + little romance] Shi Ling has a secret she can't tell anyone: whenever she makes physical contact with someone, she can hear their thoughts. After gaining this ability, she returns to the Shi family. Faced with her parents' favoritism and her stepsister's sugary, barbed words, Shi Ling cuts ties with them without hesitation. Household intrigue? Fighting other women for a m 27.4kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves
- 130 Crime Scene 犯罪现场 My name is Shen Yuan. I'm twenty-three, and although I only recently graduated, I've already spent three years with the criminal investigation squad. In those three years, I've seen countless vicious murderers. I've also seen hypocrites slaughter people in the name of justice. Human nature is fundamentally good. But when a kind person raises a butcher's knife, you won't even get the chance to kneel. 748Reads7.6Score102Shelves
- 131 The Cold Case Wall 悬案之墙 A black-bellied, no-good team leader vs. a genius girl analyst. Suspense and crime-solving drive the entire story, with no romance. Just after returning to the country, Zou Yun took over a criminal major-case support team that was a real hot potato. Together with its members, she painstakingly followed each clue to unravel mystery after mystery, bringing peace to the dead and bearing witness to one tragic tale after another. As the cases piled up, the secret buried in Zou Yun’s heart gradually c 7.3kReads8.9Score866Shelves
- 132 Hong Kong, 1994: I Can Rewind to the Moment a Crime Occurred 94港岛：我能回溯案发瞬间 [Hong Kong-style crime drama + classic TVB vibes + no female lead + cozy family slice of life] From the start, he's a rookie patrol officer in Hong Kong in 1994. He unexpectedly awakens the ability to “rewind a scene”: the instant he sees a victim, he can replay fragments from the time of the crime. Starting with a secondment to the West Kowloon Major Crimes Unit, he works his way up step by step to become the youngest inspector in all of Hong Kong, earning the titles of master of cold-case crim 54kReads8.2Score9kShelves
- 133 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 806Reads—Score105Shelves
- 134 Criminal Investigation: The Ghost-Hunting Outsider Trio 刑侦：编外三人组猎鬼 Ensemble cast, mind-bending cases | Every case ties into the main plot | A formidable partnership | No romance | No real ghosts | The Rose Garden is buried beneath countless bones, and a blood-soaked woman’s corpse hangs from an ancient tree. Everyone says ghosts are to blame. But there are no ghosts in this world, and some people’s hearts are more evil than any demon’s. A journalist’s timed video bomb brings together MSA’s most unconventional unofficial team: ✦ Team leader Han Yi: A former crim 59Reads—Score—Shelves
- 135 Others Solve Cases by Investigating People. I Solve Them by Asking Ghosts 别人破案靠人查，我破案，靠鬼说 People are born with spirits. When the body dies but the spirit remains, it becomes a soul. Souls linger in the world, held by obsessions. Resolve an obsession, and the soul vanishes. You won’t disappear? Then I’ll kill you myself! The living have their own path, and souls have theirs. If you won’t go, I’ll send you on your way! 2.1kReads8.7Score191Shelves
- 136 Newtown Homicide 新城追凶 In a lively new coastal city, all kinds of bizarre crimes occur amid seemingly ordinary lives. The officers of the Special Investigations Unit rely on their solid professional skills and their determination to solve every major case, sifting through clues until they identify the real culprit. Adapted from a popular, large-scale crime investigation radio drama of the same name, this novel features gripping plots and vivid prose, offering readers an immersive experience that makes them feel as if 497Reads7.7Score110Shelves
- 137 Xu Changsheng Investigates, II 许长生探案II Police Captain Xu Changsheng, known among his team as “Little Zhuge,” faces one convoluted case after another. He always manages to untangle the clues, find the key evidence, and bring the criminals to justice. This book recounts several challenging cases that showcase Xu Changsheng’s keen powers of deduction. 6.7kReads8.3Score749Shelves
- 138 Eyes of the Abyss: Season 2, Part 2: Cold Blood Boils 凝渊之眸.第二季2：冷血沸腾 351Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 139 Forty-Eight Thousand Years Old 四万八千岁 (Mystery + adventure + ensemble cast) (Urban riddles, ancient Shu ciphers, three bound together, talent as a curse) In the ancient city of the wilderness of Shu, a divine stone fell from the sky, unleashing an ancestral curse that would span generations. In the modern city of Haiyao, eye doctor Pei Zhouyong and Qin Zong, matriarch of the Qin family, have their lives entangled with a divine relic because of their Zan clan bloodline. A headless corpse brings them together with Ren Zili, a blind 30Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 140 I Was Just Doing a Square Dance, So Why Are You Arresting Me? [Crime Investigation] 跳个广场舞，抓我干嘛？【刑侦】 Also known as: The Police Force Needs a Crime-Solving Genius Like Me Shi Jian has spent twenty-two years being different from everyone else. She has hyperthymesia, a solitary personality, a short temper, and a childhood friend, Xie Chi, who clings to her like chewing gum and just won’t let go. After graduating from the police academy, Shi Jian, who has no particular ambition, joins a local police station. The annoying Xie Chi, meanwhile, joins the criminal investigation team. Shi Jian: Whatever. 11.8kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves
- 141 Cold Case Executioner 旧案行刑官 Police Captain Ji Xiao launches a livestreamed investigation to restore public trust, but the scene of a series of murders bears a secret code shared only by him and his older brother, Ji Lin, in childhood. As the whole internet calls for the “Shadowblade Killer” to be executed, forensic pathologist Chen Yan’s abnormal autopsy report, policewoman Zhou Yutang’s encrypted notes, and editor-in-chief Lin Zhao’s manipulation of public opinion gradually peel back the truth buried for ten years. The ki 10Reads—Score149Shelves
- 142 Reborn in the 1990s: Solving Serial Murder Cases 重生九零刑侦，破获连环杀人案 “Help! Somebody save me!” A feeble cry for help rings out across the playground in the darkness! As the fog clears, a blood-soaked corpse is found nailed to the lawn, its vacant eyes staring straight ahead. The cries for help still echo in the air! Possessing a corpse? After being reborn, Ye Xuan binds himself to the God-Tier Detective System. Every solved case earns him special abilities and all kinds of rewards! From then on, Ye Xuan sets out on an endless path of solving cases! If your crimin 313Reads5.7Score104Shelves
- 143 Shocking! This Police Officer Uses Magic to Solve Cases! 震惊！这个警察办案用法术！ My new book, You're a Beat Cop, Is It Really Appropriate to Steal Homicide's Work?, is another crime-solving story of the same type. I hope you'll show it lots of support! Ye Fei unexpectedly transmigrates to a parallel world with the skills of a spirit binder. He becomes a rookie just assigned to a police station. By chance, he comes across a bizarre murder case. The victim has become a rotting corpse whose identity can no longer be confirmed, and none of his colleagues can figure out what to d 415Reads7.4Score102Shelves
- 144 The Cases of Judge Shi 施公案 The novel tells the story of the honest official Shi Shilun during the Kangxi era, who, aided by Huang Tianba and other heroes of the martial world, roots out corrupt officials, solves cases, and captures bandits. 3Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 145 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 2.7kReads6.9Score187Shelves
- 146 Proof of the Fall 坠落之证 Proof of the Fall 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 147 Lost at Sea, Ten Thousand Meters Down 万米迷航 Lost at Ten Thousand Meters 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 148 The Case of the Missing Twelve-Year-Old Girl 十二岁少女失踪事件 A twelve-year-old girl goes missing on her way home from school, and the case makes the local trending searches. Yu Manman, her half-sister, is treated as a suspect and attacked and insulted by netizens. As the police search for the girl, they discover that not only her sister but also her father and mother had motives to commit the crime. The strange family makes the disappearance all the more mysterious. While interviewing the neighbors, the police notice more irregularities. The upstairs neig 5.9kReads8.9Score827Shelves
- 149 Criminal Investigation: You Can't Reason with Someone Who's Asking to Die 刑侦：良言难劝该死的人 [Fortune-Teller System] [Detective's Growth] [Clear Logic] [Lighthearted Comedy] [No Female Lead] Liang Yan, a criminal investigator with six years on the job, suddenly gains the ability to foresee the misfortunes that will befall people around him within the next seven days. There's no way to explain this power, so Liang Yan can only go further and further down the path of being a fortune-telling charlatan... The Child Abduction Case, Old Li the Stubborn, The Police App Theft Case, The Perfect 407Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 150 At the Crime Scene, This Oddball Duo Specializes in the Uncanny 凶案现场，奇葩搭档专治诡异 One strange incident after another is unfolding in Tianjiang's old town: A paper effigy maker is found dead at home, surrounded by faceless paper figures grinning around his body in a bizarre soul-summoning formation. A corpse is discovered in a dry well outside the city, with soul-calming copper bells hanging all along its walls. When the wind blows, they ring like mournful sobs. A renovation uncovers bones in an old house. The roof tiles are covered in curse inscriptions, and a sinister aura h 35Reads—Score—Shelves
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