Novels like Reborn in 1997: Solving Cold Cases at the City Bureau
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- 1 One Hand Shrouds the Sky: The Wasteland Zombie Biao Chronicles 只手遮天：废土丧彪传 From that blood-soaked rainy night on, Hu Biao swore he would become a ruthless and wicked man. With no pedigree, no backers, no talent, and not even a scrap of luck from heaven, the only thing he could hold on to was his miserable life. Then he would use that life and the battle axe in his hands to hack out a path to the top that belonged to him alone… 255Votes11.2kRecs25.1kFans
- 2 The First Criminal Investigator of the Zhenguan Era 贞观第一刑案官 [The only currently updating ancient-era crime investigation novel with over ten thousand premium subscribers. Don't miss it.] In the spring of the second year of the Zhenguan era, Li Jiancheng's tomb suddenly collapses. The guards break open the coffin sealed in ice, only to find a pool of blood and a prophecy written within: "The fourth day of the sixth month of the ninth year of Wude, rain." That is precisely the date of the Xuanwu Gate Incident. The body inside the coffin has vanished withou 0Votes52.3kRecs177.7kFans
- 3 1990: Criminal Investigation Files 1990：刑侦档案 A winter night in 1990. Exactly nine o'clock. Half an hour remained before the massacre of an entire family. After being reborn, Li Dong had to hurry and stop the tragedy, or all the evidence would point perfectly to him! But when he arrived ten minutes early, the family of three was already lying in a pool of blood! Also known as: “Why Are You Solving Cases as a Neighborhood Patrol Officer?”, “Solving Cases Begins with Scolding the Criminal Investigation Captain,” and “Why Do I Always Have 134Votes36.2kRecs158.6kFans
- 4 The War of Resistance Begins in Songhu 抗战从淞沪开始 [A third-prize entry in the essay contest commemorating the 80th anniversary of victory in the War of Resistance: Remember history, honor the fallen, and forge ahead] I’m about to die! Brothers, I’m on the 1937 Battle of Shanghai battlefield, and there’s a Japanese tankette right in front of me. All I’ve got is a kitchen knife. Brothers, how do I deal with this? Waiting for answers, and it’s urgent… 0Votes82.7kRecs103.1kFans
- 5 1960: My Uncle Is the FBI Director 1960：我叔叔是FBI局长 My uncle is the director of the FBI! What? You’re asking who I am? Ahem. My surname is Hoover. In early summer of 1960, a profiler is reborn in the body of a rebellious young man. He decides to give the criminals of this era a taste of a little technological shock. 59Votes36.1kRecs102kFans
- 6 Detective: Starting at the Police Academy 神探：从警察学院开始 New book: You Were Supposed to Be a Security Office Clerk, So Why Are You Solving Cases? “Name?” “Luo Rui.” “Age?” “Eighteen.” “Occupation?” “Wait, Officer, I swear I didn't do it!” The police officer taking his statement gives him a sidelong look. “Go on. I'm listening.” Luo Rui is at a loss. There's really no way to explain this. Is he supposed to tell the police that he's reborn from the future? Anyone who's been reborn knows you mustn't let that slip. And to make matters worse, there's a gir 0Votes41.4kRecs268.6kFans
- 7 1997: Crime Chasers 1997：罪案追凶 Summer 1997. Torrential rain! A dismembered body! A murderer! Yang Jinwen is reborn in 1997. Faced with the torrential rain and the dismembered body of a woman in the reed marshes from more than twenty years ago, he is determined to catch the killer! 2kVotes202.5kRecs550.8kFans
- 8 1988: Starting with a Vegetable Greenhouse 1988从蔬菜大棚开始 Li Zhe returned to 1988 with the memories and regrets of his past life. In this golden age, he was ready to set out on a new path... 0Votes80.6kRecs191.6kFans
- 9 I’m Immortal, So I Speedrun Horror Games 不死的我速通灵异游戏 “As the record holder for the most cleared supernatural instances, what's your secret to speedrunning them?” “Always treat death with reverence.” “Do you mean that even the strongest can die, so you must be cautious no matter what kind of supernatural phenomenon you face?” “No, I mean, I was looking to die in the first place.” Wu Wang smiled, slit his wrist, drank a bottle of paraquat, and walked away as if he'd made up his mind. He entered another supernatural instance with a 0% survival rate. 125Votes46.4kRecs307.2kFans
- 10 Who Let Him Play Go?! 谁让他下围棋的！ “I’ve said it so many times: I’m really not trying to get under your skin. This is just how Go is played. The Mi Dao is such a simple joseki. Surely you all know how to play it? You don’t? Seriously? You don’t?” For the Chinese Go world, it would be best if there were two Shi Yu. One to send out to compete. The other to get beaten. 0Votes33.6kRecs181.3kFans
- 11 Who Says This Top Streamer Is Crazy! This Top Streamer Is Amazing! 谁说这顶流癫！这顶流太棒了！ [You're in the entertainment industry. If you had the chance to speak your mind without holding back, what would you do?] One day, Chi Ye, a second-tier young actor in the Chinese entertainment industry, wakes up and sees these words before him. He falls into deep thought. What would he do? Born a master of sarcasm and a sharp-tongued critic, he decides to unleash his true nature! Before long, everyone in the industry is saying that Chi Ye has gone crazy. On a certain low-key variety show, an in 0Votes126.3kRecs460.5kFans
- 12 I’m a Lord in India 我在印度当老爷 From the fertile, talent-rich state of Uttar Pradesh to the city of Mumbai, where demons run amok, this wondrous subcontinent is all the promised land of Ron Suer! 0Votes93.8kRecs305.9kFans
- 13 The Qin People's Leisurely Life 秦人的悠闲生活 New book out: "The Ming Dynasty Crown Prince’s Entrepreneurial Journey" [A lighter style, focusing on the development of civilization and hard work] The Qin state had just fought its final battle to conquer the six other kingdoms, and Emperor Qin Shi Huang began his great undertaking. A soul from two thousand years in the future transmigrated into the body of Prince Fusu. He wanted to lead the Great Qin toward an entirely new future. Perhaps many years later, when the aged Fusu climbed Mount 6Votes109.5kRecs354.5kFans
- 14 EN Rules of the Uncanny: 4016 规则类怪谈：4016 [A true-to-the-original Lovecraftian rules-based horror mystery. Already certified as a premium title, quality guaranteed. But if you're looking for a power fantasy, think twice before reading.] To earn a generous bonus for experiencing college life, Lin Yi and his roommates sign up to visit a university in the suburbs. Student regulations that seem ordinary at first glance, yet feel a little off; Strange notices outside the academic buildings, alongside rules for those buildings that seem perfe 7Votes79.2kRecs287.5kFans
- 15 The Entertainment World's Intel King 华娱情报王 Yan Li, a graduate of the vocational program for the Class of 2000 at Beijing Film Academy, gets the golden finger [Daily Intelligence System] and becomes the entertainment industry’s king of insider information. What? The cast of The Heroes of Sui and Tang is holding auditions for Yuwen Chengdu. That role seems perfect for me. What? The brand’s minimum endorsement rate is three million a year. Damn, my agent quoted too low. Hurry and raise the price. What? A female star plans to use a pinhole c 695Votes444kRecs548.1kFans
- 16 Reborn in 2014: I Am the King of Criminal Investigations 重生2014：我，刑侦之王 At the commendation ceremony, a fat man whose police uniform was stretched tight stood onstage, speaking with impassioned fervor. Below the stage. “Master, I heard you used to work with him. What kind of person is he, in your eyes?” “When he’s wearing his uniform, he’s the most lovable person there is. When he takes it off, he’s not human.” “How can you say that? He’s a hero. I think you’re just jealous.” “Jealous?” The veteran detective’s mouth twitched. “Have you ever seen someone ride an old 11Votes188kRecs504.6kFans
- 17 Nightmare Apostle 噩梦使徒 “A violent incident has occurred at a hospital in our city. A patient has taken medical staff hostage and is currently in a standoff with the police...” Yang Xiao switched off the TV. The next second, a call came through. “Son, let the doctor go! The police are all outside. You can’t escape!” As if to prove the woman’s words, the sirens outside grew louder and louder, and there was movement in the corridor, too. “It’s fake. It’s all fake. This is a nightmare world. Otherwise, why would you be ab 1.1kVotes444.6kRecs1.1MFans
- 18 The Struggle for the Throne in the Jiajing Era 夺嫡在嘉靖朝 In the twenty-eighth year of the Jiajing reign of the Great Ming, the Crown Prince died, leaving the succession vacant. The struggle between Prince Yu and Prince Jing would determine countless lives, fortunes, and reputations. On one side stood Zhu Zaiji, Prince Yu, first in line by age. Backed by the court’s upright officials and invoking ancestral precedent, he was regarded by the scholarly world as the obvious choice for Crown Prince. On the other stood Zhu Zaizhen, Prince Jing. With Grand Se 887Votes132.3kRecs446.7kFans
- 19 Looking North at the Rivers and Mountains 北望江山 A story about a modern person struggling to survive in the late Yuan dynasty, in every sense of the word. 6.2kVotes745.2kRecs592.5kFans
- 20 EN Martial Saint! 武圣！ Mysteries and the supernatural have never left this world. Those who break the shackles of life with bodies tempered through a thousand trials and an indomitable will, pursuing the limits of humanity in modern cities, are known as martial artists! Beneath neon lights, blades clash. Atop towering skyscrapers, fists meet in friendship. Across the great mountains, heroes debate the Dao. Here, martial arts masters who have broken the “seven limits of the human body” carve out names like those of god 27Votes278.4kRecs927.5kFans
- 21 The Infinite Cosmic Cafeteria 宇宙无限食堂 [Planar Exploration]+ [Business Management]+ [Urban Legends]+ [Comedy]+ [Roguelike]+ [Surrounded by Beautiful Women] Tang Rijie, a famous sharp-tongued food critic, had already wolfed down three big bowls of rice. Sweating profusely, he still stubbornly insisted, “I admit every dish in your restaurant is delicious, perfect in color, aroma, and taste. But I have to say, I couldn’t taste a soul in any of them! And the soul is what makes or breaks a dish!” Ma Lu didn’t bat an eye. “You want a soul? 0Votes167.2kRecs362.6kFans
- 22 I Am the Gunslinger! 我，枪神！ Gao Fei has failed at many things. His family's factory went bankrupt, leaving him with debts instead of an inheritance. He delivered takeout and drove for a rideshare service. Eventually, with no other choice, he went to Russia to collect a debt, only to be forced into the Russia-Ukraine war. Everyone has a stage that's right for them. Gao Fei found his on the battlefield. Becoming a mercenary was the beginning of his success. He fights his way through the Russia-Ukraine war, takes on drug cart 3.4kVotes566.6kRecs923kFans
- 23 I Loaded a Strange Tales Game 我加载了怪谈游戏 He transmigrates to Japan and becomes a high school student named Kamiya Gawa. Looking around, he sees: Hanako waiting in the bathroom for someone to knock on the door; the Slit-Mouthed Woman roaming the streets with scissors in hand; Miss Mary's relentless calls, each one heralding death; endless wailing and barking in Inunaki Village; Ubume searching for the child who died long ago; and the Blue Lantern smiling as she urges passersby to play One Hundred Ghost Lanterns... In this broken world o 6Votes154.9kRecs476.3kFans
- 24 I Became a Literary Giant in Russia 我在俄国当文豪 (The first foreign-literary-giant novel on Qidian to average over 10,000 monthly subscriptions) Many years later, when Nabokov was teaching Russian literature in America, this was how he did it. In a darkened room, he first switched on a lamp in the corner and said, “Pushkin was the first beacon of Russian literature.” Then he switched on a lamp in the middle of the room and said, “This is Gogol.” He turned on another lamp and declared, “This is Chekhov.” Then he strode to the window, yanked ope 734Votes169.4kRecs430.8kFans
- 25 The Ming Dynasty, 1627 大明王朝1627 In 1627, in the Ming Dynasty, pig iron cost 9 wen per jin, wheat cost 0.7 taels per shi, and millet cost 0.5 taels per shi. In 1627, the Ming central government collected roughly 10 million taels of silver and 4 million shi of grain tax. Local revenues from corvee levies, militia levies, community levies, and relay-station levies amounted to around 10,000 to 20,000 taels of silver per county. In 1627, the population was around 150 to 200 million, still far short of the 400 million it would reach 32Votes223kRecs810.3kFans
- 26 EN This Taoist Is Going to College! 贫道要考大学 Also known as: The Young Daoist Chen Wants to Go to College Chen Shi'an has lived on the mountain for eighteen years. The text he knows best by heart is the Dao De Jing, and the ritual he performs most skillfully is the rite for sending off the dead. It was not until the day his master breathed his last that he learned the truth: in this day and age, funeral rites must be registered, and inheriting a Daoist temple requires a diploma! What is a dropout who slipped through nine years of compulsory 76Votes381.2kRecs904.1kFans
- 27 The Tribulation of Ten Thousand Dynasties 万朝之劫 [A 87,000 Premium Subscription, 34,000 Average Subscribers, and Over 10,000 Monthly Subscribers! Quality Guaranteed, Read with Confidence!] (Original title: The Plot of Real Historical Games Is Known Only to Me) “That Ma Su guy has a clear head. The key to victory at the Battle of Jieting is holding the high ground! Anyone who wouldn't even occupy the mountain is an incompetent fool, nothing to worry about!” “Don't bother grinding in Stalingrad. I just came out of the Western Front instance, and 9.4kVotes172.6kRecs1MFans
- 28 Binjiang Police Affairs 滨江警事 Youth is an asset, but a diploma is essential. For Han Yu, who started working at sixteen, being too young is not necessarily a good thing. Because he was so young, the organization he was assigned to nearly sent him right back. Read the story of how the youngest police officer in Linghai Public Security Bureau history turns his fortunes around. 8Votes589.7kRecs302.8kFans
- 29 EN The Immortal Craftsman's Creation 仙工开物 Deep inside a volcano, an immortal palace of mechanisms left behind by ancient sages awaits its successor. His mother risked her life to obtain its immortal seal, entrusting it to Ning Zhuo with her dying breath. The Buddha’s Heart-Demon Seal! Save yourself and become a Buddha; save others and turn them into demons. With the seal in hand, one can lightly imprint the heart and command mechanisms as easily as feathers. Others grow weary and burdened when controlling them, but Ning Zhuo can command 550Votes3.6MRecs4.4MFans
- 30 Generation Z Artist Z世代艺术家 From Taking Down Public Intellectuals to Conquering the Entertainment Industry A Gen Z online troll born in 2005 is reborn in 1998. He has no rose-tinted view of this era, and it leaves him feeling utterly suffocated. The crude picture quality of TV and films, the eye-searing special effects, costumes like scraps of cloth, makeup that looks like a joke, and a filming philosophy of “good enough is good enough”... Men and women, directors and producers, every last one of them is garbage. The young 1.5kVotes1.3MRecs870.9kFans
- 31 EN I Loaded the Occult System 我加载了神秘学面板 The Age of Steam, where reason and mysticism exist side by side. The more you know, the closer you come to madness. That is the consensus behind the Veil. Li Cha doesn't believe it. Or rather, that rule doesn't apply to him. His skill panel lets him dabble in many fields and master them all, like a steam engine that never needs to shut down. [Breathing Lv.3 · Healing: Chronic ailments vanish, old afflictions are completely cured] [Knowledge Lv.3 · Erudition: Every book you lay eyes on leaves 1.7kVotes199.4kRecs992.1kFans
- 32 EN My Post-Divorce Comeback System Arrived Before My College Entrance Exams 刚准备高考，离婚逆袭系统来了 [A 35,000-word campus romance about everyday life] He’s a high school senior, but his Divorce and Comeback System arrived twenty years too early. [At thirty-eight, your marriage has failed. Standing at the crossroads of middle age, you think back to your childhood sweetheart. After you got married, the two of you lost touch, and you never heard from her again. Reconnect with Xu Qianqian. Reward: RMB 300.] Eighteen-year-old Jiang Nian looked at the System mission on his screen, then at Xu Qianqia 987Votes799.8kRecs2MFans
- 33 The Los Angeles Detective 洛杉矶神探 A detective transmigrates to America and becomes an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department. After getting over his initial confusion, he solves one baffling case after another and earns international renown, becoming known as the most legendary detective in history... 2Votes289.6kRecs397kFans
- 34 A Very Unusual Food Novel 非正常美食文 [Player name: Qin Huai Atlas unlocked: 0/12 Skills: Dough proofing (Intermediate): Your dough-proofing skills have beaten 99% of breakfast shop chefs nationwide. (0/10000) Filling preparation (Advanced): Your filling preparation skills have beaten 100% of breakfast shop chefs nationwide. (0/100000) Rating: A rookie just starting out] The moment he stepped into the cafeteria, the protagonist of a food novel got his System up and running. Qin Huai: A food novel? You should’ve said so earlier. 63Votes1.1MRecs682kFans
- 35 EN Restarting Life 重启人生 When life hits the restart button, it seems like everything will finally go smoothly... Yeah, right! If only I'd been reborn after the college entrance exams. Even going back to my first year of high school would have been fine. What's with being reborn in my senior year? And what the heck, I'm reborn right in the exam room. Guys, how do I solve this math problem? Urgent, waiting for answers online! (Also known as Reborn, So Who Needs Exams? and Reborn, and the Author Still Can't Come Up wi 30Votes981.4kRecs1.3MFans
- 36 My Years as a Spy 我的谍战岁月 Codename “Spark”: Your service will live forever! 55Votes1.4MRecs2.5MFans
- 37 EN Green Mountains 青山 In this age, fame and fortune have stripped the world of nine-tenths of its chivalry. Everyone, this is the story of the last remaining tenth. 9.4kVotes3.5MRecs5.4MFans
- 38 EN 1979: The Golden Age 1979黄金时代 This is still a somewhat nostalgic story, hmm… 8.7kVotes3.7MRecs2.5MFans
- 39 EN The God Mimic 神的模仿犯 Twelve men and women of different backgrounds are invited into a new world. Here, they must not only decide how to live by voting on proposals, but also keep taking part in deadly games to extend the time on their visas. And the people designing these games of life and death are actually among them. 2.1kVotes523.9kRecs1.4MFans
- 40 EN My Avatar is Becoming the Final Boss 我的化身正在成为最终BOSS After living an utterly ordinary life for more than a decade, one night Ji Minghuan awakened a supernatural ability that let him “create game characters” in the real world. Each character came with a unique main quest and a unique skill-tree System. From then on, he couldn't stop. He kept creating new game characters in the real world, developing skill trees, and building character systems... The more famous a character became, the stronger it grew, so he began causing a huge commotion, doing wh 240Votes394.9kRecs1.7MFans
- 41 A Battlefield Photographer’s Journal 战地摄影师手札 Using a camera to document war, and a lens to remember history. Wei Ran returns again and again to the battlefields of World War II and even to the Cold War era, taking on a variety of identities. His camera captures countless unknown heroes as well as treasures lost amid the ravages of war. From the blood-soaked battlefields of World War II to the Cold War era under the shadow of nuclear war, countless secrets were buried by time, only to be captured forever on film with the click of his shutte 28Votes782.1kRecs332.4kFans
- 42 This Daoist Is Ascending 道爷要飞升 "Disciple Li Yuan humbly begs the Heavens to bestow upon me a register of divine investiture!" … … Completed works include The First Cause of All Realms, Projections Across the Heavens, and The Chronicle of the Great Dao. 160Votes962.6kRecs3.1MFans
- 43 EN One Dragon Against the World 以一龙之力打倒整个世界！ [Guided by a true dragon: no wild assumptions or careless writing] Steel for scales, flames for bones. The bloodlines of a red dragon and an iron dragon intertwine and merge within me, forging a radiant new life. Flame and steel are my inborn talents, while adaptation and evolution are the powers through which I attain eternity. The weak are full of misgivings. Kings have no taboos. Whatever doesn't kill me will only make me stronger. Before me, those who kneel live, and those who stand die. All 3.7kVotes457.3kRecs1.6MFans
- 44 I Studied Abroad in the Modern Era 我在现代留过学 The Son of Heaven is born of Heaven and Earth, and is Heaven’s own son! Some say the Son of Heaven is the father and mother of the people, and rules the world as its king! And I was once the Son of Heaven! I inherited the legacy of six generations and carried forward the late emperor’s ambitions. I punished the western rebels and put the old faction in its place. Whatever I set out to do, I accomplished; whoever I attacked, I defeated. I swept away a century of accumulated ills in the Great Song 152Votes553.1kRecs961.2kFans
- 45 EN Reborn 99 Days Before the College Entrance Exam 重生高考前99天 Chen Zhe, a provincial civil servant, unexpectedly returns to the year he was in his final year of high school. Once a wooden, shy student who blushed whenever he spoke to a girl and knew nothing but studying, he suddenly becomes adept at handling people and situations, always saying and doing just the right thing. Not only does he change the course of his life, he also draws more and more attention from girls. Girl: Chen Zhe, what are your strong points? Chen Zhe: I’m honest, and I don’t talk m 4.3kVotes2.7MRecs4.6MFans
- 46 The National Forensic Doctor 国民法医 Corpse: Have you no manners? 110Votes4.1MRecs2.4MFans
- 47 EN Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Disaster: Starting from the Celestial Master Mansion 趋吉避凶，从天师府开始 [He transmigrated and began cultivating at the Daoist holy site, the Celestial Masters' Mansion.] Lei Jun: "Not a bad start." [He started late, began cultivation late, has mediocre natural talent, and makes slow progress.] Lei Jun: "That's not so good." [Seek good fortune and avoid misfortune. Your fortune slips foretell the future, and your choices decide your life.] Lei Jun: "My golden finger is pretty powerful." [Good fortune: ...Gain a fifth-grade opportunity. Act discreetly, with no worries 27Votes514.8kRecs1.7MFans
- 48 EN Goblin: Severely Dependent 哥布林重度依赖 “Bro, why did we become adventurers?” “A goblin’s bounty is three silver coins.” “No, you’ve got me wrong, mate. I mean, what’s the ultimate goal of this line of work? We toil away all day long, but what’s it all for?” “One goblin. Three silver coins.” “…” “Three silver coins.” “All right, there’s a job to clear out a goblin nest. You…” “I’m in!” Elements: [down-and-out adventurers], [mash-up setting], [DND-inspired] 1.8kVotes631.9kRecs1.3MFans
- 49 EN Cultivating in the Demonic Sect as a Talent 苟在初圣魔门当人材 Lyu Yang transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, only to become a disciple of the First Sacred Sect, a demonic sect. Fortunately, he obtains a wondrous treasure, the Book of a Hundred Lives. When he dies, he can begin a new life and start all over again, while bringing back treasures, cultivation, and even lifespan from his previous life. He can even awaken special talents. Unfortunately, his chances are limited. He is not truly immortal. With chaos about to engulf the cultivation worl 577Votes1.8MRecs4.7MFans
- 50 EN Night Without End 夜无疆 That day, the sun set and never rose again… 25.2kVotes12.7MRecs8.1MFans
