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- The Tiger's Borrowed Badge 虎假警威 Romain Rolland said, “There is only one true heroism in the world: to see life as it is and still love it.” For Lin Wei, whether it means loving life or staying true to his original ideals, he must withstand the tests of money and family ties and become an outstanding, capable police officer. 3.1MClicks4.7kFavorites69.5kRecs
- The Art of Coffin Mountain 棺山术 A secret manual from an ancient tomb awakens, and Feng Lin sets out on a journey to seek immortality and uncover its mysteries. Paper effigies, zombie arts, and tangled family feuds. In the hidden realms of the Mystic World, he seeks eternal life. With danger at every turn, how can he turn the tide? Challenges abound, and the dream of immortality is on the verge of coming true. Beneath the shadows of a sealed ancient tomb, ordinary young man Feng Lin pulls back the veil of mystery surroundin 678.2kClicks818Favorites22.6kRecs
- Road of the Dead Prequel: Wings of Silver 亡者之路前传：白银之翼 Starting at Charlotte's Kernel Hotel, this story follows bail-jumper Lin Rui and his sworn brother Alex on their second adventure at the turn of the century. After cracking the long-buried mystery of the Lykourgos mansion, Lin Rui and Alex arrive in Charlotte to reunite with their families. More players from the Dark World, the Pan-World, and the Abyssal World begin to make their entrances, and every clue points toward Maine in New England. There stands a town abandoned as early as 1973, not be 499.3kClicks130Favorites33Recs
- Supernatural Chronicles K 灵幻志K Ouyang's new book, "Mystery Chronicles", brings together battles of logic, psychological warfare, and intricate deduction as it gradually unravels layers of mystery. This book has been exclusively acquired by 17k's Supernatural Fiction Channel. Unauthorized websites are forbidden from reproducing it. The story will never be a flop or end badly, so readers can enjoy it with confidence. http://kongbu.17k.com/book/35425.html The main story is now complete. Thank you for your support over the years. 319.1kClicks566Favorites45Recs
- Deadly Game: Battle Royale 绝命游戏大逃杀 Eighteen players invited to take part in a game hosted by a mysterious stranger will compete for a ten-million cash prize at the Human Nature Villa. But the greed and desire at the heart of humanity will drive all eighteen toward the abyss concealed within the game known as Deadly Game! Fang Yao's fight to escape is about to begin... 86.4kClicks439Favorites2kRecs
- Host, the Villain Is Flirting with You Again 宿主，反派又在撩你 [Handsome Men Dote on Her] [Bickering Lovers] [Solving Cases on Livestream] As a bona fide ancient woman, Liu Ruyan encounters a System that clings to her and begs her to star in a drama as the female lead. The male lead is her sworn enemy from two lifetimes. So in the very first episode, she sends him straight to the underworld. The System is stunned. "You got rid of the male lead that fast?" Liu Ruyan sighs. "Speak plainly." He carefully chooses his words. "Did Shen Yanchu pass away?" Later, L 49.5kClicks120Favorites1.3kRecs
- Where the Tides Begin 浪潮生 In the fourth year of Jianwen, Gu Liang Yi, the founding master of the Ghost Valley Sect, aided Zhu Di in his Jingnan Campaign. Crown Prince Zhu Wenkui vanished without a trace. For thirty years, the Crown Prince's descendants wandered the martial world, pouring all their effort into laying a stunning game of chess that would stir up trouble between the imperial court and the jianghu. The three great campaigns of the Wanli era: risking life and limb, brothers turning against each other. Beneath 38.7kClicks442Favorites5.3kRecs
- Help! Why Is the CEO Hell-Bent on Claiming Me? 救命！霸总为何誓死强取我 [Jealous genius CEO × everyone’s favorite lucky heroine + one-on-one, both chaste / love after marriage / contract / sweet romance] Also known as “I Suddenly Got Rich and the CEO Won’t Stop Clinging to Me and Spoiling Me” In the age of artificial intelligence, AI legislation is still incomplete, yet people are mysteriously disappearing. Qin Ningxiang makes a lot of money with AI, then suddenly disappears from her original space. When she wakes up, she has eaten the System from the start and fall 37.7kClicks366Favorites7.7kRecs
- Mi Yue's Criminal Cases 米月的刑事 Mi Yue is a young deputy chief of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Dongzhou Public Security Bureau. While investigating a murder, Mi Yue follows the clues step by step, eventually becoming involved in a massive criminal case spanning 26 provinces, cities, and autonomous regions across the country... 25.7kClicks22Favorites0Recs
- The Grim Reaper Beneath the Flowers 花下的死神 Beautiful flowers are often found all around us. They come in a dazzling array of colors and forms. But someone is using these lovely things to leave people with a lingering sense of terror. He is known as the man called Death, the Reaper Beneath the Flowers. This story follows our protagonist, Fu Yi, as he uses his professional knowledge of plants to foil the Reaper's schemes one by one. 20.6kClicks14Favorites22Recs
- Willow Leaves, Heartbreak, and Flying Catkins 柳叶情殇悲絮飞 The story follows the love between Liu, Ye, Bo, and Xu. Feng Xuer has a terminal illness and chooses suicide to preserve her dignity as a woman. Her unintended act makes her a hero who risks her life to save others. Her death reveals a shocking mystery from more than twenty years ago. The story goes back to that time, when Liu Shu and his first love gave in to temptation. To escape their families and the law, they fled to the mountains, where they met a woman who had been forced into a marriage 15.6kClicks7Favorites0Recs
- Four Lucky Honors in a Row 开和大四喜 The jianghu is like a mahjong table, with 80 crates of treasured antiques from the imperial palace at stake. Those qualified to take a seat are a beauty, a foreigner, a cunning boss, and a penniless scholar. Four sides vie against one another, human nature laid bare, souls cast out of their bodies. What unfolds is a contest of wits, a bloody struggle, and a rosy trap... No one could have imagined that the ultimate winner would be a young upstart: Ximen Luoting. 14.3kClicks15Favorites2.3kRecs
- I Use Horror Games to Make Players Around the World Cry 我用惊悚游戏，虐哭全球玩家 [Simulator System] + [Mastermind Behind the Scenes] + [Escape Room] + [Comedic Style]. This is a story that's both terrifying and hilarious. He can always show players what it means to be born free and die at random. He can also always teach his opponents what it means to win people over with virtue and give them a proper send-off. His name is Xue Dong! In this parallel world, he's practically a god. His side-swept bangs can never hide the sorrow in his right eye, let alone conceal his dazzling 13.7kClicks21Favorites0Recs
- I Use Three Secret Identities to Win Over the Darkened, Yandere Male Lead 我用三个马甲攻略黑化病娇男主 Zhang Anran transmigrates into a supporting female character destined to be cannon fodder in a movie. She must do everything in her power to stop the male lead from being framed. The male lead was originally an elite, but he is deceived and eventually becomes a murderer, ending his life by jumping into a lake. To change his fate, the System chooses Zhang Anran. She must keep the male lead from turning evil while maintaining her persona as a scheming white lotus who joins forces against the femal 12.7kClicks41Favorites740Recs
- Urban Legend Game 怪谈游戏 A strange game of urban legends, made by someone unknown, has taken the world by storm. The game randomly selects people to become players, sending them through different supernatural scenarios, though no one knows why it exists. The protagonist, Li Hexuan, has plenty of experience transmigrating. While helping his best friend clear the game, he gradually uncovers the hidden story behind it... 11.7kClicks40Favorites0Recs
- Reincarnated into a Drama: I Pull Tricks and Cheat My Way Through the Court of Judicial Review 穿剧：我在大理寺玩套路开挂了 As a snarky video creator familiar with every TV drama trope, Yu Qingfeng unexpectedly transmigrates into the first episode of a newly released S+ historical romance drama that she's been roasting. To survive and bask in the spotlight, she has to steal the heroine's role. Who could have guessed the second episode would take a sharp turn? Her lead role in the S+ blockbuster is gone, and she's crossed over into a low-budget costume mystery next door, where the unexpected arrival of a Court of Just 11kClicks15Favorites1Recs
- The Cunning Ways of Espionage 谍谋诡道 I want to edit a chapter. Where can I contact an editor, and how do I get in touch? 7.5kClicks18Favorites23Recs
- Paranormal Livestream: I Scared the Whole World 灵异直播：我吓哭了全世界 When Lin Yi wakes up, he discovers that he has transmigrated to Gaia, a planet sorely lacking in supernatural tales, and activated a Supernatural Live-Streaming System. Ghost makeup, ancient tomb codes, the pen fairy, midnight specters, strange happenings in deserted villages, ghostly whispers... A wave of terrifying stories is on its way... 7.4kClicks100Favorites537Recs
- Forensic Investigator's Guide: The Celibate Lord Mo Makes the First Move 仵作攻略：禁欲的墨大人主动开撩 A famous 21st-century forensic pathologist and psychologist transmigrates, only to end up homeless on the streets, sleeping in ruined temples and living on cold air. Desperate to fill her stomach, she has no choice but to return to her old trade, but runs into a ruthless, scheming boss who threatens to dock her pay at the drop of a hat. Ling Lan: "Lord Mo, don't you feel guilty?" Mo Ziyu: "What's a conscience? Can you spend it like silver?" 7.2kClicks9Favorites3Recs
- Jin'an: The City of Death 金安死城 Strange deaths keep occurring in Jin'an City. Is an evil spirit behind them, or is someone deliberately setting up a false trail? 5.4kClicks5Favorites0Recs
- The Unclear Mist 看不清的雾 Kidnapper Liu Puyu demands a five-million-yuan ransom at the Huadu Police Station before he will release his hostage. After taking over the case, criminal investigator Lou Yingbo discovers that the kidnapper looks exactly like his high school classmate, Sun Ming. During negotiations, he learns that the kidnapper is not after the five million yuan, but a case file from twenty years ago. This seemingly simple case file conceals the secret Lou Yingbo has been searching for all along, and that secre 4.2kClicks18Favorites34Recs
- The Abyss of Evil 恶之渊 There are many secrets in this world that no one knows about. It is filthy and ugly, but there is also helplessness and warmth... In that little city no one pays attention to, the sorrow of people at the bottom lies hidden. Perhaps we are all mired in the muck, but I hope each of us can become a ray of light and fight against the darkness! 4kClicks5Favorites57Recs
- The Winds Rise at Sanxingdui 风起三星堆 Long Haotian is a young man wrapped in mysteries. A major discovery by his parents, one capable of changing the balance of power in the world, lifts the veil of mystery surrounding the ancient Sanxingdui ruins and suddenly sweeps him into a vortex of conspiracy. Determined to uncover the truth, he sets out on a journey. But as his exploration continues, a scepter appears, a heavenly coffin emerges, the Seven Stars gather, and the road to heaven opens. What earth-shattering mystery lies behind th 3.9kClicks4Favorites151Recs
- On a Certain Vanished Realm 关于某个销声匿迹之境 The gloomy school building, the hospital long abandoned, and the truth buried beneath the silence... A deranged conspiracy, students like puppets on strings, betrayal by those closest to them. What could drive these teenagers in the bloom of youth to desperately seek the one and only way out... Are these repeated brushes with death vivid dreams, or a bottomless abyss... This is a story about a place that vanished without a trace. Content warnings: 1. Not a conventional wish-fulfillment nov 3.5kClicks9Favorites30Recs
- The Unsolved Case 迷案悬终 Story Summary: The protagonist had a difficult childhood. His father was murdered, and his mother remarried, then later took her own life. His first stepfather locked him in a basement for two whole years. His next stepfather and stepmother rescued him and treated him like their own son, unaware that the events of his childhood had left him with deep, lasting psychological scars. They never believed his biological father's death had been an accident. As an adult, encouraged by his stepfather, he 3.4kClicks15Favorites2Recs
- The White Moonlight Beneath the Dark Clouds 乌云下的白月光 Li Haohan, president of the Jiulong Group, dies in a car crash, but the scene is riddled with suspicious details. At the same time, during a drug-busting operation, the Criminal Investigation Division of the Provincial Public Security Department discovers a license plate connected to Jiulong, as well as the name of the man pulling the strings, Jiang Hong'en. Division chief Liang Yan volunteers to go undercover behind enemy lines and uncover the truth… 2.9kClicks2Favorites0Recs
- Strange Tales: The Phantom 诡谈撰之诡影 Perhaps it was an accident. In a single night, hundreds of people in the factory died. Captain Zhang told me someone had orchestrated the case, but I refused to believe him. As the investigation progressed, though, I gradually realized Captain Zhang was right. But who was this person? Why would no one who knew the truth tell me? The whole affair was clearly bizarre, and those who knew about the case began dying one by one under equally mysterious circumstances. The case reached another dead end, 2.8kClicks5Favorites2Recs
- Chronicles of the Eerie Killings 诡杀录 "Something's wrong! Something terrible has happened! Blood... so much blood!" From that day on, a peaceful campus was shrouded in a terrifying gloom. 2.7kClicks12Favorites1Recs
- Chronicles of the Immortal Firmament 仙罡记 A strange dream often haunted the male protagonist. One early morning, he finally made up his mind to go see the place from his dream. Then he transmigrated. Watch as he makes waves, settles old scores, and enjoys his revenge in another continent, before finally returning as a king!!! 2.6kClicks3Favorites0Recs
- Legend of Evil Island 恶人岛传说 I got involved in a murder case while standing up for a goddess, and had no choice but to stow away overseas on a fishing boat. To my surprise, the boat sank along the way. It's only the Island of Evil. As long as you're alive, you'll get your chance to rise to the top... 2.5kClicks2Favorites40Recs
- Understanding Human Nature in Rule-Based Horror Stories 我在规则怪谈中领悟人性 Xia Bai, a former detective, was forcibly dragged into an endless world of supernatural rule-based horrors while traveling. From a strange dormitory building, to an amusement park that devours people, and then countless unknown, deadly scenarios... Every rule is a death sentence, and every encounter is a test of human nature. While others tread carefully and cling to the rules just to stay alive, he sees through their true nature and turns humanity's evil against itself to strike back. Only b 2.1kClicks2Favorites0Recs
- The Seventh-Floor Tenant 第七层住户 The Seventh-Floor Resident: Synopsis After a family was massacred on a stormy night, the warning "Don't trust anyone wearing red shoes" became a bloodcurdling omen. Ten years later, Chen Nian, tormented by insomnia, moves into Room 702 of Changqing Apartments. The "haunted building," which was supposed to be demolished, has been plagued by strange occurrences ever since her first night there. Blood seeps through the cracks in the bricked-up wall of Room 701. The missing button for the seventh fl 1.8kClicks1Favorites0Recs
- Records of Yin and Yang: Transcending the Mortal World 阴阳记之了凡尘 Many years ago, on the Ghost Festival, a baby boy was born in a small village. Unlike other children, he had one eye that could see unclean things. Later, through a series of coincidences, he learned the Sanqing Talismans, one of the three legendary books, and embarked on the path between yin and yang, beginning a journey of exorcising demons and hunting ghosts. It's a long story, so please be patient and let me tell it... 1.7kClicks4Favorites0Recs
- The South Wind Rests in My Arms: 南风入我怀： On the ninth day of the ninth month, nineteen-year-old Xia Nanfeng was promoted directly from a low-ranking county official in Ning County to a sixth-rank Assistant Judicial Commissioner, following a joint recommendation from eleven officials of the court. Rumors about the young woman spread everywhere. The most widespread question was whether this genius, who had solved one bizarre case after another, relied on skill or luck. Xia Nanfeng paid no heed to the rumors. With bold, unconventional, an 1.6kClicks4Favorites0Recs
- My Maid Is the Assistant to the Prefect 我的丫鬟是府助 A Maid's Journey of Mystery-Solving 1.6kClicks1Favorites0Recs
- Ancient Village on Yin Mountain 阴山古寨 The perilous journey of two young people in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. (This story is fictional. Any resemblance to real events is purely coincidental.) 1.6kClicks2Favorites0Recs
- Black and White Cat 黑白猫 Mystery and Deduction 1.6kClicks2Favorites0Recs
- The Truth Sealed Away for Thirty Years 尘封三十年的真相 The peaceful days in the small town were shattered by a torrential downpour. A wall of the old warehouse collapsed, revealing a skeleton buried for thirty years and an old badge engraved with a number. I had only come to sort through old records, but I unexpectedly stumbled upon a secret the entire town had been avoiding. The elders' evasions, the neighbors' silence, an old acquaintance who had been missing for years... Every clue tore open another wound in people's hearts. There are no ghosts 1.5kClicks1Favorites0Recs
- Record Zero: The Perfect Crime 零号记录之完美犯罪 What is the meaning of the number zero? 1.4kClicks0Favorites0Recs
- Human Sin 人之罪Human sin The story begins on a rainy night twenty years ago, when a professional assassin killed Ding Ran's mother with his own hands. Twenty years later, Ding Ran helps the police solve one case after another. As the cases are cracked, he is inevitably headed for a final showdown with the killer who murdered his mother. But is this really the end, or a new beginning? Let's wait and see... 1.4kClicks4Favorites0Recs
- The Last Bus's Female Driver 末班车女司机 Make money, make money, work hard and make money! Scared of driving a bus at midnight? As long as it pays well, who cares! Money gives cowards courage; money makes me strong! Fox spirits, rabbit monsters, and handsome ghost brothers are all so dreamy. Heh, isn't making money so much better? Ye Xiaoqian, also known as Ye Xiaopang, used to be broad-minded, plump, and well-off. But after her family's car transport company was hit by a major traffic accident, they were left with nothing overnight. T 1.3kClicks1Favorites0Recs
- The Divine Master of Qimen 奇门神师 I have a secret: I’m an ill-fated person. Because I was born, all three members of my family died unnatural deaths. I thought I’d never figure out why it happened, until a dream when I was eighteen and a trip back to my hometown led me to a clue. But what terrifies me is that someone very important to me has become entangled in it… 1.3kClicks9Favorites1.9kRecs
- The Tang Chen Chronicles: The Cry 唐沉记之呼喊 Tang Chen is a police officer, an undercover agent placed by the police station in a criminal underworld circle. Betrayed by a teammate, he is killed by the gang leader, Jin Bang. He finds himself in another world, but has lost his memory and become a child, living in this world. It is exactly like his old one, and the girl he loves is here. Part One: The Cry Synopsis: Forensic pathologist Gui discovers during an autopsy that the woman on the table is his own daughter. Tang Chen joins the inve 1.3kClicks4Favorites8Recs
- I Don't Want to Go to the Moon 不想去月球 There was once a boy who wanted to try his best to live a normal life in this twisted world... Busy living, or busy dying; Having a dream is what makes you happy. 1.2kClicks3Favorites0Recs
- The Crow and the Pitcher 乌鸦喝水 After her brother is murdered unexpectedly, his twin sister is threatened by their grandfather into taking his place as a government official. She befriends officials and princes, carefully follows the clues, and investigates the truth with a keen eye. Along the way, she finds true love, gains friendship, and fulfills her duty as an official. There are political intrigues and battles where soldiers die far from home, romance and noble ideals. Her journey is filled with heartache and joy, as well 1.1kClicks4Favorites0Recs
- Crime Scene: The Suspect 凶案现场之疑凶 Contact always leaves traces, but when those traces are contaminated or erased, we should use the relevant knowledge of forensic science to reconstruct the most basic crime scene. This only establishes the most basic conditions for committing the crime. 1.1kClicks3Favorites0Recs
- The Abnormal System and the Agent 非正常的系统和特工 This is the story of an unreliable gourmet sign-in System that pushes its host to take the road less traveled. The System is called “You Owe Me from Your Past Life.” A chubby guy who sets out to become the king of spies somehow ends up climbing the career ladder to become the richest man around, a fashion icon who understands women better than anyone, the greatest detective, and a professor who knows how to trick the enemy better than anyone! This book blends lighthearted everyday life with susp 1.1kClicks1Favorites0Recs
- The Boy Chenfeng 少年晨风 In the future, a top graduate of the Special Affairs Bureau. She was blessed with an otherworldly, picture-perfect beauty, yet for years she had covered her face with stickers resembling flowers and grass to hide her true appearance and make it easier to go out on missions. Gifted with exceptional skills, a vast store of knowledge, and a sharp mind, she spent every day tirelessly pursuing the truth, undeterred by convention and going without sleep or rest. She met a confidant for life, and they 1kClicks2Favorites0Recs
- Night Is No Cure 夜不能医 He always visits patients at night, thoughtfully diagnosing them, performing surgery, and... issuing death certificates! 1kClicks1Favorites0Recs
- Traveler of a Different Soul 异魂行者 The ordinary human world suddenly becomes directly connected to the spirit realm, and all kinds of spirit warriors emerge. The protagonist, Li Liang, happens to become a spirit warrior too, embarking on his own spiritual journey... 914Clicks2Favorites0Recs
