Many years later, facing the cover reporter of Time magazine, Yi Jiayi would recall the distant afternoon when the head of the serious crime unit took her to see the body...... more>>

At that moment, she heard the wails of the deceased, saw the face of the mu*derer, and gained the ability to mentally revisit the crime scene.

From then on, Hong Kong had one less civilian policewoman who spent her time gossiping over tea and dating after work, and gained a shining star in the police force who solved every case she encountered.

Head of Serious Crime Unit: How did you know he was the mu*derer!?

Yi Jiayi: Because it was a rainy night (omitting the reasoning process, 800 words), so there is only one truth...

The mu*derer trembled, his face turned pale, speechless, surrendered, and resigned himself to his fate.

Yi Jiayi thought: I'm sorry, all of the above was made up.

As the saying goes, explanation is just a cover-up, and a cover-up is just storytelling!

Solving a case is like solving a math problem; others derive conclusions based on known conditions.

She just knows the answer directly, and the process of solving the problem relies entirely on fabrication...

Acting, pretending to be a detective, deceiving the mu*derer... resorting to all sorts of extremes, it's really difficult!

...

Ming Pao Reporter: The police force in Hong Kong calls you "Female Zhuge", saying you are both intelligent and close to supernatural. What do you think, Officer Yi?

Yi Jiayi: Haha, I'm just an (extraordinary) ordinary person.

Reporter: It's said that your home was vandalized by two thugs, and even the Flying Tigers were mobilized.

Yi Jiayi: Haha, that's just the daily routine of righteous officers protecting ordinary citizens.

Hong Kong Daily Reporter: It's rumored that the sons of Hong Kong's wealthiest, the rising young stars, and... are all pursuing you? Which one do you prefer?

Yi Jiayi shivered at the thought of the wrath of the Jealous King, not daring to be careless. She sat up straight, facing the camera, and said firmly:

"It's all rumors! As a detective dedicated to the cause of justice, my only concern is to uncover the real culprit and ensure the safety of the citizens. I have no time for romantic affairs." <<less

In Meng Zhao's eyes, the former Lu Shichen was like a skin wrapped in paper. He looked calm from a distance, but looked disgusting up close. Back, everyone was after Lu Shichen, but Meng Zhao felt that he was so fake that he aroused his disgust.... more>>

Meng Zhao didn't expect that one day he would see Lu Shichen once again. What was more expected was that Lu Shichen had got himself involved in a mu*der case and become the primary suspect in the case. . . And the person responsible for solving the case happened to be Detective Meng Zhao.

Author: You two, please describe your views on each other.

Meng Zhao: A mad dog who is extremely good at pretending.

Lu Shichen: A wild dog that can’t be beaten to death.

Lu Shichen x Meng Zhao: The mortal enemies finally get married.

(The one with the bad temper is Shou)

Suspense, solving the case, the plot line and the emotional line <<less

300 years after becoming a Demon King, the war angel Ansel faced a serious problem during a certain expedition.... more>>

——His halo grew out once again.

Ansel picked an auspicious place that was definitely and absolutely unmanned, and while cursing, he simply and skillfully broke off the newly emerged angelic aperture.

This thing was growing out faster and faster!

When will his undercover mission end already?!

The demon realm was divided and ruled by three kings. Demon King Saros was forced to go on an expedition with his sworn enemy, Ansel.

One day, he noticed Ansel sneaking away from everyone.

Saros decisively followed him, and was shocked to find that his sworn enemy, another demon king of the demon realm, took off a horn headband and fake bat wings. As Ansel cursed up and down, Saros watched as he skillfully removed a cute halo from his head.

This irritable, easily angered guy who loves fighting; the type that was cute when he shuts up but could make even demons angered to the point of ascending to heaven the moment he opens his mouth…

..was actually an angel??? <<less

Shi Jin once read a book. It was supposed to be about satisfying the desire for vengeance.... more>>

The main character, also named Shi Jin, was the sixth son of his harem-novel-protagonist-like father. All was well, while his father was alive at least, but after his death, Shi Jin’s five elder half-brothers tormented him, eventually leading to his death. The protagonist was reborn, determined to take revenge, and… the novel was discontinued.

That day, Shi Jin almost spat blood and dropped the book into a shredder. The next day, he died in a car accident. Somehow, when he came to, he had transmigrated into a teenager, a youth also called Shi Jin.

There was only one problem. His father had just died. His older brothers were about to torment him…

Shi Jin: Let’s eliminate my brothers’ hatred, my goal is to keep my life! <<less

There is a certain large country in the central plains of the mainland. In the imperial court of its emperor, there is a girl. Her name is Maomao, a pharmacist from the pleasure district, who is currently working as a maidservant in the inner palace. The girl, who surely can not be considered a beauty, is keeping a low-profile waiting for her contract to end. She is confident that she will not be “visited” by the emperor. During that, she learns about the short lives of the children of the emperor. Maomao, hearing that the two surviving children are critically ill, begins her investigation for the cause—.... more>>

Set in the middle ages of the East, the “Food Taster” girl continues to solve difficult cases in the imperial court one after another. <<less

The protagonist and her family moved to a picturesque resort city to live. Upon the invitation of their friendly female neighbor, they joined a "big family" composed entirely of people from outside the city. Although the members of this big family were not related by blood, their bond was stronger than that of family, and their relationships were harmonious, giving the protagonist's family a sense of warmth and belonging.... more>>

However, the good times didn't last. After some time, the protagonist learned that the gathering place where they often held their parties was actually a mu*der house. Two years ago, a bizarre homicide had occurred in that house. The female neighbor had been organizing gatherings at her place out of fear.

This revelation cast a psychological shadow over the protagonist, but she didn't anticipate that even more terrifying things would follow. After they moved there, one member after another of the big family started getting killed. The police investigation confirmed that the culprit was someone familiar to them. The protagonist couldn't understand why such things were happening. Who was the killer, and what was their motive for the mu*ders? As the investigation progressed, an unexpected truth gradually emerged. <<less

A seventeen-year-old depressed teen, whose mother died at an early age and whose father often disappears, meets a small stuttering boy frequently abused by his family and bullied by schoolmates. Day by day, they become each other’s sole friend, with gradual sparks of admiration. But the tumultuous course of life does not permit them a peaceful existence. The past surfaces, and the feelings of the two boys quietly change…... more>>

A mysterious past. A roving existence. Two insecure teenagers.

After both their fathers go missing, a detailed investigation begins to peel back the layers of the truth– what will the future hold for Yan Hang, who disappears without a word, and the kind-hearted Chu Yi? When they meet again years later, what path will they take? <<less

After a bizarre kidnapping incident, Chi Qing unexpectedly acquired a mind-reading ability. His personality began to stray further and further away from the norm as he consistently failed his personality tests with: You’ve been classified as someone with a highly dangerous personality.... more>>

——Until he met someone he couldn't read.

Only by that person’s side could he obtain a moment of peace.

Chi Qing had clearly been thinking nothing but "stay away from me," yet what came out instead was: "...give me your hand. There are lots of cars on the road, I’m scared you might get run over."

Xie Lin: "...?” <<less

In the winter of three years ago, the first locked room mu*der in Japanese history was committed.... more>>

All of the evidence pointed to the defendant. It was certain they were guilty. And yet, they were found innocent and released. Why? Because the crime scene was a perfect locked room no one from the police or the prosecutor's office could solve.

"Since the room was locked, it was impossible for the defendant to have committed the mu*der. It's no different than if they had a perfect alibi." That was the argument of the defense, and that was the argument the judge sided with.

The ruling sent a ripple throughout Japanese society. No matter how suspicious you were or how much evidence you left behind, as long as you managed to create a locked room that no one could solve, you were immune from prosecution. With the common anti-mystery fiction talking point "there's no reason anyone would ever actually commit a locked room mu*der" completely overturned, the rate of locked room mu*ders in Japan skyrocketed.

When the police proved unable to deal with the surge of locked room crime, the Ministry of Justice published an official categorization of all known locked room tricks as an investigative aid. When that proved insufficient, Division Zero of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, a police division dedicated solely to solving locked rooms, was created. When that still proved insufficient, locked room detectives, private investigators specializing in locked rooms, were officially licensed by the state and authorized to participate in police investigations. Calling a locked room appraiser, someone specializing in searching buildings for secret passages, is now a common first step in criminal investigations.

On the other side of the spectrum, locked room agents, assassins and crime planners specializing in locked room mu*ders, have become some of the most notorious criminals in Japanese history, and even a cult worshiping the scenes of locked rooms as a way to purify the souls of the deceased has made rapid inroads into Japan.

The protagonist, Kasumi Kuzushiro, is an introverted, somewhat cynical high school student who loves mysteries. Kasumi often finds himself dragged along on bizarre journeys by his flighty childhood friend, Yozuki Asahina. Due to their staggeringly bad luck, these trips often leave them in the wrong place at the wrong time to be caught up in locked room mysteries. Fortunately, another of Kasumi's childhood friends, Shitsuri Mitsumura, is the greatest locked room expert in the world, and can always discover the truth.

Hm? How did a high school girl become the greatest locked room expert in the world?

It's simple.

She's...

Volume 1 was the grand prize winner of the 2022 This Mystery Is Amazing! awards. <<less

‘Anyhow … I think I transmigrated into a romance fantasy novel.’... more>>

The problem is—I opened my eyes in a wake room. Within a coffin. At the funeral of this body’s owner. To make matters worse, I had read so many novels that I couldn’t remember which one I was in.

‘Ta-da~ you thought I was dead, right? I was not!’

On the other hand, I think I’m a villainess. My family is cold-hearted, and the servants shrink and shun me, often crying while looking at the air next to me. But it doesn’t matter! I’ll exploit my master in romance fantasy to get rid of my villainess tag!

But then, I found a strange pattern.

“What exactly is this?”

[How to summon •••]
‘Is it summoning formation to summon something like spirits or dragons? That’s good. A villainess needs at least one ability to protect herself.’

“Meow~”

‘But why was I chosen by a three-eyed leopard-patterned cheese cat, rather than spirits or dragons? Well, it doesn’t matter because it’s cute!’

A monster lives in Count Rohanson’s household. A creature lurking beneath the skin of the late Lady Evangeline.

“I’m Gabriel, commander of Paralos Knights. I’d like to know more about young lady Rohanson.”

‘Knight Commander, pitch black hair, azure eyes … Gabriel must be the male lead!’

“How foolish. You don’t even know your place. I’m not interested in you.”

“It doesn’t matter. I’m just curious about you.”

‘How come? Aren’t I the villainess? Go find your partner, the female lead!’

My aim is to use my summoning circle to protect myself! I’ll also look after Pudding the cat and Jelly the werewolf.

“By the way … why does everyone keep trembling whenever they see me?”

A story about a heroine who thinks she’s in a romance fantasy novel and the unsettling events that happen to those around her. <<less

He uses desire to ensnare others, he uses blood as temptation, he uses his appearance as a disguise. Like a wolf, he hunts for prey in the shadows. He is among the FBI’s most wanted list of serial killers. He lives by his own law, the Lex Talionis. He does things his own way, independent and reckless. He gave himself his own name: Sha Qing... more>>

————

The first time the two officially met:

“The purpose of the prison is not to destroy people’s lives; it’s meant to replace the broken chains of law and morality, to bind the beast in their hearts again, until it is completely subdued,” said Leo.

“Everyone has beasts in their hearts, agent, and so do you.” Sha Qing extended an index finger and pointed at Leo’s heart.

“Yes, but unlike you, I will use those iron chains to lock it tightly in a cage.”

“It’s not as easy as you think, Leo. Things are always changing, and often beyond your control …”

With his blood-stained lips, he suddenly kissed the stunned FBI agent.

The salty bloody taste spread in their mouth and the fiery contact was enough to burn the tips of their tongues.

Leo’s eyes suddenly felt heavy, but his face did not show any irritation from being calculated upon.

“Did you also count this?” He raised his wrist with effort, then closed his eyes.

Sha Qing looked down and saw that a pair of steel handcuffs had fastened his left wrist with the other’s right arm.

He lowered his head and kissed the sleeping man’s wet, dusty hair, and said in a soft voice:

“Goodbye, brave young lion.”

He then dislocated his own hand to remove the shackles that bound them together.

Sha Qing stood up and walked away, until his figure disappeared into the darkness… <<less

Every mu*der has its own reasons behind it.... more>>

With the help of criminal investigation, we can restore the killer’s appearance, predict their psychology and unravel the truth.

Captain Song Wen of the Criminal Investigation Department has repeatedly solved strange cases using his masterful ability to simulate criminal portraits down to the last detail. With the arrival of the blooming season, the South City Bureau welcomed a new trainee police officer, Lu Siyu, a taciturn officer who is always able to uncover the truth. And behind him there are also hidden secrets….

Song Wen: Where did this rich second-generation newcomer come from?? No, no need! It hasn’t been seven days. I want to return the goods. There’s no reason.*

A week later — The report written by Lu Siyu is good. The food cooked by Lu Siyu is also good. Ah Lu Siyu, you can also solve the cases so quickly (^o^)

Six months later — Wife, whatever you say is right ヽ(^o^)丿

Even Song Wen couldn’t escape the law of true fragrance*.

Powerful Wolf Dog Chief Gong × Beautiful Yet Cruel, Cold-blooded Pe*vert

The new book “Criminal Investigation Notes” is here for collection.

The process of solving cases becomes refreshing and sweet when emotions come into the picture

Notes :
1. Taobao, which allows customers to return any product within 7 days. No reasons asked! (七天无理由退换)
2. The popular Internet term zhēn xiāng or “true fragrance” is mainly used to ridicule the contradictory behavior of a person who is dead against doing something, but later on falls in love with the same thing and turns back to slap their own face. <<less

It was 1068, Year 1 of the Xining era. Emperor Zhao Xu had recently ascended the throne of the Song dynasty. The widely respected old-guard of civil officials, Ouyang Xiu, Han Qi, and Fu Bi, were in their twilight years. The unorthodox reformer Wang Anshi was full of vigor, wishing to reverse the tide of decline sweeping over the empire. The stubborn Sima Guang would rather leave imperial government than give up on proper orthodoxy. The literary Su Shi watched from the sidelines, unable to pick a side. ... more>>

With such a talented crop of civil officials, the Song dynasty should have shone brightly. Instead, these geniuses embarked on a mutually destructive course, leaving the Song empire with a gaping, irreparable wound, and leaving future students of history with regret and controversy.

But the sudden arrival of a junior lawyer opens a new path for the Song dynasty. Reformers and conservatives, civil and military officials, domestic and foreign affairs, all shall come under the Law. <<less

Seven years ago, Hua Chong, a member of Special Force from the Luocheng City Bureau, was deployed to the Beixi border to support anti-terrorism. Two years later, the mission was accomplished, and Hua Chong was transferred back to Luocheng. However, instead of going back to the Special Force Detachment, he voluntarily transferred to the Criminal Investigation Detachment. Several years later, Hua Chong became the head of the Criminal Investigation Detachment’s Serious Crime Unit. Soon after, a young and talented elite from the Information Warfare Team of the Ministry of Public Security was suddenly transferred into the Serious Crime Unit. The seemingly ‘successful’ mission on the Beixi border five years ago had already changed the... more>> destinies of two individuals.

Protagonists: Hua Chong and Liu Zhiqin. <<less

Mr. Gao recently hired a bodyguard. He hired with day-pay. The bodyguard was not yet taller or stronger than Mr. Gao, like an unserious bodyguard.... more>>

Gao Yusheng & Zhai Chen,

Overbearing President & Handsome Bodyguard <<less

Police officer, would you believe me if I say this is an Iyashikei game?
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Translator's Summary:... more>>

Han Fei is a comedy actor who is down on luck.

Things seemed to be turning for the better when he was given an expensive gaming helmet to a virtual reality game called Perfect Life, a soothing iyashikei (slice-of-life) game that heals one's soul.

Little did he know what he thought was heaven was actually a hell filled with terrifying ghosts and vengeful spirits. <<less

Overnight, the world turned upside down.... more>>

Ling Shu turned from an idle small-time police officer with no ambitions to a suspected mu*derer. He had no other choice but to work hard to save his own life and clear his name.

Yue Dingtang was not used to watching Ling Shu’s attitude of “I have no ambitions and just want to get through life idly so I’ll just goof off and be lazy.”

Until one day, he suddenly discovered that the person he had been nitpicking and trying to change wasn’t a lazy useless pig but in fact pretending to be s*upid to throw off his opponent. <<less

Xie Yu, a bigwig in the modern entertainment industry, ended his life due to a shipwreck, and when he opened his eyes, he was reborn as the laughing stock of the interstellar entertainment circle with the same name—a 27-year-old traffic star who has been ridiculed by everyone for not producing good works for many years and is an embarrassment all over the stars despite having looks that could be said to be God’s preference. ... more>>

Under a brand-new entertainment industry environment and a huge conspiracy, Xie Yu ends up at the forefront of public opinion, filming when he has to, quietly investigating when there is no shoot, cooking with cats in his spare time, and fully ready to complete his mission and retire. However, although not popular now, with all the skills possessed by his body, he will definitely become popular later, and finally stand back at a high point in his career.

His state-of-the-art acting skills and superb cooking skills arouse widespread discussion in the interstellar entertainment circle. And by the way, he’s also attracted the attention of the bigwig Shen Qi who joined the circle for an investigation. <<less

Lost in the vast expanse of space, trapped in the icy confines of a metal spacecraft, I was forced to face a horrifying truth.... more>>

That I had transformed into a ruthless alien predator in a space survival game. <<less

A meteor shower brought a large number of radioactive meteorites, causing the abrupt evolution of a hundred thousand people all over the world. As a result, supernatural abilities manifested, and turmoil and panic followed closely behind.... more>>

In order to stabilize the social structure, supervisory departments have been established all over the world, aiming to use all their strength to solve supernatural crimes and ensure public order.

Shenhai City’s great supervisor, Shen Zhuo, is famous for his cold, tough, iron-fisted, and efficient way of doing things. The evolutionists fear him, hate him, and have no choice but to obey him.

The majority of rumors about him focus on two things: first, his bloody and stained past; second, his cold, aloof, but beautiful face. <<less

Day 1: My vision seems to be blurring a lot recently, and I keep seeing strange things in the corner of my eyes. Look! That cabinet is moving on its own. I’ll go take a look.... more>>

Day 13: I see them, damn it! Why is this world full of strange things?

Day 101: There is nothing to be afraid of anymore! Putting on this long dress befitting a witch, I, too, have become a monster! <<less

In the current era, people are either normal or are with ‘special abilities’. Cases related to the latter are managed by the “National Anomaly Prevention and Control and Special Species Management Office”.... more>>

Qi Zheng Emperor Sheng Lingyuan was reawakened a thousand years later after he jumped off the fiery Red Lake.

Xuan Ji, a newly transferred staff to the Reparations Division of the Deviant Control Office, finds himself having to clean up the mess of a revived tyrannical monarch.

The two seemed to share something from the past, but unbeknownst to them, a big conspiracy is stirring right underneath their noses that could destroy the balance of the world. <<less

Female Lead’s Perspective:... more>>

At five years old, Bó Ruò Yōu’s parents passed away. Her uncles looked for a Taoist Priest to divine her fate. Apparently, she was a woman who brought ill luck to her family and jinxed her father and mother, and it was asserted that she would die young, unable to live past the age of eighteen.

Under the banner of changing her fate, her uncles chased her out of the family door.

After she departed, her assets were seized, and her marriage contract was taken away. They wrested away everything, only waiting for her to die at eighteen.

They waited and waited, but before Bó Ruò Yōu even reached eighteen, what awaited them was how she used her corpse dissecting and bone examining skills to shake Jiangnan.

The influential and the nobility invited her to make the dead speak, the princes and marquises entreated her to redress an injustice for the living.

And behind her, also stood a man that could strike terror in the entirety of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Male Lead’s Perspective:

Wielding the Embroidered Emissaries above, Assuming the Judicial Commission below.

The ruthless and intractable Huò Wēi Lóu had the power to subvert the courts and commons, but he snorted disdainfully at female charms.

Hence, on their first encounter, even if Bó Ruò Yōu came from an official family and possessed a matchless countenance, he still detested it like a worn-out shoe.

Later, after seeing her long, slender, and fair hands examining a female corpse in red robes, breaking past her ghosts and seizing back her life, clearing up the long-standing injustices of the past…

Huò Wēi Lóu: Truly fragrant, truly and genuinely fragrant! <<less

Her husband, Derrick Vaisil, who had a funeral four days ago, suddenly came back to life. But this man was so different from before he died!... more>>

“I’m hungry, wife.”

From regularly turning up in the dining room that he had always avoided,

“How about we use the same bedroom?”

To a furtive suggestion of combining their bedrooms that they had always been using separately.

What in the world happened to this man?

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“You always give off this delicious smell…………. but how can I bear with it?”

Right now, at this moment, Judith felt like he was a cruel predator who would completely devour her from head to toe easily.

“You, uh, what the hell are you?”

He, who tormented her as he repeatedly s**ked on her soft earlobe and put his tongue inside her ear, chuckled.

“What am I?”

Derrick kissed her chin and whispered languidly.

“I am your husband, Judith.” <<less

Ji Yao, the criminal investigation team leader, came home from work and knocked on the door of his new neighbour’s house. “Doctor, I broke the skin on my finger, and it hurts so much!”... more>>

Han Xi: “Sorry, police officer, forensic doctors only see dead people.”

Ji Yao leaned against the door and said, “I’m dead.”

Han Xi quietly watched him act: “Cause of death?”

Ji Yao smiled playfully. “Seduced to death by a certain beauty.”

Han Xi slammed the door. “Get out!”

One day, a long time later, he stood in front of her, and with a bang, a bullet hit his chest.

His breath was weak, but his smile was gentle. “It doesn’t hurt, and I can’t die. Don’t cry.” <<less