OngoingUrbanSystemMystery
Cop with a Criminal Genius System
警察，但犯罪大师系统［刑侦］
Translated by Kizuna
A police officer in the 80s gets a criminal master system that rewards her with crime skills—and chaos.
16 Chapters
Ongoing Status
Chapters
16chapters01Pickpocket!02Chapter 203Life-Savings Stolen04Chapter: 'How Do You Know That Again?05Suspect Locked Down06Caught and Booked07Where'd you learn to pick locks?08New Case09I Need to Check the Lock10Crime Spree11I could tell you were bad news at first glance!12Didn't know you had it in you!13Why's it gotta be this hard?14Chapter 1415Plainclothes Pickpocket Bust16Are You Zhe Wang?
Main characters
8characters · tap to expand Wu Suo
吴所 Supporting Male An experienced veteran officer, decisive and efficient in work; both guides and remains wary of his apprentice Jiang Xia; skilled in psychological tactics during interrogations.
Wu Suo
吴所 Supporting Male
An experienced veteran officer, decisive and efficient in work; both guides and remains wary of his apprentice Jiang Xia; skilled in psychological tactics during interrogations.
- Appearance
- Medium build, often in police uniform or plain clothes, holding a porcelain mug, giving an impression of experience and steadiness.
- Personality
- An experienced veteran officer, decisive and efficient in work; both guides and remains wary of his apprentice Jiang Xia; skilled in psychological tactics during interrogations.
- Motivation
- Solve cases and catch criminals, maintain public order in his jurisdiction, and mentor the newcomer Jiang Xia.
- Story arc
- Initially wary of Jiang Xia's abilities, gradually comes to recognize her investigative talent, leading to a more trusting mentor-apprentice relationship.
- Background
- A core officer at Zhouying Police Station, with many years of service and extensive experience; assigned as the mentor for the newcomer Jiang Xia.
- Voice
- Direct and to the point; uses commanding and urging tones during operations; likes to spring sudden questions during interrogations; also engages in casual chat in private.
Hu Wei
胡伟 Supporting Male Diligent and responsible, straightforward, easily excited, respectful toward seniors but occasionally impatient, outspoken against unfairness.
Hu Wei
胡伟 Supporting Male
Diligent and responsible, straightforward, easily excited, respectful toward seniors but occasionally impatient, outspoken against unfairness.
- Appearance
- Medium build, often in police uniform, moves briskly, giving an impression of simplicity and competence.
- Personality
- Diligent and responsible, straightforward, easily excited, respectful toward seniors but occasionally impatient, outspoken against unfairness.
- Motivation
- Fulfill police duties, solve cases and catch thieves, strive for performance, and earn recognition from superiors and colleagues.
- Story arc
- From initial clumsiness as a newcomer, gradually adapts to police station work, improves skills under Jiang Xia's influence, and becomes more confident.
- Background
- New public security officer at Zhouying Police Station, graduated from police academy or related field, mentored by Shen Huoda, subordinate to Chief Wu.
- Voice
- Speaks directly, uses exclamations and colloquialisms, talks fast when excited, occasionally uses mild profanity, overall energetic.
Liu Kezhang
刘科长 Supporting Male Enthusiastic and responsible, but prone to impatience and tunnel vision; respectful to superiors and open to sound advice.
Liu Kezhang
刘科长 Supporting Male
Enthusiastic and responsible, but prone to impatience and tunnel vision; respectful to superiors and open to sound advice.
- Appearance
- Medium build, often in factory cadre uniform, with a worried expression, appearing preoccupied.
- Personality
- Enthusiastic and responsible, but prone to impatience and tunnel vision; respectful to superiors and open to sound advice.
- Motivation
- Recover the lost goods from the garment factory to avoid accountability from factory leaders and supply cooperatives, and to protect his job.
- Story arc
- Initially convinced it was an inside job, but gradually opens up to the possibility of external theft after hints from Jiang Xia.
- Background
- Section chief of a garment factory, responsible for daily management and case liaison, with working contacts with local police station officers.
- Voice
- Speaks politely and directly, often using the phrase 'You don't know', with an anxious and urgent tone.
Jiang Xia
江夏 Lead Female Diligent and eager to learn, sharp-eyed, modest and easygoing, good at cooperating with others.
Jiang Xia
江夏 Lead Female
Diligent and eager to learn, sharp-eyed, modest and easygoing, good at cooperating with others.
- Appearance
- Young woman, often in police uniform, with a neat and capable appearance.
- Personality
- Diligent and eager to learn, sharp-eyed, modest and easygoing, good at cooperating with others.
- Motivation
- Strive to adapt to police work while seeking system bugs to enhance abilities, using master-level theft skills to solve cases.
- Story arc
- Gradually grows from a rookie officer to one capable of solving cases independently, while exploring system rules and balancing skills with duty.
- Background
- A new police officer with master-level theft skills, from an ordinary family with a sister Jiang Ying, recruited into Zhouying Police Station for her special abilities.
- Voice
- Polite in speech, often uses respectful terms, occasionally playful, with a calm tone.
Lü Fusheng
吕福生 Supporting Male Lazy and comfort-seeking; enjoys arguing, relies on seniority, bullies the weak and fears the strong; slinks away when criticized, but occasionally participates in work.
Lü Fusheng
吕福生 Supporting Male
Lazy and comfort-seeking; enjoys arguing, relies on seniority, bullies the weak and fears the strong; slinks away when criticized, but occasionally participates in work.
- Appearance
- Medium build, often in police uniform, with a slightly lazy demeanor and slow movements.
- Personality
- Lazy and comfort-seeking; enjoys arguing, relies on seniority, bullies the weak and fears the strong; slinks away when criticized, but occasionally participates in work.
- Motivation
- Pursues an easy life, wants to coast, avoids trouble, and maintains seniority dignity.
- Story arc
- Evidence is limited; based on his situation, he is forced to participate in cases under pressure, but overall remains lazy with no clear transformation.
- Background
- A community police officer at Zhouying Police Station with over 20 years of service; senior but with a negative work attitude, just wants to coast.
- Voice
- Speaks slowly with a drawl; fond of sarcasm, rebuttals, and making accusations; occasionally flatters superiors.
He Tuzi
何秃子 Supporting Male Suspicious and cautious, highly alert to strangers; once confirming the other is from the same underworld, becomes warm and straightforward; greedy for profit, shrewd in calculation.
He Tuzi
何秃子 Supporting Male
Suspicious and cautious, highly alert to strangers; once confirming the other is from the same underworld, becomes warm and straightforward; greedy for profit, shrewd in calculation.
- Appearance
- Middle-aged male, bald, medium build, usually in casual clothes, with wary eyes, giving an impression of shrewdness and worldliness.
- Personality
- Suspicious and cautious, highly alert to strangers; once confirming the other is from the same underworld, becomes warm and straightforward; greedy for profit, shrewd in calculation.
- Motivation
- As a fence, his core motivation is to profit by receiving and reselling stolen goods while avoiding legal risks and maintaining his business in the gray area.
- Story arc
- From initial suspicion toward Jiang Xia, to being impressed by her skills and trusting her, ultimately arrested by police, his criminal activities thwarted.
- Background
- A fence involved in receiving stolen goods, operating in the gray area, familiar with underworld rules, connected with multiple thieves and fences; his identity was exposed due to Jiang Xia's investigation.
- Voice
- Speaks in underworld jargon, direct yet probing, often uses terms like 'meizi' (sister) and 'Hua Zi'; tone alternates between displeasure and warmth, skilled at ingratiating himself.
Dong Aihua
董爱华 Supporting Fierce-tempered and emotionally expressive; devastated by the theft to the point of suicidal despair; deeply grateful to those who help, even willing to kneel in thanks.
Dong Aihua
董爱华 Supporting
Fierce-tempered and emotionally expressive; devastated by the theft to the point of suicidal despair; deeply grateful to those who help, even willing to kneel in thanks.
- Appearance
- An ordinary middle-aged woman, plainly dressed, with a haggard face often bearing tear stains; her body trembles when emotionally agitated.
- Personality
- Fierce-tempered and emotionally expressive; devastated by the theft to the point of suicidal despair; deeply grateful to those who help, even willing to kneel in thanks.
- Motivation
- Recover the stolen life-saving medical money to save her family's health.
- Story arc
- From despair and breakdown after the theft to grateful relief upon recovering the money; undergoes intense emotional swings and develops trust in the police.
- Background
- An ordinary resident of Donghua Road, financially strained; urgently needs money for a family member's medical treatment; the victim who reported the theft, interacting with police and involved parties.
- Voice
- Speaks haltingly, becoming incoherent when emotional; frequently uses rhetorical questions and exclamations to express strong feelings, e.g., 'You mean...?' and 'Thank you so much, I, I'll kowtow to you!'
Hua Ge
华哥 Supporting Male Outwardly laid-back and easygoing, but shrewd and worldly; values rules and loyalty, generous to those he takes a liking to, yet prioritizes self-preservation when danger arises, with a keen sense of alertness.
Hua Ge
华哥 Supporting Male
Outwardly laid-back and easygoing, but shrewd and worldly; values rules and loyalty, generous to those he takes a liking to, yet prioritizes self-preservation when danger arises, with a keen sense of alertness.
- Appearance
- In his early thirties but behaves like an old man; often sits in the shade with a palm-leaf fan, cracking sunflower seeds, giving a leisurely and experienced impression. Dresses casually, fitting his role as an underworld boss.
- Personality
- Outwardly laid-back and easygoing, but shrewd and worldly; values rules and loyalty, generous to those he takes a liking to, yet prioritizes self-preservation when danger arises, with a keen sense of alertness.
- Motivation
- As an underworld boss, maintain his status and interests while building useful connections; helps Jiang Xia contact the second boss to solidify networks and uphold local codes.
- Story arc
- Evidence is limited; based on his situation, shifts from casual appreciation of Jiang Xia to gradual trust, ultimately fleeing when police appear, revealing a survival-first instinct.
- Background
- An underworld boss, real name unknown, in his early thirties; well-versed in local black market rules, acquainted with the second boss He Tuzi, making a living through trading goods and collecting protection fees.
- Voice
- Speaks casually with a streetwise tone, uses colloquial and dialect words (like 'an' and 'xiao liu'), direct and cheerful in manner, occasionally with teasing or caution.
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View profile- Original title
- 警察，但犯罪大师系统［刑侦］
- Status
- Ongoing
- Translator
- Kizuna
- Language
- Chinese → English
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