My Roommate is a Detective

📊 Series Specifications

Network iQiyi
Episode Runtime ~45 min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 36
Original Language ZH

My Roommate is a Detective (2020)

⭐ 3.6 / 5 (12 votes) 🎬 1 Seasons 📼 36 Episodes 🏷️ Comedy, Mystery 📡 Ended
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Synopsis

In 1920s Shanghai, an infamous police officer, a genius consultant, and a resourceful journalist work together, specializing in strange and unsettling murder mysteries.

Seasons & Episodes

E1 Lu Yao Becomes a Suspect

A man dies in a locked bathroom—Lu Yao is arrested as the prime suspect.

E2 Lu Yao Begins Detective Life

Lu clears his name and joins Qiao and Bai to investigate a vanished tram.

E3 Lu Yao Spots Casefile Anomalies

The missing tram hides a plot to seize Chinese transit—Lu Yao sees through it.

E4 Lu Yao Strategizes the Truth

A vampire-like death reveals a pharma cover-up and a serial killer's legacy.

E5 Vampire Case Mystery Solved

Lu exposes a pharma ring as more victims die mysteriously.

E6 Lu Yao Pressed About Rent

The trio juggles murder cases and overdue rent in 1930s Shanghai.

E7 The “Qiao Eight Great Guardians” Revealed

A man is lifted mid-air and killed—Lu proves it’s not supernatural.

E8 When Lu Yao Met Miss Bai He Cries

Another locked-room death; a land dispute turns bloody.

E9 Bai is Kidnapped, Lu Yao at His Wit’s End

Bai vanishes; Lu uncovers a ritual tied to an old disappearance.

E10 Qiao Investigates Lu Yao’s Identity

A priest is hanged in a church—Qiao begins to doubt Lu’s past.

E11 The Church Case: Heartbreaking Truths

Lu reveals the priest’s death was staged to hide church secrets.

E12 Lu Yao & Bai Write Scripts to Earn a Living

An actor is killed during a screening—Lu finds the bullet and the motive.

E13 Lu Yao Is Locked Up by Detective Qiao

Lu is arrested, then solves a ritual murder inside a secret society.

E14 Bai’s “Big Boss” Takes Notice

A child trafficking ring leads to a gang boss’s death.

E15 Misunderstanding Strikes Qiao and Lu

Old secrets resurface as Qiao and Lu fall out over a dark past.

E16 The Formalin Incident Revisited

A doctor’s suicide sparks a probe into failed medical trials.

E17 Lu Yao Solves the Dissection Mystery

A fake corpse leads Lu to confront academic corruption.

E18 The Beastly Headmaster's Crimes Exposed

A school official dies—revealing years of abuse and bribery.

E19 Bai Youning’s Mentor Murdered

A pen becomes a murder weapon in a locked newsroom mystery.

E20 Qiao Falls for Tong Li at First Sight

A suspect dies mid-interrogation—romance clouds Qiao’s view.

E21 The Truth Behind the Media Murder

Lu and Bai uncover a journalist’s staged suicide and deeper rot.

E22 Qiao Arrests His Own Girlfriend, Drinks Away the Pain

A tycoon combusts at a club—his wife may have sparked it.

E23 Murder at Bai’s Alma Mater

A teacher dies in a locked piano room—motive: love and revenge.

E24 Lu Yao & Bai Grow Closer

Bai poses as a student to solve a love-fueled school killing.

E25 Lu Yao & Bai Investigate Murder of Love’s Passion

A woman’s death in a guarded flat hinges on a single footprint.

E26 Lu Yao & Bai Argue

A man is “struck by lightning” in sun—Lu uncovers the science.

E27 Dramatic Reunion at Cemetery

The Tesla-like murder leads to a theater disappearance.

E28 Lu Yao Considers Leaving Shanghai

Lu saves kidnapped children as drugs and politics collide.

E29 Chance Encounter at Dance Hall

An ex dies in a staged explosion—Lu suspects deeper motives.

E30 Life‑and‑Death Crisis Binds Hearts

Lu and Bai fight gangs and confess their love mid-crisis.

E31 Lu Arrests Ex‑Girlfriend

Zou Jing’s past catches up—Lu is ambushed in a deadly setup.

E32 Lu Injured, Martial Law Declared in Shanghai

A fire reveals elite corruption—Lu sees a pattern emerge.

E33 The Murder Turns into a Gold Heist

A murder masks a massive gold heist with global stakes.

E34 Lu Captures the Mastermind

At the Manson Club, Lu unmasks the man behind the chaos.

E35 Surgery Explosion Rekindles Chaos

A patient explodes mid-op—jealousy, money, and lies ignite.

E36 Lu Yao & Bai Youning Finally Found Love

Lu and Bai wed—but a new case hits just before they depart.