The War on Crime

Stories About Underworld Bosses

Looking for books similar to *Yao Ruan*. Any stories where the male lead is a powerful underworld boss, and definitely not a good guy, while the female lead is basically his mistress?

Gangsters, a System, and a Life of Crime That Pays: Anyone Who Crosses Them Gets Taken Down

The kind where a crime boss is eating at a barbecue stall, and some clueless idiot comes over to provoke him. The boss doesn’t even turn his head, grabs the guy by the neck with one hand, and slams him into the ground hard enough to crack the floor.

Novels That Feel Very Real and Reflect Real Society

I’m sick of stories that are too brainless and idealistic. I want something more realistic.

Looking for a Pure-Bad Black-Mafia Boss Male Lead

First Fortune, Then Fate, Then Feng Shui

I'm looking for books like *Daoist, I Can't Let Her Go! What Do You Mean, She's Your Nemesis?* #When an unconventional Daoist tries stand-up comedy# “Grave robbing? Are you making a live-action version of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles Online?” “Insulting people counts as merit? You should apply to have the Zu'an School of Daoist Arts listed as intangible cultural heritage!”

Hot-Blooded Gangster Fiction and Brotherhood: They'd Do Anything for Their People

Fanfic where the protagonist joins the Japanese underworld and later returns to China. They’ll do whatever it takes to protect the people around them, but aren’t brainless or self-righteous.

Give Me Some Urban Underworld Novels. Do Authors These Days Have No Brains?

I want books similar to *Rising in Hong Kong and Building the Gao Clan!*

Thirty Years of Jianghu Tales in the Southwest

Looking for books like *Southwest Storm: Thirty Years of Jianghu History*. Are there any novels like this?

Any Stories About Elegant, Highly Educated Gangsters in Suits?

Any Stories Where the Male Lead Leads a Crew of Brothers into Action?

Brothers working together, with scheming and old grudges. Something like *Proud Nine Heavens*. It could be fantasy or a cold-weapons war novel.

Please Recommend Some Underworld Stories, Preferably with No Romance

Looking for Urban Life Stories with a Male Lead in the Underworld

Any Invincible Novels With a Social-Faction Vibe? No Doormats

No holier-than-thou heroines!!! No holier-than-thou heroines!!! No holier-than-thou heroines!!!