The Cheat's Underworld

Books with a Strong Jianghu Flavor, by Someone Who's Really Been in the Underworld

Looking for books like *Southwest Storms: Thirty Years in the Underworld*.

I Want a Smart Protagonist Who Plans Ahead and Controls the Whole Situation

A High-IQ Protagonist Who Plans and Strategizes for the World, Like a Mastermind

Ever since I read *Following the Current: A Military Strategist for the Ages*, I haven't been able to forget it. I love the way the protagonist, Jiang Jiangzhe, plots and schemes his way to control the world. Does anyone know any similar novels? Please, I'm begging you.

Intricate Power Plays and Mind-Bending Schemes

The protagonist gradually seizes power, schemes, and plays political games. The more intricate and difficult to follow, the better. I want something that really makes you think.

A Scheming Protagonist with Deep-Laid Plans, Like in Sword Snow Stride

Legends of the Jianghu: The Con Artist

Let me show you how treacherous human nature can be.

Political Intrigue, Darkness, High Intelligence, and Masterminds

A master strategist who can anticipate your every move and make plans from behind the scenes.

Urban Fiction

I'm looking for some urban novels, like Ye Lingtian and Li Yuxin, or Xia Meng and Han Dong. The protagonist shouldn't have supernatural powers or cultivate immortality, and shouldn't be pretending to be poor either. Ideally, the books should be long. Thanks!

Top-Tier Political Intrigue Novels

Modern or alternate-history settings are both fine, as long as they feature top-tier strategic maneuvering. I just want political intrigue, strategy, and workplace or officialdom drama.

Any High-IQ Underworld Novels About Scheming and Setting People Up?

A Highly Intelligent Protagonist with Plans and Schemes

Looking for a novel about brotherhood, taking on the world together, smart characters, strategic planning, and no bleeding-heart protagonists. Any genre is fine. Thanks, fellow readers!

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.

Novels About the Underworld

Are there any stories where the protagonist comes from the number-one crime family and goes out to gain experience?

Novels About the Underworld

Any stories where the protagonist starts off weak and gets bullied every day, until one day he finally snaps, beats up his bullies, and starts getting involved with the underworld?

Any Books About Gambling Like The Professional?

Any Novels About Swindlers and Underworld Bosses in the 1990S?

Any Novels About Shady Underworld Trades, Like Con Artists and the Northern School?

Looking for books similar to *Old Swindler*.

Looking for Underworld Stories Like Old Qian and The Grave Robbers' Chronicles

Looking for books similar to *The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern Faction*. The world of the jianghu isn't just about fighting and killing.

I Want to Read Books About Gambling

I've already read *The Gambler*. If there are no good books besides that one, feel free to argue with me.

Any Books About Swindlers, Mind Games, and High Intelligence? Please, Experts!

Looking for books similar to The Autobiography of a Tomb Raider.

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!*

Looking for Books by the Author Lao Pianmen, About Going Straight and Leaving the Underworld Behind

Looking for books similar to *The Swindler*. Memoirs or stories about encountering ghosts are fine too.

Stories Based on Real Events, Like The Grave Robbers' Chronicles and The Gold Chaser

Looking for Urban Underworld Stories: A Decisive, Smart Protagonist, With Plenty of Action