Spy Thriller! Spy Thriller! Spy Thriller! Spy Thriller! Spy Thriller! I Want Spy Thrillers! 谍战！谍战！谍战！谍战！谍战！就要谍战！

1. 251 谍 Shadows of Espionage 谍影重重 Old Turtle from the Northeast东北老鳖Urban2.9M WordsCompleted Bao Dazhuang transmigrates to the wealthy Guan family in Yulan City during the War of Resistance Against Japan, becoming a repulsive-looking Republican-era live-in son-in-law whom everyone despises. He works as a translator for the military police, handling nothing more than routine documents. It is only after becoming a real spy that Bao Dazhuang realizes this is nothing like the spy films of his previous life. At best, he is a mediocre agent. Yet his cowardly, selfish, and easygoing nature rep 5.9kReads8.8Score536Shelves

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   Honestly, I think this is the absolute limit; it's not a case of intellectual decline.

2. 252 暗 Undercover 3: The Ultimate Infiltration 暗斗3：终极渗透 Wildly Chopping Wood乱劈柴Urban807k WordsCompleted The Japanese have been infiltrating our land of Huaxia for a thousand years. In modern times, Freemasonry also entered China in the late Qing dynasty. What conspiracy and purpose lie behind their frenzied infiltration? How far have they already infiltrated? Enemy spies and the traitors they cultivate are everywhere. Their plots are sinister and vicious. How should the descendants of Yan and Huang face this battle, one that concerns the survival of our nation? To deal with the claws of evil, he h 365Reads8.8Score111Shelves
3. 253 抗 War of Resistance: The Invincible Organization System 抗战：无敌编制系统 Liang Qiwen梁启文Urban3.7M WordsOngoing Li Shaoyi, a university graduate preparing for the civil service exam, transmigrates back to 1935 and awakens the Invincible Military Establishment System. Once ten of his subordinates are officially enlisted, they are immediately issued two full sets of weapons and equipment for a German infantry squad. At midnight, their ammunition supply is replenished to twice the amount they used the previous day. Once fifty of his subordinates are enlisted, they are immediately issued all the weapons and e 54.5kReads8.5Score3.9kShelves

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   🔥The "Invincible Organization System" is undoubtedly the highlight of this book. It's not a mindless arsenal, but a "reward system" with clear logic: Core rule: The number of "on-duty" personnel determines the level of German-style equipment issued, and ammunition is replenished at midnight each day, double the amount consumed the previous day. Strategic significance: This directly equates "recruiting manpower" with "armed forces," dialectically unifying "preserving oneself" with "eliminating the enemy." To acquire more powerful equipment, one must develop and expand their forces, protecting more people. This makes each expansion by the protagonist filled with a sense of accomplishment, like leveling up in a game, and a sacred sense of mission to defend the country. 🔥The protagonist, Tang Yunshan, is completely different from the protagonists in traditional anti-Japanese war novels. He is closer to a combination of a "warlord" and a "system-cheater" in a chaotic world: Absolute independence: "What Jin-Sui Army, Central Army, I don't want any of them! Independent development is the only way!" This statement clearly states his stance. He harbors no illusions about any old forces, believing only in himself and the power provided by the system. This independent character, free from sycophancy, aligns with contemporary readers' high expectations for the protagonist's autonomy. A pragmatic individual with clear goals: His actions are logically clear and efficient: attacking pillboxes and capturing strongholds, prioritizing gaining merit and strengthening himself. His decisiveness extends beyond enemies to address potential internal conflicts, shaping him into a resolute and unfettered hero of a chaotic era.

4. 254 我 Beauty and Hairdressing in Republican-Era China 我在民国美容美发 Ye Xuan Gusi叶玄古寺Modern Romance757k WordsOngoing Spy thriller [No romance + entrepreneurship + espionage + not a power fantasy + no arrogant, all-conquering hero or Mary Sue + kindhearted, not malicious + everyday street life + no romantic melodrama + slow-paced] [Author's note: Feel free to read two or three chapters before deciding whether to continue. Don't blindly follow the reviews when judging a book's worth; decide for yourself.] Zheng Xiaohe brings modern skills with her when she transmigrates into the granddaughter of a barber in Ji 2.8kReads9.0Score267Shelves

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   All three female protagonists are quite intelligent and cautious. 1. Completed, good read. The female protagonist's father is seriously injured, so she seeks sulfonamides from a nun friend to save him. Finding it profitable, she partners with several factions, but only for one round before withdrawing. One of them is a reborn individual with whom she has a close relationship—the Red Army. She provides him with books and helps him develop sulfonamides and penicillin, which also provide him with something akin to spiritual power. She then begins doing things for the good of the country. Initially, the female protagonist acts as a young boy. 2. Quite long, over 200 chapters, good read. The female protagonist accidentally transmigrates and encounters a Huangpu Military Academy officer being hunted. She uses a system to take his identity and then goes on a killing spree within the Kuomintang. She kills spies and traitors, and helps the Red Army when they are in trouble. 3. The female protagonist transmigrates during the Great Famine and runs a barbershop in Shanghai with her grandfather. After her grandfather's death and the shop being bombarded, she runs a barbershop and beauty salon with a mother and son next door, gathering intelligence for the Red Army.

5. 255 我 I’m a Male Secret Agent, and I Have Just a Few Too Many Secret Identities 我，男特务，马甲比情报多亿点 Bubbly Tangyuan糖圆啵啵Modern Romance612k WordsOngoing Strong heroine + Republican-era spy intrigue + multiple identities + System + no romance Nanzhi, a third-year college student, gets transported to the Republican era and unexpectedly awakens a System. Right from the start, she smoothly switches into a male body and impersonates Shen Zhiheng, a Huangpu Military Academy officer. Nanzhi thrives in the Republican era by killing Japanese spies and gathering intelligence. Cast of the comedy skit: I am Shen Zhiheng, an officer in the intelligence servi 1.8kReads8.8Score173Shelves

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   Female spy story! Space ten no cp ten systems ten skill talismans mind-reading talisman, impersonation talisman, lucky charm, fighting talisman, bad luck talisman, truth talisman... All kinds of talismans. Nan Zhi, a female college student, dressed in the Republic of China, pretended to be Shen Zhiheng, a Secret Service officer who graduated from Whampoa Military Academy at the beginning. Later, in order to obtain intelligence, she pretended to be the nanny Wang Ma who was a traitor. In order to kill Japanese spies, she pretended to be a Japanese noble lady. Nan Zhi used multiple identities to kill people in the Republic of China!

6. 256 暗 Hearts of Iron IV: Total War 暗斗4：全面战争 Wildly Chopping Wood乱劈柴Urban268k WordsCompleted Total war has long been raging right beside us! Our enemies use methods more brutal than ever, and China faces a calamity without precedent. Whether we can escape this disaster will determine the course of human civilization, and may even decide whether humanity lives or dies! The Jews, the most vile people of all, have finally bared their sharp fangs… 126Reads7.0Score—Shelves
7. 257 卧 Undercover in Military Intelligence, Yet You Become the Demon Den's God of Wealth 卧底军统，你竟成魔窟财神爷 Muddy Water混水Urban118k WordsOngoing Lin De transmigrates into a world combining spy dramas such as The Rebel, Kite, and The Disguiser, becoming the “God of Wealth of the Devil's Den,” a man with four separate identities. From then on, as an undercover agent with the codenames “Dark Sparrow” and “Lone Wolf,” Lin De commands the tides of power in Shendu. Zheng Yaoxian: “For all my careful calculations, I never imagined that Mr. Lin De would have four identities at once.” Ming Lou: “His alertness and adaptability fooled even me. The 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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8. 258 特 Agent: Fighting Yu Manli from the Start 特工：开局搏斗于曼丽 Jade Dew玉露Urban327k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Lin Guangnian enrolls at the Military Statistics Bureau’s secret agent academy, where he becomes classmates with Yu Zecheng, Yu Manli, and Ming Tai. He shocks Wang Tianfeng during a training exercise. Wang Tianfeng: “The best student I’ve ever taught!” Zheng Yaoxian: “Move the plan up. Support Lin Guangnian in all his operations!” Yu Manli: “I don’t love a hooligan like you!” Yu Zecheng: “Big Brother, what’s our next move?” 233Reads5.9Score—Shelves
9. 259 民 Republican Era: I Get Sign-In Rewards in Prison, and All My Men Are Fanatically Loyal 民国：签到在监狱，手下全是死士 Wait for You a Little Longer等你一等Urban1.3M WordsOngoing Lin Feng has just transmigrated to the Republic of China era when he ends up in prison. He awakens a sign-in System and quietly grows stronger by signing in behind bars, while the number of loyal death warriors under his command keeps increasing. The International Settlement has no garrison, so they come to me to borrow troops. The French Concession has no garrison, so they come to me to borrow troops. By the time they’re done borrowing, both concessions are staffed entirely by my people. When t 2.9kReads6.9Score181Shelves
10. 260 抗 War of Resistance: My Right Eye Awakens Infrared Thermal Vision 抗战：右眼觉醒了红外线热成像 Fan Tianzi凡天子Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Lu Jianfeng transmigrates to the era of World War II and awakens the ability to see infrared thermal images. Using this advantage to fight the Japanese, he leaves the enemy questioning their own existence and contributes to the resistance. 4.2kReads7.7Score256Shelves

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    A good Republican-era spy drama

11. 261 抗 The War of Resistance: Maybe I Should Go It Alone 抗战，还是自己单干吧 Qin Jiao Shou秦叫瘦Urban2.0M WordsOngoing Qin Xiang, an ordinary man from modern society, somehow transmigrates into the era of the War of Resistance! Watch as he rises from a conscript, step by step, amid the chaos of war! The protagonist unexpectedly awakens a space within his sea of consciousness. With this one golden finger, see how he gradually stockpiles supplies to survive! After the uprising, he temporarily joins the Nationalist government, but still makes a point of helping the Reds whenever he can! Going it alone doesn't mean 38.9kReads7.5Score2.7kShelves
12. 262 一 A Man-Eating Monster Asked Me to Marry It. Should I Say Yes? 一个吃人的妖怪，它竟然向我求婚了，要不要答应它 The World's Mightiest Little Fox宇宙无敌小狐狸9k WordsCompleted A man-eating monster proposed to me. Should I say yes? 79Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is so beautiful.

13. 263 谍 Espionage: I Can Talk to Animals! Torturing Japanese Spies 谍战：和动物交流的我！折磨日谍 Ganmei Twenty-Four甘美二十四Urban1.6M WordsOngoing When Bai Liang wakes up, he discovers he's become the lowest-ranking secret agent in occupied Shanghai, codenamed “Bagpipe.” From the start, the Special Higher Police Agency throws him into a death-row cell... Just as he's nearly lost all hope, Bai Liang awakens a special ability: he can understand what cats and dogs say. From that moment on, every cat and dog in the city becomes part of Bai Liang's intelligence network... He kills the Japanese invaders and eliminates traitors, rising step by st 1.1kReads6.2Score103Shelves

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    I love kittens, kittens love me, you love me, I love you, Mixue Ice Cream is so sweet.

14. 264 老 Heaven Threw Me into the 1940s to Set Things Right 老天把我扔四十年代收割不平事 He Qi贺祺Modern Romance649k WordsOngoing [Transmigrating to the Republic of China era + both virgins + resistance-war espionage + chicken-dinner System + strong heroine + mutual devotion + multiple identities] Lu Xiangxiang is timid and easily frightened, but she loves martial arts and has trained with her father in the mountains since childhood. She’s majoring in foreign languages, so why insist on joining a film crew as a stunt double? Timid and easily frightened, she spent college as a complete nobody. And now… this? All Lu Xiangxia 386Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    These are all great! [Admiration][Admiration] Especially the first one, a super satisfying novel. The female protagonist uses a system and a spatial ability to appear and disappear unpredictably, collecting supplies from the Japanese army and sending them to Yan'an. At the same time, she also kills many Japanese commanders or important figures. [Laughing and crying][Laughing and crying]

15. 265 抗 War of Resistance: Fighting in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Base Area 抗战，奋斗在晋察冀 Wen Dao San Shi73文刀三石73Urban1.0M WordsCompleted When you're poor, use tactical maneuvers to outflank the enemy. When you're rich, blanket them with firepower. A retired soldier from more than eighty years in the future transmigrates into a composite world of anti-Japanese war dramas. That year, Li Yunlong was still a battalion commander in the 772nd Regiment of the 386th Brigade. That year, Li Daben was only just rejoining the ranks. That year, Zhou Weiguo had just arrived at Hutou Mountain. That year, Zhang Hao came here with a battered remn —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This story tells of Zhang Hao, a retired soldier from over eighty years in the future, who travels to a fantasy world set against the backdrop of the War of Resistance against Japan. He leads a remnant army to establish a base behind enemy lines, gradually achieving firepower coverage through tactical infiltration. The book includes a large number of excellent stories depicting the War of Resistance, such as *Bright Sword*, *The Indelible Number*, *Snow Leopard*, and *Kite*.

16. 266 亮 Bright Sword: The Fox of Northwestern Shanxi 亮剑：晋西北之狐 Little Flower Grows on the Gourd葫芦开小花Urban874k WordsCompleted Kong Yang transmigrates into the world of Bright Sword, only to discover he has become Kong Jie, commander of the Independent Regiment, the unlucky man whose headquarters is about to be ambushed by Yamamoto’s special forces. When he hurriedly gets up to check the battle map on the wall, he discovers he can actually see the Japanese troops’ route on it. So you’re Yamamoto, huh? And you’re the special forces, huh? I, Kong Jie, have a cheat ability. Now the Independent Regiment has gained a cunning 5.8kReads8.9Score212Shelves
17. 267 亮 Bright Sword: The Iron-Blooded Expedition in the War Against Japan 亮剑：抗日之铁血远征 Brother A Niu's Blue-and-White Passion阿牛哥的蓝白情怀Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Napoleon once said: “When the lion is asleep, even flies dare to land on its face and buzz. China is a sleeping lion. Once awakened, it will shake the world.” In Chu Xiong’s eyes, the Japanese pirates were those foolhardy flies. They were the ones who woke the sleeping lion of the East! This is a story about the War of Resistance that has no System and no Li Yunlong. The resistance was the work of millions of people. There is no System or Li Yunlong here, and I hope everyone will still show this 18.3kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
18. 268 代 Code Name: Migratory Bird 代号候鸟 Yao Wanmin姚皖闽Urban428k WordsCompleted A heart-pounding covert war, as deep as the ocean! The most enduring declaration of love in the world is staying by someone’s side… 1kReads7.7Score103Shelves

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    Both of these books are really good. I've already finished reading them, and they're very enjoyable.

19. 269 暗 The Hidden Sentry 暗哨 Invisible Gunfire看不见的硝烟Urban122k WordsCompleted On the eve of the Liaoshen Campaign, a sleeper agent who had been silent for years awakens inside the Kuomintang's Northeastern secret service. Surrounded by treacherous Military Statistics Bureau agents, gang leaders straddling the line between respectable and criminal, and prominent Shengjing women whose loyalties are hard to read, he must maneuver alone through threats from every side, hidden in the shadows as he shines a bloodstained beam of light on the city's liberation... 4.7kReads8.9Score326Shelves
20. 270 亮 Bright Sword: Building Up the Southeast of Shanxi 亮剑：从晋东南开始建设 Tomato Who Doesn't Eat Sweet Potatoes不吃红薯的番茄Urban713k WordsOngoing [No System + development] In the 23rd century, Zeng Jiwen, commander of the Huaguo Space Fleet, transmigrates to a parallel world during the War of Resistance and becomes a brigade commander directly under the Eighth Route Army. This is the story of him leading his troops against the Japanese invaders and building up his forces. “Li Yunlong, congratulations on your fortune!” “…What fortune? I’m so broke I’ll have to sell the pants off my back!” “Quit whining. Leave one company’s worth —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 271 重 Reborn in Republican-Era China: I Devote Myself to My Country 重生之民国，我在报效祖国 Eggplant Rice茄米Modern Romance172k WordsCompleted A low rating doesn't mean a novel is bad. It just means too few people have reviewed it (≧▽≦) [Reborn in the Republican Era + Special Agent + Mission System + Secret Identities + No Romance] At just nineteen, Shi Yi graduated from the Huaxia Army Officer Academy. She then joined the country's top special forces unit, becoming its chief commander and a top agent in only three years. At twenty-three, she successfully completed a mission, but died in a plane crash on her way back. …Reborn in the 459Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    I've practically worn out all these spy novels, and none of them are finished. Luckily, the sheer number makes up for it. That one, "Barbed Wire," was absolutely amazing! Forgive my lack of knowledge, but the protagonist was incredibly shrewd!

22. 272 谍 Espionage: Code Name Big Dipper 谍战：红色特工代号北斗星 The Little Scribe文抄小郎君Urban1.1M WordsOngoing In 1936, an era of turbulent waves! There was a group of people feeling their way through the darkness, using the flame of their faith to light up the pitch-black night sky. Jiang Huo, code-named Polaris, went undercover in the Special Service Office, walking on thin ice and teetering on the edge of a cliff! In the narrowest of spaces, the struggle was cruel and merciless! In the dark of night, it was a tale of hardship and greatness! Their names may have been forgotten amid the years of raging 564Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    I've been reading these books lately, and they're all pretty good. If you're looking for something to read, you should check them out. The ratings and number of readers are also quite good. I recommend them to you guys! [Heart emoji][thumbs up emoji]

23. 273 谍 Espionage: Starting from Above the Cliff 谍战：从悬崖之上开始 I Eat Cotton Candy我吃棉花糖Urban820k WordsCompleted Though the nation lies broken, its mountains and rivers remain. Ding Ran transmigrates to a hundred years in the past and becomes a triple agent. The island nation: “That man is a demon, an out-and-out demon.” The Baldies: “How can someone so perfect exist in this world?” The Beautiful Country: “Get his identity at any cost.” In the end, Ding Ran writes his own legend in that era. 2.3kReads8.7Score134Shelves
24. 274 民 Republican-Era Spy War 民国谍战 A Little Impressive小厉害Urban536k WordsCompleted "Need to move people or cargo? I'll fix up a manure cart for you. Short on medicine? The military police hospital is ready to help. Food? Got it! Guns and ammunition? Got them! A tank? Come on, are you kidding me? The Republican era is full of remarkable people, and the righteous lead the way. Watch Lu Xiao turn the tide and show what a true hero is made of." 1.6kReads9.0Score153Shelves
25. 275 谍 Espionage: I Sign In at the Military Police Headquarters from the Start 谍战：开局我在宪兵队签到 Cloth-Clad Jing the Fool布衣荆二傻Urban628k WordsCompleted Note: The early part of this book focuses on espionage among the nobility. After the protagonist takes control of Sakura, the story enters a worldline similar to The Man in the High Castle! [Sign-In] + [A Plausible Noble Identity] + [Moles Within the Enemy's Ranks] + [Doesn't Return Home After the War] + [A Different Kind of Resistance Against Japan] (This story won't leave you feeling frustrated. The protagonist has powerful connections in the navy, army, and Foreign Ministry, so feel free to g 2.1kReads8.9Score130Shelves
26. 276 抗 Wartime: Who Has Time for Your Fake Heiress Drama? 抗战年代：谁有空跟你玩真假千金 Qingmian Qianqian清眠浅浅Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted [Republic-era spy thriller] [Space] [Transmigration] [Travelogue] One moment, I transmigrate, and the next, the Japanese are right at my doorstep. My family is also putting on a show about a real and a fake heiress. I'm the fake heiress, so I deserve to die, is that it? They want me to leave with nothing? Thankfully, I was born in winter, so my swaddling clothes were thick and plentiful. Otherwise, I wouldn't even have had enough clothes to cover myself. 2.4kReads8.6Score142Shelves
27. 277 抗 The Great Doctor of the Republic, Fighting the Japanese 抗日：民国大医生 Big Orange Little Cat大橘小猫Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Doctor, espionage, transmigration, agent] A doctor transmigrates to the Republic of China era and becomes a medical student once again. But he somehow ends up in the Japanese army as a genius military doctor. Yet he is Chinese, so he begins his own unconventional campaign to save his country. If he can't kill the enemy on the battlefield, he can sabotage them behind the lines and perhaps still make a difference. 13.2kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves

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    [Doctor, Espionage, Time Travel, Special Agent] A doctor travels back in time to the Republic of China era and becomes a medical student again. In this new era, he is determined to do something, not for anything else, but simply for his conscience. As a doctor, he is the last resort; if he can't, no one else can. In business, he starts with a small factory and builds a behemoth. He opens a hospital, the last lifeline for all patients in the world; if you have money, I can snatch you back from the jaws of death. Some say he's a great doctor, some say a successful entrepreneur, but no one knows that he is also a king of secret agents.

28. 278 媳 Are All My Wives Spies? Come On, I Just Want to Live 媳妇全是特务？别搞啊，我想活着 Hardworking Ox奋进的牛Historical812k WordsOngoing [Espionage] [Republican Era] [Scheming] [Mind Games] [Vengeful] [Dancing on the Edge of a Blade] Li Yundong transmigrates to Beiping in 1948, code-named Vulture. From the start, he gathers the heir of a capitalist family, a Kuomintang major, and a top Secret Service official… The difficulty of survival is off the charts! Fortunately, he has a 100,000-cubic-meter space and a wife he got for free: a Qing Gang bigwig's beloved daughter, a wealthy merchant's heiress, a lieutenant colonel and spe 51.9kReads6.9Score4.7kShelves

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    Aside from this book, I don't recommend any others; it's the only true god.

29. 279 谍 Espionage: I Ran Amok in the Juntong 谍战：我在军统杀疯了 Careless Yu Xuan冒失鬼余玄Urban609k WordsOngoing [Invisibility + pocket dimension + ruthless decisiveness + sharp intellect + steady growth] He is the most inconspicuous nobody at the bottom of the Juntong, and no one knows his true identity. Ordered to infiltrate the Japanese and puppet secret service agencies, he spends every day outwitting the enemy to obtain intelligence, dancing on the edge of a blade. He is also an elusive master assassin who never shows mercy to his enemies. He eliminates traitors and kills Japanese invaders. Known as t 4.3kReads6.6Score226Shelves

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    A high-quality spy thriller where the protagonist dominates, eliminating lurking spies and achieving great success.

30. 280 枪 The Rifling in the Barrel 枪膛线 Xiu Zhiyuan修之远Historical1.0M WordsCompleted A war story that stays closer to the truth than any other; a Nationalist Army captain who crawls out of a pile of corpses; an impossible mission; a romance that seems destined to blossom… His codename is “New Year”! His activation plunges him into a world of twists and treachery; his arrival changes the fate of both sides… Where will his path lead? 15Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    Currently following spy novels

31. 281 血 Crimson Dawn 血色黎明 Xu Yaguang徐亚光Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Trade blood and passion for the dawn; give your life to honor your oath. Face demons with courage, and fight the wicked with wisdom. 1.3kReads7.9Score134Shelves
32. 282 北 The Beipingside Barber: From the Start, I Opened the Ghost Gate for the Japanese 北平剃头匠，开局给鬼子开天门 Yi Ran Zou Chen Shuang弈然走沉霜Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Unable to afford a haircut, university student Wen Pan, who works at a construction site, decides to buy some clippers and cut his own hair. At a street stall, he buys a pair of vintage clippers and a dragon-patterned razor. While trying to shave himself, he accidentally nicks a pimple and is sent straight to the moment when the Japanese invaders breached Beiping. He becomes a barber there and, in order to survive, takes over his predecessor’s work. Then he discovers that the dragon-patterned ra 18.2kReads8.2Score1.8kShelves
33. 283 谍 Espionage: The Military Intelligence Bureau's Judge, the Nightmare of Japanese Spies 谍战：军统判官，活成日谍噩梦 Clear Moon, Bright Sky清月明朗Urban967k WordsOngoing [Espionage + identity detection + assassination + System] Reborn in 1936, Lin Mu, a graduate of Whampoa Military Academy, is unexpectedly assigned to the Special Service Department. He soon becomes Japanese spies’ worst nightmare! Kawashima Yoshiko: “Damn it, the assassination plan has been foiled again!” Tsuchihashi: “The Judge is everyone’s worst nightmare.” He kills Japanese invaders, captures Japanese spies, and takes Shanghai by storm, becoming a traitor’s worst nightmare! “I have nothing t 55Reads6.0Score—Shelves
34. 284 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score135Shelves

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    The emperor would also be very happy.

35. 285 谍 Espionage: Too Many Identities? How Many Undercover Jobs Are You Working? 谍战：身份太多？你卧几个底啊 Wind, Rain, and Freedom风和雨和自由Urban1.5M WordsOngoing I'm Lin Tiannan, the son of a wealthy family in Jiangshan, Zhejiang. I'm an agent for the Red Organization, codename Deep Sea. I'm the Military Statistics Bureau's ace agent, Foolish Old Man. I'm also Lord Nan, a Shanghai underworld boss; a special adviser to the Central Statistics Bureau; a spy for the Special Higher Police; chief inspector of the Maillane Police Station in the French Concession; and a major general and division commander in the puppet government. It all began when my handl 32.5kReads8.6Score3.2kShelves

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    I haven't seen anyone recommending it, but it's really good. Although the author took a short break, they picked it up perfectly [shy]. I caught up in two days [full]. Now I just hope the author won't stop updating again and can finish this book smoothly [crying][crying].

36. 286 大 The Great Physician: Sunrise, Two-Volume Set 大医·日出篇（全二册） Ma Boyong马伯庸Historical380k WordsCompleted The Great Doctor: Sunrise is the sequel to The Great Doctor: Dawn, Ma Boyong’s new full-length historical novel published in 2022. Self-reliance and resilience, strength rooted in the people: a gradual awakening as doctors search for a way to save their country. A great doctor is like a historian, bearing witness to a century of upheaval through the benevolent art of healing. After China entered the Republic era, the tides of history did not calm. They grew more turbulent by the day. The Second 193Reads9.5Score101Shelves
37. 287 穿 Transmigrating into a War-Torn World, I Awakened an Anti-Japanese Martial Arts System 穿越烽火逃兵我觉醒抗日武侠系统 Rocking Slowly in a Wicker Chair藤椅慢摇Urban867k WordsOngoing Li A Shui transmigrates to the Songhu Front in the rain at night. The moment he opens his eyes, he runs into the fleeing soldier Hu Yi. He remembers Hu Yi, remembers Ninth Platoon, and remembers everyone along this road who was supposed to fall. He once read this story. Now he is standing inside it. 42Reads—Score105Shelves

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    Here are some niche but high-quality reads that I personally enjoy. "Barbed Wire" and "Bully System" are both incredibly good.

38. 288 纯 A Pure Heart: A Life-or-Death Game 纯净的心：生死牌局 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我9k WordsCompleted A Pure Heart: The Life-and-Death Card Game 424Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In "Shanghai Nights: Triumph in Shanghai," Miyamoto is bribed by Tanaka Ryukichi to go to the Church of Our Lady to find Nakajima Shigeko's informant in the Black Dragon Society.

39. 289 烽 Beacon-Fire Deserter: The Road Home 烽火逃兵：归途 Half a Gourd半颗葫芦Historical356k WordsOngoing A tribute to Xiao Zhixianxian, a fan-written continuation of The Deserter in the Flames of War. Picking up where the original stopped updating, at Chapter 687. Hu Yi, Xiao Hongying, Mule, Ma Liang, Gao Yidao, Li Youcai... not a single one left out. No System, no transmigration, no cheat abilities. The same old feel, the same familiar faces. After waiting nine years, it’s time for them to come home. 4.4kReads7.3Score425Shelves
40. 290 双 Double Crossing to the Sixties, Hauling in 2026 双穿六零，搬运2026 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban127k WordsOngoing Set aside your personal standards and enjoy a life without scruples. Refuse to wear yourself down with overthinking; when something happens, just lose it. Better to inconvenience others than make yourself miserable. Su Tianci from 2026 unexpectedly transmigrates to the materially deprived 1960s. Two vast eras now lie before him. 591Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 291 禁 Drug Enforcement Elite 禁毒精英 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Urban101k WordsCompleted Two major drug cartels operate in Mexico: the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and the Sinaloa Cartel. This is the story of the US Drug Enforcement Administration, together with the Department of Homeland Security, the CIA, and US Northern Command, assisting Mexican police in the fight against drug crime. 82Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 292 穿 Transported into Beacon Fire Escape, My Phone Has Unlimited Data 穿进烽火逃兵，我的手机有流量 Cat Bridge Soil猫儿桥土Urban2.4M WordsOngoing In the world of Beacon Fire Escapees, Zhao Baosheng is transported to Desheng Harbor, right on the front line between the Nationalist Army and the Japanese. How the hell is he supposed to survive? Wait, my phone’s buzzing. Let me check... The Independent Regiment that appears later in this book isn’t Li Yunlong’s from Drawing Sword. Have you read Beacon Fire Escapees? It’s the one from that novel. 12.4kReads8.8Score889Shelves
43. 293 民 The Phantom Butterfly of Republican-Era China 民国之幻蝶 Mo the Wildcat莫野猫咪Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted An ability user betrayed by others in the apocalypse is reborn as the legitimate third daughter of the Jin family of Shanghai’s Jin Mansion. Her concubine-born younger sister stole her fiancé, but her attempt to get revenge on her sister failed, and her own father even sent her abroad. How will she turn her life around and become someone everyone in Republican-era China admires, a figure feared by other nations? 132Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    The first book tells the story of a post-apocalyptic supernatural being who transmigrates to the Republic of China era, becoming a pampered young lady sent abroad by her family. However, she encounters a gunfight on a ship bound for overseas and ends up impersonating a Japanese spy, infiltrating to deliver intelligence and assassinate Japanese invaders. The second book follows a 23-year-old college student with no physical strength who transmigrates to an intelligence agency as a rookie with a cheat-like ability, assassinating Japanese invaders with the system's help.

44. 294 抗 War of Resistance: A Jungle of Flesh and Blood 抗战之血肉丛林 Lump疙瘩Urban8.1M WordsCompleted [War of Resistance + Home and Country + Blood and Iron] The island invaders ravaged our land, bringing misery to western Yunnan. Who among us lacks courage? How could we abandon the frontier? Our valiant soldiers feared neither danger nor hardship, charging into battle ten times and prevailing every time, ready to die as gladly as they would drink. Their remains lie here, their names engraved on a monument. Their awe-inspiring righteousness will shine for generations to come. 3.2kReads9.1Score281Shelves
45. 295 穿 I Transmigrated to a War-Torn Era, and I'm No Easy Target 穿越到战乱年代，我也不是好惹的 A Thousand Roads Like a Painting千陌如画Modern Romance277k WordsCompleted Transmigration + Republican era + spies + System + parallel worlds + no CP Who would’ve thought that someone who wouldn’t even step on a tiny bug would suddenly transmigrate? Fine, she could deal with being poor and having a hard life, but of all the places to end up, she landed right in the middle of a mission. Before she could figure out what was going on, she was facing the prospect of being killed all over again. Still, she didn’t want to live in the original owner’s body either. But when th 1.3kReads8.7Score107Shelves
46. 296 志 A Taoist Priest in the Volunteer Army's Ice Sculpture Company 志愿军冰雕连里的道士 Middle-Aged Chubby Uncle中年胖大叔Urban245k WordsCompleted During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, a company of volunteer soldiers was ordered to hold off the enemy. After lying in ambush for three days and nights in the freezing snow, they became the Frozen Company. One day, one of its soldiers woke up! What sparks will a peerless martial arts master create in a modern city? Let’s wait and see. 95Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "The Taoist Priest in the Ice Sculpture Company of the Volunteer Army" tells the story of a young Taoist priest from Zhongnan Mountain who possesses unparalleled martial arts skills dating back thousands of years. He is ordered by his master to descend the mountain to fight against the Japanese invasion and save the country, but unexpectedly finds himself in a modern city seventy years later. This young Taoist priest wipes out Japanese martial arts with a single palm strike and stirs up trouble in European countries. This book is extremely exciting and should not be missed.

47. 297 沪 Tracks Across Shanghai 沪上辙痕 Hand-Impaired Afterglow手残余晖Modern Romance897k WordsCompleted A modern soul awakens among Shanghai's underclass in 1931. Starting out at a cigarette stall in the alleyways, they draw on carefully concealed modern knowledge and survival skills to lead their family through a city fractured by currency chaos, divided foreign concessions, and rigid class barriers. In the end, they steer their own wheels into the surging tide of national salvation. 5.3kReads7.8Score543Shelves
48. 298 火 The Mars Era: Road to Venus 火星纪元：金星之路 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Sci-Fi & Apocalypse341k WordsCompleted An ancient alien spacecraft is discovered in a crater on Venus. The mysterious X Organization plots to seize the planet, while Factory 18 wants to use Venus as a dumping ground for waste. Yet atop the clouds of Venus stands an airship academy called Cloudtop Academy, a hallowed school dreamed of by students across the solar system. At last, traveling from Mars to Venus, they witness the planet's land and oceans. 58Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 299 穿 Transmigrating to 1940: The Eight-Year-Old Farm Girl Goes on a Rampage 穿越四零，八岁农女杀疯了 Salty Fish Is My Trade咸鱼本渔Modern Romance484k WordsCompleted Li Xue had fallen asleep in her dreams. When she woke up, she had become an eight-year-old girl. The girl had witnessed her entire family being killed, and in her terror, she had died too. From the girl's memories, Li Xue learned that it was now the year 1942. She wanted to cry but had no tears left. Wiping them away, she resolved to take revenge on those who had wronged her and settle every score. 6.1kReads8.9Score305Shelves

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    Some are pure espionage stories that rely on intelligence and courage, while others rely on special abilities and espionage skills. But they all share a patriotic heart, unwavering faith, and a commitment to striving for it.

50. 300 谍 Espionage: I Have a Phantom Express Van 谍战，我有一辆幽灵快递车 Steamed Bun and Rice Noodle Soup包子粉汤Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Espionage] + [Behind Enemy Lines] + [Multiple Identities] + [Spatial Powers] + [The Green Gang]... The moment Yu Yang opened his eyes, he found himself in Republican-era Shanghai, a low-level Green Gang thug tasked with watching over a venue. He was also the Military Statistics Bureau's most peripheral informant, so peripheral he wasn't even worthy of a code name... One intelligence handoff caught the attention of the bureau's headquarters. Dai Li said, "From now on, his code name will be Lon 45.4kReads7.9Score4.6kShelves

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