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. 351 谍 Espionage: Codename Flying Eagle, The Japanese Invaders Are Terrified 谍战：代号飞鹰，小鬼子吓哭了 Nightingale1995夜莺1995Urban1.6M WordsOngoing [Brave and resourceful | The turbulent Republic of China era | Deep sibling bonds | Brother doting on his sister | One female lead | Spy warfare System | Cunning and calculating | Saving the nation and its people | Anti-Japanese espionage | No. 76 | Special High Police | Military Statistics Bureau | Underground Party] In 1940, the nation was in turmoil. The flames of resistance against Japan had reached their height, and Shanghai had become a living hell of espionage. The Wang Jingwei regime’s 40.8kReads7.3Score3.6kShelves

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   Not bad, not bad.

2. 352 开 I Gun Down Half the Shanghai Station of the Military Statistics Bureau from the Start 开局枪杀半个军统上海站 The Chubby Orange Cat Really Is Chubby胖橘真胖Urban164k WordsCompleted [Power fantasy] [Action expert] [Shanghai] [Espionage] He is the king of Shanghai by night, the king of the King of Hell. When the King of Hell says you will die at the third watch, no one can keep you alive until the fifth. During the War of Resistance against Japan, a Communist Party agent embedded in the military intelligence service hunts down the enemy and eliminates traitors in Shanghai. 109Reads5.9Score—Shelves
3. 353 特 Special Operations Pioneer 特战先驱 Amateur Sniper业余狙击手Historical2.1M WordsOngoing [The original novel of the TV series Snow Leopard] Zhou Weiguo, the son of a wealthy family, graduated from Huangpu and studied in Germany. With the nation on the brink of ruin and the land engulfed in war, he resolutely abandoned his studies to join the army. Through sheer determination, he grew stronger in training and battle, becoming a true soldier forged in blood and fire. He witnessed the fall of Nanjing and his commanders fleeing for their lives… His heart burned with passion for his c 72Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   I'm so damn collecting!

4. 354 匠 Craftsmanship 匠心 Sandbag沙包Urban2.7M WordsCompleted If you can’t even keep your own house in order, how can you put the world in order? 250Reads9.3Score—Shelves
5. 355 警 Men of the Police Force 警队男儿 Night Walker夜行人Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted This novel portrays frontline police officers who fear no danger and overcome one obstacle after another. With nothing but their own resolve, they capture and punish criminals, fighting with all their might to defend justice and truth. From the moment the protagonist joins the police force, he takes one step at a time, punishing evil, promoting good, and upholding social order and the dignity of the law. This is a contemporary crime-solving novel adapted from real cases, offering a more authenti 6Reads7.3Score—Shelves
6. 356 谍 A Spy in the Shadows, Starting with The Rebel 谍战从叛逆者开始的特工 No One Has Used This Pen Name这个笔名没人用Urban1.0M WordsCompleted This is purely for my own amusement. I’m sorry if it makes you unhappy. At first, I wanted to take things slowly, but then I got criticized, so I changed it. I changed it. Then people said the characters weren’t written well. That part I’m not changing. Later, I messed up the golden finger, so I gave up. Anyway, I’m having a great time writing it now. If it’s stressing you out, sorry. I didn’t mean to. 1.5kReads8.1Score108Shelves

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   Wadashi spy war spy war all about espionage

7. 357 都 We're at War, Who Has Time for Your Heiress Returns Story? 都抗战了，谁跟你玩千金归来 Light Sleep微眠Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted For female readers. Very popular. If it’s not your thing, move along. Gossip + espionage + no romance + play the pig to eat the tiger Colleagues at the Investigation and Statistics Bureau: “Don’t be fooled by how short Xiaoxiao is. She’s got plenty of cunning.” Hong Xiaoxiao: “Cunning? Is that a compliment? Don’t bully me, I’m very cunning!” The Blue Shirt Society: “Talented people are hard to come by. Everyone at the Blue Shirt Society warmly welcomes Hong Xiaoxiao!” Section Chief Ding of Unit 245Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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   It's a good watch, no romantic pairing, the female lead is a character who grows and develops, has a special ability, and can travel back to her original world later on to barter.

8. 358 谍 A Tangled Web of Espionage: I’ll Be the Ninth of the Eight Guardians! 谍综重重：八大金刚我行九！ Sui Jing'an隋靖安Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [From Juntong bigwig Brother Jiu to Marquis Ju, and then to Springtime in Hong Kong!] [Female lead Li Ningyu + turning Japanese loyalists into capable servants] Everyone knows that Dai Li’s most capable men in the Lixing Society are known as the Eight Vajras. But who says the Eight Vajras can’t have a ninth member? Here he comes, walking straight toward you! The Nationalist government’s intelligence community’s god of fortune! A trusted confidant of the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Army, 22.5kReads7.5Score2.4kShelves

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   From "Ninth Brother of the Military Intelligence Bureau" to "Marquis of Orange" and then to "Spring in Hong Kong," let me recommend my own books, which are already over a million words long.

9. 359 隐 The Invisible Guardian: Brother Biao's Endless Cycle of Reincarnation 隐形守护者：彪哥之无间轮回 Leng Yuhan冷雨寒Anime Fanfiction239k WordsOngoing On the surface, Hu Yibiao is a traitor who sells out his country for personal gain, greedy, burly, and covered in whiskers. In reality, Hu Yibiao is brave and resourceful, wise beneath a foolish facade, wildly popular, and more impressive than the male lead. It's Hu Yibiao's time to shine. What major scheme is that sly, shifty-eyed rascal plotting now? 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a spy-themed fanfiction about the Invisible Guardian. Tomato isn't updating it much anymore, but you can give it a try if you're looking for something to read.

10. 360 抗 War of Resistance: Starting an All-Out War from the Northeast Army 抗战：从东北军开始全面战争 Xuanlong Tongxue炫龙童学Historical5.2M WordsOngoing That day, he was reborn in 1932, having been a member of the Chinese Army’s special forces! The nation had fallen, and the Northeast was on the brink of collapse! He rose up to resist foreign invaders alongside the heroes of his country! He entered politics to serve as a provincial governor; He joined the military to become his enemies’ nightmare! He led a million-strong army to guard the borders, all for the sake of peaceful homes and safe days for everyone! 18.4kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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    ☘️☘️☘️Spy thriller! Damn, this is it! I was so excited reading it, it was exhilarating and thrilling! Seeing them kill the Japanese was so damn satisfying! I really wanted to jump into the book and kill them all myself! It's amazing!

11. 361 续 Cliffhanger: The Butterfly at Dawn 【悬崖】续集破晓之蝶 Zeng Xueying曾学英Urban1.8M WordsOngoing The sequel to the spy classic The Brink! Hard-hitting espionage · historical mystery · a new chapter in the Ice City spy war In 1946, Harbin was liberated. Gu Qiuyan came back, carrying the echo of the gunshot that condemned her six years ago, and an obsession she could tell no one about. A rusted button was waiting for her in a crack in the wall of her old home. It was a deadly signal only she could understand. Was he still alive? Gao Bin, who once controlled everything, now wore a badge bear 3.3kReads8.8Score406Shelves

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    Spy drama, spy drama, spy drama, and more spy drama masterpieces, great spy dramas.

12. 362 断 Broken Thorn 断刺 Invisible Gunfire看不见的硝烟Urban217k WordsCompleted When the Japanese invaders strike, a rebellious young man runs away from home and is swept by the tides of history from one perilous situation to another. He maneuvers between military intelligence agents, underworld gangs, and Japanese spies; makes choices between conflicting beliefs; sacrifices love and friendship; and transforms as he grows through loneliness... 148Reads6.5Score—Shelves
13. 363 1 1936: A Crow’s Years as a Spy 1936：一只乌鸦的谍战岁月 Cabbage Sprout白菜秧子Urban257k WordsOngoing [Secret identity]+ [Clones]+ [Spatial relocation]+ [Infrastructure and factories]+ [Building a team] He transmigrated to 1936 and became a crow with a pocket dimension. He thought this was just how his life would be from now on, until the crow discovered he could continually condense mental seeds and take the identities of people on the brink of death. A military intelligence agent who repairs bicycles... A Japanese noble serving in the military justice department... A Yunnan Army company comman 1.1kReads5.8Score103Shelves

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    Non-AI, forming a team

14. 364 回 I Can Rewind Five Minutes, and I Became a Spy-Killing Demon 回档五分钟，我成了谍战杀神 Salted Egg咸的蛋Urban1.3M WordsCompleted I rewound five minutes, crawled back from hell, and became Second Young Master Zhang, a spoiled heir in Shancheng. The Japanese have my father’s command post surrounded by a massive force. I’ll save him! The Special Higher Police have sprung a deadly four-stage trap. I’ll break it! I came back to life to kill the Japanese and root out the collaborators! A tactical pen with a triangular blade, stained with blood and deadly at the throat, lets me steal other people’s skills. A pair of blood-red do 39Reads5.9Score117Shelves

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    A special forces soldier transmigrates into the body of a spoiled young master of the Kuomintang's Military Intelligence Bureau. His initial mission: thwart four major conspiracies of the Japanese Special Higher Police within 72 hours. He rescues his father, the Commander-in-Chief, who is destined to die on the front lines! Disguised as the head of the Japanese Special Higher Police, he brutally defeats the 76th Division. Death and reload, maxed-out combat power, espionage, killing enemy forces, blowing up spy nests—high-energy throughout, no filler!

15. 365 公 1980 AD, Here I Come! 公元1980，我来了！ Fate Already Known已知天命Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Mei Zhichao, a legendary soldier, is unexpectedly reborn in 1980 in the body of a timid, introverted high school senior. His father died young, and his mother struggled to raise two sons alone. The family is bullied every few days... See how he rewrites his fate and changes the world! 39Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    This one has a spy element, and the male lead single-handedly defeats the CIA.

16. 366 半 Half a System Takes on the World 半个系统闯人间 Lord Ye and the Dragon叶公与龙Urban668k WordsCompleted In troubled times, human lives are as worthless as grass; in peaceful times, people are as insignificant as ants. The protagonist, Lin Le, transmigrates to the Songhu battlefield and becomes a Nationalist soldier. He fights desperately to kill the enemy, but can't change the tide. He retreats all the way to Nanjing, then flees from place to place before being tricked into joining the Juntong secret service's Linli training class... 67Reads5.8Score—Shelves
17. 367 谍 Espionage: My Codename Is Death 谍战：我的代号是死神 Kiss Kiss, God of Wealth财神么么哒Urban320k WordsOngoing Who is the Grim Reaper? He is closer than you think. On the eve of the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, all sides are vying for power. Xiao Long is bound to the Death System, giving him an infallible friend-or-foe identification system, peerless close-combat skills, and a hypnosis technique that leaves no trace. He shows no mercy to Japanese spies and foils the enemy’s plots time and again. 448Reads8.7Score—Shelves
18. 368 穿 Transmigrating to the Founding Years to Enlist 穿越建国年代去当兵 Alone独伴Modern Romance126k WordsOngoing Shangguan Wan'er was betrayed by the person she trusted most and attacked by the Wolf Clan. She and her husband jumped off a cliff together, then transmigrated to the early years of the People's Republic. They enlisted and went to war, bringing along the space from another world. They stockpiled goods and weapons, and faced life and death together on the battlefield. Even when surrounded by enemies on all sides, the Steel Seventh Company never knew how to retreat. Forward... forward... charge! S 11Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 369 抗 War of Resistance: I Became the System and Helped Old Li Soar! 抗战：我成了系统，带飞老李！ Mount Hua Keyboard Showdown华山论键Historical217k WordsOngoing Everyone else gets bound to a System. This time, I became the System myself. That tiny Sakura Valley is acting mighty arrogant. No matter, I’ll handle it. With this System backing him, Old Li sweeps across Northwest Shanxi. 4Reads7.6Score—Shelves
20. 370 从 A Career-Building Game Starting with SWAT 从SWAT开始的职业成长游戏 Nan Chang南长Urban5.1M WordsOngoing He is an elite assault operator with the San Diego SWAT team in the United States! He is a top German marksman active on the Western Front during World War I! He is a top spy trained at the X-agent training camp during World War II! He is a legendary explorer of the American West, the uncrowned king of the Caribbean, the world’s most formidable lone counterterrorism operative… Before earning all these countless titles, Zhang Xuan was just a low-ranking police officer who had transmigrated into n 65.8kReads9.3Score5.1kShelves

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    The Kingsman series has a tight plot and meticulous plot. The protagonist is cautious and resourceful. He starts as a lowly police officer and grows stronger in each level of the game. Through one mission after another, he eventually earns the title of Kingsman.

21. 371 抗 Fighting the Japanese: Father and Son Take Up Arms 抗日之父子上阵 Sky-Sweeping Madman扫天狂人Historical4.5M WordsCompleted Li Yang was an eight-year veteran. On the night he was discharged, he drank too much because he couldn't bear to leave the army. To his surprise, he transmigrated into the body of a soldier in a company of the Eighth Route Army's 386th Brigade in 1937. And that soldier was an idiot. But Li Yang soon displayed his extraordinary military expertise: he could snipe Japanese soldiers from three hundred meters away with a single shot, and take down three of them by himself in a bayonet fight. When the 1.7kReads8.9Score128Shelves
22. 372 独 Lone Wanderer, 1937 独行1937 Red Fava Bean红色胡豆Urban820k WordsCompleted One man, two dogs, three eagles, four horses, Kill the Japanese invaders, execute the traitors, gather intelligence, bring warmth and hope, Across North China, fighting in the south, the mountains roar, the rivers rage, Swords and guns, blood and fire, heedless of life and death, fighting for survival. 192Reads8.4Score120Shelves
23. 373 刚 I Just Transmigrated and Caught a Handsome Man Killing Someone. What Do I Do? 刚穿越就撞见男神杀人怎么破？ One Little Orange一只橙橙橙子Modern Romance518k WordsCompleted Transmigration itself isn’t scary, and neither is transmigrating into the turbulent Republican era. What is scary is that on her very first day there, Song Chuzhi runs into the white-clad dream doctor she’s just decided is her perfect man. The refined, gentle doctor has a corpse lying beside him. When a local bully comes calling, she and this dangerous man become husband and wife. On their wedding night, beneath the glow of the red candles, each of them hides a loaded gun under their pillow. She 3.9kReads8.7Score442Shelves

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    This one is also really good, but it's still ongoing. If you prefer completed stories, you can give it a try.

24. 374 穿 Transmigrated to 1940, I Cleaned Out the Enemy Camp 穿到四零，我搬空敌营 Loves Colorful Peanut Candy爱吃多彩花生豆Historical378k WordsCompleted Rebirth + spatial powers + psychic abilities Feel-good story + alternate setting, similar to China in 1942 … Li Luo fights desperately against a zombie horde in the apocalypse, only to be pushed into the mass of zombies by her companions and perish. But when she wakes up, she has transmigrated to the war years and begins her journey of resistance against Japan. Being a spy is no big deal when you've got a golden finger. What, a sniper? Easy. That's my specialty. Infiltration? No problem, as lon 11Reads9.3Score—Shelves
25. 375 开 From the Start in the Interrogation Room, I Break the Case by Going Crazy 开局审讯室，我靠发疯破局 Blue Stone and Gray Tiles青石灰瓦Urban201k WordsOngoing [Espionage | Transmigration | Manchu Noble Heir | No System | Sharp-Witted] Song Zhe transmigrates to Xinjing in 1933 and is dragged into an interrogation room by the Japanese military police. Should he put on a show of defiance, refusing to yield even in death? Or tell them he came from the future? That wouldn't be an explanation. It would be suicide. So he chooses a third option. He goes crazy. “Now that's the spirit!!!” “Louder! I can't hear you!” “We have the upper hand!” The military police 28Reads—Score455Shelves

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    The plot is quite original, without a system, and begins in a Manchukuo interrogation room. The protagonist's fake father is a Japanese duke and rear admiral. The protagonist's arrogance towards the Japanese is particularly reminiscent of royalty. Some people find it too slice-of-life, but I think the main plot is integrated into it, and the slice-of-life scenes are also enjoyable. Both the protagonist and the antagonist are intelligent.

26. 376 我 I Bring My Pocket Dimension to Become a Big Villain in a Period Novel 我带着空间在年代文里当大魔王 Sen Dafu森大富Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When the apocalypse arrives, Xu Chang'an awakens strength and wood-element abilities, and is lucky enough to unlock a pocket dimension. She thrives in the apocalypse! But in the fourth year of the apocalypse, after she seizes the weapons from an arsenal, she’s struck by lightning and reborn as an unborn child still in her mother’s womb... 3.8kReads8.9Score387Shelves
27. 377 四 The Blurry Years of the Siheyuan 四合院之模糊的年代 Delang and Mei德朗与梅Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Sign-in] [A few more brothers than most] [Behind the scenes] [Everyday life] [Childhood] [Quirky and unrestrained] [War] [A happy family] [Period drama with lots of film and TV elements] [Doesn't follow the original plot] [Pure wish fulfillment] [Original female lead] [Parallel world / similar timeline] [Please don't project real people or timelines onto the characters] Life in the cave dwelling has no fighting or killing, just eating and drinking. Life in the courtyard house has no social nice 24.7kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
28. 378 追 Chasing the Wind: I Am Wei Ruolai 追风者：我是魏若来 Songbreaker歌破Urban331k WordsOngoing Transmigrating to Shanghai during the Republic of China, in an age of awakening where the tides of change make survival difficult. The protagonist joins the Central Bank of Shanghai. Reborn with memories from a later era, he can see what lies ahead. A literary giant, a trendsetter, the 128 Resistance War, and a stock certificate scandal. 169Reads6.7Score—Shelves
29. 379 谍 Espionage: I Have a Female Agent Squad 谍战：我有一支女子特工队 Muyun Er牧云儿Urban102k WordsOngoing [Spy thriller + Building a power base + Minor System + Multiple heroines + Going it alone + Infiltrating enemy ranks] Top assassin Gu Changan’s soul travels to the Anti-Japanese War era, where he binds himself to a Retainer System and becomes a low-ranking patrolman in the French Concession. But by using his retainers and his own abilities, he rises step by step and dominates both the underworld and the legitimate world of Shanghai. He changes his appearance and infiltrates enemy ranks. With his 76Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 380 掠 The Wind Raider 掠风者 Zhai Pengyan翟鹏延Urban254k WordsCompleted In the winter of 1938, the Japanese occupied Tianjin. Zhou Chufeng, a trusted aide to the notorious traitor Shen Fuxing, rescued Gu Caiwei, a female intelligence agent for the Nationalists. The two pretended to be lovers, using each other as cover to conceal their identities from Shen Fuxing and Hirota Ryoichi, the commander of the Japanese garrison. During an interrogation, Zhou Chufeng was activated as “Kindling,” a Communist agent planted deep undercover. At the same time, both received order 16Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    The first book features a Chinese soul who transcends the Japanese, contributing his strength to his country; the second book has a male protagonist who joins the Red Army under the influence of the female protagonist. Both are very good!

31. 381 谍 Espionage: I Got the Hell-Mode Script, but I'm Really on the Good Guys' Side 谍战：拿了地狱剧本的我真是友军 Little Black Sun黑色小太阳Historical306k WordsOngoing [No System + No Female Lead, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Novel. Don't Read If You Don't Like That] Long Yan transmigrates ninety years into the past. But why does something feel off??? Fang Tianyi, Zhou Weiguo, Takeshita Shun, Chen Shen, Bi Zhongliang, Lin Nansheng, Li Moqun, Chen Moqun, Ye Chong, Ming Lou, Ming Tai, Ming Jing... What the heck? How did I end up in a spy drama?! And the worst part is, Long Yan has actually transmigrated into... A Japanese officer?!! 21Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    The first book is a fanfiction combining Black Fox, Snow Leopard, Sparrow, and Autumn Cicada. Black Fox, Snow Leopard, Sparrow, and Autumn Cicada are four TV series that I really like. This fanfiction is very well written [crying][crying][crying]. My language is too poor to describe how good the book is, but it really is. The author also has another spy novel, which is a fanfiction of Autumn Cicada and Sparrow. It was still available a while ago, but I don't know why I can't find it recently [facepalm][facepalm][facepalm]. The second book is about a girl who travels to the Republic of China era. Based on her limited knowledge of history, she helps the people around her and eventually cooperates with the modern government, opening the door to communication between the two worlds.

32. 382 名 Pampered Heiress: My Wardrobe Leads to the Republic of China Era 名媛娇宠：我家衣柜通民国 Known in My Heart寸心知Modern Romance433k WordsCompleted "Complete" [Secret identity + strong heroine + patriotism + Republican era + pursuing a career] Lu Qingyu accidentally tumbled out of her wardrobe and landed directly in the Republican era. Not only was she mistaken for the only daughter of Commander Lu, she also acquired a young marshal as her fiancé. She thought that simply staying alive in an age of unending war and constant danger would be difficult, but it turned out she could even travel back and forth. Well, in that case, Lu Qingyu had no 949Reads9.1Score117Shelves
33. 383 谍 Espionage: Three Years, Then Three More, Until I Became an Enemy Nation’s General 谍战：三年又三年，我成敌国将帅 Kite Warrior风筝战士Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Chen transmigrates into a world where spy dramas like Kite, The Disguiser, and The Message have merged. From the start, he becomes the favored disciple of Zheng Yaoxian, the Sixth Brother of the Juntong. After training under Zheng Yaoxian, Jiang Chen infiltrates the Special Higher Police Agency once again. And so, a triple agent who strikes terror into the hearts of Japanese and puppet-government spies emerges. The three Ming brothers: Jiang Chen is my handler. I'm convinced! Zheng Yaoxian 3.5kReads7.1Score259Shelves

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34. 384 远 The Kite That Flew Away 远去的风筝 Rifle Bullet步枪子弹Urban5.2M WordsOngoing Han Yong, the last disciple of Chinese martial arts master Gong Baotian, is wanted by the Kuomintang for avenging his family. With no other choice, he joins the Communist Party. During an ambush, a traitor’s tip-off leads to the annihilation of the Party’s intelligence company, and Han Yong is branded a traitor. But he does not lose heart or give up. After drifting to Meixian and Shaoguan in Guangdong, he receives support from like-minded martial artists and the working masses, and establishes t 973Reads—Score100Shelves
35. 385 谍 Espionage: As Long as I'm Weird Enough, No One Will Suspect Me 谍战：只要我够变态就没人怀疑我 Baby Xinyu馨予小宝宝Urban500k WordsCompleted Scene: Interrogation Room Japanese Female Agent: You’ll never get me to talk, even if you kill me. Li Si: I won’t kill you, and I won’t ask you for intelligence, either. Japanese Female Agent: Why aren’t you asking me for intelligence? Li Si: Someone, gag her. Japanese Female Agent: ??? I know classified intelligence. If I die, you’re all doomed! Li Si: I just want to torment you to death. Who cares about intelligence? Japanese Female Agent: I want to see your commander. Li Si: Someone, go gag o 34Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    New book, super good! The protagonist is meticulous and well-acted, multifaceted, insane, crazy, decisive, and extremely ruthless towards enemies, manipulating and slaughtering them indiscriminately – it's so satisfying to read! The logic and main plot are very smooth!

36. 386 什 What Do You Mean, the Secret Service's Top Operative? 什么是军统第一行动高手啊？ The Zoo's Top Attraction动物园头牌Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Espionage + War of Resistance + Iron-Blooded + All-Rounder] Su Hao is reborn into an age torn apart by war. Compared with the bloodshed on the front lines as soldiers defend their country, a more brutal war is being waged on another front! Killing an enemy agent grants him a month of real-world combat experience. Interrogating one grants him a month of criminal investigation skills. Each time he practices disguise, he gains a day of disguise expertise. Successfully deceiving an enemy with a dis 97.6kReads8.5Score10.7kShelves

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    This is the only watchable one I could manage, besides spy films set in the Republican era.

37. 387 抗 The Iron-Blooded Eighth Route Army in the War Against Japan 抗日之铁血八路 Old Man's New Book老人新书Urban3.2M WordsOngoing The protagonist, Tang Lin, transmigrates into the body of a company commander who died in the Battle of Dongzhengdui Jiuyu. See how he leads his troops to survive against all odds on the battlefield... This story spans the Eastern Expedition, the Western Expedition, the War of Resistance against Japan, and more... 22.5kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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    The main characters are all spies

38. 388 悄 I Secretly Kill Japanese Soldiers and Make Money, Laying Low to the Depths of My Soul 悄悄杀鬼子搞钱，我苟到灵魂深处 Cockroach-Squashing Expert打蟑螂小能手Sports318k WordsCompleted Take a good look: this man is even stronger than Gao Qiqiang from The Knockout. The Japanese soldiers everyone else fears are literally being bitten to death by him. “Shh, I just want to quietly kill Japanese soldiers and make money. Don't go telling everyone...” No shooting. To hide how violent I am, I'll have to keep a low profile. [Ding~ Host has killed one 300-jin Japanese soldier. Reward...] System, help me work this out: how many jin is 1.86 million pigs? This book is also known as The Fat 1.3kReads7.3Score100Shelves
39. 389 谍 Undercover in 1936: Call Me King of Hell Ning 谍战1936：请叫我宁阎王 Zhao Hanfeng赵韩枫Urban187k WordsOngoing Straight-laced version: Ning Yan is reborn, back in 1936 Nanjing, as a student at the Army Officer Academy. It is assignment season, and through a twist of fate, Ning Yan saves a Japanese member of the Communist Party and obtains an identity badge. From then on, he joins the Military Statistics Bureau, assumes the identity of Ito Hirobumi, and launches the Cuckoo Plan! Bearing the hopes of the Ito family’s revival, he undertakes a decades-long infiltration deep in enemy territory. The Military S 94Reads6.0Score—Shelves
40. 390 剑 Sword Shadows and Spy Blades 剑影谍锋 Zhi Mo知黙Urban587k WordsOngoing A young man driven by vengeance for his family and country rises from humble beginnings to become a top-tier secret agent, fighting bravely on the anti-Japanese battlefield and earning one remarkable victory after another. His winding tale of open and covert struggles, harrowing twists, and sudden reversals is captivating… —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 391 抗 The War of Resistance Begins at the Underground Transit Station 抗战从地下交通站开始 Wen Juan文狷Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Dingxiang Restaurant, the top eatery in Anqiu County. Anqiu is a county town in central Hebei, where the people are simple and welcoming. But when the Japanese occupy this peaceful haven, devils like Nojiri Masakawa and Kurofuji Kizo rule above, while clowns like Huang Jinbiao and Jia Gui run amok below. How will the people of Anqiu resist them? They establish an underground transport station, protect the people in the surrounding area, and match wits with the enemy! This story is entirely ficti 949Reads6.4Score107Shelves
42. 392 谍 Espionage: Starting Out as a Nobody 谍战：从小人开始 Little Soldier小兵Urban1.8M WordsCompleted A modern young man is reborn in 1937 with a System. From a timid young secret agent to a renowned anti-Japanese hero, it only takes a few short months. Along the way, Ye Chen has killed no shortage of Japanese soldiers. If the System weren't holding him back, Ye Chen really would have kept killing until... 1.2kReads6.6Score100Shelves
43. 393 抗 War of Resistance: Starting with the Defense of Jinling 抗战：从金陵保卫战开始 Feng Liang枫良Historical654k WordsCompleted Xu Qingfeng was reborn into a parallel world during the War of Resistance Against Japan, becoming a junior battalion commander in the Defense of Jinling. By then, all the senior officials had already evacuated, and the soldiers inside the city were demoralized, distrustful of one another, and utterly lacking in fighting spirit. Faced with this situation, Xu Qingfeng stepped forward. He reorganized the troops and rallied soldiers and civilians alike to resist the Japanese invaders entering the ci 42Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    These are all books I've read and found absolutely excellent, especially "The Rise of a Small-Time Spy," where the protagonist has a cheat-like ability to scan objects and infiltrates the Special Higher Police. It's super good!

44. 394 让 You Asked Me to Repair Weapons, Not Make Every Great Power Cry 让你维修武器，你把列强都打哭了 Qingyun Noob青云菜鸡Urban256k WordsCompleted [War of Resistance + cathartic action + passionate + farming + comedy] Qin Zheng transmigrates into the War of Resistance era and becomes an overseas-educated military engineer. But his superiors think he's an idiot and reassign him to a repair factory. Fortunately, that's when he unlocks the Super Scholar System. You won't let me make weapons? I'll find a way to make them myself! Master math and science, and there's no need to fear the Japanese invaders. Surrounded by enemies with no way to bre 1.4kReads7.0Score—Shelves
45. 395 谍 Espionage: A Flirt? I'm the Ultimate Agent! 谍战：花心萝卜？我是最强特工！ Not Afraid of Scalding Water不怕开水烫Urban823k WordsOngoing [Spy drama: Lurk] + [Triple agent] + [Rewrite the ending] + [Awakened System] In the final days of the War of Resistance. The transmigrator and underground Party member Chen Shen infiltrates the Military Statistics Bureau’s training class, becomes brothers with Ming Tai, and develops feelings for Yu Manli. His exceptional abilities also lead Poison Bee Wang Tianfeng to call him a natural-born agent! Then, on orders from the Bureau Chief and Sixth Brother, he heads to Shanghai, impersonates the t 171Reads5.3Score—Shelves
46. 396 谍 Espionage: I Can Hear People's Thoughts, and I'm Shanghai's Intelligence Broker 谍战：偷听心声，我上海情报商人 Tiger Stealing Grapes偷吃葡萄的老虎Urban243k WordsCompleted [Can hear people’s thoughts] + [no female lead] + [nobility] Gu Ming returns to a Shanghai caught in turbulent times as Gu Ming of the Japanese noble Mitsui family. Using his noble status to pass on intelligence, he becomes the biggest information broker on Shanghai’s black market. No. 76: “Damn it, who leaked the information?” Chief of the Tokko: “Damn it! Find them! You have to find them!” With intelligence at his disposal, he becomes a renowned Shanghai businessman. Behind the cover of his bu 296Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 397 蔡 Cai Guiying 蔡桂英 Xiao Guling萧古陵Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted Set against the turbulent final years of the Republic of China and the complicated early years after Liberation, this novel follows the life of Cai Guiying, a female secret agent. Swept along by the currents of the times, individuals find their fates changing unpredictably, with little say in the matter. The characters have troubled backgrounds and larger-than-life stories, while the plot twists and turns to make for compelling reading. Their eventual fates are unremarkable yet bleak. Though bas 322Reads9.2Score110Shelves

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    It's so good! I watched it all in one go. Every little thing the little girl did touched my heart.

48. 398 官 A Trap Within a Trap in the Halls of Power 官场局中局 Spring Breeze Leaves No Trace 007春风了无痕007Urban537k WordsCompleted [Political intrigue + power struggles + influential figures + suspense + workplace drama + deduction] Cao Zili, head of the Phoenix Mountain project, falls to his death. Rumors claim a suicide note was found at the scene, but its intended recipient is a mystery, and the case is full of unanswered questions... Was it suicide or murder? And what was the motive? The body cannot be found, making the case difficult to solve... The provincial task force arrives, sending the political scene in Huzhou i 1.3kReads8.7Score128Shelves
49. 399 谍 Espionage: I Can Become a Special Police Captain Just by Chatting 谍战：我聊天就能当特高课长 Half a Moon半拉月亮Urban866k WordsCompleted 1937, Jinling. Shen Wenyuan, the Juntong's “Judge,” has a shocking secret: whenever he speaks with someone, he can glimpse the deepest secrets in their heart, which automatically take the form of images. After taking down a Japanese spy den and seizing a top-secret radio, he receives no commendation. Instead, he is assigned an undercover mission codenamed “Heaven-Swapping”: erase his old identity and become the Japanese spy chief Asano Shinichi. From then on, a devil's mask covers the face of th 33Reads6.4Score—Shelves
50. 400 重 Reborn: A Meteoric Rise in Officialdom 重生：官途狂飙 Round Round Pig圆圆猪Urban934k WordsCompleted They say everyone gets three chances in life to change their fate: the college entrance exam, choosing a career, and marriage. Because of their inexperience when they were young, so many people miss chance after chance to change their lives, eventually becoming corporate drones earning 3,000 yuan a month. If you had the chance to go back to the night before filling out your college entrance exam applications, what would you choose? Burdened with a blood feud, Qin Lang chooses a career in governm 18.4kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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    August 15th marks the 79th anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender.

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