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1. 401 谍 Espionage: I Have a Map That Scans for Spies 谍战：我有间谍扫描地图 One Two Three, Up一二三上Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Ye Feng is a hot-blooded young man who transmigrates to the Republican era and becomes a low-ranking agent in the Lixing Society's intelligence division. He has powerful connections and is a Huangpu graduate. He also has the golden finger that comes with transmigrating: a spy-scanning map. Ye Feng: “Before, I never had the chance! Now I'm here!” Ye Feng: “You Japanese devils, I'll show you what cruelty means!” Ye Feng: “Whoever dares invade China will be killed!” Ye Feng: “Yes, I have just one r 3.8kReads6.5Score250Shelves
2. 402 红 Hong Yun and Yunxiao 红云与云霄 Spring Breeze Leaves No Trace 007春风了无痕007Eastern Fantasy223k WordsCompleted When the Primordial Chaos Spirit Cloud meets the Primordial Chaos Golden Dipper, an against-heaven legend spanning time and space begins. The remnant soul of Daoist Hongyun transmigrates a thousand years into the modern era, then returns to the Primordial World armed with the wisdom of technological civilization. He arrives just as Fairy Yunxiao is being imprisoned beneath Qilin Cliff. The moment he breaks the seal and rescues her, the course of the Heavenly Dao shifts. From the blood oath at Wu 16Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 403 黄 A Love Letter in the Loess 黄土情书 Spring Breeze Leaves No Trace 007春风了无痕007Urban263k WordsCompleted In 1982, a severe drought grips northern Shaanxi. Thirty-year-old village teacher Wang Pu squats on a cracked field ridge, clutching the betrothal money his mother has wrapped in red cloth. The last unmarried man of his age in the village has no idea his life is about to change that very night. When he rescues a young woman in a Lenin suit from a collapsed grain depot, the English copy of Jane Eyre in her suitcase tears open his stunted emotional world. When a village teacher’s love for a “troub 35Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 404 谍 Espionage: Tortured from the Start, but I'm Really Not a Spy 谍战：开局遭酷刑，我真不是间谍 Seven Punishments七刑Historical641k WordsCompleted After arriving in a parallel era, he has a spy System and goes undercover in a Japanese stronghold. Other undercover agents keep a low profile and conceal their identities. Sun Lang throws his weight around and courts death, turning Haishi upside down. He gets everyone in the region so furious they could explode... Military Statistics Bureau: "Since this Sun Lang refuses to join us, he'll only be a menace if we let him live. Send someone to kill him." The Red Party: "This Sun Lang shot one of ou 8Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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   [Request for frequent updates][Admiration] A highly rated spy novel with great potential. The protagonist's system isn't very strong; he mainly provides intelligence within enemy territory.

5. 405 谍 Spy Shadows Everywhere: Infiltrating America 谍影重重：潜伏美利坚 Would Saying This Hurt Him Too Much?这样说会不会太伤他Urban2.2M WordsOngoing The organization doesn't know he exists. That's Lu Shen's greatest advantage, and his most fatal vulnerability. In his previous life, he was a veteran of the Longguo Ministry of State Security, spending his entire life among the shadows. In this life, he opens his eyes to find himself at a desk in the CIA's Hong Kong station. No contact codes, no safe house, no one saying, "Comrade, you've worked hard." He doesn't even know where to send the intelligence. But he knows some things can't wait. His 297kReads9.1Score40.9kShelves

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   Just you wait and see...

6. 406 大 Wang Pu, a Young Man Past His Prime 大龄青年王普 Spring Breeze Leaves No Trace 007春风了无痕007Urban476k WordsCompleted [Multiple heroines, romance, countryside, entrepreneurship, lesbian romance, and an older bachelor] Wang Pu returns to his village, where the neighborhood gossips surround him and laugh mockingly. Wang Pu develops the pond south of the village into an eco-farm. As the village committee brings in young officials and the local economy grows, Wang Pu makes a comeback and is elected, leading his fellow villagers down the road to prosperity. His love life, career, and political prospects all flourish 4Reads8.1Score—Shelves
7. 407 谍 A Haze of Spies 谍雾濛濛 Wind in the Wutong Trees风萧梧桐Urban603k WordsCompleted Shen Junfei, a high-ranking Communist Party agent deep undercover in enemy territory, suddenly withdraws, leaving behind a “young swallow” who has yet to spread her wings. Just like that, she is cast into the vast ocean of espionage... 5Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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   Republican era, espionage, special agents, Zheng Yaoxian: Kite, Yu Zecheng: Undercover

8. 408 谍 The Little Spy's Successful Comeback 谍战小特务的成功逆袭 High Sky, Thin Clouds 1981天高云淡1981Urban262k WordsCompleted The extraordinary life of a little spy: I can identify and control spies. The great demon Li Shiqun of No. 76, the Eastern Witch Yoshiko Kawashima, and the Empire's Flower, Yun Zi Nanzō, all turn pale when they see this little spy. 85Reads5.9Score—Shelves
9. 409 抗 War of Resistance: Our Osaka Division Is Just Slacking Off 抗战：咱大阪师团，摆烂滴干活 You Dream of Fine Clothes, I Dream of Fame云想衣裳我想红Urban433k WordsOngoing The protagonist, Lin Zhengchun, transmigrates into the Osaka Fourth Division, becoming one of its members. There’s no way I’m risking my neck for anyone. My life belongs to me, so I’ll just sell off some goods and do business. If the price is right, I’d even sell the emperor’s throne! “Anyone interested in a Type 92 cannon? I’m selling, selling, selling!” “How about some intelligence on the southern advance?” … If it can make money, it can be sold. After losing the war, I’ll set up a stall and s 246Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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   Books ① and ② are by the same author; both are about infiltrating as Japanese soldiers and doing undercover work—they're really good! The last two are also quite good.

10. 410 贼 The Thief's Way 贼道 Heading North向北Urban2.1M WordsCompleted My name is Xiao Wu. I was a wild child no orphanage could keep in check. At nine years old, I charged into this dog-eat-dog world. I saw through it then: living was like clinging to a moving train. You either held on or fell and were crushed to pieces. The first steamed bun I stole wasn’t because I was hungry. I wanted to see whether these hands that picked pockets could grab fate by the throat. The juvenile detention center, the shelter, and the detention center were my schools. The thieves wer 84.1kReads9.6Score10.7kShelves
11. 411 养 My Adoptive Father Is Scum? My Undercover Identity Is Exposed! 养父是人渣？我卧底身份被曝光！ Don't Take My Kidney别嘎腰子Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Also known as: “Memory Trial: My Name Cleared,” “I'm Not a Great Villain,” and “Who Is the Undercover Agent?” An undercover police officer is brought to trial and sentenced to death. A live broadcast of his memories reveals a major case spanning thirty years. Brothers who could betray him at any moment, colleagues with multiple identities, friends secretly plotting behind the scenes. In this dark forest of distrust, no one dares reveal who they really are. As the truth is pieced together bit by 3.8kReads9.0Score403Shelves

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    It's such a shame this novel isn't being adapted into a TV series or anime! It deserves a big-name adaptation!

12. 412 重 Reborn in Republican China: Reporting for Duty at the Military Intelligence Bureau! 重生民国，军情处报到！ An Yin谙隐Urban238k WordsOngoing Chen Lixiao once owned a small public relations firm and had seen all sorts of people. In the end, he failed the test of alcohol and died, only to be reborn in a time of war in the body of a young man with the same name and an extraordinary background. He becomes a section chief in the Military Intelligence Department and, to his surprise, discovers he has a pair of mysterious, uncanny X-ray eyes… 130Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    [Sparrow's Delight] [Already Added to My Bookshelf] [I Highly Recommend It Too]

13. 413 谍 Espionage: My Second Life in the Republic of China 谍战之我在民国做二代 Some Ji Who Loves Garlic Scapes Stir-Fried with Braised Pork爱吃蒜苗炒卤肉的姬某Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Spy Warfare + Political Intrigue + Trading Supplies + Ultimate Wish-Fulfillment: Not to Be Missed] Zhao Zhilin is a well-connected young scion and a legendary spy who has returned through time, determined to resist the Japanese. Whether he’s dealing with the Special Service Office or No. 76, he fits right in. “I know who the ‘Hu Qin’ you’ve been looking for is.” This is the confession offered by a turncoat at No. 76 who could no longer endure torture. “It’s time Zhao Zhilin got promoted.” These 1kReads5.9Score105Shelves

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    Espionage and war drama, very good!

14. 414 民 Republican Era: Ruling Shanghai, With a Few Too Many Underlings 民国：横行上海滩，我小弟有点多 Sallow Little Face小脸蜡黄Historical1.5M WordsCompleted The martial world isn't about fighting and killing, but about human relationships and social etiquette. But when you've got too many underlings, what do those things even mean? With a hundred loyal brothers, the slums became paradise. With a thousand loyal brothers, Fatty Huang called me Big Brother! With ten thousand loyal brothers, Xu Wenqiang pledged himself to me! When foreign enemies invaded, Nie Li said, “Even the rough folk of the martial world have courage in their hearts! Every inc 509Reads9.2Score122Shelves

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    The first book is really good. (Review by Sky, a member of the China Writers Association!) The plot is well-developed, the logic is meticulous, the content is reasonable, and the protagonist's character is quite clear. The cheat ability isn't particularly overpowered, but it's just right. The upgrade of the cheat ability later on also creates anticipation for the reader. The function of the cheat ability also fits perfectly with his identity as a special agent. Although it's just the beginning, the later content is still worth looking forward to. [Evil laugh]

15. 415 祖 Ancestor! You're Choosing Consorts? A History Cheat Is Here! 祖宗诶！选妃呢？历史作弊器来喽 Steamed Bun with Red Bean Paste馒头豆沙包Urban1.0M WordsCompleted If you could transmigrate through time and change history, what would you do? "I'd tell the Yongzheng Emperor to stop picking consorts! The West was industrializing at the same time. If he'd worked harder, gotten his act together, and focused more on science, we'd be the ones working four days on, three days off by now!" "If I could transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty, I'd make sure Zhu Qizhen never took the throne. Then maybe the Ming wouldn't have fallen! Long live the Ming for a thousand gener 4.9kReads9.2Score494Shelves

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    The first book features a protagonist who transmigrates into the body of a Japanese person but remains aligned with China; it's already completed. The second book involves the protagonist himself transmigrating to various historical events and altering history; the one that impressed me most was the Nanjing Incident (Nanjing...).

16. 416 谍 Espionage: The Black Dog Gets a System 谍战：黑狗子获得系统后 By the Hongxi River洪溪河边Urban452k WordsOngoing He was a retired military doctor, but his soul crossed over into the body of a secret police agent. With the System at his side, he can carry out covert assassinations and gather intelligence without a trace. He has no organization, yet his heart belongs to his country. He infiltrates enemy ranks, but remains loyal at heart. For his country, he kills his wife and accepts an enemy as his father. He bears humiliation and hardship, drifting through a life of wine and excess! With the System at his 140Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Latest Republican Era Spy Novels: Book 1: June 1936, Shanghai, midsummer. The protagonist, Jiang Huo, travels back to the Republican era and becomes an undercover agent, codenamed "North Star," infiltrating the Special Agent's office to gather intelligence. While respecting historical facts, the writing style is humorous, and the content is extremely interesting. Book 2: 1933, Meiling Village, Ning'an County, Jiangnan Province. It tells the story of Lu Yang, a student from China who is recruited into their spy organization. He is then used by the time-traveling protagonist, beginning a thrilling journey of espionage within espionage.

17. 417 我 My Years in Intelligence Work 我干谍报工作的那几年 Zhang Congqian张从前Modern Romance691k WordsOngoing Born at the wrong time and adrift for half her life, should she accept her fate or fight back? If transmigration were a lottery, Zhang Huaiyue must have drawn the very worst ticket. After living an ordinary life for over twenty years, she couldn’t understand why, among all the transmigrators, she had been thrown into this war-torn era. To survive, she planned and schemed painstakingly. Just as she finally glimpsed a chance to break free from her shackles, fate seemed to play a cruel joke and pus 2.9kReads8.6Score278Shelves

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    Two recommendations~ [Eating melon emoji] The "God of Wealth" novel has already been recommended by many. The characters are vivid, the plot is rich, the values ​​are upright, the satisfying moments are well-timed, and it's epic and moving—a highly recommended female-centric novel! [Sending heart emoji] The "Espionage Work" novel is still being serialized. So far, this book has a relatively novel approach. The story has progressed from escaping an arranged marriage, achieving academic success in the US, and becoming a doctor after escaping her family, to getting involved with the Communist Party. [Eating melon emoji] Zhang Huaiyue, at the beginning, is about to graduate from girls' high school and escape her life of being manipulated. However, she is betrothed by her stepmother, and her birth mother disregards her wishes, saying "the most important thing for a woman is to find someone to rely on." Her twin sister even mocks her, saying she "got into a good marriage." The protagonist can only rely on herself. She finds an opportunity to study in the US and achieves academic success, but her family plans to "sell a high degree for a good price" and forces her to marry a high-ranking official. The protagonist cleverly escapes the arranged marriage, gradually establishes herself in the big city, and uses her professional skills to help the organization. [Exploration] The family treats the female protagonist like a commodity; even her closest relatives are bound by feudalistic thinking and willingly confine themselves to their own little world. Watch as the female protagonist breaks free from these constraints and realizes her life's value! [Thumbs up]

18. 418 谍 The Spy's Snow Fox 谍之雪狐 Wind and Snow in the West City风雪西城Urban1.1M WordsCompleted On the evening of the eighth day of the first lunar month in 1945, snow was still falling in Xiangcheng. Inside the Ma Family Shaomai Shop on Second Street, a middle-aged man suddenly collapsed and began convulsing, foam bubbling from his mouth. At the shop entrance, a man wearing a felt hat and a scarf that concealed everything but his eyes hurried inside. He snatched up the fallen man’s briefcase, turned, and left, disappearing into the endless snow. 11.3kReads8.6Score955Shelves
19. 419 谍 Espionage: I Can See the Labels on Other People 谍战：我能看到别人身上的标签 Flame Dragon炎龙Urban438k WordsOngoing My name is Qi Sheng. Sheng, as in “to triumph over Heaven by half a move.” I can see the labels other people give me. Some call me a “handsome young man.” Others call me a “cold-blooded killer.” And some call me a “living King of Hell.” If anyone asked what label I’d give myself, I’d choose “Blood Crow,” the name that makes the Japanese invaders tremble at the mere mention of it. 226Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    ❤️The first book: The protagonist transmigrates to the Republican era and becomes a low-level Kuomintang agent with the cheat ability to hear people's thoughts. This book is modeled after "Barbed Wire" and has a 9.1 Rating despite only having 380,000 words—definitely worth reading. ❤️The second book: The protagonist transmigrates into a low-level agent at the Beiping station and has a system called the "Bully System." To hide himself and obtain system rewards, he often has to engage in bullying and tyrannical behavior. ❤️The third book: The protagonist can see the labels others give him, essentially their first impressions. Therefore, he can deduce their identities. The protagonist is very clever; worth reading. [Heart][Heart][Heart][Heart][Heart][Heart]

20. 420 随 Chasing the Waves with the Wind 随风逐浪 Young Master of the Misty Rain Pavilion烟雨少阁主Urban1.3M WordsCompleted One crisis follows another, and China is beset by turmoil. Every son and daughter of the nation has a duty to do their part! In the early years of the Republic, young Chinese students studying in Europe returned home to serve their country. A young Chinese American from San Francisco awakens to his calling, leaves home, and sets off for China. He conceals his identity, puts down his pen to take up arms, and rides the tides of history to become a king of the covert front. 252Reads5.8Score—Shelves
21. 421 孤 Lone Spy 孤谍 Candle in the Wind风之烛Urban247k WordsCompleted [Entry for the 2018 Realism-Themed Writing Contest] Dedicated to the unsung heroes who fought and died alone for their beliefs during the war. Xi Haoran, an operative in the 76th Action Squad, is secretly an underground Communist Party agent. After his only contact is killed, the underground party marks him for elimination. To protect top-secret documents, party members go to their deaths one after another. With desperate cover from Military Statistics Bureau agents, he seizes the documents from 247Reads8.4Score—Shelves
22. 422 谍 Espionage: I Have a Double Possession, and You Want Me to Be an Informant? 谍战：我双重附体，让我做线人？ Missl Miss LiMissl李小姐Urban256k WordsCompleted [Humorous and funny] [No romance, no do-gooder heroine] [Self-interest above all] [Feel free to dive in] Gou Dadan is timid and afraid of trouble. The chaos of wartime turns him into a fastidious egoist. From the start, he transmigrates to Shanghai in 1937, just before the nationwide resistance against Japan begins, and becomes an ordinary soldier. [Early story] Forced to become a secret agent for the Military Statistics Bureau, he brings along his blind younger sister. Military Statistics Burea 31Reads8.1Score—Shelves
23. 423 谍 Blood and Intrigue 谍血风云 Fei Yihou非亦侯Historical1.2M WordsOngoing [Decisive and Ruthless] [Absolutely No Saintly Do-Gooder] [Fired with Passion] Returning to the war-torn Republic of China, the protagonist uses his slight head start to navigate between the various factions. On the secret front, every move is fraught with danger; between black and white, he repeatedly risks his life, earning achievements that no one will ever know about… 15Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    Sometimes, high-scoring books aren't necessarily right for you. If you're looking for something to read, check out these less mainstream titles. The characters and settings offer a different kind of charm.

24. 424 四 Siheyuan: From the Start in 1944, I Married a Female Spy 四合院：1944开局娶了女特务 Four Little Dogs四只小狗Male-Channel Fanfiction961k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 95.4kReads8.2Score7kShelves
25. 425 谍 Secrets of the Spy War: The Japanese Translator 谍海秘事之鬼子翻译官 Baili Xiguan百里西关Urban553k WordsOngoing From the start, Liu Dongyang worked as an interpreter for the Japanese army, matching wits with the enemy and treading carefully at every turn. He also faced constant threats from collaborators and traitors, with danger lurking everywhere. Yet he always managed to escape trouble and obtain vital intelligence for his side. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 426 四 Siheyuan: A Colorful Life 四合院之多彩人生 The Sweet Potato Who Reads读书的番薯Male-Channel Fanfiction2.5M WordsCompleted Lin Qiming, a master's graduate in history, arrives in Beiping in the early years of the People's Republic. Faced with a new China where everything needs rebuilding, he is eager to make his mark. But when he steps into his family home, good grief, the courtyard is already full of colorful characters: Yan Bugui, Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Old Mrs. Deaf, He Yuzhu, Qin Huairu, and Banggeng. What kind of god-tier neighbors are these? Then he steps outside and sees Zheng Chaoshan, a handsome, wealthy 3.8kReads5.4Score162Shelves
27. 427 民 The Republic-Era Lady Thief 民国女飞贼 Please Call Me Sister Anqi请叫我安琪姐Modern Romance477k WordsCompleted This is a female-oriented spy novel! Its low rating isn't because the story is bad, but because not many women read spy stories... Li Xia never imagined that after fighting desperately against hordes of zombies in the apocalypse and finally breaking through the encirclement, she would step into empty air and plunge into a mysterious black hole. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself in the Republic of China, inexplicably turned into a thief... Watch her grow into an exceptional fighte 6.5kReads8.9Score700Shelves

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    This book may have a low rating, but it's genuinely quite good. The low rating is because the title doesn't include "espionage." The female protagonist transmigrates from a post-apocalyptic world to the Republic of China era; she's both physically strong and intelligent. You won't regret reading it.

28. 428 重 Reborn Impostor 重生伪装者 Brother Bao宝哥Urban5.3M WordsCompleted With exceptional skills and an outlook far ahead of his time, Liu Zhenhua serves his country under several layers of assumed identities. He gives everything he has for his 455 million countrymen. If I must die on the battlefield for my country, why should I care whether my body is brought home in a horsehide shroud? 496Reads7.4Score102Shelves
29. 429 统 After Unifying East Africa, I Returned Home to Become a State-Owned Enterprise CEO 统一东非后我回国企当总裁 Pingbo Hermitage平波庵Urban219k WordsOngoing I spent three years coasting at a state-owned enterprise. The day I was sent to Africa, the System didn’t awaken, and my golden finger never arrived. The rebel leader pressed a gun to my forehead and sneered, “Chinese man, either be our strategist or feed the lions.” I quietly opened my laptop and slapped down a PowerPoint presentation titled “Integrating Warlord Forces and Improving Operational Efficiency.” From then on, I led a double life. By day, I was a project manager at a state-owned ente 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A modern spy thriller, without any cheat codes or systems, where intelligence is used to unify East Africa – definitely worth watching.

30. 430 回 After Returning Home, I Really Didn't Mean to Cause Trouble 回国以后，我真没想搞事 Don't Panic, I Can Do Even Better别慌我还能更Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [No System] [No Golden Finger] [Aiming for Realism, No Exaggeration] I once traveled through war-torn Libya, And roamed the Middle East without fear, despite the hail of bullets. Raids, assassinations, and explosions were all part of my life. Then I came to my senses. This wasn’t the life I wanted. Of course, the main reason was that I was afraid of dying. So I ran. After all, returning to my country was the way to go! 38.1kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
31. 431 魂 Soul Transmigration to Republican China: My Years in the Military Statistics Bureau 魂穿民国：我在军统那些年 Hua Bingxiang华兵项Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Gu Jinzhao transmigrates to the eve of the full-scale War of Resistance and becomes a low-ranking field operative in the Lixing Society's Special Service Division. In this era, when the nation faces mortal peril, Gu Jinzhao has no powerful connections and cannot influence the course of events. All he can do is make his greatest effort to prepare China for an all-out war. 185Reads8.1Score108Shelves
32. 432 疯 The Beautiful Warrior of the Asylum 疯人院漂亮女斗士 Shu Yao Jiu舒窈纠Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted A Pretty Fighter in the Asylum “Love is heaven, and killing each other is hell. We drift between the two, unable to escape.” Wen Yue and Yang Liang are locked in a love-hate battle, caught between fire and ice over a medical research breakthrough. Then a series of bizarre events begins: Professor Wen suddenly drops dead, Wen Yue’s daughter accidentally falls from a building, and Yang Liang forcibly sends Wen Yue to a prison-like psychiatric hospital... In the hospital, Wen Yue endures inhuman to 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A modern-day spy thriller! ® A mental asylum torture chamber + a love-hate relationship + a beautiful female warrior team uncovering the live human trafficking ring + a spy conspiracy!!! A dark and thrilling counterattack! [Shocking][Shocking][Thumbs up]

33. 433 新 New Era Police: The Special Informant 新时代警察之特殊线人 Jing Tao惊饕Urban2.5M WordsCompleted In his reckless youth, Wang Qin got caught up in a baffling case after committing theft and was sentenced to life in prison. He thought he would grow old and die behind bars, until one day a classmate who had become a police officer came looking for him. His fate changed from that moment on. He became an informant for the police and began a life on the fringes of the dark underworld. 7.6kReads8.9Score524Shelves
34. 434 大 Ming's God of War, Zhu Di 大明战神朱棣 Shu Yao Jiu舒窈纠Historical472k WordsCompleted Why do we love reading about him? Because he lived the way we wish we could: if you don’t like it, fight! If you lose, own it! If you win, don’t brag. He feigned madness, played the fool, and even ate pig feed in a pigsty. Then he fought his way from Beiping to Nanjing and seized the dragon throne with his own hands. Zhu Di, the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, was twenty when he was sent to govern Beiping. No one had any faith in this “Fourth Son.” His imperial father suspected him, his nephew trie 19kReads8.3Score1.4kShelves

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    The passionate Zhu Di… the passionate Ming Dynasty… scheming to seize the throne [thumbs up]

35. 435 制 Ruling North America: Starting as a World War I Laborer 制霸北美：从一战劳工开始 Zhou Moshan周墨山Historical1.1M WordsCompleted This is the darkest era in human history. Zhou Yu, a top history student, transmigrates to 1916 and becomes a Chinese laborer sent to support the Allied Powers. “The Battle of Verdun,” “The Battle of the Somme,” “The Battle of Amiens,” “Unrestricted submarine warfare”… Unwilling to bow to fate, Zhou Yu leads his fellow laborers through one battle after another, growing stronger amid the bombardment. When the war ends, they make landfall in North America. Can they carve out a place of their own i 28Reads8.1Score—Shelves
36. 436 谍 Espionage: A Rider in Manchuria 谍战之一个骑手在满洲 Proudly Wandering the Mortal World傲娇红尘Urban2.0M WordsCompleted In his previous life, he was the most ordinary rickshaw puller. In this one, he’s a ruthless assassin! On the freezing nights when Japanese forces and their puppet regime run rampant, Ding Li relies on his extraordinary intelligence to repeatedly assassinate emperors, generals, and Manchurian officials... Single-handedly, Ding Li undermines the puppet state of Manchukuo, its order, and its economic lifelines... He gradually becomes a brave and steadfast patriot, and organizes a fierce, tenacious 4.3kReads8.8Score424Shelves

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    😮My darlings, you absolutely have to read this spy novel! 📕 🎯The plot is thrilling, full of suspense and excitement👏. 👨‍🎤The protagonist navigates complex situations with both wisdom and courage😍. 🤔The story is fast-paced and captivating, making it impossible to put down👍. Go read it now and experience the charm of espionage! 🎊 #SpyNovel #NovelRecommendation #SuspenseNovel

37. 437 谍 Railway Archives: Infiltration, Espionage, and the Shocking Case of Liaoshen 谍战潜伏铁路档案辽沈惊蛰 St RifleSt步枪Urban204k WordsOngoing Espionage, agents, undercover work, urban life, history, mystery, hard-core railway detail, war, the Republic of China era, and passion. In the thirty-sixth year of the Republic, on the eve of the Liaoshen Campaign, undercurrents swirled along the railway lines at Jinzhou, Siping, and Meihekou. Ye Tian, a Communist underground agent codenamed Jingzhe, went undercover as a railway traffic dispatcher. He gathered military intelligence and disrupted Nationalist transport, providing crucial support 5Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    See the front lines of the espionage war.

38. 438 四 Siheyuan: Back to 1950, Silly Zhu Enlists in the Army 四合院：重回50年，傻柱从军 Gazi Sword嘎子剑Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [Military + business warfare + politics + no self-sacrificing saint] From the start, he transmigrates as He Yuzhu, who has just been cruelly abandoned by his father, He Daqing. Knowing the plot inside out, He Yuzhu refuses to become someone else's pawn or sucker. Determined to live with his head held high, he grits his teeth and enlists in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea at the age of fifteen, beginning to write a legendary life of his own. 12.8kReads7.5Score474Shelves
39. 439 铁 Railway Archives: The Hour of Jingzhe 铁路档案之惊蜇时分 St RifleSt步枪Urban349k WordsCompleted This book is set in a different period from the earlier novel Railway Archives. On August 15, 1945, the thirty-fourth year of the Republic, Japan surrendered. The espionage game had already been set in motion. Before the Liaoshen Campaign, Ye Tian was recruited by the Military Statistics Bureau under the codename Qingci. He became a double agent, using both his railway dispatcher’s job and his Qingci identity to wage a covert battle as a Communist underground operative. He supplied the Communist 6Reads7.4Score—Shelves
40. 440 浴 Reborn in the Flames: From a World in Chaos to Glory 浴火重生：从乱世走向辉煌 Cute Crocodile God萌萌的鼍神Urban1.3M WordsOngoing The rating has just come in, and it will rise later. Rebirth + alternate history + no System + resistance-war espionage A hundred-year-old man, Wang Anqing, dies alone amid the chaos of war... Reborn in the resistance-war era, he must start over from scratch. Watch how this teenage boy grows step by step, makes up for the regrets of his previous life, and ultimately rewrites his fate and history. 6kReads9.2Score395Shelves

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41. 441 民 Republican Era: From the Slums to a Power Behind the Scenes! 民国：从贫民窟开始做幕后大佬！ The Power Behind the Scenes幕后大佬Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Gu Xuan transmigrates to the Republic of China era and gains the ability to travel between two worlds! There’s no holding him back now! He becomes a middleman between worlds, and it’s a blast! Modern big-ticket goods and little trinkets alike are priceless treasures over there! Silver dollars come pouring into his pockets! But the Republic of China era is anything but peaceful. Warlords are everywhere, and chaos and upheaval reign, so he’ll have to keep his footing! Wouldn’t it be better to beco 994Reads5.2Score102Shelves
42. 442 铁 Railway Archives 铁路档案 St RifleSt步枪Urban329k WordsCompleted A tale of wartime espionage and undercover work. Ye Tian’s soul transmigrates to the twenty-sixth year of the Republic, 1937, where he unravels a series of mysterious railway cases from the Republican era. Every inch of rail holds a code for life, and the names of espionage agents are revealed from sealed files. At Yixian Station, he meets Ma Yunfei, who introduces him to the Communist Party. Ye Tian recruits Zhang Laoliu, Liang Jincheng, and Jin Guozhong as grassroots Party members, providing i 3Reads7.1Score—Shelves
43. 443 抗 War of Resistance: The Far Eastern Storm 抗战之远东风云 Douban Calculates豆瓣算Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The soul of a modern special forces soldier from the Republic lands in a bandit stronghold in Northeast China on the eve of September 18. Zhou Hao trains elite troops in the stronghold, brings scattered Northeast Army soldiers into the fold, recruits mountain bandits willing to resist the Japanese, and unites everyone determined to fight the Japanese occupation. Amid the White Mountains and Black Waters, he writes a heroic saga that moves all who hear it. 15.3kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
44. 444 潜 Lying Low on a Lonely Island 潜伏孤岛 Spring Breeze Leaves No Trace 007春风了无痕007Urban126k WordsCompleted Shanghai in 1941 is a battlefield without gunfire. Lin Mo, the youngest chief of the secretariat in the Wang Jingwei regime, conceals a Browning pistol beneath his immaculate suit and deadly sharpness behind his gold-rimmed glasses. When he finds a classified message encrypted with the “Plum Blossom Cipher” in a safe, cold sweat soaks through his shirt. There is a traitor within the organization, and this person knows that he is the Chinese Communist Party’s ace agent, code-named “Winter Plum.” 493Reads—Score104Shelves
45. 445 都 Urban High Martial Arts: Lin Zhan of Longcheng 都市高武：龙城林战 Watcher of the Abyss深渊凝望者Urban345k WordsCompleted A retired special forces soldier awakens amid the spiritual qi revival in a modern city. Rising through the ranks with military formations and real-world combat skills, he fights his way from underground boxing rings to the top of the city, becoming a powerhouse who can settle any matter with a single decisive blow. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 446 潜 The Sea of Infiltration 潜伏之海 Forget War and Risk Perishing 007忘战必危007Urban175k WordsCompleted At Taoyuan Airport in 1949, as Yu Zecheng performs the final “hen circling” signal under the station chief's watch, he has no idea that this gesture will mark the beginning of an underground mission lasting thirty-eight years. A customs inspector forced to go to Taiwan, he burns the letter addressed to his “late wife Cuiping,” then uses the ashes to piece together his first map of Taiwan's defensive fortifications. From helping build an intelligence network for the U.S. military's “Operation Bri 122Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 447 似 A Spy, But Not Quite 似谍非谍 Middle-Aged Big Brother中年老大哥Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Still Chen Gang, still transmigrated into someone else's body. But this time, there’s no golden finger and no life-saving spirit spring water. It’s simply a story about killing Japanese soldiers and traitors, and stealing their money. 1.5kReads8.3Score141Shelves
48. 448 热 The Hot-Blooded Hunter: God’s Assault 热血猎人神之袭击 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [Survival] [Hunting] [Fighting the Japanese invaders and looting their gear] [Cultivation] Wang Fei has just entered the world of cultivation when he's forced into becoming a live-in son-in-law. One blow shatters his dantian, setting him on a long road from staying alive to rising to greatness. Though he has lost his cultivation, he takes countless disciples. This novel was not written by AI. Every word was painstakingly typed out by the author, who only hopes readers will enjoy the story in its 27.1kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves
49. 449 谍 Espionage and War 谍与战 Business College Old Seven商专老七Urban1.1M WordsOngoing Wu Zimo, a police officer at the Xing'an Town Police Station in Manchukuo, transmigrates and awakens a talent for perceiving mental states. He can detect people's microexpressions in a fraction of a second, improving from one-fifth of a second to as fast as 1/25 of a second. By honing and refining his mental abilities in the field, Wu Zimo steadily becomes faster at recognizing and catching microexpressions. This gives Wu Zimo a foothold in the puppet Manchukuo police force and becomes the found 14Reads6.6Score—Shelves
50. 450 血 Blood and Fire at Taierzhuang: My 1938 血火台儿庄：我的1938 Spring Breeze Leaves No Trace 007春风了无痕007Urban260k WordsCompleted While organizing records of the Battle of Taierzhuang, military researcher Chen Mo is transported by a bullet-riddled battlefield photograph to Xuzhou in 1938, engulfed in flames of war. After becoming a confidential staff officer to the commander of the Fifth War Zone, he discovers that his notebook records every battle and every sacrifice that will occur over the next thirty days. What kind of thrilling story unfolds when modern military knowledge collides with the brutal reality of war?… 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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