Spy Thrillers, Spy Thrillers, Spy Thrillers 谍战谍战谍战

1. 251 人 In Republican-Era China, from Police Chief to the Strongest Warlord 人在民国，从警察局长到最强军阀 Only Music Can Please the Dantian唯曲悦丹田Urban398k WordsCompleted [Republican Era + Summoning + Mass Troop Deployment + System + Power Fantasy + No Female Lead] After transmigrating to the Republican era, Qin Chuan draws a police station right from the start. Starting as a police chief, he soon wields absolute power! District Police Station: 545 personnel in total. The station has a patrol squad, a garrison squad, and a logistics squad. The garrison squad has 300 officers under one garrison captain, armed with Mosin-Nagant rifles. The patrol squad has 150 off 509Reads9.1Score106Shelves
2. 252 谍 Espionage: I Pulled Boss Dai’s Rickshaw and Became a Juntong Station Chief 谍战：拉车戴老板，我成军统站长 A Song of the Realm一曲赋江山Urban444k WordsCompleted Situ Li was reborn into an age of war. He was starving and worked as a lowly cart driver. He knew how to survive, but had no connections to get ahead. He thought he was destined to remain an insignificant nobody, but by a twist of fate, he ended up saving a big shot from the military intelligence service. The boss said, “Graduate from the military academy within a month, and I’ll give you an official position.” Before Situ Li could even protest, he found himself at the military academy. Then he 8.1kReads8.5Score510Shelves

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   These are all high-quality spy novels, saving countless readers from a reading slump. There can't be anyone who hasn't read them yet.

3. 253 谍 Espionage: I Have a Pocket Dimension, but I Choose to Go It Alone 谍战：我有空间，但我选择单干 Once Loved Wang Heping喜欢过王和平Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [No System, but with a Map + Resistance-Era Spy Thriller + Portable Storage Space + Won't Side with Any Faction + Fighting the Japanese Alone] Ma Liang is a top-tier field agent. During an escort mission, alien technology is accidentally activated at an agent supply depot, sending him to the era of the War of Resistance Against Japan. The depot transmigrates along with Ma Liang, becoming his portable storage space, and his physical abilities are enhanced to three times their normal level. As luc 37.8kReads8.6Score2.6kShelves
4. 254 抗 War of Resistance: The Flames of War Special Operations Team 抗战之烽火特勤组 Fine Wine and Coffee美酒与咖啡Urban7.6M WordsCompleted In an age of raging war, smoke and fire engulf the land of China. The Special Operations Unit in the Flames of War takes you into a thrilling legend of resistance against Japan. The Eighth Special Operations Unit is an elite force made up of top special forces operatives. Its members include wealthy heiresses such as Xiao Lin, Qin Yue, Zhu Que, Jin Mansha, and Murong Yunfei. They could have enjoyed lives of luxury, but when their nation faced a crisis, they resolutely joined the resistance. Und 7.3kReads9.0Score822Shelves
5. 255 谍 Endless Shadows of Espionage 谍影无涯 Salt Point Seven盐点七Urban2.2M WordsOngoing Back in an age torn apart by war, he must keep himself alive by navigating between powerful factions. Little by little, he becomes a capable soldier, hiding deep in the enemy’s heartland and turning into a sharp blade driven behind enemy lines. 1.5kReads6.9Score105Shelves
6. 256 川 Fighting the Japanese with the Sichuan Army: I Can Hear the Enemy's Strategic Plans 川军抗战，我能听到鬼子战略部署 Honest Wang Mazi老实的王麻子Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Independent development] + [strategy and tactics] + [historical storyline] + [endless feel-good] Brave men march out of Sichuan, the front line is in crisis! From the start, I transmigrate straight to the front lines of the war against Japan! I can hear the Japanese forces’ strategic plans. Other people transmigrate and get powerful equipment. I take on the Japanese with strategy. I draw on the strategic wisdom and tactics passed down by the old veterans, leading the surviving Sichuan soldi 27.2kReads9.1Score2.4kShelves
7. 257 谍 Espionage: The Thousand-Faced Agent, a One-Man Army 谍战：千面特工，我一人成团 Peeling Shrimp扒虾Urban430k WordsOngoing Li Fei transmigrates to Shanghai in a parallel world and awakens the Many-Faced Agent System. Every time he completes a mission, he gains a new face. From then on, Shanghai has a new elusive Communist agent: Many Faces. Captured courier who turned traitor: Every time I meet him, Many Faces has a different face. Military Statistics Bureau: Many Faces is an organization, maybe even a whole regiment. Our bureau has been infiltrated like a sieve. There are Many Faces everywhere. Special Higher Polic 2.2kReads8.5Score194Shelves
8. 258 谍 Lost in the Spy Game 谍海迷踪 The Great Way Is Natural大道自然Urban472k WordsOngoing The turbulent age is rife with calamity! A young man with some martial arts and medical skills finds himself working as a doctor for a gang. When the nation faces a crisis, he secretly joins the underground Communist Party. Keeping a low profile, biding his time, and acting decisively and ruthlessly, he endures one trial after another, becomes a member of the Military Statistics Bureau and the 76th Bureau, and begins a ghostlike career as a spy! 218Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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   Born in a chaotic world, with the nation in peril, a man should serve his country! A young man burdened with family and national hatred joins the secret service on his escape route, embarking on a thrilling and dangerous career as a secret agent. He encounters various forces head-on, engaging in a battle of wits and courage. In this game within a game, who will be the last one standing?

9. 259 抗 War of Resistance: From the Bloody Battle of the Xiang River to The Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain 抗战：从血战湘江到高山下的花环 The Law Is Unknown刑不可知Urban1.2M WordsCompleted PS: Once a campaign ends, the story jumps straight to the next one, but the plot is continuous. If that bothers you, don't read. (Apple fans, please don't read either.) [Turning the Tide, Starting with the Xiang River Campaign] That year, over 30,000 of our troops were lost in the bloody battle at the Xiang River. That year, the Western Route Army marched west. Of its more than 20,000 soldiers, only 400 remained. That year, during the Defense of Nanjing, the Japanese devils massacred our people. 197Reads9.2Score—Shelves
10. 260 民 The Gentleman of the Republic 民国的先生 Starry Words星星语话Urban1.8M WordsCompleted The plot is reasonable, with no System. An ordinary person transmigrates to the Republican era. I hope readers can find a touch of Republican-era charm here. The narration is grounded, with no exaggeration whatsoever… 6.5kReads8.6Score380Shelves

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    Take a look at this book... Savor it carefully...

11. 261 传 A Legendary Life: The Road of Officialdom and Business 传奇人生之官商之路 Old Eagle Fish老雕鱼儿Urban3.1M WordsCompleted A star of destiny descends upon a humble family and shines on Yu Yuan, who is about to graduate from high school. He awakens a super brain and turns his life around! Follow his journey as he becomes a top student, a rising star in science and technology, a business prodigy, and a rising star in officialdom. 4.9kReads8.6Score503Shelves

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    The male protagonist was lost in the mountains as a child and spent his life with amnesia. Through his arduous journey, he returned to the city and became a legendary figure at the pinnacle of life. His parents were framed, and conflicts frequently arose within the wealthy families of Kyoto. With the help of his confidante, he went abroad and embarked on a different life... A completed work of three million words, looking forward to your encouragement!!!

12. 262 官 A Rising Star in Politics: From Grassroots Civil Servant to the Top 官场新贵从基层公务员崛起 Old Eagle Fish老雕鱼儿Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Yu Yiqing, a top student in the law and politics department of a prestigious university, suffers a romantic setback. He takes the civil service exam, places first, and is assigned by the organization to the township government in his hometown. On the day he reports for duty, a sudden downpour hits. Ignoring his own safety, he jumps into a reservoir on the verge of bursting its embankment and rescues someone who has fallen in. Exhausted, he slips into a culvert and is presumed dead. When the rese 34Reads6.6Score108Shelves
13. 263 断 Love of the Broken Blade 断刀情 Mo Moto莫莫托Urban586k WordsOngoing War is a catastrophe. It destroys everything, including humanity and conscience. Yet war is also a furnace that remakes everything: not only willpower and faith, but humanity itself. And it is the stain of blood that makes all of this so precious. But in the face of war’s devastation and cruelty, we need the courage to break our blades. To break one’s blade is an attitude, a will and faith that can turn certain death into survival. Against a powerful enemy, we must never fear and always press fo 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommend a serious book

14. 264 官 Officialdom: Playing with Life! 官场：游戏人生！ Old Eagle Fish老雕鱼儿Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Wang Yang, a graduate of a prestigious 985 university, made a decision that would change his life on the night his girlfriend of four years, Su Xuan, broke up with him over their “real-world differences.” After drinking himself into a stupor alone, he turned down a job offer from a major company in a first-tier city and applied to become a civil servant in a township back in his hometown. He was assigned to the Party and Government Office in remote Yunwu Town. Wang Yang set out on his life’s jou 569Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 265 我 I Rely on Qi Reading to Dominate the Worlds of Politics and Business 我靠望气官路商途开无双 Young Master of the Misty Rain Pavilion烟雨少阁主Urban1.4M WordsCompleted On his first day reporting for duty, reserve cadre Yang Hao is assigned to the poorest township in the city, Liao Cao Mountain. While handling an armed clash between two villages over water rights, he's struck on the back of the head. When he opens his eyes again, the world has been turned upside down. Everyone has qi floating above their heads: the town chief has black threads hidden in his purple aura, the beautiful village doctor has peach-blossom luck woven into her golden glow, and the hone 538Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 266 谍 Espionage: Harbin, 1941 谍战：哈尔滨1941 The Teahouse Downstairs楼下茶馆Urban1.1M WordsCompleted In 1939, Harbin was a vast maze of spies. Zhou Jinyu, a cool-headed ace agent, and Gu Wanru, a rookie, were ordered to pose as husband and wife and infiltrate the heart of the Japanese puppet regime. From an identity crisis that began in hell to an unshakable trust forged through life and death, they treaded carefully under the ever-watchful suspicion of Ichiro Shimizu. As the mystery of the “Shadow Protocol” closed in and their own names appeared on the “elimination list,” Zhou Jinyu realized t 5.4kReads7.5Score442Shelves

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    That was brilliant, a spy thriller!

17. 267 落 Fallen Leaves Return to Their Roots: Code Name Lone Boat 落叶归根：代号孤舟 Blazing Red Lotus烈焰红莲Urban310k WordsCompleted In 1949, forestry expert Shen Feng could have evacuated, but instead he took on the identity of low-level clerk Lin Qisheng and infiltrated the Taitung Forestry Farm to rebuild the “Tree-Ring” intelligence network. He wasn't the only one operating undercover. The mole codenamed “Night Owl” and the shrewd opponent Chen Huaiyuan drove him and his comrades into a desperate situation. Three years later, a new recruit's betrayal destroyed the group. With the help of A Hui, a local young woman who gav 2Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 268 谍 Espionage: Daybreak 谍战：破晓 The Teahouse Downstairs楼下茶馆Historical391k WordsCompleted When night falls over the newly born land, two fated adversaries are forced to join forces. The brilliant Lin Nan is a forgotten gem from the old era, versed in criminal psychology and codebreaking. The battle-hardened Zheng Feng is the blade of the new order, devoted to discipline and absolute loyalty. This is a war that begins with conspiracy and ends in faith. When the enemy holds the city’s pulse in its grasp, and humanity’s fate hangs by a thread, they wield their wits as spears and their c 139Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 269 抗 Anti-Japanese Special Forces 抗日特战队 Radish Eater淡吃萝卜Urban2.6M WordsCompleted To fight the Japanese, you need money, guns, territory, and real ability. Xu Jianfei has all of them. I truly admire the Japanese. How did they manage to last eight years under Xu Jianfei? Let’s see how the Japanese got through those eight years. 7.6kReads7.6Score677Shelves

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    While the Japanese were still showing off their "Bushido" (the way of the samurai), Xu Jianfei had already used modern thinking to teach them a military lesson called "despair."

20. 270 民 Republican Era: A Shadowy Web of Espionage 民国：谍影迷云 A Boatful of Stars满船星河Urban583k WordsOngoing [Pocket Dimension + One Female Lead + Competent Characters + Consistent Logic + Historical Accuracy] The rating has just gone live, so please give it a chance. (Onion Orange salutes!) Su Xin, a historical researcher, transmigrates to the years of the War of Resistance and becomes a minor secret agent in the Military Statistics Bureau. The bureau gains an ace operative skilled at hunting down Japanese spies, while the Communist Party gains a “deep-cover agent” hidden in the enemy's heart! Trackin 368Reads7.9Score—Shelves

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    Both are great! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

21. 271 抗 Shanghai, 1941: Code Name Crane Ferry 抗日上海1941：代号渡鹤 Gu Lanshan 516顾阑珊516Historical367k WordsCompleted [Spy thriller + based on true events + mind games + no System + high-stakes game] In 1941, Shanghai was an isolated island surrounded by Japanese-occupied territory. The city was a crossroads of power, with undercurrents running deep. On the surface, it was the “Paris of the East,” a glittering world of pleasure and luxury. In truth, it was a city of spies where every faction vied for power. Shen Mo was a rising star in Shanghai, deputy chief inspector at the French Concession police station. Da 116Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 272 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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    It's basically unpredictable, unlike any other story I've heard before.

23. 273 抗 Shanghai, 1937: The Silent Stitch 抗日上海1937：无声的针脚 Gu Lanshan 516顾阑珊516Urban472k WordsCompleted In 1943, the occupied districts of Shanghai appear calm on the surface, but beneath it, undercurrents swirl. Shen Yanqiu, a Communist underground operative codenamed “Tailor,” goes undercover as the owner of an upscale tailor shop in the French Concession, tasked with rebuilding a shattered intelligence network. His adversaries are Sato Ichiro, the newly appointed chief of the Japanese secret police, and a mysterious double agent known as “Shadow.” When Shen Yanqiu discovers that his contact is 2.4kReads6.6Score297Shelves
24. 274 勇 The Brave Always Win 勇者必胜 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Urban179k WordsCompleted Will Golland and his girlfriend, Aminni, joined the SBS and SAS, the British commandos, one after the other. They were born to fight the war against fascism. Raiding behind enemy lines, they struck fear into the hearts of Nazi demons. Their footsteps carried them across France, Norway, and the battlefields of North Africa. They wore green berets, and their name was the Commandos. —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 275 雪 The Snow Wolf’s Mission 2: Wolf Knight 雪狼的使命2之狼侠 Xiaomi Ten-Step Rifle小米十步枪Urban1.2M WordsOngoing The snow wolf is a beast of the wolf family that lives in cold, snowbound lands. It stands for abundant vitality and untamed wildness, a free and independent nature, an unyielding spirit that never surrenders, courage in battle, willpower, dignity, and teamwork. The Snow Wolf Squad was once a civilian resistance group that fought across the Wuhan theater. After joining the Communist Party of China, its members took part in an operation in which their captain and the snow wolf perished in the art 223Reads—Score—Shelves

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    As the situation in Wuhan and other areas became increasingly precarious during the War of Resistance Against Japan, a legendary figure's patriotic heart was rekindled. By chance, he met several patriotic youths and, along with his beloved dog and these young people, embarked on the path of resistance against Japan. They formed a civilian fighting team and successively completed important missions such as blowing up Japanese military depots, seizing Japanese medicines, and stealing secret Japanese combat documents, causing significant losses to the Japanese army and making a major contribution to the frontline anti-Japanese forces.

26. 276 谍 Espionage: From the Start, I'm Told to Investigate My Own Communist Party 谍战：开局让我一个红党查红党 Qian Moxi浅墨兮Urban74k WordsOngoing A leak at the newly established Zhejiang branch of the Fuxing Society led to a failed arrest. Acting on Dai’s orders, Lin Mingyu, a Communist Party member undercover at the Central Army Officer Academy, heads to the Zhejiang branch to secretly investigate the Communist Party infiltrators. 388Reads—Score—Shelves

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27. 277 我 Infiltrating the Military Statistics Bureau, I Accidentally Built an Arms Empire 我在军统搞渗透，竟造出军火帝国 Ink Brush水墨之笔Urban408k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a world of espionage, Ren Pingsheng becomes a nobody in the archives room. After accidentally activating the [Mission Lottery System], Ren Pingsheng mows down people like grass and blows up buildings like he’s setting off firecrackers! Zheng Yaoxian treats him like a brother, while the higher-ups are completely wrapped around his finger. Everyone thinks Ren Pingsheng rose through the ranks by sucking up to powerful people. Who would have guessed that, in the blink of an e 811Reads5.9Score101Shelves
28. 278 谍 Espionage: I Make Up All My Intel 谍战我的情报全靠编 Flip Through Books to Forget Your Worries翻书忘忧愁Urban682k WordsOngoing Chen Feng, a modern-day wage earner, transmigrates back to the Republican era and becomes a military intelligence agent. Drawing on the knowledge he gained in the future, he writes a legendary chapter in the world of espionage in the Republican era, becoming a legend among intelligence agencies around the world. 12.3kReads6.5Score755Shelves
29. 279 谍 Espionage: I Was Undercover, Then Awakened the Fierce Cop System! 谍战：潜伏的我却觉醒悍警系统！ Panda King of Langlang Mountain浪浪山熊猫大王Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [Espionage + Wits and Strategy + Cheat Ability + Ruthless + No Goody-Two-Shoes + Punishing the Japanese Invaders + Tycoon] When it comes to killing Japanese invaders, is anything more satisfying than slaughtering them openly, right in front of their own men, and then getting promoted and rewarded by them afterward? Li Mengzhou transmigrates to Shanghai in 1938, becoming a rookie who has just joined the police force, and awakens the Tough Cop (Bandit) System! “This is occupied territory! The crim 3.3kReads7.8Score294Shelves
30. 280 沉 Silent Glory: Blade Against Time 沉默的荣耀之逆时之刃 Zheng Yuhui徵煜晖Urban55k WordsCompleted A spin-off novel in the "Glory of Silence" series, telling the story of an unlucky man who transmigrates into a spy thriller with a System. Follow him as he navigates Taiwan during the White Terror and makes it out unscathed. 34Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 281 谍 Espionage: From the Start, I Shoot a Secret Agent from the Special High Police 谍战：开局击毙特高课特务 Encountering Life遇见生命Urban564k WordsCompleted Liu Wentao transmigrates to the Republic of China era. Every Japanese soldier he kills earns him a reward, which he uses to buy weapons and help resist the invasion. Many people wonder who killed the chief of the Japanese Special Service Agency and blew up the counterfeit banknote printing plant. No one knows it was him. Liu Wentao keeps a low profile, moving along the edge of life and death as he carries out the boldest missions! Rumble! An explosion echoes as black smoke billows from the Speci 2.4kReads7.3Score141Shelves
32. 282 谍 Espionage: I Can Possess Corpses 谍战：我能附身尸体 Hardworking Big Black Cat很努力的大黑猫Urban454k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + covert infiltration + assassination + sabotage + pocket dimension) Jiang Yunfei, a young man from the modern era, transmigrates to the early days of the War of Resistance and becomes an agent in the intelligence division of the Military Statistics Bureau's Shencheng Station. Just after he arrives, a traitor sells them out. The intelligence division's safehouse is surrounded by the agents of 76, and they're about to be wiped out! Fortunately, Jiang Yunfei gains the ability to po 5.4kReads8.3Score416Shelves
33. 283 红 Red 红色 Xu Bing徐兵535k WordsCompleted It's been four years since the drama Red. I had so many thoughts while we were filming, but I didn't expect to have even more afterward. There's too much to say. Just like the characters in the drama, brothers can't escape the tides of history and the changing times. Fortunately, life is short, and there's no time to savor the setbacks in front of us. We have to hurry and make something new and interesting. Even if it turns out frustrating, that's still more vivid and moving than old memories. I 6Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    The first eight books are all spy novels that have been adapted into TV series.

34. 284 谍 Espionage: Infiltrating the South Manchuria Railway as a Junior Train Conductor 谍战从潜入满铁当小乘警开始 Old Zhang0612老张0612Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis One: A train is a world of its own. What is espionage? To borrow an old saying from Zhang: espionage isn’t about fighting and killing, but about human relationships and worldly affairs... This is the story of a family of three who transmigrate into a world of spy dramas and films... Synopsis Two: A HUAWEI Mate 50 and a 22-month-old orphan appear in Dalian, under Japanese control in 1912… 1.3kReads8.4Score104Shelves

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    "My Espionage Adventure Begins with Infiltrating the South Manchuria Railway as a Junior Police Officer" has reached 900,000 words! Link above.

35. 285 谍 Espionage: From the Start, I’m an Underground Party Agent, Leveling Up on My Own! 谍战：开局地下党，我独自升级！ The Dried Fish Who Gets Writer's Block Every Day日常卡文的小鱼干Urban370k WordsOngoing The moment he opens his eyes, information security engineer Shen Ye finds that he has transmigrated to Shanghai in 1938, a city battered by war, and become an underground Party member on the verge of exposure! From the start, it’s a nightmare: within three days, he must infiltrate the Japanese military’s Tokko headquarters and steal a top-secret intelligence file that will decide the organization’s fate, right under the nose of Kenichi Sato, a “China expert”! Fortunately, the [Eye of Intellige 9Reads5.8Score—Shelves
36. 286 谍 Intelligence Codename: I Am Candle Shadow 谍报代号我是烛影 Just Love Cream就爱吃奶油Urban2.4M WordsCompleted He is the Chen family’s only son, a wealthy young master, fluent in several languages, a top expert, and equipped with memories from his rebirth and a portable pocket dimension. On the surface, he is a carefree playboy. Inside, he is a soldier driven by urgency and guilt after being reborn. He plays a multifaceted spy while cultivating ties with all sides. Love of country and family: the romance and moving spirit of a “lone hero.” 94Reads6.5Score172Shelves
37. 287 风 Kite 风筝 Xiao Mao肖锚Historical344k WordsCompleted Decades of ups and downs, decades of life and death, all for the sake of completing the most difficult mission. The most dangerous infiltration, the most heart-pounding plots; hunted by both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, he witnessed tragedies of unimaginable cruelty. It was a war without gunfire, yet all the more terrifying for it. Zheng Yaoxian, the Kuomintang's top secret agent, was ruthless, cunning, and clever. He was the feared "Sixth Brother" of the Military Statistics Bureau, a 65Reads9.3Score—Shelves
38. 288 猎 The Spy Hunter 猎谍 Sharp Hatchet锋利的柴刀Urban5.9M WordsOngoing Espionage is an ancient profession. Ever since wars first began, spies have been the only way for opposing sides to obtain each other's intelligence. Some say that spy warfare is the only kind of battle in the world without gunpowder smoke. But the truth is that almost no battle in this world is free of it. Even covert struggles are full of bloodshed and sacrifice. My surname is Tang. My name is Tang Cheng, though you can also call me Tang Wulang. My father was with the Juntong, the organization 2kReads8.6Score202Shelves

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39. 289 特 Agent: The Treasure Chest System Makes the Impostor Stronger 特工：宝箱系统，伪装者开始变强 Number One Under Heaven天下第一Urban1.9M WordsOngoing Chen Shi transmigrates into a world that brings together the spy dramas Kite, The Disguiser, The Wind, The Invisible Guardian, and Undercover. After getting drunk, he picks up Yu Manli and joins the Military Statistics Bureau's training camp. He stands out at the camp, uncovering several Japanese spy networks in Shancheng. He never misses when he makes a move. Even the slightest clue won't escape his notice. His methods are ruthless, earning him the name “Chen Yama” from the Japanese Special Ser 12.5kReads7.9Score953Shelves
40. 290 穿 Transmigrating to 1936: Between Night and Dawn 穿越1936：暗夜与黎明 Moonlight Bathing in Light明月沐光Urban182k WordsOngoing A modern young man arrives in the war-torn Republic of China. From the start, he's a graduate of Whampoa Military Academy. A golden finger? What can he possibly do? The Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, underground organizations, Japanese invaders, collaborators, moles, and more... —Reads—Score3kShelves

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    This is my first time writing, please feel free to point out any mistakes.

41. 291 卧 I'm an Undercover Agent Who Just Wants to Survive, But I'm Forced to Do the Dirty Work 卧底的我只想活下去却被迫干狠活 A Life of Clear Dreams清梦人生Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Subtle golden finger] + [Spy thriller, undercover agent] + [Multiple women] + [Survival] + [Financial empire] + [Forced to do ruthless things] + [Anything is possible] Wan Qing, a 007 office drone, transmigrated to the eve of the Battle of Shanghai in 1937. He gained the abilities of perfect recall and advanced insight. A Shanghai native, he was ordered to go deep undercover and wait for the right moment, under the codename Chick. But even the greatest hero can be defeated by a lack of mone 11.3kReads7.5Score765Shelves
42. 292 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
43. 293 谍 Espionage: Slaying Enemies Gets Me Gear, and I’ve Gone on a Killing Spree 谍战：杀敌爆装备我真杀疯了 Little Brother Gao Ming小弟高明Urban252k WordsCompleted (For fans of Spy Shadow Storm, from a platinum-level author on another site, feel-good fiction, multiple heroines, and readers who love spy-war masterminds: add this to your bookshelf) The System grants me lofty ambitions, and my wife helps me reach the summit After passing the civil service exam three times, he was so excited that he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and transmigrated into the Republic of China in 1939, becoming an abandoned pawn of the Military Statistics Bureau. Just after Gao H 258Reads5.6Score—Shelves

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    It must be a spy drama.

44. 294 日 Bane of Japanese Spies: From the Start, I Awaken a Lie Detector System 日谍克星，开局觉醒测谎仪系统 Little Brother Gao Ming小弟高明Urban536k WordsCompleted Before he was reborn, those damned secret agents acted with impunity, buying off traitors and trading intelligence, causing one battlefield defeat after another as brave men died in vain. After he was reborn, the damned secret agents wailed in agony and trembled in fear, shouting that they wanted to go home. Warning, warning. Lie detected, lie detected. Accept the mission?… 324Reads6.4Score—Shelves
45. 295 间 The Spy’s Nemesis 间谍的克星 The Hard Years of the 80s不容易的80年代Urban129k WordsCompleted He was a legend in the Party, and its finest agent. In the early days after liberation, the Party's former underground operatives came out of the shadows, while the enemy went underground. They sabotaged the cities liberated by the Party and assassinated its key figures. Faced with one serious attack after another, the Party sent in its ace agent: a man who had once made the enemy gnash their teeth in hatred, yet whose true identity remains unknown to this day. And so the story begins... 668Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    Report, report, report! Don't miss it if you're passing by. See for yourself whether it's good or bad.

46. 296 民 Secret War in the Republic of China: The Judge of the Underworld 民国暗战之阎罗判官 Misty Twilight暮景凝烟Urban546k WordsOngoing In a turbulent era of national crisis, there are traitors and lackeys, but even more people of conscience. Faced with hardship, some profit from the nation’s suffering, while others accept things as they are. Yet there are still people with unwavering faith who disregard their own gain and loss. For the first glimmer of dawn in the darkness, they willingly step into the shadows, becoming judges of the underworld whom their enemies fear at the mere mention. The protagonist works undercover at fir 145Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Realistic spy thriller with no cheat codes and high intelligence.

47. 297 顾 Gu Yizhong Is Reborn Before the Events of The Lone Boat 顾易中重生在孤舟剧情之前 Not Iced Tea不是冰红茶Urban1.3M WordsOngoing Gu Yizhong is reborn in 1936. The original A Lone Boat begins in June 1941, but this story starts with his rescue of Lin Shujuan in Hong Kong in early 1939. Since the timeline has changed dramatically, much of the plot will have to be newly created. Your support is greatly appreciated. To make the story’s progression as plausible as possible, feel free to share your theories about what happens next in the discussion area, preferably with sound reasoning. I hope to work together with fellow fans 540Reads8.1Score102Shelves
48. 298 双 Twin Blades: Impostors in the Demon Cave 双星齐刃：魔窟伪装者 The Too-Late Jinx为时已晚的克夫Urban651k WordsCompleted After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan in 1945, Liu Mingzhang, a secret Communist Party member codenamed Qiming, and Zheng Yaoxian, codenamed Kite, navigate the treacherous environment of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. With intelligence and courage, they pass along information and match wits with their foes. After a series of grueling challenges and brushes with death, they obtain vital intelligence and help the organization strike at the enemy. At last, they witne 214Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    An absolute spy thriller.

49. 299 血 Crimson Dawn: The Bronze Tiger Tally 血色黎明：青铜兵符 Mu Huihong慕蕙鸿Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted # War of Resistance espionage + patriotism + suspenseful adventure + elite agents + exhilarating action + historical legend # [Complete] [Hardcore Espionage] A thousand-year-old military tally sparks a covert war that sweeps across the globe. Lin Mubai, a former military intelligence agent, must choose between his beliefs and his country as he makes his move before the bloody dawn. From Shanghai to Greenland, from Tibet to Dunhuang, this is the ultimate battle for the survival of civilization. C 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Spy Agents: Spy Within a Spy

50. 300 枫 Red Leaves in the Wind 枫叶飘红 Picking Shells from the Sea008沧海拾贝008Modern Romance72k WordsCompleted Without reading, you cannot understand reason; without studying history, you cannot clarify your aspirations. Looking back, the past stretches as far as the eye can see, like maple leaves drifting slowly down from the branches, farther and farther away, redder and redder. Take history as a mirror, and savor life... 113Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A hidden war, a silent sigh…

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