Classic Spy Novels: Got Any Recommendations? 经典谍战小说，推荐几个呗

1. 251 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
2. 252 谍 Espionage: The Military Intelligence Bureau's Judge, the Nightmare of Japanese Spies 谍战：军统判官，活成日谍噩梦 Clear Moon, Bright Sky清月明朗Urban967k WordsOngoing [Espionage + identity detection + assassination + System] Reborn in 1936, Lin Mu, a graduate of Whampoa Military Academy, is unexpectedly assigned to the Special Service Department. He soon becomes Japanese spies’ worst nightmare! Kawashima Yoshiko: “Damn it, the assassination plan has been foiled again!” Tsuchihashi: “The Judge is everyone’s worst nightmare.” He kills Japanese invaders, captures Japanese spies, and takes Shanghai by storm, becoming a traitor’s worst nightmare! “I have nothing t 55Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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   A new book on espionage during the Republican era and the War of Resistance against Japan: ① Spring, 1936. Army Military Academy. On the eve of graduation, the students were all talking freely, while Lin Mu was thinking about the future. Having traveled from the future, he knew that the full-scale outbreak of the War of Resistance against Japan was less than a year away. Because the protagonist was from Fenghua, Ningbo, and a fellow townsman of Chiang Kai-shek, he was unexpectedly assigned to the Special Service Department, becoming the nightmare of all the Japanese soldiers in the future.

3. 253 谍 Espionage: The Many-Faced Yama, I Became the Juntong's Faith 谍战：千面阎罗，我活成军统信仰 Cheng Shi成石Urban450k WordsOngoing [Master of Disguise]+ [Espionage]+ [System]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [One Female Lead] Ling Yunzhi transmigrates to Shanghai in 1939 and becomes a deputy captain of the 76th Division's direct-action squad. Backed by a system, he is decisive and ruthless, and completing missions is a breeze. In the Juntong, he is known as the Faceless Yama. To the Communist Party, he is the Dragon's Thorn. One high-ranking Japanese intelligence officer after another, along with army and navy officers and members 87Reads6.0Score—Shelves
4. 254 血 Crimson Dawn 血色黎明 Xu Yaguang徐亚光Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Trade blood and passion for the dawn; give your life to honor your oath. Face demons with courage, and fight the wicked with wisdom. 1.3kReads7.9Score134Shelves
5. 255 代 Code Name: Migratory Bird 代号候鸟 Yao Wanmin姚皖闽Urban428k WordsCompleted A heart-pounding covert war, as deep as the ocean! The most enduring declaration of love in the world is staying by someone’s side… 1kReads7.7Score103Shelves
6. 256 谍 Espionage Shadows on the Shanghai Bund 谍影上海滩 Kiss Kiss, God of Wealth财神么么哒Urban1.1M WordsCompleted During the War of Resistance Against Japan, under the Wang Jingwei puppet regime, an engineering student transmigrates into the body of Yu Xia, director of the Special Operations Department at No. 76. Yu Xia, also known as the Smiling Tiger, is infamous as a living King of Hell. His ruthless methods make people tremble with fear at the mere mention of his name. See how Yu Xia, with blood on his hands, seeks redemption while trapped behind enemy lines. The story is full of twists and turns, so fa 582Reads8.2Score104Shelves

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   I've transmigrated into the body of the head of Operations Division 76. This book is quite interesting.

7. 257 缅 Sinister Deals in Northern Myanmar: Every Step a Nightmare! 缅北罪恶交易，步步惊魂！ Warrior Beauty战红颜Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Tags: urban, northern Myanmar, thriller, horror, romance, special agents, suspense, betrayal in love, ruthless action, gambling city, beautiful female agents, villains, calculating characters. A one-of-a-kind chronicle of northern Myanmar, a brutal dossier on the organ trade, the dangerous years of special agents, and the struggle between good and evil. Enemies become friends, friends become enemies, a warlord's daughter who once seemed impossible to reconcile with becomes a battle-hardened love 746Reads8.5Score101Shelves

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   Excerpt from "The Crimes of Northern Myanmar: Agents in Action": Every word was like a sharp knife, piercing Qin Zhijun's heart. Qin Zhijun's body slowly collapsed. He struggled to stand, but the loss of strength prevented him from doing so. His vision blurred, but he still tried to remain conscious. He looked at Huang Lili, his eyes filled with deep regret. "Lili, you... You really want to do this?" Qin Zhijun's voice grew weaker, his hand falling limply to his sides. Huang Lili's tears flowed like a burst dam, streaming down her cheeks. Her body trembled violently, as if struck by an invisible force. However, her hand, tightly gripping the dagger, did not loosen its grip, nor did it show any sign of wanting to let go. Her gaze was fixed on Qin Zhijun, as if trying to etch his image deeply into her mind. Time passed second by second, Qin Zhijun's life gradually ebbed away, finally closing his eyes, his body completely losing its warmth. Huang Lili stood silently, still clutching the blood-stained dagger tightly in her hand, tears streaming down her face. Her heart was a tangled mess of chaos and pain, causing her unbearable torment. She couldn't understand why she had committed such a cruel act, ending someone's life with her own hands. But she knew clearly that what was done was done, and there was no going back. She stared at Qin Zhijun's body, an indescribable grief welling up inside her. She realized that she had not only lost a friend, but also someone she had deeply loved. Their emotional entanglements, conflicts, and beautiful memories were now all gone. She was filled with regret, longing to turn back time and choose again. However, reality was cruel; she could not change the facts and could only silently bear this endless sorrow. [Kiss]

8. 258 喋 Bloodshed in America: I'm a CIA Defector 喋血美利坚，我是CIA叛徒 Awkwardness Filter尴尬滤镜Urban2.2M WordsOngoing [Traditional style, no System, no mindless power fantasy, hard-edged and realistic espionage thriller] Chen Tao, a Chinese anti-narcotics officer. He opens his eyes aboard a vehicle bound for a terrorist attack. His memories are fragmented, and he has become the CIA’s most wanted traitor. The vehicle is packed with poison gas. Ninety minutes remain on the countdown. The target: Staples Center, with twenty thousand lives at stake. His superiors want him silenced, the CIA wants him alive, and the 8.2kReads7.0Score915Shelves

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   Check out this one, it's already full, but harmless.

9. 259 烽 Warriors of the Beacon Fires 烽火雄兵 Black-Armored Azure Wolf玄甲苍狼Urban1.4M WordsOngoing A tribute to Xiao Zhixianxian, the foremost military novelist who made half of a legendary tale, Beacon Fire Heroes is a painstaking continuation of Beacon Fire Escape. The blade broken long ago is reforged today! As the smoke of history fades beneath the passing years, the man who once fled in disarray through a hail of bullets finally carves out a blood-soaked domain deep in the mountains. This time, he is no longer a desperate deserter, but a “Mountain King” who strikes fear into the Japanese 2.9kReads8.7Score217Shelves

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   The ultimate sequel to "The Deserter in the Flames of War," *The Mighty Soldiers of the War of Resistance* is a must-read for true men, boasting a compelling plot. The protagonist, Hu Yi, transforms from a deserter into a fearsome "mountain king" who instills terror in the Japanese invaders—a transformation that's inherently captivating. Coupled with his interactions with Xiao Hongying and others, the characters are all vividly portrayed. The book blends tense battle scenes—such as outmaneuvering Japanese cavalry and cleverly capturing puppet army camps—with humorous glimpses of the main characters' daily lives. This contrast makes the story quite entertaining, sure to delight readers who enjoy the War of Resistance but also crave lighthearted moments.

10. 260 空 Blank List 空白名单 Mai Ren脉人Urban862k WordsCompleted Wuhan is occupied, and the situation is treacherous and unpredictable. A mysterious list has drawn intense attention from all sides. It came from a Chinese Communist Party member who vanished eleven years ago, and now every faction is locked in a fierce struggle over it. To obtain the list, our organization sends a top student to infiltrate the upper ranks of the puppet regime in Wuhan. His name is Xiao Muyang. He has received no training and has never carried out a mission. His spotless record 1.2kReads8.2Score171Shelves

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    This is an epic spy novel!

11. 261 抗 War of Resistance: My Strategist's Eye Awakens, Revealing a Mini Map! 抗战：我谋士入局，觉醒小地图！ Huang Bei 97煌北97Urban2.0M WordsOngoing As he transmigrated through the darkest period of history, Lin Tian Chen awakened a visualized map in his mind. “I’ll enter the game as a strategist and raise the banner to win half a move against Heaven.” From then on, the army gained a commander who could direct the battlefield like a god. With limited resources, he would execute tactical flanking maneuvers to perfection; with abundant resources, he would unleash firepower on an unparalleled scale. He led his forces north to campaign in Guando 5kReads9.6Score617Shelves

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    ✨✨The first book needs no introduction, it's absolutely amazing! The barbed wire scene is a classic among classics!!! It's a bit slow-paced, so it might take a while to finish.✨✨The second book is one I recently read, and it's also fantastic!!! Plus, Li Yunlong makes a cameo appearance, which is really great!!! The male lead's system role isn't extensive, and it's mostly secondary; he doesn't rely entirely on it. It's super, super good, go check it out!

12. 262 夜 Nightingale 夜鹂 The Dinghan Empire That Loves Pancakes爱吃松饼的鼎汉帝国Urban853k WordsOngoing Espionage in the War of Resistance “When loyalty becomes a crime and betrayal becomes a means of survival, who can hold on to their humanity in a world gone mad?” An epic tale of espionage that blends transmigration, suspense, and devotion to country and family. It uncovers the darkest corners of wartime Shanghai and follows a soul torn apart by fate as it grows from a pawn into the player moving the pieces. In the twenty-sixth year of the Republic, late autumn draped Shanghai’s sky in a sickly 1.4kReads—Score102Shelves

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    Lin Guangyao picked up his pen and added a line below the hastily written suicide note: "Wang Tianfeng, head of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai station. Died for his country on the 25th day of the first month of 1939. Does anyone remember him?" He put down his pen, folded the letter, and placed it at the bottom of the drawer. There, locked away, was another piece of paper with four lines of poetry: "Where can a drifting duckweed find its anchor in this chaotic world? Only the plum blossoms reflected in the snow. Do not say that the road ahead is full of frost and snow, for our hearts are connected by a single thread of understanding." The ink had faded somewhat. He gently stroked those lines, as if stroking an old dream that could never be returned to. Outside the window, the lights of No. 76 Across the street were still bright. Behind one of the windows, a woman in a black uniform was looking down, flipping through the files she needed to process that night. She did not look up. He did not wait. He simply closed the drawer, stood up, and walked to the window. The night in Shanghai was always so unfathomably black. But he knew that even the darkest night would eventually give way to dawn. I just wonder if those who never wake up after dawn will feel any regret. Lin Guangyao stood there for a long time. Long enough for the moon to move from the top of the sycamore tree to the eaves. Long enough for the clock to strike eleven. Long enough for him to finally say to himself: Zhou Wenhao, I've finished writing your poem for you. Wang Tianfeng, I've preserved your name for you. I'm still walking the path you walked. The day I can no longer walk, I will stop, just like you.

13. 263 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 229Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "The Mission of Snow Wolf" is an inspiring spy drama set during the War of Resistance Against Japan. His legendary deeds made a great contribution and had a great impact on the Chinese nation's War of Resistance Against Japan. He is a hero and guardian in the hearts of the people.

14. 264 血 Crimson Red Throat 血色红腔 Guang Xue广雪Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted When the female lead is five, her father is murdered by secret agents after a traitor betrays him. When the male lead is seven, a local bully forces his beautiful mother into despair, leading to her death. Later, the two leads meet through Yiyang opera and grow up together. To protect the opera's secret code and military cipher, they secretly contend with Kuomintang agents while also matching wits with Japanese spies... They weave the preservation of traditional opera and the struggle of a natio 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Alternative spy novels are worth recommending

15. 265 雪 The Snow Wolf's Mission 雪狼的使命 Xiaomi Ten-Step Rifle小米十步枪Urban820k WordsCompleted The snow wolf embodies teamwork, innovation, and tenacious determination. Though an individual wolf is no match for a lion or tiger, a pack is powerful enough to make any animal keep its distance. Once wolves choose a target, they attack together, coordinating seamlessly. The snow wolf is an apex predator, a symbol of courage, independence, and outstanding hunting skills. Its harsh habitat has given it incredible resilience. Whether facing brutal conditions or powerful prey, it always thinks cal 896Reads7.2Score117Shelves
16. 266 护 The Protector of the Nation 护国天王 Xiaomi Ten-Step Rifle小米十步枪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted After six years on the battlefield, I was made a lord and granted a title. Now I’ve returned home in glory and come back to the city. To the enemies who harmed and betrayed me, and to those who bullied my wife and daughter: just wait. You’ll all tremble beneath my feet! The novel’s martial cultivation ranks are: Noble, King, Emperor, God, Divine Emperor, Divine Venerable, Divine Lord, Creator God, Progenitor, Eternal God, Custom God, and Unknown. Each rank has three stages: early, middle, and la 61Reads7.7Score119Shelves
17. 267 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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    Three novels, Volumes 1, 2, and 3

18. 268 小 The Savvy Little Soldier 小兵油子 Cavalry in a Sea of Flowers骑兵花海Historical684k WordsOngoing Beacon Bones Beyond the Great Wall: Twenty-Five Years of Fighting Japanese Invaders on the Grasslands [Warlords, War of Resistance, Searching for Family, No Overpowered Cheats, Spy Warfare, Logic and Intelligence, Ruthless] 1921–1945: The land is in turmoil, and China is engulfed in endless flames of war. Adopted as a child by a top undercover spy, the young man is meticulously trained for over a decade to become his other hand. There is no System and no mindless overpowered cheat. Every struggl 231Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is quite good.

19. 269 末 Apocalyptic Woman: Espionage in Republican-Era China 末世女【谍战在民国】 The Stream in My Dreams梦中的溪流Modern Romance225k WordsOngoing Qingguang woke up to find herself a rookie who had just graduated from a military intelligence training program. Since her family lived in Shanghai, she was assigned to work as a radio operator at the Shanghai station. In the apocalypse, humanity has lost its compassion and the strong rule supreme. Faced with natural disasters, human calamities, and zombies, everyone struggles to survive. But now she's arrived in the Republic of China, a place she'd only ever seen in history and literature books 6Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    Both books are great, especially the first one, it's fantastic!

20. 270 系 System Agent: Code Name Mo 系统特工，代号默 Passing Through Jiangbei路过江北Urban149k WordsCompleted Chen Mo, a "System agent" with the Huaxia Intelligence Bureau, has the quantum chip "Qian" implanted in his brain. It can connect to the global satellite network and control electronic devices and weapons. It can also switch between attack and defense modes, along with many other super abilities that have yet to be unlocked. Eight months ago, an accident during a mission left Chen Mo with amnesia and stripped him of his "System" abilities. He ended up in Heng City, Sakura Country, where a kindhe 157Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look, look, look, kaka, kaka

21. 271 明 The Ming Dynasty’s Special Reconnaissance Troops: The Night Watchmen 明朝特种侦察兵夜不收 Shu Yao Jiu舒窈纠Historical456k WordsCompleted A battle of wits between elite scouts, a shadow war of espionage full of twists, and a poignant romance between two people caught in forces beyond their control: all this awaits in the legendary tale of the Ming Dynasty’s Night-Rejecting scouts! During the Jiajing era, unrest flares along the frontier as the Mongols and Jurchens watch hungrily from the shadows. An elite reconnaissance unit known as the Night-Rejectors becomes the sharpest hidden blade guarding the Ming border. Shen Yan, the son 441Reads6.4Score100Shelves

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    Hardcore reconnaissance duels, espionage plot twists, and deeply moving emotions woven into the fabric of this Ming Dynasty special forces reconnaissance saga! Thrilling, suspenseful, and fraught with danger... It's an exhilarating experience... Rise up, Han Dynasty!

22. 272 谍 Code Name: Wick 谍战代号灯芯 Blessings Every Day恩赐天天Urban2.1M WordsOngoing Espionage · play the pig to eat the tiger · battles of wits · cool-headed and composed · fake marriage · love of country In 1936 Shanghai, everyone at the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics station knew Lu Xingzhou was a “deadweight”: he dozed at work, was always the last to handle a case, went weak in the knees at the sight of blood, and ranked dead last in every annual performance review. No one knew that he had quietly handed over half the “meritorious achievements” on Director Dai’s desk 12.7kReads7.5Score1.4kShelves

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    This is a rare intrigue novel that doesn't deliberately create satisfying moments. All of the male protagonist's escape plans rely on meticulous planning: deliberately copying the wrong accounts, using tea to smudge the secret manuscript, and intentionally revealing his greedy nature. Every step of the disguise is foreshadowed, there are no forced coincidences, and the logical loop is very complete.

23. 273 从 Starting with Lurk, I Fight My Way Through Spy Dramas 从潜伏开始，杀穿谍战剧 Zhao the Landlord Who Doesn't Eat Cilantro不吃香菜赵员外Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Spy thrillers: + + + + + + + ... A thrilling spy novel packed with adrenaline, wits, and daring clashes. If you don't like the opening setup, you can start with Volume Two, Shanghai in Turmoil. He transmigrates into the life of a small-time gangster in Tianjin, and his fiancée is killed from the start. He swears to take revenge, and is lucky enough to awaken a System. Completing System missions earns him rewar 4.6kReads7.1Score220Shelves

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    🍎🎁An undercover police officer is accidentally exposed and murdered by a telecom fraud ring, transmigrating into the body of a low-level gangster in the Republican era. 💦Born in a slum, with a seriously ill father, younger siblings, and constant hunger and cold, he also has a fiancée. His fiancée is brutally raped and murdered by Japanese men. The protagonist is then framed by the gang leader, 🍐sent on a dangerous mission to be a scapegoat. Using a system, he becomes powerful, becomes a special agent, avoids death, and embarks on a revenge-driven revenge journey.

24. 274 谍 Espionage: I Accidentally Became the Head of a Military Intelligence Bureau Station 谍战：我一不小心成了军统站长 Can Be Small or Big可小可大Urban1.9M WordsCompleted No one knows his name, but his achievements will never be forgotten! Others who go undercover become objects of suspicion. When he goes undercover, he suspects everyone else! He is a military intelligence station chief, a traitorous secret agent, and a steadfast Communist Party member, all at once. Through a twist of fate, he infiltrates the Japanese puppet regime's secret service bureau. Three identities, one conviction: to fight the War of Resistance to the very end! 16.8kReads8.9Score1kShelves

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    Three identities, one unwavering heart! He is a ghostly agent navigating between the Kuomintang, the Japanese puppet regime, and the communist front, weaving truth with lies and protecting his beliefs with masks. When the vortex of identities devours trust, he dances a breathtaking dance of faith on the edge of a knife—every lie is a bullet fired at the enemy, every betrayal is an act of loyalty to his country. Witness how this multifaceted spy uses thirty-six stratagems to break through the encirclement and write an unsung epic in a blood-soaked sea of espionage!

25. 275 血 A Blood-Oath Journey 血誓征程 Yu Yangzi渔阳子Urban1.8M WordsCompleted This book follows the protagonist Yang Yi as he grows through combat during the Red Army's campaigns, the War of Resistance against Japan, and the War of Liberation. It unfolds like a magnificent panorama, as stirring as a grand anthem. In those years of raging flames and bloody battles, countless outstanding sons and daughters of China gave their lives with honor for national liberation, and for the peace and security of their country. They fearlessly fought the despicable enemy, defending the 9.5kReads9.1Score739Shelves
26. 276 谍 A Sea of Spycraft and Mystery 谍雾谜海 The Drunken Wanderer醉酒之徒Urban2.0M WordsCompleted When faced with known history, some follow it faithfully, while others want to change it! This is a war between two transmigrators! A contest between light and shadow! But who will emerge victorious in the end...? 3.9kReads8.9Score394Shelves
27. 277 叶 Ye Chen’s Fight for Survival in the Game World 叶辰的游戏世界求生之旅 Super Handsome Brother Lin超帅气的霖哥Urban371k WordsCompleted Ye Chen is a fan and creator of games about the War of Resistance against Japan. For no apparent reason, he transmigrates into the very game he made, where he meets his good friends Zhang Fan and Wan Qiankun, who have also transmigrated into it. Can he survive the chaos of the game world and find a way back to reality? Stay tuned to find out. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My own novel tells the story of Ye Chen, who transmigrates into a game world he created. He meets two other transmigrators who are also his brothers. From the moment he arrives in this world, he fights his way through countless battles, killing Japanese soldiers and traitors while constantly outwitting and outmaneuvering them. The thrilling adventures culminate in the exhilarating feeling of surviving a near-death experience. The first few chapters weren't very well written, so I hope you'll check out my bookshelf and keep reading. There will be a second and third part to this novel, and it gets even more exciting as you read on. The three main characters are Ye Chen, Zhang Fan, and Wan Qiankun, each with distinct personalities. The antagonist is Kojima Taro, the captain of the Japanese military police in Heping Town, Liaoning Province, Northeast China. He is highly intelligent and ruthless. Yin Dabiao: A common traitor and lackey of that era. He was a notorious bully in Heping Town before the Japanese invasion of China. He had a younger brother with a different personality. After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, unsurprisingly, he also became a traitor. Currently, because the founder of the traitorous plainclothes team, the traitorous translator Zhou Bai, and the first captain Li Tiandao were killed by the protagonist and the Eighth Route Army, he cowardly let his younger brother Ma Tiangui take over as the captain of the plainclothes team, unaware that his own doom was approaching. There are many other villains whose names I won't reveal here: Yin Dabiao's traitors: Ma Tiangui, Li Chuan, Hou Debiao, Pan Ziliang, Wang Hai, and Sun Yaozu. Police Chief Wang Liu (a morally ambiguous figure) has several traitors under his command: Shen Qingfeng (a Japanese spy), Tan Jialin (killed by Wang Liu), Mei Zhongliang (a morally ambiguous figure), Ma Sanfu (Mei Zhongliang's henchman), Ma Sihai (a traitor who once served the local government (based on the Kuomintang), Ma Yitian (a lackey of Kojima Taro and Shen Qingfeng), and Ma Erhao (Mei Zhongliang's most disloyal traitor, willing to kill anyone but himself for money). Traitorous spies include: Li Tiandao (killed by Wan Qiankun), Ma Xinlong, and Qiu Zihe. Many characters in the novel have distinct traits.

28. 278 谍 Shadows of Espionage: The Sleeper Agent's Hidden Move 谍影：潜伏者的暗棋 Interesting and Cheap as Cabbage有趣也白菜Urban374k WordsCompleted He was a disposable pawn marked for execution in place of someone else, but he reversed his fate under the guns. In three days, he went from an abandoned pawn to a name on the Special High Commissioner's desk. In half a month, he had the head of a Military Statistics Bureau station requesting a meeting. How would a criminal psychology graduate student who transmigrated into the past navigate the tides of espionage and turn himself, a dead piece, into the only living eye on the entire board? Repu 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend you check it out.

29. 279 破 Cracking Codes and Capturing Spies: From Prisoner to the Military Intelligence Bureau's Seventh Brother 破密码擒间谍，从囚犯到军统七哥 Interesting and Cheap as Cabbage有趣也白菜Urban350k WordsCompleted Ye Mingyuan, a modern criminal investigation graduate, wakes up to find himself a murder suspect in the Republic of China era. In a Military Statistics Bureau prison, a whip is dipped in water and a branding iron glows red. His interrogators have only one demand: "Sign the confession." Someone else might have caved. But Ye Mingyuan has read thousands of case files in his previous life, and forensic science, forensic medicine, and criminal psychology all come naturally to him. In just one night, 705Reads6.2Score104Shelves
30. 280 民 Republican-Era Playboy in the Military Intelligence Bureau 民国之纨绔大少在军统 Sipping Wine Gently温酒浅轻酌Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Fanfic transmigration + tycoon + alternate setting + comedy + big shots + Shanghai Bund + island lord] The story of a young master from the Republic of China era who becomes an island lord, and an ordinary man who grows into a ruthless power player. Chen Qing transmigrates into the body of the eldest young master of the Chen family during the Republic of China era and awakens a Treasure Chest System. He becomes the head of the Special Affairs Office, forms the Netherworld Special Forc 5.3kReads7.8Score263Shelves

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    The "digging holes" style of espionage and resistance war dramas is very interesting! They don't follow the usual path!

31. 281 北 Peiping Is at Peace: Complete in Three Volumes 北平无战事：全3册 Liu Heping刘和平Historical746k WordsCompleted In 1948, as the Kuomintang and the Communist Party prepare for their decisive clash, undercurrents swirl beneath the seemingly calm surface of Beiping. The Kuomintang’s young reformist faction, led by Chiang Ching-kuo, suddenly entrusts Fang Meng’ao, an ace Kuomintang Air Force pilot suspected of sympathizing with the Communists, with a major assignment. His flight squadron is reorganized as the Ministry of National Defense’s Economic Inspection Brigade and sent to Beiping to investigate corrupt 1kReads9.5Score249Shelves

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    The story revolves around the internal struggles within the GMD before the liberation of Beiping, inflation, and famine. Good heavens, the underground party, the Kuomintang, and the United States, through the open and covert struggles of the Fang family and Lao Xu and Lao Gao, is quite a spy war in the last days of the Republic of China.

32. 282 芙 The Lotus Spy 芙蓉谍 Author Gu Du Huagui作者古都华桂317k WordsCompleted The moment the silver scissors pried open the dragon’s vulnerable scales, the fuse began to sputter and spark. Jiang Ruobing stared at the red words on the “Torch Dragon Project” map: “Level Rongcheng on the sixth day of the winter month.” Suddenly, her fingertip brushed half an embroidered hibiscus on the back! As the Military Statistics Bureau’s most ruthless ace, she could kill with a steel needle. But no one knew that inside her Shu embroidery frame, she was using three shades of blue threa 94Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Get ready to jump in within 3 seconds! Fast-paced, high-IQ spy story about a double agent and multiple undercover agents.

33. 283 我 I Sign In to the Republic-Era Spy System From the Start 我，开局签到民国特务系统 Interesting and Cheap as Cabbage有趣也白菜Historical306k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Republican era, I started out with the Japanese chasing me down. At the critical moment, the System activated. Sign in: obtained fluency in Japanese and a pistol. I fired back and killed them on the spot. From then on, Peking gained a living King of Hell whom everyone feared. I kill collaborators, steal weapons, infiltrate the Japanese military, and turn beautiful female spies to my side... Other people rely on their brains to play spy games. I rely on sign-ins. As lo 997Reads—Score116Shelves
34. 284 极 The Ultimate Fake Eunuch 极品假太监 King of Fire火王之王Historical5.3M WordsCompleted He wakes up to find he has transmigrated into the body of a crown prince from the previous dynasty. And to make matters worse, he’s a fake eunuch! As an outstanding young man of the 21st century, how could he let others push him around? He joins forces with the previous dynasty’s powerful families to overthrow this damned emperor! 2.1kReads7.5Score224Shelves

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    I recommend books, and they're guaranteed to be top-notch! 1. She infiltrated enemy territory to steal intelligence; she built an underground intelligence network to transmit information to the central government; she was ubiquitous behind enemy lines, earning high praise. While the whole world thought this woman was a top agent, she was actually washing Xu Ruifeng's feet. 2. A handsome young man transmigrated to ancient times and became a fake eunuch. He was immediately exposed by Consort Liu, and had no choice but to persuade her.

35. 285 在 Undercover at No. 76: My Female Boss Wants to Marry Me 在76号当卧底：女上司想嫁我 Interesting and Cheap as Cabbage有趣也白菜Mystery227k WordsCompleted Shanghai, 76 Jisifei'er Road, 1943. I am Shen Tingbai, the youngest interrogation section chief at the Wang Jingwei regime’s secret service headquarters, codename Judge. No anti-Japanese agent in my hands can hold out for more than seventy-two hours. They say I’m a loyal dog of the Japanese, a traitor among traitors. No one knows that every time I pry open someone’s mouth, I’m gambling with my own life: extracting the enemy’s intelligence while protecting comrades who haven’t yet been exposed 244Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 286 谍 A Lone Boat in the Espionage World 谍海孤舟 Moon with a Faint Smile月含残笑Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted [Espionage] + [Woman Disguised as a Man] + [Multiple Secret Identities] + [Two Powerful Leads] In 1937, Jinling fell. Sixteen-year-old Xu Qingru, born into a scholarly family, witnessed the Japanese invaders slaughter her entire family. Carrying a blood debt and a top-secret list, she abandoned her maiden name and stepped into the endless darkness, transforming into an elite agent known as "Petrel." Back in isolated Shanghai, she becomes a double agent who walks the knife's edge. On one side, sh 1.4kReads8.8Score149Shelves

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    Realistic style, strong female lead, no system, no time travel, intelligent, beautiful and cool!

37. 287 7 Undercover Diary: Bureau 76 76号卧底日记 Interesting and Cheap as Cabbage有趣也白菜Urban406k WordsCompleted He has ears that can hear death in the radio waves. She can't read, but she can memorize anyone's face with a single glance. Nanjing, 1943. Chen Ze'an, deputy head of the communications office at No. 76, is a Wang Jingwei regime agent on the surface and an undercover Communist operative in secret. His only weapon is his extraordinary hearing: he can anticipate death from the static in radio transmissions and detect lies from the sound of a heartbeat. The organization assigns him a “wife”: Cuipin 137Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 288 谍 Espionage: From the Start, I Personally Betrayed My Comrades 谍战：开局我亲手出卖了同志 Interesting and Cheap as Cabbage有趣也白菜Urban240k WordsCompleted Shanghai, 1942. On the first day Shen Gui was dragged into Unit 76, bamboo splinters were driven beneath his fingernails. For three days and three nights, he didn't give them a thing. On the fourth day, he confessed. The contact station was destroyed, and six comrades were killed. Overnight, he went from an underground Party member to a traitor despised by everyone. The organization wanted him dead, and the enemy didn't trust him. He became a wandering ghost with nowhere to go. But no one knew t 1.5kReads6.8Score105Shelves
39. 289 面 When His Mask Was Knocked Off, She Learned Her Husband Was the King of Spies 面具被击落，夫君你竟是谍战之王 Mo Jian墨间Urban698k WordsOngoing In 1940, Lin Xia transmigrates into the body of a dog of a secret-police chief in Binjiang City, Northeast China. In reality, he is one of the Party's ace agents, codenamed Shadow! His wife, Han Congxue, is a beautiful secret agent for the Nationalist military intelligence service. With his wife looking at him as if he were her sworn enemy, Lin Xia hides his identity and operates behind enemy lines. Wearing a Phantom Shadow mask and wielding dual Desert Eagles, he strikes terror into the enemy a 7.3kReads7.4Score513Shelves

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    The upgraded version of Zheng Yaoxian is popular with boys.

40. 290 兵 Warrior King Xie Baoqing 兵王谢宝庆 Northwest Brother Mao西北毛哥Historical593k WordsCompleted Li Yunlong: Xie Baoqing! Get your sorry ass out here! Hiding in your hole like a turtle, are you? Xie Baoqing: C-Commander Li! Let’s talk this out! Our Black Cloud Stronghold has already agreed to join the Eighth Route Army under Commander Kong. We’ve even got our unit designation: the Independent Detachment of the New Second Regiment! Li Yunlong: The Eighth Route Army? You think you’re fit to say those words? Your men chopped off my guard’s head. You didn’t know about that? Xie Baoqing: Comm 374Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    I recommend some good books!

41. 291 雪 Snow Leopard: Steel Storm 雪豹之钢铁风暴 Northwest Brother Mao西北毛哥Historical510k WordsCompleted The flames of war have died down, but the heroes are not old. The legendary story of Snow Leopard continues in a new chapter. The dawn of victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan brought no lasting peace. Xu Hu, Shuisheng, Zhuzi, and the other members of the Snow Leopard special forces, led by Zhou Weiguo and Liu Yuan, barely had time to wash the dust of battle from their uniforms before throwing themselves into the mighty tide of liberation. From the East China battlefield, they rode to 260Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 292 一 One Man's Flames of War 一个人的烽火 Thirty-Seven Makes Twenty-Five三七二十五Urban189k WordsOngoing Chosen for no apparent reason and sent for no apparent reason through numerous FPS games, he thought clearing them all would let him return to reality. Instead, he arrived in a tragic, heroic era teeming with legends. Just what kind of whirlwind will this little butterfly stir up? The golden finger is only a supporting tool + decisive and ruthless + mildly comedic + one female lead 36Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 293 无 Wielding Wind and Thunder in Silence 无声执风雷 Yuwen Yitong宇文毅桐Mystery273k WordsOngoing [Modern-day agent + modern-day espionage + mind-bending] By a twist of fate, a reporter met a former covert operative. After getting to know him, the reporter came up with the idea for this story. Thanks to it, he went from working for a small-time newspaper to becoming editor-in-chief. The story he wants to tell is about a group of young people and their lives on the secret front. 140Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I still prefer this kind of genre; there are too many boring spy dramas set in the Republican era.

44. 294 我 I'm a Deserter: My War of Resistance 我是逃兵我的抗战 User99514544用户99514544Historical206k WordsOngoing His soul transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking soldier, while his own soul comes from his previous life. He was basically good for nothing, and when he is suddenly reborn, he is afraid of hardship. Separated from his unit, he becomes a deserter who is as good as dead, yet somehow still alive. Because he knows how history unfolds, he spends the early days hiding and running for his life. Through a twist of fate, he ends up as an intelligence agent for the Nationalists. With no connections —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book is a new one with a very tight plot; the second one is also quite good.

45. 295 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 142Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The spy thriller style is realistic and leans towards realism.

46. 296 谍 Spy War 1937: From the Start, I Wiped Out the Special Higher Section 谍战1937：开局血洗特高科 Zixiao Ke紫霄客Urban2.8M WordsCompleted Transmigration + Spy Warfare + Bloody Slaughter + Spatial Power While playing a game, modern young man Zhang Yunhe transmigrates to 1937 and becomes an agent for the Blue Shirts Society. To his surprise, he has brought along the Iron Warriors’ equipment from the game. Using its cloaking ability, he wipes out the entire Special Higher Police Agency from the start, striking such terror into the enemy that they tremble in fear. After that, he easily acquires enemy intelligence and maneuvers through 5.3kReads8.3Score339Shelves

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    No matter how beautiful the scenery is, once you've passed through it, you must leave.

47. 297 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 36.5kReads8.6Score2.4kShelves
48. 298 穿 I Transmigrate to the 1940s and Make Waves with My Space 穿越四零，我靠空间兴风作浪 Yellow Sand, Heart in Sorrow黄沙心悲凉Modern Romance832k WordsCompleted [Alternate-History Power Fantasy] + [Strong Female Lead] + [War of Resistance Against Japan] Zhuang Jingzhu, a PhD who had returned from overseas, died alongside the ringleaders of a criminal gang to avenge her father. She transmigrated to another world much like Earth, where a great famine was raging and the entire nation was fighting back against the Japanese. Using her spatial ability, she cleared out Japanese weapon depots, grain stores, and hospitals, seized supplies to support the resistan 10.7kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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    ❤️Whether a book is a classic or not, let the ratings speak for themselves. These books all have ratings above 9.1, Especially the first one, which is very enjoyable to read and thrilling. Plus, it's already finished, so you can read it all in one go.

49. 299 谍 Espionage: Madam, the Chief Doesn't Know About That, Does He? 谍战：夫人，长官不知道那事吧？ Winter Without Snow看不见雪的冬天Urban603k WordsCompleted Xu Feng transmigrates to 1939 and becomes an undercover agent, awakening the [Weekly Lottery System] and continually acquiring new skills. From then on, he breezes through life with one advantage after another, gaining multiple identities... 1.2kReads7.3Score102Shelves
50. 300 残 The Broken Imperial Seal 残玺 Long Chu龙杵Urban900k WordsCompleted “Anger is commonplace, but a smiling man is inscrutable...” Inspired by a hidden chapter of real history, this tells the story of a wild strategic-level scientist’s rise and growth. The premise is fresh, fantastical yet grounded in reality, and encompasses history, the workplace, the military, scientific research, national security, criminal investigation, elaborate schemes, murder, and modern high-stealth espionage, high-tech hacking, and high-intensity aerospace electronic warfare. The ending 5.8kReads8.5Score683Shelves

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    A high-quality, completed novel in a new genre, a hardcore work by a science and engineering enthusiast. It starts slowly but builds to a bang, a slow-burn, mind-bending story with science fiction, realism, suspense, and mind-bending elements. The writing is brilliant and logically rigorous, the narrative humorous yet concise, and there are no time-travel, reincarnation, system, or cheat codes. The content covers history, workplace, military, scientific research, national security, criminal investigation, scheming, murder, as well as high-tech espionage, hacking, and aerospace electronic warfare. The ending features a profound twist. Tailor-made for veteran readers; if you don't enjoy it, I'll kill myself!

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