Republican-era China, Spies, No Romance, High Intelligence 民国，间谍，无CP，高智商

1. 51 穿 Transmigrated as the Villainess: My Whole Family Has a Secret Identity 穿越成恶毒女配：我全家都有马甲 Li Yin黎音Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Yan transmigrates into a book set during the chaotic warlord era of the 1930s. The original owner is a vicious cannon-fodder female supporting character. Her whole family are lackeys of the Japanese, and she herself is a despicable, universally hated bully: a traitorous collaborator who used her power to abduct civilian women and men. Qin Yan? But soon, she realizes something is off. Her father: a secret intelligence agent Her stepmother: an undercover spy in Japan Her third uncle: a Communi 1.2kReads7.1Score102Shelves
2. 52 穿 Transmigrated to the Republican Era: Braving Enemy-Occupied Territory 穿越民国：勇闯敌占区 One Little Orange一只橙橙橙子Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted Xu Nian'an transmigrates to the Republican era. Near Changbai Mountain in Northeast China, 1937. Xu Nian'an is utterly disheartened. “When other people transmigrate, they either stumble upon a divine lord from the heavens or a nine-tailed fox…” “Fine, fine!” “I stumble upon a ninety-year-old man!” Zhao Yuxian indignantly tugged at his beard. “Miss Xu, what do you mean, a ninety-year-old man? I haven’t even reached sixty…” Xu Nian'an was about to lose it. “When other people transmigrate, they go 265Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 53 穿 Transmigrating to Republican-Era China: The Spy Enters the Game 穿越民国：谍影入局 One Little Orange一只橙橙橙子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigration to the Republic of China era + resistance-war espionage + multiple identities + spies within spies + mutual devotion (Main story complete, bonus chapters in progress) One day, Lin Ruotang suddenly transmigrated to the Republic of China era. She wasn’t a young lady from a wealthy family, a concubine, or a schoolgirl. She was a refugee who had nearly starved to death. She had barely transmigrated before she was on the brink of starvation. Luckily, a kind stranger gave her a sesame f 23.7kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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   The story follows a female protagonist who transmigrates to the Anti-Japanese War era and becomes a triple agent with the advantage of photographic memory. She gradually grows and develops. The male protagonist is also a triple agent.

4. 54 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 58Reads6.0Score—Shelves
5. 55 梦 Dreaming Back to the War of Resistance: Spy Hunter in the Mountain City 梦回抗战之山城猎谍 Timid Little Wimp懦弱的小趴菜Urban3.4M WordsCompleted Long Xing was a SWAT officer. During an operation to arrest drug traffickers, he was poisoned and fell into a coma. When he woke up, he found himself in 1937... Was it a dream, or had he been reborn? By a twist of fate, Long Xing killed a Japanese man, and the dragon-shaped pendant he wore began to react... Determined to discover the reason and find his way back to the 21st century, he began a life of hunting spies and fighting the Japanese invaders... 1.5kReads8.3Score182Shelves
6. 56 谍 Espionage: Starting Out as a Nobody 谍战：从小人开始 Little Soldier小兵Urban1.8M WordsCompleted A modern young man is reborn in 1937 with a System. From a timid young secret agent to a renowned anti-Japanese hero, it only takes a few short months. Along the way, Ye Chen has killed no shortage of Japanese soldiers. If the System weren't holding him back, Ye Chen really would have kept killing until... 1.2kReads6.6Score100Shelves
7. 57 谍 Espionage: I Can See Hidden Information 谍战：我能看到隐藏信息 Zhu Sansui竹三岁Urban1.5M WordsCompleted My new story is here! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.7kReads8.5Score141Shelves
8. 58 超 Super Agent: Codename Sun Wukong 超级特工：代号孙悟空 Monkey God Uncle2020猴神大叔2020Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Fang Ping, a promising young doctor in the medical field of the twenty-first century, transmigrates to the War of Resistance era and becomes a doctor at Headquarters 76. Though trapped in the devil's lair, his heart remains with the light. The scalpel he uses to save lives also becomes a blade turned against the enemy. Like Sun Wukong burrowing into Princess Iron Fan's stomach, he leaves his enemies trembling with fear and terror. [A heartfelt story. Dive in without worry.] 14.5kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves
9. 59 抗 War of Resistance: My Portable Space 抗战之随身空间 Hermit of Mount Liuling六零山人Urban3.1M WordsOngoing (This is a slow-burn story. The first hundred-plus chapters may not seem like much, but it gets more and more exciting later, especially once the battlefield shifts to South Asia and a nation is founded there. Readers who stick with it will be glad they did.) After taking part in a military trial, special forces captain Sun Yicheng inexplicably transmigrates back to Jinan in 1938. Using the pocket dimension created by the quantum chip in his brain, he harvests vast quantities of supplies, claimi 10.8kReads8.5Score716Shelves
10. 60 怒 Furious Guns: 1939 怒枪1939 Shang Xiao尚笑Urban1.9M WordsCompleted When invaders murdered his parents, Shuanzi took up a gun to avenge his family and his country. Born into a family of hunters, he was a natural sharpshooter. His captain, Li Zhi, also discovered his talent for military command. Through blood-soaked battles, they drove out the invaders. Behold our magnificent land! A tribute to the fallen and to our heroes! 4.2kReads9.0Score493Shelves
11. 61 鼠 The Cowardly Agent 鼠胆特工 Lord Ye and the Dragon叶公与龙Urban858k WordsCompleted Lin Jie transmigrated into the body of a cowardly traitor. Then Juntong used a honey trap on him, and he became an undercover agent for the organization. To hide his identity, he pretended to be greedy and lecherous, embarking on a very different path. 878Reads7.0Score103Shelves
12. 62 谍 King of Spy Wars: This Undercover Agent Gets Danger Alerts 谍战之王：这个卧底有危险提示 Reading Along with You陪你一起读书Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Espionage + Triple Agent + Ruthless + Danger Alerts + Foresight He is the most prized disciple of Kenji Doihara, head of the Special Higher Police. He is the colonel and deputy station chief most admired by Dai Li, head of the Military Statistics Bureau. And he is also the underground Party’s elusive master assassin, “Deep Sea.” Three identities, countless faces. He walks in darkness, yet his heart always faces the light... Chu Tianheng’s soul transmigrates to an era ravaged by war. Using “Dange 18.6kReads8.5Score1.6kShelves
13. 63 少 The Teenage Spy King 少年特工王 Known as Sixth Master外号六爷Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Young Xiao An was clever from an early age and was known as a child prodigy. As a boy, he followed his father to Japan. After returning, he joined the revolution alongside his father and grew along the way, eventually becoming a dedicated revolutionary. This is the story of his growth. 2.3kReads7.6Score236Shelves
14. 64 每 Daily Intel: I Only Care About Making Money, So Why Are the Spies Panicking? 每日情报：我只搞钱，间谍慌啥？ Heroic Spirit Through the Ages千秋豪情Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Intelligence System + Urban Daily Life + Spies and Agents + Multiple Heroines] Chen Yang loses his job, and his father is gravely ill. He can't afford the surgery... Then he unexpectedly awakens the Daily Intelligence System. [Intelligence 1]: In half an hour, you'll be in a car accident. The car will be wrecked, and everyone inside will die. [Intelligence 2]: There's an A-list fugitive in the neighborhood you live in. The bounty is 100,000. [Intelligence 3]: Someone on Antique Street is about 5.4kReads8.0Score553Shelves
15. 65 谍 Espionage: The Little Spy's Great Reversal 谍战：小特务大逆袭 Si Ruolan思若兰Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Love for the Nation + Passionate Resistance Against Japan + One Heroine + Tense, Thrilling Plot + Ruthless and Decisive] With our nation on the brink of destruction, we have no choice but to risk everything and fight to save it. Military academy student Qin Tian transmigrates to the snowbound city of 1938 and becomes director of the General Affairs Section of the secret service bureau. On the surface, he is a carefree playboy, but in truth, he is a long-time undercover agent for the Communist P 8.1kReads8.6Score584Shelves
16. 66 谍 Espionage: Getting Intelligence from the Colonel’s Wife 谍战：从大佐太太开始获取情报 The Real Brocade-Clad Nightwalker锦衣夜行本尊Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Espionage]+ [System]+ [Resistance War]+ [Reborn] Reborn in the parallel world of 1940, in Changchun, the capital of the puppet state of Manchukuo. The resistance war is at its final, most perilous stage. Deep behind enemy lines, danger lurks everywhere! Eradicate the traitors, wipe out the Japanese, and restore China! Liu Long is not only a mysterious ace agent, but also has a special System. As long as he safely delivers intelligence, he earns points that can be used to learn acupoint tec 12.6kReads8.9Score756Shelves
17. 67 谍 Espionage: It Begins with Kite 谍战：从风筝开始 Hundred-Thousand Celestial Star Army十万天星军Urban949k WordsCompleted Li Baoguo transmigrated into a sprawling world of treacherous spy dramas, where the stories of Kite, The Disguiser, The Rebel, and others all converged... As Boss Dai's trusted confidant, his first mission was to keep an eye on Zheng Yaoxian, the sixth brother of the Military Statistics Bureau! To hold fast to his red ideals and save the country by working from within, Li Baoguo resolutely ventured along the blade's edge, even to the brink of a cliff! From then on, an ace agent codenamed “Abyss” 220Reads7.9Score106Shelves
18. 68 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! 16.7kReads8.9Score1kShelves

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    Although there is a romantic pairing, it's still very good.

19. 69 谁 Who Let Him Join the Military Statistics Bureau? 谁让他来军统的？ Time, Please Slow Down时间你慢些走Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Transmigrating to the years of the War of Resistance, He Yuan takes on two identities and four faces, moving between light and darkness. To the Communist Party, he is an elusive master at eliminating traitors and its greatest source of funding. To the Nationalist government, he is the “Japanese Spy Ender” and the “Whampoa Military Academy’s God of Wealth.” To the Japanese, he is a “demonic asura” who stops at nothing! 23.8kReads8.1Score2.2kShelves

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    Espionage, espionage!!!

20. 70 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
21. 71 0 The Free-to-Play Player 0氪玩家 The Third Son of the Lao Family老三家老三Sports2.5M WordsCompleted 359Reads8.9Score—Shelves
22. 72 谍 Espionage: Body in Cao's Camp, Heart with Han 谍战：身在曹营心在汉 Little Black Sun黑色小太阳Urban450k WordsCompleted Long Yan transmigrated, and woke up in the body of a Japanese man. And one with a little royal blood, at that. He swore to the heavens that even if he was wearing a Japanese man's skin, he would defend the land of China to his dying breath! A fake Qiu Chan is in mortal danger? Long Yan says with a serious look, “Comrade, I’m Qiu Chan! I’ll cover you, so hurry and run!” The real Qiu Chan, whose identity has been stolen, is completely dumbfounded? Ye Chong raises his hand and shoots someone dead 604Reads9.4Score100Shelves

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    3.4 Same author

23. 73 谍 Espionage: If You Got This Script, Would You Take It? 谍战：这剧本给你你要不要？ Little Black Sun黑色小太阳Urban219k WordsOngoing [No System + No female lead] [Hellscript, Volume 2] Transmigrating into a spy thriller, Long Yan finds himself holding a hellish script and posing as a Japanese officer?! After attending the same military academy as Zhou Weiguo, entering into a partnership with the Ming Corporation before parting ways, and facing life and death on the battlefield alongside Takeshita Shun, Long Yan finally finds his organization. Three years later, he returns to Shanghai. This time, he's an agent embedded in the 827Reads8.2Score101Shelves
24. 74 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 5kReads9.6Score589Shelves

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    💕💕💕These are all novels about the War of Resistance against Japan. 💥💥💥The first one: The protagonist's soul travels back to the battlefield, starting with gathering defeated soldiers, raising the banner of death, and sacrificing himself for the country. He uses the sword of the old era to carve out a new future. The plot is skillfully developed, and the emotional value is top-notch. 💕💕💕There are female characters who are just as capable as men. It has a 9.7 Rating on Tomato. It has the potential to become a true masterpiece.

25. 75 抗 War of Resistance: Starting an All-Out War from the Northeast Army 抗战：从东北军开始全面战争 Xuanlong Tongxue炫龙童学Historical5.2M WordsOngoing That day, he was reborn in 1932, having been a member of the Chinese Army’s special forces! The nation had fallen, and the Northeast was on the brink of collapse! He rose up to resist foreign invaders alongside the heroes of his country! He entered politics to serve as a provincial governor; He joined the military to become his enemies’ nightmare! He led a million-strong army to guard the borders, all for the sake of peaceful homes and safe days for everyone! 17.8kReads9.1Score1kShelves
26. 76 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
27. 77 我 I Trained Military Dogs into National Treasures in the Early Years of the People’s Republic 我在建国初训练军犬成国宝 Luo Xihe洛熙和Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [No CP + no flirting + no characters suddenly becoming stupid + no rural relocation + no black market + no everyone-loves-the-heroine + everyone is normal] [The people have faith, the nation has strength, and the people have hope] [The new book has just received its rating. It'll go up later, so thank you ♡] [Please don't treat working dogs like pets. Thanks for understanding!] Lin Miao wakes up in 1949 in Longguo, a parallel world. Even stranger, she can understand what dogs are saying! Before 309Reads8.4Score103Shelves

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    All without CP (couple pairing)

28. 78 穿 I Won't Wear Patched Trousers After Transmigrating; I'll Become the Richest Person in the Republic of China 穿越不穿补丁裤，我在民国当首富 Poor Sanqi!贫穷的三七呀！Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Republican era + no despicable characters + building wealth + light espionage and resistance-war elements + no romance + ensemble cast + slow and steady development First: Let me repeat something important three times: this is still not an over-the-top wish-fulfillment novel X3! Second: There is no rebirth, no revenge, and no face-slapping. The original owner’s wishes and quests may come up from time to time. If you don’t like the premise, feel free to leave. We’ll meet again somewhere down the 12.5kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
29. 79 都 We're at War, Who Has Time for Your Heiress Returns Story? 都抗战了，谁跟你玩千金归来 Light Sleep微眠Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted For female readers. Very popular. If it’s not your thing, move along. Gossip + espionage + no romance + play the pig to eat the tiger Colleagues at the Investigation and Statistics Bureau: “Don’t be fooled by how short Xiaoxiao is. She’s got plenty of cunning.” Hong Xiaoxiao: “Cunning? Is that a compliment? Don’t bully me, I’m very cunning!” The Blue Shirt Society: “Talented people are hard to come by. Everyone at the Blue Shirt Society warmly welcomes Hong Xiaoxiao!” Section Chief Ding of Unit 227Reads6.8Score—Shelves
30. 80 鬼 Trade Japanese Invaders' Heads for Rewards? I'm Great at This 鬼子人头换奖励？这题我超会 Style式样Modern Romance524k WordsCompleted [A growing heroine + no romance or ambiguity in the main story + not a spy thriller] After mysteriously transmigrating back to the War of Resistance era, Tong Yuelan, a total weakling in a fight, could only think how hard her life was. She was facing death right from the start, and just when she managed to turn the tables against all odds, she discovered she’d been bound to a useless cannon-fodder System. She began by cautiously sneaking up on the Japanese invaders and killing them. After growin 2.8kReads8.8Score339Shelves
31. 81 穿 I Transmigrated to the Republic of China and Fight Japan from Behind the Lines 穿越民国，我在后方抗日 Evening Breeze at the Eastern Pavilion东亭晚风Urban899k WordsOngoing Zhu Ze was an air-conditioning installer who fell from the 18th floor after a young delinquent girl cut his safety rope. His soul transmigrated to Shanghai in 1937. To his surprise, his new body belonged to a live-in son-in-law who had been kicked out of the family home. He had no money to his name and was also a drug addict. He had to kick the habit from the start, then begin building a new life in Republican-era China… 1.6kReads7.0Score—Shelves

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    This is good, leaning towards realism.

32. 82 谍 Nameless in the Spy World 谍海无名 Life Repeats and Returns往复生还Urban3.6M WordsCompleted No one knows your name, but your deeds will endure forever. The artillery strikes on Beidaying, the fall of the Northeast, the puppet state of Manchukuo at the mercy of its masters, and thirty million compatriots enduring the suffering of a conquered people. Faced with a cataclysmic upheaval, Chi Yanzhou chooses to sacrifice himself for his country, infiltrating enemy territory to fight to the death amid conspiracies, schemes, and traps! He walks the cliff's edge beneath the enemy's guns, kindli 20.7kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves

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    The male protagonist learns and grows with each mission.

33. 83 民 Shaking as I Work as an Assassin in the Republic of China 民国之抖着手当杀手 Mom of Junjun and Tongtong珺珺彤彤的妈Modern Romance882k WordsCompleted Shen Wenjiao was just an ordinary girl who had grown up doted on by her parents. A sudden accident separated her from them and sent her to the Republic of China era. An old-fashioned household, conservative and ignorant grandparents, and a mother caught up in feudal thinking. Faced with a nation torn apart, even she, who had always lived in peacetime, picked up a gun with trembling hands and tears in her eyes. She would become one of those who shouldered the burden and pressed on~ An ordinary, t 1.2kReads8.0Score117Shelves
34. 84 快 Quick Transmigration: The Scum Villain's Redemption 快穿之人渣反派洗白录 Tea Pear Seven茶梨七Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Every scumbag villain is different; age and species don't matter!] Shen Chongrui, an employee of the Quick Transmigration Bureau, gets promoted from the cannon fodder division to the scumbag villain division. As the Bureau launches an initiative to show more care for the people of its minor worlds, Shen Chongrui's villain missions become redemption and reform missions. First life: A rural boy who profited from others' suffering. After succeeding, he sold his childhood sweetheart to a brothel, a 4kReads7.5Score260Shelves

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    There are also some from the Republic of China era.

35. 85 谍 Espionage: Aboard the Lone Boat, I Start with a Death Note 谍战：人在孤舟，开局死亡笔记 Yi Yue Ying翊月影Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigrate to 1941 with a Death Note from the start, and who would still choose to be a spy? Armed with a weapon that controls cause and effect, he must realize that he is the big boss pulling the strings! [No need to save your brain]+ [A Chinese take on Final Destination]+ [In cold weather, wear an extra secret identity]+ [The protagonist doesn’t suffer]+ [Peak-level caution]+ [No female lead] Xiao Cheng transmigrates to the streets of Suzhou in 1941! A legendary Death Note lies within arm’ 19.7kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves

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    This is a high-quality spy thriller. There's no system, only a single cheat ability. The protagonist is very cautious and uses this cheat ability to create a vast power. The protagonist has multiple identities: by day, he works as a security guard chasing delivery drivers; by night, he delivers food and berates the security guards. He's the one who takes the order, the owner who prepares the food, and the property manager. It offers a fresh perspective, a tight plot, and a thrilling spy thriller. Most importantly, it's intelligent and logical, doesn't torture the protagonist, and everyone's intelligence is on point.

36. 86 谍 Espionage: I Got the Living Yama System from the Start 谍战：开局获得活阎王系统 Noodles with Gravy, but No Gravy打卤面没有打卤Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Upright values➕decisive and ruthless➕no female lead] In a parallel world, Su Mingzhe transmigrates to 1936 and becomes a second lieutenant in the Military Statistics Bureau, where he awakens the Living Yama System. As long as he inflicts both physical and psychological torment on the Japanese and their Chinese collaborators, he can obtain intelligence. Su Mingzhe skips the interrogation and starts with a one-two punch: the tiger bench and pepper water! “Ding! Reward: or 13.4kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves

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    Super good, 666

37. 87 快 Quick Transmigration Notes 快穿记事薄 Lightly Tipsy White Tea白茶微熏Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [No romance]+ [No System]+ [Slow transmigration] After an accident, Xie Ning is swept into the torrent of countless worlds. In an age torn by war, she gives everything she has learned to her country. In a world controlled by conglomerates, she climbs to the top one step at a time. In a feudal dynasty, she opens a new path for women like herself. In worlds where the barriers are thin, she roams the gray areas between the living and the dead… The heroine has a consistent personality. No matt 6.4kReads9.1Score678Shelves

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    The very first world in the first book is the Republic of China era [I'm almost crying][I'm almost crying][I'm almost crying]

38. 88 快 Quick Transmigration: The Heroine Conquers Every Little World! 快穿：女主她卷遍小世界！ A Dollar Isn't Loose Change一分不是零钱Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted [A wild imagination, fast pacing, no romance, a powerful heroine, and a grand scope] Lin Qian, a policewoman who died while carrying out a mission, binds herself to System 999 to save her grandmother. She travels to different worlds to fulfill the wishes of her clients, making a contribution to society in every world while bringing knowledge from those worlds back to her own. Lin Qian: I’m going to focus on my career! My journey leads to the stars and the sea! System 999: I’m so happy! Another d 2kReads9.1Score157Shelves
39. 89 谍 Espionage: Code Name Big Dipper 谍战：红色特工代号北斗星 The Little Scribe文抄小郎君Urban1.1M WordsOngoing In 1936, an era of turbulent waves! There was a group of people feeling their way through the darkness, using the flame of their faith to light up the pitch-black night sky. Jiang Huo, code-named Polaris, went undercover in the Special Service Office, walking on thin ice and teetering on the edge of a cliff! In the narrowest of spaces, the struggle was cruel and merciless! In the dark of night, it was a tale of hardship and greatness! Their names may have been forgotten amid the years of raging 565Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended! A super engaging Republican-era spy novel set during the War of Resistance against Japan: ① In 1937, Nanjing, at the Cao Du Lane Special Service Office. Xu Jingyuan, a time traveler from the future, awakens a cheat-like ability: "[Xu Jingyuan] [Physique: Medium] [Negative Status: Drained] Skills: 1, Insight: Beginner." Due to heavy losses suffered by the Shanghai Military Intelligence Station, the protagonist, Xu Jingyuan, is dispatched to Shanghai as the head of the intelligence department and becomes an underground Communist Party member. Watch as the protagonist protects himself and transmits information in this perilous environment.

40. 90 民 Republican-Era Espionage: The Secret Agents All Call Me Chief 民国谍战：特务都叫我处座 Li Xuanhe李玄河Urban2.3M WordsCompleted A righteous soul transmigrates to the twenty-second year of the Republic of China. By then, the Japanese were already preparing to invade China. Lu Yang, a Chinese student studying abroad, is recruited into their spy organization. A transmigrator takes advantage of the situation and embarks on a thrilling mission worthy of Mission: Impossible. He starts out as a low-ranking police officer in the Nationalist government, then gets recruited by both the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics and th 1.4kReads6.9Score100Shelves
41. 91 谍 Espionage in the Besieged City: Codename Gardener 谍影围城：代号园丁 Blazing Red Lotus烈焰红莲Urban726k WordsCompleted (Traditional spy thriller, no transmigration or golden finger. If that’s not your thing, please don’t flame the author.) In the autumn of 1941, at Rong Manor, an isolated compound in Shanghai’s occupied zone, five “guests” from very different walks of life are trapped by a feast worthy of a trap. They are a glamorous nightclub singer, a timid official, a cold-faced police officer, a shrewd editor-in-chief, and a mysterious Japanese section chief. The manor is under constant surveillance. They ar 861Reads6.7Score104Shelves

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    Espionage, it sounds...

42. 92 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
43. 93 行 The Faceless Man of Republican China 行走在民国的无面人 Winter Plum Blossom冬日寒梅Urban918k WordsOngoing Yao Zhendong transmigrated. He didn't have the System that others had, but he brought with him a gift from his previous life: the Fool pathway of a mysterious potion series. He arrived in a world where the line between black and white was impossible to discern. The protagonist is suspicious by nature, quick to swing between joy and anger, neurotic, and somewhat selfish. 86Reads7.8Score116Shelves
44. 94 谍 Espionage: I Can Read People’s Inner Thoughts 谍战：我能洞察心声 Deep-Fried Tomatoes油炸西红柿Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Chen Yongren, formerly a special operations agent, has his soul transmigrate to the Republican era, where he becomes a minor spy for the Military Statistics Bureau and awakens the Spy King System. Every time he catches a Japanese spy, he gets a chance to draw a prize. He obtains the [Insight] skill: Know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated. He can listen at will to the thoughts of everyone within a five-meter radius of himself. He obtains the [Ultimate Actor] skill: In a time 20.7kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves

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    Espionage! Espionage!

45. 95 父 The Father-Daughter Duo Takes on the World 父女双煞闯天涯 Miss Tang of Anping安平的唐大小姐Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted During the Liberation War, a father and daughter from northeast China ventured behind enemy lines for the future of their country. They protected patriots, transported supplies, and stole classified documents for thirty years before successfully returning home. The story records how two generations were willing to sacrifice their own families for the great rejuvenation of their nation. 87Reads7.3Score—Shelves
46. 96 金 A Golden Bowl Connects Me to the Past: I Lead My Ancestors in a Rampage 金碗通年代，我带着祖宗们杀疯了 A Single Pole一根竿Modern Romance549k WordsCompleted [Alternate historical era + War of Resistance + group transmigration + no romance for the heroine] The little gold bowl Grandpa gave her unexpectedly connected to a little gold bowl in another era. Thrilled! Torn! Devastated! She was thrilled that Grandpa was still alive, torn because Grandpa had just celebrated his sixth birthday, and devastated because she was older than all nine of his brothers. Faced with this sudden stroke of luck, Lin Xixi wasted no time bringing her modern-day family 356Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    I recently finished watching this really good show. The little golden bowl given to the female lead by her grandfather allows her to travel to a parallel world from her childhood, and later, she can even bring people back and forth to deliver supplies, fight wars, etc. Watch it yourself!

47. 97 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 excellent spy novels on Tomato, featuring protagonists reborn in the Republic of China era, starting from the bottom and gradually rising to become powerful figures. Most have a rating of at least 8, with many reaching 9. There's definitely plenty of content to satisfy your reading appetite.

48. 98 谍 Espionage Codename: The Widow 谍战代号：未亡人 Youth Day青年节Urban4.6M WordsOngoing No transmigration, no System, no rebirth. Over 1,200 chapters in, I feel like I should look back and add a few words. Hardcore espionage. An experienced reader called it a dark fairy tale, and I think that's a pretty good summary. Is it a wish-fulfillment novel? Absolutely not. With this setting and this story, there's no way to make it fictional, indulge in fantasy, or turn it into feel-good wish fulfillment. All it can offer is desperate last-minute rescues, extreme reversals, and narrowly esc 11.7kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
49. 99 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
50. 100 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

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