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

1. 101 谍 Shadows of Espionage 谍影重重 Old Turtle from the Northeast东北老鳖Urban2.9M WordsCompleted Bao Dazhuang transmigrates to the wealthy Guan family in Yulan City during the War of Resistance Against Japan, becoming a repulsive-looking Republican-era live-in son-in-law whom everyone despises. He works as a translator for the military police, handling nothing more than routine documents. It is only after becoming a real spy that Bao Dazhuang realizes this is nothing like the spy films of his previous life. At best, he is a mediocre agent. Yet his cowardly, selfish, and easygoing nature rep 5.9kReads8.8Score556Shelves
2. 102 影 Shadow Agent 影子特工 The Great Way Is Natural大道自然Urban3.3M WordsCompleted Born into an age of chaos, with the nation in peril, a man must serve his country! A young man burdened by vengeance for his family and hatred for his country assumes a false identity as he flees and joins the Special Services, beginning a dangerous and thrilling career as a spy. He crosses paths with forces from every side, matching wits and battling for survival. In this game within a game, who will be the last one standing? 14.6kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
3. 103 重 Reborn in Republican-Era China: Becoming the King of Spies 重生民国：成为谍影之王 The Salty Fish Swims and Swims咸鱼游啊游Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Reborn]+ [Political Intrigue]+ [Military]+ [Spy]+ [Invincible] Wang Xinghuo, a lowly office worker, is reborn in the twenty-fifth year of the Revolution. A ninth-term student at the Whampoa Military Academy, a heaven-blessed prodigy: this is Wang Xinglan's new identity. He is Reborn to protect his family, but an unexpected turn of events leads him into the Secret Service, where he becomes a spy. He battles Japanese spies, gradually awakens his abilities, and climbs step by step to the pinnacle 2.9kReads7.0Score175Shelves
4. 104 别 Don't Arrest Me! The Kempeitai Translator's Online Friends Keep Me Alive 别抓我！特高课翻译靠网友保命 Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi米米米米米米米芈Urban607k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out, and it's set to rise] [War of Resistance espionage]➕ [Transmigration]➕ [Livestream] I transmigrate to Shanghai in 1937, now under occupation, and awaken a cross-era Livestream System. Every viewer is a netizen from the future. Each hour of viewing earns one point, which can be exchanged for firearms, skills, and all kinds of modern supplies. For the first three days, nobody watches my livestream. I save up points to learn Japanese, then pose as a timid translator and i 4.2kReads6.8Score433Shelves

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   This one is pretty good.

5. 105 谍 Shadows of Espionage: I Open a Jiahe Restaurant in Shanghai 谍影重重：我在上海开嘉禾菜馆 Jun Yuqiu君雨秋Urban434k WordsCompleted I Heard the Ice-Cold Beauty Say She Loves Me. It is 1929, and Shanghai is rife with undercurrents. I transmigrate into the body of “Lone Wolf,” an underground Communist agent. The moment I open my eyes, I find Chu Yunshu, a stunningly cold female agent from the military intelligence service, pointing a gun at my forehead. My golden finger activates, and her thoughts ring like a gong: [Why is this idiot so clueless? He even stole a kiss from me last night!] I keep a rock-steady expression. “Miss 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is not only a suspenseful and hardcore spy novel, but also a heartfelt elegy dedicated to unsung heroes. It's about faith, sacrifice, and oblivion; about the insignificance and immortality of individual destinies amidst monumental changes. When the red flag flutters and the land is safe and sound, that is their greatest reunion. 💔

6. 106 化 A Chemical Genius’s Saga in the Flames of War 化学天才的烽火传奇 Surging Blood and Qi of the Lionheart Empire狮心帝国的气血翻腾Urban495k WordsCompleted A sudden earthquake hurls Ding Qiushi, a chemistry PhD, into the turbulent currents of 1932. Faced with an unfamiliar and unsettled age, Ding Qiushi does not lose his way or falter. With the land shattered and flames of war raging everywhere, he resolutely devotes himself to the revolution, turning his vast knowledge of chemistry into a covert and powerful weapon. —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 107 机 A Mechanical Genius Reincarnates as a Science Whiz: Taking Off from the Start 机械大佬魂穿理科学霸：开局起飞 Math Is Too Hard数学太难Modern Romance989k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Career-focused] [National University of Defense Technology] [Creating a New World] Gu Yi, a mechanical engineering genius from the 25th century, transmigrates into the body of Zeng Li, a top science student in 1999. From then on, she lives each day planning two hundred steps ahead. She overcomes every obstacle and leaves her rivals in the dust, eventually becoming Huaxia's youngest general. Just as she leads Huaxia to become the world's leading power, she also happens to establish a new 1.2kReads9.3Score228Shelves
8. 108 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 4.6kReads7.1Score225Shelves
9. 109 我 I Solve Cases to Put Food on the Table 我靠破案养家糊口 Empty Words in a Dream梦中的虚语Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1958, I moved into Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. Did I transmigrate into a TV drama or transmigrate into a book? Good thing I have so many buffs stacked that I don't have to spend all day playing family power games in one little courtyard! 5.2kReads9.3Score571Shelves
10. 110 拨 Unveiling the Truth: A Republican-Era Spy and Assassin 拨云见日之民国谍战杀手 The Snail Was Born with Natural Curls蜗牛天生自来卷Modern Romance460k WordsOngoing The wait is not long because it lasts a long time, but because it leads nowhere! She moves with her parents from the northeast to Jiangnan, believing their family can live happily together. But when her parents are brutally murdered, she is left bearing the weight of national and family vengeance. From an innocent, naive young girl, she transforms into a phantom in the night, infiltrating the heart of enemy territory and carrying out one thrilling assassination after another. From cold-blooded 137Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a new book. The female protagonist doesn't have any time-travel or reincarnation abilities, nor does she have any cheat codes. She grows slowly amidst national and personal tragedies.

11. 111 影 Screen Worlds: I Can See Your Name 影综：我能看到你的名 There's Poison in the Egg蛋里有毒Urban516k WordsCompleted Li Weigong, Wu Jingzhong, Zheng Yaoxian, Wang Tianfeng, and Tan Zhongshu are my colleagues. Yu Zecheng, Li Ya, Lu Qiaoshan, Xu Zhongyi, Ming Lou, Gong Shu, Lin Nansheng, Chi Tiecheng... are my students. How could I lose? Watch Gao Feng write his own legend in the world of master spies. We stand at the beginning of the story, watching them head toward their inevitable deaths. 3.3kReads7.4Score143Shelves

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    This is a spy fanfiction. Zheng Yaoxian, Wu Jingzhong, and Li Weigong are my colleagues; Ming Lou, Gu Shenyan, and Wang Tianfeng are my deputies; Xu Zhongyi, Gong Shu, Chi Tiecheng, and Yu Zecheng are my students; Chang Shenkai considers me a confidant; the Japanese consider me a friend; I am the ninth of the Eight Great Vajras; I am the Thousand-Faced King of the Special Service; I am a major in the Japanese Military Police; I am an advisor to the Kodama Agency; I am Gao Feng! [Smirk][Smirk][Smirk]

12. 112 似 A Spy, But Not Quite 似谍非谍 Middle-Aged Big Brother中年老大哥Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Still Chen Gang, still transmigrated into someone else's body. But this time, there’s no golden finger and no life-saving spirit spring water. It’s simply a story about killing Japanese soldiers and traitors, and stealing their money. 1.6kReads8.3Score154Shelves

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    This is pretty good; it's not a wish-fulfillment story.

13. 113 混 A Police Chief in Republican-Era China, Feared by Warlords and Foreign Powers Alike 混在民国当警长，军阀列强都怕我 A-Qi Loves Burgers爱吃汉堡的阿七Urban510k WordsCompleted [Wish-fulfillment + mass troops + overwhelming dominance + decisive and ruthless + no heroine] “Chen Zhuo, you’ve got some nerve! Who gave you the courage to kill a foreign dignitary?” “This is the foreign concession. Chinese police are forbidden to enter… Ow! Stop hitting me, please!” “Chen Zhuo, have you lost your mind? You even dare to hit the warlord’s son!” “Aren’t you a policeman? How come your troops have planes and tanks!? They’re even more advanced than those of foreign countries. You’r 31.7kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves

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    **[1] Male protagonist, no romantic partner, currently over 700,000 words. The male protagonist appears cowardly and lecherous, but he is indeed cowardly and self-preserving. His main focus is intelligence gathering; he doesn't act directly. His special ability is to eavesdrop on thoughts within a certain range. The early chapters describe what he hears, but later chapters show him surprised to hear these thoughts, and the true nature of the thoughts is only revealed in later chapters.** **[2] Spy thriller: Your name is unknown, but your code name is known to all.** **[3] Male protagonist, no romantic partner, currently over 800,000 words. The male protagonist is a triple agent. His most overt identity as a Kuomintang agent is arrogant and domineering, which I found very satisfying. He has a spatial ability with a warning message like, "XXX approaches you because he thinks you resemble a Japanese XXX. If you arouse his suspicion, he will shoot you in a few minutes. Danger level: [number] stars," specifying the reason and the method of assassination. Hurry up, everyone!**

14. 114 惊 What a Shock! I Opened a Supermarket on the Long March 惊！我居然在长征路上开超市 One Zero一零Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted [No CP + Business-Building + Patriotism + Growth] After failing a job interview, Jiang Nan was walking home when a mango fell from a tree and hit her on the head. By sheer chance, she became bound to a supermarket System. Her mission is to run a supermarket along the Long March route, helping the troops reach their destination safely and improving their happiness levels. At first, she only wanted to earn enough money to return to the modern world and spend it. But eventually, she began using eve 4.4kReads9.0Score440Shelves
15. 115 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—Score103Shelves

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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.

16. 116 抗 War Against Japan: The Enemy-Lines Suicide Squad 抗日之敌后敢死队 Looking Back on the Past往事回顾Urban670k WordsCompleted This is a spy thriller. There is no System, no transmigration into another person's body, no rebirth, no transmigration into a book, and no futuristic weapons to lend a hand. It's a story about using intelligence and the unique talents of extraordinary people to pull off one major operation after another that gives the Japanese invaders a headache. Since there are no futuristic weapons to help, the story moves a little slowly. I ask readers to be patient and enjoy it. The story takes place in Z 736Reads6.2Score100Shelves
17. 117 穿 Transmigrate Through Time and Space: The Tiger Roars as It Slays the Japanese 穿越时空之虎啸杀倭 Looking Back on the Past往事回顾Urban647k WordsCompleted Laohu was an overseas agent. He died a hero while carrying out his final mission, but his soul transmigrated into the body of a man in a shantytown in Zhabei District, Old Shanghai, in 1938. Using his skills, Laohu kills Japanese soldiers, robs their banks, sabotages their counterfeit currency schemes, raids their supply depots, breaks people out of prison, blows up their headquarters, destroys their airfields, and carries out countless other missions. He also has a System that transmigrated wit 1.1kReads6.5Score—Shelves
18. 118 重 Reborn: A Brilliant Life of Reversal 重生逆袭灿烂人生 Looking Back on the Past往事回顾Urban1.2M WordsCompleted I'm someone who has been reborn. In my previous life, I drifted through life in a daze, muddling through each day. The first thing I'd think about every morning was where to go to make money and how much I needed to earn. I couldn't think of anything else. But even after working so hard, I accomplished nothing and lost so much along the way. When it came to opportunities in life, I missed out on one good chance and turning point after another. When it came to family, I was left with countless re 62Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 119 异 Superpowered Heroes Beat Up the Japanese Invaders 异能者暴揍鬼子 Looking Back on the Past往事回顾Urban266k WordsCompleted Wang Lu possesses the Dragon Soul Divine Cauldron, whose blessing grants him supernatural powers to hunt Japanese soldiers and collect Sin Points. He forms a league of superpowered fighters and leads them in killing, sabotaging, and destroying, carrying out one bloody atrocity after another to fill the Japanese with fear and dread. 353Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 120 续 I Suspect My Wife Is Cheating on Me 2: Sequel 1 《怀疑老婆对我不忠2》续1 Looking Back on the Past往事回顾6k WordsCompleted Sequel 1 to Suspecting My Wife of Cheating on Me 2 12Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 121 怀 I Suspect My Wife Is Cheating on Me 2 怀疑老婆对我不忠2 Looking Back on the Past往事回顾6k WordsCompleted Suspecting My Wife of Cheating on Me 2 10Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 122 续 I Suspect My Wife Is Cheating on Me 2: Sequel 2 《怀疑老婆对我不忠2》续2 Looking Back on the Past往事回顾7k WordsCompleted Sequel 2 to Suspecting My Wife of Cheating on Me 2 6Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 123 怀 I Suspect My Wife Is Cheating on Me 《怀疑老婆对我不忠》 Looking Back on the Past往事回顾8k WordsCompleted Suspecting My Wife of Cheating on Me 10Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 124 我 I Stumbled Upon My Aunt's Secret 我偶然发现小婶的秘密 Looking Back on the Past往事回顾6k WordsCompleted I Accidentally Discovered My Aunt's Secret —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 125 废 A Terrifying Night at the Abandoned Hospital 《废旧医院的惊魂夜》 Looking Back on the Past往事回顾Mystery7k WordsCompleted A Terrifying Night at the Abandoned Hospital 8Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 126 民 Republican Era: Ruling Shanghai, With a Few Too Many Underlings 民国：横行上海滩，我小弟有点多 Sallow Little Face小脸蜡黄Historical1.5M WordsCompleted The martial world isn't about fighting and killing, but about human relationships and social etiquette. But when you've got too many underlings, what do those things even mean? With a hundred loyal brothers, the slums became paradise. With a thousand loyal brothers, Fatty Huang called me Big Brother! With ten thousand loyal brothers, Xu Wenqiang pledged himself to me! When foreign enemies invaded, Nie Li said, “Even the rough folk of the martial world have courage in their hearts! Every inc 489Reads9.2Score126Shelves

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27. 127 暗 Underhanded Struggle 暗斗 Wildly Chopping Wood乱劈柴Urban1.2M WordsCompleted He was hailed as Asia’s greatest spy, and was also the king of secret agents. His death remains shrouded in mystery to this day, and the truth behind it has long fascinated people. What seemed like an ordinary accident concealed a story chilling to the bone. How many masked infiltrators fought over it in the shadows, and how many nameless heroes left us lamenting their loss... His death was both an inevitability of history and a historical accident. The true culprit behind it is still shaping th 6.3kReads9.2Score580Shelves
28. 128 谍 Espionage: I Pose as a Japanese Officer in Enemy-Occupied Territory 谍战：我在敌占区扮演鬼子军官 Fists in Kindergarten拳打幼儿园Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [This novel has a System, with no more than ten uses] [Large cast] [Espionage + business warfare + nation-stealing] The novel has three volumes: [The Mainland Arc] Mainly follows the protagonist's rise and development. [Siam Arc] Portrays the Japanese military in the later stages of the war from Siam's perspective. [Japan Arc] Begins at Chapter 648 and mainly focuses on postwar Japan. Many readers consider this part the highlight. Lin Zhiyuan is Hengdian's best-known actor for playing Japanese 135.4kReads8.7Score17.5kShelves

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    I've been reading this book recently. The male lead transmigrates into the body of a Kuomintang agent, starting in prison. Later, he's used as a pawn to infiltrate Shanghai. He ends up posing as a member of a collateral branch of a Japanese noble family and manages to infiltrate the upper echelons of the organization. He has a wife, but she's not very prominent.

29. 129 破 The Windbreaker 破风者 Half a Sunbeam半扇阳光Historical181k WordsCompleted In 1931, Jiang Hanwen, head of the Shanghai Central underground organization of the Chinese Communist Party, was arrested and promptly betrayed the revolution. Under the command of special commissioner Wu Shude, the Shanghai district of the Kuomintang Central Investigation Department, predecessor of the Zhongtong, used information provided by the turncoat Jiang Hanwen to launch a sweeping manhunt and purge of our underground intelligence network in Shanghai and its key operatives. Chen Tongzhou, 2.4kReads8.8Score267Shelves

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    It realistically recreates a brutal and bloody struggle on the secret front of our Party in Shanghai in 1931.

30. 130 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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    High-IQ spy war, traditional spy war style

31. 131 谍 Espionage: A Fight to the Death 谍战：生死较量 Sword Qi剑气Urban477k WordsCompleted In early 1928, Su Ziwu, the son of a wealthy family, is arrested and imprisoned by the Kuomintang's Special Operations Group, then secretly trained as an agent. During an operation to crack a secret Japanese spy organization, a Chinese Communist underground operative sacrifices herself to protect Su Ziwu's identity. Stunned by this revelation, Su Ziwu makes an even greater discovery: the "Thousand Faces" instructor who has been training him in the Kuomintang unit is also a member of the Chinese 4.1kReads9.2Score487Shelves

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    🙅Republic of China era + spy + no romantic pairing + high intelligence + life-or-death struggle

32. 132 谍 Espionage: Rewinding for Intelligence Made Me the Military Statistics Bureau's Faith 谍战：回档情报，我成了军统信仰 Four-Flower Pork四花肉Urban3.3M WordsOngoing After waking up, Lin Chen, a death-row prisoner, was forcibly recruited by Dai Chunfeng, head of the Military Statistics Bureau, to impersonate a Japanese spy. He was assigned the “Parcel” plan, a mission with almost no chance of survival, and became a doomed agent tasked with feeding false intelligence to the Japanese. Just when he was on the verge of despair, he discovered that he could receive intelligence about deaths. And so… Director Dai: He’s my death-row prisoner, the one I both love and 9.5kReads8.2Score720Shelves

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    A spy story set in the Republican era, where individuals discreetly infiltrate enemy ranks to gather secret intelligence. They utilize their special abilities to gradually improve themselves.

33. 133 谍 Espionage: I Awakened a Daily Intelligence System 谍战：我觉醒每日情报系统 Mister Liu迷思特刘Urban1.3M WordsCompleted He is a low-ranking patrolman in the French Concession, and every day he gets ten new pieces of intelligence. He is also an expert operative, a god of death roaming the night. Because he awakened an Intelligence System. 16.2kReads8.4Score1.3kShelves
34. 134 谍 Shadows of Espionage: Starting as a Patrol Officer 谍影暗杀：从巡警开始 Seeking Poetry in the Evening Glow晚照寻诗Urban1.4M WordsCompleted “Instant Mission: Kill Wang Mingchu, a traitor to the Fuxing Society. Reward: +50 combat skill experience.” Enhanced physique, martial arts, marksmanship, spatial abilities, disguise... When the Special High Commission discovers that collaborators are being killed one after another, when the Military Statistics Bureau cannot fathom how the Japanese army’s arsenal was blown up, and when the Red Party’s contact point suddenly receives an anonymous warning... No one would have guessed that the guy 20.1kReads7.3Score1.5kShelves
35. 135 亮 Bright Sword: Who the Hell Sent the Monk to Deliver a Message Again? 亮剑：谁恁娘又让和尚去送信了？ Country Kitchen乡间小厨Urban865k WordsOngoing [Drawing Sword: Wei the Monk]+ [Snow Leopard: Zhou Weiguo]+ [The Indelible Unit: Li Daben Shi]+ [God of Artillery: Yang Zhihua]+ [Battle Soul: Wen Zhongxiao]+ [Glory Age: Zheng Chaoyang] Current mission → [Special Forces Division revisits the main battlefield of the Battle of Shanghai] I'm Wei Dayong, also known as Wei the Monk. I used to be a monk at Shaolin Temple, but when the Japanese came, who cared about Buddha? Not long after I came down from the mountain, I joined the 27th Division of th 123Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist directly becomes Old Li's human nuclear bomb, using the Nine Yang Divine Skill to achieve immortality.

36. 136 小 The Savvy Little Soldier 小兵油子 Cavalry in a Sea of Flowers骑兵花海Historical687k 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 233Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Beginning in 1921 [National righteousness – warlords – the Republic of China's resistance against Japan – searching for parents – no cheat codes – traditional espionage – multiple female leads – logic and intelligence – decisive and ruthless] He was raised by a spy for over a decade, drawn by his golden bloodline.

37. 137 蝶 Butterflies and Spies 蝶来谍网 The Internet Is Like This网是如焉Urban465k WordsCompleted A beautiful female bandit blunders into Harbin's espionage network. She takes a male spy hostage, only to find herself trapped in bed with him. The two decide to plot together in private and put their plans into action beyond their bedroom door. They spill blood in a bandit stronghold, root out traitors in a brothel on Peach Blossom Lane, lie in wait to catch bandits at an illegal gambling den, and smash up an opium house to rid the area of its evils... This is neither fantasy nor a story about 15.1kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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    I recommend this book to everyone.

38. 138 那 Those Memories Haven't Faded Like Smoke 那些往事并不如烟 Win People Over with Virtue915以德服人915Urban851k WordsCompleted Based on true historical events, this book recounts how Chinese public security and political security agents in the 1960s used extraordinary methods to endure humiliation and infiltrate enemy intelligence organizations in Taiwan. They remained undercover for more than twenty years, making major contributions to national security. The story paints a sweeping historical panorama. Its twists and turns are vivid and compelling, and its main events are adapted from historical fact. Rich in the spiri 575Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    See how insiders portray covert struggles. This film unfolds a 30-year historical panorama of mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, depicting the real lives of undercover agents during extraordinary times, revealing historical events once classified, and commemorating the unsung heroes of the Republic's difficult years. A rare realistic spy thriller on Tomato TV—"Those Past Events Are Not Gone Like Smoke."

39. 139 谍 Espionage: You'd Better Come Clean 谍战：你最好老实交代 Not a Fat Cat非肥猫Urban240k WordsOngoing In this dark forest where everyone is acting and everyone is lying, Jia Derang serves his country with a unique ability. Whenever someone lies in front of him, their body glows red. Other people use torture to interrogate suspects. Jia Derang just “reads their faces.” Whether he’s dealing with Japanese spies who deny everything or collaborators who weep and beg for mercy, Jia Derang always greets them with a smile: “Relax. You’d better come clean.” After all, when the red glow from your body is 535Reads—Score104Shelves

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    Spy dramas don't need couples.

40. 140 红 Red Countdown: Shanghai Spy Games, 1932 红色倒计时：上海谍影1932 Beautiful Jiangnan秀色江南Historical747k WordsCompleted [Decisive protagonist] [Thrilling spy story] [Multiple heroines] In all of Shanghai, there are only two kinds of Japanese spies: the ones Qin Zichen has killed, and the ones he's planning to sleep with before killing. When he raised his smoking gun barrel on the Bund, every Japanese person in the International Settlement wet their pants! 20Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is not only intelligent, but also cunning.

41. 141 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 3.5kReads7.1Score248Shelves
42. 142 谍 Espionage: A Flirt? I'm the Ultimate Agent! 谍战：花心萝卜？我是最强特工！ Not Afraid of Scalding Water不怕开水烫Urban823k WordsOngoing [Spy drama: Lurk] + [Triple agent] + [Rewrite the ending] + [Awakened System] In the final days of the War of Resistance. The transmigrator and underground Party member Chen Shen infiltrates the Military Statistics Bureau’s training class, becomes brothers with Ming Tai, and develops feelings for Yu Manli. His exceptional abilities also lead Poison Bee Wang Tianfeng to call him a natural-born agent! Then, on orders from the Bureau Chief and Sixth Brother, he heads to Shanghai, impersonates the t 165Reads5.3Score—Shelves
43. 143 最 The Strongest Warlord: Turning Defeated Soldiers into an Iron Army Against Japan 最强军阀，由溃兵打造成抗日铁军 Zombies Love Eating Children丧尸爱吃小孩Urban2.0M WordsOngoing Ye Qingshan, a retired special forces soldier, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Songhu battlefield during the War of Resistance Against Japan. Starting by rallying scattered, defeated soldiers, he uses his knowledge of the future to build an ironclad army against the Japanese, one step at a time. 1.2kReads9.3Score168Shelves
44. 144 谍 Spy War: I’ve Caught Every Japanese Spy 谍战，日谍被我抓光了 The Spycraft Angler谍战钓鱼佬Urban2.1M WordsCompleted I'm an avid angler, and I transmigrated into the body of a secret agent. I'm an avid angler. I don't know how to do anything. But I have a System that can identify Japanese spies. I also have a storage space, just for helping myself to free stuff from the Japanese. Before the full-scale war broke out, I had nearly rounded up every last one of their spies. Japanese soldier: Baka! What's going on? We're running out of spies! Kenji Doihara: Baka! What's wrong with you people? We can't train spies a 19.8kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
45. 145 谍 Espionage: Codename Wrecking Ball! Infinite Plunder! 谍战：代号大摆锤！无限掠夺！ Qi Yi Xiao七一潇Urban670k WordsCompleted [Spy warfare + gritty action + rooting out traitors + power fantasy + System + business + portable space] He is the most overlooked nobody in the Military Statistics Bureau, and the lowest-ranking Green Gang underling, living each day with death hanging over him. He is the shadowy boss controlling a vast family business, and a gangster, a scumbag, in the eyes of countless people. More than that, he is a secret agent who strikes fear into the hearts of traitors and Japanese spies. His codename: W 6kReads6.4Score436Shelves
46. 146 谍 Espionage: The Killer in the Dead of Night 谍战：暗夜里的杀手 Seeing the Dawn看见黎明Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Liu Jianguo transmigrates to the war-torn Republic of China era. He belongs to no faction and is simply an ordinary peasant farmer. Even a humble farmer can wield great power. [Ding! Super-agent physique activated.] [Ding! Reconnaissance Eye acquired.] He becomes a ghostly messenger, a killer in the dead of night. Opium gang: “Who the hell shot up our cargo and killed our men?” 76th: “Forget chasing the underground party. We’ve got a mole of our own to deal with!” Special Higher Police: “We’ve h 7kReads7.2Score506Shelves
47. 147 大 Great Tang: Little Sizi's Time-Traveling Kindergarten 大唐：小兕子的超时空幼儿园 Next Door to Old Wang's老王家的隔壁Historical1.4M WordsCompleted [Great Tang] [Little Sizi] [Daily life] [Dual Transmigration] [No System] [Princess Changle] A red string and a copper coin, by a twist of fate, connected Princess Jinyang and Li Qin across time and space. Li Qin: Mingda, what would you like to eat? Sizi: I want ice cream, hot pot salad, braised meat, big scallops, giant prawns... From then on, all sorts of strange and wonderful things began appearing in the Great Tang. Li Shimin: Where's my little darling? Empress Zhangsun: Sizi, you can't eat 9.5kReads8.8Score560Shelves
48. 148 谍 Espionage: One Poisonous Scheme After Another, Leaving the Japanese Calling Me a Living Yama 谍战：毒计连连，鬼子直呼活阎王 Wanghe Youyi忘鹤幽依Urban341k WordsOngoing Gu Nan transmigrates to 1936 and becomes an ace “torture spy.” He awakens an ability to obtain intelligence. As long as he tortures the Japanese and makes them suffer, he can extract the intelligence they possess. Special Higher Police Section: We must never let Gu Nan get his hands on us. No one can keep a secret from him. Nan Zao Yun Zi: I didn’t say anything, really. Chief of the Special Higher Police Section: He just beat me up, and every top-secret agent hiding in China was exposed. Head of 1Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 149 穿 Transmigrating to 1917: Surviving the Turmoil to Become a Legend 穿越1917在乱世苟成传奇 Wine in Hand, Saber Across把酒横刀Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Swept into the great tide of the Republic of China in 1917 by a mighty being from the distant Astara Empire, Li Beichen has a Japanese mother. He feels like his birth chart might not be sturdy enough, so to avoid getting killed on arrival, he decides to keep his head down and take things as they come. 15Reads6.8Score—Shelves
50. 150 四 Siheyuan: Asura 四合院之修罗 Autumn Comes with Falling Leaves zmy13落叶知秋zmy13Male-Channel Fanfiction400k WordsCompleted A martial arts champion dies suddenly from overtraining and is reborn in the body of an eleven-year-old boy. To avenge his family, he fights the Japanese to the death, killing until they tremble in fear. With a powerful golden finger and help from kindhearted people, every time he acts, things go as smoothly as a fish in water. 9.2kReads8.9Score371Shelves

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