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What Books Are There About Underworld Power Struggles? 黑道争霸的书有哪些

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  1. 1 The Pearl River Delta Rises: The Man in Charge 风起珠三角:话事人 Urban684k WordsOngoing [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Sharp-Witted] + [Brotherhood] + [Industrial Tycoon] Pearl River Delta, 2004. It was the best of times: assembly-line machines roared day and night, and gold seemed to lie everywhere. It was also the worst of times: the urban villages were a tangled mix of people, and might made right. Chen Jun had been driven to the edge of a cliff, with a group of poor brothers who had nowhere else to go behind him. "The rules around here need to change. From now on, I'll be the one m 49Reads—Score—Shelves
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  2. 2 I Said I'd Just Be a Nobody, but You Became the King of the Underworld 说好当混子,你却成江湖天花板 Urban3.6M WordsCompleted In bloody times, the underworld is a world of its own. Do you choose loyalty or profit? The passion we felt back then was all for standing shoulder to shoulder with our brothers, blades in hand, singing at the top of our lungs! We once swore we would build a glorious future together! But time flies by in the blink of an eye. How many people still dare to shout those bold slogans from back then? Do people change society, or does society change people? Perhaps some will forget what they set out to 849Reads6.6Score—Shelves
  3. 3 Jianghu Dragon: Underworld Storm in the Northeast 江湖枭龙:东北黑道风云 Urban4.3M WordsOngoing Three years in prison, and everything had changed. After his release, Lu Tao found himself at a crossroads in life. The snowstorm that year was so fierce it bent Lu Tao’s back. The friendship that year was so warm it helped him emerge reborn and fight his way upstream. Watch as a close-knit group of friends stand shoulder to shoulder, stride through a turbulent era, and build something magnificent! 22.5kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
  4. 4 Dragon Head 龙头 Urban3.1M WordsCompleted For the sake of the goddess, I crossed the big shot in the county. To stay alive, I fought my way up, one step at a time, until I became the boss... One day, the hidden dragon will find the rain it needs. With a single roar, it will shift the mountains and rivers and move the Big Dipper. Stories of the underdog rising to the top will always set the blood racing. 29kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves
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  5. 5 Evil Emperor: Sinful Inferno 邪皇:罪恶无间 Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Black X Evil Emperor]+ [Passionate]+ [Reborn Big Shot] Nine death-row prisons across the country. Thirty-six top death-row fighters are selected to dominate the underworld. Reborn in the world of the Evil Emperor, he faces Blood Eagle and fights Lone Dragon. What has he to fear from the life-taking Azure Darkness? The strongest gladiator in the country, Chen Zui is the one and only! 17.7kReads9.1Score1kShelves
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  6. 6 Underworld Tyrant: Those Who Follow Me Prosper, Those Who Oppose Me Perish! 黑道暴君:顺我者昌,逆我者亡! Urban978k WordsOngoing [Class Beauty, I’m out of prison. You’ll pay for what you did!] Framed by the class beauty he loved, Wang Erchui was wrongfully imprisoned for three years. The misery of prison transformed the once-ordinary boy into a hardened man. But it was only after getting out and seeking revenge that he gradually realized there was a terrifying story behind it all. The truth was, it wasn’t that love affair that had ruined his life. It was a vast, carefully woven web of darkness. His enemies had already ris 9.8kReads8.9Score624Shelves
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  7. 7 I Saved a Stunning Beauty, and She Tried to Hack Me with a Knife by the Bed 救了绝色美女,她在床边拿刀砍我 Urban644k WordsCompleted Chu Lingtian is a legendary man known as the "Grim Reaper Wolf King." He returns to the city for a top-secret mission, never imagining that on his very first day back, he will spend the night with a beautiful woman named Liu Bingxue. Afterward, Liu Bingxue takes him home and passes him off as her boyfriend. But it turns out she has a twin sister, Liu Huohuo. The older sister is cold and aloof, while the younger is uninhibited. Sharing a room with these twin beauties is certainly thrilling. After 9.8kReads8.7Score936Shelves
  8. 8 Mad Falcon: Hell Without Escape 狂枭:地狱无间 Urban115k WordsOngoing [Mad Tyrant fan fiction] + [hot-blooded] + [underworld] + [mercenaries] + [assassins] The Heavenly Net hunts down and imprisons 108 of the world’s most ferocious criminals. The Dragon-Patterned Black List reaches for the skies, as heroes clash amid dangers on all sides. A ten-thousand-mile pursuit to hunt across the world, with a hundred kings under his command waging war on every front. The underworld, assassins, and mercenaries: supremacy belongs to these three forces. His ambition is to conqu 4Reads6.5Score—Shelves
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  9. 9 [The Underworld: The Storm Rises Again] 【黑道,风云再起】 Urban211k WordsOngoing “Once you’ve drawn the bow, there’s no turning back.” “When I chose the path of the underworld,” “I’d already passed the point of no return.” “Then I’ll stand at the very top of the underworld,” “so the world can only look up to me, and everyone will know my name: Lin Mo...” 165Reads—Score—Shelves
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  10. 10 The Pawn Who Crosses the River: Beyond Forgiveness 过河卒:罪无可恕 Urban2.0M WordsCompleted People who make money through shady dealings need to learn to burn incense and pray to Buddha. Those who move in the underworld have to believe that good things come to those who wait. After the turn of the millennium, Jiang Xinze was kicked off the police force for saving someone. He led his brothers into a world of guns and blades, with blood on their military daggers, riding the winds of a turbulent era to forge a dazzling legacy. If you’ve got a score to settle, settle it. If you won’t back 11.1kReads8.5Score831Shelves
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  11. 11 The Golden Age of the Gangland: A Blood-Red Underworld 黑帮盛世:血色江湖 Urban3.5M WordsOngoing (Not a mindless power fantasy. Underworld, urban setting, no invincible hero, first person, tight logic, humorous writing. Read with caution if that’s not your thing!) A cursed, tragic fate. A life in the underworld that cannot be escaped. A band of brothers who stand together through life and death, and a dark life longing for redemption. You’ve never endured years of hardship, so of course you can’t understand the underworld in my heart. My story begins after I get out of prison in Ice Cit 105.2kReads9.2Score9.7kShelves
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  12. 12 Temptations of the Jianghu 江湖诱惑 Urban2.6M WordsOngoing “The new book’s rating has just been released, and it’ll climb soon.” [Underworld + Mature Beauties + Conquest + Feel-Good Action + Multiple Heroines] [The first five chapters take their time, but the story gets thrilling later. Read ten chapters, and if you’re not hooked, come chop me up!] Wang Xiaohu leaves the countryside for Jiangcheng, hoping to live a quiet life, but a clash draws him into the whirlpool of the underworld. He meets Qian Jiajia, gets close to Cui Meng, and is even forcibly h 32.3kReads8.0Score2.9kShelves
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  13. 13 The Underworld: From Low-Level Thug to Godfather 黑手:从沙场小弟到江湖教父 Urban351k WordsCompleted [Modern city + underworld + multiple heroines + business rivalry + romance + powerful protagonist] Born at the bottom of society, his only choice is to defy fate and change his destiny. From the day he first wielded the butcher's knife, he could only kill gods when he met them and slay demons when they crossed his path. Then two beautiful women from Xiguan appeared: one wanted his heart, the other wanted him… [Urban power struggles + hard-core business warfare + fated romance] is a novel weaving 135Reads—Score—Shelves
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  14. 14 I'll Write My Own Youth 青春我来写 Urban286k WordsCompleted Synopsis: When I was very, very young, I had a beautiful older sister. My parents were always incredibly busy and often had to leave home to work in other places. So one day, they brought home an older sister they had adopted for me. She treated me wonderfully and took care of me in every way. But Dad was exceptionally cruel to her. Then one day in middle school, my sister left. I studied as hard as I could, and by the time I reached high school, I finally got into a school in the city and foun 281Reads—Score—Shelves
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  15. 15 I Started High School as a Good Girl and Became a Crime Boss 上了高中,我从乖乖女变成黑老大 Urban10k WordsCompleted When I started high school, I went from a good girl to a crime boss. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  16. 16 Reborn in the Great Heist, the Black Gold Tycoon Strikes Back 重生大劫案,黑金大佬逆袭记 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Urban rebirth + System + underworld boss + ruthless + scheming] A down-and-out middle-aged man unexpectedly reborn 28 years into the past. Caught in a shocking bank heist, he activates the “Black Gold System.” “Go ahead and make more money. It'll all become my fortune sooner or later anyway. Hahaha!” … Notorious bandit Ye Zhihuan: “Who's tougher than me in the underworld? Lin Dong? Never mind, then.” King of Thieves Zhang Ziqiang: “I once stole 1.2 billion from Li, the richest man in the coun 10.3kReads7.9Score615Shelves
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  17. 17 The Bloody Underworld: Thirty Years of Organized Crime in North China 血色江湖:华北黑道三十年 Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Underworld + First Person + Period Setting] What is the underworld? It’s a place where even if you win in the end, you still feel like you’ve lost. No matter how much you gain, it can never make up for what you’ve lost. My name is Jiang Qiyao. I witnessed thirty years of the underworld’s rise and fall across North China, watching one boss after another rise to power, then fall. After thirty years in that world, I can’t call myself a good person, but at least I haven’t become completely rotten. 5.7kReads6.7Score342Shelves
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  18. 18 Underworld Tales: One Hand Shrouds the Heavens 黑道往事之只手遮天 Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Realistic, not overpowered, no harem, no System, not reborn] A novel about the southern underworld, telling the story of several young men who avenge their brother and gradually rise to become crime bosses. Whether it is the underworld or organized crime, it is all just a game of chess, a set of rules, fraught with danger and human cunning, and driven by power and desire. Behind the bustling city lies a shadowy underworld filled with darkness and desire, where power and money intertwine, and te 414Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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  19. 19 Underworld: Blue Skies 黑道:青天 Urban178k WordsOngoing At a class reunion, I kept a low profile and was mocked and sneered at by my former classmates and teachers. Just as I was about to leave, the class beauty from back then suddenly stood up to defend me. 25Reads—Score—Shelves
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  20. 20 The Game of Fortune: My Life in the Underworld with the Girls of Dongguan 富贵棋局:我和东莞姐们的江湖路 Urban373k WordsOngoing In the 1990s, who ruled Shenzhen’s underworld? That would be Shenzhen King Jia Dai! I was just a hotheaded rookie fresh to the scene, but to protect my beloved Sister Qingshuang, I beat up Zuo Shuai, who was in a wheelchair. Zuo Shuai was Jia Dai’s lifesaver and sworn brother. He’d just had his legs crippled in Macau, and now I’d gone and beaten him up too. Jia Dai promptly put out a hit on me... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  21. 21 I'm No Little Punk: The Shorties' Hero Squad 我不是小混混之矮子英雄队 Urban371k WordsOngoing I'm determined not to become a hoodlum. Even a short person can stand tall. Not every hero is tall, but every passionate heart deserves to be seen. I won't go along with the ways of the world. I'll walk my own path through the jianghu. The road is long, so may we meet again at the summit... 63Reads—Score—Shelves
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  22. 22 I’m No Punk: Three of Us Together 我不是小混混之三人行 Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Determined not to become a thug, he knows that those who walk different paths cannot work together. Brotherhood, and the revival of the Eight Gates of the underworld. Is a sinister force behind it all, or is something far worse on the horizon...? 265Reads—Score—Shelves
  23. 23 Searching the Underworld for My Missing Son, I Clean Up Crime and Clear My Father's Name 失子入江湖扫黑恶,父冤得伸 Urban1.6M WordsOngoing (Passionate urban action, a comeback! Multiple female leads!) Also known as "Lost Son Enters the Underworld to Fight Crime, Father’s Wrongful Conviction Finally Overturned" I am the son of a soldier. After getting lost during a sorrowful journey, I was raised to adulthood by a kind rural couple surnamed Ye. I thought it was pure chance that my master taught me peerless martial arts. From then on, I became the greatest martial artist in Nan Yue! Later, to improve my family’s financial situation, 6.2kReads8.8Score424Shelves
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  24. 24 Hey, You Girls, Let's Go 姐几个,走着 Modern Romance159k WordsOngoing Zhao Qian was an ordinary high school student who endured relentless bullying. One day, she unexpectedly met a benefactor who changed her life. With their help, she gradually fought her way up from a bullied student to the queen of her entire school... 10Reads—Score—Shelves
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  25. 25 Underworld Saga: My Big Sister in the Capital 黑道风云:我的京城姐姐 Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Not for Young Readers] [Hot-Blooded Underworld] [Brutal Underworld Battles] [The Many Faces of Officialdom] [Face-Slapping Comeback] [Clever, Satisfying Read] He began cultivating at nine and went to prison at thirteen. In jail, Chu He mastered an arsenal of extraordinary skills. With nowhere to turn after his release, he headed for the capital and entered the underworld, winning the support of the capital's most captivating women. With ruthless methods, Chu He outmaneuvered every faction. Sta 8.4kReads7.9Score1.2kShelves
  26. 26 Be the Fiercest One 做最凶的那个 Urban476k WordsCompleted Lin Yu had always been troubled by a question: Why must good people endure eighty-one trials to become Buddhas, while bad people only need to lay down their butcher's knives? Fairness has never been something the poor get to talk about. If you want fairness, there's only one way: make yourself strong enough to create it. This world has both light and darkness. It won't treat you well just because you're kind. His father was unable to repay his debts and eventually took his own life. The creditor 583Reads6.3Score—Shelves
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  27. 27 The Endless Underworld 黑道无尽 Urban469k WordsCompleted (Period setting, underworld, gritty realism, high-octane) A savage era. An unconventional underworld boss. A story of the jianghu written in blood and tears. So much happened in those years. You can only see it clearly through blood-tinted glasses... 2.6kReads7.7Score229Shelves
  28. 28 My Years as a Gangster 我当混子的那些年 Urban130k WordsCompleted The underworld is an endless wilderness, and every gang member is a man prepared to die! The underworld is a narrow path, and every gang member risks his life just to make it through! The underworld is a pure arena of beasts: the winners become kings, and the losers are crushed! Forced onto this path, the young Jiang Liang must now show how he can rule the world with one hand! 90Reads—Score—Shelves
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  29. 29 Godfather of the Underworld: Planting My Flag in Mong Kok 黑道教父:从旺角插旗开始 Urban211k WordsOngoing Hong Kong is in turmoil, and crime lords rise on every side! Chen Kun is a low-ranking 49er in the 14K triad, with no power or influence. But he's both clever and brave, fearless, and full of brotherly loyalty. With the New World and Wo Shing Wo watching him like tigers, and the ruthless, bloodthirsty Big Circle Gang closing in, he's caught in the maelstrom of a chaotic era. His only way to survive is to risk his life. He rises through bloody underworld battles and makes a name for himself on th 231Reads8.3Score—Shelves
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  30. 30 My Uncle Is Huang Bingyao, and I’m Invincible from the Start 阿叔是黄炳耀,我开局无敌 Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted In Hong Kong's underworld and law enforcement circles, there's one ironclad rule you must never break: You'd be better off provoking the King of Hell than the uncle-and-nephew duo of the Wong family! After transmigrating into a Hong Kong crime drama, I became Wong Bing-yao's nephew. From the start, I acquired a System. In this chaotic era, where gangsters roam the streets and armed criminals spray bullets with AKs, the rules for undercover cops are the rules! My uncle, Wong Bing-yao, is a shrewd 21.5kReads5.5Score1.9kShelves
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  31. 31 Tales of Shanghai’s Underworld 沪上黑道往事 Urban223k WordsCompleted My new novel is here! You’re welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! The male lead of this book loses his father at a young age and depends on his mother. To avenge his father, he goes up a mountain to study martial arts under a master. After completing his training, he comes down and succeeds in taking revenge. To escape the authorities’ pursuit, he brings his mother to Shanghai. By chance 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  32. 32 The Tiger Roars Across the Central Plains 虎啸中州 Urban158k WordsCompleted Three cups of wine for the mortal world, one pot of tea for a legacy that lasts a thousand years. What does it mean to truly live? Let me tell you what it means to unleash a ferocious tiger. Some ride horses, some sit in sedan chairs, while others push carts and shoulder their loads. I’ve never admitted defeat. You can beat me a thousand times, but I still won’t cry!!! 145Reads—Score—Shelves
  33. 33 Within Canglan 苍兰之中 Eastern Fantasy149k WordsCompleted After the planet Qingmu Huanhai was unified by Huangfu Shou, the Canglan Kingdom was founded. The former kingdoms of Bailong, Hei, Lushu, and Xingji rose in rebellion, hoping to restore their old regimes. The protagonist, Liu Yicheng, was orphaned at a young age and taken in by the abbot of Shaolin Temple. He trained at the Bodhidharma Hall from childhood, mastered all of Shaolin’s martial arts, and breezed through the Eighteen Bronze Men formation. After completing his training, he descended th 29Reads—Score—Shelves
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  34. 34 Above Canglan 苍兰之上 Eastern Fantasy459k WordsOngoing The planet Qingmu Huanhai is home to many nations, including two great powers: Tianqiu and Lushu. Many minority tribes near Tianqiu frequently raided its border, plunging the kingdom into years of war and leaving its people in misery. Under the leadership of King Qiu Lianjie and the Eighth Prince Huangfu Shou, however, Tianqiu eventually reached its peak. Lushu, by contrast, enjoyed peace and prosperity. The kingdom favored civil officials over military ones, while powerful in-laws and a succes 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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  35. 35 The Underworld Heiress Makes a Fierce Bodyguard 黑道千金猛保镖 Urban518k WordsOngoing [Underworld] + [Urban] + [Multiple Female Leads] + [Power Fantasy] [Not for readers under 18] Wang Meng rose from bodyguard to godfather of the underworld, unifying both the criminal and legitimate worlds. His was a life of power and grandeur. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  36. 36 Forging a National Strategy: Scheming for the Realm in Troubled Times and Unifying the Empire 定国策:乱世谋国,一统江山 Historical281k WordsCompleted Overnight, Xiao Ce transmigrated and became the son of a defeated general. His father had died in battle, his clan looked down on him, enemies lurked all around, and the realm was in chaos. The moment he opened his eyes, he found himself trapped in a deadly predicament, narrowly escaping death time and again. No System, no golden finger, just the strategic mind of an ordinary man. From a castoff pushed aside by his clan to someone who carved out a foothold step by step; from bringing down corrup —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  37. 37 Godfather of Lancheng: Starting Out Hauling Cargo at the Docks 岚城教父:从码头杠包开始 Urban368k WordsOngoing [Underworld power plays + passion + no System + battles of wits + multiple heroines + unconventional twists] P.S. This is neither a mindless power fantasy nor a story about an invincible protagonist!!! Jiang Liechen arrives in Lanzhou and becomes the new leader of a gang. On day one, he punishes the wicked and beats a traitor to death. On day two, he wins over the gang leader’s wife and takes control of the gang. On day three, he purges both the underworld and the authorities, leaving his enemie 1Reads9.2Score—Shelves
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  38. 38 The Gray-Eyed White Cat 白猫传灰瞳 Urban107k WordsOngoing The young heir of a crime family is forced to become a beggar. With nothing but a bowl from the start, he becomes the Zhu Yuanzhang of the underworld. Fresh twists and airtight logic. Italian mixed-race, ruthless, cruel, and realistic. He kills decisively, with every punch landing hard, every blade striking true, and every bullet finding its mark. A slow burn. Trust me, it only gets better as it goes. (No saintly heroine, no System, no harem, pure underworld fiction.) —Reads—Score—Shelves
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