Spy Novels With a Cautious Lead Who Puts His Own Survival First 谍战，很苟，自己命最重要

1. 301 重 Reborn in the War of Resistance: Every Invader Deserves to Die 重生抗战：入侵者都该死 Light Sleep微眠Urban363k WordsCompleted (War of Resistance + espionage + pocket dimension + Republican era + parallel timeline) Anyone who seeks to destroy our country and wipe out our people will face our blood-soaked resistance to the very end! Zou Yiyi had just been reborn into a parallel timeline when she realized this was the most tragic chapter in the history books she'd once read. Her father had done nothing to provoke anyone, yet the Japanese used him for target practice as he fled famine. As she lay dying, her mother entruste 8kReads8.9Score482Shelves
2. 302 开 I Gun Down Half the Shanghai Station of the Military Statistics Bureau from the Start 开局枪杀半个军统上海站 The Chubby Orange Cat Really Is Chubby胖橘真胖Urban164k WordsCompleted [Power fantasy] [Action expert] [Shanghai] [Espionage] He is the king of Shanghai by night, the king of the King of Hell. When the King of Hell says you will die at the third watch, no one can keep you alive until the fifth. During the War of Resistance against Japan, a Communist Party agent embedded in the military intelligence service hunts down the enemy and eliminates traitors in Shanghai. 109Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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   I recommend this novel.

3. 303 民 Republican-Era Spy Shadow 民国谍影 Swimming Little Crayfish会游泳的小龙虾Historical3.0M WordsOngoing [No System + No transmigration, not reborn. Ace agent Xu Lai, with five identities] Not a power fantasy. Readers who like power fantasies, proceed with caution! A thrilling spy saga in Shanghai’s foreign concessions: A spy among bandits, a double agent among spies, betrayal upon betrayal, one sellout after another! This story is dedicated to the unsung heroes who fought the Japanese invaders to the death for the rise of China! Also known as The Days I Spent as a Collaborator for the Japanese Pup 30Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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   The first spy thriller: a triple identity, infiltrating the Japanese puppet regime's intelligence department by chance, hiding until the very end. While others would be suspected if they were undercover, he would make others the suspects.

4. 304 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 509Reads9.2Score122Shelves

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   Only by having multiple identities, high IQ, and high EQ can one live a comfortable life.

5. 305 谍 Playing a Spy in a Spy Drama 谍战剧里当特工 Spicy Shrimp007香辣虾007Urban1.6M WordsCompleted The bit-player Zhang Dapao begins by transmigrating into a game world that combines spy dramas. He goes undercover in a passionate modern city, is reborn in a rural village from a bygone era, and becomes a six-faced agent! He also joins Bright Sword, delivering weapons to Li Yunlong. Zheng Yaoxian: “Dapao used to be my pupil. Now he's Lao Jiu!” Yan Shuangying: “I dodged bullets, but he dodged my knife!” Ming Lou: “When you gaze at him, he'll gaze back at you!” Ma Yunfei: “He's the water that slo 3kReads8.9Score188Shelves

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   The protagonist has nine identities and is known as the "Nine-Faced Buddha"...

6. 306 1 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 78.8kReads9.3Score7.8kShelves

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   This book is really good. It's a male protagonist story, 1v1, with no flirting with other women, and he keeps his distance from women who aren't his lovers. The male lead is very capable, using an old envelope and his good friend in the modern world to orchestrate a scheme. He's adept at exploiting information gaps. He's devoted to the female lead, and it's very sweet. A great read, highly recommended!

7. 307 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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   Exciting spy dramas, passionate youth, and various struggles

8. 308 呔 Hey, You Monster, How Dare You! 呔，妖怪你好大的胆！ The Ant Is Very Content蚂蚁很安逸Urban115k WordsOngoing [Lighthearted] [Funny] [Ridiculous] If a dog bites you, can you bite the dog back? If a tiger bites you, can you bite the tiger back? That’s right. If someone crosses me, I usually get even right then and there. A tiger bit me from the start. How could I not bite it back on the spot? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The first one is the best spy novel, but the plot device isn't overly powerful; the second one is hilarious.

9. 309 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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   He transmigrated into the body of a deserter from a Sichuan warlord army, attended a Kuomintang military academy, and studied in Germany. His first pot of gold was earned by looting corpses, and his second pot of gold was earned by borrowing money from foreigners. Although he was a spy, he spent most of his time making money. He had no choice but to prioritize his life, since he had no system or cheat codes.

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