The Best Spy Thrillers You Can Think Of, Preferably With Transmigration 你心目中的谍战天花板，最好带穿越的

1. 451 综 Film and TV Crossover: A Single-Minded Quest for the Dao 综影视：一心求道 Waiting for the Mountain Moon and Clear River山月清河等还Female-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [No romance, strong female lead, completed] 1. Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: She takes a master and learns martial arts. 2. The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: She gives Wu Xie a script and turns the whole game upside down. 3. Mysterious Lotus Casebook: Three Li Xiangyi from different timelines meet. 4. Dashing Youth: She pilots the deluxe Myriad Forms Tower, an upgraded Lotus Tower, and sells all kinds of treasures. 5. The Untamed: Wei Wuxian, the King of Hell who personally laid the paving stones on t 4.7kReads8.1Score18514d adds
2. 452 我 My Readers Span Three Thousand Worlds 我的读者遍布三千世界 Turtles Go with Mung Beans王八配绿豆Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [System] [Wish fulfillment] [Face-slapping] [Secret identity] [Everyday life] [No romance] Li Wenshu, a top author in the online fiction world, died suddenly after writing all night. The System sold everything it had to send her back to when she was sixteen. It was an era when neither entertainment nor the internet was very developed. Faced with the three thousand worlds of books in the System’s storage space, Li Wenshu rubbed her chin and sighed, “Dying suddenly was worth it!” A suspe 15.5kReads9.2Score1.9k14d adds
3. 453 从 From Toddler Prince to Sovereign of All Under Heaven [Infrastructure] 从奶娃诸侯王到天下共主【基建】 Peach Creek Wilds桃溪野Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing Original title: From Infant Prince to Ruler of All Under Heaven: Infrastructure Building [Feel-good power fantasy + adorable toddler from the start + gaming cheat + infrastructure building + farming + war + family and country + cute pets + romance?] [Serious Synopsis] If you come from across the sea and travel west, you will eventually find a prosperous city unlike anything in this world. It is the fiefdom of His Highness, the Prince of You: Youzhou. At the end of the dynasty, the land is strew 171.1kReads9.3Score18.7k14d adds
4. 454 天 The Sky Screen Descends: We, the Zhu Yuanzhangs, Pay Our Respects to the Yongle Emperor 天幕降世：咱朱元璋拜见永乐大帝 Thoughts, Not Poetry思不诗Historical1.1M WordsCompleted A rundown of history's regrets and future surprises for emperors of every dynasty. Short videos and modern technology broaden the horizons of people in ancient times. [Rundown]+ [History]+ [Videos]+ [No romance] Shi Jinchu has no idea she's been bound to the Myriad Worlds System. Every video she watches appears before the ancestors of every dynasty. [Your servant wishes to report Consort Xi, who committed adultery and brought chaos to the imperial harem. Her crimes are unforgivable!] People of e 8.6kReads8.2Score57114d adds
5. 455 这 Why Is This Dragon So Humanlike? 这条龙怎么人里人气的 The Chubby Swordsman胖胖的剑客Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [No System] [No female lead] Chen Wen was born with a congenital illness and spent his whole life bedridden. At twenty, his life came to an end. In his final moments, he gazed at the small world outside his window, his eyes full of longing and regret. When he awoke again, he found himself transformed into a black dragon. Dragons were powerful and long-lived, so he decided that in this life, he would visit every corner of the world. Many years later. “Have you heard? The church’s holy knight 4.5kReads7.9Score61514d adds
6. 456 马 The Legend of Ma Feifei 马飞飞传奇 Wu Sanya五三亚Urban2.5M WordsCompleted The complete story of The Legend of Ma Feifei is divided into two volumes. Volume One, The Legend of Ma Feifei: The Anti-Japanese Spy Thriller Fantasy, follows the protagonist Ma Feifei, a modern mercenary king who transmigrates into the body of a Republican-era agent named Ma Feifei. Spy intrigue and suspense lie at the heart of the novel. Its unique time-travel premise combines fragments of a bronze compass and ancient copper coins with real historical events and fictional plotlines to create 13Reads—Score—14d adds

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   "The Legend of Ma Feifei" is a fantasy web novel about anti-Japanese war espionage. Its reasons for recommendation are as follows: - Unique time-travel setting: The novel opens with the protagonist, Ma Feifei, traveling from a modern mercenary king back to the body of a secret agent in the Republic of China era. This time-travel setting is novel and can quickly attract readers' attention. - Exciting espionage plot: The work focuses on espionage and suspense, combining mysterious elements such as fragments of a bronze compass and ancient coins. The plot is full of surprises and suspense, keeping readers curious throughout the reading process and allowing them to experience the thrilling espionage adventure alongside the protagonist.

7. 457 明 Detective Lu Yong 明侦探陆用 A Tiger Snatched Along the Way顺手牵虎Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Lu Yong, 25 years old. Occupation: military police. Position: criminal investigator in the Military Commission's Security Department. On March 1, 2023, he entered the Kunlun Mountains while pursuing a major military spy accused of stealing secrets and murder, and vanished without a trace. The Great Ming Dynasty, 1699, the sixth year of the Mingwu reign. Lu Yong appeared in the Daqing Mountains of Taiping Prefecture, in what is now Dangtu County, Ma'anshan City, Anhui Province. At the time, all L 6.7kReads9.0Score96214d adds

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   Highly recommended spy thriller novels!!!

8. 458 夜 Heroes Without Regrets in Shanghai by Night 夜上海之英雄无悔 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Urban282k WordsCompleted Lin Ge is a pilot. While flying along the Hump Route, he unexpectedly transmigrates to Shanghai in 1936. He fights against Japan’s ambitions of aggression, reunites with the woman he loves, Bai Wei, and becomes entangled in complicated romantic relationships with the wealthy daughters of Shanghai’s elite. Lin Ge comes from 2036, but after transmigrating to the Shanghai of 1936, he encounters a host of time travelers lying low. The currents are rising, and the fate of the nation is shifting. 205Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 459 浮 Tales of Strange Affairs on the Floating Isles 浮岛奇事风云录 Xuan Yuan Haojing轩辕昊镜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse415k WordsOngoing [Not an apocalypse + no golden finger + hard sci-fi + contemporary-world extrapolation + international espionage + interstellar travel] In the 23rd century, Earth has a mechanical floating island orbiting near the equator. The protagonist, Yan Yiming, attends university on the island. With the worst grades in his entire college, he is often pranked by Laigu(?), the top student. On the day before the new semester begins, Laigu actually bundles the heroine, Kali, in a quilt and brings her to his d 1Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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   Although I didn't time travel, have you ever watched any spy dramas set in the future?

10. 460 攻 The Hunter’s Hunt 攻猎 Bright Mosquitoes Don't Drink Dark Blood明蚊不吸暗血Urban1.3M WordsCompleted "When he was little more than six months old, his birth mother abandoned him in a wooden tub and let him drift downstream. The hunter who found him simply named him Shunshui, meaning 'drifting with the current.' When the Japanese stirred up trouble in the southwest, the hunter Li Shunshui became a raw recruit. Before he had even seen a real battlefield, a military tribunal sentenced him to death. At the execution ground, the woman executioner pointing a gun at him was the bloodthirsty rose of th 5.7kReads9.2Score62414d adds
11. 461 谍 Shadows in the Spy War 谍海碟影 Yuri Kamano of the Huai-Luo Region淮洛地区的由利镰之介Historical249k WordsOngoing Amid the chaos of a 1937 air-raid drill in Nanjing, underground operative Zhou Mo, code-named “Watchmaker,” witnessed a liaison being assassinated. > With his dying breath, the liaison pressed half a jade pendant into his hand. “Find ‘Butterfly’... Stop the ‘Cherry Blossom Festival’...” > At almost the same time, Jewish codebreaking expert Anna fled to Nanjing, where the Japanese Kempeitai were after the codebook her father had entrusted to her before he died. > Meanwhile, Jin Xiaodao, a Green G 1Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 462 缅 Sinister Deals in Northern Myanmar: Every Step a Nightmare! 缅北罪恶交易，步步惊魂！ Warrior Beauty战红颜Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Tags: urban, northern Myanmar, thriller, horror, romance, special agents, suspense, betrayal in love, ruthless action, gambling city, beautiful female agents, villains, calculating characters. A one-of-a-kind chronicle of northern Myanmar, a brutal dossier on the organ trade, the dangerous years of special agents, and the struggle between good and evil. Enemies become friends, friends become enemies, a warlord's daughter who once seemed impossible to reconcile with becomes a battle-hardened love 756Reads8.5Score10114d adds

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    [Rolling eyes][Crying] A shocking and quite unconventional novel.

13. 463 沈 Shen Zui’s Memoirs: Between Humans and Ghosts 沈醉回忆录：人鬼之间 Shen Zui沈醉Historical243k WordsCompleted This book chronicles the forty-eight years of Shen Zui's life: eighteen years serving in the Military Statistics Bureau, his reeducation after Liberation, and the thirty years following his amnesty. It recounts his dealings with Tang Shengming, Du Yuming, Puyi, Zhang Guotao, Lu Han, Xu Yuanju, Zhou Fohai, and others. The same people, living through different eras, lead very different lives. By comparison, they seem to have crossed from the world of the living into the realm of ghosts: once emper 673Reads9.4Score11814d adds

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    These are all from my collection. The first few are normal Tomato fanfiction. The later ones are Shen Zui's memoirs. But Shen Zui's memoirs are definitely not the kind that are utterly boring.

14. 464 抗 War of Resistance: I Can Grant Traits to My Soldiers 抗战：我能赋予小兵词条 Write It into Zhang落笔成張Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Traits] + [Sign-In] + [Steamrolling] (Already commanding five groups and 150,000 troops, so dive right in.) After transmigrating to the War of Resistance era, Qin Feng becomes a Jin-Sui Army regiment commander. At the same time, he activates the Sign-In Trait System. As long as he signs in every day, he gets trait rewards that can be bestowed upon his officers and soldiers. [Tiger General: Greatly improves aircraft handling and equipment development, but increases the chance of disobeying o 23.6kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds

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    Hey everyone! 👀 Today I'm recommending a super exciting spy thriller! 🧐 It combines the best elements of spy dramas like "Lurking" and "The Disguiser" 🤩. The protagonist transmigrates into the body of a petty hoodlum in Tianjin 😏. His fiancée is murdered at the beginning 👿, and he vows revenge. He has a lucky awakening system 💪, earning rewards for completing missions. With this, he becomes a top-tier Kuomintang agent 👏. By day, he's a petty hoodlum disliked by everyone; by night, he's a fearsome fox of Tianjin, striking terror into the hearts of his enemies 😈. The battles of wits, courage, and ruthless decisiveness will get your adrenaline pumping (✿◠‿◠). It's truly amazing, highly recommended! 💖

15. 465 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 117Reads7.7Score—14d adds

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    Li Yunlong had many formidable men under his command, but he was the only one this powerful. He was both strong and hilarious, a monk descending the mountain to save the world, and physically exorcising foreigners.

16. 466 谍 Espionage: Daily Intelligence System, Codename Coward 谍战：每日情报系统，代号胆小鬼 Egoist利己主义Urban34k WordsOngoing [Play It Safe] + [Espionage] + [Undercover] + [Intelligence System] Chen Fan wakes up in the Republic of China era as an agent for the Military Statistics Bureau. The good news: he isn't at the bottom of the ladder. He's appointed deputy chief of the Shanghai station. The bad news: deputy chiefs are expendable, and Director Dai has sent him off to Shanghai with a thorny assassination assignment! Just as all hope seems lost, an Intelligence System awakens! [Strategic Intelligence: A team tasked w 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I've recently become obsessed with spy dramas, and here's the latest update!

17. 467 双 Shadows of Spies: The Fog Over Shanghai 双面谍影：沪都迷雾 Grandpa Bin Yu彬语爷爷Urban690k WordsOngoing In the bustling yet secretive city of Hu Du, a spy war that will determine the nation's fate unfolds in silence. Lin Yuan is a young agent with a complicated identity: an elite member of the Military Statistics Bureau, yet closely connected to the underground Communist Party. During an operation deep behind enemy lines, he unexpectedly saves an underground Party member and sets foot on a path rife with danger and betrayal. Walking the line between two identities, he must complete the Bureau's mi 2Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 468 时 Soul of Time and Space: Agent of the Republic of China 时空战魂：民国特工 What Do Experts Among the People Do?高手在民间做啥Urban192k WordsOngoing In twenty-first-century China, Liu Zhenhua is an outstanding soldier in the People's Liberation Army. After an accident, he transmigrates through time to the Republic of China era and becomes an agent in the Beiping branch of the Military Statistics Bureau. In 1935, as North China is gripped by turmoil, Liu Zhenhua draws on his extraordinary martial skills and intelligence far ahead of his time to take on the vital mission of resisting the Japanese invaders. Putting the nation's interests first —Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 469 间 The Spy’s Nemesis 间谍的克星 The Hard Years of the 80s不容易的80年代Urban129k WordsCompleted He was a legend in the Party, and its finest agent. In the early days after liberation, the Party's former underground operatives came out of the shadows, while the enemy went underground. They sabotaged the cities liberated by the Party and assassinated its key figures. Faced with one serious attack after another, the Party sent in its ace agent: a man who had once made the enemy gnash their teeth in hatred, yet whose true identity remains unknown to this day. And so the story begins... 669Reads6.6Score—14d adds
20. 470 超 Super Agent System: From the Start, I Rain Blood on the International Spy Capital 超级特工系统：开局血洗国际谍都 Ministry of Personnel Secretary吏部中书Urban248k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the International Spy Capital’s Blue Shirt Society, Riverside Station, as a low-ranking agent, he unexpectedly awakens a Super Agent System! Doing bad deeds earns rewards! Picking on Japanese women brings huge prizes! Flirting with his female superior earns material rewards and more... [Spy thriller + mind games + wish fulfillment + tycoon protagonist + ruthless and decisive + takes what he wants] 47Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 471 谍 Espionage: A Rider in Manchuria 谍战之一个骑手在满洲 Proudly Wandering the Mortal World傲娇红尘Urban2.0M WordsCompleted In his previous life, he was the most ordinary rickshaw puller. In this one, he’s a ruthless assassin! On the freezing nights when Japanese forces and their puppet regime run rampant, Ding Li relies on his extraordinary intelligence to repeatedly assassinate emperors, generals, and Manchurian officials... Single-handedly, Ding Li undermines the puppet state of Manchukuo, its order, and its economic lifelines... He gradually becomes a brave and steadfast patriot, and organizes a fierce, tenacious 4.3kReads8.8Score42014d adds

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    These are all time-travel espionage stories. In that era, how would "I" face the slaughter of barbarians? How would we unite in hatred against the enemy? How would we fight back with blood and guts? How would we drive out the Japanese invaders? We will never forget the spirit of our ancestors!

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