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. 301 1 The 1949 Southern Campaign in Southeast Asia: Founding a Nation Overseas 1949南征东南亚，海外建国 Lord Cat Who Loves Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry爱吃番茄炒蛋的猫爷Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Guangxi Clique] [Transmigration] [Founding a Nation Overseas] [Cold War] [Nanyang] [Feudal Enfeoffment] Li Chongwen transmigrates into the body of a Guangxi Clique general. On the eve of crossing the Yangtze, he leads a hundred thousand Guangxi troops south and seizes French Indochina. That is, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Milk the United States for all it is worth, snatch colonies from Britain and France, and found a nation in Nanyang. Redistribute land taken from local landlords, relocate the 98.2kReads8.3Score5.4k14d adds
2. 302 系 System Agent: Code Name Mo 系统特工，代号默 Passing Through Jiangbei路过江北Urban149k WordsCompleted Chen Mo, a "System agent" with the Huaxia Intelligence Bureau, has the quantum chip "Qian" implanted in his brain. It can connect to the global satellite network and control electronic devices and weapons. It can also switch between attack and defense modes, along with many other super abilities that have yet to be unlocked. Eight months ago, an accident during a mission left Chen Mo with amnesia and stripped him of his "System" abilities. He ended up in Heng City, Sakura Country, where a kindhe 194Reads—Score—14d adds

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3. 303 谍 Espionage: After All This Time, I Finally Get to Use the Honey Trap 谍战：熬这么久，总算到美人计了 Riding a Pig: The Ultimate Move骑猪必杀技Urban1.1M WordsCompleted “You damn spy, you’re hurting me!” Just after transmigrating to the Republic of China era, Lu Chen is caught up in a massive conspiracy and tortured in prison. One day, a female officer stands before him with a whip in hand and asks, “Do you have a faith?” Lu Chen: “Not really... I guess.” The female officer says coldly, “Torture him! What’s the difference between someone without faith and a walking corpse?” Lu Chen: “???” I just transmigrated here. How am I supposed to have any faith? Female of 15.1kReads7.1Score1.1k14d adds

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   🔥①The male protagonist, who transmigrated to the Republic of China era, had just graduated from a special training course of the Military Intelligence Bureau when he was bound to a system. The system also directly revealed what would happen to the male protagonist in the future. 🔥②The protagonist was captured by the Military Intelligence Bureau as soon as he transmigrated to the Republic of China era. Just as the protagonist was being seduced by the enemy's honey trap, he decided to follow the system's advice and accept the enemy's honey trap.

4. 304 抗 War of Resistance: Counterattacking from a Cannon-Fodder Regiment 抗战：从炮灰团开始反攻 Xu Su许粟Urban888k WordsOngoing Xu Su closes his eyes and opens them to find himself in China's devastating War of Resistance against Japan. A mostly useless System saves his life, but he is powerless in the face of the brutal war. From Jiangnan to the southwest, he retreats all the way. In a small town in western Yunnan, he discovers that he has entered the world of My Chief and My Regiment. The counterattack at Nantianmen, the fierce battle for Changsha, the great counteroffensive across the entire front... The fires of war 2.8kReads8.9Score10114d adds
5. 305 民 Bandit Village in the Republic of China 民国土匪村 Uncle Li of the Island Reef海岛礁的黎叔Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Period-drama fans, come take a look! (Not a wish-fulfillment story, no ghosts or gods, no System.) It covers romance, household intrigue, bandits, fierce resistance against the Japanese, fleeing famine, and the lives of educated youths. Everyone who’s read it says it’s great! Hei Niu and Xiu Zhen could have lived happily together, but because Xiu Zhen was so beautiful, bandits set their sights on her. By then, Hei Niu had become the chief steward of the Huang family estate. He learned that ban 3kReads8.1Score44214d adds

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   This is a multi-female protagonist historical novel that covers domestic intrigue, bandits, the War of Resistance against Japan, famine relief, the Korean War, and the educated youth era. The more you read, the more you want to read!

6. 306 港 Hong Kong Films: The Ultimate Gangster, Godfather of Hong Kong Island 港片：顶级悍匪，我即是港岛教父 Hearts in Sync心有灵犀丶Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Hong Kong Crime Saga + Violent Robber + Undercover Cop + Later Gangland Story] Lin Chen transmigrates to Hong Kong in the late 1980s and becomes the lowest-ranked trainee at the Wong Chuk Hang Police Training School. “Lin Chen, you don’t want to miss your graduation ceremony, do you?” Lin Chen: Sir, you studied in Japan. Please calm down! And so Lin Chen is expelled for beating up Officer Wong. That very day, Lin Chen robs two gold shops, making off with goods worth tens of millions! Officer Wo 12.8kReads8.2Score54314d adds
7. 307 反 Anti-Scam Livestream: The Station’s Cells Are Full 反诈直播：所里快蹲不下了 Yi Ezreal一泽瑞尔Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Scammer: Our records show an overseas purchase of 200,000 US dollars on your account. Did you make this purchase yourself? Lu Ze: Yes, I made it myself. What about it? The scammer thought, You sure know how to brag! Lu Ze: I never thought... the fact that I bought weapons overseas would finally come to light! Using his god-tier voice imitation skill, Lu Ze mimics the voices of several underlings, as well as the sound of an AK firing in full auto. The scammer's face turns pale. “I'm calling the p 20.4kReads9.4Score2.2k14d adds
8. 308 魂 I Reincarnated into Dog Beating Staff, and This Dai Tianli Is a Beast 魂穿打狗棍，这个戴天理太猛了 Transmigration Enthusiast穿越爱好者Urban775k WordsOngoing Also known as: “Building Top-Tier Connections in the Early 20th Century with My Best Friend and First Love: Who Else but Me Could Be Blue Star’s Erzhu Rong?” As a history student facing an impossible job market, I transmigrated into the hero of The Beating Stick, Dai Tianli. At first I was pretty depressed, but then I realized I’d arrived at just the right time. So, after killing the foreigners who were selling the Amazing Schoolboy, I went to a place famous for donkey-meat flatbreads and spent 646Reads—Score2514d adds

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9. 309 烽 The Flames of Songhu 烽火淞沪 The Literary King of the Nine-Colored Daoist Venerable九色道尊的文宣王Urban915k WordsCompleted Chen Zhe is in a car accident and arrives in 1937, during the Battle of Shanghai on August 13, taking over the body of another man with the same name. This Chen Zhe is a platoon leader in the artillery battalion of the 521st Regiment, 261st Brigade, 87th Division of the Nationalist Army. He comes from a prominent family and possesses knowledge from the future. See how he strikes at the Japanese invaders, keeps himself safe, and lives to see the end of the War of Resistance. 83Reads7.2Score1014d adds
10. 310 谍 Espionage Agent: The Shadows Begin to Shine at the Detention Center 谍战特工：灯影闪耀从看守所开始 Xiao Shuangxin萧双鑫Urban437k WordsOngoing Your identification papers have no name. Your seat has only a number. [No System, no transmigration into a drama, no borrowing characters from other works. The plot is half original and half adapted from real events.] A 20-year-old youth transmigrates to the Republican era. Armed with memories from his past life, he runs small businesses, exposes Japanese spies, hones his martial skills, plays landlord, fights spies and infiltrators, makes contact behind enemy lines, conducts secret infiltration —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    My favorite book is undoubtedly Xun Qing Teng's "The Spy in the Republican Era" (Spy Shadow Chronicles), published six years ago. He practically pioneered the "cheat code" genre, featuring abilities like the Bodhi Space, memory acquisition, danger prediction, enhanced physical abilities, and even the memories of a time traveler with decades of life experience, infiltrating into the upper echelons of Japanese society. In the six years since, many popular books have incorporated some form of this system. For example, the Bodhi Space has become a space-time cheat, memory acquisition a mind-reading cheat, and intelligence-gathering cheat… As a 25-year veteran reader, I find many cheat-based novels unappealing in this climate. No system can shorten the decade-long War of Resistance against Japan to a year. Since systems are essentially useless, and victory can be achieved simply by enduring time, why rely on a system? Is it meant to be insulting? I've decided to write my own book, a new author and a new book, but at least one that doesn't rely on systems.

11. 311 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 6.3kReads9.2Score58014d adds

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    These are the few spy novels I personally think are good on my bookshelf!

12. 312 重 Reborn: Starting at Huangpu 重生从黄埔开始 Star Who Loves Petting Cats撸猫的星星Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [No System + No Cheats + Realistic + Transmigration + Farming + Saving the Nation] On October 10, 1911, the Wuchang Uprising broke out. The revolutionaries overthrew the Qing government, only for the Beiyang warlords to steal the fruits of the revolution. From then on, China was plunged into warlord conflict, and the people suffered terribly. Having learned painful lessons, the Father of the Republic founded the Whampoa Military Academy in Guangzhou in 1924. A generation of great commanders then 1.3kReads8.2Score18414d adds
13. 313 暗 Undercurrent: Special Task Group Five 暗潮：五号特工组 Snow Sprout, Gentle Sun雪苗微阳Urban589k WordsCompleted Starring Liu Lin, Wang Likun, Gao Lu, and others. A fan novel based on the TV series Five-Man Secret Service, written to give Li and Ouyang's romance a proper ending. A struggle against spy organizations, Ouyang Jianping and Li Zhibo, Ma and Gao's romance, and everyday life. The main story takes place in Shanghai and the surrounding occupied areas, from the outbreak of the Battle of Shanghai in 1937 to the eve of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Ouyang Jianping, a lieutenant colonel in the Na 86Reads6.9Score—14d adds

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    "Comrade, welcome to the most dangerous game—" When your contact hands you a cup of poisoned coffee, should you choose to trust them, or press the dagger hidden in your sleeve? Don't you want to see? [Smirk]

14. 314 敌 Behind Enemy Lines: The Whole Internet Watches Me Go Undercover Through Reincarnations and Breaks Down in Tears 敌后：全网看我轮回潜伏，爆哭 Lin Tianjia林添加Urban136k WordsOngoing [Regret Story] [Angst Warning] [War of Resistance] [Live Memory Viewing] [Infinite Time Rewinds] [Deep-Cover Spy] [No Female Lead, but Female Characters] To study a device that lets people view memories from across time, experts chose an old, unmarked grave in a village for their experiment and broadcast it live across the internet. According to the local county records, the tomb's occupant, Shen Wanli, had been a collaborator who did terrible things for the Japanese invaders. He was an utterly 188Reads—Score17914d adds

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    I recommend this book; the author's writing is excellent and it's not padded.

15. 315 暗 Shadow War 2: Phantom Storm, the Spy Demon Returns 暗斗2：魅影风云之谍魔再世 Wildly Chopping Wood乱劈柴Urban741k WordsCompleted Sequel to Dark Struggle: espionage, mind games, suspense, spies, and intellectual battles. Enemy agents are everywhere. Almost everyone around us has the enemy's shadow lurking nearby. The terrifying part isn't the secret agents lying low. Even more shocking is how the Japanese have infiltrated and corrupted us for a thousand years. Our elite agents stop at nothing to root them out completely, only to discover that the real enemy is the band of traitors who've been bought off! Little do they kno 2.5kReads9.3Score26114d adds

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    The first book features a protagonist who outwits and outmaneuvers secret agents and deals with remnants of the Black Dragon Society. He faces life-or-death situations with his comrades. Furthermore, this book warns us to be vigilant against Japanese cultural invasion of our country. The second book is a sequel to the first.

16. 316 谍 Espionage: I'm a Shanghai Scion, Codenamed Porter 谍战：我，沪上大少，代号搬运工 Flowers Bloom and Flowers Fade花开又花谢Urban460k WordsOngoing In Shanghai, occupied by the invaders, there is a prominent and illustrious family: the Lin family of Shanghai. The eldest brother, Lin Zhenbang, is the military command's finance chief in Shanghai, codename: God of Wealth. His true identity is a secret underground intelligence agent, codename: Cedar. The second brother, Lin Duhan, is chief of the military command's operations division in Shanghai, codename: Killer. The eldest sister, Lin Hanyue, is chief of intelligence at the Shanghai station 5.6kReads6.1Score49114d adds

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    In Shanghai, trampled under the iron heel of the Japanese invaders, the prestigious Lin family was caught in a web of intrigue. The eldest brother, Lin Zhenbang, ostensibly the head of the Military Intelligence Bureau's financial division, was actually a secret agent, Xuesong. The second brother, Lin Duhan, was the head of the Military Intelligence Bureau's intelligence group, codenamed "Assassin." The third sister, Lin Hanyue, was the head of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics' Shanghai station intelligence section, codenamed "Music Box." The older siblings, through bloodshed and maneuvering, only wanted to protect their youngest brother, Lin Yun, allowing him to live a carefree life, far removed from the chaos of the world. But no one could have imagined that this pampered young master was the most deeply hidden mastermind behind the schemes. Lin Yun, a transmigrator, codenamed "Transporter," was the president of the Hundred Knowledge Society, the master of the Time Pavilion, and the head of the Dark Fire Hall. All these forces knew only his name, rarely seeing him. He lurked in the shadows of the glittering city, mobilizing resources and orchestrating his plans. Traitors hated him to the core, while the common people secretly praised him. While the agents on the surface were engaged in a fierce battle, the real storm was quietly brewing behind the scenes.

17. 317 反 The Counteroffensive Begins in the Savage Mountains! 反攻从野人山开始！ Soy Sauce Fiend酱油狂徒Urban2.1M WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 210Reads7.8Score3114d adds
18. 318 谍 Espionage: From Agent to Japanese Aristocrat 谍战：从特工到鬼子贵族 Street Vendor Selling Elephants摆摊卖大象Urban1.1M WordsCompleted “Who am I? …Chen Lin? …Or Konoe Ichiro? …Chinese? Or Japanese?…” “You are Konoe Ichiro, heir to Japan’s Konoe family, one of the Five Regent Houses, and Konoe Fumimaro’s eldest grandson. You are Japanese!!!” “That’s right, I’m Konoe Ichiro… Konoe Ichiro… I am Konoe Ichiro… I’m Japanese… Then who are you?” “Me? My name is Chen Lin! I’m Chinese… Chen Lin!” 68Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This spy novel is really good! The protagonist goes undercover as a Japanese nobleman, having to deal with family infighting while also completing his espionage mission. The plot is tight and concise. The writing style is natural and unforced, creating a truly immersive atmosphere.

19. 319 谍 Shadows of Espionage: The Sleeper Agent's Hidden Move 谍影：潜伏者的暗棋 Interesting and Cheap as Cabbage有趣也白菜Urban374k WordsCompleted He was a disposable pawn marked for execution in place of someone else, but he reversed his fate under the guns. In three days, he went from an abandoned pawn to a name on the Special High Commissioner's desk. In half a month, he had the head of a Military Statistics Bureau station requesting a meeting. How would a criminal psychology graduate student who transmigrated into the past navigate the tides of espionage and turn himself, a dead piece, into the only living eye on the entire board? Repu 39Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A very good spy novel

20. 320 我 Me! The Number One Foolish Traitor, Actually the Ultimate Undercover Agent 我！头号蠢汉奸，实则潜伏天花板 Yiling Storyteller夷陵说书人Urban240k WordsOngoing [Resistance-war espionage + play the pig to eat the tiger + misunderstandings + double-agent infiltration + deep-cover spy + no abuse of the protagonist + long-form] The whole city curses Cao Liwen as a greedy, stupid traitor, yet the Japanese and the KMT’s secret service compete to promote and recruit him! Everyone laughs at him for being a brainless time-server. Little do they know that he has spent decades playing the fool while undercover, operating from Jiangcheng to the isolated island. He 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In the chaos of war, he became a laughingstock, branded as the number one foolish traitor, yet he possessed extraordinary skills and kept them hidden. He walked a tightrope with his disguise, his opponents completely deceived by appearances. There's no frustrating plot; the battles of wits are thrilling, and the "playing dumb to outwit the enemy" trope is incredibly satisfying. You'll definitely be impressed!

21. 321 破 Cracking Codes and Capturing Spies: From Prisoner to the Military Intelligence Bureau's Seventh Brother 破密码擒间谍，从囚犯到军统七哥 Interesting and Cheap as Cabbage有趣也白菜Urban350k WordsCompleted Ye Mingyuan, a modern criminal investigation graduate, wakes up to find himself a murder suspect in the Republic of China era. In a Military Statistics Bureau prison, a whip is dipped in water and a branding iron glows red. His interrogators have only one demand: "Sign the confession." Someone else might have caved. But Ye Mingyuan has read thousands of case files in his previous life, and forensic science, forensic medicine, and criminal psychology all come naturally to him. In just one night, 720Reads6.3Score10414d adds
22. 322 我 I Sign In to the Republic-Era Spy System From the Start 我，开局签到民国特务系统 Interesting and Cheap as Cabbage有趣也白菜Historical306k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Republican era, I started out with the Japanese chasing me down. At the critical moment, the System activated. Sign in: obtained fluency in Japanese and a pistol. I fired back and killed them on the spot. From then on, Peking gained a living King of Hell whom everyone feared. I kill collaborators, steal weapons, infiltrate the Japanese military, and turn beautiful female spies to my side... Other people rely on their brains to play spy games. I rely on sign-ins. As lo 1kReads—Score11614d adds
23. 323 抗 War of Resistance: I Keep Offering Poisonous Strategies, and Old Li Tells Me to Stop 抗战：我屡献毒计，老李劝我收手 Fireworks Fade烟火人渐Historical1.7M WordsCompleted Jia Xu, a brilliant mentor at the National Defense University, transmigrates to the world of Bright Sword and becomes an unremarkable staff officer under Li Yunlong. He also activates the Poisonous Strategist System! The more vicious the scheme, the greater the reward! From the start, during the Battle of Cangyun Ridge, Li Yunlong is ready to take on the arrogant Sakata Regiment head-on. Jia Xu only lets out a cold laugh and offers a devious plan. “Commander, burn down their mountain and cut of 18.8kReads6.9Score1.9k14d adds
24. 324 7 Undercover Diary: Bureau 76 76号卧底日记 Interesting and Cheap as Cabbage有趣也白菜Urban406k WordsCompleted He has ears that can hear death in the radio waves. She can't read, but she can memorize anyone's face with a single glance. Nanjing, 1943. Chen Ze'an, deputy head of the communications office at No. 76, is a Wang Jingwei regime agent on the surface and an undercover Communist operative in secret. His only weapon is his extraordinary hearing: he can anticipate death from the static in radio transmissions and detect lies from the sound of a heartbeat. The organization assigns him a “wife”: Cuipin 135Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 325 在 Undercover at No. 76: My Female Boss Wants to Marry Me 在76号当卧底：女上司想嫁我 Interesting and Cheap as Cabbage有趣也白菜Mystery227k WordsCompleted Shanghai, 76 Jisifei'er Road, 1943. I am Shen Tingbai, the youngest interrogation section chief at the Wang Jingwei regime’s secret service headquarters, codename Judge. No anti-Japanese agent in my hands can hold out for more than seventy-two hours. They say I’m a loyal dog of the Japanese, a traitor among traitors. No one knows that every time I pry open someone’s mouth, I’m gambling with my own life: extracting the enemy’s intelligence while protecting comrades who haven’t yet been exposed 258Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 326 谍 Espionage: From the Start, I Personally Betrayed My Comrades 谍战：开局我亲手出卖了同志 Interesting and Cheap as Cabbage有趣也白菜Urban240k WordsCompleted Shanghai, 1942. On the first day Shen Gui was dragged into Unit 76, bamboo splinters were driven beneath his fingernails. For three days and three nights, he didn't give them a thing. On the fourth day, he confessed. The contact station was destroyed, and six comrades were killed. Overnight, he went from an underground Party member to a traitor despised by everyone. The organization wanted him dead, and the enemy didn't trust him. He became a wandering ghost with nowhere to go. But no one knew t 1.5kReads6.8Score10514d adds
27. 327 谍 Espionage: What Do You Mean, Scammer? Call Me the God of Wealth! 谍战：什么诈骗犯，叫我财神爷！ Da Shun Da Li大顺大莉Urban228k WordsOngoing He Nian, an undercover operative in a telecom scam compound, transmigrates to the Republic of China and becomes an infiltrating agent for the Military Statistics Bureau. With his finely honed knack for deception and professionally trained spy skills, he leads the Japanese and their Chinese collaborators around in circles. The last Qing emperor: “He actually pretended to be Nurhaci, the founding ancestor, and told me to send him money. I can no longer face my ancestors.” Kawashima: “He may be a c —Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 328 穿 Transmigrate into Four Lines: Defying Orders from the Start, the Japanese Are Losing Their Minds 穿越四行：开局抗命，鬼子疯了 Xiang Ji向寂Historical272k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + War of Resistance Against Japan + System + Madman] Transmigrate into the Four-Row Warehouse, get a System, kill the enemy to serve the country. Simple and brutal, fighting the Japanese invaders, with a madman's temperament, a special forces soldier, and utterly domineering… 6.2kReads6.6Score49814d adds
29. 329 谍 Espionage: Starting with the Assassination of the Emperor 谍战：从刺杀天皇开始 Circle Six圈圈六Urban661k WordsCompleted Li Wencheng transmigrates to a parallel world, returning to an era when every inch of land is soaked in blood, and awakens a System! A year later, he witnesses the horrors of the Battle of Shanghai. Acting on impulse, he accepts a hell-level mission: travel to the island nation and assassinate the emperor! 2.1kReads8.1Score11314d adds
30. 330 谍 Espionage: Every Female Agent Is My Informant 谍战：女特务都是我的内线 Dragon Gate Sword Song龙门剑歌Urban356k WordsCompleted [Espionage + Multiple Heroines + System + Hearing Their Inner Thoughts] Whenever he comes into contact with a beautiful woman, he learns her memories, experiences, inner thoughts, schemes, and secrets, giving him leverage over her. Handsome and devilishly charming, he lies low in enemy territory and finds himself surrounded by one romantic encounter after another, as if he were strolling through a land of women. He cons and deceives, spinning one outrageous tale after another until the enemy's f 2.3kReads7.2Score17514d adds

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31. 331 烽 Loyal Souls Amid the Flames of War 烽火忠魂 DaxinD大鑫DUrban274k WordsCompleted Historical setting: 1937–1945, from the full-scale outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan to victory Core theme: The clash and convergence of individual heroism and collective destiny, and how ordinary people choose to become heroes when pushed to the brink 3Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 332 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—14d adds
33. 333 谍 Espionage: From the Start, I Fuse a Spy Card and Choose Zheng Yaoxian 谍战：开局融合间谍卡选择郑耀先 Dog Who Loves Lemons爱吃柠檬的狗子Historical226k WordsOngoing Chen Zi’ang, a veteran drama fan, transmigrates into the worlds of several espionage dramas, including The Kite, The Forerunner, The Disguiser, The Rebel, The Hidden Guardian, and The Awakening. From the start, Chen Zi’ang gets a golden finger. Using his cheat and his foreknowledge of the plots, he becomes an ace agent on the front lines, the Military Statistics Bureau’s brightest rising star, and the Central Bureau of Investigation’s strongest undercover asset! Best of all, his cheat occasional —Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 334 弹 Springtime in a Shell Casing 弹壳里的春天 DaxinD大鑫DUrban152k WordsCompleted This is a stirring anthem of a people forged in the flames of war, and a tender love story blossoming beneath the smoke of battle. Set against the backdrop of the Chinese War of Resistance Against Japan from 1931 to 1945 and the subsequent War of Liberation, the story weaves a sweeping historical tapestry through the intertwined fates of Zhang Ai, a farmer’s son from the Northeast known as Goudan, and Qi Shuyun, a young student from Beiping. Spring in the Bullet Casings, originally titled Songs 248Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 335 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 5.3kReads8.0Score52814d adds
36. 336 民 Republican-Era China: From Ruthless Bandit to King of Assassins 民国之从悍匪到杀手之王 Great Snow of the Gengshen Year庚申大雪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted This book is complete, so feel free to dive in. The author's new book, A Republic-Era Diviner Who Sends the Japanese Devils to Their Graves: I'm a Professional, is also available. Come check it out! In a bandit stronghold in the three northeastern provinces, the bandit king Wang Laoliu, known as the Iron King of Hell, starts out as a notorious outlaw who robs Japanese devils. He fights his way across half of China and gradually rises to become the King of Nanyang. Unlike traditional War of Resis 20.3kReads8.3Score1.7k14d adds

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    In the early stages, he was a notorious bandit in Northeast China, committing crimes everywhere. In the middle stages, he went to places like Beiping to fight against the Japanese and became a sandman. He liked to scheme to make the United States a scapegoat and to make its agents run around in circles. The whole story is very smooth and not frustrating.

37. 337 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 15.4kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds

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    It's good even without time travel

38. 338 谍 Espionage: I Can See the Labels on Other People 谍战：我能看到别人身上的标签 Flame Dragon炎龙Urban438k WordsOngoing My name is Qi Sheng. Sheng, as in “to triumph over Heaven by half a move.” I can see the labels other people give me. Some call me a “handsome young man.” Others call me a “cold-blooded killer.” And some call me a “living King of Hell.” If anyone asked what label I’d give myself, I’d choose “Blood Crow,” the name that makes the Japanese invaders tremble at the mere mention of it. 204Reads7.5Score—14d adds
39. 339 潜 Undercover in the Shadows 潜伏暗渡 Forget War and Risk Perishing 007忘战必危007Historical300k WordsCompleted Yu Zecheng is coerced by Wu and trapped in an isolated stronghold under the shadow of the White Terror. Wan∽ sheds her timid facade and legally enters the island as a manager for Hong Kong’s Mu family, making a perilous contact with Yu Zecheng. Acting on orders, they pose as husband and wife to carry out their undercover mission. In Taipei, surrounded by secret agents and caught in factional strife, the pair use the bustle of everyday life as cover to pass on intelligence in secret. From awkward 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The pinnacle of espionage!

40. 340 毒 Oath of Death, 1941 毒誓一九四一 A Snow Fills the BowA大雪满弓刀Urban1.2M WordsCompleted This is a tale of ordinary people in the War of Resistance, of people from every stratum of society waging a grueling struggle against the invaders. In the frozen mountains of the Northeast, and across the northeastern lands beneath the invaders' iron hooves, there was a group of people who climbed over ice and slept in snow, going hungry and cold, all to drive the vicious bandits out of their homeland. They gave up their own lives, the lives of their families, and the lives of the next generati 18.3kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
41. 341 民 From the Start of the Republic, I Applied to the First Class at Whampoa: I'm from Fenghua 民国开局报考黄埔一期我是奉化人 I Eat Beef with Cilantro我吃牛肉加香菜Urban517k WordsCompleted [Main Battlefield + First Class of Whampoa + No System + No Fighting Among Ourselves] If you're here for the War of Resistance, start reading from Chapter 43. The earlier chapters cover Whampoa and Eastern Europe. Liu Bin looks back on the century of humiliation in the history of the Rabbit nation. To make up for the regrets of history, he'll set foot in Whampoa's first class and rewrite what happened in places like Shanghai and Nanjing. It all starts now, in Fenghua. What does it matter if y 114Reads5.9Score—14d adds

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    Frontal assault, no system; behind enemy lines, there is a system; deploy and charge. 1

42. 342 乱 A Barber's Diary in Times of Chaos 乱世的理发师日记 User99514544用户99514544Historical93k WordsOngoing The story begins in a seaside city known as the Paris of the East. Gunshots and screams rang out from the Red Rose Hair Salon, which was supposed to serve the public. Moments later, people saw the owner and apprentices fleeing in panic, covered in blood...! —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The subject matter is novel, the ideas are imaginative, and the story revolves around a chaotic world and various women, with unbelievable methods used in the resistance against Japan. The protagonist is just an ordinary citizen who makes money, woos women, and fights the Japanese to avenge his suffering compatriots!

43. 343 让 You Were Supposed to Go Undercover, So How Did You Become a Cabinet Minister of Dongdao? 让你潜伏你怎么成了东岛内阁大臣 I Eat Beef with Cilantro我吃牛肉加香菜Urban118k WordsCompleted Wang Tieshan, an underground courier codenamed Mantis, is sent to infiltrate the Military Statistics Bureau. After being framed by the Central Bureau of Investigation, he’s assigned to a covert mission at the Magic City station under the codename Paperclip. “I haven’t seen you in years. How did you end up as a minister in Dongdao’s cabinet?” Wang Tieshan: “I don’t know either. Somehow, you arranged for me to impersonate someone, and now I’m a minister in Dongdao’s cabinet. I’m under a lot of pre 492Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 344 小 The Savvy Little Soldier 小兵油子 Cavalry in a Sea of Flowers骑兵花海Historical692k 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 238Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [National Righteousness – Warlords – Anti-Japanese War in the Republic of China – Searching for Parents – No Cheat Codes – Traditional Espionage – Multiple Female Leads – Logic and Intelligence – Decisive Action] 1921-1945, the country was in turmoil, and China was engulfed in endless war. A young boy was adopted by a top-tier undercover spy from childhood, who meticulously nurtured him for over a decade, intending to become his other hand. Here, there are no systems, no mindless cheat codes; everything relies on blood, sweat, and wit. To uncover the truth behind his parents' disappearance, he left his homeland and ventured alone into the vortex of chaos. Starting from humble beginnings in a small county, he gathered various forces, transforming into a warlord; navigating between the Military Intelligence Bureau, Japanese spies, and various other forces, gathering top-secret intelligence and eliminating Japanese agents. On one side is his undercover adoptive father, who raised him, and the two test and strategize with each other; on the other side is a beautiful woman amidst the chaos.

45. 345 谍 Espionage: The Black Dog Gets a System 谍战：黑狗子获得系统后 By the Hongxi River洪溪河边Urban465k WordsOngoing He was a retired military doctor, but his soul crossed over into the body of a secret police agent. With the System at his side, he can carry out covert assassinations and gather intelligence without a trace. He has no organization, yet his heart belongs to his country. He infiltrates enemy ranks, but remains loyal at heart. For his country, he kills his wife and accepts an enemy as his father. He bears humiliation and hardship, drifting through a life of wine and excess! With the System at his 159Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 346 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 4.1kReads9.2Score47814d adds

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    These books have been adapted into movies and TV series. But reading the original novels is still the most satisfying. Never forget national humiliation, let us strive for a stronger nation. We can feel and experience the intense struggle between underground workers and the enemy back then through the books.

47. 347 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 12.6kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds

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    🎐 Is a member of an underground organization. From the very first time she was recruited, she continuously relayed messages to the organization, established a base in Shanghai, and even double-crossed someone to infiltrate Xiao Rizi's inner circle.

48. 348 穿 I Transmigrated to Republican-Era China and Became a Secretary at a Juntong Bureau 穿越民国，我成了军统站秘书 A Scholar from Jiangbei江北一书生Urban199k WordsOngoing I transmigrated back to a war-torn Republican-era China and became a secretary at the Suzhou station of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. With only the survival skills I picked up in the modern workplace, what am I supposed to do in this turbulent world...? 12Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 349 穿 Transmigrate to Republican-Era China: From Straw-Sandal Soldier to Red General 穿越民国：从草鞋兵到红色将军 Old Heart, Young Medicine老心不老新药Urban806k WordsOngoing He opens his eyes to find himself a low-ranking soldier among the dead in the Sichuan Army of the Republic of China era. Warlords clash, and a human life is worth less than a dog's. Relying on the tactics he remembers, he claws his way out of a mountain of corpses and advances one step at a time, from a squad leader to an officer in the Whampoa clique. In the Battle of Shanghai, Sichuan Army soldiers in straw sandals stand against elite Japanese troops with their flesh and blood. In the Defense 52Reads—Score11414d adds

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    If you take the time to watch it, you'll be deeply moved. The protagonist transmigrates into the body of a soldier in the Sichuan Army, upholding his beliefs amidst the flames of war, carrying out underground work, and being protected by a female special agent who risks her life. Over the years, their bond deepens.

50. 350 暗 The Hidden Sentry 暗哨 Invisible Gunfire看不见的硝烟Urban122k WordsCompleted On the eve of the Liaoshen Campaign, a sleeper agent who had been silent for years awakens inside the Kuomintang's Northeastern secret service. Surrounded by treacherous Military Statistics Bureau agents, gang leaders straddling the line between respectable and criminal, and prominent Shengjing women whose loyalties are hard to read, he must maneuver alone through threats from every side, hidden in the shadows as he shines a bloodstained beam of light on the city's liberation... 4.6kReads8.9Score32014d adds

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