Becoming a Crime Boss with a Bunch of Underlings from the Start 开局成为黑道大哥一堆小弟

1. 51 港 Hong Kong Films: I’ve Got a Gang of Tough Guys at My Back 港片：我手下有一群猛男 Tiger of the Major Crimes Unit重案组芝虎Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted Just after transmigrating, He Yiming is taken home by Hao Ge. To make ends meet, he has no choice but to use the skills granted by his System to switch careers and sell beef offal! In a Hong Kong crossover world where heroes rise on every side, He Yiming is determined to become a man above the rest! P.S. I don’t even know what I’m saying! 18.7kReads9.0Score80714d adds
2. 52 港 Hong Kong Crossover: New Intel Every Day, from Street Punk to Billionaire 港综：每日新情报，从烂仔到首富 A Grain of Sand in the Mortal World尘世中的沙砾Male-Channel Fanfiction621k WordsCompleted [Hong Kong crime drama, System, comedy, no undercover cop, collector's streak, lots of beauties~] Good news: I brought a System with me when I transmigrated into a Hong Kong crime drama world filled with beauties. Bad news: I'm a low-level gangster, the kind who could get chopped into eighteen pieces at any moment. Fortunately, the System has my back. Every day, it gives me three pieces of intelligence of random rank, and every week, it issues a mission with a random reward. [Wealth intel: In ro 9.4kReads7.6Score30614d adds
3. 53 港 Hong Kong Crossover: In Hung Hing, I Have the Golden Bell Shield 港综：人在洪兴，我有金钟罩 Begonia Scholar海棠书生Urban568k WordsCompleted A System from who-knows-where takes the chubby Qiu Chen to the world of Hong Kong crime dramas and gives him a main quest called “The Struggles of a Low-Level Thug.” Qiu Chen refuses to go along with it, swearing he’d rather get a quest like “The Domineering CEO and His Rich Mistresses” or “The Untold Story of a Male Star and His Many Female Co-Stars.” The System rejects his request, saying that if he won’t be a thug, it will make him accept “The Domineering CEO Falls in Love with Me” by default 3.1kReads7.1Score11314d adds
4. 54 兄 I've Got a Ton of Brothers, and I'm the Yakuza Boss in Tokyo 兄弟亿点多，我在东京当黑道大哥 Searching for Love为爱追寻Urban126k WordsOngoing Gao Qiang came to Tokyo in Sakura Nation to study abroad and unexpectedly awakened the Big Brother System. By spending a certain amount of resources, he could recruit countless good brothers who were always willing to go through fire and water for him. The good brothers earn the money, the big brother spends it. Not a penny goes home! From then on, Gao Qiang began his journey to the top. At first, everyone thought he was just a Dragon Nation student abroad with a bunch of poor relatives... Until 26Reads—Score—14d adds

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   🌈①The protagonist is a Tokyo yakuza boss with countless loyal underlings. His arrival brings about a major reshuffle in Tokyo, and his reputation gradually spreads throughout the region, highlighting his mysterious power!

5. 55 边 Tales from the Borderlands: We’re a Gang, Not Bandits 边水往事：我们是黑帮真不是土匪 Tomato with Two Eggs番茄打俩蛋Male-Channel Fanfiction381k WordsCompleted A new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to keep writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 971Reads6.9Score10314d adds
6. 56 考 After I Got Into Qingbei, My Underworld Boss Dad Got So Mad He Landed in the ICU 考上清北后，黑道老爹气进ICU Dust, Dust, Dust, Dust, Dust, Dust微尘尘尘尘尘尘Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Short drama in production] [Comedy]+ [Laid-back]+ [Positive energy] Lu Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes the only son of the Lu family, the biggest underworld clan in the country! Going back to his great-grandfather’s generation, his great-grandfather was an arms dealer. His grandfather was a mafia boss, and his father was the godfather of the entire country. But in Lu Chen’s generation, he declares that he’s going to study hard, become a beacon of righteousness, and give back 3.6kReads8.3Score38214d adds
7. 57 港 Hong Kong Action Films: I Asked You to Go Undercover, Not Become the Boss! 港片，让你卧底，没让你当老大！ Dipping Spicy Gluten Sticks in Chili吃辣条蘸辣椒Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Hong Kong Island in the 1980s: the era of the Four Great Detectives has just ended! Mo Ran transmigrates into this world where Hong Kong movies have merged, becoming a two-timing rat working under Big B of the Hung Hing gang while serving as an undercover agent for Wong Chi-shing! There’s no chance Wong Chi-shing will restore his identity. If he has to be a lowlife, then he’ll be the biggest and toughest one around! First, he takes the position of Causeway Bay’s top boss from Chan Ho-nam. Th 18kReads8.9Score81214d adds

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   In 1980s Hong Kong, the era of the Four Great Detectives had just ended. Mo Ran, a time traveler, was originally an undercover agent planted by Wong Chi-shing in the Hung Hing boss B's unit. With no hope of regaining his identity, he decided to rise up. He seized the Causeway Bay boss position from Chan Ho-nam, then snatched the Hung Hing leadership from Chiang Tin-sang, becoming the strongest man in Hong Kong and rewriting his destiny.

8. 58 黑 [The Underworld: The Storm Rises Again] 【黑道，风云再起】 Jiang Quan M将权MUrban211k 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...” 162Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Then you can take a look at this book. The protagonist's parents are extremely powerful. His father was once the king of the capital, and his mother is the daughter of the most powerful family in the capital. The protagonist is initially bullied, but later he dominates the school and becomes its leader, step by step ascending to the position his father once held.

9. 59 当 When an Honest Man Picks Up a Knife 当老实人拿起刀 A Glass of Beer一杯啤酒Urban3.1M WordsCompleted This is a straight-up crime-world novel! It does start with the protagonist being reborn, but after that, the story has nothing to do with being reborn! In short, the plot is ruthless, satisfying, and wild... The underworld here is all about fighting and killing, but also about human relationships and social rules! 22.4kReads9.1Score1.8k14d adds

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   Starting from scratch, the first book tells the story of a character who is framed at the beginning, whose parents are killed while gathering evidence. After escaping from prison, he uses his logical thinking and ruthless spirit to build his own power base step by step.

10. 60 港 Hong Kong Crossover: The Great Tycoon of Hong Kong 港综之香江大枭雄 Han-Tang Style汉唐風Male-Channel Fanfiction546k WordsOngoing “When I took the seat as head of Wo Hop To, everyone else still called me Handsome Yan. Little by little, they all started calling me Mr. Fang.” Fang Yan smiled at the camera. Across from him sat a female reporter from Time magazine. “You have many titles, including entertainment mogul and oil tycoon. There are even rumors that you’re the last godfather in Southeast Asia. How did you make it to where you are today?” Fang Yan answered with a serious expression: “A person must always keep their wo 5.8kReads5.7Score14014d adds

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    Hong Kong variety show with a touch of reality, if you don't like it, you can kill me! [Requesting more updates][Requesting attention][Bump this post]

11. 61 人 Hong Kong TV: Teaching Meng Na Fitness from the Start 人在港综，开局教梦娜健身 Miaobi Qianshan妙笔潜山Male-Channel Fanfiction2.6M WordsOngoing He transmigrates into a world that combines Hong Kong action films, where blades flash and the underworld rules. There, the protagonist discovers that he’s the target of a gangland hit. Just as he’s abandoned by everyone and left with nowhere to turn, his transmigration System activates in time. From then on, he sets up his own faction, and a gang that will later shake the underworld is born... 487Reads5.7Score—14d adds
12. 62 港 Hong Kong Crossover: The Suit-Wearing Enforcer, From the Start Raising an Army to Crush Hung Hing 港综：西装暴徒，开局爆兵推洪兴 Orange y Fish橘子y鱼Male-Channel Fanfiction2.7M WordsOngoing She transmigrates into a world that combines Hong Kong crime movies. In an era where passion and darkness coexist, one underworld kingpin after another rises and falls, each writing their own legend. In late-1970s Hong Kong, the four major triads are evenly matched, and tough guys are everywhere. Then the protagonist arrives, and everything changes completely… 137Reads6.7Score—14d adds
13. 63 港 Hong Kong Films: You Told Me to Shoplift for Free, Now I've Gone Legit and Become a Boss 港片：让你零元购，你洗白当大佬 A Life of Clear Water净水人生Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Ye Tianlong transmigrates into the world of Hong Kong action movies set in the 1980s and 1990s, becoming a mainland-born robber! By chance, he gets a Spend-Nothing System that rewards him whenever he gets things for free. At last, his skills have found the perfect use! From the start, he's handed an AK, sweeping across Hong Kong Island and setting off on a path to conquer the world. Ghost Brother, the masked man with an AK, the Dragon Gate leader, the King of Electricity, a glory to the Chinese 14.6kReads7.1Score58914d adds
14. 64 港 Hong Kong Films: Three Years in Prison! Boss Jingkun Has Been Killed 港片：苦窑三年！大佬靓坤被杀了 Half a Bowl of Qingbuliang半碗清补凉Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [Wish Fulfillment + Hong Kong Crime Drama Crossover + Multiple Heroines + Ruthless and Decisive] “Three years, then another three years? When my grandpa died, I was undercover in prison. It was Boss Keung who kept vigil and carried the funeral banner for him. Now my boss has been killed. I don’t care if I live or die. I’m going to make you all pay!” The day before his release from prison, Li Qing received the devastating news that Boss Keung had been killed. As an undercover cop, he finally went 1.8kReads9.0Score24914d adds

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    I feel this is basically pretty good.

15. 65 综 Film and TV Crossover: Me, the Madman of Jinghai, Going All the Way to the Dark Side 综影：我，京海狂飙，一黑到底 Cool Since Childhood打小就酷Male-Channel Fanfiction371k WordsCompleted (No System + Healing Past Regrets + Ruthless Protagonist + No Harem + Everyone Is Sharp) Though surrounded by darkness, he lives toward the light! He transmigrates into the world of The Knockout and becomes Gao Qiming, Gao Qiqiang's third younger brother. Their parents died young, and Gao Qiqiang raised his younger siblings as both father and mother, giving them everything he had. Moved by such a devoted older brother, Gao Qiming vows to make him a man of distinction and never let him go down th 355Reads6.9Score10014d adds

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    Chapter 1 Though in Darkness, Life Embraces the Sun 2000, Jinghai City, Linjiang Province. Old Factory Street, vegetable market. At this moment. Two days before New Year's Eve, the market is bustling with people buying vegetables and meat, their cries of vendors rising and falling. "Xiao Ming, tell me honestly, did you deliberately not take the exam back then?"

16. 66 重 Reborn: My Dad Is a Coal Baron 重生：我爸是煤老板 Liu Si0118流思0118Urban2.6M WordsOngoing My Dad Owns a Coal Mine, and I’m a Second-Generation Coal Baron Lin Hao was reborn in 2002, just as he was heading to study in the United States. He even knew a whole circle of New York socialites, including Ivanka, the Hilton sisters, and the Kardashian sisters. The internet bubble had just burst, and many companies that would become famous in later years didn’t exist yet. He also had the memories of his previous life. Most importantly, his dad owned a coal mine, making him a second-generation 2.9kReads8.8Score18314d adds
17. 67 我 I’m Living a Lie-Flat Life in a Foreign World 我在外来过躺平生活 Er Dong Sheng耳冬晟Urban629k WordsOngoing I become the younger brother of the four Kang brothers and grow up in a traditional Western Pass mansion. Here, I find family, friends, and love, and protect our cozy little home. I live a lie-flat life, opening the shop every day and bickering with my family. What a comfortable life! 482Reads6.6Score—14d adds
18. 68 我 I Livestream to Make Money, and My Stunts Take the Internet by Storm! 我，直播圈钱，整活轰动全网！ Braised Shredded Radish黄焖萝卜丝Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + Hilarious Antics + Multiple Heroines (Later in the Story) + Wilderness Livestream + Global Livestream + “Happy Yuanyuan”] Qin Tian transmigrates to a parallel world and activates the Livestream Money-Grabbing System! Once his top fans send him gifts and he completes money-making tasks, he can unlock all kinds of incredible rewards! And so, the internet's most entertaining and money-savvy streamer is born. Hilarious antics! Singing! Dancing! Showing off! No one can outdo Qin Tian 8.4kReads7.3Score43714d adds
19. 69 白 I'm a Goodfella, but a Gangster in the Underworld 白道哥，黑道我 Dragon Who Rules All主宰一切的龙Urban815k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 35Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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    Family, the gangster thriller you all love is here! Go read the first book and leave a comment if you like it. "Black and White are Kings," starting with "Student King," already has 300,000 readers. Feel free to criticize if you don't like it; see you in the comments section!

20. 70 白 My Dad's on the Straight and Narrow, I'm in the Underworld 白道爹，黑道我 Twelve Bouquets十二束花Urban4.5M WordsOngoing [Not invincible! Not invincible! Not invincible!] The martial world is a road of no return, and its people are pawns that have crossed the river! Where will the drifting ship in this forbidden zone finally end up? Watch as this wandering youth stirs up a storm! Black side: I've got countless brothers! White side: My backing is powerful beyond belief! Money is just something you can't bring with you when you die! [Entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental!] 100.1kReads9.0Score7.3k14d adds
21. 71 黑 Black Desires of Youth 黑欲青春 Pure Silver Earring纯银耳坠Urban7.0M WordsCompleted (Not a wish-fulfillment story, and the hero isn't invincible. Enter at your own risk.) A youth stained with blood, vows made without regret, inexperienced love, sincere friendship, the cruelty of society, and the complexity of human nature. An unforgettable, turbulent era! A piece of underworld lore passed down to this day! A band of brothers who shared honor and disgrace, life and death! An unmatched era, with a flag-bearer standing at its peak! Laughing as we watch the tides of fortune, marchi 47.7kReads9.4Score4.3k14d adds

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    🔥🔥🔥All the top-tier gangster novels on the entire Tomato website are probably here. They're all top-notch. Just take a look and you'll see they're all silent.

22. 72 港 Hong Kong Island: Rising to the Top as a Red Pole 港岛：从双花红棍开始称雄 Super Fast-Charging Power Bank超级快充宝Male-Channel Fanfiction652k WordsOngoing An accident sent Lu Ming, a modern man, transmigrating back to Hong Kong in the 1960s. In those days, Hong Kong was brimming with gold, danger, and gangsters. Triad groups large and small, including Wo Hop To, Hung Hing, Hung Tai, the Number Gang, and the East Star Group, sprang up one after another like bamboo shoots after the rain. With the help of a quest System, Lu Ming started out in the territory of Tsz Wan Shan and steadily built himself into the most powerful man around. From the boss of 69Reads—Score—14d adds

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    "Hong Kong Island: Starting as a Red-Haired Hero": A Hilarious Journey to Domination in Hong Kong! In "Hong Kong Island: Starting as a Red-Haired Hero," the protagonist's aura is dazzling! From the moment he appears, it's like he's been given a cheat code, instantly becoming a Red-Haired Hero, roaming freely in the Hong Kong underworld. While other underlings are fighting for a meager living, our protagonist has already made his opponents cry for their mothers with a smile, easily resolving crises. When gang warfare occurs, while others are trembling with fear, he's like he's strolling through a market, casually scaring the opposing leader into kneeling and begging for mercy, adding the bonus: "Brother, you can have my family's secret recipe for stinky tofu!" This protagonist, with unparalleled wisdom and strength, unleashes a hilarious storm of domination in Hong Kong, making the underworld seem like child's play to him. Who else can compare?! Quickly flip through the pages and join the protagonist in a hilarious journey to domination in the Hong Kong underworld!

23. 73 港 I Was Forced by My Underlings to Become the Boss in Hong Kong Crime Fiction 港综被手下逼着当了老大 Everyone I Know Is the Same认识的人都是一样的Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted Lu Yongqiang has spent over a decade toiling away at his company, and finally manages to get a promotion and a raise. But after drinking too much at the celebration, he wakes up in the Hong Kong crime world. His transmigration point turns out to be inside a wardrobe at the scene of an affair. That's right, the moment Lu Yongqiang wakes up, he realizes he's in deep trouble. Being a gangster in the Hong Kong crime world would be bad enough, but he's also had the nerve to sleep with his boss's woma 9.8kReads7.2Score28114d adds
24. 74 港 Hong Kong Films: The Ultimate Rebel, Selling Out His Teammates to Get Stronger 港片：最强反骨仔，狂卖队友变强 Zhongyu Loves Fried Century Eggs爱吃炸皮蛋的中昱Male-Channel Fanfiction598k WordsOngoing Transmigrated into a Hong Kong action movie, with a backstabbing punk System bound to me from the start. Selling out your teammates makes you stronger? Now that’s something I know! When you’re out in the world, selling out your teammates is what matters. Loyalty is worth jack! “Betraying my own side is my codename.” “Framing my brothers is my hobby, and setting them up is my signature move!” Those are the four great tools of the trade. “Big B, you don’t keep your word out here. I’ll make sure yo 2Reads5.3Score—14d adds
25. 75 逆 Wang Hao, the Inverse Scale King 逆鳞王皓 Bright Moon, Bright Sun皓月皓日Urban338k WordsOngoing A comeback, a defiance of fate. Bullied for years because of his weight, he finally reaches his breaking point and vows never to be weak again. He fights back, step by step descending into hell, and soon dominates the campus... 116Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male protagonist started out as a troublemaker in elementary school, has countless followers, is exceptionally talented, and has no cheat codes or system. It's a very enjoyable modern novel.

26. 76 人 In South Korea, I’m a Fugitive 人在南韩，身份是亡命之徒 Coffin Green Robe棺青衣Urban350k WordsCompleted At first, everyone thought they were just going after a slightly troublesome fugitive... Many, many years later, countries around the world would rate his threat level as nuclear-bomb class. From an ordinary man to the world's undisputed strongest one-man fighting force. He also founded a world-class mercenary group: the Qinglong Armed Forces. People gave him titles: Martial God of Earth, the modern-day Bai Qi the Butcher, the godfather of our generation's outlaws, the world's most wanted fu 6.6kReads8.3Score33214d adds

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    💥A 20-year veteran bookworm highly recommends: ②The male protagonist is a transmigrator who starts as a fisherman. Through hard work, he gradually builds his own gang. At his peak, Hong Kong Island is his. But then, he's targeted.

27. 77 港 Hong Kong Films: A Hundred-Year-Old Man Is Released From Prison and Shakes Hong Kong Island 港片：百岁老汉出狱威震港岛 Running Rhino奔跑的犀牛Male-Channel Fanfiction390k WordsOngoing “Do you know the three greatest regrets of my life?” Deng Tongtian asks. Deng Bo looks ashamed. “Dad, I really did try.” “I’ve been with plenty of women, but I just couldn’t have a child.” “I’ve failed the Deng family by not giving it an heir.” “Don’t worry.” “From now on, I’ll leave carrying on the Deng family name to your old man.” “It’s all right. Back when I was with Wo On Sing, the gang was barely known and had only four or five hundred members. But later, didn’t we end up ruling both the u 340Reads6.6Score—14d adds
28. 78 从 From Godfather to the Boss of America 从教父到鹰酱话事人 Me and Ming吾与鸣Urban389k WordsOngoing [Not your traditional power fantasy]+ [The System is only a crutch in the early stages]+ [A grand scope]+ [House of Cards for web novels]+ [The further it goes, the better it gets] 1930: the best of times for godfathers, and the worst of times for ordinary citizens. Li Changfeng transmigrates to America in 1930 and takes a job at the private prison New York Corrections Group, where he provides some very hands-on “therapy” for a host of Mafia bosses. Fortunately, he activates the Godfather System 122Reads7.3Score—14d adds
29. 79 黑 The Underworld: The Jianghu Big Shots I Brought to Heel Over the Years 黑道：我那些年收服的江湖大佬 Young Master Bai公子白Urban3.5M WordsCompleted The underworld is a road of no return. It's a last chance for those with nowhere else to turn to make a comeback. Win, and you reach the height of power and become fabulously wealthy. Lose, and at best you die; at worst, you become a cripple. This road takes three parts vision, six parts luck, and one part relying on yourself. By some stroke of luck, I won. When I got out of prison, I didn't have a penny to my name. Now I'm surrounded by beautiful women and rule this whole territory. This road w 6.7kReads8.6Score55614d adds

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    It must be this kind

30. 80 我 I'm a Little Punk! My School Beauty Wife Refuses to Break Up, No Matter What 我小黄毛！校花老婆打死不肯分手 Peach Immortal Full of Vitality元气桃仙Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + One Female Lead + No System + No Toxic Drama or Depression + Satisfying and Fast-Paced] My name is Su Ze. I was a dyed-haired rebel when I was young, and rebels like me never lacked girlfriends. But after decades of hard work, I became a multimillionaire. Then, as I lay dying... The girl I had let down back when I was a rebel was the one at my bedside. At last, Su Ze came to his senses and realized what he should have cherished in life... When he woke up, Su Ze was back in 1 1.3kReads6.8Score10014d adds

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    ① Huang Mao Su Ze, back in 1997. [Laugh][Laugh] In an era where everyone is a non-mainstream person, will he turn over a new leaf or return to his former glory? [Facepalm][Facepalm][Facepalm] It's said to be a single female lead. From fishing to building a business in a factory. Approximately 800,000 words, updated April 23, 2025. ② Reborn in 1999, September, supposedly eating peanuts before rebirth. In the early stages, he leads the Fierce Dragon Gang, receives demolition compensation, starts a company, and gets on the right track. Approximately 600,000 words. Updated 6,000 words on April 25, 2025. ③ He has connections in both the legal and illegal worlds. Although the plot of the first 300,000 words is unremarkable, it's a passable book. Approximately 700,000 words. Updated April 26, 2025. ④ Back in 2014, starting a company, becoming the King of Building Materials. From a family involved in organized crime, to a ghost train team, to a business team, on the road to becoming a top 100 taxpayer. Approximately 550,000 words. Updated April 26, 2025. ⑤ This story tells of a powerful figure in the underworld who returns to 2010. Although he's a respectable businessman, he has hundreds of subordinates who all like to call him "Big Brother." He produced a short drama called "Righteousness and Loyalty: Starting Over Again." Approximately one million words, updated April 26, 2025. ⑥ The underworld figure Chen Fan, after his rebirth, no longer engages in loan sharking but transitions to P2P lending [cool][cool][cool], owns a food delivery company [smirk][smirk][smirk], and resolutely passed the civil service exam. He has over a million underlings who are his delivery drivers. His favorite pastime is business hijacking. Approximately 200,000 words, updated April 25, 2025.

31. 81 重 Reborn: Forcing My Underworld Boss Dad to Go Straight! 重生：逼着黑道老爸金盆洗手！ Stay-at-Home Little Rice Bug居家小米虫Urban663k WordsCompleted [Reborn] [Underworld] [Turning over a new leaf] [Leaving the life behind] In his previous life, Qin Ye and Qin Su were the top leaders of the Fierce Dragon Gang. They had done so much evil that they were executed by firing squad. When Qin Ye opens his eyes again, he has returned to twenty years earlier. In this life, the Fierce Dragon Gang, led by Qin Su, has only just started down the path of organized crime. Everything can still be put right! Qin Su: “Son, we’re already this rich. It’d be a wa 441Reads7.5Score10914d adds
32. 82 遵 I Keep the Law, but All My Underlings Are Ghost-Flame War Gods 遵纪守法，但小弟全是鬼火战神 Liu Chuan Yixue流川亦雪Urban614k WordsCompleted [Reborn, business, law-abiding, lots of underlings] Wang Tie, a major underworld boss, returns to 2014 bearing the regret of having been executed in his previous life. In his last life, he was the infamous “Brother Tie,” a force to be reckoned with in the underworld. In the end, though, his rivals trapped him and he died a miserable death, while his whole crew was wiped out. This time, he vows to let his brothers live decent, upright lives. “Join the underworld? Not a chance! Let’s start a compa 36Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 83 你 You're a Crime Boss, and You're Telling Me You're Taking the Civil Service Exam? 你一社会大佬，告诉我在考公？ Rainy Day下雨的天Urban387k WordsCompleted [Reborn + underworld big shot + law-abiding + no longer a pushover + business deal-snatching] Reborn in his student days, underworld big shot Chen Fan's first move is to clean up his act and turn his life around. "Payday loans are illegal? Then I'll pivot to a peer-to-peer lending platform." "My boys won't give up their bad habits? Put them to work delivering food and straighten them out." "Some backstabber is stepping on me to climb higher? I'll steal your business plan first." To play it safe, 91Reads6.5Score—14d adds
34. 84 港 Hong Kong Films: I Told You to Go Undercover, Not Sell Arms 港片：叫你干卧底，没让你卖军火 Twisted Starry Sky扭曲星空Male-Channel Fanfiction591k WordsCompleted Chu Tian transmigrates to Hong Kong in 1989. The good news is, he has a cheat. The bad news is, he turns out to be an undercover agent for Huang Zhicheng! I've got a cheat, so why the hell would I work undercover? Fight for territory, run protection rackets, start a parking business? Why do something so lame? At a time like this? I'm going for something bigger. The arms trade has real potential! What? You say I don't have any money? I'm a low-level gangster. There's nothing wrong with extorting 2.9kReads7.2Score10314d adds
35. 85 黑 Black Panther: The Bloodstained Throne 黑豹：血色王座 Ye Qiuquan叶秋泉Modern Romance527k WordsOngoing [Black Gangster Revenge Thriller | Two Powerful Leads Raised Together | Strong Female Lead’s Growth | Ensemble Cast | Love Triangle Chaos] At twenty, she became the youngest female gang leader in Dong Province. But her story began in a corner of Dawnlight Orphanage, where Xiao Mo gave her a name. “A smile that can beguile Yangcheng and captivate Xia Cai. I want you to bloom into the most dazzling flower in the world.” She thought they would be together forever, until he fell into the hands of B 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I recently discovered a new book, a dual-wielding character development story. The protagonist starts as the second-in-command of a gangster boss and reaches the top at twenty to exact revenge. [Added to bookshelf][Added to bookshelf] You can add it to your bookshelf and follow it slowly!

36. 86 重 Reborn, I Was Forced to Become the Underworld’s Young Mistress! 重生后，我被迫成了黑道大小姐！ I Have a Big Blade我有一把大刀Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn at school, strong female lead, no romance, all business, countless black-clad underlings, comedy, and pure wish fulfillment!] (Original title: After Being Reborn, I Was Forced to Become the Underworld's Young Mistress!) In her previous life, Liu Yutong was a lawyer. By a twist of fate, she is reborn on the eve of the 2007 college entrance exams, only to be mistaken by a gang of street thugs for the daughter of an underworld kingpin. The fearsome daughter of an underworld boss? Fighting, 23.4kReads9.1Score3.2k14d adds

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    I watched this a little.

37. 87 龙 Dragon Head 龙头 Xun Fei寻飞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. 27.2kReads9.0Score2.7k14d adds

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    It has to be this one.

38. 88 江 The Jianghu: What Is It, Really? 江湖，到底是什么？ Lord of the World 000傲视天下000Urban193k WordsOngoing [Pure Underworld] [The Jianghu of the 1980s] Where there are people, there are grudges; where there are grudges, there is a jianghu; people are the jianghu! It used to be called the jianghu, but now it's called society! When the storms had passed, Lang Aowen knelt once more before the sacred image of Guan Yu, holding three sticks of incense high above his head. Only one question remained in his heart: The jianghu, what exactly is it? [Serious Warning: The characters and plot in this book are 1.7kReads—Score10114d adds

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    This newly released book is highly recommended!

39. 89 别 Don't Call Me Boss, I'm a Law-Abiding Entrepreneur 别叫我大哥，我是守法人民企业家 Blood-Soaked Brushstroke笔锋飘血Urban241k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Reformed Gangsters + Business Empire + A Cast of Drama Queens] Jiang Che is reborn on the eve of the Green Dragon Gang's bloody killing spree. He tears up their machete permits and declares, "From today on, anyone who talks about fighting and killing again gets their performance bonus docked!" While his rivals wait for him to make a fool of himself: • Three hundred underlings sweep the streets before dawn and land a contract to supply disposable tableware to restaurants across the city 104Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Both of these are pretty good.

40. 90 那 The Fire of Our Youthful Years 那些年我们青春的锋芒 Those Days of Rise and Fall浮沉彼时Urban189k WordsOngoing To everyone else, he was an honest man and a spineless loser. His middle school years were a living hell, until one day, a friend his age from the neighboring family transferred back from a school out of town and came to his defense with a commanding presence. The boy, Wu Feng, took the baton handed to him and strode ahead, rising from a meek, honest kid into a powerful figure who radiated authority and revealed his sharp edge. 28Reads—Score214d adds

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    Urban martial arts world. The protagonist was bullied for three years until his best friend returned in his final year of junior high, and he began to take revenge on the villains. The protagonist, initially weak, later becomes ruthless and vicious, transforming from a good student, even considered a coward by others, into a powerful and chivalrous figure in the underworld.

41. 91 开 Taking on a Shady Online Lender from the Start, My Bro Has a Few Hundred Million 开局撸黑心网贷，我兄弟有亿点多 Apple Stewed with Mushrooms苹果炖蘑菇Urban528k WordsCompleted After being tormented to the brink of death by predatory payday loans, a group of vicious thugs barges into my home and insults my parents? At the critical moment, I awaken the Good Brothers System. You’re Sylvester Stallone? Then I’m Arnold Schwarzenegger! I’ll lead my good brothers in taking out loans and build our crew bigger and bigger, until we’ve established a loan-sharking stronghold like Tazhai Village! I’ll make those heartless payday loan bosses tremble in fear! 277Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Tormented by unscrupulous online loans, and with his parents even humiliated by a burly man? The protagonist, enraged, starts by taking out these loans, and his brothers are already rolling in money. He'll settle scores on the spot! Watch as the protagonist, relying on his system, leads his many brothers in a powerful counterattack, accompanied by multiple female protagonists. A super-satisfying story, already completed at over 500,000 words!

42. 92 召 I Summoned 100,000 Henchmen to Pay Off Online Loans and Became the Richest Man 召唤十万小弟撸网贷，我成首富了 He Jie何桀Urban228k WordsOngoing After getting the System, he wants to rob a bank from the start to save his mother’s life. How is he supposed to use the henchmen he can summon? He starts by grabbing some loans and sending them off to work in an electronics factory. Wang Batian has finally figured out how to make the system work for him. But he soon discovers that every henchman he summons is extraordinary: chairmen of major rice companies, world-class grandmasters, godfathers, tycoons, and warlords! When his family falls victi 11Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 93 最 The Ultimate Big Brother: Awakening the Big Brother System and Recruiting Underlings 最强大哥：觉醒大哥系统收小弟 Buried in Snow雪埋Urban152k WordsCompleted [Golden finger + System + school life + God of War + technology + comeback] He awakens the Big Brother System and can level up quickly by taking in underlings. Looking for a fight? No problem. Fire a signal arrow, and a thousand troops will come running: vagrants, migrant workers, students, and special forces all join the fray. Purple mist rises from the incense burner in the sunlight; Big Brother is my whole world! A haughty little girl, a sweet campus belle, a gentle young wife: behold the spl 61Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 94 黑 Underworld Jianghu: From Death Row Inmate to King of the Underworld 黑道江湖：从死囚到黑道之王 Gui Balang鬼八狼Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Urban + underworld + wish fulfillment + big shots + realism + no System + multiple heroines] Is the underworld all about human relationships and social etiquette? No. It’s about the relationships and social etiquette that come after the fighting. The only people qualified to sit down and talk about such things are those who have earned their place through violence. Plant your flag, make your name, set up shop, stake out your turf. In the underworld, there’s a mountain ahead of you and another b 257Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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45. 95 黑 The Underworld's Turbulent Road 黑道风云江湖路 Old Jianghu Number Six江湖老六Urban4.9M WordsOngoing What is the Dao? It does not arise because of one person's goodness, nor perish because of one person's evil. Good and evil are determined by people; rise and fall are determined by fate. The people of the world think they are fighting for money, power, or pride. Only in the end do they understand that they were fighting for nothing but illusion. The Dao knows no black or white. All living beings are within the game. (Note: This book is extremely realistic and even somewhat oppressive. Re 136.5kReads9.2Score9.4k14d adds
46. 96 北 The Northern City Kingpin 北城枭雄 Jade Creek Burning at the Fingertips玉溪燃指尖Urban6.1M WordsOngoing Formerly titled The Northern City's Underworld Boss, also known as Tales of the Northeastern Underworld. They say the underworld is all about human relationships and worldly ways, but have you ever seen the real underworld? The underworld is dangerous, but the human heart is even more dangerous. Spring ice is thin, and human nature is thinner still. The underworld is nothing more than a game of chess. Once you enter the game, you can no longer control your own fate. I will use my own experie 265.8kReads9.5Score15.3k14d adds
47. 97 港 Hong Kong Films: I Traded Good Deeds for Skills and Struck It Rich 港片：善功兑换技能，我发达了 Night of Clear Wind and Cold Moon清风冷月夜Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted Shen Dong transmigrates to Hong Kong Island in the 1980s, where he becomes the right-hand man of Uncle Bo, the boss of the Hongmen gang in Tuen Mun, and activates the Good Deeds Exchange System. I may only be a small-time gang boss, but you actually expect me to do good deeds? This is outrageous. “Congratulations on killing Crow of the Dongxing gang and saving countless lives. Reward: 100 Good Deed Points.” “Congratulations on leading your men into legitimate business. Reward: 500 Good Deed Poin 74.6kReads9.2Score4.7k14d adds

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    A perfect story! 🎉🎉 The protagonist wakes up to find himself transported to Hong Kong during its most chaotic period. The original owner of this body was an undercover agent, but now that he's here, he's not going to stay put. In this era, might makes right, and the protagonist rises to fame in one fell swoop.

48. 98 港 Hong Kong Films: Red Pole Chen Haonan? Turns Out He's a Nobody 港片：红棍陈浩南？原来是个瘪三 Second Brother from Wangjing望京二哥Male-Channel Fanfiction404k WordsCompleted Cheng Yaodong transmigrates into the Hong Kong crime drama universe and becomes a low-ranking member of Hung Hing. He helps Big B take over Causeway Bay and serves three years in prison in his place. So why is Chan Ho-nam the one who gets promoted to Red Pole? If you, Big B, have no loyalty, don’t blame me for showing none either. After awakening the Money System, he can have anything as long as he has money. Robinson, I know where your 300 million in bonds is hidden. I’ll get revenge for you, a 8kReads6.7Score21814d adds
49. 99 港 Hong Kong Films: Transmigrating as Big Head in Hung Hing from the Start 港片：开局穿越洪兴大头 I Love Pork Knuckle Rice我爱吃猪脚饭Male-Channel Fanfiction6.0M WordsOngoing Lin Dong gets an electric shock while receiving a massage at a club. When he wakes up, he discovers that he has transmigrated into an 1980s Hong Kong gangster movie. He finds himself in the body of Big Head, and from the start, he's thrown into an iconic scene. Boss B: Big Brother needs someone to take the fall. Don't worry, it'll be two or three years at most. You'll come out a big shot. Big Head, you and Ho Nam lead the way. Lin Dong: I've got a headache, Boss B. I'm going to the hospital firs 32.6kReads7.8Score1.7k14d adds
50. 100 混 The Drifter's Road Home 混子的归途 Two Scars on My Face脸上两道疤Urban2.0M WordsCompleted With my brothers by my side and guns in our hands, let’s see who gets to call the shots in this underworld! I may stay out of the underworld, but once I step in, I’ll make every thug submit and every boss get out of my way. I’ll become the... king of this underworld! New book: Underworld Boss: Starting as a Veteran. Now serializing to great acclaim! 30.1kReads9.2Score2.2k14d adds

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    "Family members, 🍅🍅🍒 As a seasoned reader, I want to recommend a book that I've read three times and still can't get enough of! The first thirty chapters will have you hooked and unable to put it down! This is definitely a treasure of a novel that you can't miss!"

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