Are There Any Good Spy Novels Besides The Wire? 谍战除了铁丝网还有能看的吗？

1. 251 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 14.9kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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   This novel is good.

2. 252 汉 The Traitor Called Blind Dog 汉奸瞎狗子 Lone Boar独行猪Urban1.0M WordsOngoing (No System, No Wish Fulfillment) (No Transmigration, No Invincibility) (Light Situational Comedy) Gouzi was found by the villagers. Raised in a haystack and fed by the whole village, he couldn't tell red from green, so the other children called him Blind Dog. When the Japanese invaders arrived in the countryside, they demanded that someone from the village become its headman. It was a thankless job that would make enemies on both sides, and one wrong move could cost a man his head. At the crucia 1.2kReads9.3Score123Shelves

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   Only two books; I don't recommend random, disorganized books.

3. 253 无 No Spiritual Roots? I’ll Hunt Down the Heavenly Dao with My Mortal Body 无灵根？我以凡躯猎杀天道 Qi Qiao Linglong柒巧玲珑Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing On the day of the tournament, my cousin sighs that I have no spirit root. My fiancée demands to break off our engagement. My whole clan sees me as a burden, and the Heavenly Dao declares me a cripple. But no one knows that the [Myriad Daos Return to the Void System] I awakened tells me: Spirit roots are shackles imposed by the Heavenly Dao. Having no spirit root is what makes a person whole! From then on, I forge an original Great Dao that requires no spirit root. My cousin is a genius? I'll gra 8.4kReads9.3Score775Shelves
4. 254 重 Reborn Impostor 重生伪装者 Brother Bao宝哥Urban5.3M WordsCompleted With exceptional skills and an outlook far ahead of his time, Liu Zhenhua serves his country under several layers of assumed identities. He gives everything he has for his 455 million countrymen. If I must die on the battlefield for my country, why should I care whether my body is brought home in a horsehide shroud? 496Reads7.4Score102Shelves
5. 255 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 2.9kReads8.9Score107Shelves

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   Looks good 😍 Looks good

6. 256 双 Twin Eagles, I'm Your Phoenix Youngling 双鹰，我就是你的凤雏 Azure-Wave Bird沧澜鸟Urban977k WordsCompleted I actually transmigrated into Flying Tigers and became sworn friends with Yan Shuangying. I bet your gun has no bullets, too. Yan Shuangying: Watch out for the brick behind him. Damn! You sneaky bastard, that's not how this works! 2.4kReads6.8Score147Shelves

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   🍃This first book can be considered a substitute for "Barbed Wire," although it's not as well-written, it's still readable. The protagonist's ability this time is to hear others' thoughts within a 5-meter radius. For example, he overheard the enemy planning an attack on a key military location and leaked the information. The enemy can't find out who leaked the information because the protagonist has a perfect alibi and has also ingratiated himself with a high-ranking Japanese official.

7. 257 谍 Espionage Codename: The Widow 谍战代号：未亡人 Youth Day青年节Urban4.6M WordsOngoing No transmigration, no System, no rebirth. Over 1,200 chapters in, I feel like I should look back and add a few words. Hardcore espionage. An experienced reader called it a dark fairy tale, and I think that's a pretty good summary. Is it a wish-fulfillment novel? Absolutely not. With this setting and this story, there's no way to make it fictional, indulge in fantasy, or turn it into feel-good wish fulfillment. All it can offer is desperate last-minute rescues, extreme reversals, and narrowly esc 11.2kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves

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   Highly recommend!!! There's also a book called "Republic of China Spy Shadow," which isn't a romance novel; the ending isn't great, but the rest is pretty good.

8. 258 江 The Capitalist's Guide to the Jianghu: A Reborn Tycoon's Passionate Legend 江湖资本论：重生大亨的热血传奇 Five Liang Guan Dao五两关刀Urban302k WordsCompleted (Reborn + power fantasy + underworld + business + prison + stocks and futures + politics + school life + global domination + ancient martial arts + national warfare) In his previous life, Guan Tianhai was a business elite. Reborn in high school, he makes a quick billion from the start. He had planned to get into a top university, marry the girl of his dreams, and lie flat as a mastermind pulling strings from behind the scenes. But his wealth makes him a target. Someone frames him and sends him t 20Reads8.4Score—Shelves
9. 259 开 I Killed a Tycoon from the Start, and the Red Army Recruited Me for Logistics 开局杀土豪，我被红军拉去搞后勤 Mingxiao Plucks Clouds from the Pavilion酩晓摘云亭Historical500k WordsOngoing [Logistics] [Farming] [War of Resistance] [Slow Burn] [No System] Chen Ping'an has transmigrated. Before transmigrating, he was a prospective civil servant in the 21st century who scored 82 on the exam. He choked to death while drinking water and became the lowest-ranking soul in the underworld. After transmigrating, he is the poorest tenant farmer at the foot of Jinggang Mountain in 1927, with a younger brother and sister to care for and barely a scrap of food in his belly. Other people transmi 416Reads6.3Score135Shelves
10. 260 影 Shadow Agent 影子特工 The Great Way Is Natural大道自然Urban3.3M WordsCompleted Born into an age of chaos, with the nation in peril, a man must serve his country! A young man burdened by vengeance for his family and hatred for his country assumes a false identity as he flees and joins the Special Services, beginning a dangerous and thrilling career as a spy. He crosses paths with forces from every side, matching wits and battling for survival. In this game within a game, who will be the last one standing? 14.6kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    A good book found in a corner

11. 261 竞 A Golden Age of Competition 竞技华年 Mo Wufeng墨武风Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted Zhou Fanxi was an excellent student, but after an accident in junior high, her grades plummeted. She barely managed to get into the county high school on her entrance exams. Her grades did not improve after she started high school, and she became an inconspicuous underachiever in her class. She kept to herself and was withdrawn, gradually becoming isolated by her classmates. Fortunately, her deskmate always supported her and stood by her, while her homeroom teacher, who cared deeply about her, q 49Reads9.2Score—Shelves
12. 262 民 Shaking as I Work as an Assassin in the Republic of China 民国之抖着手当杀手 Mom of Junjun and Tongtong珺珺彤彤的妈Modern Romance882k WordsCompleted Shen Wenjiao was just an ordinary girl who had grown up doted on by her parents. A sudden accident separated her from them and sent her to the Republic of China era. An old-fashioned household, conservative and ignorant grandparents, and a mother caught up in feudal thinking. Faced with a nation torn apart, even she, who had always lived in peacetime, picked up a gun with trembling hands and tears in her eyes. She would become one of those who shouldered the burden and pressed on~ An ordinary, t 1.3kReads8.0Score125Shelves

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    Both books feature a female protagonist. The first book has a male lead, and the female protagonist initially possesses a system. She uses the system to improve her physical abilities and then fights against the Japanese alongside the male lead. She sacrifices her system and spatial abilities in exchange for data sent to Yan'an. The second book features a strong female protagonist with no romantic partner; her codename is "Goddess of Wealth," and she primarily robs Japanese people.

13. 263 1 1938: Days Spent Shoulder to Shoulder with Bethune 1938，与白求恩并肩的日子 Medical Student Who Codes搞代码的医学生Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [War of Resistance] [People's-history perspective] [Ensemble cast] [Medicine] [No romance] In 1938, in the Taihang Mountains, modern emergency physician Lin Feng is accidentally transmigrated into the flames of the War of Resistance, where he meets the legendary internationalist fighter Norman Bethune. In a base area cut off by Japanese blockades and short of medical supplies, Lin Feng watches wounded soldiers die one after another from infection. He resolutely proposes a daring plan: produce pe 43kReads9.2Score4.5kShelves

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    My favorite book

14. 264 民 Republican Era: The Last of the Jianghu 民国：最后的江湖 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted From an outlaw to a high-ranking general in the Republic of China, then into the War of Resistance against Japan, he walks the loneliest path of all. He seeks no place in the history books, only for the land and rivers to bear witness: on this black soil, there will always be those who refuse to kneel! (Xiang Bei, formerly known by the pen name Lao Zei) 32.9kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves

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    New book! It's a must-read on every topic! The author's previous two books both scored 9.7, And I've read them three times! The plot is logical! The details are captivating! Every character is vividly portrayed. A good book is judged by its lingering aftertaste! You'll want to reread it! That's what makes a good book! A masterpiece! Novels with overly powerful, invincible characters get boring after a while! This kind of novel, with its captivating details, is endlessly enjoyable!! [Heart]

15. 265 八 The Eighties: A Fake Overseas Student Serves His Country in His Own Way 八零年代：冒牌留子另类报国 Zhanjiang Red湛江红Urban916k WordsOngoing Xu Zhiyuan, from the 21st century, was hit by a truck and sent straight to the 1980s, where he became an international student studying in America. The top student Xu Zhiyuan majored in mechanical engineering, a field that desperately needed engineers back home. His soul was replaced, and a layabout who’d barely scraped through school took the place of the academic ace. A third-rate punk really couldn’t make sense of all those technical terms. He couldn’t even keep pretending. In reality, Xu Zhi 125.5kReads8.9Score12.3kShelves
16. 266 谎 Ashes of Lies 谎言烬 Laughter in the Distant Rosy Clouds天边远霞笑Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing “One day, we will meet again. Once we learn the true secret of the key, we will journey to that mountain-and-sea paradise in our hearts!” In the endless river of time, a mysterious key has no known form or meaning. Could all of this be a lie? What is the Divine Song? What is a Primordial Spirit? Does the Void Song really exist? A continent drained of its vitality has swallowed countless secrets. The mellow fragrance of wine that has aged through a lifetime of reincarnation has given rise to th 1.2kReads9.4Score157Shelves
17. 267 谍 Espionage: Three Years, Then Three More, Until I Became an Enemy Nation’s General 谍战：三年又三年，我成敌国将帅 Kite Warrior风筝战士Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Chen transmigrates into a world where spy dramas like Kite, The Disguiser, and The Message have merged. From the start, he becomes the favored disciple of Zheng Yaoxian, the Sixth Brother of the Juntong. After training under Zheng Yaoxian, Jiang Chen infiltrates the Special Higher Police Agency once again. And so, a triple agent who strikes terror into the hearts of Japanese and puppet-government spies emerges. The three Ming brothers: Jiang Chen is my handler. I'm convinced! Zheng Yaoxian 3.5kReads7.1Score259Shelves

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    Personally, I think these two books are really good.

18. 268 穿 Revenge After I Transmigrated 穿越的复仇 WGKTSAnime Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing A boy who has been bullied, hurt, and abused for years, and never shown any respect, wants revenge. So he invents a spaceship and machines, then gathers four companions to travel through ACG worlds, parallel universes, and across time and space, seizing tremendous energy, abilities, powers, and people. He will use his superpowers to take revenge. This book features many classic anime and games, with an abundance of elements. If you enjoy it, remember to keep asking for updates. 10Reads7.4Score—Shelves
19. 269 开 From the Start: From Delivery Driver to Secret Agent 开局上岸，从外卖员成秘密特勤 Strolling on a Green Ox骑着青牛漫步Urban850k WordsCompleted (Not a pure spy thriller + Urban power fantasy + Reporting crimes + Catching spies.) Gu Cheng'an, a man in his thirties who has accomplished nothing, accidentally transmigrates to a parallel world and binds himself to the [Justice Assistant System]. Under the most inconspicuous guise, he walks the line between light and darkness, upholds justice, and protects his country and people. 14.4kReads8.8Score567Shelves

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    I've been watching Guoan lately, this book is good.

20. 270 我 I Became a Spy in Republican-Era China 我到民国当间谍 Wind and Snow in the West City风雪西城Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Zhang Yunxuan, a team leader in the Criminal Investigation Squad of Xiangcheng Police Bureau, is a spoiled rich kid who spends his days loafing around and making friends. He has a taste for eating, drinking, and gambling. The only thing he doesn't do is visit brothels. But what people don't know is that he is the military intelligence agent Judge, a man despised to the bone by the Japanese and their Chinese collaborators. 6.8kReads8.6Score432Shelves
21. 271 民 Republican China: From Fake Young Master to Warlord 民国，从冒牌少爷到一方军阀 Li Xuanhe李玄河Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [No System + Republican Era + Multiple Heroines + Espionage in the Later Story] After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, landlord's son Li Mingyuan, who had paid for a trainee patrol officer's post, set sail for his new assignment with his newlywed wife Shen Shutong, his attendant Fugui, and the old family servant Wang Guilan. They were attacked by river bandits along the way. The original Li Mingyuan was killed, while Fugui, the protagonist and a modern-day special forces soldier, was knocked unco 11.7kReads7.7Score1kShelves

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    A lengthy masterpiece of 2 million words is still under construction.

22. 272 灿 Land of the Radiant Dead: Earth's Trial Ground 灿烂尸生之地球试炼场 Cloud-Riding Knight驾云骑士Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted No transmigration, no rebirth: he turns into a zombie from the start. No revenge, no betrayal: he only wants to survive. Go abroad, hold nothing back: kill humans and zombies alike. Superpowers that level up, with no class restrictions. No System, no favoritism toward the protagonist, and keep yourself in check. The apocalypse arrives, and Earth becomes a trial ground for a higher civilization. Wei Xinwu turns into a zombie from the start. Under the human army's purge, ordinary zombies have no h 1.1kReads8.9Score100Shelves
23. 273 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 2.3kReads7.2Score176Shelves

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    The barbed wire's henchman, Aquaman, has arrived to report for duty.

24. 274 雾 Jinling Shrouded in Fog: A Spy Reborn 雾锁金陵：谍海重生 Dreams of Nanke Recalleds南柯忆梦sUrban373k WordsOngoing Su Mo, a modern man who was obsessed with military affairs in his previous life, unexpectedly finds his soul transported to the war-torn Republic of China. After graduating from the Whampoa Military Academy, he joins the Military Statistics Bureau due to a twist of fate. With his foresight, he repeatedly dismantles Japanese spy networks and rises through the ranks. The full-scale War of Resistance breaks out! His mentor regains command and forms a new division. Bearing an impressive record and t 5Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    A masterpiece of spy fiction.

25. 275 谍 Espionage: Three Years Undercover, Then I Awaken the Yan Shuangying Template 谍战：潜伏三年，觉醒燕双鹰模板 Demon Night Heavenly Venerable魔夜天尊Urban2.5M WordsOngoing Yan Xianghong transmigrates to the Republican era. As a veteran Red Army soldier, he is ordered to infiltrate the Fuxing Society under the code name “Red Wing.” Later, posing as a secret agent for the Military Statistics Bureau, he slips into occupied Songhu. In the twenty-eighth year of the Republic, a sudden conspiracy unfolds. Yan Xianghong, who has been lying low in the depths of enemy territory, is awakened. At the same time, the “Yan Shuangying” template is activated within him. 1.2kReads6.6Score105Shelves
26. 276 穿 Transmigrated Into a Book in the 1970s: The Spy's Worst Nightmare Is Here 穿书年代，特务克星来了 Listening to Rain in the Night Wind夜风听雨Modern Romance680k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book, Set in a Bygone Era] [No Romance] [Adorable System] [Godmother] [Raising Kids] [Note: Everyone has their own tastes. If you’re unsure whether you’ll like this, read a few chapters first before deciding whether to continue. There’s no need to blindly follow the so-called warnings in the comments. It’s better to decide for yourself.] When Granny Shen perished alongside the Zombie King, she thought she was done for. But to her surprise, she had transmigrated into a book! 6.9kReads8.9Score890Shelves

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    Both are female-centric stories with a cheat-like advantage. I almost gave up on one of them a couple of times, but then I had nothing else to read, so I persevered and read a few more chapters, and it got better and better. Another one I wanted to give up on after reading the beginning, but I resisted and read more, and it turned out to be quite good too. I hope both of them have sequels or something.

27. 277 月 Moonlight Flying Sword 月光飞剑 Liu Ningduochang刘宁多昌Eastern Fantasy528k WordsCompleted This novel blends elements of history, wuxia, cultivation, and mythology. The protagonist, Gongsun Shan, is a wretched young man born into an ordinary family. Disaster strikes his family, and his father is killed by soldiers. The soldiers seize him as a dwarf slave to be sent as tribute. He escapes by jumping off a cliff along the way, and is saved by the wandering swordsman Zi Ruoshui. With nowhere else to go, Gongsun Shan makes his savior Zi Ruoshui his master, follows him to study martial art 11Reads8.9Score109Shelves
28. 278 穿 Transmigrating Into a Spy War: From the Start, I Became a Japanese Military Policeman 穿越谍战，开局我成鬼子宪兵 The Pao Brothers' Family袍哥人家Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Wei Zihao transmigrates to the Republic of China era and becomes the only heir to the Wei family of Shanghai. To cozy up to the Japanese invaders, his father sends him to join the military police as a Chinese collaborator. After seeing the previous owner's memories, Wei Zihao can only say four words: “He deserves to die.” But he has only just transmigrated, and he has also acquired a “Face-Changing” System, so he isn't about to die easily. After all, wouldn't it be better to make the Japanese in 3.4kReads7.7Score249Shelves
29. 279 谍 Espionage: You Were Told to Infiltrate, So Why Are You Running the Special High Intelligence Unit? 谍战：让你潜伏，你搞特高课课长 Words Love Cigarettes字爱香烟Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Espionage]+ [System]+ [Super Satisfying]+ [No Torturing the Protagonist] Guan Peng transmigrates to Shanghai in 1934 and becomes a young police officer. His superior immediately makes things difficult for him, but luckily, his System activates just in time. In this world, kind people get bullied, and even a good horse gets ridden! Realizing he needs to change, Guan Peng first kills his superior, then successfully takes his place! Du Yuesheng: “Brother Peng, this is just a little token of my 15.8kReads7.7Score995Shelves

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    A very good book, a completed and satisfying read.

30. 280 谍 Espionage: Too Many Identities? How Many Undercover Jobs Are You Working? 谍战：身份太多？你卧几个底啊 Wind, Rain, and Freedom风和雨和自由Urban1.5M WordsOngoing I'm Lin Tiannan, the son of a wealthy family in Jiangshan, Zhejiang. I'm an agent for the Red Organization, codename Deep Sea. I'm the Military Statistics Bureau's ace agent, Foolish Old Man. I'm also Lord Nan, a Shanghai underworld boss; a special adviser to the Central Statistics Bureau; a spy for the Special Higher Police; chief inspector of the Maillane Police Station in the French Concession; and a major general and division commander in the puppet government. It all began when my handl 32.5kReads8.6Score3.2kShelves
31. 281 非 Intangible Heritage Awakens: Weaving the Stars in the Apocalypse 非遗觉醒：我在末日织星辰 Ultraman Kaman奥特卡曼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.0M WordsOngoing (A slow-burn story ❤️ I’m not after a fleeting, dazzling impression. I just want to create a work with depth and substance. Don’t swipe away just yet!) [Apocalyptic Sci-Fi] [Intangible Cultural Heritage and Chinese Style] [Master and Disciple Turn Against Each Other] [Culture Saves the World] [Global Superpowers] [High-Octane Fantasy] In 2199, the Entropy Fog Calamity descended! Civilization stood on the brink of total erasure. Words dissolved, memories crumbled, and cities became bleak white 933Reads8.9Score—Shelves
32. 282 谍 Espionage: I Am a Parrot 谍战之我是鹦鹉 Wanqian World菀芊世界Urban721k WordsCompleted Not a bleeding heart, not invincible, a master of keeping his head down. A model citizen born under the red flag and raised in the spring breeze, he suddenly finds himself in the war-torn year of 1938. He has plenty of passion but no courage, and has always believed that keeping a low profile is the way to survive. After gaining a parrot double, he thrives in the secret service. You think I'm Juntong? You think I'm a traitor? You think I'm with the Red Party? No! I'm a parrot. 626Reads5.9Score—Shelves
33. 283 抗 Fighting the Japanese: I'm the God of Medicine in the Republic of China 抗日：我在民国当药神 Sofa Bear沙发熊Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [War of Resistance + Jianghu + Political Intrigue + Passion] Medicine can save lives. Zhang Wei firmly believes that enough medicine can also save a country and a people. So after transmigrating, he sets out to save the country through medicine, while matching wits with street thugs, Japanese spies, the Wang Jingwei regime, and corrupt officials. Before he knows it, he has become the Republic of China’s Medicine God. 239Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Underground struggle, espionage, doppelgangers, role-playing

34. 284 我 I'm Bao Guowei, and from the Start I'm Cornered in an Alley 我叫包国维，开局被人堵巷子里 Extra Chili in My Instant Noodles泡面多加辣Urban785k WordsCompleted [Alternate History]+ [No System]+ [A Nobody's Rise to the Top] Bao Guowei stayed up late reading a novel he'd borrowed from Guo Chun and dropped dead. And then I became Bao Guowei. I was no longer Guo Chun's lackey or everyone's laughingstock. I made my fantasies come true: I smeared egg soup on Guo Chun's head, made Gong Deming fetch my ball, and got An Shuzhen to write me a love letter... But Bao Guowei's peaceful days in the small town wouldn't last long. The times were turbulent, foreign inv 9.5kReads8.6Score492Shelves

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    I won't go into detail about the barbed wire. I especially recommend the second book; it's a compilation of various film and television works, with a great plot and definitely worth reading.

35. 285 候 A Migratory Bird's Life 候鸟生活 Helian Yue, Who Loves Meat and Rice爱吃肉干饭的赫连月Modern Romance377k WordsCompleted An elderly couple had spent most of their lives apart more often than together. They thought that once they were old and retired, they would finally be together. Then their children's phone calls disrupted their plans. They had a son and a daughter, just a year apart, and both had married within two years. Now their daughter-in-law was about to give birth, and their daughter was pregnant. Both needed their parents' help. They loved both children equally, so in the end they decided to split up, o 511Reads8.6Score—Shelves
36. 286 谍 A Sea of Spycraft and Mystery 谍雾谜海 The Drunken Wanderer醉酒之徒Urban2.0M WordsCompleted When faced with known history, some follow it faithfully, while others want to change it! This is a war between two transmigrators! A contest between light and shadow! But who will emerge victorious in the end...? 3.9kReads8.9Score394Shelves
37. 287 谍 Espionage: A Transmigrator Just Trying to Stay Alive 谍战，想要活下去的穿越者 The White Cat Isn't Black白猫不黑Urban1.8M WordsCompleted (Espionage + personal growth + interests + the Green Gang + behind-the-scenes intrigue + adapted in part from real historical events) Wang Erhe transmigrates to the period of the War of Resistance Against Japan. In this extraordinary time, he arrives in Shanghai and, through his own efforts and with the help of various factions, navigates the competing forces and expands his influence. Step by step, he grows from an insignificant nobody into someone no faction can afford to ignore. In Shanghai, 1.1kReads7.0Score103Shelves
38. 288 谍 Espionage: You Were Told to Keep Watch, Not Blow Up the Special Higher Police 谍战：让你盯梢，你炸掉特高科？ Zhou Moshan周墨山Historical456k WordsCompleted In 1940, Shanghai, known as the Magic City, is in the stalemate stage of the War of Resistance Against Japan. Tensions and conflicts among the Japanese Special Higher Police, the Plum Agency, Wang Jingwei’s puppet 76th Division, the Military Statistics Bureau, the Central Statistics Bureau, and the Communist Party grow ever fiercer, with covert battles breaking out constantly. Zhou Hongyi transmigrates into the body of the brother-in-law of a notorious traitor and joins the Wang Jingwei regime’s 133Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 289 锦 Brocade-Clad Shadows: A Plot to Rule the World 锦衣风影：共谋天下 Qian Yu Ling Long茜语凌龍Ancient Romance363k WordsCompleted Zhao Yufeng was never a pawn for others to move at will. As an Assistant Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, his blade had cut down traitors, and his eyes had seen through countless false pretenses. He was the Ming Dynasty’s most dreaded hidden blade. Yet he never imagined he would one day fall into the hands of a woman named Xueying. She was the White Lotus Sect’s young mistress, rebellious to the core, with frost in her eyes and schemes more perilous than the power struggles at court 7Reads9.3Score—Shelves
40. 290 超 Super Agent: Codename Sun Wukong 超级特工：代号孙悟空 Monkey God Uncle2020猴神大叔2020Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Fang Ping, a promising young doctor in the medical field of the twenty-first century, transmigrates to the War of Resistance era and becomes a doctor at Headquarters 76. Though trapped in the devil's lair, his heart remains with the light. The scalpel he uses to save lives also becomes a blade turned against the enemy. Like Sun Wukong burrowing into Princess Iron Fan's stomach, he leaves his enemies trembling with fear and terror. [A heartfelt story. Dive in without worry.] 15.1kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves
41. 291 冷 Beneath the Cold Gunfire 冷枪之下 Eighteenth Moon十八月兮Urban1.5M WordsCompleted His name is Yang Mihu. In his life, he has had seven women, two guns, and a Lu Ban tool chest. He owns nothing else. An orphan who rose against the odds, he fires from the shadows and kills the enemy, driven by fierce patriotism. A spy and secret agent, he enters the enemy's lair, calculates every move, and kills without leaving a trace. Born under an ill star, he walks alone through lonely days and lonely rains, destined to grow old by himself. 1.6kReads8.8Score186Shelves

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    I think it's pretty good! I can keep watching.

42. 292 亮 Bright Sword: I Supplied Li Yunlong 亮剑：我投喂了李云龙 Loves Dried Plums爱吃梅干Urban370k WordsOngoing From the start, all Qin Chuan has is a bowl, but he obtains the Sword Drawn System, which delivers supplies. In exchange for the emotional points he earns: Li Yunlong: We’re short on supplies. Qin Chuan: No problem! Li Yunlong: We don’t have enough weapons or ammunition. Qin Chuan: Well... I’ve got gas cylinders! Li Yunlong: Don’t you have anything better? Qin Chuan: Just wait, Old Li. I’ll go get you something! 288Reads7.1Score—Shelves
43. 293 我 Using Immortal Arts in a World of Magic 我在魔法世界用仙术 Everyday Little Pimple日常小痘痘Eastern Fantasy600k WordsCompleted Exiled from the Immortal Realm, unlucky in love, and haunted by ghosts after saving someone, Liang Meixian had been isolated by the world in all three of her lives for being “too outstanding.” Reborn in another world as Alia, a “good-for-nothing” at a magical academy, she finds herself in a realm where magic reigns supreme. She has no magic at all, yet casually snuffs out explosive fireballs, purifies deadly poison from a distance, knocks out goblins with a single sword slap, and even suggests t 9Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 294 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 12.5kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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    1-4-5. 5, Well, how to put it, is about the second protagonist in a spy story, while the first protagonist relies entirely on his strength to get ahead. It portrays the cruelty of that era and the tragedy of ordinary people. 4 Isn't a spy story, but! It's very well written. Oh my god, go ahead and criticize me, I'll make it clear beforehand: 4 isn't a spy story, it's a war-themed, no-romance novel, and it's really fantastic!

45. 295 转 Reincarnated as a Cute Creature, I Conquer Another World 转生成萌物，征服异世界 Everyday Little Pimple日常小痘痘Anime Fanfiction58k WordsOngoing Reborn | Otherworld | Western Fantasy | Mystery | Slice of Life | Beautiful Girls I died, then came back to life as a Pikachu. This otherworld has dragons, magic, and curses, as well as the familiar story of The Chronicles of Laudes. But something seems off. What should have been an epic tale of heroes coming together has been twisted by the truth about the "Evil God's Blood." What should have been a cozy story about a retired pet has been torn apart by the shadow of war. All I can do is act —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 296 红 Red Countdown: Shanghai Spy Games, 1932 红色倒计时：上海谍影1932 Beautiful Jiangnan秀色江南Historical747k WordsCompleted [Decisive protagonist] [Thrilling spy story] [Multiple heroines] In all of Shanghai, there are only two kinds of Japanese spies: the ones Qin Zichen has killed, and the ones he's planning to sleep with before killing. When he raised his smoking gun barrel on the Bund, every Japanese person in the International Settlement wet their pants! 18Reads6.7Score—Shelves
47. 297 全 The World’s Most Terrifying Organization: Ruling the World 全球战力最恐怖组织：称霸全世界 Tian Jiubaiya天九白鸦Urban4.8M WordsOngoing [Assassin]+ [Mercenary]+ [Underworld] I founded the Underworld and hunted down the fiends. A hundred kings under my command wage war across the land, all to reach the pinnacle of the world. Assassins, mercenaries, the underworld, the whole wide world. My name is Zhou Du. I kill… I do not ferry souls! 83.2kReads8.8Score6.3kShelves

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    No system! The male protagonist sneaks out of the military camp and kills forty-five people to avenge his only relative. He is then exiled to the infamous Red Village Prison, because once you enter Red Village Prison, whether you are alive or dead, you can never get out for the rest of your life.

48. 298 我 My Espionage Comes with a Cheat 我的谍战有外挂 Autumn Waves' Love Rival秋波的情敌Urban2.3M WordsOngoing Shanghai, 1936. Chen Mo, a frail teacher, is the Military Statistics Bureau's most inconspicuous undercover agent, codenamed “Fat Wave.” One day, he awakens to the power of scanning, and nothing can escape his notice, friend or foe. With this “foresight,” he always avoids traps and quietly passes along vital intelligence. As Shanghai's world of spies disappears into a fog, only he can walk safely through the heart of the enemy, carrying an invisible light. 29.3kReads7.2Score2.2kShelves

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    This feels okay, although it has a bit of a barbed wire feel to it.

49. 299 谍 Espionage: I Have a Phantom Express Van 谍战，我有一辆幽灵快递车 Steamed Bun and Rice Noodle Soup包子粉汤Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Espionage] + [Behind Enemy Lines] + [Multiple Identities] + [Spatial Powers] + [The Green Gang]... The moment Yu Yang opened his eyes, he found himself in Republican-era Shanghai, a low-level Green Gang thug tasked with watching over a venue. He was also the Military Statistics Bureau's most peripheral informant, so peripheral he wasn't even worthy of a code name... One intelligence handoff caught the attention of the bureau's headquarters. Dai Li said, "From now on, his code name will be Lon 45.4kReads7.9Score4.6kShelves
50. 300 谍 Long Er in a Spy Drama 谍战剧中的龙二 Junyi君邑Urban1.4M WordsCompleted A lecherous, money-loving man transmigrates into Long Er, a street punk in The Disguiser. Tianjin has just fallen when he meets Wu Jingzhong, who is still full of patriotic fervor... During the War of Resistance, the two are wholeheartedly devoted to resisting Japan and saving the country. But after the country's recovery, they devote themselves wholeheartedly to making money. It's the story of a street punk's rise to success, and the downfall of a senior official of the Nationalist government! 4.9kReads7.6Score325Shelves

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    A great book; once you start reading, you can't put it down.

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