Modern Urban Story, Guns, Ruthless Killing. I Really Can’t Find Any More 都市，有枪，杀戮果断，真找不到了

1. 1 兵 The Soldier King Returns: The Homeroom Teacher Becomes My Stepmother 兵王归来：班主任变继母 Sad G-String忧伤丁字裤Urban2.0M WordsOngoing Elite soldier + multiple female leads + billionaire protagonist + smart characters The Ye family has had only one heir per generation. Three years ago, Ye Tianming left after arguing with his father. Officially, he went to study in the Middle East. In reality, over those three years he created far too many legends in the Western mercenary world and the Third World. When he learned his father was critically ill, he still returned home to see him off on his final journey. An accident on the night 26.2kReads8.0Score2.3kShelves

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   The scions of top-tier wealthy families return to the city, stirring up urban turmoil.

2. 2 姐 My Sister Is Too Tempting, and Her Little Brother Can't Resist 姐姐太欲，弟弟真香 The Ordinary Bird平凡的小鸟Urban1.9M WordsOngoing 28.4kReads8.0Score1.8kShelves
3. 3 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!] 100.3kReads9.0Score7.3kShelves

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   This is the real yyds! [Thumbs up]

4. 4 先 Fire First 先敌开火 I'll See You Off送你走Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Expert marksman] + [No System] + [Comedy] + [Mercenaries] + [Fictional world] Wang Tao, descended from a family of hunters, stumbles into the world of mercenaries by sheer chance. What kind of sparks will fly? In this diverse era, your downfall may not come from a rival, but from someone crossing over from another field. Speed is absolute, accuracy is relative. The one who fires first wins; suppressive fire is what matters most! Of all the martial arts under heaven, speed is unbeatable! 89.3kReads9.4Score6.3kShelves

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   The first book was quite good; I read it four times.

5. 5 特 Special Forces: Starting with the Eagle Division 特种兵：从雄鹰师开始 One Yuan Qianqian一圆钱钱Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Chen Feng transmigrates into a world that combines several special forces dramas! He becomes a fellow classmate and comrade of Deng Zhenhua, and gets an iconic parachuting scene from the start! One of them parachutes straight into the girls' bathroom at school, while the other lands right in a casino! (No System! Transmigrating only enhances the protagonist's physical abilities, reflexes, and the like. He won't become a superhuman!) (Brain storage area! Disclaimer: This combines multiple fiction 20.4kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
6. 6 我 I Am a Special Forces Soldier: Building the Strongest Assault Team 我是特种兵：打造最强突击队 Feathers Fall Across Heaven and Earth羽落乾坤Male-Channel Fanfiction1.7M WordsOngoing [This isn’t a pure power fantasy. It takes place in a shared universe featuring shows and films such as I Am a Commando and Wolf Warrior.] [The timeline has been adjusted to suit the story. Please don’t complain if you dislike it.] Computer science prodigy Ye Wangdong transmigrates into the body of a five-year-old boy with the same name. He lives with his lame father, whose surname is all he knows, in an isolated place on the southwestern border. From the age of five, his father puts him through 11.2kReads8.0Score628Shelves
7. 7 佣 Mercenary Hell 佣兵炼狱 Clouds Upstairs楼上云Urban1.0M WordsOngoing One simple accident brought Lin Yuan into contact with mercenaries. Then one mishap followed another, as if fate were pushing him forward, until he had no choice but to enter the underworld and become a mercenary who risked his life for a living. Follow a legendary mercenary’s journey from the Giant God Mercenary Corps to building the Giant God Group, a powerhouse spanning private security, private armies, and cutting-edge military technology! 1.2kReads8.4Score—Shelves
8. 8 汉 Umbrella Has Come to Handong 汉东来了个安布雷拉 Biubiu on the Mountain Peak山巅上的biubiuMale-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted What should have been a perfectly ordinary urban anti-corruption drama somehow got turned into an apocalypse story... Surrender? Not a chance! They won't even let you get the plot going. It's straight to racking up achievements. With everyone cheering me on, I even managed to reach a million words, an achievement I never would have dared dream of... 15.8kReads6.7Score804Shelves

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   Gun? Take a vial of T-virus!

9. 9 人 In a Russian Bear Death Camp, Killing People Boosts My Stats 人在毛熊死囚营，杀人就能爆属性 KID Great Demon KingKID大魔王Urban243k WordsOngoing On my first day on the battlefield, I followed the rules of engagement. On my second day, I activated a System that gave me attributes for killing enemies. On my third day, I decided to kill everyone who stood in my way. On my fourth day, I realized the enemy's guns weren't fast or ruthless enough, and that I was the only person in this world with a System. On my fifth day on the battlefield, I don't eat beef. 221Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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   Meets the requirements; possesses writing skills and creativity.

10. 10 死 Death Rewind: Save the World in 48 Hours 死亡回档，48小时拯救世界 Rice-Scented Crisps稻香锅巴Urban1.5M WordsOngoing A car accident gave Wang Cong the ability to rewind time upon death! Just as he was getting ready to buy a lottery ticket and reach the pinnacle of life… The sky split open. Alien spaceships descended, and a flash of white light wiped out the world! Only two days remained. The countdown to extinction had begun. … “If I can rewind time by dying, can I save the world?” “You can, but you can't fill every hole the apocalypse leaves behind.” “Then if I bring along a group of comrades who've ri 115.7kReads8.6Score11.7kShelves
11. 11 基 A Base Strength of One Hundred Billion Tons, and I Can Transform Three More Times 基础力气千亿吨，我还有三次变身 Dumplings for Breakfast Today今天早上吃饺子Urban658k WordsCompleted [Invincible + Infinite World + Decisive and Ruthless + Rapid Leveling + Pure Adrenaline] The world awakened too late. By the time the first superhuman awakened and alien probes arrived, I was already in the vacuum of space, striding across the sun like a god. They called the Battle of Jiangcheng a disaster. It was nothing but the aftershock of my power. They revered human nuclear bombs capable of destroying a continent, while I had just destroyed a planet. During the Second War on Hongyao Star, 15.2kReads8.0Score971Shelves
12. 12 后 The Era After the Martial World 后江湖時代 Shi Xiangyu施翔宇Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Underworld + Passionate + Satisfying + Ensemble Cast + Jianghu + Big Shots + School + Comedy] “After midnight, we call the shots on this land, whether you’re on the right side of the law or the wrong one!” Jiang Nan stood proudly at the summit like a solitary eagle, looking down at the young generation shining like stars across the jianghu below. “The Su District...” “The tragedy from ten years ago will never happen again in our generation!” “I’ll make sure everyone knows that this era belongs 24.8kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    This one is alright, it's just that the author updates slowly.

13. 13 明 Bright Darkness 明媚黯黑 Jiu Jiuzun酒九樽Urban343k WordsOngoing Jiang Dapeng leaves the army with a pair of iron fists and goes undercover, but a sudden turn of events completely changes the course of his life. Faced with the lure of enormous profits and mounting pressure, when humanity is put to the test, who will prove human, and who will turn out to be a monster? Caught in the maelstrom, Jiang Dapeng repeatedly finds himself at the eye of the storm and at crossroads of fate. Will he sink into the shadows, join forces with the tiger, and share in its riche —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Two urban action novels that meet the requirements

14. 14 欲 Desire for Black Gold 欲黑金 Jiu Jiuzun酒九樽Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Underworld, Passion and Strategy, Multiple Heroines] Six years ago, Cao Zhishuang broke into the room of the campus belle, a teacher, and ended up behind bars. Now that he’s just been released, an invisible hand has already closed around him. Cao Zhishuang resolutely steps into the game, vowing to uncover the true cause of his father’s death and kill his enemies with his own hands. From then on, he sets out on a one-way road paved with desire and dirty money… 6.2kReads8.1Score664Shelves
15. 15 纹 Tattooed, Fighting for Turf, and Wielding a Machete: The Spirit Medium 纹身干架抢地盘，拎砍刀的出马仙 Perplexed Muzi纳闷的木子Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [Underworld Turmoil] [Northeastern Chinese Style] [Tales of Spirit Mediums] After being gravely wounded in a gang fight, small-time hoodlum Lin Tianhua accidentally awakened the immortals his ancestors had worshipped, becoming a spirit medium. After a sudden upheaval, his boss fled and his enemies came after him. To survive, Lin Tianhua decided to form his own crew and become the boss. From then on, Lin Tianhua beat people up by day and killed ghosts by night. He made his way through both the un 1.1kReads9.3Score194Shelves

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    Read these two books first, that should be enough for you.

16. 16 绝 The Secret Squad 绝密战队 Could It Be the Milky Way疑是银河Urban1.9M WordsCompleted No heroine, no System, no cheat powers. The male lead has none of the usual advantages. He’s young at first and the darling of the unit, then grows up to become the unit’s boss… or its dad? Ah, whatever! The point is, he’s an absolute force to be reckoned with. At the age of six, Yu Zhiming enters the new-recruit training camp of the 15th Unit. There, he learns the meaning of faith and makes many comrades, but his identity prevents him from joining the military. So he can only join the country 46.5kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
17. 17 卧 Crouching Tiger 卧虎 Xun Fei寻飞Urban2.1M WordsOngoing A hidden dragon rises from the depths and devours all things; a crouching tiger commands the mountains and guards a thousand frontiers! When I was little, the strange older girl next door always asked me to help wash her. When I got a little older, she taught me how to be a real man! Twenty years of flashing blades, eighteen years of changing seasons. The black throne may change hands, but true kingship belongs only to madmen who dare to dance with the devil! 14.6kReads7.7Score2.9kShelves

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    Decisive and ruthless, surrounded by beautiful women, this is the only book on my bookshelf.

18. 18 从 From Beijing's Old-School Tough Guy to the King of Chinese Showbiz 从京城老炮儿到华娱之王 Clang Clang Cat哐哐猫Urban1.4M WordsCompleted The 1990s were both the twilight of the brotherhood era and the golden age of the Chinese entertainment industry's rise. Bai Hang, a seasoned Beijing tough who grew up in a traditional courtyard house, gritted his teeth and left his old life behind just to stay alive. From then on, he embarked on an extraordinary career in show business. Other award-winning actors relied on their acting skills. He won awards because he'd really lived that life. “Brother Hang, there's a production that wants you 40.3kReads8.7Score4.2kShelves

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    11111111

19. 19 从 From Neighborhood Big Shot to County-Town Brahmin 从社会好大哥到县城婆罗门 Crazier Than a Rock比石头还疯狂Urban657k WordsCompleted Zhang Shijun, age 30. His parents were absent when he was a child, so he grew up with his grandfather and got mixed up in street life from a young age. At seventeen, he dyed his hair red and went around fighting with a steel pipe. At nineteen, he joined the “Bright Squad” in fighting over territory. At twenty-three, he was ambushed while collecting a debt and chased for two whole blocks. At least he managed to escape the earlier full-scale crackdown. But now Zhang Shijun has turned over a new le 8.9kReads8.7Score460Shelves
20. 20 北 North American Tough Cop: Starting Out as a Patrol Officer in Los Angeles 北美悍警：从洛城巡警开始 Ice Descends on the City冰临城下Urban2.8M WordsOngoing A cleaner from the gray world becomes a sun-loving Los Angeles detective. What a wonderful thing, to live in the sunlight! Rock stood beneath a Hollywood landmark, gazing at the bikini-clad beauties on Santa Monica Beach. He pushed his sunglasses up the bridge of his nose. From now on, he would protect Los Santos... 82.4kReads9.2Score6.9kShelves
21. 21 顶 Top Killer, Starting with a Dog 顶级杀手，从一条狗开始 Chronic Update Procrastinator拖更患者Male-Channel Fanfiction4.4M WordsOngoing The landlady’s storyline at the beginning may take some getting through, but most of it gets resolved later. [Important: Four chapters updated daily, with a steady schedule] [Crossover across movies and TV shows + a blended universe + gradual growth + proficiency panel + high-octane gunfights + iconic scenes + official-style snark + no conventional System + no female lead + homages to the classics] [Storylines already underway: John Wick 1–2 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Wanted | James Bond prequel | The 15.3kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves
22. 22 地 Underground Emperor: Starting with Helping My Sister-in-Law Escape 地下皇帝：从带着大嫂跑路开始 I Want to Eat Lychees, Duck想吃荔枝鸭Male-Channel Fanfiction1.7M WordsCompleted [Korean Variety Show World + Transmigration + Ruthless Protagonist + System + Power Players + Bodies Before Hearts] Gangsters, chaebols, politicians... When countless charismatic characters converge in the same era, what kind of sparks will fly? One act ends and another begins. Watch as the protagonist stirs up the winds of change, commands the world with one hand, and climbs step by step to the summit... My name is Ding Xin. I keep my word! 19.4kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
23. 23 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 86.2kReads9.6Score8.8kShelves
24. 24 边 Tales from the Borderlands: All My Relatives Are Ruthless Bandits 边水往事，我家亲戚都是悍匪 Foolish Dinosaur愚蠢的恐龙Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Jiang Wang opened his eyes and found himself in the story of The Longest Day in Chang'an? No, a closer look told him this was the original setting! And not just any setting, but the borderlands, at the most lawless time in the Golden Triangle: the early 2000s. There was no order in this era, only bloody cruelty in the forests and stacks of cash. It was a wild gold-rush age, full of outlaws. River-crossing dragons, mountain-tunneling tigers, gunshots ringing without end. When I have a gun, you c 19.1kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    I've replayed it so many times.

25. 25 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! 22.1kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
26. 26 黑 The Golden Age of the Gangland: A Blood-Red Underworld 黑帮盛世：血色江湖 Duoduo Is a Super Big Demon King朵朵是个超级大魔王Urban3.5M WordsOngoing (Not a mindless power fantasy. Underworld, urban setting, no invincible hero, first person, tight logic, humorous writing. Read with caution if that’s not your thing!) A cursed, tragic fate. A life in the underworld that cannot be escaped. A band of brothers who stand together through life and death, and a dark life longing for redemption. You’ve never endured years of hardship, so of course you can’t understand the underworld in my heart. My story begins after I get out of prison in Ice Cit 108kReads9.3Score8.1kShelves

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    Why don't you try mine?

27. 27 暑 Mercenary Over the Summer, Campus Belle Conquered When School Starts 暑假当雇佣兵，开学扑倒校花 Sheep from Sheep Village羊村羊了个羊Urban855k WordsOngoing [Summer job + mercenary returns from summer vacation + heart-pounding action] During summer vacation, Su Zhe activates a System and gets tossed onto the battlefield between Big Mao and Second Mao as a mercenary for two months. He narrowly survives and earns tens of millions of dollars. On the first day of school, his roommates question him, and Su Zhe comes clean: “Didn't do much. Just went to fight in a war.” His roommates think he's lost his mind, until their counselor checks the dorm and find 23.1kReads6.9Score2.5kShelves
28. 28 绑 I Kidnapped a Mafia Heiress, Only to Discover She Was Reborn 绑票黑道千金，没想到她是重生者 Setting Sun Beyond the Great Wall塞北残阳Urban215k WordsCompleted My name is Zhang Xun. On the first day after transmigrating, I kidnapped the daughter of a crime boss. If her father finds out, I’ll be chopped into pieces, thirty chunks east of the river and thirty chunks west. Just as I was about to release her and pretend nothing had happened, I awakened a Identity System. Complete identity missions to earn rewards. [Current Identity: Kidnapper] [Mission: See the kidnapping through to the end] Great. I’m dead for sure. My name is Nan Shuyi. I’m the daugh 751Reads5.4Score—Shelves
29. 29 全 The World's Number One Assassin 全球第一杀手 Lamb Who Found Its Way Back迷途知返的羔羊Urban1.3M WordsCompleted He survives beneath the light and walks through the darkness. Together, light and darkness weave a glittering world. Volume One: The Traditional Urban Assassin. Volume Two: A Dark Feast at the End of the World. (It leans more toward science fiction in the middle.) 18.6kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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    Early stages involve assassin training, mid-stage urban assassinations, and late-stage survival in a dark post-apocalyptic world (with a sci-fi twist in the later stages).

30. 30 严 Ready or Not: A New Officer Joins the LSPD 严阵以待：LSPD来了个新警员 Carlos卡尔洛斯Anime Fanfiction1.5M WordsOngoing Inspired by the game Ready or Not, as well as selected online videos of American police operations. Both have been artistically adapted to reflect real-world issues. The words of any character do not represent the author’s personal views. Wen Jia was just a young guy who liked playing video games. He had barely survived getting screwed over by the Rules of Engagement in the game when everything went black. When he opened his eyes, he had become a new officer with the LSPD? Now he wouldn’t just b 20.7kReads8.4Score1.9kShelves

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    The plot is true.

31. 31 从 A Career-Building Game Starting with SWAT 从SWAT开始的职业成长游戏 Nan Chang南长Urban5.2M WordsOngoing He is an elite assault operator with the San Diego SWAT team in the United States! He is a top German marksman active on the Western Front during World War I! He is a top spy trained at the X-agent training camp during World War II! He is a legendary explorer of the American West, the uncrowned king of the Caribbean, the world’s most formidable lone counterterrorism operative… Before earning all these countless titles, Zhang Xuan was just a low-ranking police officer who had transmigrated into n 67.3kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves

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    I recommend the poster watch John Wick; um... It's pretty good.

32. 32 我 I’m Conquering the Middle East 我在中东打天下 Feng Lishi封力石Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Just got rated, don't let it scare you off! The score will rise later.] This is the Middle East, This is where my younger brother is. He is the blade, and his brothers are the edge. Wherever the blade points, none can stand against it. Seize territory, protect the oil, and charge ahead in triumph. Recruit talent, build drones, missiles, radar, satellites, and more. Punch the Squid, kick Eagle Sauce, and bring the neighboring small nations to heel. He carves out a place for himself in the Middle 13.4kReads8.2Score1.2kShelves

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    Special Forces King mercenaries, brutal and thrilling combat.

33. 33 都 I Was Reborn, So Why Am I Still a Loser?! 都重生了，我怎么还是混子？！ Eighty-Three八三Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [Undercover in the underworld + ruthless and decisive + no sanctimonious do-gooding + sharp as a tack] Brothers, this book once had over 500,000 readers following it, and kept that readership for several months. Quite a few people have adapted it into absurd animated videos and AI short dramas. I’m not a touchy person. You can post videos without my permission, but shouldn’t you at least show me a little respect? Couldn’t you include the original book title and the author’s name? Using Foqin’s n 25.1kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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    This one is pretty good; it suits your taste.

34. 34 曹 Cao Yang's Journey South 曹阳南下记 Great Demon King Peacock孔雀大魔王Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Passionate and exhilarating. Now complete. Read with confidence. Cao Yang heads south to seek refuge with his older sister, setting off wave after wave of upheaval… 40.9kReads8.9Score4kShelves
35. 35 哥 Bro, You're a Cop, Not a Terrorist! 哥，你是警察，不是恐怖分子啊 KISS in the CloudsKISS云中Urban447k WordsCompleted [Crime investigation and deduction, witty commentary, explosions wherever he goes, never backs down from a fight] Transmigrated? Heaven hit Xiao Yang with a sudden, outrageous stroke of luck, nearly throwing his back out. Just transmigrated, better lie low, then show off later? No. Keeping a low profile is impossible. Absolutely impossible. Besides, the moment he transmigrated, Xiao Yang gained an absurdly overpowered ability. Touch anyone and they get pregnant… No, wait. Touch any living creatu 41.7kReads9.3Score4kShelves

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    As the title suggests, the male lead is incredibly powerful, possesses a cheat-like ability, and is highly intelligent.

36. 36 破 Solving Cases Is a Little Bitter, but My Sister Is Super Sweet 破案微苦，我姐超甜 KISS in the CloudsKISS云中Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Xuan was reborn. No System, no cheats, no golden finger. But Heaven had given him an outrageously powerful body. And at that very moment, the wheels of fate began to turn. Mu Qingtian: Brother-in-law, do you have a dream? Lin Xuan: I do. I want to show off. Mu Qingtian: ... Lin Xuan: Showing off is a longing for dignity, a fantasy about reality, and the right to pursue what you desire. What’s the difference between not showing off and being a salted fish? ... Hey, honey, why’d you hit me 53.3kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves

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    As a police officer, everyone hoped he would kill fewer people.

37. 37 都 Urban: The Prodigal Turns Over a New Leaf, and the Nation Calls on Me to Crack a Major Case 都市：浪子回头，国家请我破大案 Codonopsis-Stewed Chicken党参炖鸡Urban1.1M WordsCompleted They say that nine times out of ten, life doesn't go as planned, and that people are born to suffer. But Zhang Yang doesn't agree. He was abandoned at the gate of an orphanage as a child, but fortunately, he met a kind-hearted director. Fate had other plans, though: to make a living, he became a universally despised pickpocket. Then, by chan 27.2kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves

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    🍀① Murder, provoking the police, scheming against wealthy businessmen... After his soul from the first parallel world entered the protagonist's body, the protagonist embarked on a completely different life! 💥 🍂② Originally a small-time hoodlum, he was arrested by the police for getting a foot massage, which activated a system, gradually transforming him into a criminal investigation consultant for the police and a top-secret five-star agent for the National Security Bureau! 🔥

38. 38 P PMC: Armed Nation PMC：武装国度 Green Bamboo Refuses Gold青竹拒金Urban662k WordsOngoing (The rating was just released, and it'll rise later!) (No brainless plot, just hard-core tactics!) A game causes Zhang Sheng to transmigrate and embark on the path of a mercenary. Starting with a million dollars from the start, he builds a private military company from scratch. As modern private military forces take the world stage, capital, warfare, and intelligence intertwine. He recruits all kinds of talent and builds a complete, high-end military contracting system from the ground up: sp 15.8kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves

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    Urban, military, war, hardcore

39. 39 混 A Bandit in North America 混在北美当悍匪 Black Tea in Coffee咖啡里的红茶Male-Channel Fanfiction471k WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + scheming, tough bandit + points in the American cinematic universe + domineering, sweet romance] He transmigrated into the body of a Host who had been poisoned to death by his half-brother, and awakened super senses. From then on, this lawless bandit lived by the creed that killing meant growth and gunfire forged the throne. If you can’t understand reason, I know a thing or two about throwing punches. If one shot doesn’t put you down, then two will. And if that still doe 1.8kReads5.9Score—Shelves

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    This is a good book. It's decisive and ruthless, without any unnecessary drama or sentimentality. The gunfights and close-quarters combat are both very exciting.

40. 40 重 Reborn: She Transmigrates with a Sniper Rifle 重生之她携狙击枪穿越 Sweet and Clever Little Star温馨伶俐的小星星Ancient Romance962k WordsCompleted The day enemy troops surround the city, their Crown Prince specifically demands that she, a “sickly girl,” be sent off to marry him. The court is packed with kneeling officials, all waiting to watch her accept the decree through tearful thanks. Gu Qingci calmly reaches behind her and pulls out a sniper rifle It came with her when she transmigrated. Infinite ammo, and it never jams. She tilts her head and smiles. “A political marriage? Sure. I’ll send your Crown Prince down to reunite with his an 364Reads6.7Score102Shelves
41. 41 蒙 Wrongfully Imprisoned, I Committed Eighteen Crimes in One Day 蒙冤入狱服刑，一日作案十八次 Soda with the East Wind汽水伴东风Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Urban + System + behind-the-scenes + revenge + feel-good revenge + ruthless] Overnight, a favored son of heaven becomes a prisoner. College student Lin Mo is framed as the mastermind behind a shocking crime. His family is destroyed, and he is thrown into the most heavily guarded prison in the country! Amid endless torment and despair, he awakens the [Death Warrior Judgment System]. As long as he judges criminals the law cannot punish, he receives rewards, and may even be able to bring his famil 30.1kReads7.6Score3.7kShelves
42. 42 想 Do What You Want: If You're Reborn, Live Life Your Way 想干就干，重生就要过得顺心如意 Shaking the Heavens撼天阙Urban3.6M WordsOngoing After more than a decade of hard work, Lin Xiangdong finally built a fortune worth over a hundred million and achieved financial freedom. But just as he began to enjoy life to the fullest, he inexplicably found himself reborn in 2008. From the start, Lin Xiangdong goes all in with high-interest loans, uses one resource to generate another, and builds his fortune. From Brother Dong to Uncle Dong, from a nobody to a titan! 29.7kReads8.2Score1.7kShelves

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    💥Highly recommended! After more than a decade of hard work, Lin Xiangdong finally amassed a fortune of over 100 million yuan, achieving financial freedom. However, just as he was indulging in life, he inexplicably reincarnated back to 2008. Thus, Lin Xiangdong immediately went all-in on high-interest loans, using borrowed funds to generate wealth and build his fortune…

43. 43 我 The Exchange Student in Our Class Is Actually a Valkyrie? 我们班的交换生，竟然是女武神？ Bai Qi KING白启KINGUrban64k WordsOngoing [Daily Life + School Life + Supernatural + Gunfights + Two Heroines + Urban Counterterrorism + Light Tactical Action] A monster has arrived in Class Two of the Art Department at Tianqi City High School. With a white ponytail and a height of 175 centimeters, she towers over every boy in class. Her art skills amaze the whole school, but she coolly turns away every admirer. No one knows that Liliya gave up a recommendation to a top art academy to attend this ordinary school for one reason: to find 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both are good books, with very solid plots and compelling content.

44. 44 正 The Hidden Dragon of the Righteous Path 正道潜龙 Wei Jie伪戒Urban4.5M WordsCompleted One of Wei Jie’s four-part series A shooting case. An undercover agent lies dead in the street. An investigator once swore an oath beneath the solemn national emblem. At a crossroads of fate, a twin brother makes a dramatic entrance, leading to a lonely yet passionate story... Back to 1998! Our brotherhood is still here, our youth is still here. From this point, we set sail once more and forge the next great triumph! 38.9kReads9.5Score4.6kShelves

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    If you read the book by "The Fake Monk" patiently, you'll discover a different feeling!

45. 45 传 The Legend Reborn 传奇重现 Wei Jie伪戒Urban5.0M WordsCompleted The four-part series by Wei Jie: We Were All Bad Kids, I Am Legend, Legend Reborn, and Hidden Dragon on the Right Path. A young man, still green, left his hometown in a fit of anger. Four years later, he returned, weathered and bearing the glory of success! In a city built from reinforced concrete, old friends were gone and legends had faded into retirement... Faced with his family’s reproach and his friends’ disdain, he had once wandered at a crossroads, pointing into the dark sky with his 31.7kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
46. 46 黑 Underworld Tyrant: Those Who Follow Me Prosper, Those Who Oppose Me Perish! 黑道暴君：顺我者昌，逆我者亡！ Please Let Me Go Viral Just Once拜托你让我火一次吧Urban983k WordsOngoing [Class Beauty, I’m out of prison. You’ll pay for what you did!] Framed by the class beauty he loved, Wang Erchui was wrongfully imprisoned for three years. The misery of prison transformed the once-ordinary boy into a hardened man. But it was only after getting out and seeking revenge that he gradually realized there was a terrifying story behind it all. The truth was, it wasn’t that love affair that had ruined his life. It was a vast, carefully woven web of darkness. His enemies had already ris 9.5kReads8.9Score582Shelves

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    The beautiful class beauty falsely accused him of rape, and his gorgeous sister-in-law was brutally humiliated by thugs. Wang Erchui could no longer tolerate this messed-up society. Watch as he fights his way up from the bottom to the throne of a gangster tyrant... (This is a thrilling story full of bloodshed, beautiful women, extravagance, and passion!)

47. 47 从 From Jade Cutter to Lord of Jadeite 从也木西到翡翠之主 Water in the Fish in the Water水中鱼中水Urban1.6M WordsCompleted A rising young star on the verge of becoming a second-tier celebrity is ambushed. At death's door, he unexpectedly gains an incredible supernatural ability and a mysterious space. Starting out as a rough laborer in a jade mining district, he enters the stone gambling business, turns his fate 7.5kReads8.3Score841Shelves

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    This book, about survival in northern Myanmar, features professional jade gambling, a passionate story with many women, and is quite good.

48. 48 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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    Very good, recommended.

49. 49 混 A Police Chief in Republican-Era China, Feared by Warlords and Foreign Powers Alike 混在民国当警长，军阀列强都怕我 A-Qi Loves Burgers爱吃汉堡的阿七Urban510k WordsCompleted [Wish-fulfillment + mass troops + overwhelming dominance + decisive and ruthless + no heroine] “Chen Zhuo, you’ve got some nerve! Who gave you the courage to kill a foreign dignitary?” “This is the foreign concession. Chinese police are forbidden to enter… Ow! Stop hitting me, please!” “Chen Zhuo, have you lost your mind? You even dare to hit the warlord’s son!” “Aren’t you a policeman? How come your troops have planes and tanks!? They’re even more advanced than those of foreign countries. You’r 31.7kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves
50. 50 组 Team Up to Go Home for the New Year: Why Are All My Teammates Goddesses? 组队回家过年：队友竟然全是女神 Puppet Number Twenty-One二十一号傀儡Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Urban + System + multiple women + lighthearted + feel-good power fantasy + mostly everyday life] “Yang Tian, if you don’t bring home a girlfriend this New Year, you’re sleeping in the pigsty!” Faced with his mother’s ultimatum, penniless Yang Tian suddenly obtains the [Instance Party System]. As long as he posts a mission, all kinds of goddesses will accept it and “team up” with him to go home and conquer every obstacle. New Year’s Eve, family reunion dinner. Uncle: “I heard Yang Tian lost his 2.3kReads6.0Score258Shelves

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    This book is worth reading; it's about a group going home for the Chinese New Year, and it features decisive action and gunfights.

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