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1. 1 黑 The Underworld’s Final Ballad 黑道绝响 Healing-Type Dou Ah治愈系的斗啊Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (Original title: Black Road, Final Echo) What is the underworld? Is it really not about fighting and killing, but about the ways of human relationships? Wrong. Only those who can still stand after all the fighting and killing have the right to talk about human relationships. My name is Luo Ping. I witnessed the so-called underworld in a corner of the southwest go from its golden age to its decline, until at last its echoes faded away. This is my story, and a glimpse into one corner of the underw 51.1kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves

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   The original novel, *Thirty Years of Jianghu Chronicles in Southwest China*, is truly amazing! There are no systems, no cheat codes, only the most realistic depiction of the swordplay and intrigue of the Southwest Jianghu in the 1990s. The protagonist, Chu Shanhe, was originally a bespectacled, weak scholar who witnessed his elder brother's execution. He only wanted a peaceful life studying, but was swept into the Jianghu by the tides of the times. He wasn't born ruthless, but he understood human nature better than anyone and was adept at strategizing. From a henchman slapped by Chen Qiang to gradually seizing territory and building his own power, every step was thrilling. He was loyal to his friends and vengeful to his enemies; he was devoted to his brothers and ruthless to his adversaries. Most importantly, the ensemble cast was incredibly well-developed; every character was fleshed out. The honest and loyal Cheng Shanglin, the decisive Chang Lin, the ambitious Chen Qiang… there were no purely good or bad people, only ordinary people struggling to survive in the tides of the times. There were no melodramatic love stories, only genuine power struggles and chivalrous loyalty. The pacing is incredibly fast, with twists and turns in every chapter. After reading it, all I can say is: Chu Shanhe, you are truly amazing!

2. 2 西 Southwest Storm: Turmoil on the Black Sea 西南风云：黑海沉浮 Healing-Type Dou Ah治愈系的斗啊Urban415k WordsCompleted When I was eighteen, I met someone who led me down a certain path. Some describe this path with the idealistic word “jianghu.” But the jianghu you actually find yourself in is better summed up by a rather funny saying: “After all this time, I’ve made no friends, only learned lessons.” My name is Lin Dongxia, and I’ve learned my fair share of lessons. 33.2kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
3. 3 黑 Underworld Storm: The Uncrowned King 黑道风云：无冕王侯 Healing-Type Dou Ah治愈系的斗啊Urban1.1M WordsCompleted (First person, period setting, underworld) A big brother? A big brother isn't some glamorous, all-powerful emperor who does whatever he pleases. A big brother is just the guy who picks up the tab. The underworld? It's brotherly loyalty, deceit and betrayal. It's a place that strips the tenderness from gentle-hearted men and hardens them, and turns green young boys into grizzled old gangsters. My name is Zhao Qingfeng. I've been around the underworld, and I was once a big brother! 37.4kReads9.2Score3.9kShelves
4. 4 都 Now That I’m Reborn, Who’d Still Run with the Gangsters? 都重生了谁还混社会 Bored Little Bai无聊小白啊Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Short drama: "Loyal to the Skies: Starting Over" is now streaming The novel was originally titled "Now That I've Been Reborn, Who Would Still Run With Gangs?" [Reborn + business + lots of underlings + no groveling + no cowardice + taking the righteous path + law-abiding] A big shot from the underworld returns to 2010. Should he repeat his old mistakes and keep running with gangs, or abandon his underlings and take the road to a brighter future? No! I won't choose! In this life, I, Qin Jiang, wil 140.4kReads9.3Score14.2kShelves

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   I personally really like these books; please don't criticize if you disagree.

5. 5 港 Hong Kong Films: More Children, More Blessings, and I Can Summon an Endless Army 港片：多子多福，我能无限爆兵 That Year, Hands in Pockets c那年双手插兜cMale-Channel Fanfiction980k WordsCompleted [Multiple heroines, no exclusive pairing] [More Children, More Blessings] [Decisive and ruthless] [No holier-than-thou heroine] He transmigrates into a Hong Kong movie world, becoming the heir to the East Star Society and binding himself to a More Children, More Blessings System. He can grow stronger simply by having more children. Chan Ho-nam: Big B, there are too many of them. We can't win! Big D: I have more men and money? Compared with Luo Tianhao, I'm just a nobody. “Ding...” Successfully e 31.3kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
6. 6 港 Hong Kong Films: Rising to Power in Hong Kong and Kowloon from the Prison Quarry 港片：从苦窑开始叱咤港九 Lord Wei偉爵爷Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted Wei Wu transmigrates to the world of Hong Kong action movies in the 1980s. When he opens his eyes, he discovers that he’s a gang member who was framed and sent to prison, working undercover for the police. He’s spent three years behind bars. The superior who was the only person who knew his real identity is dead. The boss who promised to promote him once he got out is dead too. He can’t return to the police force, and his path to the top is blocked. Just as he’s about to be released, he’s 31.5kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves
7. 7 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 266.1kReads9.5Score15.4kShelves

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   I also enjoy reading gangster novels, and these are some of the ones I've read and found very enjoyable. You definitely won't be disappointed after reading them.

8. 8 我 I Am the Legend 我就是传奇 Wei Jie伪戒Urban3.1M WordsCompleted I don’t know when it happened, but a bunch of people like this came into my life, even though I’ve always been cold-hearted and a little shameless. When I got dumped, they’d say, “What’s the big deal? Lost your girl? Find another one tomorrow. If you’re really desperate, I’ll lend you myself for the night!” When I felt lost, they were always there with me in our cramped little rooms, shouting, “We give it everything we’ve got, all so we can make something of ourselves!” ... Back then, I couldn’t 19.6kReads9.3Score2kShelves
9. 9 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
10. 10 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
11. 11 虎 The Tiger Emerges from the Mountain 虎出山 The One Playing the Zither抚琴的人Urban3.2M WordsCompleted (Original Title: The Tiger Emerges from the Mountain) After accidentally killing an old hoodlum, Li Hu spends three years in prison. When he gets out, underworld boss Hong Weijun seeks him out and immediately gives him a bar... At the same time, the police approach him, hoping he will help them send Hong Weijun to prison... 63.3kReads9.5Score8.5kShelves
12. 12 跳 Leaping Through the Dragon Gate 跳龙门 The One Playing the Zither抚琴的人Urban6.4M WordsCompleted Original Title: Leaping Through the Dragon Gate Song Yu, a fourth-year student at the Foreign Trade Institute, hits rock bottom after his girlfriend betrays him and a rich second-generation bully targets him. Then his mysterious older brother, Song Chen, returns and arranges for the powerful boss of Yuncheng, "Old Wolf," to protect him from the shadows. Refusing to rely on connections, Song Yu uses grit and brains to land an internship at Dragon Gate Group. Using "Mighty Dragon Cleaner" as his b 83.6kReads9.5Score6.8kShelves
13. 13 风EN Dragon City: Winds of Change 风起龙城 Wei Jie伪戒Urban3.4M WordsCompleted Sixty years after global disaster, the Little Freeze has ended. Governments across the living zones begin reclaiming large stretches of unadministered land awaiting development, reorganizing resources and ushering in a full-scale recovery. These twenty years are also known as the “Golden Twenty Years.” It's a dazzling new age: new zones rise one after another, politics sets the stage while capital puts on a show, and ambitious schemers are everywhere. Heroes and strongmen, treacherous warlords a 33.4kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves
14. 14 北 The Storms of Beicheng 北城风云 The Mental Patient from East Village东村精神病Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Synopsis: (This story is entirely fictional. Its original title was Northern City’s Turmoil.) What is the jianghu? Wherever there are people, there is a jianghu, and wherever there is a jianghu, there is conflict! The jianghu is about fighting, killing, and the law of the jungle, but it’s also about human relationships and social conventions. This book will take you back to the jianghu of the 1980s and 1990s, where you’ll witness the extraordinary path of Chen Yanan, a generation’s ruthless hero 12.7kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
15. 15 龙 Dragon Head Supreme 龙头至尊 Simple Fish简单的鱼Urban8.6M WordsOngoing The campus beauty he'd loved for three years was brutalized and killed! Chen Xuewen, who had done nothing, was framed and sent to prison! His honest, hardworking parents both died horribly while seeking justice for him! After nineteen years of living by the rules and obeying the law, Chen Xuewen finally saw the true face of the world. “Those who kill and burn their way to riches wear golden belts, while those who build bridges and roads leave no bones behind!” “If others can kill and burn, why 197.9kReads9.1Score11.8kShelves

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    Not all gangster bosses need to be superhumanly strong; being a master strategist can also be a great asset.

16. 16 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! 29.5kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    It's a very good show with a tight plot and a certain charm.

17. 17 我 I’m a Gangster, and You Want Me to Fight Evil? 我是黑社会，你叫我除恶扬善？ Salty Enough to Flip the Sky咸翻天Urban718k WordsCompleted The only supernatural element. A little martial arts is fine. This is a story about seeking justice for the people, with some political intrigue. It is not a mindless killing spree. The protagonist isn't a pushover: he punishes evil and rewards good, and the supporting characters aren't made unnaturally stupid. Fang Zheng transmigrates into the body of a small-time gang boss in a parallel world. He also awakens a "Killing Makes You Stronger" System. As long as he kills someone with a crime score 32.2kReads9.1Score3kShelves

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    Purely enjoyable, enjoyable from beginning to end without a single flaw. The beginning is a gangster story where the protagonist directly rules over a region, becoming a gangster boss who can kill anyone who crosses him. Later, he becomes a high-ranking official, unstoppable and invincible. There's a touch of cultivation, but it's not a big deal. It's a pure enjoyable story.

18. 18 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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    You should try this one. I've been following it recently, and it's really well-written. The authors are intelligent, logical, and not mindless.

19. 19 校 A Gang Shootout Breaks Out at the School Gate, and I Scare Everyone Off 校门口黑帮火拼，我出现吓退全场 Drunken Words醉语Urban227k WordsCompleted At noon, outside the gates of Harbor University. Two local gangs, nearly a hundred men in all and armed with knives, guns, and clubs, are about to fight it out here. At the sight, all the students are terrified and hurry to a safe distance. Only one young man in a white shirt strolls forward with his hands in his pockets, as calm as can be, as if he can’t even see the crowd. The moment he appears, every gang member tenses up. The two leaders nervously walk up to him and bow their heads. “Today’s 3kReads6.2Score228Shelves

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    Can the author please update more? There's just not enough to read!

20. 20 烬 Embers Meet Zhiwei 烬火遇知微 Sea Salt Crispy海盐酥酥Modern Romance644k WordsCompleted [Bold, direct flirting from the start · Daring · Dazzling] Top heiress × cold, tough soldier, two highly intelligent and equally powerful leads #WomanPursuesMan #IcyBigShot #SweetRomanticPushAndPull Lu Jin is a retired special forces soldier who operates in both the underworld and the legitimate world, and a top bodyguard who moves through the shadows. He is ruthless and violent. Everyone respects and fears him, and no one dares get close! Except Ye Zhiwei. A top heiress, chairwoman of the Ye Gr 20.8kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    Top heiress meets tough gangster

21. 21 越 Bloodshed Behind Bars 越狱喋血 Yuan Gulongdong袁咕隆咚Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted A desperate revenge sparked by a dream. To save his younger siblings, protagonist Chen Jianan resolutely breaks out of prison and becomes a shadow of vengeance, mercilessly pursuing those who harmed his family. Meanwhile, police captain Bai Kai leads his team in hot pursuit, balancing law against justice. Family bonds, the law, and justice collide, igniting a thrilling journey of love, hatred, redemption, and sacrifice. This is not merely a life-or-death chase, but also a fierce struggle between 2.1kReads7.3Score158Shelves

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    The protagonist and his close brothers are ruthless outlaws who go on a killing spree in their quest to find their kidnapped siblings, becoming veritable gangster termins! This book is guaranteed to be thrilling!

22. 22 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 1.8kReads—Score109Shelves

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    A pure gangster novel!!!

23. 23 梁 Tales of Liangzhou: Underworld Turmoil 梁州往事之黑道风云 San Bian Gua三扁瓜Urban788k WordsOngoing The jianghu has never been just about fighting. It is about navigating human relationships and weighing the pros and cons. After years moving through the gray areas, I have seen the warmth and coldness of human nature, and witnessed betrayal and scheming time and again. With no one to rely on in my youth, I endured a bitter, hard life. Some took a wrong turn and ended up behind bars, their lives ruined before they were halfway through. I clawed my way up from the very bottom of society, swallowi 141Reads6.3Score—Shelves
24. 24 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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    At the pinnacle of the underworld, a world of chivalry and bloodshed, where every punch lands with a vengeance, and beauties abound.

25. 25 1 1998: My Bloody Era! 1998：我的血色年代！ If I Think of You, Pear Blossoms Fall若念你梨花落Urban1.3M WordsCompleted When I hit the streets, I rely on just three things! Being ruthless, having money, and having tough brothers! These are passionate, fiery times! These are times when tough guys are everywhere! The moment I picked up a three-edged military dagger, I was destined to spend my life battling through the underworld! Don't talk to me about big shots in the underworld. That won't work on me! Welcome to my story of life on the streets! 6.1kReads8.5Score427Shelves

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    Absolutely gorgeous!

26. 26 一 1980: A New Order in the Underworld 一九八零：江湖新秩序 If I Think of You, Pear Blossoms Fall若念你梨花落Urban1.6M WordsCompleted What is the martial world? Wherever there are people, there will be conflict! The strong survive, and the weak perish. That is the martial world! Relive the 1980s and pay tribute to a youth long gone! This is the story of Han Yue, and how he rose from the bottom to the top of the provincial capital, only to fall again! The road through the martial world is treacherous. Everyone survives by their own wits! Hold on, and you can make something of yourself. Give up, and you're out... (This book is p 4.5kReads8.7Score286Shelves
27. 27 背 After Three Years Carrying Corpses, I Took Control of the Global Underworld 背尸三年，我掌控了全球黑道 Young Master Changle长乐公子Urban962k WordsOngoing [Corpse-Reading System] + [Become the Dead] + [Get Rich] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Suspense] + [Scheming Big Shot] Other students work their way through school washing dishes abroad. Ai Lao works part-time carrying corpses. With his bank balance running low, he’s forced to take a job carrying bodies at a morgue, where he awakens the [Corpse-Reading System]! On his first night, he touches a corpse and the System activates: Read the dead person's memories, take over their identity, fulfill their dy 6.5kReads8.9Score915Shelves

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    This was actually quite good!

28. 28 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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    My favorite!

29. 29 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. 27.6kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves

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    Check out my homepage! The data doesn't lie, and this book is highly recommended by over 20,000 long-time bookworms!!! You definitely won't regret it! From a night market vendor to a behind-the-scenes boss of a business association, he uses his courage to take over gangs, outwit corrupt police officers, and navigate both the legal and illegal worlds, realistically portraying the survival rules and passionate spirit of the urban underworld.

30. 30 胡 The Gangster Tycoon Who Rose from the Hutongs 胡同里杀出来的流氓大亨 The Mental Patient from East Village东村精神病Urban2.5M WordsCompleted Previously published under the titles Dragon City Years and Thirty Years in a Bloodstained Underworld. This is a lawless age where every corner is ruled by a big shot. This is the story of a naive young man who turns into a bloodthirsty beast just to survive. This is an underworld tale full of thrills and passion! Welcome to the 1980s… 40.4kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves

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    Just look at it!

31. 31 港 Hong Kong Films: Ruling Hong Kong, with a Gang of Villains at My Side 港片：制霸香江，手下全员恶党 Zhen Sangua朕三关Male-Channel Fanfiction797k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to Hong Kong, Yan Liang becomes the best friend of Kwun, the most ruthless man around, and awakens an unlimited exchange System. In this life, he helps his brother rise to power while pulling the strings from behind the scenes, becoming the man who dominates Hong Kong. As long as he has money, he can exchange it for all kinds of people, each with 100% loyalty. An ordinary henchman costs just 10,000 Hong Kong dollars, with fair prices for everyone. A top-tier fighter costs 1 19.7kReads7.7Score903Shelves

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    There are only a few books.

32. 32 港 Hong Kong Films: Peace Above All? I’m a Born Killer 港片：以和为贵？我嗜杀成性 UK YoumeiUK你没Male-Channel Fanfiction3.1M WordsOngoing The protagonist transmigrates into the world of Hong Kong crime films in the late 1970s and becomes a junior boss in the Wo Hop To triad. It's time for another election to choose the new chairman. Big D and Ah Lok are both raring to go, certain they'll win. But then their real rival steps forward... 2kReads5.6Score—Shelves
33. 33 军 Warlord: Gangland Godfather? I'm a Dictator! 军阀：黑帮教父？我独裁元首！ Red-Dust Wanderer of the Heavens诸天红尘客Historical551k WordsOngoing [A ruthless, dark power fantasy!] [Starting from nothing] (Currently commanding four armies with 300,000 soldiers) Wang Xiao: from a desperado to a mafia godfather, and then the leader of the [Youth Army]! Starting with nothing, he steps over the corpses of countless powerful families and clans, fighting his way to the very top, one step at a time! Wang Xiao roars: “A true man should feast from five cauldrons in life! Even in death, he should be boiled in five cauldrons!” [Protagonist Wang X 121Reads9.3Score—Shelves
34. 34 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 31.9kReads7.8Score1.6kShelves
35. 35 港 Hong Kong Crossover: What? Is Kwun My Dad? 港综：什么？靓坤是我老爹？ Snow Drifting on a Sword一剑飘雪Male-Channel Fanfiction511k WordsCompleted Li Feng transmigrates into the world of Hong Kong cinema and becomes the son of a gangster, with Kwun as his father. He binds himself to the Daddy’s Connections System. Help his father rise to power, acquire territory, resources, and wealth, and he’ll receive rewards. “Dad, you’re so useless. You can’t even hold on to the top spot in Hung Hing. I’ll help you get rid of the obstacles in your way.” “Fighting and killing won’t get us anywhere anymore. We need to build our own business empire.” “Gan 5.1kReads8.0Score201Shelves
36. 36 港 Hong Kong Films: What Era Is This? Why Are You Still a Street Thug? 港片：啥年代了，还混矮骡子？ Two Hundred and Seventy Percent万分之二百七Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1980s Hong Kong, Lin Yi becomes a low-ranking member of Wo Shing Wo. While other street toughs are still fighting tooth and nail to collect a little protection money, Lin Yi's knockoff clothes have already conquered all of Hong Kong, spread across Southeast Asia, and entered the global market. While other street toughs spend their days scheming to seize territory, Lin Yi's Longteng Group has gone out of its way to donate 100 police vehicles to the station, worried the police might not 12.8kReads8.5Score467Shelves
37. 37 港 Hong Kong Crossover: Starting Out as a White Fan 港综：从白纸扇开始 Cold Breeds Toughness寒冷孕育彪悍Male-Channel Fanfiction918k WordsCompleted Li Xin: Nicknames: Blade King Xin, Terror of Ghosts, Immortal Xin He is Immortal Xin of Hong Kong Island, the ultimate godfather of the criminal underworld, the uncrowned king of the underground worlds of Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, and Southeast Asia's underworld philanthropist. At the European and American roundtable, everyone shouts, “Father!” Li Xin smiles faintly. “Rise, my sons.” 51.1kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves
38. 38 落 The Breach Beneath the Fallen City 落城下的决堤 Can't Help Imagining忍不住幻想Urban259k WordsCompleted Synopsis Abandoned as a child, Ji Xingchen was taken in by a kind elderly couple at an orphanage. There he met Yang Zhiyan, whose background was much like his own. The two lonely souls relied on each other and made a promise: they would both get into a top high school and build a stable life together. On the day the high school entrance exams ended, a massive explosion rocked the orphanage, and flames devoured everything. The elderly couple died, and Yang Zhiyan vanished without a trace. Weepin 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Besides the main characters, each supporting character in the book also has their own peak moments. Ji Xingchen, Xu Juyi, Ye Yufan, Xu Ting, and Du Xinjie are all vividly portrayed supporting characters.

39. 39 胜 The Peerless Mad Dragon Who Defies Heaven 胜天半子之绝世狂龙 Egg Fried Rice, No Salt蛋炒饭不加盐Urban150k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless] [No do-gooder protagonist] [Realistic urban setting] [Fast-paced] [No dragging things out] [Satisfying underworld story] [No System] [Not invincible] Not invincible!!! Not invincible!!! Not invincible!!! Everything comes down to hard work grounded in reality. A must-read for fans of underworld stories~ An urban youth leads a band of brothers who would live and die for him, rising from having nothing to the pinnacle of the underworld and forging a legendary empire~ The mal 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The ultimate gangster novel, if you don't like it, you can hit me.

40. 40 青 I'll Write My Own Youth 青春我来写 Wan YiZ晚奕ZUrban286k WordsCompleted Synopsis: When I was very, very young, I had a beautiful older sister. My parents were always incredibly busy and often had to leave home to work in other places. So one day, they brought home an older sister they had adopted for me. She treated me wonderfully and took care of me in every way. But Dad was exceptionally cruel to her. Then one day in middle school, my sister left. I studied as hard as I could, and by the time I reached high school, I finally got into a school in the city and foun 234Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one 😘💕🥰

41. 41 上 I Started High School as a Good Girl and Became a Crime Boss 上了高中，我从乖乖女变成黑老大 Wan YiZ晚奕ZUrban10k WordsCompleted When I started high school, I went from a good girl to a crime boss. —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 两 The Youth of Two Generations 两代人的青春 Looking Back on the Past回首望曾经Urban3.0M WordsOngoing My name is Li Sunan, and I'm a complete... bastard. Please take a moment, settle in, and let me tell you the whole story. From my godfather, Li Zhen, to my second uncle, Cui Lijun, and then to my own dark life. From 1990 to 2020. Thirty tumultuous years in a small city in Northeast China. One act ends, and another begins. Two generations rise and fall, knowing both glory and disgrace. There are no all-powerful crime bosses here. Just a bunch of little people struggling at the bottom... The road 2.2kReads6.9Score103Shelves

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    Forget about books produced by studios, look at the real thing!!!

43. 43 江 Temptations of the Jianghu 江湖诱惑 Writing Spring and Autumn with Chalk粉笔写春秋Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Underworld + Mature Beauties + Conquest + Feel-Good Action + Multiple Heroines] [The first five chapters take their time, but the story gets thrilling later. Read ten chapters, and if you’re not hooked, come chop me up!] Wang Xiaohu leaves the countryside for Jiangcheng, hoping to live a quiet life, but a clash draws him into the whirlpool of the underworld. He meets Qian Jiajia, gets close to Cui Meng, and is even forcibly h 31.7kReads8.0Score2.9kShelves

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    A classic gangster thriller.

44. 44 黑 The Underworld Heiress Makes a Fierce Bodyguard 黑道千金猛保镖 Count Blue Squid蓝乌贼伯爵Urban518k WordsOngoing [Underworld] + [Urban] + [Multiple Female Leads] + [Power Fantasy] [Not for readers under 18] Wang Meng rose from bodyguard to godfather of the underworld, unifying both the criminal and legitimate worlds. His was a life of power and grandeur. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    From a bodyguard to a mafia godfather, he unified both the legal and illegal worlds, living a life of unparalleled power and influence.

45. 45 焰 The Pinnacle of Flame City 焰城顶点 Short-Tempered Xiao Yuanjiang暴躁小元酱Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Underworld fiction, urban setting. Beneath the plane trees at Yancheng No. 4 High School, more eyes were watching than there were cicadas singing. Some stared at Chen Shun's dazzling blond hair, as if checking whether a certain rumor was true. Some remembered the pale pink scar at Li Huafeng's temple, as though it still held a trace of his unspent fury. Guo Qiang's silent bulk was like a moving wall wherever he went, blocking out the sunlight and the prying eyes alike. No one knew that these few 33Reads6.5Score—Shelves
46. 46 黑 The Underworld: A Fight for the Blood Road 黑社会：血路争锋 Jing Hang J景航JUrban721k WordsCompleted In the late 1990s, the waters of the Hai River in Jinmen City carried a stench that wouldn't wash away. They lapped over the dock's bluestone slabs and soaked the mud-caked trousers of Lin Shen. The sixteen-year-old boy huddled in the shadow of a shipping container, clutching a brown paper bag. Inside were three packs of cigarettes he'd managed to “borrow” from a cargo ship that day. They were tribute for Brother Hu, the third-in-command of the Shunfa Gang, and his only bargaining chip for survi 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A police manhunt brings together two men in dire straits, Chen Feng's ruthlessness and Lin Shen's resilience sparking a powerful dynamic. Together, they wipe out the evil forces of Tianjin, enduring betrayal and life-or-death trials on their path to establishing new rules for the underworld.

47. 47 都 The Urban Underworld: Power and Influence 都市江湖：权势滔天 A Child at Heart家有童心Urban2.0M WordsOngoing The short drama of the same name premieres on January 4, 2026, at 10 a.m. on Hongguo Short Drama: Urban Underworld: Power Overwhelming Chen Yi had never met his biological father. Then one day, his parents were summoned to school, and he watched helplessly as his teacher was beaten badly enough to end up in the hospital... 14kReads9.0Score443Shelves

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    Trust me after reading this!

48. 48 做 Be the Fiercest One 做最凶的那个 Ripped Jeans破洞裤子Urban476k WordsCompleted Lin Yu had always been troubled by a question: Why must good people endure eighty-one trials to become Buddhas, while bad people only need to lay down their butcher's knives? Fairness has never been something the poor get to talk about. If you want fairness, there's only one way: make yourself strong enough to create it. This world has both light and darkness. It won't treat you well just because you're kind. His father was unable to repay his debts and eventually took his own life. The creditor 778Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    Dear reader, give this a try. It's a period gangster novel where both the protagonist and the antagonist are intelligent and ruthless.

49. 49 黑 The Endless Underworld 黑道无尽 The Mental Patient from East Village东村精神病Urban469k WordsCompleted (Period setting, underworld, gritty realism, high-octane) A savage era. An unconventional underworld boss. A story of the jianghu written in blood and tears. So much happened in those years. You can only see it clearly through blood-tinted glasses... 2.8kReads7.7Score283Shelves
50. 50 救 I Saved a Stunning Beauty, and She Tried to Hack Me with a Knife by the Bed 救了绝色美女，她在床边拿刀砍我 Meticulous to the Last Word一字不苟Urban644k WordsCompleted Chu Lingtian is a legendary man known as the "Grim Reaper Wolf King." He returns to the city for a top-secret mission, never imagining that on his very first day back, he will spend the night with a beautiful woman named Liu Bingxue. Afterward, Liu Bingxue takes him home and passes him off as her boyfriend. But it turns out she has a twin sister, Liu Huohuo. The older sister is cold and aloof, while the younger is uninhibited. Sharing a room with these twin beauties is certainly thrilling. After 11.6kReads8.7Score1kShelves

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    A complete masterpiece, teeming with beautiful women, irresistibly captivating, and full of exciting moments.

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