First-Person Underworld Novel, Who Dares Call Themselves Number One Besides Xun Fei? 第一人称黑道文，除了寻飞谁敢称第一

1. 51 邪 The Evil Lord Descends into the Abyss 邪主临渊 Ye Feng's Night叶枫的夜Urban356k WordsOngoing [Underworld] [Brotherhood] [Passionate] [The author is also a fan of Uncle Qin] I was bullied all through middle school. I thought things would get better in high school, but I was still bullied. Little by little, those people led me down a road of no return... My name is Mo Daoxie. Dao as in “principle,” and Xie as in “evil.” 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I wrote this myself, so I wouldn't dare call it too good, but you can check it out; I won't stop updating.

2. 52 出 After Getting Out of Prison, the Underworld Princess Pursued Me 出狱后的我被黑道公主倒追 Exclamation Mark叹号Urban326k WordsCompleted [Passionate youth] [Ruthless and decisive] [Tattoos covering his back] [A crowd of loyal brothers] On the eve of the college entrance exams, Li Shu lands in prison for using excessive force in self-defense. Three years later, having “successfully completed his studies,” he returns like a king. After surviving one bloody battle after another, he finally stands at the top of the city. Only then does he suddenly realize that his seemingly sweet and clueless girlfriend is the biggest boss in the ent 2.8kReads7.0Score212Shelves
3. 53 坏 Bad Boy: King of the Streets 坏小子：街道之上，我为王 Yes, It's Zhishui是止水哟Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Li Yizhen was an ordinary student at Jiangchuan No. 1 High School. But the school bully, He Min, singled him out, teasing and tormenting him as she pleased. Too timid to fight back, he endured group beatings and was even forced to eat ice pops mixed with dirt. She also led him astray, getting him to smoke and drink. Day after day, year after year… Then, when Li Yizhen finally confessed his feelings to the school belle, she mocked him in front of the whole class. He Min joined in, too. Overcome w 285Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I'm the bad boy Li Yizhen, number one.

4. 54 火 Rising Through the Ranks 火线提拔 A Thousand Miles Away万路之遥Urban5.5M WordsCompleted Qiao Yan witnessed someone jump to their death and was urgently promoted to investigate the real culprit behind it. But the case led him to a vast network of vested interests and a fierce battle. Relying on his own strength, he brought down the powerful forces and rose steadily through the ranks... 56.7kReads9.3Score6.1kShelves

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   The true expression of human nature

5. 55 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

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   A very good book

6. 56 走 The Crooked Path 走偏门 Li Er Bu Ha李二不哈Urban3.5M WordsCompleted [Adapted into the short dramas Fishing in the Shadows, Taking the Crooked Path, and The Mastermind; and the animated dramas Fishing in the Shadows: Drifting North, A Crooked Road to Comeback, A Thousand Faces in the Underworld, and Tales of a Shady Deal. Check them out if you’re interested.] What is the crooked path? Those who walk it seek a way to survive for themselves and plot certain doom for others. Once you step onto this path, it stretches as deep as the sea. You’ll roam far and wide, mix 23.5kReads9.1Score3.6kShelves
7. 57 宿 Dorm Survival: I Was Pulled into the Management Chat 宿舍求生，我被拉进了管理群 Rolling Eggs翻滚的蛋蛋Mystery4.8M WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow + no saintly heroine + System + survival + satisfying read] When Chen Bei woke up, he found himself in a dormitory survival game, bound to a dorm room. During the day, players had to venture out to gather supplies, grow stronger, and fortify their dorms. When night fell, all kinds of eerie and dangerous creatures appeared. The only way to survive was to hide inside the dorm. People and their dorms lived or died together! Unlike the others, Chen Bei had gained access to the game's 107.1kReads8.9Score8.7kShelves
8. 58 我 My Years as a Feng Shui Consultant in the Entertainment Industry 我在娱乐圈当风水顾问的那些年 Bitter Melon with Flower Crab苦瓜炒花蟹Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted Corpse-oil lipstick, raising little ghosts, summoning fox spirits, tattooed talismans: some celebrities will stop at nothing to get famous and go viral. My name is Chen Tian. I'm a feng shui consultant who moves in entertainment circles, specializing in handling the aftermath for celebrities who rose to fame through supernatural means. 140.4kReads9.0Score27kShelves
9. 59 东 Tales of the Northeast: Fortune Is in Heaven's Hands 东北往事之富贵在天 At the Fork in the Road, Let Things Be无为在歧路Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Underworld] [Not Mindless] [Ensemble Cast] [Realistic] [Passionate] [Not a Feel-Good Power Fantasy] After spending three years in prison for injuring someone while collecting a debt, Chen Yang’s first move after getting out is to track down the lousy bastard who reported him and got him arrested, then demand forty thousand yuan. But that incident sets off a chain of events that once again leaves Chen Yang at a crossroads, just when he had hoped to settle down. So... will he accept the hand fate 127.2kReads9.1Score11.6kShelves

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   Top 3 Gangster Literature

10. 60 黑 The Man Who Reached the Top of the Underworld 黑道触顶之徒 Hei A Man黑阿满Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The underworld is shallow waters teeming with big shots. Thousands shout my name: Brother Tian. Xia Tian, a young man from the bottom of society in Northeast China, gets caught up by chance in the feud between two underworld bosses. From then on, he sets out to climb to the top of the criminal world. Benefactors, moles, bandits, desperados… all sorts of characters take the stage, and the action is heart-pounding. Watch as he leads his brothers from small-time nobodies to become the biggest kin 3.8kReads8.8Score258Shelves
11. 61 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

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    I only read Fuqin and Weijie in gangster fiction. They are the top-tier representatives of gangster fiction!

12. 62 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

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    These three are the three best gangster novels I've read on Tomato.

13. 63 一 On the Run 一路逃亡 Jian Lapi剑拉僻Urban409k WordsCompleted Orphaned at the age of ten, Ji Ling struggles to survive while the villagers spit on him. After falling into Ghost Cliff, he finds himself at death's door, only to be saved by a mysterious green-skinned gourd! The gourd holds a world within. It can hold an endless supply of water, and eating its fruit grants him divine strength. It becomes his only means of survival. When he first comes down from the mountain, he is taken in by a well-meaning stranger, only to be sold for three thousand yuan by 220Reads6.9Score—Shelves
14. 64 黑 Underworld: Blue Skies 黑道：青天 Fair-Weather Swordsman晴天剑手Urban178k WordsOngoing At a class reunion, I kept a low profile and was mocked and sneered at by my former classmates and teachers. Just as I was about to leave, the class beauty from back then suddenly stood up to defend me. 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    First-person narration of gangster stories

15. 65 江 The Jianghu: I Am the Kingpin 江湖：我即为枭 Wandering Through a World流浪一世界Urban321k WordsOngoing [Underworld] [Brothers United] [Mind-Bending] [Passionate and Thrilling] Three years in prison couldn't dull my edge. My name is Wang Xiao. I spent three years behind bars for offending a powerful figure. After my release, I returned to my old stomping grounds with my brothers and the skills my master taught me. Some want to trample me underfoot. Some want to stab me in the back. And my enemies, lurking in the shadows, are watching me like hawks. But my life is no longer something just anyone ca 98Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book meets your requirements!

16. 66 血 The Bloody Underworld: Thirty Years of Organized Crime in North China 血色江湖：华北黑道三十年 Illusions Eighteen幻化十八Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Underworld + First Person + Period Setting] What is the underworld? It’s a place where even if you win in the end, you still feel like you’ve lost. No matter how much you gain, it can never make up for what you’ve lost. My name is Jiang Qiyao. I witnessed thirty years of the underworld’s rise and fall across North China, watching one boss after another rise to power, then fall. After thirty years in that world, I can’t call myself a good person, but at least I haven’t become completely rotten. 3.1kReads6.7Score149Shelves

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    It's very realistic, written in a style similar to that of the second brother, and based on real history. It's unlike those wish-fulfillment novels that are just about fighting.

17. 67 海 Overseas Turmoil: The Path of a Crime Lord 海外风云之枭雄路途 Love Knows No Distance心咫尺爱天涯Urban1.9M WordsCompleted My name is Lin Feng. I’ve encountered, witnessed, and experienced many industries and incidents that people would rather keep hidden. So many people have been lured overseas by high-paying jobs, only to die. So many have died because their desires could never be satisfied. This synopsis can’t do the story justice. Read the novel to find out more. 8.4kReads9.1Score676Shelves

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    From a deceived piglet to a big shot in the park, high-IQ crime, amidst gunfire and danger.

18. 68 东 Northeast China Underworld: The Autobiography of a Crime Boss 东北黑道：一位黑道大哥的自传 Escape from the Horror Den逃出恐怖窝Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Urban] [Underworld] [Outlaws] [A Cast of Villains] [Justice Served] [An Unvarnished Northeastern Chinese Gangster Story] The underworld rises and falls, settling old scores in blood. To others, the jianghu is about loyalty, passion, and settling scores with a thrilling flourish. The jianghu I’ve seen is nothing but deceit and betrayal. There are no bonds of brotherhood, only greed. There is no mercy, only merciless extermination. On this road, a knife is leverage, blood is the price, and a cons 30.5kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves
19. 69 龙 The Dragon Lifts Its Head 龙抬头 The One Playing the Zither抚琴的人Urban5.9M WordsCompleted The goddess who used to look down on me is now applying for a job at my company… When the tiger returns to the mountain, the land will run red with blood; When the dragon rises, even the Yellow River will flow backward! 66.2kReads9.0Score8.2kShelves
20. 70 翻 I Can Turn My Hand to Anything: Two Horizontal Strokes and One Vertical, That's How We Get Things Done 翻手为云：两横一竖就是干 Lang Fanyun浪翻云Urban218k WordsOngoing My name is Wang Xiao, and my nickname is Xiao San’er. Those who respect me call me Third Brother. This book is dedicated to the youth I’ve lost and the days I once spent running with a rough crowd. A butterfly spends its life in love with flowers, wandering with their fragrance to the ends of the earth. Through countless hardships, I have no regrets about my golden years. 252Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Just look at it.

21. 71 尘 The King of Dust Returns 尘王归来 A Gentleman Like an Orchid君子若兰Martial Arts533k WordsCompleted Fifteen years ago, the entire household of the Great General of Zhen State was slaughtered, its loyal dead left disgraced. Fifteen years later, a cloth merchant named Chen Mo appeared at a Jiangnan dock, spending his days among abacuses and cargo boats. They say merchants are base, driven only by profit. But no one knew that every bolt of silk he traded was weaving a vast web; every canal route under his control was clearing a blood-soaked path for his eventual return. Gold was merely his armo —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    She traveled south with half a jade pendant to find her husband, only to discover that her fiancé was none other than Ye Wan'er, the most ruthless wolf king in Jiangnan. She had brought with her the Mobei Money House and half a Qingluan pendant to find her betrothed, the Xiao family brother. But everyone in Jiangnan said the Xiao family was long dead. She didn't believe it, opening a branch of the money house while secretly investigating. She discovered that the biggest obstacle was the newly rising wolf king of Jiangnan, "Chen Mo." He seized her docks, cut off her trade routes, and opposed her at every turn. Until that assassination attempt, when he took a sword for her, half a white tiger pendant fell from his robes… Ye Wan'er was stunned: "You're the fiancé I've been searching for for five years?" Xiao Yichen wiped the blood from his sword: "Now you know? Then help me conquer Jiangnan as a dowry."

22. 72 六 Stirring Up Trouble in the 1960s and 1970s 六七十年代搅风搅雨 Phantom Moon in the Clouds云中幻月Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Ning Jingshu, a powerful esper in the apocalypse, perished alongside the Zombie King, she was born into a family of capitalists in a period setting. Abandoned by her family, she was adopted by a military family through a twist of fate. She became an undercover enforcer, protecting her family during the turbulent years, hunting down spies, and later heading overseas for a little zero-cost shopping. She also stirred up trouble between foreign countries, watching them descend into chaos while 7kReads9.2Score592Shelves
23. 73 风 Fortunes Rise in Macau, but the Road to Wealth Is a Little Rocky 风起澳门，暴富的道路有点坑 A Heart of Iron, a Temper Like Water铁心似水Urban1.2M WordsCompleted I was doing all right in the human world. Then, out of nowhere, I was dragged up to heaven, only to be kicked straight down into hell. Now I'm in hell, but my heart is in heaven. Going back to the human world is nothing but a distant dream... Gamblers want to win, but casinos don't want to lose either. In this vast world, people of every kind are busy, all scheming and calculating. A mountain is a mountain, and water is water. Then a mountain is no longer a mountain, and water is no longer water 6.8kReads8.9Score383Shelves
24. 74 柳 A Carefree Life in Liutiaohutong 柳条胡同潇洒人生 Little Cai Baby小小蔡宝宝Urban362k WordsCompleted Lu An, a member of the Sledgehammer Crew, wants to live carefree after getting out of prison. But wherever there are people, there are rivalries. Even if you don't make a move, someone else will. Local heavyweights and outsiders all have their own plans. Watch Lu An rise to his feet, one step at a time. 2.4kReads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Liutiao Hutong Tongwen Novel

25. 75 从 Destined for a Life in the Underworld from Birth 从出生开始就注定混黑道 Ye Fan葉凡Urban845k WordsOngoing No System! No brainless antics! Packed with thrilling, iconic moments from beginning to end! My big brother told me to go to school and protect the campus belle, but I ended up reading her a love letter in front of the whole school? The son of the boss of a rival gang wants to be my underling? A gorgeous, wealthy woman wants me to marry her? It's gotten to the point where I don't even want to run with the gang anymore. I'm surrounded by gorgeous, wealthy women. I really don't want to work hard a 674Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    I'm second to none, who dares to claim first?

26. 76 黑 Lone Wolf of the Underworld: I Came from Hell 黑道孤枭：我从地狱来 Doesn't Eat Turkey Noodles7不吃火鸡面7Urban146k WordsCompleted Orphaned at eight, I spent eight years keeping my head down. I came from hell, and I came for revenge. When the lone wolf strikes, the underworld runs red with blood. Those who owe me will repay me tenfold. Those who wrong me will be ground to dust! 189Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The best gangster novel

27. 77 校 My Days of Being Bullied at School 校园被欺负的日子 Flying Doggy 1会飞的狗子1Urban398k WordsOngoing The main characters are Wu Ming, Zhang Qiang, and Zhou Yao. This isn’t a brainless power fantasy, but a bumpy story of growing up. When my brothers fight, I run; I’d never touch a friend’s wife, but if my friend’s away, anything goes. A life of gaming on credit and gambling for tokens in the arcade. 11kReads8.2Score671Shelves
28. 78 平 Days Spent Getting By 平凡混过的日子 Le Yili勒疑李Urban644k WordsOngoing My name is Lu Pingfan! I'm a gangster... I founded the "Student Council" back in middle school! Years later, my brothers live ordinary lives by day, but after dark, they take their place in the underworld! I used to think that justice and honor were the guiding principles of the world! It wasn't until I heard all the things left unsaid that I realized those supposedly "high-minded" principles were nothing but the emperor's new clothes! So I decided to uphold the principles of my world in my own 29Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Brothers, all the ongoing serialized books are promising. Ren's first book is only slightly worse than Fuqin's. Let's go!

29. 79 从 Starting with the Los Angeles Riots, I Rule the Land of the Free 从洛杉矶暴乱开始，统治大漂亮 The Pig Who Cooks Shit煮翔的猪Urban544k WordsCompleted Lincoln transmigrates to another world, into the land of the free. The moment he arrives, he is treated as an illegal immigrant and forcefully subdued. Lincoln: “Come on, man!” Law enforcement: “He's got a gun!” “Empty your magazines!” 8Reads5.8Score—Shelves
30. 80 龙 When the Dragon Raises Its Head: A New Storm Rises 龙抬头之风云再起 Though Born an Ant, I Aspire to Be a Swan生如蝼蚁当有鸿鹄之志Male-Channel Fanfiction386k WordsOngoing This book continues the story of Recalling the Zither's previous works: Hot-Blooded High School, Bad Boys: Reckless Youth, Bad Boys: Above the Law, Bad Boys: Who Can Stand Against Me?, Young King, and Dragon Raises Its Head. Familiar characters such as Zhou Ming, Zhang Yujie, Wang Hao, Yu Chengfei, Yuan Shao, Wu Tao, Song Yang, Zuo Fei, Monkey, Huang Jie, Zheng Wu, Ma Jie, Wang Wei, Little Yama, Zhang Long, and Zhao Hu will all appear in this book. This book will take you back into that passiona 61Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 81 滇 Underworld Turmoil in Yunnan and Guizhou 滇黔黑道风云 Xiaoxiao Thirteen晓晓十三Urban1.1M WordsOngoing Even with nothing to your name, you can still shape the world! A poor boy can become a lord! People love reading face-slapping stories about rich families. I, however, want to write an inspiring tale of a poor boy facing one twist in the road after another, surviving countless brushes with death before rising to power! Life never goes exactly as you wish. In all things, be content if things go even halfway your way. Follow the eventful rise of a young man from Nanguang, from hauling bricks to ru 5.8kReads6.6Score278Shelves

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    First-person perspective means a slow pace.

32. 82 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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    Gangster novel, featuring countless henchmen and absolute power.

33. 83 凡 An Ordinary Man’s Official Career: A Police Chief at Twenty-Four 凡人官途，二十四岁的公安局长 Jiangnan Talent江南才子Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [A genuine political-intrigue novel] Cheng Bo was just starting his career and was thrilled to become an assistant to the town mayor. But after taking up the post, he discovered that he had also been saddled with a daunting mission! 44.7kReads8.0Score3.8kShelves
34. 84 黑 The Underworld: Beautiful Women by My Side on a Wild Jianghu Road 黑道：红颜伴我野性江湖路 Jiangnan Talent江南才子Urban1.7M WordsOngoing (Feel-good period drama + multiple heroines + top student and leader + fast-paced + passionate and explosive) With a blood feud to settle, he claims his enemy's daughter on the very first day after getting out of prison! He once thought he was an orphan, never imagining his libertine father had left behind many younger siblings! On the blood-soaked road through the underworld, stepmothers keep appearing. There are also brothers and sisters bound by deep affection, and a prodigal son who turns ov 13kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
35. 85 离 After Our Divorce, My Boss Turned Around and Promoted Me 离婚后，领导转身就提拔了我 Jiangnan Talent江南才子Urban3.5M WordsCompleted His new book, The Number One Secret in Officialdom: From the Start, I Was Sent to an Asylum, is now available. Your support is welcome! Two paternity tests shattered Zhao Shu’s world: neither child was his! His wife had betrayed him, and he angrily divorced her! At the lowest point in his life, his ability and resolve happened to catch a superior’s eye, and he entered the world of officialdom. Fueled by the anger of betrayal, Zhao Shu cuts through every obstacle, rising from head of security to 11.8kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
36. 86 古 Romance in the Ancient Village 古寨情缘 Jiangnan Talent江南才子Urban3.6M WordsCompleted The new book, The Number One Secret in Officialdom: Sent Straight to the Asylum from the Start, is now available. Your support is welcome! When someone bullies his sister-in-law, Wang Ye steps in without hesitation, kills a man, and ends up in prison. There, he unexpectedly acquires peerless mystical arts and learns that in his previous life he was the True Dragon Emperor of another world, his sister-in-law was a tiger spirit, and his childhood friend and sidekick was a little white rabbit spiri 21.3kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
37. 87 假 Fake Eunuch, True Emperor 假太监真皇帝 Jiangnan Talent江南才子Historical232k WordsCompleted A general practitioner from a family of traditional Chinese medicine doctors transmigrates, only to be dragged into the imperial harem as a eunuch on his very first day. He has no choice but to negotiate with the eunuch in charge of castration: could you let me off this once? I still have a blood feud to avenge! The eunuch says, “Sure!” 967Reads6.9Score—Shelves
38. 88 官 The Top Spy in Officialdom: Sent to an Asylum from the Start 官场第一秘：开局就被送进疯人院 Jiangnan Talent江南才子Urban577k WordsCompleted [An underrated political drama with real-world relevance] Locked up in a psychiatric hospital from the start? How is he supposed to hold office now? Secretary Jiang Nan's act of standing up for what was right became a trap carefully laid by his rival, and he was illegally confined to an asylum. Was this merely a provocation by local power brokers, or a deadly strike aimed at the leader behind him? When word was secretly delivered to the top, the real power struggle had only just begun... Watch h 16.3kReads7.4Score1.3kShelves
39. 89 天 Number One Under Heaven 天下第一 The One Playing the Zither抚琴的人Urban4.1M WordsCompleted No money to give you, but you can take my life. I’m the best in the world! Looking at his disheveled reflection in the mirror, Chen Dong slammed a fist into it, his eyes bloodshot. “From today on, no one will ever walk all over you again!” 15.2kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
40. 90 名 In the Name of the People: My Secretary Team Helps Me Become Handong’s Leader! 名义：秘书帮的我，成汉东领袖！ Potato Chips Lover of Lay's薯片爱吃乐事Male-Channel Fanfiction164k WordsOngoing [In the Name of the People] [Villain] [Film and TV Crossover] Reborn into a new life, he becomes Jin Zhongguo, Li Dakang's secretary, and joins the second-largest secretary faction in Handong! Gao Yuliang: “You're quite a promising young man. Would you be interested in working for me?” Li Dakang: “I never expected my secretary to become the most important benefactor of my career!” Zhao Ruilong: “Brother, my dear brother, take me along and let me join in!” Hou Liangping: “If Liangping was born, w 107Reads7.2Score—Shelves
41. 91 东 The Northeastern Transfer Student Conquers Tokyo! 东北插班生制霸东京！ Perplexed Muzi纳闷的木子Urban465k WordsCompleted [Tokyo + hot-blooded action + System + hard-hitting fights] Li Yuan, a crime boss, died unexpectedly, and his soul transmigrated into the body of a transfer student from Northeast China at Suzuran High School. On his very first day, a delinquent gang cornered him at the entrance. When Li Yuan faced the gang, he awakened the Villain System. As long as he defeated delinquent gangs, he could keep getting stronger. [Defeat the punks who came looking for trouble. Gain +1 physique.] From then on, he t 1.4kReads6.8Score102Shelves
42. 92 我 I’m No Punk: Three of Us Together 我不是小混混之三人行 Troublemaker扰乱人心Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Determined not to become a thug, he knows that those who walk different paths cannot work together. Brotherhood, and the revival of the Eight Gates of the underworld. Is a sinister force behind it all, or is something far worse on the horizon...? 307Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Try these two books

43. 93 我 I'm No Little Punk: The Shorties' Hero Squad 我不是小混混之矮子英雄队 Troublemaker扰乱人心Urban371k WordsOngoing I'm determined not to become a hoodlum. Even a short person can stand tall. Not every hero is tall, but every passionate heart deserves to be seen. I won't go along with the ways of the world. I'll walk my own path through the jianghu. The road is long, so may we meet again at the summit... 77Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 94 我 My Years as a Gangster 我当混子的那些年 Sand City Beach沙城海滩Urban130k WordsCompleted The underworld is an endless wilderness, and every gang member is a man prepared to die! The underworld is a narrow path, and every gang member risks his life just to make it through! The underworld is a pure arena of beasts: the winners become kings, and the losers are crushed! Forced onto this path, the young Jiang Liang must now show how he can rule the world with one hand! 111Reads—Score—Shelves

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    First-person perspective, from being beaten up to becoming a nobody.

45. 95 赵 The Wild Ride of Zhao the Madman 赵疯子的狂飙人生 Green Blade on Stone青锋石上Urban122k WordsCompleted [Underworld + brotherhood + ensemble cast + fiery passion + recklessness + madmen] I crippled someone by accident while protecting my dad, and spent five years behind bars... Only after I got out did I learn that they hadn't just killed my dad. They had also tortured my grandpa and imprisoned my older sister... The underworld is a dead end... But with my family and home gone, I have nowhere else to turn. This is the only road left to me. If I'm going down this road, then I'll walk it steadily an 187Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Deep brotherhood, decisive action, down-to-earth and logical.

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