High-IQ Spy Thrillers Set During the War of Resistance 高智商碟中谍的抗战谍战类小说

1. 1 风 A Wind of Cranes and the Rustle of Grass 风声鹤唳 Jun Bu Jian君不贱Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A cuckoo cannot build its own nest. It can only take over the nests of other birds. What Feng Chen took over was not a nest, but someone else’s identity and name. Even the Military Statistics Bureau’s confidential files in Section Eight contained no photograph of him, only a codename known to no one: Red Cuckoo. A top Kuomintang agent, Feng Chen was ordered to infiltrate the Shanghai underground Communist Party to obtain the list of Communist agents embedded in the Military Statistics Bureau’s u 1.4kReads9.3Score171Shelves

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   High intelligence, espionage!

2. 2 谍 The Little Spy's Rise to Power 谍战小特务的逆袭 Winter Isn't Hot冬天不热Urban2.8M WordsCompleted He is the lowest-ranking undercover agent in the Military Statistics Bureau, yet he can spot Japanese spies in a vast crowd. He is also an expert operative, infiltrating enemy-occupied territory to assassinate traitors who sell out their country and vanish without a trace. Because: “Scanning Eye” in operation... 186kReads9.5Score20.6kShelves
3. 3 谍 Secrets of the Spy War: The Japanese Translator 谍海秘事之鬼子翻译官 Baili Xiguan百里西关Urban553k WordsOngoing From the start, Liu Dongyang worked as an interpreter for the Japanese army, matching wits with the enemy and treading carefully at every turn. He also faced constant threats from collaborators and traitors, with danger lurking everywhere. Yet he always managed to escape trouble and obtain vital intelligence for his side. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   They are all spy dramas

4. 4 谍 Shadowless Spy War 谍战无影 Baili Xiguan百里西关Historical282k WordsOngoing A trainee from a military intelligence special training class is ordered to go undercover in occupied territory. By chance, however, Japanese spies recruit him as an informant, and he finds himself hunted by multiple sides, with traps at every turn... [Transmigration] [Espionage] [No System] [No pocket dimension] [No extraordinary abilities] 22Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 特 Agent: From Minor Spy to Big Boss of the Military Statistics Bureau 特工：从小特务到军统大老板 Halfway to Five半事五成Urban3.2M WordsOngoing [Political intrigue] [Wits and strategy] [Decisive and ruthless] [Multiple women] [Military Intelligence] [Director] On the eve of war, a Military Intelligence agent codenamed Ghost Fox infiltrates the foreign concessions, forming an assassination squad to punish traitors and scoundrels. During the occupation, he infiltrates the Special Higher Police, posing as a nobleman to steal intelligence, rob gold, and blow up an arms depot. He also returns to Military Intelligence headquarters, where he c 75.7kReads8.6Score5.8kShelves
6. 6 谍 Spy Games: Starting with a Female Spy Taking Me Home 谍战风云：从被女特务捡回家开始 Riding a Pig Through the World骑猪闯世间Urban1.7M WordsOngoing His soul transmigrates to Jinling in 1936, and from the start, the ravishing female secret agent Ye Jieqing “picks him up” after he passes out. They meet again two years later, only for him to discover that she has become the wife of Li Shiqun, head of the 76th Office. Will their old romance be rekindled, or will he use the opportunity to infiltrate enemy territory? Armed with multiple golden fingers, including enhanced physical abilities, a portable space, and a radar that scans for evil, Chen 53.8kReads8.2Score4.9kShelves
7. 7 抗 War of Resistance: Tactical Principles Amid the White Mountains and Black Waters 抗战：白山黑水间的战术法则 Border Guard Captain靖边校尉Historical1.1M WordsOngoing He exploits the Kwantung Army's corruption to steal Japanese intelligence, robs them of supplies, kills their officers, and blows up their ammunition trains. Through one raid after another, he strikes at the enemy and builds up his own forces. Shen Xing, a modern-day veteran, transmigrates to Changbai Mountain in 1932. He gathers scattered soldiers to fight the Japanese. His rule is simple: “Our soldiers' lives are a hundred times more precious than the Japanese. I wouldn't trade one of my broth 26.4kReads8.7Score2.6kShelves
8. 8 一 One Man’s War of Resistance: My Blade Is No Less Sharp 一个人的抗战：我的刀也未尝不利 Once Loved Wang Heping喜欢过王和平Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Resistance War espionage + no System + illustrations + joins no faction + goes it alone + heads to the Northeast + heads south to Nanyang] Chen Beixuan, a former elite lone-wolf operative and lieutenant colonel forced into a desk job by an injury, is reassigned by his superiors to maintain an S-class wartime safe house directly under military intelligence headquarters. It looks like he's still being entrusted with important work, but Chen Beixuan knows better: it's practically an early retireme 12.3kReads8.1Score981Shelves
9. 9 谍 Espionage: I Have a Pocket Dimension, but I Choose to Go It Alone 谍战：我有空间，但我选择单干 Once Loved Wang Heping喜欢过王和平Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [No System, but with a Map + Resistance-Era Spy Thriller + Portable Storage Space + Won't Side with Any Faction + Fighting the Japanese Alone] Ma Liang is a top-tier field agent. During an escort mission, alien technology is accidentally activated at an agent supply depot, sending him to the era of the War of Resistance Against Japan. The depot transmigrates along with Ma Liang, becoming his portable storage space, and his physical abilities are enhanced to three times their normal level. As luc 37.8kReads8.6Score2.6kShelves
10. 10 赵 Zhao Gouzi's Struggles in Ancient Times 赵狗子的古代奋斗史 Riverside Pebble河边鹅卵石Historical2.1M WordsCompleted At the end of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty, Zhao Gouzi was born. The Ming was visibly in decline, while the world hurtled into the Age of Discovery, with wealth pouring in from across the seas. Zhao Gouzi lifted his chin and resolved to catch the last wave of the Age of Discovery, sending the peoples of Huaxia sailing across the seas to conquer new lands! 8.1kReads8.9Score674Shelves
11. 11 抗 War of Resistance: I Have Steel, So You’d Better Have the Will to Fight 抗战：我有钢铁，你最好也有意志 Once Loved Wang Heping喜欢过王和平Urban550k WordsCompleted Jinling City has no room for tears. A real man never retreats, but please don’t tell Mom I’m in Jinling. Our forebears defeated steel with their will. This time, we have steel of our own. Enemies, you’d better pray you have the will to stand against it. [Traditional War of Resistance novel + no System + hard-pushing the frontline + illustrations] (Let’s give you something thrilling! Come experience just how satisfying old-school War of Resistance novels can be!) Xiao Jianlin, a 21st-century elec 3.2kReads7.7Score145Shelves
12. 12 帝 Empire's Struggle for Supremacy 帝国争霸 White Lonely Island白色孤岛Historical3.6M WordsCompleted Chen Ziang wakes up to discover that he has transmigrated to an unfamiliar era of clashing armies and devastation. It is a shattered age, and an age of heroes vying for supremacy. It is the best of times and the worst of times. Chen Ziang rises from humble beginnings, builds an elite army, sweeps across the realm, saves the common people, and establishes an unrivaled empire! 7.8kReads8.6Score612Shelves
13. 13 大 Great Tang: I'm in Suiye City, and My Little Brother Is Li Taibai? 大唐：人在碎叶城，弟弟李太白？ Zhu Sanliang朱三两Historical1.2M WordsCompleted [Anxi Protectorate]+ [No System]+ [Three legendary transmigration manuals]+ [Farming]+ [Starting out in Suiye Town] Li Mu transmigrated to Suiye City in the Anxi Protectorate during the Kaiyuan era, becoming the older brother of the immortal poet Li Bai. He had in his hands the three legendary manuals for transmigrators: The Barefoot Doctor's Manual, A Guide to Civilian and Military Personnel, and The Militia Military Training Manual. He had also thoroughly studied the Grand Ancestor's On Contra 6.7kReads8.7Score547Shelves
14. 14 父 Father, I Only Want to Be a Prince 父皇，我只想当个王爷 A Man with a Wu Hook男儿带吴钩Historical5.3M WordsCompleted In the 115th year of the Jingli era, the realm was in turmoil, with three kingdoms standing in opposition. On that day, Ye Zhuo, heir to the Prince of Shou, opened his eyes after being unconscious for three years... Ye Zhuo only wanted to live a quiet, carefree life as a hedonistic playboy. But he was so outstanding that he shone wherever he went. See how Ye Zhuo carves out a path to becoming a wise prince in this chaotic age, one that belongs to him alone! 28.2kReads8.7Score2.4kShelves
15. 15 那 Common Knowledge Errors in Historical Transmigration Novels 那些历史穿越文中的常识性错误 Lose 60 Jin减重60斤772k WordsOngoing Many people think that with the mindset of a modern person, they can transmigrate to ancient times and defy fate. In reality, it was far harder for ordinary people to break through the class barrier in feudal society. Also, many aristocratic clans weren’t nearly as stupid as you might think. In ancient times, a family that could afford to educate its children wasn’t an ordinary family. They were usually aristocrats or nobles. How bad could the people who wrote the Discourses on Salt and Iron, Th 363Reads8.0Score—Shelves
16. 16 谍 The Spy Game: Gaze into the Abyss 谍海无涯之深渊凝视 Luminous White Radish夜光白萝卜Urban1.5M WordsOngoing When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you. When you gaze into the abyss again, the abyss gets impatient: “What are you looking at?” Feng Gang, a modern historian, transmigrates to the Republic of China era. Born into a time of chaos, in the darkest hours before dawn, he discovers that he has no System or superpowers of any kind. All he has is a deep gaze that spans a century and sees through every illusion... 19.6kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves

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    No system, high IQ, multiple female protagonists, spy novel, especially interesting.

17. 17 穿 Transmigrating into a War-Torn World, I Awakened an Anti-Japanese Martial Arts System 穿越烽火逃兵我觉醒抗日武侠系统 Rocking Slowly in a Wicker Chair藤椅慢摇Urban867k WordsOngoing Li A Shui transmigrates to the Songhu Front in the rain at night. The moment he opens his eyes, he runs into the fleeing soldier Hu Yi. He remembers Hu Yi, remembers Ninth Platoon, and remembers everyone along this road who was supposed to fall. He once read this story. Now he is standing inside it. 42Reads—Score105Shelves

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    High-quality grains and herbs that are visually appealing and durable

18. 18 烽 Beacon-Fire Deserter: The Road Home 烽火逃兵：归途 Half a Gourd半颗葫芦Historical357k WordsOngoing A tribute to Xiao Zhixianxian, a fan-written continuation of The Deserter in the Flames of War. Picking up where the original stopped updating, at Chapter 687. Hu Yi, Xiao Hongying, Mule, Ma Liang, Gao Yidao, Li Youcai... not a single one left out. No System, no transmigration, no cheat abilities. The same old feel, the same familiar faces. After waiting nine years, it’s time for them to come home. 4.5kReads7.3Score444Shelves
19. 19 穿 Transported into Beacon Fire Escape, My Phone Has Unlimited Data 穿进烽火逃兵，我的手机有流量 Cat Bridge Soil猫儿桥土Urban2.4M WordsOngoing In the world of Beacon Fire Escapees, Zhao Baosheng is transported to Desheng Harbor, right on the front line between the Nationalist Army and the Japanese. How the hell is he supposed to survive? Wait, my phone’s buzzing. Let me check... The Independent Regiment that appears later in this book isn’t Li Yunlong’s from Drawing Sword. Have you read Beacon Fire Escapees? It’s the one from that novel. 12.4kReads8.8Score895Shelves
20. 20 抗 War of Resistance: A Jungle of Flesh and Blood 抗战之血肉丛林 Lump疙瘩Urban8.1M WordsCompleted [War of Resistance + Home and Country + Blood and Iron] The island invaders ravaged our land, bringing misery to western Yunnan. Who among us lacks courage? How could we abandon the frontier? Our valiant soldiers feared neither danger nor hardship, charging into battle ten times and prevailing every time, ready to die as gladly as they would drink. Their remains lie here, their names engraved on a monument. Their awe-inspiring righteousness will shine for generations to come. 3.2kReads9.1Score281Shelves
21. 21 毒 Oath of Death, 1941 毒誓一九四一 A Snow Fills the BowA大雪满弓刀Urban1.2M WordsCompleted This is a tale of ordinary people in the War of Resistance, of people from every stratum of society waging a grueling struggle against the invaders. In the frozen mountains of the Northeast, and across the northeastern lands beneath the invaders' iron hooves, there was a group of people who climbed over ice and slept in snow, going hungry and cold, all to drive the vicious bandits out of their homeland. They gave up their own lives, the lives of their families, and the lives of the next generati 17.9kReads9.4Score2kShelves
22. 22 浴 A Nameless Monument at the Nation's Gate, Bathed in Blood 浴血国门之无名碑 Flowers Are Graceful花是容Urban1.2M WordsCompleted (No System + full-scale Korean War coverage + fighting on every front) "If we don't fight this war, the next generation will have to!" A century of humiliation, with powerful invaders running rampant! To protect their homes and defend their country, a humble fisherman and hunter became a proud Volunteer soldier, setting out on a journey to fight to the death at the nation's borders! The Battle of Wenjing, the raid on Unsan, the surprise attack on Wuling Bridge, the frozen, bloody battle at Lake 11.8kReads9.1Score716Shelves
23. 23 谍 Espionage: From the Start, I Could Hear People's Thoughts and Expose Japanese Spies 谍战：开局偷听心声，识破日谍 Daily Ten-Thousand-Word Writer日万小写手Urban3.7M WordsCompleted Su Mu wakes up one morning and finds he has transmigrated to the Republic of China, becoming a low-ranking agent for the Military Statistics Bureau! Just as he’s losing hope, he gains the ability to read people’s thoughts! Agent at No. 76: Damn it, how did our secret plan to arrest the deputy chief of the Military Statistics Bureau get leaked? Chief of the Special Services Section: Damn it, who exposed the top-secret agent infiltrating Mountain City? I’ll kill him! Headquarters of the Plum Bloss 66.2kReads8.8Score5.1kShelves

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    🍁🍁🍁In 1938, the undercurrents of espionage were turbulent. Su Mu, a new recruit to the Military Intelligence Bureau, stumbled into a deadly trap upon joining the force—a Japanese spy was plotting to pass top-secret intelligence! In a moment of crisis, he unexpectedly awakened the ability to read minds, revealing the enemy's schemes to him: "The plan is complete, move out tonight," "He seems completely unaware"... Watch as Su Mu, with this extraordinary skill, escapes death at the hands of the 76th Division, turns the tables on the Special Higher Police, and transforms from a lowly rookie into a formidable weapon in the shadows, striking fear into the hearts of Japanese spies. Tomato Novels' novel, *Spy War: Starting by Eavesdropping on Minds, Uncovering the Japanese Spy*, is full of twists and turns, every step a life-or-death struggle!

24. 24 谍 Espionage: I Can Read People’s Inner Thoughts 谍战：我能洞察心声 Deep-Fried Tomatoes油炸西红柿Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Chen Yongren, formerly a special operations agent, has his soul transmigrate to the Republican era, where he becomes a minor spy for the Military Statistics Bureau and awakens the Spy King System. Every time he catches a Japanese spy, he gets a chance to draw a prize. He obtains the [Insight] skill: Know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated. He can listen at will to the thoughts of everyone within a five-meter radius of himself. He obtains the [Ultimate Actor] skill: In a time 20.7kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves
25. 25 谍 Espionage: At Last, I Make It to the Honey Trap 谍战：终于熬到美人计 Snow Drifting on a Sword一剑飘雪Historical557k WordsOngoing Zhang Yuan transmigrated to Shanghai in 1937 and became an intelligence operative for our Party, working undercover in the city. From the start, he was trapped in a living hell and brutally tortured. Whips, pepper water, the tiger bench, the electric chair... With no other options, the Japanese resorted to a honey trap. A female agent in a graceful kimono, her smile beguiling, approached Zhang Yuan, battered and covered in wounds. 2.1kReads—Score142Shelves
26. 26 无 Silent 1937 无声1937 Dreaming of the Corner梦知隅Urban746k WordsOngoing In his previous life, he met with an accident while carrying out a mission. When he opened his eyes, he had become Chen Shusheng, captain of a Juntong action squad, locked in an interrogation room and framed as a scapegoat. The Japanese spy wants him dead. His own men have set him up. His superior is happy to go along with it. On this path, one wrong word means death, and trusting the wrong person means ruin beyond redemption. He comes from the future and knows how much more suffering this natio 101.9kReads8.8Score9.3kShelves

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    Highly intelligent, once they start, they can't stop.

27. 27 谍 Espionage in the Besieged City: Codename Gardener 谍影围城：代号园丁 Blazing Red Lotus烈焰红莲Urban726k WordsCompleted (Traditional spy thriller, no transmigration or golden finger. If that’s not your thing, please don’t flame the author.) In the autumn of 1941, at Rong Manor, an isolated compound in Shanghai’s occupied zone, five “guests” from very different walks of life are trapped by a feast worthy of a trap. They are a glamorous nightclub singer, a timid official, a cold-faced police officer, a shrewd editor-in-chief, and a mysterious Japanese section chief. The manor is under constant surveillance. They ar 861Reads6.7Score104Shelves

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    Discover a new work

28. 28 谍 Espionage: Harbin, 1941 谍战：哈尔滨1941 The Teahouse Downstairs楼下茶馆Urban1.1M WordsCompleted In 1939, Harbin was a vast maze of spies. Zhou Jinyu, a cool-headed ace agent, and Gu Wanru, a rookie, were ordered to pose as husband and wife and infiltrate the heart of the Japanese puppet regime. From an identity crisis that began in hell to an unshakable trust forged through life and death, they treaded carefully under the ever-watchful suspicion of Ichiro Shimizu. As the mystery of the “Shadow Protocol” closed in and their own names appeared on the “elimination list,” Zhou Jinyu realized t 5.4kReads7.5Score442Shelves
29. 29 谍 Espionage: You Were Told to Infiltrate, So Why Are You Running the Special High Intelligence Unit? 谍战：让你潜伏，你搞特高课课长 Words Love Cigarettes字爱香烟Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Espionage]+ [System]+ [Super Satisfying]+ [No Torturing the Protagonist] Guan Peng transmigrates to Shanghai in 1934 and becomes a young police officer. His superior immediately makes things difficult for him, but luckily, his System activates just in time. In this world, kind people get bullied, and even a good horse gets ridden! Realizing he needs to change, Guan Peng first kills his superior, then successfully takes his place! Du Yuesheng: “Brother Peng, this is just a little token of my 15.6kReads7.7Score991Shelves

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    These two spy novels are really good.

30. 30 谍 Spy War: I’ve Caught Every Japanese Spy 谍战，日谍被我抓光了 The Spycraft Angler谍战钓鱼佬Urban2.1M WordsCompleted I'm an avid angler, and I transmigrated into the body of a secret agent. I'm an avid angler. I don't know how to do anything. But I have a System that can identify Japanese spies. I also have a storage space, just for helping myself to free stuff from the Japanese. Before the full-scale war broke out, I had nearly rounded up every last one of their spies. Japanese soldier: Baka! What's going on? We're running out of spies! Kenji Doihara: Baka! What's wrong with you people? We can't train spies a 19.8kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
31. 31 谍 Espionage: This Doctor Is Hiding Too Much 谍战：这个医生藏得太深了 Traveler in the Mortal World红尘阡陌客Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Espionage]+ [The System Is Just Support]+ [No Harem, No Romance]+ [Surgeon]+ [Red] A thoracic surgeon transmigrates to the Republican era. From the start, his superior dies right before his eyes, leaving him like a kite with its string cut. By constantly obtaining intelligence through the System, he stirs up a storm in Shanghai. 334.5kReads9.1Score42.9kShelves

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    The protagonist is a doctor with excellent medical skills and a special ability: he can access patients' identities and medical plans.

32. 32 重 Back to 1937: Kill Japanese Invaders to Recharge the Nation's Fortune 重回1937，杀鬼子充值国运 Don't Discuss Today勿论今Modern Romance1.7M WordsOngoing Transmigration to 1937 Shanghai + a light System element + espionage + resistance against Japan + urban warfare and purging traitors + no romance. If you don’t mind the protagonist being a woman, this book is for readers of all genders. You could call it a female-led story. A lecturer at the police university transmigrates to 1937. She has 72 hours to complete her mission, or she dies. By day, she’s an angel in white, saving lives. By night, she’s a grim judge, delivering death. She kills Japane 5.3kReads7.6Score517Shelves

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    🎉🎉🎉This book absolutely lives up to the description of a super addictive and captivating anti-Japanese spy novel. It's not a case of false advertising; it's the best new book I've read recently. The author's writing is incredibly skillful, and the plot and atmosphere are superbly crafted. I highly recommend it.

33. 33 红EN Dream of the Red Chamber: The Strongest Imperial Guard—The World Is Mine! 红楼：最强锦衣卫，我只手遮天！ The Loquat Tree in the Courtyard院有枇杷树Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [You can enjoy this even if you've never read Dream of the Red Chamber] After transmigrating into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, Jia Huan becomes an unloved son born to a concubine. The dynasty is nearing its end, officials are corrupt, martial artists flout the law, and court factions scheme for power. Fortunately, Jia Huan awakens a golden finger and joins the Embroidered Uniform Guard, rising through the ranks. If anyone crosses him, he slaughters them, while also taking the opportuni 115kReads8.9Score12.2kShelves

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    Popular fanfiction, *Dream of the Red Chamber*, a novel about the Imperial Guards, a thrilling and enjoyable read, highly recommended.

34. 34 夜 Nightingale 夜鹂 The Dinghan Empire That Loves Pancakes爱吃松饼的鼎汉帝国Urban853k WordsOngoing Espionage in the War of Resistance “When loyalty becomes a crime and betrayal becomes a means of survival, who can hold on to their humanity in a world gone mad?” An epic tale of espionage that blends transmigration, suspense, and devotion to country and family. It uncovers the darkest corners of wartime Shanghai and follows a soul torn apart by fate as it grows from a pawn into the player moving the pieces. In the twenty-sixth year of the Republic, late autumn draped Shanghai’s sky in a sickly 1.4kReads—Score103Shelves

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    Lin Guangyao picked up his pen and added a line below the hastily written suicide note: "Wang Tianfeng, head of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai station. Died for his country on the 25th day of the first month of 1939. Does anyone remember him?" He put down his pen, folded the letter, and placed it at the bottom of the drawer. There, locked away, was another piece of paper with four lines of poetry: "Where can a drifting duckweed find its anchor in this chaotic world? Only the plum blossoms reflected in the snow. Do not say that the road ahead is full of frost and snow, for our hearts are connected by a single thread of understanding." The ink had faded somewhat. He gently stroked those lines, as if stroking an old dream that could never be returned to. Outside the window, the lights of No. 76 Across the street were still bright. Behind one of the windows, a woman in a black uniform was looking down, flipping through the files she needed to process that night. She did not look up. He did not wait. He simply closed the drawer, stood up, and walked to the window. The night in Shanghai was always so unfathomably black. But he knew that even the darkest night would eventually give way to dawn. I just wonder if those who never wake up again after dawn will feel any regret. Lin Guangyao stood there for a long time. Long enough for the moon to move from the top of the sycamore tree to the eaves. Long enough for the clock to strike eleven. Long enough for him to finally say to himself: Zhou Wenhao, I've finished writing your poem for you. Wang Tianfeng, I've preserved your name for you. I'm still walking the path you walked. The day I can no longer walk, I will stop, just like you.

35. 35 续 Cliffhanger: The Butterfly at Dawn 【悬崖】续集破晓之蝶 Zeng Xueying曾学英Urban1.8M WordsOngoing The sequel to the spy classic The Brink! Hard-hitting espionage · historical mystery · a new chapter in the Ice City spy war In 1946, Harbin was liberated. Gu Qiuyan came back, carrying the echo of the gunshot that condemned her six years ago, and an obsession she could tell no one about. A rusted button was waiting for her in a crack in the wall of her old home. It was a deadly signal only she could understand. Was he still alive? Gao Bin, who once controlled everything, now wore a badge bear 3.3kReads8.8Score410Shelves

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    If you're a fan of *Cliff*, this series won't disappoint. *Dawn of the Butterfly* is both a sequel and an upgrade, extending from the interrogation room in Harbin to the other side of the Yalu River. Gu Qiuyan is no longer the novice who needs protection; she's become the decision-maker leading the cross-border operation. Zhou Yi's shadow is still there, but the hands driving the story have changed. The brilliance of this novel lies in its portrayal of espionage as a physics problem—every piece of evidence has a provenance, every confession can be analyzed, and every missing person has a traceable file. There's no supernatural intuition, only interrogation, investigation, comparison, and tracking—it keeps the reader's mind racing.

36. 36 让 You Were Supposed to Infiltrate, Not Become a Japanese Colonel! 让你潜伏，没让你当鬼子大佐呀！ Xiao Kunkun小坤坤呀Urban835k WordsOngoing [Smart Protagonist]+ [Corrupting the Japanese Army]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [Master of Disguise] Transmigrate into a Japanese cannon-fodder soldier on the Songhu battlefield? No problem, I have a complete knowledge of history! A lost little agent from the Military Statistics Bureau infiltrates the Japanese army, planning to keep his head down until victory. Instead, he kills a sergeant, sells weapons, passes along intelligence, and accidentally becomes a Japanese general. Director Dai of the M 5.2kReads6.1Score345Shelves

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    This book leans towards realism and intellectual battles, featuring some cheat-like abilities. It's purely for entertainment; you can give it a try.

37. 37 民 Republican China: From Fake Young Master to Warlord 民国，从冒牌少爷到一方军阀 Li Xuanhe李玄河Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [No System + Republican Era + Multiple Heroines + Espionage in the Later Story] After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, landlord's son Li Mingyuan, who had paid for a trainee patrol officer's post, set sail for his new assignment with his newlywed wife Shen Shutong, his attendant Fugui, and the old family servant Wang Guilan. They were attacked by river bandits along the way. The original Li Mingyuan was killed, while Fugui, the protagonist and a modern-day special forces soldier, was knocked unco 11.9kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves

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    The novel, which has reached 2 million words, is still ongoing. The male protagonist impersonates others in various ways, and the plot is full of thrilling twists and turns.

38. 38 我 I Became a Spy in Republican-Era China 我到民国当间谍 Wind and Snow in the West City风雪西城Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Zhang Yunxuan, a team leader in the Criminal Investigation Squad of Xiangcheng Police Bureau, is a spoiled rich kid who spends his days loafing around and making friends. He has a taste for eating, drinking, and gambling. The only thing he doesn't do is visit brothels. But what people don't know is that he is the military intelligence agent Judge, a man despised to the bone by the Japanese and their Chinese collaborators. 6.8kReads8.6Score435Shelves

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    High intelligence allows one to manipulate the Japanese invaders at will.

39. 39 谍 The Spy's Snow Fox 谍之雪狐 Wind and Snow in the West City风雪西城Urban1.1M WordsCompleted On the evening of the eighth day of the first lunar month in 1945, snow was still falling in Xiangcheng. Inside the Ma Family Shaomai Shop on Second Street, a middle-aged man suddenly collapsed and began convulsing, foam bubbling from his mouth. At the shop entrance, a man wearing a felt hat and a scarf that concealed everything but his eyes hurried inside. He snatched up the fallen man’s briefcase, turned, and left, disappearing into the endless snow. 11.3kReads8.6Score941Shelves
40. 40 谍 Railway Archives: Infiltration, Espionage, and the Shocking Case of Liaoshen 谍战潜伏铁路档案辽沈惊蛰 St RifleSt步枪Urban204k WordsOngoing Espionage, agents, undercover work, urban life, history, mystery, hard-core railway detail, war, the Republic of China era, and passion. In the thirty-sixth year of the Republic, on the eve of the Liaoshen Campaign, undercurrents swirled along the railway lines at Jinzhou, Siping, and Meihekou. Ye Tian, a Communist underground agent codenamed Jingzhe, went undercover as a railway traffic dispatcher. He gathered military intelligence and disrupted Nationalist transport, providing crucial support 5Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    Synopsis of the novel *Espionage infiltration: Railway Files in Liaoshen*: In the autumn of 1948, war clouds loomed over the Liaoshen Plain, and the Jinzhou railway hub, like a throat, held the life and death of the Northeast war situation. Ye Tian, ​​a CCP underground member nicknamed "Porcelain," with his exceptional skills in the railway system, infiltrated the enemy's intricate intelligence network. In the labyrinth of steel and railroad tracks, he engaged in a life-or-death struggle with Kuomintang secret agents and remnants of the Military Intelligence Bureau. A long-forgotten archive of Japanese military supplies suddenly became the key piece in igniting the Liaoshen chess game, pushing Ye Tian to the brink of death. To track down the archive's whereabouts, he risked applying to interrogate the Manchukuo war criminal Kawashima Yoshiko, only to find the interrogation fraught with danger. Secret letters from his Beiping undercover network, hidden explosives, and internal power struggles within the Kuomintang successively drew him into layers of mystery. On one side, the Liaoshen Campaign was about to begin, and the faint sounds of gunfire from the Siping front trembled the peace of the rear; on the other side, enemy agents and spies were everywhere. His wife Tie Mei's cover, the secret assistance of the traditional Chinese medicine practitioner Du the Blind, and the innocent entanglement of the martyr's orphan Ya Dan all became heavy shackles on his shoulders. Ye Tian had to tear through the encirclement of the Secret Service agents Wen Qiang and Chen Xudong amidst the roar of the railway tracks and the treacherous nature of people's hearts, and expose the hypocrisy of Kuomintang officials Xing Shilian and Wang Youzhi, transmitting intelligence and protecting crucial clues in dire straits. This was a race against time, a life-or-death struggle on the railway artery, where flesh and blood were the pieces, and faith was the stake. Every step was treading on the edge of a knife before dawn, all for the sake of waiting for that one cry to pierce the long night.

41. 41 无 No Spiritual Roots? I’ll Hunt Down the Heavenly Dao with My Mortal Body 无灵根？我以凡躯猎杀天道 Qi Qiao Linglong柒巧玲珑Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing On the day of the tournament, my cousin sighs that I have no spirit root. My fiancée demands to break off our engagement. My whole clan sees me as a burden, and the Heavenly Dao declares me a cripple. But no one knows that the [Myriad Daos Return to the Void System] I awakened tells me: Spirit roots are shackles imposed by the Heavenly Dao. Having no spirit root is what makes a person whole! From then on, I forge an original Great Dao that requires no spirit root. My cousin is a genius? I'll gra 8.9kReads9.3Score787Shelves
42. 42 铁 Railway Archives: The Hour of Jingzhe 铁路档案之惊蜇时分 St RifleSt步枪Urban349k WordsCompleted This book is set in a different period from the earlier novel Railway Archives. On August 15, 1945, the thirty-fourth year of the Republic, Japan surrendered. The espionage game had already been set in motion. Before the Liaoshen Campaign, Ye Tian was recruited by the Military Statistics Bureau under the codename Qingci. He became a double agent, using both his railway dispatcher’s job and his Qingci identity to wage a covert battle as a Communist underground operative. He supplied the Communist 6Reads7.4Score—Shelves
43. 43 穿 Transmigrating to Republican-Era China: The Spy Enters the Game 穿越民国：谍影入局 One Little Orange一只橙橙橙子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigration to the Republic of China era + resistance-war espionage + multiple identities + spies within spies + mutual devotion (Main story complete, bonus chapters in progress) One day, Lin Ruotang suddenly transmigrated to the Republic of China era. She wasn’t a young lady from a wealthy family, a concubine, or a schoolgirl. She was a refugee who had nearly starved to death. She had barely transmigrated before she was on the brink of starvation. Luckily, a kind stranger gave her a sesame f 23.7kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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    The female lead is a triple agent who transmigrated into the story, but she is very clever and has a high IQ.

44. 44 潜 The Sequel to Lurking 潜伏后传 The Too-Late Jinx为时已晚的克夫Urban686k WordsCompleted In September 1949, at Tianjin Airport, one fleeting glance was all it took. Using the code phrase “the old hen circling,” Yu Zecheng entrusted his life savings and the intelligence he had yet to deliver to his “late wife,” Wang Cuiping. After heading to Taiwan, Yu Zecheng walks on eggshells under Wu Jingzhong. He must contend with factional infighting within the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics while fending off the relentless scrutiny of Liu Yaozu, chief of the Operations Division. Meanwh 47.8kReads8.6Score3kShelves

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    A very good spy novel.

45. 45 我 I Am Li Huaide's Bodyguard 我是李怀德的警卫员 Lying-Flat Enthusiast躺客Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsOngoing Li Dahu, a soldier, served as Li Huaide's bodyguard. After leaving the military, he was assigned to the Hongxing Steelworks. This is the story of how he struggled through years of famine while supporting his three younger brothers and three younger sisters, and gradually built a better life for himself at the Hongxing Steelworks. 49kReads7.2Score3.2kShelves

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    High IQ is absolutely high

46. 46 谍 Spy Shadows Everywhere: Infiltrating America 谍影重重：潜伏美利坚 Would Saying This Hurt Him Too Much?这样说会不会太伤他Urban2.2M WordsOngoing The organization doesn't know he exists. That's Lu Shen's greatest advantage, and his most fatal vulnerability. In his previous life, he was a veteran of the Longguo Ministry of State Security, spending his entire life among the shadows. In this life, he opens his eyes to find himself at a desk in the CIA's Hong Kong station. No contact codes, no safe house, no one saying, "Comrade, you've worked hard." He doesn't even know where to send the intelligence. But he knows some things can't wait. His 306.8kReads9.1Score43.2kShelves
47. 47 我 I Used a Hundred Ways to Kill Japanese Soldiers and Prolong My Life 我用百种方法杀鬼子续命 Water-Nourished Jade Grove Bell水润琼林钟Historical425k WordsOngoing He Shouye, an actor in a hit TV drama, is shot in the heart with a prop gun and wakes up in the Republican era as He Shouye, a ginseng porter. He has no lifespan to spare after his transmigration, but a System that lets him extend his life by killing Japanese invaders arrives and binds itself to him. Follow He Shouye through the many lives he leads as he fights the invaders to stay alive. 2.4kReads—Score167Shelves
48. 48 抗 War of Resistance: I Rise in Southeast Asia, Starting with the Expeditionary Force 抗战：从远征军开始在东南亚崛起 Wind Thirty-Nine风三十九Urban731k WordsCompleted He transmigrates to 1942 and becomes a regimental commander in the expeditionary force. Step by step, he rises to become a figure who shapes the tides of world events. P.S. I'm not good at writing introductions. Please read the story itself. 13.4kReads8.3Score680Shelves
49. 49 亮 Bright Sword: Why Did You Capture So Much Loot? 亮剑：为什么你的缴获这么多 Host Jun待客君Urban3.8M WordsOngoing Zhang Yun, a staff member at a New Era War of Resistance Memorial Hall, carries a game cheat that boosts captured loot by 0.5 times as he transmigrates into the world of "Drawing Sword" and becomes a member of the Eighth Route Army. See how he uses this golden finger to fight the Japanese invaders alongside regiment commanders like Li Yunlong and Kong Jie. A carefully researched novel with a moderate golden finger, and no weapons that exceed their era! 34.6kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves

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    🔥 Highly recommended! A modern soul is transported into the world of "Bright Sword," becoming the cultured Li Yunlong, fighting from northwestern Shanxi to the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, battling both Japanese and Western invaders—a journey of iron and blood, songs of war, and immense wealth. The modern soul is forged in fire and blood, forging the backbone of the nation! When paths cross, this time we win even more spectacularly!

50. 50 谍 Espionage: I’m a Screwdriver, Infiltrating No. 76 谍战：我是螺丝刀，卧底76号 Fragrant Blossoms in Spring春暖留芳Urban2.7M WordsOngoing (A rough-around-the-edges spy’s rise to success, with a soft spot for the Communists. Please don’t flame if it’s not your thing!) He’s a disposable pawn in the Military Statistics Bureau, but he has an infinite storage space and supernatural hearing! Thanks to his uncanny ability to hit his targets with flying screwdrivers, he rises to become the top assassin at the Shanghai station, then goes undercover at No. 76 by pure chance. Amid the turbulent world of espionage, he kills Japanese invaders 45.4kReads8.0Score3.1kShelves

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    The masterpiece "Barbed Wire" has ended, and you're probably experiencing a reading slump again, right? Check out this one! While it may not be on par with your idol Sylvester Liu, it's definitely worth reading—the kind that will make you laugh out loud! [I highly recommend it too!]

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