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  1. 101 Crimson Dawn: The Bronze Tiger Tally 血色黎明:青铜兵符 Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted # War of Resistance espionage + patriotism + suspenseful adventure + elite agents + exhilarating action + historical legend # [Complete] [Hardcore Espionage] A thousand-year-old military tally sparks a covert war that sweeps across the globe. Lin Mubai, a former military intelligence agent, must choose between his beliefs and his country as he makes his move before the bloody dawn. From Shanghai to Greenland, from Tibet to Dunhuang, this is the ultimate battle for the survival of civilization. C 4Reads—Score—Shelves
  2. 102 War of Resistance: A Jungle of Flesh and Blood 抗战之血肉丛林 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
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  3. 103 The Imprisoned King 囚王 Eastern Fantasy425k WordsCompleted Who am I? I woke up in a prince's manor after a seven-day dream. I had forgotten who I was, where I came from, and where I was going. It seemed I had once been plotting something, but before I could investigate, an assassination attempt sent me stumbling into the martial world. Thus began the weaving of a conspiracy spanning both court and martial world. 201Reads—Score—Shelves
  4. 104 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 7.9kReads5.8Score338Shelves
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  5. 105 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 131Reads7.6Score—Shelves
  6. 106 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score149Shelves
  7. 107 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score135Shelves
  8. 108 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 254Reads7.6Score101Shelves
  9. 109 Dual Transmigration to the 1960s: A Prosperous Nation and Strong People 双穿六零之国富民强 Male-Channel Fanfiction133k WordsOngoing In 2025, Su Tianci was just another overworked wage slave. He ate a roujiamo at Red Romance, then opened his eyes to find himself back in that fiery era. What’s more, he had somehow become a wanted criminal. See how Su Tianci fares with the System’s help: will he be doomed from the start, or turn danger into safety? 295Reads—Score—Shelves
  10. 110 Dual Crossing to Republican-Era China: A Blood Sacrifice to the Land 双穿民国之,血祭山河 Urban184k WordsOngoing Su Tianci is an ordinary office drone from 2025. To make ends meet, he joins a film crew shooting short dramas. Who could have guessed that he would lose his footing and fall into a deep pit? When he opens his eyes again, he has transmigrated to 1937, a year engulfed in war. Fortunately, he has a portal that lets him travel back and forth between this war-torn era and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before Su Tianci… 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
  11. 111 Transmigrate to the Song Dynasty: The Empire's Mighty Rise 穿越之大宋雄风 Historical673k WordsCompleted A wondrous transmigration, invincible from the start. See how our protagonist, Wu Yue, recruits the heroes of Liangshan, gets up close and personal with Li Shishi, defeats mighty bandits and sweeps away powerful invaders. See how we Han people conquer the world. 872Reads7.2Score—Shelves
  12. 112 Invincible Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之无敌 Urban177k WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao was an ordinary wage slave. To survive in this damnable era, he had no choice but to go abroad and become a mercenary, risking his life for a living so his family could have an easier life. Who could have guessed that, through a twist of fate, he would transmigrate back to the late 1970s? See how Wu Xiaoyao, equipped with the golden finger every transmigrator needs, makes a name for himself in that red-hot era! 653Reads—Score—Shelves
  13. 113 Dual Travels in Republican-Era China: Slaughtering the Japanese Invaders 双穿民国之屠戮倭寇 Urban369k WordsOngoing Li Xiaren was an outstanding young man who had been 25 for years. After finally finding a girlfriend, he was just about to duo queue with her when a ball lightning bolt whisked him away to Shanghai during the Republican era. To his surprise, the mark left by the ball lightning lets him travel back and forth between the two worlds. In an instant, two monumental eras open up before him... 1.7kReads6.7Score—Shelves
  14. 114 Fierce Resistance War 激情抗战 Urban271k WordsCompleted [Alternate history + transmigration + heroes + espionage + behind enemy lines + the spirit of Bright Sword + multiple heroines + revenge] Shen Guohui, a police academy student, transmigrates to Jinling in 1937 while visiting the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall. Enraged, he kills Iwane Matsui, the Japanese army's supreme commander. With help from Jiang Dan, his family's tutor, he escapes the residence and runs into Luo Manyun, Chen Gang, and other Nationalist special forces operatives planning an 65Reads8.1Score—Shelves
  15. 115 A Trap Within a Trap in the Halls of Power 官场局中局 Urban537k WordsCompleted [Political intrigue + power struggles + influential figures + suspense + workplace drama + deduction] Cao Zili, head of the Phoenix Mountain project, falls to his death. Rumors claim a suicide note was found at the scene, but its intended recipient is a mystery, and the case is full of unanswered questions... Was it suicide or murder? And what was the motive? The body cannot be found, making the case difficult to solve... The provincial task force arrives, sending the political scene in Huzhou i 1.2kReads8.7Score124Shelves
  16. 116 Gangcheng Storm 冮城风暴 Mystery414k WordsCompleted [Officialdom + Power Plays + Big Shots + Suspense + Business + Deduction] A woman jumps to her death, and the clues point to the senior management of Jiangzhou Group. Canada’s Shen Group moves in, along with America’s Grid and Japan’s Cai Si… Who is the player, and who is the pawn? Power struggles in high places draw government officials into the fray… Powerful officials make their moves, foreign forces intervene, and a contest unfolds over the nation’s major Jiangzhou No. 1 Project… The male an 358Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  17. 117 Wielding Wind and Thunder in Silence 无声执风雷 Mystery273k WordsOngoing [Modern-day agent + modern-day espionage + mind-bending] By a twist of fate, a reporter met a former covert operative. After getting to know him, the reporter came up with the idea for this story. Thanks to it, he went from working for a small-time newspaper to becoming editor-in-chief. The story he wants to tell is about a group of young people and their lives on the secret front. 135Reads—Score—Shelves
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  18. 118 Years Without Regrets 无悔岁月 Urban221k WordsOngoing In 1936, dusk settled over Xiangcheng, steeping it in the smell of rust and blood. The late-autumn wind cut like a knife, piercing to the bone. Xu Chengyang tugged down the brim of his police cap. The collar of his coarse wool uniform chafed his neck raw. This black uniform was both his prison and his armor… 459Reads—Score—Shelves
  19. 119 Winds Rise over Heishui Bay: Deep-Sea Code 风起黑水湾:深海暗码 Historical307k WordsCompleted [Spy thriller, resistance against Japan, agents] When the whole village is plagued by a strange dream warning them not to “save foreigners,” Old Shen spots on an American pilot the same Virgin Mary medal his daughter clutched as she lay dying. With enemy warships blockading the bay, he rows his fishing boat into the gunfire, thinking he is saving just one person. Little does he know that the man is an Allied courier carrying a “living cipher,” and that this rescue will also uncover the truth beh 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  20. 120 Shadow Stalker: Chasing the Light 潜影:逐光 Urban396k WordsCompleted In 1943, Lin Xiuyuan, a staff officer in the Kuomintang Ministry of National Defense, grew disillusioned with the corrupt regime. Recruited by Shen Qinghe, an underground Communist Party member, he became the “Lone Star,” an agent embedded in the Kuomintang’s upper ranks. Using his position, he sent crucial military intelligence to Yan’an, helping secure victory in several campaigns. In 1949, Lin Xiuyuan was ordered to follow the Kuomintang to Taiwan and continue his covert work under the codena —Reads—Score—Shelves
  21. 121 Return to the Nest: Code Name Lone Goose 归巢:代号孤雁 Urban570k WordsCompleted In 1946, during the Central Plains Breakout, dawn rose red with blood. Lu Huaijin, our Party’s top undercover agent, codenamed “Lone Goose,” carried a top-secret list that held the lives of hundreds of comrades. Amid the chaos, he lost contact with his only superior, “Star Shepherd,” and vanished without a trace. Within the organization, his file was stamped “suspected defector” and sealed away in a fog of uncertainty. Twelve years later, in 1958, an old-fashioned coded message that seemed to be 26Reads6.9Score—Shelves
  22. 122 The Making of a Top Assassin 顶级杀手的成长历程 Urban642k WordsCompleted Northeast China, 1933. Snow dyes the world a ghastly white, and the icy wind can gnaw the flesh from your bones. A young man in a thin shirt, skinny as a stick and shivering uncontrollably, stumbles into an earthen temple. He nearly trips over something at his feet: a corpse that is still warm. Beside the body, a spot of golden light flickers faintly, like a star buried in the snow. He reaches for it with trembling hands. The instant his fingertip touches it, a cold voice suddenly rings out in h 402Reads6.0Score—Shelves
  23. 123 War Against Japan: The Enemy-Lines Suicide Squad 抗日之敌后敢死队 Urban670k WordsCompleted This is a spy thriller. There is no System, no transmigration into another person's body, no rebirth, no transmigration into a book, and no futuristic weapons to lend a hand. It's a story about using intelligence and the unique talents of extraordinary people to pull off one major operation after another that gives the Japanese invaders a headache. Since there are no futuristic weapons to help, the story moves a little slowly. I ask readers to be patient and enjoy it. The story takes place in Z 715Reads6.2Score100Shelves
  24. 124 Transmigrate Through Time and Space: The Tiger Roars as It Slays the Japanese 穿越时空之虎啸杀倭 Urban647k WordsCompleted Laohu was an overseas agent. He died a hero while carrying out his final mission, but his soul transmigrated into the body of a man in a shantytown in Zhabei District, Old Shanghai, in 1938. Using his skills, Laohu kills Japanese soldiers, robs their banks, sabotages their counterfeit currency schemes, raids their supply depots, breaks people out of prison, blows up their headquarters, destroys their airfields, and carries out countless other missions. He also has a System that transmigrated wit 1.1kReads6.5Score—Shelves
  25. 125 Superpowered Heroes Beat Up the Japanese Invaders 异能者暴揍鬼子 Urban266k WordsCompleted Wang Lu possesses the Dragon Soul Divine Cauldron, whose blessing grants him supernatural powers to hunt Japanese soldiers and collect Sin Points. He forms a league of superpowered fighters and leads them in killing, sabotaging, and destroying, carrying out one bloody atrocity after another to fill the Japanese with fear and dread. 344Reads—Score—Shelves
  26. 126 I Suspect My Wife Is Cheating on Me 2: Sequel 1 《怀疑老婆对我不忠2》续1 6k WordsCompleted Sequel 1 to Suspecting My Wife of Cheating on Me 2 12Reads—Score—Shelves
  27. 127 I Suspect My Wife Is Cheating on Me 2 怀疑老婆对我不忠2 6k WordsCompleted Suspecting My Wife of Cheating on Me 2 10Reads—Score—Shelves
  28. 128 I Suspect My Wife Is Cheating on Me 2: Sequel 2 《怀疑老婆对我不忠2》续2 7k WordsCompleted Sequel 2 to Suspecting My Wife of Cheating on Me 2 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  29. 129 I Suspect My Wife Is Cheating on Me 《怀疑老婆对我不忠》 8k WordsCompleted Suspecting My Wife of Cheating on Me 10Reads—Score—Shelves
  30. 130 I Stumbled Upon My Aunt's Secret 我偶然发现小婶的秘密 6k WordsCompleted I Accidentally Discovered My Aunt's Secret —Reads—Score—Shelves
  31. 131 Reborn: A Brilliant Life of Reversal 重生逆袭灿烂人生 Urban1.2M WordsCompleted I'm someone who has been reborn. In my previous life, I drifted through life in a daze, muddling through each day. The first thing I'd think about every morning was where to go to make money and how much I needed to earn. I couldn't think of anything else. But even after working so hard, I accomplished nothing and lost so much along the way. When it came to opportunities in life, I missed out on one good chance and turning point after another. When it came to family, I was left with countless re 62Reads—Score—Shelves
  32. 132 The Invisible Hand 隐形之手 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The Invisible Hand is a sweeping techno-espionage novel set on the global cyber battlefield of the near future. At its heart are Chinese cybersecurity experts Lin Jing and Chen Hao, who lead a covert operations team in a twenty-year-long, bloodless yet breathtaking showdown against a shadowy force known as Project Mirror, amid the torrents of global data... 18Reads—Score—Shelves
  33. 133 The Netherworld Tycoon: My Ghost Soldiers Can Devour Gods and Demons 幽冥巨贾:我的阴兵可吞鬼神 Urban1.1M WordsOngoing When Lin Yuan wakes, he has transmigrated to a strange world where ghosts and monsters run rampant and the laws of reality have crumbled. Survival is his first priority, and the “trillion-dollar inheritance” he has received isn't gold or silver, but an army of ghost soldiers lying dormant in the underworld! At first, he trembles in terror before hideous ghosts. Then he coolly commands his black-armored ghost soldiers as they test their strength. From a frail mortal, he rises to become a strange- 33Reads—Score—Shelves
  34. 134 Counterespionage Storm 反谍风云 Mystery719k WordsCompleted About the Story: A spy case threatens China. Luan Jianglong and Si Hongmei lead their team through the investigation, uncovering one clue after another as the case grows ever more complex. But the ending is completely unexpected... 272Reads6.4Score—Shelves
  35. 135 Shadows of Espionage: Operation Rat Hunt 谍影重袭:猎鼠行动 Urban623k WordsCompleted This is the second espionage novel following Shadow in the Clouds. It is about a “mole's nest” that has infiltrated the upper ranks of the Ministry of State Security, and the series of life-and-death struggles between Luan Jianglong, Zhou Yutong, and the “mole's nest”… 18Reads—Score—Shelves
  36. 136 Undercover in the Shadows 潜伏暗渡 Historical300k WordsCompleted Yu Zecheng is coerced by Wu and trapped in an isolated stronghold under the shadow of the White Terror. Wan∽ sheds her timid facade and legally enters the island as a manager for Hong Kong’s Mu family, making a perilous contact with Yu Zecheng. Acting on orders, they pose as husband and wife to carry out their undercover mission. In Taipei, surrounded by secret agents and caught in factional strife, the pair use the bustle of everyday life as cover to pass on intelligence in secret. From awkward 5Reads—Score—Shelves
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  37. 137 The Dead Man's Stand-In 替死人 Urban82k WordsCompleted On the verge of death, actor Gu Changsheng picked up the face of a dead man. From then on, he lived in place of the dead and died in place of the living. Wearing the face of a Japanese interpreter, he infiltrated the Special Services Section, serving the Nationalist intelligence service while passing information to the underground Communist Party. In the three-way struggle, he turned Shanghai upside down, one borrowed face at a time. 14Reads—Score—Shelves
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  38. 138 Wolf Warrior 1938 战狼1938 Historical607k WordsOngoing Lin Gang and Zhou Jie are modern-day elite soldiers. Betrayed by their former employer during a mission, they die on the battlefield and transmigrate together to Shanghai in 1938, where a new battle begins. 11.2kReads7.5Score813Shelves
  39. 139 War of Resistance: Blasting the Japanese Invaders to Pieces 抗战:烽火硝烟之打爆小鬼子 Rural Life546k WordsCompleted No System, no brainless characters, no rebirth, and a lightly ensemble cast! Xiao Hongya: An orphan adopted by the Independent Regiment, she belongs to the regiment and loves fighting the Japanese. All she knows is the smoke and fire of war, and her fate is inseparable from the battlefield. Zhao Heihu: A veteran of many years on the battlefield. He doesn’t want to fight, but he can’t escape the battlefield. All he wants is to put down his gun, yet fate forces him to pick it up again! Zhao Youcai 3.9kReads8.8Score263Shelves
  40. 140 Bright Sword: Brigade Commander, Congratulations on Your Fortune 亮剑:旅长,我恭喜你发财啊 Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [No System + hardcore technology] This time, I, our military industry big shot Yu Ye, will make sure to turn the tide. This time, Ping'an Gele will be the true turning point. This time, my Independent Regiment will be terrifyingly strong! 64.4kReads9.3Score4kShelves
  41. 141 Livestreaming the War of Resistance: From the Start, I Become the Oriental Meat Grinder 直播抗战,开局东方绞肉机 Urban320k WordsCompleted [War of Resistance + no System + ensemble cast + heroic epic + plot-driven] It is a tragic age, but also an epic era that gives rise to heroes. After living a peaceful life for more than twenty years, Xia Yu unexpectedly transmigrates into the past and becomes a soldier heading for the battlefield. He thinks he’ll die beneath the enemy’s guns and cannons, but never expects to become part of the epic himself. The land lies in ruins. The truly brave do not flinch when disaster suddenly strikes. Ho 3kReads9.1Score218Shelves
  42. 142 Crossing Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九 Urban361k WordsOngoing Drop the pretense of being a decent person and enjoy a shameless life. Refuse to waste your energy on inner turmoil; if something’s wrong, just lose it. Rather than make yourself suffer, make life difficult for someone else. That’s Su Tianci in 2026. By chance, he transmigrates to Beiping on the eve of liberation. The booming economy of 2026 and the war-torn year of 1949: two vastly different eras lie before him. 5kReads5.8Score216Shelves
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  43. 143 Card Battle 卡战 Urban913k WordsOngoing This is the story of a reborn man who enters a world of cards, uses them to fight back against the invaders, and kills the Japanese devils. No System, no over-the-top heroics, just an ensemble cast and a story full of passion and brutality. The opening is a little heartbreaking, enough to bring tears to your eyes. As the story unfolds, it gets tighter, more gripping, and more exciting. - When he opens his eyes, Long Sheng sees the enemy trying to kill him. A Dragon Nation soldier dies alongside 181Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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  44. 144 Espionage: Telling Jokes in Republican-Era China 谍战:我在民国说段子 Urban793k WordsCompleted After staying up all night ranting about spy dramas, 996 office drone Cheng Ming wakes up having transmigrated to Shanghai in 1938, now under occupation! From the start, he's an abandoned pawn of the military intelligence service, pursued by traitors at No. 76 and surrounded by Japanese agents. He just transmigrated, and already he's about to get himself killed? Fortunately, he awakens a historical-commentary golden finger. While others rely on marksmanship and strategy to go undercover, he uses 51Reads—Score—Shelves
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  45. 145 Between Two Worlds: 1973 两界穿梭之1973 Urban350k WordsOngoing An unexpected transmigration brought Wu Xiaoyao, an outstanding young man from the 21st century, to the 1970s. The golden finger that comes with transmigrating gave him hope of surviving. As the System leveled up, Wu Xiaoyao discovered that he could travel back and forth between the modern era and the 1970s. Two completely different worlds opened up before him! 494Reads5.9Score—Shelves
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  46. 146 Transmigrate to the Water Margin: Dominate the World 穿越水浒之雄霸天下 Historical3.0M WordsOngoing Wu Zhantian was one of China’s top special forces soldiers. While carrying out a top-secret mission, he was betrayed by a traitor. To ensure his teammates could withdraw safely, Wu Zhantian stayed behind alone. Seriously wounded in a sneak attack by the Japanese invaders, he chose to detonate the button bomb he carried rather than be taken prisoner. He and dozens of members of the Japanese Kamikaze Special Forces perished together. Wu Zhantian thought he was as good as dead, but the flourishing 1kReads5.9Score—Shelves
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  47. 147 Rising to Power Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之崛起 Male-Channel Fanfiction636k WordsOngoing After getting drunk and tumbling down a flight of stairs, the protagonist Wu Xiaoyao accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s. Luckily, he has the essential transmigration golden finger: releasing animals. See how Wu Xiaoyao carves out a place of his own in this fiery era. 577Reads5.4Score—Shelves
  48. 148 Reborn in 1988: My Golden Age 重生1988:我的黄金时代 Urban106k WordsCompleted #Urban + Rebirth + Tycoon + Farming + Making Money + Decisive and Ruthless + Clear-Headed + Fast-Paced + Big Shot + Period Drama + Business Warfare# > In his previous life, he was a ruthless business magnate, but his brother and the woman he loved joined forces to betray him. He died with hatred in his heart, leaving behind a hundred-billion regret. > > When he awoke, he had returned to 1988, a golden age of upheaval and opportunity! > > In this life, Chen Mo returned with memories of the next f 186Reads6.1Score—Shelves
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  49. 149 The Phoenix-Eyed Agent: I Tear My Rotten Enemies Apart in Republican-Era China 凤眼女特工:我在民国手撕渣敌 Urban371k WordsCompleted I, Su Wanqing, am a small-time female thug at the bottom of the heap at Jiangcheng Wharf. My only talent is hearing other people’s thoughts. For three years, I used that ability to dodge countless assassination attempts, until I met a coachman who was nearly beaten to death. My heart skipped a beat: this man’s thoughts were actually pure. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  50. 150 Night Shanghai: Making My Name on the Bund 夜上海之扬威上海滩 Male-Channel Fanfiction237k WordsCompleted Lin Ge and Bai Wei transmigrate into the TV series Shanghai Bund, arriving in 1930s Shanghai. They clash fiercely with the Japanese and throw themselves into the nationwide resistance, helping launch the 1932 Battle of Shanghai. 101Reads—Score—Shelves
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