Bring on Some Top-Notch Spy Novels 谍战精品，来一波

1. 1 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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2. 2 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

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3. 3 落 Fallen Leaves Return to Their Roots: Code Name Lone Boat 落叶归根：代号孤舟 Blazing Red Lotus烈焰红莲Urban310k WordsCompleted In 1949, forestry expert Shen Feng could have evacuated, but instead he took on the identity of low-level clerk Lin Qisheng and infiltrated the Taitung Forestry Farm to rebuild the “Tree-Ring” intelligence network. He wasn't the only one operating undercover. The mole codenamed “Night Owl” and the shrewd opponent Chen Huaiyuan drove him and his comrades into a desperate situation. Three years later, a new recruit's betrayal destroyed the group. With the help of A Hui, a local young woman who gav 2Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 4 谍 Espionage: Daybreak 谍战：破晓 The Teahouse Downstairs楼下茶馆Historical391k WordsCompleted When night falls over the newly born land, two fated adversaries are forced to join forces. The brilliant Lin Nan is a forgotten gem from the old era, versed in criminal psychology and codebreaking. The battle-hardened Zheng Feng is the blade of the new order, devoted to discipline and absolute loyalty. This is a war that begins with conspiracy and ends in faith. When the enemy holds the city’s pulse in its grasp, and humanity’s fate hangs by a thread, they wield their wits as spears and their c 139Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 上 Shanghai 1949: Silent 上海1949：无声 The Teahouse Downstairs楼下茶馆Urban279k WordsCompleted October 1948. At the scene of his father's supposed “fatal car accident,” Gu Yansheng discovers a pocket watch stopped at 3:17, the time the bank closes for business in the afternoon. At the memorial held inside the bank, Shen Mozhi gives a eulogy, his gaze sweeping over Gu Yansheng like a knife. While sorting through his father's belongings, Gu Yansheng finds his father's handwriting beside a problem dated March 17, 1937, in Practical Bank Accounting: “Debit: Dawn. Credit: Long Night.” His firs 2.3kReads—Score161Shelves
6. 6 民 Republican Era Espionage: Code Name Crab 民国谍战之代号螃蟹 Light Boat in a Snowy Night雪夜轻舟Urban1.0M WordsCompleted They endured a long, dark night, writing an indispensable page in China's War of Resistance with their blood. Some say your writing feels real, but who knows that the real world of espionage was even more brutal, too brutal to put into words. With this book, I pay tribute to all the heroes who gave their lives for their country on the intelligence front. 23.3kReads8.2Score2.2kShelves

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7. 7 谍 Espionage: The Little Spy's Great Reversal 谍战：小特务大逆袭 Si Ruolan思若兰Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Love for the Nation + Passionate Resistance Against Japan + One Heroine + Tense, Thrilling Plot + Ruthless and Decisive] With our nation on the brink of destruction, we have no choice but to risk everything and fight to save it. Military academy student Qin Tian transmigrates to the snowbound city of 1938 and becomes director of the General Affairs Section of the secret service bureau. On the surface, he is a carefree playboy, but in truth, he is a long-time undercover agent for the Communist P 8.1kReads8.6Score584Shelves
8. 8 抗 War of Resistance: From the Start, I'm Surrounded by 100,000 Japanese Soldiers 抗战，开局被十万鬼子包围了 Happy Little Heihei快乐的小嘿嘿Urban1.2M WordsCompleted The moment he opened his eyes. He had transmigrated to the start of the War of Resistance Against Japan. The bad news: He was born inside the enemy's encirclement, with hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops surrounding him. Zhang Xing'an had no choice but to change into Japanese army clothes on the spot. With his golden finger, he successfully infiltrated the enemy ranks on the battlefield. Starting out as a soldier with a “noble” status, he rose step by step to become a senior Japanese comma 10.2kReads8.4Score643Shelves
9. 9 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
10. 10 特 Agent: The Treasure Chest System Makes the Impostor Stronger 特工：宝箱系统，伪装者开始变强 Number One Under Heaven天下第一Urban1.9M WordsOngoing Chen Shi transmigrates into a world that brings together the spy dramas Kite, The Disguiser, The Wind, The Invisible Guardian, and Undercover. After getting drunk, he picks up Yu Manli and joins the Military Statistics Bureau's training camp. He stands out at the camp, uncovering several Japanese spy networks in Shancheng. He never misses when he makes a move. Even the slightest clue won't escape his notice. His methods are ruthless, earning him the name “Chen Yama” from the Japanese Special Ser 12.5kReads7.9Score953Shelves
11. 11 谍 Espionage: I Can Earn Rewards by Playing the Villain! 谍战：我当恶霸能爆奖励！ Loves Honey Longjing Tea爱喝蜂蜜龙井茶Urban2.7M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a minor secret agent at Beiping Station, he unexpectedly awakened the Tyrant System!! As long as the System judges something to be bad behavior, he gets a reward! Kidnap a dog traitor and torture him for information. Ding! For using serious violence against another person, reward: the Japanese devils’ top-secret military intelligence! Lin Ze: ??? Beating up traitors counts too? “Mrs. Miyamoto, I have a new assignment for you!” Ding! For coercing an innocent young woman, 169.3kReads9.4Score15.3kShelves
12. 12 谍 Espionage: Aboard the Lone Boat, I Start with a Death Note 谍战：人在孤舟，开局死亡笔记 Yi Yue Ying翊月影Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigrate to 1941 with a Death Note from the start, and who would still choose to be a spy? Armed with a weapon that controls cause and effect, he must realize that he is the big boss pulling the strings! [No need to save your brain]+ [A Chinese take on Final Destination]+ [In cold weather, wear an extra secret identity]+ [The protagonist doesn’t suffer]+ [Peak-level caution]+ [No female lead] Xiao Cheng transmigrates to the streets of Suzhou in 1941! A legendary Death Note lies within arm’ 19.7kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves
13. 13 兼 Part-Time Secret Agent 兼职小特务 Under Two Hundred Pounds不到二百斤Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Xu Shitou is a part-time secret agent. He owns a tattered silk painting that lets him lie in wait for prey like a spider, letting them walk right into his trap. Born with one leg shorter than the other, he is known to everyone who knows him as Crooked Five. He lives with his family on the banks of the Huangpu River... 13.5kReads7.7Score802Shelves
14. 14 谍 Espionage: I Have the System of the King of All Evil 谍战：我有万恶之王系统 Deep-Fried Tomatoes油炸西红柿Urban1.6M WordsCompleted The cold-blooded assassin Chen Guobin is transmigrated into a small-time patrol officer in Shanghai, badge number 9527. He’s accidentally caught up in a Military Statistics Bureau manhunt and forced to become one of its agents. He’s trapped in occupied territory, where danger lurks everywhere and death waits around every corner. Luckily, he awakens the King of All Evil System. He can earn all kinds of rewards by stopping bad people from misbehaving or simply taking them out. He beats up a traito 30.9kReads7.8Score2.4kShelves
15. 15 谍 Spy War 1937: From the Start, I Wiped Out the Special Higher Section 谍战1937：开局血洗特高科 Zixiao Ke紫霄客Urban2.8M WordsCompleted Transmigration + Spy Warfare + Bloody Slaughter + Spatial Power While playing a game, modern young man Zhang Yunhe transmigrates to 1937 and becomes an agent for the Blue Shirts Society. To his surprise, he has brought along the Iron Warriors’ equipment from the game. Using its cloaking ability, he wipes out the entire Special Higher Police Agency from the start, striking such terror into the enemy that they tremble in fear. After that, he easily acquires enemy intelligence and maneuvers through 5.3kReads8.3Score339Shelves
16. 16 谍 Espionage: You Were Told to Go Undercover, but You're Thriving 谍战：让你潜伏，你混得风生水起 Traveler in the Mortal World红尘阡陌客Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Spy thriller + no female lead] Lin Jiang transmigrates into the body of a peripheral operative at the Shanghai station of the Military Statistics Bureau, code-named Catfish. His handler is killed, the Shanghai station is wiped out, and the new station chief is another notorious traitor to the Bureau, at least according to Lin Jiang's memories! [Ding! Congratulations, Host, on awakening the Big Data Deduction System!] Special Higher Police School: “Who exactly is Catfish?” Military Statistics Bu 19.2kReads7.9Score1.4kShelves
17. 17 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
18. 18 我 I’m a Male Secret Agent, and I Have Just a Few Too Many Secret Identities 我，男特务，马甲比情报多亿点 Bubbly Tangyuan糖圆啵啵Modern Romance612k WordsOngoing Strong heroine + Republican-era spy intrigue + multiple identities + System + no romance Nanzhi, a third-year college student, gets transported to the Republican era and unexpectedly awakens a System. Right from the start, she smoothly switches into a male body and impersonates Shen Zhiheng, a Huangpu Military Academy officer. Nanzhi thrives in the Republican era by killing Japanese spies and gathering intelligence. Cast of the comedy skit: I am Shen Zhiheng, an officer in the intelligence servi 1.8kReads8.8Score179Shelves
19. 19 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
20. 20 谍 Spy-Battle Match-Three 谍战消消乐 Proudly Wandering the Mortal World傲娇红尘Urban1.5M WordsCompleted A modern-day special police officer transmigrates into the puppet state of Manchukuo as a low-ranking policeman. Li Bai unexpectedly acquires a match-three System, and thus begins a winding, eventful career as an undercover agent. Completing missions expands an enormous pocket dimension and can even grant him unique special abilities. The System’s astonishing bonus rewards turn out to be all kinds of beautiful women. Li Bai is having the time of his life. Keeping a low profile in enemy territory 9.1kReads8.2Score759Shelves
21. 21 谍 Espionage: I'm Only 20, So What Is This Old Geezer's Comeback? 谍战：刚20，老登逆袭什么鬼？ The Law Is Unknown刑不可知Urban850k WordsCompleted [At 20, you graduate from a special training program in Hangzhou, join the Bureau of Secret Services, and become an agent] [At 22, you turn down a hint from the female head of the 76th Division’s secret service, losing your chance to take a shortcut] [At 25, after the Shanghai branch of the Military Statistics Bureau suffers a devastating blow, you rise rapidly through the ranks and become head of the intelligence team] [At 28, through years of effort, you become deputy chief of the Shanghai bra 14.3kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves
22. 22 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
23. 23 军 The Military Statistics Bureau's Iron Wall: The Japanese High Command's Lament 军统之铁壁：日军大本营的哀叹 Old Iron Pot of Wine老铁壶酒Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Rebirth and transmigration + military intelligence + golden finger: Churchill: We’re broke. Fine, give him two million pounds’ worth of weapons for those two pieces of intelligence. He can pick them up himself; no delivery. Hitler: How did he find out that our Japanese allies are holding secret talks with the Soviets? Fine, let’s buy the meeting notes. Roosevelt: He can get us a Zero fighter? Write him a check, and ask if he’d like to switch sides while we’re at it. The Japanese: Who on earth le 1.6kReads7.8Score102Shelves
24. 24 谍 Espionage: I Awakened a Daily Intelligence System 谍战：我觉醒每日情报系统 Mister Liu迷思特刘Urban1.3M WordsCompleted He is a low-ranking patrolman in the French Concession, and every day he gets ten new pieces of intelligence. He is also an expert operative, a god of death roaming the night. Because he awakened an Intelligence System. 16.2kReads8.4Score1.3kShelves
25. 25 谍 Espionage: I Got the Living Yama System from the Start 谍战：开局获得活阎王系统 Noodles with Gravy, but No Gravy打卤面没有打卤Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Upright values➕decisive and ruthless➕no female lead] In a parallel world, Su Mingzhe transmigrates to 1936 and becomes a second lieutenant in the Military Statistics Bureau, where he awakens the Living Yama System. As long as he inflicts both physical and psychological torment on the Japanese and their Chinese collaborators, he can obtain intelligence. Su Mingzhe skips the interrogation and starts with a one-two punch: the tiger bench and pepper water! “Ding! Reward: or 13.4kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
26. 26 间 The Spy's Daily Life After the System Dumped Me in Republican-Era China 【被系统坑到民国的】间谍日常 Listening to Rain in the Night Wind夜风听雨Urban1.3M WordsCompleted An ordinary office worker gets a System, but before she can enjoy any of its benefits, it dumps her into a parallel-world version of Republican-era China. That's where her life as a spy begins. From an ordinary field operative to an undercover agent, from a regular spy to a triple agent, she goes from reluctant to willing, writing her own legend in the great metropolis of Shanghai... Check out the new book next door: The Village Girl, the Grand Diviner, also known as After Getting a Puppet Space 45.9kReads9.5Score4.8kShelves
27. 27 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
28. 28 谍 Espionage: Codename Red Heart K, Slaughtering the Japanese Invaders 谍战：代号红桃K，杀穿小鬼子 Nightingale1995夜莺1995Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [One heroine · courageous and resourceful · Republic-era System · gangs · anti-Japanese infiltration · brotherhood · parallel world] In the twenty-seventh year of the Republic, the smoke of war sweeps across Shanghai, leaving the city isolated after its fall. The glittering ten-mile stretch cannot hide a shattered land; songs and revelry through the night cannot drown out the cries of a nation in mourning. The Japanese invaders run rampant and collaborators hold power. Countless agents hide in 7.2kReads7.5Score631Shelves
29. 29 李 Li Yunlong's Soul Transmigrates into Lin Chong: Building the Strongest Independent Regiment 李云龙魂穿林冲：打造最强独立团 Wei Yuansheng卫源生Historical1.7M WordsOngoing [Cathartic Revenge] [Gathering Heroes] [Power Struggles] [Crude Tongue, Righteous Heart] [Fierce and Fearless] "Damn it! I'm a full-fledged independent regiment commander. How did I end up as the biggest coward under heaven?!" Li Yunlong transmigrates into Lin Chong, right in the middle of Liangshan, at the wedding banquet of Wang Ying and Hu Sanniang! The hypocritical Song Jiang, the sinister Wu Yong, the sleazy Wang Ying, the hot-tempered Li Kui! They all dare to strut around in front of me?! 12.7kReads8.3Score961Shelves
30. 30 谍 Espionage: Body in Cao's Camp, Heart with Han 谍战：身在曹营心在汉 Little Black Sun黑色小太阳Urban450k WordsCompleted Long Yan transmigrated, and woke up in the body of a Japanese man. And one with a little royal blood, at that. He swore to the heavens that even if he was wearing a Japanese man's skin, he would defend the land of China to his dying breath! A fake Qiu Chan is in mortal danger? Long Yan says with a serious look, “Comrade, I’m Qiu Chan! I’ll cover you, so hurry and run!” The real Qiu Chan, whose identity has been stolen, is completely dumbfounded? Ye Chong raises his hand and shoots someone dead 596Reads9.4Score100Shelves
31. 31 重 Reborn in the Age of War 重生战争年代 Black Coffee with Bread黑咖配面包Urban438k WordsCompleted (Rebirth, space, strength-based ability, playing the fool to catch the tiger, historical era, parallel world) In the apocalypse, Lan Xinyue survived thanks to her strength and spatial abilities, only to be betrayed by her closest friend while fighting a high-level zombie. “Xiao Yan, why?” Lan Xinyue couldn’t believe it. Reborn in the 1940s, she joins the revolution, helps the country fight the Japanese and capture enemy spies, and works undercover. The male lead is a soldier who protects his cou 5.9kReads9.1Score437Shelves
32. 32 民 Republican-Era Spy Thriller: A Triple Agent With Mind-Reading Powers Kills Her Way Through Daily Life 民国谍战：三面女谍读心杀疯日常 Squid Over Rice鱿鱼盖浇饭Modern Romance766k WordsCompleted War of Resistance spy thriller + triple agent + female-led, strong heroine + on-screen information prompts + mind reading + no romance When Shen Yutang wakes up, she has transmigrated to the war-torn years of the War of Resistance. She is “Spark,” a member of the underground Communist Party; “Scarlet Rose,” the Military Statistics Bureau's ace female spy; and Miss “Fujiwara Shizuka,” a Japanese aristocrat who went missing abroad! [Host successfully eliminated a Japanese spy. Mission merit +200 9kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves
33. 33 特 Agent: From the Start, I Make Contact with Zheng Yaoxian 特工：开局郑耀先和我接头 Loves Tower Diving for Kills喜欢越塔杀Urban5.4M WordsCompleted Shen Fei transmigrates into a world that brings together several espionage dramas, all fraught with danger. Here, there are Kite, The Infiltrator, The Disguiser... And the person he’s supposed to meet is none other than Zheng Yaoxian, Sixth Brother of the Military Statistics Bureau! And so, a secret agent feared by the enemy emerges, codenamed “Nightmare”! 5kReads9.3Score506Shelves
34. 34 谍 Espionage: Starting with the Assassination of the Emperor 谍战：从刺杀天皇开始 Circle Six圈圈六Urban661k WordsCompleted Li Wencheng transmigrates to a parallel world, returning to an era when every inch of land is soaked in blood, and awakens a System! A year later, he witnesses the horrors of the Battle of Shanghai. Acting on impulse, he accepts a hell-level mission: travel to the island nation and assassinate the emperor! 2.1kReads8.1Score113Shelves
35. 35 川 Fighting the Japanese with the Sichuan Army: I Can Hear the Enemy's Strategic Plans 川军抗战，我能听到鬼子战略部署 Honest Wang Mazi老实的王麻子Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Independent development] + [strategy and tactics] + [historical storyline] + [endless feel-good] Brave men march out of Sichuan, the front line is in crisis! From the start, I transmigrate straight to the front lines of the war against Japan! I can hear the Japanese forces’ strategic plans. Other people transmigrate and get powerful equipment. I take on the Japanese with strategy. I draw on the strategic wisdom and tactics passed down by the old veterans, leading the surviving Sichuan soldi 27.2kReads9.1Score2.4kShelves
36. 36 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 masterpiece of spy fiction.

37. 37 潜 Undercover at the Secret Service Bureau 潜伏在特务处 The Teahouse Downstairs楼下茶馆Urban519k WordsCompleted A traditional spy thriller: no golden fingers and no transmigration. Please don’t read if that’s not your thing. Spring 1941, Jiangcheng. Lin Yanzhou, a technician at Hanyang Ironworks, draws the attention of Japanese spy Nanzou Yun Zi after repairing a German diesel engine at the docks. Then Zhao Bingjun, deputy director of the Secret Service, coerces him into joining their ranks. As his three identities near exposure and the “Jiaogang Plan” sets its sights on Jiangcheng, he makes patience his 853Reads6.5Score111Shelves

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    Those who enjoy traditional spy dramas can bookmark this.

38. 38 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

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    A completed and incredibly satisfying novel! A truly excellent book!!!

39. 39 亮 Bright Sword: Lucky Me, I’ve Reached the Japanese Stronghold 亮剑：锦鲤啊，打到鬼子大本营了 Words Love Cigarettes字爱香烟Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Wang Hao is an office worker and fishing enthusiast who transmigrates to the War of Resistance battlefield, where he doesn’t know how to do a thing. What he doesn’t realize is that he has the combined luck of a lucky koi and a total good-luck charm. He goes out fishing and somehow hooks a beautiful Japanese intelligence agent, exposing a Japanese spy network infiltrated into the base area. He goes up the mountain to hunt and somehow takes out a Japanese sniper team and kills a lieutenant colonel 15.4kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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    This is a fantastic book! On the battlefield, bullets swerve around you, and glory chases after you! You lead your men straight to the Japanese headquarters!!!

40. 40 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
41. 41 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
42. 42 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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    Tomato's spy masterpiece, worth collecting.

43. 43 残 The Broken Imperial Seal 残玺 Long Chu龙杵Urban900k WordsCompleted “Anger is commonplace, but a smiling man is inscrutable...” Inspired by a hidden chapter of real history, this tells the story of a wild strategic-level scientist’s rise and growth. The premise is fresh, fantastical yet grounded in reality, and encompasses history, the workplace, the military, scientific research, national security, criminal investigation, elaborate schemes, murder, and modern high-stealth espionage, high-tech hacking, and high-intensity aerospace electronic warfare. The ending 5.8kReads8.5Score683Shelves

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    This is a high-quality, underrated, and in-depth novel, heavily penned by a science and engineering student. It features no transmigration, rebirth, or cheat codes, and has maintained a spotless reputation. The novel's fresh and engaging theme, coupled with its captivating and vivid writing style, blends fantasy and realism seamlessly, maintaining humor without unnecessary padding. It's packed with suspense and mind-bending reasoning, revealing the secrets of modern high-tech espionage, hacking, and electronic warfare. You won't be able to put it down after chapter 10, making it a perfect cure for night owls suffering from insomnia and a lack of reading material.

44. 44 谍 Nameless in the Spy World 谍海无名 Life Repeats and Returns往复生还Urban3.6M WordsCompleted No one knows your name, but your deeds will endure forever. The artillery strikes on Beidaying, the fall of the Northeast, the puppet state of Manchukuo at the mercy of its masters, and thirty million compatriots enduring the suffering of a conquered people. Faced with a cataclysmic upheaval, Chi Yanzhou chooses to sacrifice himself for his country, infiltrating enemy territory to fight to the death amid conspiracies, schemes, and traps! He walks the cliff's edge beneath the enemy's guns, kindli 20.7kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
45. 45 明 I'm Supposed to Be a Spy, but Everyone Thinks I'm the God of Wealth 明明是卧底，活成别人眼中的财神 Listening to Rain in the Night Wind夜风听雨Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Traditional spy thriller + no System + no pocket dimension + no transmigration or rebirth (if you don’t like that, don’t read) [I’ve seen quite a few comments lately pointing out typos and missing words. I’m truly sorry. I wrote the whole thing by hand, and even though I checked it in the backend before uploading, some errors were unavoidable. Also, completed novels can’t be edited, so it’s not that I’m deliberately refusing to fix them. If you enjoy the story, please bear with it. May you get p 42.5kReads9.0Score4.7kShelves
46. 46 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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    This 2 million-word serialized anti-Japanese spy novel boasts a fresh plot and unique perspective, making it well worth your collection and attention. Remember, it's still being updated without interruption. The author's writing is powerful, and the plot development is unprecedented.

47. 47 暗 The Hidden Sentry 暗哨 Invisible Gunfire看不见的硝烟Urban122k WordsCompleted On the eve of the Liaoshen Campaign, a sleeper agent who had been silent for years awakens inside the Kuomintang's Northeastern secret service. Surrounded by treacherous Military Statistics Bureau agents, gang leaders straddling the line between respectable and criminal, and prominent Shengjing women whose loyalties are hard to read, he must maneuver alone through threats from every side, hidden in the shadows as he shines a bloodstained beam of light on the city's liberation... 4.6kReads8.9Score320Shelves

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    • Hardcore espionage, no cheat codes: Abandoning systems and time travel tropes, this story returns to the charm of traditional espionage, relying entirely on intelligence, courage, and faith to walk a tightrope. • Epic scope, regional flavor: Spanning over a decade, the story takes place across Northeast China, Inner Mongolia, Hunan, Guizhou, Chongqing, Nanjing, and other regions, delicately showcasing the regional culture and historical texture of the Republic of China era. • Character-centric, authentic growth: Focusing on the twists and turns of a young man from Northeast China in a chaotic world, witnessing how he is tempered in blood and fire, growing into an outstanding intelligence agent. The writing is delicate, and the plot is moving.

48. 48 断 Broken Thorn 断刺 Invisible Gunfire看不见的硝烟Urban217k WordsCompleted When the Japanese invaders strike, a rebellious young man runs away from home and is swept by the tides of history from one perilous situation to another. He maneuvers between military intelligence agents, underworld gangs, and Japanese spies; makes choices between conflicting beliefs; sacrifices love and friendship; and transforms as he grows through loneliness... 140Reads6.5Score—Shelves
49. 49 这 This Detective Is No Ordinary Man: Falling in Love Makes Him Stronger 这个侦探不一般，恋爱就能变强 Tie Shen铁深Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted Zhang Xici had endured a lonely, miserable life, and just as he was about to retire, he got caught up in something huge. An enormous scapegoat's burden was dumped on him. With his frail build, how could he possibly bear such a huge burden? He was crushed to death beneath it. But who would have thought that a disaster would turn into a blessing: he was reborn. After being reborn, Zhang gained the support of a System and finally became a force to be reckoned with. Unfortunately, his System wasn't 6.1kReads9.0Score921Shelves

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    1. This detective story is a mind-bending urban mystery with a strong male protagonist. It's straightforward, with clues hidden in inconspicuous places, strong plot logic, and intense battles of wits against villains and spies. It shakes up the officialdom, as the enemies are ruthless and cunning, but the protagonist is no pushover either. Read three chapters and you're guaranteed to enjoy it. 2. A story about a courtyard house with a system – it's incredibly satisfying to read. The protagonist slaps the villains in the face, finally getting revenge. A rare gem in the courtyard house series.

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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    A must-read spy thriller for anyone experiencing a reading slump! The protagonist transmigrates into the body of a Kuomintang cannon fodder, possessing the dual advantages of an infinite space and super hearing. Codenamed "Screwdriver," he infiltrates the Wang Jingwei regime's 76th Division. His flying screwdrivers are incredibly accurate, and he shows no mercy in killing Japanese soldiers and traitors. Using his spatial ability, he supplies the anti-Japanese resistance, playing the fool while outmaneuvering the Kuomintang, the Kuomintang, and the underground Communist Party, achieving incredible reversals. No dragging build-up, high-energy from the start, brimming with espionage tension, and packed with thrilling moments you won't be able to stop reading! [Add to bookshelf]

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