Novels like Removing the Makeup
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- 1 War of Resistance: I Slaughter the Enemy Behind Their Lines 抗战：我在敌后杀疯了 Xiang Jie transmigrated to parallel-world Shanghai in 1938. He discovered he was a notorious collaborator. Shanghai had only recently been occupied. The Japanese were sharpening their knives, preparing to attack the national capital. He acquired the Righteous Cause System and battled the enemy with wit and courage behind their lines. Every reward he earned was sent straight to the front! —Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 2 1938: The New Year’s Eve Plan 1938：除夕计划 The smoke of the Battle of Shanghai has yet to clear, and figures like Green Gang boss Ji Yunqing have betrayed their country and gone over to the enemy, becoming collaborators. In the winter of 1938, Gu Yu, a red agent and disciple of Green Gang boss Ji Yunqing, returns from studying in Japan. The New Year’s Eve plan is officially underway. The Green Gang, the Chinese Communist Party, the Military Statistics Bureau, the Central Bureau of Statistics, the Plum Agency, and No. 76: layer upon layer 18Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 3 Two-Faced and Caught in the Middle 两面三刀，我身不由己啊 In his previous life, Heng Wu was transported to the East before the War of Resistance began after a plane crash. He became a spy for the Japanese Army’s logistics bureau and was sent to China to maintain a long-term undercover assignment. Before setting out, Heng Wu stole a list of agents assigned to long-term undercover work. After returning to China, he set out to eliminate the Japanese spies on the list. In a battle of wits and courage, he joined the Military Statistics Bureau to help the Co 11Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 4 War of Resistance Espionage: Codename Zhong Kui, Slaying Demons and Traitors 抗日谍战：代号钟馗，斩鬼锄奸 [War of Resistance + Espionage + Republican Era + Business Rivalry + Underworld] No System, no transmigration, no invincible protagonist, and no foolish villains. An original tale of espionage during the War of Resistance, following a Communist Party agent who fights and bleeds his way to maturity. Amid the turmoil of Shanghai, he dances on the edge of a blade, cutting down Japanese invaders and traitors. 205Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Transmigrating to Shanghai in 1919: A Stunning Encounter 穿越1919沪上惊鸿 The heroine is a chemistry student who transmigrates to Shanghai in 1919. To survive, she becomes a mysterious pianist at the Great World amusement complex. Beautiful, composed, and clever, she is a young genius, skilled in coded communications, piano, and first aid, with a deep sense of duty to her country. She meets the warlord Lu Yongxiang and, through a strange twist of fate, becomes his confidante. Later, she meets and falls in love with his son, Lu Xiaojia, who looks exactly like her boyfr 124Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 6 Espionage: The Flight of the Bee 谍战之蜂飞 He was swept into the maelstrom of espionage by the “Lily Gold” deposited at HSBC. He matched wits with master spies and fell into passionate romances with beautiful women, until an ordinary young man became a top agent! He joined forces with his seniors to found the renowned “Institute 724,” serving as the guardian of the shield of New China. Though he was an unappointed “temporary worker,” the international intelligence world trembled at the mention of “Bee”! He was clear about whom he loved a —Reads—Score114d adds
- 7 The Green Beetle Project 青蚨计划 Before the Suizao Campaign in 1939, the situation in Xianjiang City in northwestern Hubei was turbulent, with a tangled web of competing forces. Young Liu Muchu had just returned from studying overseas. On the way home with his father, he was inexplicably attacked by armed bandits. But they clearly weren't after the wealthy Master Liu's money, nor were they seeking revenge against him. After narrowly escaping, Liu Muchu immediately realized the ambush might have been aimed at him. More precisely —Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 8 The Flames of War and the Spy Doctor 烽火谍医 Ye Zhengwen, a doctoral supervisor with expertise in both Chinese and Western medicine, unexpectedly returns to 1938. His superb medical skills make him famous far and wide, and the Japanese invaders and puppet troops recruit him into their inner medical circle. This gives him access to the enemy's most closely guarded secrets, as well as the chance to hold a knife to their throats. With the nation on the brink of collapse and his homeland facing ruin, Ye Zhengwen is like a scalpel plunged into 178Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 9 Espionage and War 谍与战 Wu Zimo, a police officer at the Xing'an Town Police Station in Manchukuo, transmigrates and awakens a talent for perceiving mental states. He can detect people's microexpressions in a fraction of a second, improving from one-fifth of a second to as fast as 1/25 of a second. By honing and refining his mental abilities in the field, Wu Zimo steadily becomes faster at recognizing and catching microexpressions. This gives Wu Zimo a foothold in the puppet Manchukuo police force and becomes the found 14Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 10 Transmigrated as a Leopard Cat in Republican-Era China, She Won Big 穿越民国狸花猫，她赢麻了 [Transmigration + espionage + special abilities + sweet romance] Su Manman wakes up to find she has transmigrated into the sequel to the Republican-era espionage drama The Wind Chasers, which she had been following! Not only has she become the long-lost younger sister of Matsushima Kiichiro, a senior Japanese military adviser, but she’s also taken on the crucial role of an underground Communist Party courier. To top it all off, she and her idol Wei Ruolai are posing as a married couple while goi 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Shadow of the Spy 绝尘谍影 A special forces soldier returns to 1937 and becomes a covert agent for the resistance. He never forgets his mission, infiltrates the secret service, and maintains five separate identities as he navigates the forces of the enemy and its puppet regime. He leaves everyone in the dust, rises to the summit, and looks down upon the lesser peaks. 286Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 A Battle of Wits in the Spy World 谍海智斗 After the War of Resistance Against Japan entered a stalemate, the secret front became a second battlefield, where “you were among us, and we were among you.” Spies from every side played their part in that turbulent chapter of history. Acting on orders from the organization, agent Chen Ziqiang goes undercover and engages in a battle of wits with Japanese spies and Chinese collaborators. This novel recounts his heroic deeds: his courage and resourcefulness, his passionate fight to defend his hom 448Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 13 Shadows Over Shanghai: Reborn in the Republic to Save the Nation and Its People 沪上谍影：魂穿民国救国救民 [War of Resistance espionage] + [Single heroine] + [Soul swap] + [Soul transmigration] A graduate student in history transmigrates into the 1937 Battle of Shanghai and becomes Shen Yanzhi, a Juntong trainee agent. He navigates between Juntong, the Japanese collaborationist regime, and the underground Communist Party, walking a knife's edge with only fragmentary memories of history to guide him. There is no romance, only a yearning to hold on to his beliefs and survive. Can he preserve his convic 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Espionage: Code Name Beehive 谍战：代号蜂巢 In the Shanghai concessions in 1937, Lu Chen, a former special forces instructor, transmigrates into the body of Asano Akira, an ethnic Chinese employee of the Japanese military intelligence service. From the start, he faces an identity check, but his awakened Hive Intelligence System lets him turn the tables: by touching an object, he can extract information from the past 30 minutes, and by making contact with someone, he can unlock their hidden secrets! In the eyes of the Japanese, he is a cle 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Sweet Little White Tea Girl Transmigrates into a Republican Era Spy Thriller 小白茶穿越民国谍战 Chosen by the “Strongest Villain Stand-In” System, Su Luoyi transmigrates into the story world of The Wind Chaser, set in 1937. The good news: Wei Ruolai, her favorite male lead from The Wind Chaser, is still there! The bad news: she’s become the biggest villain in this world, Ito Luoyi, a Japanese prince. How did it happen? She accidentally went undercover as a prince! And so she dances back and forth along the fine line between assassination and execution, watching her colleague Wei Ruolai out 178Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Bloodbath of Resistance: 1937 喋血抗战1937 My new work is out! Please come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Shadow of the Thin-Bladed Knife 薄刀谍影 A secret buried for many years sparks a covert struggle and a web of schemes. A disgraced young man: the invading Japanese army says he’s the only son of a Japanese spy who went missing; the Military Statistics Bureau says he’s an agent with the codename “Thin Blade.” Good and evil in human nature, the warmth and coldness of family ties: living is a path to enlightenment. Justice has its way, the nation is held close to the heart, and a grown man sheds tears beneath the misty rain. 410Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 My Republican-Era Espionage Story Seems a Little Off 我的民国谍战画风好像不太对 Lin Wanxing (nickname: Xingxing). A modern-day corporate drone who transmigrates into Republican-era Shanghai as the much-ignored “pretty but useless” eldest daughter of the wealthy Lin family. Her original self was timid, cowardly, and illiterate. She comes across as cheerful, carefree, and easygoing, able to bend with the wind and play dumb with the best of them. In truth, she thinks fast, is full of clever schemes, observant, bold yet meticulous, and well versed in modern psychology, logic, a 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Espionage: Getting Ready to Defect Again Today 【谍战】今天也在准备反水 So exhausted from revising his paper that he could barely keep his eyes open, Lu Chen decided to take a quick nap at his desk. When he opened his eyes, he found himself somewhere else. A dance hall decorated in a Republican-era style, sudden gunfire, and himself dressed in a suit and tie. Completely bewildered, Lu Chen pinched himself hard. It hurt. This wasn't a dream. Had he transmigrated? Lu Chen had just managed to accept the fact that he had transmigrated when someone respectfully addressed 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Undercover in Military Intelligence, Yet You Become the Demon Den's God of Wealth 卧底军统，你竟成魔窟财神爷 Lin De transmigrates into a world combining spy dramas such as The Rebel, Kite, and The Disguiser, becoming the “God of Wealth of the Devil's Den,” a man with four separate identities. From then on, as an undercover agent with the codenames “Dark Sparrow” and “Lone Wolf,” Lin De commands the tides of power in Shendu. Zheng Yaoxian: “For all my careful calculations, I never imagined that Mr. Lin De would have four identities at once.” Ming Lou: “His alertness and adaptability fooled even me. The 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Undercover: The Files of an International Spy Master, Decoded 潜伏：国际间谍高手档案解密 Drawing on numerous spies' memoirs and autobiographies, publications from China and abroad, and newly declassified archival materials from countries around the world, Undercover: The Declassified Files of Master International Spies selects the most legendary incidents to tell the stories of master spies' work, lives, and relationships. It unveils the secrets of 20 masters who dominated the world of covert warfare and even changed the course of history. 147Reads9.3Score3014d adds
- 22 The Rifling in the Barrel 枪膛线 A war story that stays closer to the truth than any other; a Nationalist Army captain who crawls out of a pile of corpses; an impossible mission; a romance that seems destined to blossom… His codename is “New Year”! His activation plunges him into a world of twists and treachery; his arrival changes the fate of both sides… Where will his path lead? 14Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 23 Espionage: I Play Double Agent and Become an Arms Dealer 谍战：我玩无间道，成了军火贩子 In 1940, Jinling, the Military Statistics Bureau had been all but wiped out. The 76th Office, the Military Statistics Bureau, the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, the Special Higher Police, the puppet government: all kinds of forces were entangled together. Xiang Yang, a member of the 76th Office’s security team, was a marginal figure and also a secret agent for the Military Statistics Bureau. In a world where it was impossible to distinguish friend from foe and everything lay in —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 You Japanese Spy, I'll Never Let You Get Away! 狗特务我不会放过你的！ “You’re saying Director Han is a spy? Baka! Director Han serves as head of all six bureaus, and the Emperor has given him more commendations than he’s given the general. If he’s a spy, does that make the Emperor his handler?! Why would he spy? For money? Half of Shanghai belongs to him. Does he need money? Or women? The most beautiful women you’ve ever seen don’t hold a candle to the beauties from every country whom Director Han wouldn’t even look at.” Even while surrounded by darkness, my heart 50Reads6.4Score614d adds
- 25 Espionage: I Got Rich Killing Japanese Invaders 谍战：杀小日子杀成大富翁 [The Little Wooden Hut Across the Five Lakes] This one got off to a bit of a late start, so please bear with it and keep reading. I promise the excitement never lets up! [Hit Novel] Also known as "The All-Powerful Young Intelligence Officer" Qian Kai transmigrates to 1936 and becomes an archivist at the Xicheng Station of the Fuxing Society’s Special Operations Division. On the forty-ninth day after his transmigration, he awakens his first supernatural skill, followed by another on day seventy-s 763Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 26 The Last Piece of Intelligence 最后一份情报 He is a “dormant” courier, codenamed Lighthouse, the quietest undercover agent in the heart of enemy territory. But when his superior suddenly goes missing and he receives a “top-secret” list riddled with errors, he realizes the entire intelligence network has been infiltrated, and he himself is being set up as a sacrificial pawn. Caught in a manhunt where nothing is what it seems, the only person he can trust is a woman of mysterious identity who has deliberately approached him... Now that ever 2.5kReads7.7Score21514d adds
- 27 The System Wants Me to Give the Young Marshal I Won Over Back to the Original Host 系统让我把撩到手的少帅让给原主 When Shen Wan opened her eyes, she found herself in a prison cell, being tortured for a confession. After finally winning over the young marshal and becoming his fiancée, she was immediately swept into domestic intrigue, a civil war among four cities, and a nationwide war of resistance. Once postwar reconstruction was underway, the young marshal said he was going to marry her. Then, out of nowhere, the System appeared and told her she could leave. The original owner would get to enjoy the happy 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Shadows of Intrigue: 57 Thrilling, Gripping Mysteries from the World of Espionage 谍影重重：惊心动魄、扣人心弦的57个谍海谜团 Broadly speaking, a spy is someone who engages in secret investigative work, gathering confidential intelligence or carrying out acts of sabotage against an enemy or competitor to benefit the side they serve. Spies are also known as agents or undercover operatives. One of a spy's main duties is to obtain intelligence through illegal or legal means, in secret or in public. They may also engage in covert activities such as subversion, assassination, kidnapping, bombing, psychological warfare, and 99Reads9.2Score1314d adds
- 29 A Republic-Era Spy Thriller? Why Has the Tone Gone Off the Rails! 民国谍战？画风怎么崩坏了！ Chen Mo wakes up one day to discover that he has transmigrated to the turbulent Republic of China era. In his ideal version of the story, he would punch secret agents, kick traitors, become an invisible guardian, then retire after succeeding, keeping his deeds and fame hidden. But reality is that, because he looks so much like a fallen hero, an underground organization mistakes him for the man and forcibly plants him in a key department at the heart of enemy territory, where he becomes a gloriou 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Covert Front 隐蔽战线 Can he complete his undercover mission while resisting the temptations of a femme fatale and facing the challenges posed by an old demon and a clown? 9Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 31 The Dashing Female Spy 谍战俏佳人 On the train heading south, she threw her weight around and stole my seat. Then we ran into each other again at the rendezvous point. She gave me the slip and disappeared without even confirming the passphrase. What is this beautiful woman up to? While I was investigating files on the Japanese agents’ germ weapons, she broke into my home three times with her face covered, stole my bronze sword, and still wouldn’t tell me who she really was. Who exactly is she? My childhood friend is sweet and in 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Lone Hero of Yingxiong 孤胆雄英 Tags: Republic of China era, espionage, passionate, mind games, ruthless, warlord rivalries, love of family and country [Ruthless hero returns + espionage and mind games + decisive and ruthless + beauties of a chaotic age] Shanghai, a city awash in blood and turmoil. Chen Moyan awakens to find his fellow agents dead and himself a “lone ghost” with the Juntong’s guns trained on him. Kill his colleagues to earn their trust? He becomes Juntong’s sharpest blade, earning the nickname “Chen the King o 1.8kReads8.6Score16814d adds
- 33 The Wolf's Den 狼穴 To capture a wolf, first enter its den. Dance with the wolves, sleep among them. Be wise and courageous, stay calm in danger, win through the unexpected, and return victorious after hunting the wolves! 613Reads8.9Score10214d adds
- 34 Espionage: I Come from an Age of Prosperity 谍战：我自盛世中来 Li Xi unexpectedly finds himself in the blood-soaked era of the War of Resistance, becoming a student at a training school. After graduating, he joins the Military Statistics Bureau and becomes an agent. Sent by Boss Dai to carry out a mission in Shanghai, known as the “Spy Capital.” He identifies Japanese invaders, eliminates collaborators, roots out traitors, intercepts intelligence, and aids his comrades... Li Xi’s arrival is like a ray of hopeful sunlight before dawn, gradually dispelling th 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Storms Rise in Tianjin 天津风云起 A fanfiction set in The Message. Li Ya and Cui Ping have a romance, while Zuo Lan and Qiu Ping are both alive. I’ll do my best to give them all a happy ending. I started writing for fun because I shipped the couple, but somehow the story got more and more serious... No outline, just one chapter a day. (I’ll try to finish it.) 374Reads8.5Score10014d adds
- 36 Red 红色 It's been four years since the drama Red. I had so many thoughts while we were filming, but I didn't expect to have even more afterward. There's too much to say. Just like the characters in the drama, brothers can't escape the tides of history and the changing times. Fortunately, life is short, and there's no time to savor the setbacks in front of us. We have to hurry and make something new and interesting. Even if it turns out frustrating, that's still more vivid and moving than old memories. I 7Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 37 Espionage: The Special Higher Police Agency Is Gone, and You Still Call Him Loyal? 谍战：特高课都没了，你说他忠诚 1940. Dongye Ming transmigrates into the role of an action squad leader in the Special Higher Police Section at the Japanese Shanghai Headquarters. Dongye Ming thinks that transmigrating to 1940 means he can shoot the Japanese invaders, but he never expects that the first person he wants to shoot is himself. He cries, “I can’t become Japanese. I can’t betray our martyrs. I’m going to kill this Japanese devil right now.” Just as he points the gun at himself, an unexpected turn of events occurs. Y 8Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 38 The Peerless Young Master 1: Book 19 公子无双1第19本书 In 1931, Leng Feng, who had studied in Japan, joined the Japanese Special Higher Police as an undercover agent... With the three northeastern provinces occupied and the Japanese plotting to conquer all of China, Leng Feng faced a daunting mission as a spy operating among multiple factions. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Code Name: Migratory Bird 代号候鸟 A heart-pounding covert war, as deep as the ocean! The most enduring declaration of love in the world is staying by someone’s side… 1kReads7.7Score10314d adds
- 40 The Fog of Espionage 谍战迷雾 Liang Tianzhou, a medical intern who returned from studying in Japan, transmigrates to the Republic of China era and becomes one of our underground agents. Faced with misunderstanding from the woman he loves, the expectations of a young girl, and the passionate advances of a beautiful agent, what should he choose? You have one sinister plot after another, but I have a divine sword for breaking them apart. Amid truth and lies, illusion and reality, he skillfully outmaneuvers the enemy. With myste 213Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 41 Espionage: A Thousand Faces, Sword Unsheathed 谍战：身份百变，利剑出鞘 An eight-year veteran transmigrates into the world of the War of Resistance. The country is engulfed in flames, but faith cannot be broken. He is an underground intelligence agent for the Red Army, supplying intelligence to Red Army forces in three provinces and keeping the enemy at bay! He is a Japanese merchant, moving freely among the Japanese and sowing division within their ranks! He is a Juntong agent, pouring in millions until Juntong becomes his home turf! He is also a sharp blade, invin 31Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 42 Agent: Yu Zecheng Is My Superior 特工：余则成是我上峰 [Transmigration + God of War + Rebirth + Urban Life + War] Li Lingfeng, a philosophy graduate from the northwest, stayed up all night preparing his job application materials and suddenly died on the street. To his surprise, he transmigrates into the body of a war hero carrying out a secret assassination mission during the War of Resistance Against Japan. The hero is also named Li Lingfeng, and he is following Yu Zecheng’s orders. 185Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Espionage: Caught at the Meeting? Reveal My Special Higher Police Identity 谍战：接头被抓？亮出特高科身份 [Spy thriller + Republican era + 20,000 words daily + triple agent + no female lead + System] Good news: I transmigrated, and I even got a System. Bad news: I got arrested from the start while trying to make contact. My memories awakened during interrogation, and it turned out I was a well-connected insider at the Special High Police Agency, with powerful backing. So no problem. Then came more bad news: I was assigned to infiltrate the Military Statistics Bureau, forcing me to become a triple ag 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Espionage: What Do You Mean, Scammer? Call Me the God of Wealth! 谍战：什么诈骗犯，叫我财神爷！ He Nian, an undercover operative in a telecom scam compound, transmigrates to the Republic of China and becomes an infiltrating agent for the Military Statistics Bureau. With his finely honed knack for deception and professionally trained spy skills, he leads the Japanese and their Chinese collaborators around in circles. The last Qing emperor: “He actually pretended to be Nurhaci, the founding ancestor, and told me to send him money. I can no longer face my ancestors.” Kawashima: “He may be a c —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 A Haze of Spies 谍雾濛濛 Shen Junfei, a high-ranking Communist Party agent deep undercover in enemy territory, suddenly withdraws, leaving behind a “young swallow” who has yet to spread her wings. Just like that, she is cast into the vast ocean of espionage... 4Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 46 Reborn in Republican China: Reporting for Duty at the Military Intelligence Bureau! 重生民国，军情处报到！ Chen Lixiao once owned a small public relations firm and had seen all sorts of people. In the end, he failed the test of alcohol and died, only to be reborn in a time of war in the body of a young man with the same name and an extraordinary background. He becomes a section chief in the Military Intelligence Department and, to his surprise, discovers he has a pair of mysterious, uncanny X-ray eyes… 128Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 47 Agent: Meeting the Razor, Assassinating Tufei Yuan from the Start 特工：接头剃刀，开局暗杀土肥圆 Du Hao transmigrates into a parallel world that combines several spy and agent dramas, becoming one of our party's undercover agents in Bingcheng, codenamed "The General." The first thing he does from the start is deal with the Japanese spy chief Dohihara Kenji. That very day, an immortal legend is born in the world of espionage. Guan Haidan: The thing I'm proudest of in my life is probably having given "The General" a lesson. Lan Yanzhi: The only person in the world qualified to be my mentor is 79Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 48 Espionage: Lost in the Dust 谍战：隐入尘埃 [Republican Era, Realism, Spy Thriller] That winter, the volunteer army’s spy network in Mudanjiang is hit by a major purge carried out by the Japanese. The organization is almost completely destroyed, and agent Chen Hui, codenamed “Dust,” who is embedded in the Mudanjiang Police Bureau, faces a momentous decision: stay or leave. 675Reads7.4Score10014d adds
- 49 The Age of War 烽火年代 “I would burn my body and become a bolt of lightning, To tear apart the endless, pitch-black night. Even if I could bring only a fleeting moment of light, It would still illuminate and warm this beautiful world.” A vital piece of intelligence, an uncanny photograph, and a world where enemies and allies are hard to tell apart and danger lurks everywhere. A brutal war of raging flames and flying bullets; a tense spy struggle rife with deception and intrigue. Loyalty and betrayal, reunion and sepa 140Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 50 The Spy's Tolling Bell 钟声谍影 The story takes place during the War of Resistance Against Japan, as various forces vie for power in secret in Shanghai. The underground Communist organization, the Kuomintang’s Military Statistics Bureau, Japanese intelligence agencies, and Shanghai’s criminal syndicates are all entangled in a complex web, with the situation growing exceptionally tense. 116Reads—Score—14d adds
