Novels like A Sea of Spycraft and Mystery
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- 51 Espionage: I Can Pick Up Traits 谍战：我能拾取词条 [Espionage] [Traits] [Killing] [Economics] [Faith] Fang Tiansheng transmigrates into the body of a man in the 26th year of the Republic of China. He opens his eyes to find himself imprisoned and on the brink of death, branded a despicable traitor! At the moment of death, he awakens the Espionage Trait System. Killing traitors and Japanese invaders lets him collect the traits they drop. [I Like Telling Little Lies] [He Who Understands the Times Is a Hero] [The Most Devoted Man in the Land of Whit 1.4kReads7.0Score10414d adds
- 52 Espionage: The Death-Fearing Master of Survival Scares Boss Dai from the Start 谍战：怕死苟神，开局吓坏代老板 Lu Feng was a “legendary” spy in 2056, nicknamed the Runaway Third. During an operation, he was shot dead because he ran too fast, then transmigrated to Planet Alpha in a parallel world. Time moves slowly on this planet, which has only just reached the era of World War II. Lu Feng becomes a low-level intelligence officer in the Military Intelligence Bureau. All he wants is to stay alive in this chaotic age, but circumstances and the System force him to deliver one earth-shattering intelligence r 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Espionage: From the Start, I Dissected a Live Informant, Then Sewed the Intel Back Up in Tears 谍战：开局解剖上线含泪缝合情报 In 1939, at 76 Jisifeier Road in Shanghai, a den of horrors loomed. Here, human life was worthless, and secrets cost more than gold. Lin Jiu transmigrated into this world and became a reviled “special cleaner” (mortician/forensic examiner) in the General Affairs Office of 76. He spent his days among corpses, his clothes permanently steeped in the smell of formalin. To the secret agents, he was a walking omen of bad luck; to the society ladies, a rat from the gutter to be avoided at all costs. Ye —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Transmigrated to 1950: China's Ace Spy Goes Undercover in America 穿越50华夏王牌暗谍潜伏美利坚 [CIA + British 007 + NATO + espionage] The Korean War breaks out in 1950, and our top spy embedded in the United States finds himself surrounded by danger. To keep Matthew Ridgway from heading to Korea, he uses a missing-person case to drag him into an investigation. As the investigation progresses, he discovers that Britain is dissatisfied with the postwar order and has built an extensive network of spies in the United States to seize geopolitical advantages. The master spy enters the game alon 166Reads—Score11114d adds
- 55 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
- 56 Drawing Sword: I Go Undercover, Then Ride Across the Land of Cherry Blossoms 亮剑从卧底开始马踏樱花 [A fresh take on Drawing Sword + Undercover Intrigue + Espionage and Turmoil + The Iron Tide!] A thunderous boom rings through the sky, and Captain Jia makes his dazzling debut. After transmigrating into the world of Drawing Sword, he awakens an Undercover System and starts out as a low-level spy, becoming a blade planted behind enemy lines. Watch Captain Jia toy with the Japanese invaders and trample the cherry blossoms! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 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
- 58 Undercover: Alone in the Light 潜伏之孤守光明 "Undercover: Alone in the Light" tells the story of Yu Zecheng on the eve of Tianjin's liberation. Traveling from place to place with Wu Jingzhong, he goes undercover, beginning in Shanghai. There, he navigates the competing factions, obtains the city's defense plans and a list of undercover agents, and uses infighting within their ranks to pass on intelligence, clearing the way for the People's Liberation Army to liberate Shanghai. He then heads to Chongqing and infiltrates the heart of the Bu 25Reads6.9Score1814d adds
- 59 Behind Enemy Lines: The Whole Internet Watches Me Go Undercover Through Reincarnations and Breaks Down in Tears 敌后：全网看我轮回潜伏，爆哭 [Regret Story] [Angst Warning] [War of Resistance] [Live Memory Viewing] [Infinite Time Rewinds] [Deep-Cover Spy] [No Female Lead, but Female Characters] To study a device that lets people view memories from across time, experts chose an old, unmarked grave in a village for their experiment and broadcast it live across the internet. According to the local county records, the tomb's occupant, Shen Wanli, had been a collaborator who did terrible things for the Japanese invaders. He was an utterly 183Reads—Score17914d adds
- 60 Espionage: Shadow Without a Trace 谍战：无间谍影 A story about a modern man who transmigrates into the espionage-ridden Republic of China. The first hundred chapters mainly cover some spy cases in Jinling. I feel like the protagonist hasn't really had a chance to show what he can do yet. My initial plan is to send him into enemy-occupied territory after the first hundred chapters, where he can finally unleash his full potential. Art is a big explosion. 193Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Espionage: I Took Out the Tokko Chief from the Start 谍战：开局就干掉了特高科科长 (Spy thriller + Transmigration + System + Saving the nation and its people + Ruthless action + Feel-good power fantasy) A homebody transmigrated into the body of an ace agent codenamed Viper. As soon as he arrived, fate played a joke on him: almost as if in a dream, he killed the head of the Special Higher Police. He was thrown straight into the military police prison. But there was always a way out. With his life hanging in the balance, he turned the tables and walked out in spectacular fash 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Espionage: From the Start, I Wiped Out a Japanese Squad! 谍战：开局血洗日军小分队！ When Chen Qun woke up, artillery was roaring and the Japanese forces were attacking fiercely, about to break through our army's defenses! Damn! He had actually transmigrated into the War of Resistance! In that case, he might as well stay and wipe out every last Japanese soldier! 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 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
- 64 Espionage Agent: The Shadows Begin to Shine at the Detention Center 谍战特工：灯影闪耀从看守所开始 Your identification papers have no name. Your seat has only a number. [No System, no transmigration into a drama, no borrowing characters from other works. The plot is half original and half adapted from real events.] A 20-year-old youth transmigrates to the Republican era. Armed with memories from his past life, he runs small businesses, exposes Japanese spies, hones his martial skills, plays landlord, fights spies and infiltrators, makes contact behind enemy lines, conducts secret infiltration —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 The Cannon-Fodder Villainess Turns the Tables 炮灰女配咸鱼翻身， Shen Yueyao was twenty-four, a graduate of the Foreign Languages Department at Hujiang University. Her father, Shen Jingting, was a well-known industrialist in the city. But none of that was what truly made Yueyao’s heart skip a beat. What nearly froze the blood in her veins was another, clearer and colder memory: she had transmigrated into a spy novel she had read just days ago. She had become a minor female character with the same name as her own, a disposable character who was killed off bef 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Fight, Fight, Fight! Beat That Traitor to a Pulp 打打打，打你个大汉奸 On New Year’s Eve, the notorious traitor Chen Biao was killed while performing ancestral rites at home. A note was left beside him, bearing the words: “Victory in the War of Resistance is certain. May China endure forever.” Fight the Japanese invaders and eliminate traitors. Operation Code Cobra is about to begin...! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Espionage: Armed with the Death Note, I Went on a Killing Spree 谍战：手握死亡笔记，直接杀疯了 Su Ming transmigrates to the War of Resistance era and becomes a Juntong agent undercover at No. 76, codenamed Hades. From the start, he obtains a Death Note and launches a merciless killing spree! The director of No. 76: Who on earth is Hades? Why can he kill whoever he wants, while we’re completely powerless to stop him? The chief of the Special Higher Police: Damn it! We have to find Hades, or I’ll end up like the previous chiefs, giving my life for His Majesty the Emperor. But I don’t want t 8Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 68 Espionage: I Can See the Labels on Other People 谍战：我能看到别人身上的标签 My name is Qi Sheng. Sheng, as in “to triumph over Heaven by half a move.” I can see the labels other people give me. Some call me a “handsome young man.” Others call me a “cold-blooded killer.” And some call me a “living King of Hell.” If anyone asked what label I’d give myself, I’d choose “Blood Crow,” the name that makes the Japanese invaders tremble at the mere mention of it. 204Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 69 Espionage: The KMT's Living Yama, Slayer of Japanese Devils 谍战：军统活阎王，专杀小鬼子 My name is Chu Feng, and my military intelligence codename is “Living Yama.” I have just one rule: kill the Japanese invaders and the traitors, every last one of them. I have an intelligence System. I know every secret the Japanese are hiding. Want to know why I’m so ruthless? Because I came from the future, and I’m here specifically to send them all to hell! 1kReads7.1Score10814d adds
- 70 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 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 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… 132Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 72 Republican Era: A Transmigrator's Spycraft Code 民国：穿越者的谍战密码 Shanghai on the eve of the Battle of Shanghai in 1937. As Li Liancheng, a transmigrant struggling to survive at the bottom of society, he is unexpectedly drawn into an intelligence war between the Kuomintang, the Communists, and Japan, using modern thinking to unravel a web of espionage. 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 From Now to Now 从现在到现在 War has been humanity’s constant companion throughout its development. Yet beginning in the early twentieth century, the nature of warfare escalated dramatically, from the outbreak of the First World War to the end of the Second World War. It was an unavoidable chapter in humanity’s history. Gongsun Mo, Cibi Ying, and their comrades witnessed and took part in the bloodiest, most brutal conflict in human history, one that claimed more lives than any other. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Espionage: The Days I Slacked Off at the Military Statistics Bureau 谍战我在军统摆烂的日子 We live in a peaceful era, but how many nameless heroes sacrificed their lives for this country and its people? History books are too thin to contain their greatness. Turn a page, and you've got their whole lives! History books are also too thick. We can't remember their names; we only know that they are heroes! He transmigrates through time to China during the War of Resistance Against Japan and takes the place of the original owner. Following his elders' arrangements, he joins the Juntong as a 73Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 75 Espionage: You Were Told to Go Undercover, So How Did You Become the Boss of Shanghai? 谍战：让你潜伏，你成淞沪大佬？ [Espionage + no System + no brainless plot + loyal revolutionary roots + multiple identities] In the twentieth year of the Republic of China, the head of the Red Party's Third Special Section was arrested and immediately defected. Overnight, around a hundred outstanding Red Party comrades were arrested. Within a year, spies had uncovered nearly all of the Red Party's secret safe houses in Shanghai. Whenever the nation is in peril, heroes always step forward. Zhang Mingxue, only twenty-five years 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 No One Knows Your Name 你的名字无人知晓 This is a “book of darkness” for hardcore fans of historical spy fiction. If you’re hoping for someone to transmigrate or be reborn, or for a System that gives them cheat-like powers... there’s still time to leave. But if you long to sink into the real, filthy quagmire of espionage from 1930 to 1949, rife with conspiracies, schemes, and betrayal, and to witness with your own eyes how an ordinary man is forged by the Soviet NKVD into a nameless phantom, shaping the course of war from the shadows —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Espionage: From Agent to Japanese Aristocrat 谍战：从特工到鬼子贵族 “Who am I? …Chen Lin? …Or Konoe Ichiro? …Chinese? Or Japanese?…” “You are Konoe Ichiro, heir to Japan’s Konoe family, one of the Five Regent Houses, and Konoe Fumimaro’s eldest grandson. You are Japanese!!!” “That’s right, I’m Konoe Ichiro… Konoe Ichiro… I am Konoe Ichiro… I’m Japanese… Then who are you?” “Me? My name is Chen Lin! I’m Chinese… Chen Lin!” 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Spy Games: A Fight to the Death 谍战，生死较量 I transmigrated to Jiangcheng in 1936, on the eve of the full-scale War of Resistance, and became an action team member of the Lixingshe. At this critical moment, when the nation’s very survival was at stake, I couldn’t change the course of history. But I would still do everything in my power, using my talents to shed my blood for our country’s victory in the war against Japan. 90Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 79 Espionage Shadows on the Shanghai Bund 谍影上海滩 During the War of Resistance Against Japan, under the Wang Jingwei puppet regime, an engineering student transmigrates into the body of Yu Xia, director of the Special Operations Department at No. 76. Yu Xia, also known as the Smiling Tiger, is infamous as a living King of Hell. His ruthless methods make people tremble with fear at the mere mention of his name. See how Yu Xia, with blood on his hands, seeks redemption while trapped behind enemy lines. The story is full of twists and turns, so fa 531Reads8.2Score10414d adds
- 80 Red Countdown: Shanghai Spy Games, 1932 红色倒计时：上海谍影1932 [Decisive protagonist] [Thrilling spy story] [Multiple heroines] In all of Shanghai, there are only two kinds of Japanese spies: the ones Qin Zichen has killed, and the ones he's planning to sleep with before killing. When he raised his smoking gun barrel on the Bund, every Japanese person in the International Settlement wet their pants! 20Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 81 Espionage: The Many-Faced Yama, I Became the Juntong's Faith 谍战：千面阎罗，我活成军统信仰 [Master of Disguise]+ [Espionage]+ [System]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [One Female Lead] Ling Yunzhi transmigrates to Shanghai in 1939 and becomes a deputy captain of the 76th Division's direct-action squad. Backed by a system, he is decisive and ruthless, and completing missions is a breeze. In the Juntong, he is known as the Faceless Yama. To the Communist Party, he is the Dragon's Thorn. One high-ranking Japanese intelligence officer after another, along with army and navy officers and members 80Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 82 War of Resistance: Raising Hell in Kyoto 抗战：从大闹京都开始 Japanese generals: “From now on, whenever you run into Gongsun Hao, keep your distance. He’s shameless.” Japanese military intelligence: “Why can’t we ever kill him? What is he made of?” The upper ranks of the Shancheng Army: “That slippery rascal’s causing trouble again. Who did he kill this time? What a menace.” The upper ranks of the Juntong: “Hurry and bring Gongsun Hao here. He’ll know what to do.” The world powers: “Gongsun Hao is nothing but a profiteer. He’s not someone you want to mess 21Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 83 The Nameless Reverse Blade 逆刃无名 Spy thriller + Republican-era China + agents + mystery and deduction + careful planning + high-IQ mind games + undercover work + no romance In 1934, Shanghai was shrouded in turmoil. Shen Yan, a proofreader at a small newspaper, was an ordinary man with just two extraordinary qualities: a photographic memory and an unmatched talent for keeping his abilities hidden. A circle-shaped coded message, a ragtag team of five, and an assassination that would shake the world. He killed the traitor in thre 138Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 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
- 85 Espionage: Starting Out as a Nobody 谍战：从小人开始 A modern young man is reborn in 1937 with a System. From a timid young secret agent to a renowned anti-Japanese hero, it only takes a few short months. Along the way, Ye Chen has killed no shortage of Japanese soldiers. If the System weren't holding him back, Ye Chen really would have kept killing until... 1.2kReads6.6Score10014d adds
- 86 Shadows of Espionage: Enemy Agents in Action! 谍影重重：敌特在行动！ In the twenty-eighth year of the Republic, the whole nation was engulfed in the flames of the War of Resistance. Liu Zezhi had graduated from the Military Statistics Bureau's Qingpu training camp just over a year earlier when he was ordered to keep watch on Li Shiqun, who was suspected of planning to defect. Just as expected, Li Shiqun defected, and by a twist of fate, Liu Zezhi accidentally saved his life. Li Shiqun became the head of the 76th Division, the secret police organization of Wang Ji 3.7kReads8.8Score33014d adds
- 87 Kite: Spy Games in Shanghai with Zheng Yaoxian, the Military Intelligence Agent 风筝：与军统六弟郑耀先谍战上海 Just scored! Republican-era setting + passionate ensemble cast + espionage + Military Statistics Bureau + undercover operations + battles of wits + no System + not reborn + the Military Statistics Bureau’s Sixth Brother In 1939, Chen Gongxing, a lieutenant colonel and deputy station chief in the Military Statistics Bureau, defected. At the time, the Shanghai Mei Agency and Wang Jingwei’s puppet regime’s Special Services Headquarters, Number 76, were opening their doors. Chen Gongxing became Num 5.5kReads7.4Score34314d adds
- 88 The Spy Blade: 1933 谍刃1933 No transmigration + no System + no heroine + slow pace + strives to stay close to historical fact Li Mo, an orphan from a Shanghai lane, is taken to the Northeast by a guide working for the Communist Party and becomes a policeman in the puppet state of Manchukuo. Through a twist of fate, he earns the favor of senior Kwantung Army officers. Relying on his own abilities, he rises step by step from a low-ranking policeman in the puppet Manchukuo government to deputy director of the police departmen 87Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 89 Espionage: Codename Flying Eagle, The Japanese Invaders Are Terrified 谍战：代号飞鹰，小鬼子吓哭了 [Brave and resourceful | The turbulent Republic of China era | Deep sibling bonds | Brother doting on his sister | One female lead | Spy warfare System | Cunning and calculating | Saving the nation and its people | Anti-Japanese espionage | No. 76 | Special High Police | Military Statistics Bureau | Underground Party] In 1940, the nation was in turmoil. The flames of resistance against Japan had reached their height, and Shanghai had become a living hell of espionage. The Wang Jingwei regime’s 36.6kReads7.4Score3.1k14d adds
- 90 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
- 91 Agent: Infiltrating the Military Statistics Bureau with Nine Identities 特工：九重身份潜入军统 [Espionage + Secret Agent + Military Intelligence + Transmigration] Xu Ziliang is blind, yet he scores a major victory from the start. Every situation that seems fraught with danger is actually under his control. It is the strategic stalemate phase of the War of Resistance Against Japan, and all sides are locked in a fierce contest. While hunting spies, he has a natural disguise, exceptional hearing, and unmatched close-combat skills. Within a limited space, he can recreate events that have alre 65Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 92 A Spy's Career, Starting with The Pretender 特工生涯，从伪装者开始 [No romance + transmigration + System] Office worker Lian Shuo is swallowed by a sudden explosion on his way to work. When he wakes up, he finds himself in Shanghai in 1933. An encounter with Ming Jing at a business association gathering makes him realize he’s in the world of The Disguiser, and an assistant System soon follows. Since Lian Shuo knows the story inside out, watch him make the most of his knowledge… 46Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 93 Hidden Currents: Impostor in the Devil's Den 暗涌孤光：魔窟伪装者 Set in Shanghai in 1939, the story follows Liu Mingzhang, an underground Communist Party member codenamed "Qiming," as he goes undercover at No. 76, the Wang Jingwei regime's secret police headquarters on Jisifei'er Road. Amid a treacherous environment, Liu faces brutal interrogations, complicated internal power struggles, and the constant danger of having his identity exposed. Relying on his intelligence and courage, he passes along information and matches wits with the enemy. After a series of 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Espionage: Lone Wolf of the Blade 谍战：刀锋孤狼 [War-of-resistance espionage, spy intrigue, history, agents, play the pig to eat the tiger, face-slapping, suspense, workplace] [No golden finger, no System, no transmigration. Historical espionage inspired by real people.] [Lieutenant general and bureau chief, a double agent: a heart beating in enemy territory, living like a nameless lone wolf] A lieutenant general and bureau chief. The commander-in-chief personally summoned him to the meeting and marked his proposed plan “Approved.” A renowned 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Espionage: The System Makes Me Identify Japanese Spies 谍战：系统让我辨识日谍 Wu Yong is reborn in the body of Wu Xiaoxuan, a man living in an era torn apart by war. To his surprise, he discovers he has a System that can identify Japanese spies. From then on, he uses his cheat to hunt down spy after spy, until Japanese military intelligence starts questioning its own sanity… 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 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
- 97 Shadow of the Spy: The Lion Rises 谍影枭雄 Lu Zhongrui returns to the Republican era. A Huangpu Military Academy graduate, he joins the secret front, hunting down Japanese spies, rescuing Nanjing, taking control of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, and turning the tide of a collapsing nation. Step by step, he saves the people and changes the course of history, becoming a legendary master spy! 6Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 98 The Sickly Agent: Stirring Up Trouble in Shanghai 病秧子特工：搅动上海风云 Shanghai, 1949. I was a sickly man who needed to take medicine every day, and also the enemy's ace spy, buried deep undercover. They used my long-lost younger sister as a hostage to keep me in line. From then on, I put on an act in front of the brother I trusted most, evaded the relentless pursuit of my fellow agent, and fed the elegant demons intelligence that was half true and half false. When the switch was thrown and the whole city plunged into darkness, everyone rushed to the front lines. N 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 99 Hidden Currents, Lonely Light: Sequel to The Impostor in the Demon Cave 暗涌孤光：魔窟伪装者续 Set in Shanghai in 1939, the story follows Liu Mingzhang, an underground Communist Party member codenamed “Qiming,” as he goes undercover at the Wang Jingwei regime's secret service headquarters, Number 76 on Jisifeier Road. In this perilous environment, Liu faces brutal interrogations, a complicated internal situation, and the constant danger of having his identity exposed. Relying on his intelligence and courage, he passes along intelligence and matches wits with the enemy. After enduring a se 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Crimson Red Throat 血色红腔 When the female lead is five, her father is murdered by secret agents after a traitor betrays him. When the male lead is seven, a local bully forces his beautiful mother into despair, leading to her death. Later, the two leads meet through Yiyang opera and grow up together. To protect the opera's secret code and military cipher, they secretly contend with Kuomintang agents while also matching wits with Japanese spies... They weave the preservation of traditional opera and the struggle of a natio 3Reads—Score—14d adds
