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- 1 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 12Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 2 The Greatest Spy War: Lurking in the Shadows 最强谍战之仆伏 Set during the Republic of China period, this book tells the legendary story of Zeng Dazhi, one of our agents operating undercover in the East China Sea. Misunderstood, disavowed, and targeted by his own side, he remains true to his original convictions, risking his life to gather intelligence, blow up an enemy ammunition depot, help establish a radio station, transport medicine, and evacuate cultural figures. In the end, he returns to the liberated area, raises his right hand, and swears his al 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Espionage: Joining the Military Statistics Bureau and Rising to Power 谍战：加入军统成大佬 Yang Chonggu is reborn in the years when the full-scale War of Resistance against Japan breaks out. A member of the Communist Party, he begins as a minor puppet-police clerk in Qingcheng, gathering intelligence for the organization. At the same time, under the strongly chivalrous alias “Qingcheng Hero,” he secretly executes traitors and Japanese invaders, driving the enemy into a frenzy and making them tremble at his name as they hunt for him, desperate to eliminate him. As the resistance progre 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 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
- 5 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
- 6 War of Resistance: The Iron-Blooded Agent 抗战之铁血特工 After surviving the Battle of Stalingrad in the Soviet Union, a courier for the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army is ordered to organize a small unit and return to northeast China to conduct reconnaissance. When contact with the Far East Military District is lost, he leads his newly formed unit in independent attacks against the Japanese invaders. Armed with PPSh submachine guns, G43 semi-automatic sniper rifles, and Bren light machine guns brought back from the Soviet-German battlefield, they 150Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 7 Espionage: I Have a Female Agent Squad 谍战：我有一支女子特工队 [Spy thriller + Building a power base + Minor System + Multiple heroines + Going it alone + Infiltrating enemy ranks] Top assassin Gu Changan’s soul travels to the Anti-Japanese War era, where he binds himself to a Retainer System and becomes a low-ranking patrolman in the French Concession. But by using his retainers and his own abilities, he rises step by step and dominates both the underworld and the legitimate world of Shanghai. He changes his appearance and infiltrates enemy ranks. With his 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 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
- 9 Reborn: The Spy Among Spies of the Republic Era, Part Two 重生之民国谍中谍续 A spy, as the name suggests, secretly gathers military, political, and economic intelligence, then delivers it to superiors or relevant organizations. A recluse: The lesser recluse hides in the wilderness, the middling recluse in the city, and the greatest recluse at court. The lesser recluse dwells in the mountains and forests; the greatest among the bustle of the court. Only the most exceptional can conceal themselves within the imperial court. Though surrounded by the clamor of current affair 25Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 10 Espionage: Me and My Traitorous Family 谍战：我和我的汉奸之家 Chen Hui transmigrates into a mash-up world as a spoiled rich kid, the second generation of a powerful family. He thinks he’s come to live the good life, but it turns out his family has a complicated background: his father is the head of a local peace preservation association, his mother runs a brothel, his eldest brother is a senior interpreter for the Japanese, and his second brother is a puppet army battalion commander... At first, he plans to run away to save his own skin. But as time passes 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 My Years as a Dandy in the Juntong 在军统做纨绔的那些年 [Spy warfare + high intelligence + rooting out Japanese spies + no System] If you haven't read spy fiction, don't click in, because you won't understand it. A special forces soldier is reborn with the same soul (what does that mean?) in the Republican era. The Military Statistics Bureau's Seventh Brother opens a bank and establishes a secret international merchant association. The Skull and Bones, the great families, and all the rest can step aside: the Flower-Planting Nation is the best at doin 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Blood Sacrifice at the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor, 1938 1938血祭黄帝陵 Behind the known history of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression lie the blood and youth of countless Chinese sons and daughters. The Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor, burial place of the ancestor who founded Chinese civilization, bestows blessings upon our land and rivers, protects our homeland, and safeguards China through the ages. At the start of the war, the land around the Yellow Emperor’s Mausoleum became China’s most dangerous arena for espionage. Agents from the Chinese Comm 125Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 A Landlord in the Bright Sword World 亮剑世界当地主 “They’ve all left. Why aren’t you going with them?” “I’m staying with Boss.” “This is a grand game of chess. We don’t even count as pieces. Taking a few pieces won’t really affect the situation.” “Boss, take as many as you want.” “Other people plan three moves ahead with every move, but your Boss can’t even see one move ahead. He’s a terrible chess player.” “Boss is amazing.” “So I thought, since we’re no good at chess, why play at all? We might as well smash the whole board!” “Boss, let me do i 1.3kReads6.5Score10014d adds
- 14 Time-Traveling Agent: The Turmoil of Republican-Era China 时空特工：民国风云 I was tricked into becoming an employee of a space development company. Now I have to use time-space transfer technology to complete assignments across various timelines in the Republican era. The work is pretty easy, but in his spare time, Zhang Hao wants to stir things up. Green Gang thugs? Warlords carving up the country? With my hands in my pockets, what can you do to me? Imperialist powers? Japanese invaders? I'll turn everything upside down, all on my own! A passionate tale set in the Repu —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The World of Spies 间谍的世界 After the protagonist transmigrates, a mysterious department invites them to take part in the beta test of a spy-world game. Once inside, they discover that the game’s storylines are based on TV shows and movies they’ve seen before. It all starts with Sparrow. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Agent: I'm Really Not an Accountant 特工：我真不是会计 What I studied wasn’t accounting, but mathematics: a means for humanity to rigorously describe and derive the abstract structures and patterns of things. Meng Jingsi 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Sorrow Beneath the Clouds and Rain 云雨之殇 Faced with the atrocities committed by the Japanese, they will keep fighting, even if they have to stand alone. On his superior's orders, Shen Ran arrives in Jiangcheng by himself, carrying ten silver dollars, a Mauser pistol, and twenty bullets. Thus begins his “glorious” work behind enemy lines... 228Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 18 Espionage: This Undercover Agent Is Too Dependable 谍战：这个卧底太稳健了 He is Juntong's ace intelligence operative, a ghost to the Japanese: they know only his code name, never his true identity. When later generations ask him the secret to his success, he has only two words: play it safe. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Transmigrated into a Spy War: The Top-Secret Mission 穿越谍战之绝密使命 I, Old Xu, will work hard to write better novels. If you enjoy my work, I hope you’ll follow me. Cheer me on and encourage me so I can grow. Thank you all for your support. I bow to you. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Nanjing Shopkeeper: I Leave No Japanese Soldiers Alive 南京掌柜：杀鬼子，我不留渣 Nanjing, winter. The wind is like a knife, slipping right down your collar. Qin Muyao kneads dough. His knuckles are thick, covered in cracks, dusted with flour that won't wash clean. Across the street, Fujiwara Xue touches up her lipstick. That little mirror, they say its frame is stretched with human skin. Damn, she's got expensive taste. The dough has to be kneaded smooth. Even if you're going to die, you have to do the job cleanly. This woman's got a sharp eye; Qin Muyao knows it well. Kil 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Lone Spy 孤谍 [Entry for the 2018 Realism-Themed Writing Contest] Dedicated to the unsung heroes who fought and died alone for their beliefs during the war. Xi Haoran, an operative in the 76th Action Squad, is secretly an underground Communist Party agent. After his only contact is killed, the underground party marks him for elimination. To protect top-secret documents, party members go to their deaths one after another. With desperate cover from Military Statistics Bureau agents, he seizes the documents from 246Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 22 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
- 23 Building a Super Empire with a Super Empire 带着超级帝国：打造超级帝国 [I’ll do my best to make sure this isn’t a mindless story.] [This book continues the author’s previous novel. If you want more, you can read that one too.] [The first part covers the battles against the Empire of Japan, while the later part follows a path of global conquest and world leadership.] Chen Fan, a young man with Hearts of Iron IV as his backing, has already claimed the territory of two provinces in another world. A powerful nation is beginning to take shape. We will never lose our war 14Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 24 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
- 25 Espionage: From the Start, I’m Running the Tokko Agency 谍战：开局玩转特高课 The Great Traitor System is binding... The cowardly traitor on the Juntong hit list who’s afraid to die? That’s me. The one who gives the Japanese a world of headaches, codename “Old Dog”? Also me. The one who clears out vermin for the Japanese, codename “Old Cat,” and strikes fear into the hearts of ghosts? Still me. The one who takes down crooked merchants and evildoers? Me. The one who has the underworld in his pocket? Also me. Watch me be nimble as a cat, steady as a dog, and turn the tide.. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 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
- 27 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. 657Reads7.4Score10014d adds
- 28 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 760Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 29 I Woke Up as Wen San. Panicking? What Should I Do? 一觉醒来成了文三，很慌？怎么办 A wage slave who works 996 suddenly wakes up one day to discover he has transmigrated into War of Resistance in Peking and become the protagonist, Wen San, also known as Master Wen. What should he do? He’s just an ordinary office worker, and after transmigrating he has neither a System nor a golden finger. How can he survive in this era torn apart by war? ... 189Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 30 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 179Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 31 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
- 32 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
- 33 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. 269Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Shadow Wind 风影 A mind-bending espionage story! Amid a bizarre plot, witness the love, hate, and intrigue of an elite spy, along with his great wisdom and courage… 3.4kReads7.7Score31114d adds
- 35 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
- 36 Lone Boat in a Sea of Espionage 谍海孤舟 Xiang Yi is reborn in 1939 in the body of a Juntong agent who shares his name. But as soon as Xiang Yi is reborn, he discovers that his predecessor had already defected to the Japanese and their puppet regime, and had also given up a list of Juntong personnel in Beiping, dealing the organization a devastating blow there. It seems there’s no going back to Juntong. Unwilling to become a traitor, Xiang Yi decides to join the Communist Party. But when he searches his predecessor’s memories, he disco 30Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 37 Me! The Number One Foolish Traitor, Actually the Ultimate Undercover Agent 我！头号蠢汉奸，实则潜伏天花板 [Resistance-war espionage + play the pig to eat the tiger + misunderstandings + double-agent infiltration + deep-cover spy + no abuse of the protagonist + long-form] The whole city curses Cao Liwen as a greedy, stupid traitor, yet the Japanese and the KMT’s secret service compete to promote and recruit him! Everyone laughs at him for being a brainless time-server. Little do they know that he has spent decades playing the fool while undercover, operating from Jiangcheng to the isolated island. He 6Reads—Score114d adds
- 38 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
- 39 I Gun Down Half the Shanghai Station of the Military Statistics Bureau from the Start 开局枪杀半个军统上海站 [Power fantasy] [Action expert] [Shanghai] [Espionage] He is the king of Shanghai by night, the king of the King of Hell. When the King of Hell says you will die at the third watch, no one can keep you alive until the fifth. During the War of Resistance against Japan, a Communist Party agent embedded in the military intelligence service hunts down the enemy and eliminates traitors in Shanghai. 101Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 40 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
- 41 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
- 42 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 212Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 43 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 33Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 44 Espionage: Finding Life in Desperate Straits 谍战之绝处逢生 Against the enemy, he is a sharp sword. To destroy them, he must endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens. He longs to live beneath the "sunlight," but his duty confines him to the "shadows." This story is dedicated to the unsung heroes who gave everything for their country! 92Reads7.4Score2514d adds
- 45 Espionage: My Codename Is Death 谍战：我的代号是死神 Who is the Grim Reaper? He is closer than you think. On the eve of the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, all sides are vying for power. Xiao Long is bound to the Death System, giving him an infallible friend-or-foe identification system, peerless close-combat skills, and a hypnosis technique that leaves no trace. He shows no mercy to Japanese spies and foils the enemy’s plots time and again. 487Reads8.7Score—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… 132Reads7.4Score—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 80Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 48 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 139Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 49 Espionage: Gu Shenyan Exposed from the Start 谍战：开局曝光顾慎言 Xia Zhixun transmigrates into a world of espionage. On the surface, he is the leader of the Third Action Section team at the Fuxing Society’s Shanghai Station. In reality, he is a top agent for the Communist Party, codenamed “The Vanished Wind.” Xia Zhixun’s identity is extremely secret. Only a few of the Party’s senior leaders know who he is. His mission is to infiltrate the Nationalist Party, distinguish himself, rise through the ranks, and obtain the highest-level classified intelligence. Whi 967Reads6.1Score10414d adds
- 50 The Nation's Shield 国之干城 A modern medical doctor transmigrates back to the Republican era. With the help of a futuristic intelligent assistant, he gradually grows into a super spy. Other intelligence agents risk death to steal information. He only needs to stroll around outside the archives. Others carefully plan to kill traitors. He just needs to take them out with a shot from hundreds of meters away, then leave calmly. Others torture Japanese spies for information. He only has to play a little question-and-answer game 8Reads—Score—14d adds
