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- 151 Espionage: I Ran Amok in the Juntong 谍战：我在军统杀疯了 [Invisibility + pocket dimension + ruthless decisiveness + sharp intellect + steady growth] He is the most inconspicuous nobody at the bottom of the Juntong, and no one knows his true identity. Ordered to infiltrate the Japanese and puppet secret service agencies, he spends every day outwitting the enemy to obtain intelligence, dancing on the edge of a blade. He is also an elusive master assassin who never shows mercy to his enemies. He eliminates traitors and kills Japanese invaders. Known as t 4.2kReads6.6Score21514d adds
- 152 Kite 风筝 Decades of ups and downs, decades of life and death, all for the sake of completing the most difficult mission. The most dangerous infiltration, the most heart-pounding plots; hunted by both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, he witnessed tragedies of unimaginable cruelty. It was a war without gunfire, yet all the more terrifying for it. Zheng Yaoxian, the Kuomintang's top secret agent, was ruthless, cunning, and clever. He was the feared "Sixth Brother" of the Military Statistics Bureau, a 61Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 153 The War of Resistance: Alongside the Beasts 抗战之与兽同行 Chu Hao transmigrates to the eve of the War of Resistance and unexpectedly awakens the ability to command beasts. Leading a group of little companions, he strikes at the Japanese from the sidelines, captures hilltops, and amasses a fortune at a frantic pace. He matches wits with Hangcheng's No. 46 Secret Service Agency, intercepts the Eagle Sauce, manipulates the mysterious David Prophecy, and even lures a group of German scientists into a remote backwater... 115Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Starting with Kite: A Legend in the World of Espionage 从风筝开始：我在谍战世界的传说 Walk through the world of espionage, following in the footsteps of those who came before to experience that weighty chapter of history firsthand. I came. I witnessed. I am Yuan Chang'an... P.S. Kite and The Wind have wrapped up. I'm now dancing on the edge of a cliff. 5Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 155 A Deadly Spy Infiltration 谍战生死潜伏 Cut off from his organization, underground Party member Ye Feng goes undercover within the enemy’s intelligence service, matching wits with enemy agents and enduring trials of life and death. With unwavering faith and indomitable will, he composes a tribute to underground operatives… 912Reads7.2Score10414d adds
- 156 Transmigrating to the War of Resistance: A Mauser C96 from the Start 穿越抗战：开局获得一把王八盒子 A modern delivery rider is hit by a dump truck while working late at night, but somehow, he doesn’t die! He transmigrates to the turbulent War of Resistance era of the last century! From the start, he gets a golden finger: a Mauser C96, also known as a box cannon, with an unlimited supply of ammunition. At first, he takes on bandits, wipes out landlords, and annihilates Japanese and puppet troops. Then one day, a handsome young man named Li Yunlong appears in his world. That’s when he realizes h 382Reads6.9Score10014d adds
- 157 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
- 158 Espionage in Republican-Era China: The Eight-Treasure Lantern 谍战民国：八宝提灯 An unconventional historical anti-Japanese resistance novel told from a villain’s perspective. No System, no golden finger. The path to redemption of a Han Chinese traitor and secret agent in Manchukuo. The bittersweet history of a Republic-era assassin’s doomed romance. 1.7kReads7.5Score16814d adds
- 159 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 2.6kReads7.7Score22414d adds
- 160 Old Dreams of Shanghai 旧梦上海 [Republican-Era Romance + Two Strong Leads, Devoted to Each Other + Wealthy Families + War of Resistance and Espionage] Shanghai, 1925. Qiao Wanyin, the illegitimate daughter of the Qiao family, had been raised in the countryside. On her way back to Shanghai, she was killed by her stepmother. A modern-day female assassin accidentally took over her body. To conceal her sharp edge, she acted sweet and obedient, pretending to be frail. To avoid attracting attention and suspicion, she took a job as 121Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 161 Espionage: Forced to Be Cannon Fodder, Everyone Wants Me Dead 谍战：被迫当炮灰，都想要我的命 [The story of an ordinary person and a cannon-fodder System doing whatever they please] Ning Guangbai, a college student born in the 2000s, transmigrates to Republican-era China burdened by four generations of family vengeance. Just as he is about to take a wrong turn, the System appears in the nick of time. Faced with a choice between becoming a traitor or cannon fodder, Ning Guangbai resolutely chooses to join the Action Section of the Secret Service and become cannon fodder. From that moment 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 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
- 163 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
- 164 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
- 165 The Rise of a Warlord in Another World 异界军阀崛起 Inspired by the Republic of China era and guided by a map, this story creates a whole new struggle for supremacy among warlords. A classic tale full of passion and epic political intrigue. Whatever you’re looking for, it’ll deliver a thrilling experience unlike any other!!! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 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 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 167 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
- 168 Roaming Japan: Landlady, Please Show Some Restraint 浪迹东瀛，房东太太请矜持 In the Eastern Isles, during an era of manic excess and glitzy prosperity. Since I'm here, I might as well add a little more fuel to the madness, right? But... Ma'am, please keep it together! Hey, you, don't be like that! Sis, I really can't do this... 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Spy Among Spies in the Republic of China 民国谍中谍 A string of magical prayer beads sends Luo Shaoqiang, a rural development leader, dreaming back to the Republic of China. In this turbulent, chaotic era, he starts out as a police officer, investigating murder cases and tracking down the real culprits. He faces one conspiracy layered atop another and navigates a web of intelligence agencies, walking along cliff edges and dancing on blades as he joins the epic War of Resistance. 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Espionage: The Ultimate Undercover Agent, Night Hawk of the Military Intelligence Bureau 谍战：最牛潜伏，军统夜鹰 [Original Characters + Intelligence + Assassinations + Sweeping Through Shanghai’s Foreign Concessions] Zhao Haifan transmigrates to Shanghai during the isolated-island era and becomes a Juntong agent, codename Night Hawk... The story strives for realism, and most characters are based on historical figures. The ten great female agents of Juntong, the ten female fiends of the 76th, and the Imperial Flowers of Japan’s Tokko. A heroine who supplies the Nationalist Army with vital resources. Chinese 9Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 171 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
- 172 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 2.1kReads8.6Score20014d adds
- 173 Espionage: From the Start, I Infiltrated an Enemy Nation Under the Codename Scalpel 谍战：开局潜伏敌国，代号手术刀 [Transmigration] + [Espionage] + [Daily Intelligence System] + [No Female Lead] Liu Jichuan transmigrates to 1936, only to discover that he's an intelligence agent for the Blue Shirts Society, stationed undercover in Tokyo. His most urgent task is to convince his sister-in-law, Fujiwara Shizuka, to believe that he's actually Jichuan Jiro, not an impostor. Fortunately, he awakens the [Daily Intelligence System], which randomly refreshes with all kinds of intelligence every day at midnight. [Today 2.5kReads7.0Score13614d adds
- 174 Undercover? In a Shoulder-Baring Qipao, I Crush the Military Intelligence Bureau with Money 卧底？我旗袍开肩，拿钱砸穿军统 Transmigrated as a low-ranking waiter in the Military Statistics Bureau, he reveals his identity as a spy from the start and binds himself to the “Spy System”! As long as he stirs up chaos, sows discord, and causes trouble, he earns System rewards! Stay undercover? Not a chance! I'll flip the table instead! Every trap is a deadly one, and every one will get you killed! A conscience? What's that? Dignity? Do spies need dignity? And so, the most troublemaking spy in the history of the Military Sta 1.4kReads6.7Score11614d adds
- 175 Warlord: I Have a Daily Card-Drawing System 军阀，我有每日抽卡系统 Chen Kang transmigrates to another world and gets a daily card-draw System. In this world, torn apart by warlords and engulfed in artillery fire, how will Chen Kang survive? 1.8kReads7.1Score—14d adds
- 176 Espionage: I Have X-Ray Vision! 谍战：我有一双透视眼！ After his soul transmigrated to 1935, he found himself in the Republic of China era as a member of an operational squad in the Lixing Society. Since he was from Jiangxi, Gao Lingyu was always pushed to the front lines during operations to capture Japanese spies, serving as cannon fodder. But there was always a way out. From the start, during an operation to capture Japanese spies, he discovered that his eyes could see through anything: walls, people, cars, flowers, plants, and trees... His X-ray 101Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 177 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! 625Reads8.9Score10214d adds
- 178 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
- 179 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
- 180 Just Like His Father and Grandfather Once Were 就像他父辈和祖辈曾经的模样 (From World War I to World War II) (Slow burn, with the focus mainly on the period after World War I) (A note for readers who may want to pass: It's slow-paced. It has some wish-fulfillment, but nothing too outrageous.) (Alternate history) “Deceivers and doers aren't necessarily opposites. Deception takes many forms. If my actions make you believe that this is who I am, then I've succeeded in deceiving you. As for being a doer, I deceived you all and then made my deception a reality.” Humphryck 5Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 181 Espionage: The Thousand-Faced Agent, a One-Man Army 谍战：千面特工，我一人成团 Li Fei transmigrates to Shanghai in a parallel world and awakens the Many-Faced Agent System. Every time he completes a mission, he gains a new face. From then on, Shanghai has a new elusive Communist agent: Many Faces. Captured courier who turned traitor: Every time I meet him, Many Faces has a different face. Military Statistics Bureau: Many Faces is an organization, maybe even a whole regiment. Our bureau has been infiltrated like a sieve. There are Many Faces everywhere. Special Higher Polic 2.2kReads8.5Score19414d adds
- 182 Codename Cobra: From Nobody to Untouchable 代号眼镜蛇，从无名到无法无天 [Spy warfare + traitorous collaborators + pocket dimension + overpowered golden finger] He goes undercover at 76, taking on the Japanese and their lackeys whenever they dare to cause trouble. Throughout his career as a spy, he gains countless astonishing opportunities! He awakens an intelligent scanning eye that can identify people and even peer into their experiences, memories, inner thoughts, schemes, and secrets. He acquires a miraculous acupuncture technique that lets him hold other people's 501Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 183 Transmigrating to Planet Earth: I Become the Mastermind Behind the Military Intelligence Bureau 穿越地星：我成了军情局幕后谍王 Xu Chang'an, a young man from Earth, transmigrated to a world known as Planet Star, whose history closely resembled Earth's. He became an ordinary agent in the Military Intelligence Bureau of the Great Qian Empire, which was under invasion by the Sakura Empire. Operating behind enemy lines, he faced danger at every turn. On the brink of death, he unexpectedly activated the Spy King System. Using the outstanding agents recruited through the System, he gradually built a powerful, secret intelligen 18Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 184 Espionage: Superpowered Agent 谍战：超能特工 The protagonist is Li Mo. Time: The War of Resistance Against Japan Location: Shanghai Workplace and position: A major in the Mei Agency, with his rank still rising... Read on, and you’ll find he is also the head of an intelligence team directly under the Juntong headquarters, known as “Qingpu and Hong Qigong.” Keep reading, and he’s also a member of the underground Communist Party! Read a little further, and he’s a transmigrator with a System at his side! Complete missions to earn money and sup 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Hearts of Iron IV: Total War 暗斗4：全面战争 Total war has long been raging right beside us! Our enemies use methods more brutal than ever, and China faces a calamity without precedent. Whether we can escape this disaster will determine the course of human civilization, and may even decide whether humanity lives or dies! The Jews, the most vile people of all, have finally bared their sharp fangs… 136Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 186 Behind the Bullet 子弹的背后 Zhong Xianghui and Zhong Xiangyu were brothers, but their parents held different political beliefs, so they were forced to live apart from an early age. The elder brother followed their father and joined the Military Statistics Bureau, where he earned the favor of Ding Enze, its head in Shanghai. The younger brother, Zhong Xiangyu, joined the Communist Party with their mother as a child and infiltrated the Bureau's Linli training program. There, he unexpectedly reunited with his brother, but bec 255Reads9.5Score—14d adds
- 187 Espionage: Every Female Agent Is My Informant 谍战：女特务都是我的内线 [Espionage + Multiple Heroines + System + Hearing Their Inner Thoughts] Whenever he comes into contact with a beautiful woman, he learns her memories, experiences, inner thoughts, schemes, and secrets, giving him leverage over her. Handsome and devilishly charming, he lies low in enemy territory and finds himself surrounded by one romantic encounter after another, as if he were strolling through a land of women. He cons and deceives, spinning one outrageous tale after another until the enemy's f 2.3kReads7.2Score17014d adds
- 188 Removing the Makeup 卸妆 Wen Ning has a dual identity as both a Military Statistics Bureau agent and a Communist underground operative. In truth, she is a rookie spy who has spent a long time undercover without ever taking action. After failing the physical fitness test, she is transferred from the bureau headquarters to a spy-training school packed with female agents. Here, there’s no shortage of gossip, petty squabbles, rivalry, and office politics among the women; nor is there any shortage of deception, sudden shifts 391Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 189 Espionage: It Begins with Kite 谍战：从风筝开始 Li Baoguo transmigrated into a sprawling world of treacherous spy dramas, where the stories of Kite, The Disguiser, The Rebel, and others all converged... As Boss Dai's trusted confidant, his first mission was to keep an eye on Zheng Yaoxian, the sixth brother of the Military Statistics Bureau! To hold fast to his red ideals and save the country by working from within, Li Baoguo resolutely ventured along the blade's edge, even to the brink of a cliff! From then on, an ace agent codenamed “Abyss” 224Reads7.9Score3814d adds
- 190 Secrets of the Spy War: The Japanese Translator 谍海秘事之鬼子翻译官 From the start, Liu Dongyang worked as an interpreter for the Japanese army, matching wits with the enemy and treading carefully at every turn. He also faced constant threats from collaborators and traitors, with danger lurking everywhere. Yet he always managed to escape trouble and obtain vital intelligence for his side. 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 191 The Spy Hunter 猎谍 Espionage is an ancient profession. Ever since wars first began, spies have been the only way for opposing sides to obtain each other's intelligence. Some say that spy warfare is the only kind of battle in the world without gunpowder smoke. But the truth is that almost no battle in this world is free of it. Even covert struggles are full of bloodshed and sacrifice. My surname is Tang. My name is Tang Cheng, though you can also call me Tang Wulang. My father was with the Juntong, the organization 2kReads8.6Score19014d adds
- 192 Espionage: Killing the Japanese Earns Me Extra Years, So I Can Do Whatever I Want 谍战：杀鬼子增阳寿，我无法无天 [The Disguiser] [Cliff] [Infernal Affairs] [The Rebel] [Sparrow] [Penetration] [Target] [Kite] In a spy-war world blending multiple TV dramas and films, Lin Zhengyi accidentally starts on infernal difficulty. He goes undercover at the 76th Agent Headquarters, where four department chiefs watch him like hawks. First Department Chief: Gao Bin from [Cliff] Second Department Chief: Mu Xihe from [Infernal Affairs] Third Department Chief: Chen Moqun from [The Rebel] Fourth Department Chief: Bi Zhongli 1.4kReads6.7Score10014d adds
- 193 Endless Shadows of Espionage 谍影无涯 Back in an age torn apart by war, he must keep himself alive by navigating between powerful factions. Little by little, he becomes a capable soldier, hiding deep in the enemy’s heartland and turning into a sharp blade driven behind enemy lines. 1.5kReads6.9Score10514d adds
- 194 Code Name: Wick 谍战代号灯芯 Espionage · play the pig to eat the tiger · battles of wits · cool-headed and composed · fake marriage · love of country In 1936 Shanghai, everyone at the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics station knew Lu Xingzhou was a “deadweight”: he dozed at work, was always the last to handle a case, went weak in the knees at the sight of blood, and ranked dead last in every annual performance review. No one knew that he had quietly handed over half the “meritorious achievements” on Director Dai’s desk 13.1kReads7.5Score1.5k14d adds
- 195 I Brought a Spatial Ring: Transmigrating to 1939 我带着空间戒指：穿越到1939 Web novelist Gu Wenxuan dies suddenly while staying up late to write. He takes a Space Ring he happened to acquire and transmigrates to Beiping in 1939, during the Republic of China era. The unfortunate part is that he has transmigrated into the body of a captain of a traitor’s secret-police squad. Now that he’s transmigrated, is he really supposed to become a traitor? Of course he won’t. But plenty of people from the Military Statistics Bureau want him to become a double agent. Now that Gu 22Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 196 Hunter of Shanghai 上海滩猎人 Chen Ke transmigrates into a world where espionage stories converge and gains a Spy-Hunting System. Report to the Chairman: Members of the Shanghai Black Dragon Society are disappearing one after another. Report to General Toihara: Our agents hidden in Shanghai have gone missing. 67Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 197 Back to the Republic of China as a General 回到民国做将军 A delivery guy is in a traffic accident while making a delivery and transmigrates from the modern world to the chaotic Republic of China era, a time of raging wars, warring warlords, and bandits everywhere. From then on, he begins a life with cheat-like advantages! 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 A Tangled Web of Espionage: I’ll Be the Ninth of the Eight Guardians! 谍综重重：八大金刚我行九！ [From Juntong bigwig Brother Jiu to Marquis Ju, and then to Springtime in Hong Kong!] [Female lead Li Ningyu + turning Japanese loyalists into capable servants] Everyone knows that Dai Li’s most capable men in the Lixing Society are known as the Eight Vajras. But who says the Eight Vajras can’t have a ninth member? Here he comes, walking straight toward you! The Nationalist government’s intelligence community’s god of fortune! A trusted confidant of the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Army, 20.9kReads7.5Score2.1k14d adds
- 199 Dreaming Back to the War of Resistance: Spy Hunter in the Mountain City 梦回抗战之山城猎谍 Long Xing was a SWAT officer. During an operation to arrest drug traffickers, he was poisoned and fell into a coma. When he woke up, he found himself in 1937... Was it a dream, or had he been reborn? By a twist of fate, Long Xing killed a Japanese man, and the dragon-shaped pendant he wore began to react... Determined to discover the reason and find his way back to the 21st century, he began a life of hunting spies and fighting the Japanese invaders... 1.4kReads8.3Score15214d adds
- 200 The Great Tycoon of the Republican Era 民国大财阀 [Alternate History + Tycoon + Military + Political Intrigue + Factions + Beauties + No System + This novel is entirely fictional. Please don't read into it!] Behind vermilion gates, wine and meat rot; by the roadside, the frozen poor die. This is a dark age, where countless people struggle just to survive. This is no longer a land of brilliant civilization, but a hell rife with crime and twisted humanity. Some call it an age when man devours man! Others say it is a world abandoned by God! Here, 862Reads—Score—14d adds
