Novels like The Hidden Sentry
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Hidden Sentry, best match first.
- 51 Espionage: You'd Better Come Clean 谍战：你最好老实交代 In this dark forest where everyone is acting and everyone is lying, Jia Derang serves his country with a unique ability. Whenever someone lies in front of him, their body glows red. Other people use torture to interrogate suspects. Jia Derang just “reads their faces.” Whether he’s dealing with Japanese spies who deny everything or collaborators who weep and beg for mercy, Jia Derang always greets them with a smile: “Relax. You’d better come clean.” After all, when the red glow from your body is 530Reads—Score10414d adds
- 52 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
- 53 Transmigrate to the War of Resistance: From the Start, I’m Hunting Yan Shuangying 穿越抗战：开局追杀燕双鹰 [Yan Shuangying] [Zheng Yaoxian] [Ruthless and Decisive] Yang Xiao, a college student suffering from stomach cancer, wakes up after a failed surgery to discover that he has transmigrated into another world and taken over the body of a traitor with the same name. Less than half an hour after transmigrating, before he can even figure out what's going on, he receives orders from his superior: lead a team to surround Yan Shuangying. At the sound of that name, Yang Xiao nearly curses out loud. But wi 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 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. 91Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 55 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
- 56 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
- 57 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 5.1kReads7.4Score32314d adds
- 58 Four Hundred Men Held the Rear, and for 14 Years, No Order to Retreat Came 四百人断后，14年没有撤退命令 Dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the Red Army's victory in the Long March, and to the brave souls who risked everything in the people's war. You laid down your lives to pave the road to a brighter future. With a devotion that will never fade, we honor every undying spirit of loyalty. I believe the opening chapters will draw huge traffic, because the story is even more explosive. [War of Resistance Espionage · History · Spy Thriller · Special Forces · No Female Lead · Power Struggle · No Ha 1.3kReads—Score—14d adds
- 59 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
- 60 The Infiltrator: Spy Hunter 潜伏者【猎谍】 A young man named Chen Heng is accidentally swept into a turbulent era by a copper pocket watch. Watch as he lies low in the shadows, builds an intelligence network, hunts spies, and works step by step toward the ideal he holds dear. 108Reads—Score10314d adds
- 61 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
- 62 Republican-Era Espionage: The Winds of Change 民国谍战之风起云涌 For the shame of the nation and the pain of our families, we will never rest until the Japanese invaders are defeated. Our blood soaks the scorched earth. We are sons of China, brave and true. This is a true story from the years of resistance against Japan. The King of Espionage emerges, reminding us never to forget the heroes of the unseen front. 15.2kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds
- 63 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 79Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 64 My Espionage Comes with a Cheat 我的谍战有外挂 Shanghai, 1936. Chen Mo, a frail teacher, is the Military Statistics Bureau's most inconspicuous undercover agent, codenamed “Fat Wave.” One day, he awakens to the power of scanning, and nothing can escape his notice, friend or foe. With this “foresight,” he always avoids traps and quietly passes along vital intelligence. As Shanghai's world of spies disappears into a fog, only he can walk safely through the heart of the enemy, carrying an invisible light. 29.3kReads7.2Score2.2k14d adds
- 65 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
- 66 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
- 67 Espionage: The Fog 谍战之雾蒙蒙 The sudden withdrawal of Shen Junfei, a senior Communist agent deeply embedded in the enemy's ranks, leaves behind an immature “young swallow.” And so it is cast into the vast, perilous world of espionage... 389Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 68 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
- 69 Golden Flower Fragrance 金花香 This is the story of the Zhao and Liu families, makers of Jingyang Fu tea during the Republic of China era. Warlords brutally extort protection money, while the Zhao and Liu families scheme against each other. Zhiqiang and Yasi go through countless hardships as they transport Fu tea to Dihua, encountering one exciting adventure after another. Later, when the Japanese arrive, they donate money and supplies to support the war of resistance. 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 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 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 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
- 72 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… 3.4kReads7.7Score31814d adds
- 73 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
- 74 Crimson Dawn 血色黎明 Trade blood and passion for the dawn; give your life to honor your oath. Face demons with courage, and fight the wicked with wisdom. 1.3kReads7.9Score13214d adds
- 75 Yan Shuangying Transmigrates into The Disguiser and Takes Ming Tai as His Disciple 燕双鹰穿越伪装者，收明台为徒 The protagonist’s feats are wildly over-the-top. If you don’t like mindless power fantasies, read with caution. Yan Shuangying accidentally transmigrates into the world of The Disguiser, in the body he had when he was young. He soon learns that Shanghai is now under the control of the Japanese and the Wang Jingwei puppet government, while the Chinese people are living in misery. He decides to resist the Japanese from the shadows while searching for the resistance. After an unexpected encounter, 567Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 76 Republican-Era Espionage: Di Ting 民国谍战之谛听 I believe every Chinese person has dreamed of transmigrating back to the War of Resistance against Japan and facing the Japanese in battle. Murong Fei, a modern lip-reading expert who should have been attending an academic conference, woke up after a car accident to find himself on the front lines of the war against Japan. With his ability to read lips, known as “Divine Hearing,” he uncovered the Japanese army’s plans amid the artillery fire and escaped death. The Secret Service took notice of h 2.9kReads7.1Score24514d adds
- 77 Espionage: I Went Undercover and Became the Enemy's Boss 谍战：卧底卧成了敌方老大 [Espionage + transmigration + System + multiple identities + ruthless] Su Rui transmigrates into an espionage world and starts out in the secret agent training camp of the Military Statistics Bureau. He also awakens a Secret Agent Treasure Chest System that can grant abilities such as firearms, hand-to-hand combat, acting, and intelligence gathering. He assumes his next task will be to become an ace agent hidden in the shadows. That is, until a senior officer of the Military Statistics Bureau pl 121.4kReads6.6Score12.9k14d adds
- 78 A Northeast Chinese Chef's Life as a Spy 一个东北厨子的谍战生涯 Transmigrating is just a framing device. This novel selects a chapter from a real and brutal period of history to tell the immortal tale of our Chinese people fighting with their blood to repel foreign invaders. This book brings history to life. 7.9kReads7.6Score67214d adds
- 79 My Chief, My Regiment: A Complete Overhaul for Cannon Fodder 我的团长我的团之炮灰大改造 Zhou Jiayi, an ordinary homebody from the twenty-first century, wakes up to find that she has transmigrated into the TV series My Chief and My Regiment. First, she finds an ancient secret manual hidden deep in the mountains and masters formidable martial arts. While ambushing Japanese troops in the mountains, she meets Long Wenzhang, who is also fighting the Japanese. She then joins him in rescuing Meng Fanle, Hao the Medic, and the others, who are trapped in a British military supply depot. Kno 367Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 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
- 81 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 74Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 82 Twin Blades: Impostors in the Demon Cave 双星齐刃：魔窟伪装者 After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan in 1945, Liu Mingzhang, a secret Communist Party member codenamed Qiming, and Zheng Yaoxian, codenamed Kite, navigate the treacherous environment of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. With intelligence and courage, they pass along information and match wits with their foes. After a series of grueling challenges and brushes with death, they obtain vital intelligence and help the organization strike at the enemy. At last, they witne 219Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 83 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
- 84 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
- 85 Espionage: I Can Eavesdrop on Everything 谍战：我能窃听万物 He's an agent for the Military Statistics Bureau, yet his superiors have ordered him to save the son of a Japanese military bigwig. He's a marginal figure in enemy intelligence circles, yet time and again he gets wind of the Japanese side's top-secret plans. He's timid, greedy, and lecherous, yet he repeatedly becomes the key to foiling the enemy's schemes. And the only reason he can do all this is that he has an extraordinary pair of ears, able to hear the sounds around him... 9Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 86 Espionage: Daybreak 谍战：破晓 When night falls over the newly born land, two fated adversaries are forced to join forces. The brilliant Lin Nan is a forgotten gem from the old era, versed in criminal psychology and codebreaking. The battle-hardened Zheng Feng is the blade of the new order, devoted to discipline and absolute loyalty. This is a war that begins with conspiracy and ends in faith. When the enemy holds the city’s pulse in its grasp, and humanity’s fate hangs by a thread, they wield their wits as spears and their c 150Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Undercover Diary: Bureau 76 76号卧底日记 He has ears that can hear death in the radio waves. She can't read, but she can memorize anyone's face with a single glance. Nanjing, 1943. Chen Ze'an, deputy head of the communications office at No. 76, is a Wang Jingwei regime agent on the surface and an undercover Communist operative in secret. His only weapon is his extraordinary hearing: he can anticipate death from the static in radio transmissions and detect lies from the sound of a heartbeat. The organization assigns him a “wife”: Cuipin 135Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Love in the Turmoil of the Republic, a Red-Haired Beauty's Tribulation in the Thousand Gates 民国乱世情，千门红颜劫 (The rating has only just opened and will rise. If you like it, leave a review; if you don't, please don't flame me.) [New-style Republican-era setting + Tortured Romance + Revenge + Suspense + Qianmen's Eight Roles + Schemes + Gangs + Espionage + War of Resistance] (Not a power fantasy, not mindless, no rebirth, no transmigration, no formulaic tropes, no invincible protagonist, no System. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Volume One: Heroines (1929–1932), tortured romance/revenge/b 22Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 89 Bamboo Congratulations 竹贺 Mutual devotion + slow burn + secret crush + strong heroine + strong hero + one-on-one romance They first meet one morning, when Song Wanzhu saves He Jingzhi. After that, their fates become intertwined. Each of them has their own ideals and ambitions. But they do not belong to the same side. Song Wanzhu saves He Jingzhi's life, but she also kills him with her own hands. He Jingzhi returned from studying abroad. He is also a patriot who wants to save his broken, battered country, the land that ra 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 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
- 91 Jinling's Hidden Blade 金陵暗刃 For twelve years of the Republic, the covert war raged without respite, and every corner of Jinling bristled with danger! Shen Jinghan is the highest-ranking agent planted deep inside the enemy's ranks by Yan'an. Breaking out of a deadly trap on the eve of Nanjing's fall, he advances step by step to the top of Wang Jingwei's puppet government's No. 76 and the Juntong's inner circle, locking horns in a battle to the death with Japanese spy king Miyamoto Koichi and traitor ringleader Wei Mingyuan. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Republican-Era Spy War 民国谍战 "Need to move people or cargo? I'll fix up a manure cart for you. Short on medicine? The military police hospital is ready to help. Food? Got it! Guns and ammunition? Got them! A tank? Come on, are you kidding me? The Republican era is full of remarkable people, and the righteous lead the way. Watch Lu Xiao turn the tide and show what a true hero is made of." 1.6kReads9.0Score15914d adds
- 93 Cracking Codes and Capturing Spies: From Prisoner to the Military Intelligence Bureau's Seventh Brother 破密码擒间谍，从囚犯到军统七哥 Ye Mingyuan, a modern criminal investigation graduate, wakes up to find himself a murder suspect in the Republic of China era. In a Military Statistics Bureau prison, a whip is dipped in water and a branding iron glows red. His interrogators have only one demand: "Sign the confession." Someone else might have caved. But Ye Mingyuan has read thousands of case files in his previous life, and forensic science, forensic medicine, and criminal psychology all come naturally to him. In just one night, 720Reads6.3Score10414d adds
- 94 The Wind Raider 掠风者 In the winter of 1938, the Japanese occupied Tianjin. Zhou Chufeng, a trusted aide to the notorious traitor Shen Fuxing, rescued Gu Caiwei, a female intelligence agent for the Nationalists. The two pretended to be lovers, using each other as cover to conceal their identities from Shen Fuxing and Hirota Ryoichi, the commander of the Japanese garrison. During an interrogation, Zhou Chufeng was activated as “Kindling,” a Communist agent planted deep undercover. At the same time, both received order 14Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 95 Storms on a Lonely Island: Sneaking Through the Dark 孤岛风云之暗夜潜行 A true tale of espionage and a gripping story. Zhu Chenzhou uses multiple identities to outmaneuver the enemy. Island Storm in a Time of National Mourning features no transmigrate or golden finger, offering you a different kind of espionage career. 4.8kReads8.2Score45314d adds
- 96 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
- 97 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
- 98 Shadows and Spies: An Undercover Agent in the War of Resistance 暗影谍影：抗战卧底 From 1939 to 1944, the War of Resistance Against Japan entered a stalemate. In Central China, the Japanese military established its intelligence hub, the “Plum Blossom Bureau,” and colluded with the Wang Jingwei puppet regime to hunt down underground intelligence agents and destroy resistance organizations. At the same time, they secretly advanced “Operation Cold Star,” building hidden weapons depots and training agents in an attempt to completely blockade the resistance bases in Central China a 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 No Return Call 无回电 In 1949, on a besieged island battered by storms. He is Jin Tie, deputy director of the Communications Department of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, codenamed "Fisherman." After twelve years undercover, he suddenly loses contact with his organization overnight. A piece of intelligence that could save hundreds of lives is trapped inside him, like a bomb with its fuse nearly spent. The enemy has arrived. Gu Shenyan, codenamed "Hound," is a top agent who trusts data, not human nature. H 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Espionage: From the Start, I Personally Betrayed My Comrades 谍战：开局我亲手出卖了同志 Shanghai, 1942. On the first day Shen Gui was dragged into Unit 76, bamboo splinters were driven beneath his fingernails. For three days and three nights, he didn't give them a thing. On the fourth day, he confessed. The contact station was destroyed, and six comrades were killed. Overnight, he went from an underground Party member to a traitor despised by everyone. The organization wanted him dead, and the enemy didn't trust him. He became a wandering ghost with nowhere to go. But no one knew t 1.5kReads6.8Score10514d adds
