Novels like The Fog of Espionage
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Fog of Espionage, best match first.
- 1 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. 675Reads7.4Score100Shelves
- 2 Secrets of the Spy War 谍海秘事 [Transmigration] [Espionage] [No System] [No Golden Finger] [No Supernatural Abilities] Liu Dongyang unexpectedly transmigrates to the Republic of China era and becomes a Japanese army interpreter. His relatives curse him, his friends hunt him down, and his fellow townspeople despise him. Used by Japanese officers and courted by Chinese collaborators, he finds himself with nowhere to run as he begins an extraordinary life amid those chaotic, bloody years… 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 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—Shelves
- 4 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 1.1kReads6.1Score104Shelves
- 5 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—Shelves
- 6 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 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 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—Shelves
- 8 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—Shelves
- 9 Espionage: The Flight of the Bee 谍战之蜂飞 He was swept into the maelstrom of espionage by the “Lily Gold” deposited at HSBC. He matched wits with master spies and fell into passionate romances with beautiful women, until an ordinary young man became a top agent! He joined forces with his seniors to found the renowned “Institute 724,” serving as the guardian of the shield of New China. Though he was an unappointed “temporary worker,” the international intelligence world trembled at the mention of “Bee”! He was clear about whom he loved a —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 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—Shelves
- 11 Shadows of Espionage 谍影迷踪 A shocking conspiracy lies behind the case. Only after peeling back the layers of mystery does he discover that the person he used to be was never really him, and the wife he once had was never really his wife. He and she may both be nothing more than code names. Trapped in a desperate predicament, fighting for survival on an isolated island, burdened by guilt buried deep within. It tears his soul apart, leaving wounds that can never be mended. Passion or composure? A devil or a savior? 88Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 12 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. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Shadows of Espionage: Loyalty Has a Price 谍影：忠诚明码标价 Shanghai's occupied zone, 1939. Chen Mo, an archivist for the Military Statistics Bureau, is betrayed by a traitor because of his connections. Just as his entire station is wiped out, he binds to the [Karmic Subversion System]: anyone's loyalty can be assigned a price. Pay to Change Fate: Spend $200 to make a traitor's gun “accidentally” go off; Kill with a Borrowed Knife: One tip sparks infighting between Unit 76 and the Japanese army; Perfect Disguise: A dull accountant by day, a m 223Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Miracle Doctor Fights the Japanese: Slay the Enemy and Serve the Nation! 神医抗日：杀敌报国当大夫！ “What’s this?” “An American-made submachine gun.” “And this big thing?” “A Leopard 2 tank.” A miracle doctor can do more than heal the sick: he can save the nation! Watch a passionate young man show what it means to be a man! (Please leave your brain cells at the counter, and don’t get hung up on some of the plot points. Just enjoy the ride!!!) 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Shadow War, 1949: Spies in the Tiger’s Den 暗战1949：虎穴谍影 Life may be lost, but faith never dies. If I leave and never return, then so be it. Glory lies in the heart, and passion burns within. In August 1949, as the Kuomintang retreated to Taiwan, Communist Party member Wu Shi went undercover there as deputy chief of staff at the Ministry of National Defense. Together with courier Zhu Feng, he formed the East China Sea Intelligence Group and sent the Communist Party’s East China Bureau top-secret intelligence, including troop deployments on Kinmen Isla 74Reads7.7Score104Shelves
- 16 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—Shelves
- 17 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 244Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 18 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—Shelves
- 19 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—Shelves
- 20 Republican Era Spy War: Winning Over a Female Spy from the Start 民国谍战：开局魅惑女间谍 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 The Age of War 烽火年代 “I would burn my body and become a bolt of lightning, To tear apart the endless, pitch-black night. Even if I could bring only a fleeting moment of light, It would still illuminate and warm this beautiful world.” A vital piece of intelligence, an uncanny photograph, and a world where enemies and allies are hard to tell apart and danger lurks everywhere. A brutal war of raging flames and flying bullets; a tense spy struggle rife with deception and intrigue. Loyalty and betrayal, reunion and sepa 140Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 22 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—Shelves
- 23 Espionage: I Got Rich Killing Japanese Invaders 谍战：杀小日子杀成大富翁 [The Little Wooden Hut Across the Five Lakes] This one got off to a bit of a late start, so please bear with it and keep reading. I promise the excitement never lets up! [Hit Novel] Also known as "The All-Powerful Young Intelligence Officer" Qian Kai transmigrates to 1936 and becomes an archivist at the Xicheng Station of the Fuxing Society’s Special Operations Division. On the forty-ninth day after his transmigration, he awakens his first supernatural skill, followed by another on day seventy-s 763Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 24 The Covert Front 隐蔽战线 Can he complete his undercover mission while resisting the temptations of a femme fatale and facing the challenges posed by an old demon and a clown? 9Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 25 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—Shelves
- 26 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—Shelves
- 27 The Flames of War and the Spy Doctor 烽火谍医 Ye Zhengwen, a doctoral supervisor with expertise in both Chinese and Western medicine, unexpectedly returns to 1938. His superb medical skills make him famous far and wide, and the Japanese invaders and puppet troops recruit him into their inner medical circle. This gives him access to the enemy's most closely guarded secrets, as well as the chance to hold a knife to their throats. With the nation on the brink of collapse and his homeland facing ruin, Ye Zhengwen is like a scalpel plunged into 178Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 28 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—Shelves
- 29 Shadow of the Spy 绝尘谍影 A special forces soldier returns to 1937 and becomes a covert agent for the resistance. He never forgets his mission, infiltrates the secret service, and maintains five separate identities as he navigates the forces of the enemy and its puppet regime. He leaves everyone in the dust, rises to the summit, and looks down upon the lesser peaks. 286Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 You Sent Me Undercover, So I Bought Off the Entire Military Intelligence Bureau 让你卧底，你用钱砸穿军统 He transmigrates into a mash-up of the TV dramas "Jingzhe", "The Kite", "Infiltration", "The Rebel", and others. The traitor Zhou Haichao transforms into a great hero and thrives in the Military Statistics Bureau! Guan Yongshan: “Everyone in the department knows he’s a traitor. But… he pays far too well!” Fei Zhengpeng: “Wasn’t I supposed to be the traitor Camel? How did I become Sakura, the Japanese spy?!” Wu Jingzhong: “Haichao, we’re the only two left in the whole station. I suspect… I’m Moun 76Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 31 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… 3.4kReads7.7Score318Shelves
- 32 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—Shelves
- 33 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—Shelves
- 34 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 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 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 191Reads—Score179Shelves
- 36 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… 1kReads7.7Score103Shelves
- 37 Espionage: I Handle Logistics at Headquarters 76 谍战：我在76号管后勤 Li Zongheng, a college student from the 21st century, transmigrates to the Republican era and becomes the head of the supplies allocation section at Wang Jingwei’s 76th Division. Looking at the den of evil before him, Li Zongheng gives a cold laugh. This lucrative cushy job will make the perfect cover for fighting the Japanese! With control of supplies, he manages ammunition and medicine above, and food and fuel below. The foreign firms in the concessions are his supply stations, and the 76th Di 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Shadows of Espionage, 1936 谍影1936 An ordinary civil servant is unexpectedly transmigrated to the turbulent twenty-fifth year of the Republic of China after a twist of fate. In an era full of uncertainty and challenges, he is forced into the complex, mysterious world of the Military Statistics Bureau, embarking on a thrilling and legendary career as a spy. In search of an underground organization hidden in the shadows and determined to expose Japanese spies' conspiracies, he resolutely throws himself into this war without gunfire —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Republican Era: My Spy Missions Never Fail 民国：我的谍战无往不利 In 1938, Shanghai became an isolated island, and the world turned into a living hell. Chu Yeming, a military intelligence agent, was exposed and taken to the interrogation room at the dreaded No. 76. He thought he was as good as dead. But in the agonizing pain of torture, he unexpectedly awakened an unbelievable mental talent: the [Battlefield Simulation]! He could construct a realistic battlefield in his mind and simulate every possible outcome of an operation. Each simulated death bought him a 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 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 72Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Tigers Clash in the Spy Wars 谍海虎斗 In 1937, the Marco Polo Bridge Incident breaks out. The land is shattered, the winds of change rise again, and countless factions vie for supremacy. Xu Feng, the young master of a fallen family, enters the world of espionage and helps his organization overcome one crisis after another. He is meticulous and skilled at reading people. He is loyal to his country and keeps his cool when dealing with the enemy. Starting out as a lowly patrolman, he uses the small to overcome the great and infiltrates 158Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The Pretender: A Max-Level Translator Reborn as a Shanghai Showgirl 伪装者之满级翻译穿成上海滩舞女 Lin Wan, an elite translator fluent in six languages, transmigrates in a dream and becomes Bailan, a dancer in 1939 Shanghai. In this deadly den of danger, she knows that great talent can be a curse, so she hides her astonishing abilities completely, showing herself only as a down-and-out young woman who speaks fluent English. Her low-key efforts to survive become the perfect disguise. The meticulous Wang puppet official Ming Lou notices her at once and personally sends her into the heart of the 63Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 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—Shelves
- 44 For the Sake of an Undercover Agent List 为了一份潜伏名单 In the distance lay a wide-open stretch of land, with not a single brick or tile, nor a house or village in sight. A freight train raced across the plain. The train belched thick white smoke, roaring and struggling as it sped along. Suddenly, the door of a boxcar swung open, and a figure tumbled out, landing beneath the rocky embankment. He quickly vanished into the grass and brush beside the railway. Moments later, a volley of gunfire sent sparks flying from the rocks along the embankment. The 527Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 45 From the Pile of Corpses, I Carve a Path Through Nanjing with a Bayonet 开局死人堆，一把刺刀杀穿南京城 Transmigrated to the hell of Nanjing in 1937, Muye has no System and no support. What he does have is a mastery of urban warfare eighty years ahead of its time! [Environmental Scan] Ruins = prime hunting grounds; sewers = rapid assault routes. [Improvised Gear] Japanese ration tins and pull rings = instant-trigger tripwire bombs; flour and wood ash = anti-tank smoke screens. [Tactical Overmatch] Three-man squads versus reckless mass charges; CQB indoors versus bayonet combat. Watching the massac —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Shadow Stalker: From Scholar to Legend 潜影：从书生到传奇 The Shadow tells the story of Chen Yan, a Peking University prodigy who joins the revolution after his close friend is murdered and spends twenty years undercover in enemy territory. Disguised as “Chen Moqun,” a rising star in the Military Statistics Bureau, he navigates rival factions and fights alongside his revolutionary partner, “Nightingale.” From passionate student to unsung hero, he keeps his faith through the darkness and presses on toward the dawn. At last, his mission complete, he witn 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 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 1.4kReads6.5Score100Shelves
- 48 Ye Chen’s Fight for Survival in the Game World 叶辰的游戏世界求生之旅 Ye Chen is a fan and creator of games about the War of Resistance against Japan. For no apparent reason, he transmigrates into the very game he made, where he meets his good friends Zhang Fan and Wan Qiankun, who have also transmigrated into it. Can he survive the chaos of the game world and find a way back to reality? Stay tuned to find out. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Spy Wars: I Treat the Japanese Devils Like Monkeys 谍战，我把鬼子当猴耍 National duty + War of Resistance Against Japan + Transmigration + Spy thriller + Lite System Lin Yue woke up to find that he had transmigrated into the body of a top Japanese aristocrat with no right to inherit. After a year of running rampant and throwing his weight around in Japan, Lin Yue used his family connections to secure the position of chief of the Shanghai Special Higher Police’s Intelligence Operations Section. From then on, armed with a built-in information retrieval System, Lin Yue —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 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—Shelves
