Novels like Espionage Fever
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- 1 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
- 2 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
- 3 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. 702Reads7.4Score100Shelves
- 4 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 10Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 5 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. 283Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Shadows Over Shanghai: Reborn in the Republic to Save the Nation and Its People 沪上谍影：魂穿民国救国救民 [War of Resistance espionage] + [Single heroine] + [Soul swap] + [Soul transmigration] A graduate student in history transmigrates into the 1937 Battle of Shanghai and becomes Shen Yanzhi, a Juntong trainee agent. He navigates between Juntong, the Japanese collaborationist regime, and the underground Communist Party, walking a knife's edge with only fragmentary memories of history to guide him. There is no romance, only a yearning to hold on to his beliefs and survive. Can he preserve his convic 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Espionage: Code Name Beehive 谍战：代号蜂巢 In the Shanghai concessions in 1937, Lu Chen, a former special forces instructor, transmigrates into the body of Asano Akira, an ethnic Chinese employee of the Japanese military intelligence service. From the start, he faces an identity check, but his awakened Hive Intelligence System lets him turn the tables: by touching an object, he can extract information from the past 30 minutes, and by making contact with someone, he can unlock their hidden secrets! In the eyes of the Japanese, he is a cle 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Bloodbath of Resistance: 1937 喋血抗战1937 My new work is out! Please come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Espionage: Getting Ready to Defect Again Today 【谍战】今天也在准备反水 So exhausted from revising his paper that he could barely keep his eyes open, Lu Chen decided to take a quick nap at his desk. When he opened his eyes, he found himself somewhere else. A dance hall decorated in a Republican-era style, sudden gunfire, and himself dressed in a suit and tie. Completely bewildered, Lu Chen pinched himself hard. It hurt. This wasn't a dream. Had he transmigrated? Lu Chen had just managed to accept the fact that he had transmigrated when someone respectfully addressed 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 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
- 11 War of Resistance: It Begins with a Newbie Gift Pack 抗战：从奖励新手大礼包开始 Xiao Ran, an elite soldier, died while covering his comrades' retreat during a mission. He then transmigrated to a parallel timeline during the War of Resistance Against Japan and awakened a weapon exchange System. Killing Japanese soldiers earns him points, which he can spend on light weapons, artillery, infantry fighting vehicles, tanks, aircraft, and more. “Ding! Spend 10 points to exchange for 1 M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle.” “Ding! Spend 500 points to exchange for 1 BMP-1 infantry fightin 112Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Agent: Infiltrating the Military Statistics Bureau with Nine Identities 特工：九重身份潜入军统 [Espionage + Secret Agent + Military Intelligence + Transmigration] Xu Ziliang is blind, yet he scores a major victory from the start. Every situation that seems fraught with danger is actually under his control. It is the strategic stalemate phase of the War of Resistance Against Japan, and all sides are locked in a fierce contest. While hunting spies, he has a natural disguise, exceptional hearing, and unmatched close-combat skills. Within a limited space, he can recreate events that have alre 57Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 13 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—Shelves
- 14 I Transmigrated into Bright Sword, and My Big Brother Is Li Yunlong 穿越亮剑，我大哥是李云龙 Li Yunlong + arms dealing + War of Liberation + War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea + a happy ending Li Yunhu, a top-tier special forces soldier, transmigrates into the world of "Bright Sword", before the events of the story begin. He becomes Li Yunlong's younger brother, a character who never appeared in the original, and a traitor who surrendered to the Kuomintang before being captured and brought back... Just as Li Yunhu finds himself in a hopeless situation from the start, he awakens t —Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 15 Republican Era: From the Military Intelligence Bureau to Ruling the World 民国：从军统开始纵横天下 By a stroke of fate, Zhou Lin transmigrated back to the Republic of China in 1936 and became an intelligence agent for the Military Statistics Bureau. It was an era of turmoil, but also one full of opportunities. With a clear head, an accurate grasp of the situation, and a little help from the System, watch as Zhou Lin navigates the competing forces of Japan, the Nationalist government, and the underground Communist Party. How will he, caught at the heart of the maelstrom, rise to become a major 77Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 16 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—Shelves
- 17 One Man's Flames of War 一个人的烽火 Chosen for no apparent reason and sent for no apparent reason through numerous FPS games, he thought clearing them all would let him return to reality. Instead, he arrived in a tragic, heroic era teeming with legends. Just what kind of whirlwind will this little butterfly stir up? The golden finger is only a supporting tool + decisive and ruthless + mildly comedic + one female lead 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 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 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 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
- 20 The Outcast: Magma in Hand, Japanese, Don’t You Dare Run 一人之下：岩浆在手，鬼子别走 [The Outcast] + [War of Resistance Against Japan] + [Ruthless and decisive] + [A touch of ensemble cast] Time: 1931, Northeast China. A village was massacred from the start, and I killed twenty-three Japanese soldiers. Then the people of Bihe Mountain came looking for me. They asked if I was willing to be their honored guest. I said: You kill Chinese people, and I kill you. It's that simple. 229Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Espionage: From the Start, I Wiped Out a Japanese Squad! 谍战：开局血洗日军小分队！ When Chen Qun woke up, artillery was roaring and the Japanese forces were attacking fiercely, about to break through our army's defenses! Damn! He had actually transmigrated into the War of Resistance! In that case, he might as well stay and wipe out every last Japanese soldier! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Undercover in Enemy Camp: My System Can See the Future 卧底敌营：我的系统能预知未来 [Spy intrigue + System + War of Resistance + power fantasy + mind games + ensemble cast + alternate history + anti-war] Ling Feng transmigrates to 1940 and awakens the “Diplomatic Legend” System. He can read minds, simulate scenarios, and reason through history. He becomes the most dangerous undercover agent in the Wang puppet government’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He tricks the Japanese into diverting their main forces away from Midway, forges intelligence to prompt an American and British e 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 He Transmigrated into a Japanese Soldier 他穿越成了鬼子 Jiang Zhongzhou, a middle-aged history teacher, transmigrated into the body of a Japanese commander in a county town. Burning with a deep hatred of the Japanese invaders, he began tormenting them without letting on, playing them like putty in his hands and gradually “directing” them down a road of no return… Hilarious, absurd, and so satisfying!!! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 A 79-Yuan Exorcism Charm, and I Turned the World Upside Down 79元辟邪，世界画风被我带崩了 [Surreal] [Everyday Life] [Lighthearted] [A Little Supernatural, Lots of Martial Arts] Humanity's collective unconscious has fallen prey to memetic contamination. Ever since the birth of the internet, myths and urban legends have begun to take physical form. The boldest thing Chen Hezhou had ever done was message his ex at three in the morning, all by himself, to ask, “You there?” When he tried to unsend it, his finger slipped and he accidentally tapped her profile. Then one night, while working —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The Rifling in the Barrel 枪膛线 A war story that stays closer to the truth than any other; a Nationalist Army captain who crawls out of a pile of corpses; an impossible mission; a romance that seems destined to blossom… His codename is “New Year”! His activation plunges him into a world of twists and treachery; his arrival changes the fate of both sides… Where will his path lead? 14Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 26 War of Resistance: From the Start, I Land a Critical Hit on a Japanese Bitch 抗战：开局暴击女八嘎 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! 4Reads—Score—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 192Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 28 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! 608Reads8.9Score102Shelves
- 29 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—Shelves
- 30 A Barber's Diary in Times of Chaos 乱世的理发师日记 The story begins in a seaside city known as the Paris of the East. Gunshots and screams rang out from the Red Rose Hair Salon, which was supposed to serve the public. Moments later, people saw the owner and apprentices fleeing in panic, covered in blood...! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 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. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 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 66Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 33 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 209Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 34 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. 65Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 35 Espionage and Intrigue: My Skills Have Attributes! 谍战风云，我的技能有属性！ Overnight, I transmigrated and became a Juntong agent? No, it turned out I was just a small-time hood in Shanghai! And I was a spy controlled by the Japanese! How could I escape their control? How could I turn the tables on the edge of a blade? How could I survive a world of double agents? How could I claim money, power, status, and women for myself? Fortunately, I had a Wheel of Fortune! Life and death are fated, wealth and rank are up to heaven! Oh, heavens, please let me draw a Dongfeng Expre 497Reads6.7Score100Shelves
- 36 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 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 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
- 38 Agent: Code Name Deep Sea, Starting with Superpowers to Root Out Traitors 特工：代号深海，开局异能锄奸 A chance incident turned Yu Zecheng’s right hand into a portable superpowered arsenal. Defying his father’s obsession with sending him to study in Japan, he was admitted to the Juntong Qingpu Training Class as the top student in his field. He later became Dai Li’s most capable subordinate. Not only did he manipulate his immediate superior with ease, he also became a triple agent working for Juntong, Wang Jingwei’s puppet regime, and the Japanese. During the eight-year War of Resistance, he moved 495Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 39 Espionage Shadows on the Shanghai Bund 谍影上海滩 During the War of Resistance Against Japan, under the Wang Jingwei puppet regime, an engineering student transmigrates into the body of Yu Xia, director of the Special Operations Department at No. 76. Yu Xia, also known as the Smiling Tiger, is infamous as a living King of Hell. His ruthless methods make people tremble with fear at the mere mention of his name. See how Yu Xia, with blood on his hands, seeks redemption while trapped behind enemy lines. The story is full of twists and turns, so fa 552Reads8.2Score104Shelves
- 40 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—Shelves
- 41 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—Shelves
- 42 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 8Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 43 The Hidden Front of the War Against Japan 抗日之隐蔽战线 Kudo Yuan is the head of Japan’s spy agency, yet no one ever imagined he was Chinese! His adoptive father is an Army lieutenant general, and his uncle is a Navy admiral. Can he complete his covert mission in the face of temptations from a seductive femme fatale and challenges from old devils and clowns? 167Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 44 Espionage: I Can See the Labels on Other People 谍战：我能看到别人身上的标签 My name is Qi Sheng. Sheng, as in “to triumph over Heaven by half a move.” I can see the labels other people give me. Some call me a “handsome young man.” Others call me a “cold-blooded killer.” And some call me a “living King of Hell.” If anyone asked what label I’d give myself, I’d choose “Blood Crow,” the name that makes the Japanese invaders tremble at the mere mention of it. 206Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 45 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. 98Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 46 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
- 47 Infinite Espionage: Rewriting My Fate from Kite 无限谍战：从风筝开始逆天改命 Zhuang Wei, an undercover agent, unexpectedly awakens a spy-operation System. Guided by the System, he completes missions in several spy-fiction worlds, including The Kite, The Disguiser, and Lurk, steadily growing stronger. He helps the ill-fated characters in these worlds defy their destinies and change their lives, ultimately becoming an outstanding spy himself and uncovering the secret behind how he was brought here... 331Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 48 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. 107Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 49 The Poisonous Espionage Master: From the Start, I Face the Honey Trap Head-On 谍战毒士，开局硬刚桃色陷阱 [No System] + [No Transmigration] + [Suspense] I won’t allow anyone in this world to be as handsome as me! Lin Feng, a Red agent, impersonates Japanese spy Major Araki and wipes out a group of Kuomintang agents sabotaging the War of Resistance. He wins the trust of the Kuomintang leadership and infiltrates the notorious 76th Office. As an agent of the 76th Office and a high-ranking Japanese military spy, he handles both identities with ease. Jiang Wanqiu, the Kuomintang’s rose: you take care of 197Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Shadows over the South Manchuria Railway, 1935 满铁谍影1935 At a quarter past six on the morning of January 11, 1935, the sky over Beiping was still dark. Tong Cheng picked up a steaming bowl of traditional Beijing douzhi and drank it down in big gulps in front of Fujimoto. The fermented bean drink slid down his throat and into his stomach with a series of “glug, glug” sounds, like a frog croaking. When he finished, Tong Cheng let out several satisfied burps, his face beaming with happiness. Nearby, Fujimoto Masamichi nearly threw up. He barely managed t 198Reads—Score—Shelves
