Novels like One Man's Flames of War
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- 101 From the Start, I Merged with Yan Shuangying and Tore Through the Espionage World 开局融合燕双鹰，我把谍战杀穿了 [Spy thriller + System + feel-good power fantasy + high ratings + a veteran author with ten million words who never leaves a story unfinished] Shen Qingshan accidentally transmigrates to the twenty-fifth year of the Republic of China and becomes cannon fodder in the Lixing Society's action squad. Just as he hesitates over whether to run for it, he gains all of Yan Shuangying's abilities. From then on, his fate is in his own hands, not Heaven's! 387Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 102 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 479Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 103 Espionage: I Took Out the Tokko Chief from the Start 谍战：开局就干掉了特高科科长 (Spy thriller + Transmigration + System + Saving the nation and its people + Ruthless action + Feel-good power fantasy) A homebody transmigrated into the body of an ace agent codenamed Viper. As soon as he arrived, fate played a joke on him: almost as if in a dream, he killed the head of the Special Higher Police. He was thrown straight into the military police prison. But there was always a way out. With his life hanging in the balance, he turned the tables and walked out in spectacular fash 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 The Kite That Flew Away 远去的风筝 Han Yong, the last disciple of Chinese martial arts master Gong Baotian, is wanted by the Kuomintang for avenging his family. With no other choice, he joins the Communist Party. During an ambush, a traitor’s tip-off leads to the annihilation of the Party’s intelligence company, and Han Yong is branded a traitor. But he does not lose heart or give up. After drifting to Meixian and Shaoguan in Guangdong, he receives support from like-minded martial artists and the working masses, and establishes t 904Reads—Score10014d adds
- 105 War of Resistance: Starting at the Sihang Warehouse 抗战：从四行仓库开始 Ye Luo, a young veteran, transmigrates to a parallel world and takes on the Japanese invaders with the Company of Heroes System. The Japanese emperor: “How did this butcher Ye get so powerful? He's about to fight his way into the palace! Baka yarou, you're all useless!” Come September 8 next year, we'll ride our horses into Tokyo and admire the cherry blossoms. 17Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 106 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
- 107 A Spy in the Shadows, Starting with The Rebel 谍战从叛逆者开始的特工 This is purely for my own amusement. I’m sorry if it makes you unhappy. At first, I wanted to take things slowly, but then I got criticized, so I changed it. I changed it. Then people said the characters weren’t written well. That part I’m not changing. Later, I messed up the golden finger, so I gave up. Anyway, I’m having a great time writing it now. If it’s stressing you out, sorry. I didn’t mean to. 1.5kReads8.1Score10814d adds
- 108 The Little Spy's Successful Comeback 谍战小特务的成功逆袭 The extraordinary life of a little spy: I can identify and control spies. The great demon Li Shiqun of No. 76, the Eastern Witch Yoshiko Kawashima, and the Empire's Flower, Yun Zi Nanzō, all turn pale when they see this little spy. 82Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 109 War of Resistance: A Divine Weapon Descends, and the Demolition Genius Blows Everything Sky-High 抗战：神兵天降，爆破鬼才炸翻天 Xu Sanliang, an airborne demolition specialist, accidentally transmigrates through time during a live-fire exercise, arriving in the turbulent era of the War of Resistance, in the Taohua Ridge region. With his exceptional demolition skills, Xu Sanliang leads guerrilla fighters in making all kinds of homemade land mines that strike fear into the Japanese invaders. He also has a special ability: an airdrop System! Kill enemies to earn points, then exchange them for airdrops of all kinds of weapo 48Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 110 War God of China Against Japanese Aggression 抗日之炎黄战神 With nerves of steel, Qin Feng led a few dozen men to crush the Japanese elite troops. In no time, he turned a dirt-poor county militia with barely any rifles into a force of several thousand, complete with its own arsenal. Qin Feng’s name spread across the land of Yan and Zhao. Just hearing it was enough to make Japanese soldiers and Chinese collaborators wet themselves on the spot! “Who’s that kid swinging that broadsword?” The commander of the military subdistrict pointed at the young man on 2.9kReads8.1Score22714d adds
- 111 War of Resistance: From the Xiang River, I Push My Way Across the Country 抗战：从湘江开始一路横推 [War of Resistance] + [Red Army] + [Large-scale battles] + [No System] Important notice: This is a feel-good power fantasy. A feel-good power fantasy. A feel-good power fantasy. After the bloody battle at the Xiang River, Gu Jin and his remaining troops are trapped on the eastern bank. Surrounded by enemy forces, what should they do? Fight! If the enemy won't let us live, then we'll carve out a blood-soaked path with our own hands. 21.9kReads8.7Score32214d adds
- 112 War of Resistance Lone Wolf: I Lay Low with My Spirit-Spring Space and Become a Legend 抗战独狼：我靠灵泉空间苟成老六 [Lone Wolf]+ [Survivalist]+ [Weapon Modifications]+ [Pocket Dimension] [Blow Up Mount Fuji] [Transmigration]+ [1938]+ [All I Want Is Gold] [I Can Modify and Replicate My Own Gear] [I Can Spend My Own Money Freely, While the Nation Gave Me an IOU!] By day, Li Ran runs a Chinese restaurant in Odessa. At night, he moonlights delivering goods to clients on the east side of the city. One day, while riding an off-road electric motorcycle to deliver weapons, he was brought by the System to a parallel w 31.6kReads7.2Score3.1k14d adds
- 113 Twenty Years of Feuds and Grudges in the War Against Japan 抗日峰火之恩怨情仇二十年 The protagonist transmigrates to 1935, a year ravaged by war. From an innocent boy, he rises up against the landlord class and eventually becomes a true revolutionary soldier. He takes part in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, then retires after completing his mission. At long last, he and his enemy meet again and put their grievances behind them with a smile. 225Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 114 War of Resistance: The Chairman Asks Me for Tips on Micro-Management 抗战：委员长向我请教微操之术 Keyboard warrior Lin Yifeng is a master of battlefield micromanagement in Hearts of Iron. One day, he transmigrates to the blood-soaked Battle of Shanghai and finds himself a notorious playboy battalion commander in the Tax Police Corps. Against the Japanese army’s iron tide, the Battlefield Micromanagement System that awakens within him is his only source of support. He leads a small squad in ghostlike infiltrations behind enemy lines, striking the enemy where it hurts most: artillery positions 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Espionage: My Second Life in the Republic of China 谍战之我在民国做二代 [Spy Warfare + Political Intrigue + Trading Supplies + Ultimate Wish-Fulfillment: Not to Be Missed] Zhao Zhilin is a well-connected young scion and a legendary spy who has returned through time, determined to resist the Japanese. Whether he’s dealing with the Special Service Office or No. 76, he fits right in. “I know who the ‘Hu Qin’ you’ve been looking for is.” This is the confession offered by a turncoat at No. 76 who could no longer endure torture. “It’s time Zhao Zhilin got promoted.” These 991Reads5.9Score10514d adds
- 116 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
- 117 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
- 118 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
- 119 Snow Leopard: I Am Yan Shuangying 雪豹之我是燕双鹰 Middle school student Qin Feng is bullied by a group of thugs on the playground. He expects things to go as they always have, but this time he transmigrates, possessing the body of Yan Shuangying. He also transmigrates into Zhou Weiguo’s world. Because of his arrival, Xiao Ya and Fan Xiaoyu survive and join the Falcon Assassination Squad he forms. Fang Shengli survives too, becoming the captain of the Snow Leopard Special Forces. 412Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 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? 173Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 121 The Invincible God of War in the War Against Japan 抗日之无敌战神 [War of Resistance espionage + transmigrate + System + high-octane action + light comedy] Wang Yifan unexpectedly reborn into a world engulfed in war and awakens the Divine Weapon System. From the start, he is rewarded with a versatile Hanyang rifle, making him an invincible god of war. With nothing but a Hanyang rifle, he chases an entire North China division of Japanese troops over the mountains, his fearless courage shining through... 243Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 122 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. 204Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 123 Bright Sword: Colonel Chu Yunfei 亮剑：上校楚云飞 [Passionate Defense of the Nation] [National Duty] [In Tribute to Our Fallen Heroes] I sing wildly, wasting my days; fierce and unruly, for whom do I rise? I transmigrate into Bright Sword, commanding a regiment from the start and becoming Colonel Chu Yunfei. Turn the tide, strike the Japanese invaders hard, and uphold the glory of China! “A soldier must have backbone!” “As long as we draw breath, the fight goes on!” “Even I, Chu Yunfei, have to lend a hand!” Witness the extraordinary bearin 498Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 124 War of Resistance: The Rise of a Young Man 抗战之少年的崛起 [Transmigration] + [System-driven] + [Slow burn] + Slow pace early on (Brain parking lot d(ŐдŐ๑)) Zhao Shao lives in peaceful times and is a university student. He happily starts college, thinking he can finally enjoy a safe and happy life. As it turns out, he really does. During a class on modern Chinese history, he pays tribute to the martyrs and says, “If I took part in this war, maybe my superior knowledge could help change its course as much as possible.” So he writes down a vow: If I ever 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Shadows of Espionage: The Sleeper Agent's Hidden Move 谍影：潜伏者的暗棋 He was a disposable pawn marked for execution in place of someone else, but he reversed his fate under the guns. In three days, he went from an abandoned pawn to a name on the Special High Commissioner's desk. In half a month, he had the head of a Military Statistics Bureau station requesting a meeting. How would a criminal psychology graduate student who transmigrated into the past navigate the tides of espionage and turn himself, a dead piece, into the only living eye on the entire board? Repu 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 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
- 127 War of Resistance: The Chinese Medicine Spy 抗战：中医特工 He went up the mountain to gather herbs and saved a beautiful woman. Who could have guessed that she would drag him into a secret agent training group for deadly training… Fireworks fade fast, but a Chinese medicine practitioner never backs down. See how Lin Yun transforms from a wandering street doctor into an elite fighter on the front lines of the resistance against Japan and the struggle to save the nation… 1.8kReads7.6Score14414d adds
- 128 I Gun Down Half the Shanghai Station of the Military Statistics Bureau from the Start 开局枪杀半个军统上海站 [Power fantasy] [Action expert] [Shanghai] [Espionage] He is the king of Shanghai by night, the king of the King of Hell. When the King of Hell says you will die at the third watch, no one can keep you alive until the fifth. During the War of Resistance against Japan, a Communist Party agent embedded in the military intelligence service hunts down the enemy and eliminates traitors in Shanghai. 101Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 129 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 17Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 130 Republican Era: All My Readers Are Big Shots! 民国：我的书迷都是大佬！ Gu Zhangge transmigrates to the Republican era and becomes a down-and-out man from Nanyang. From the start, he awakens a Fame System and writes under the pen name Gu Jin. One novel, The Legend of the Condor Heroes, takes Shanghai by storm. He writes, "The greatest heroes serve their country and its people," awakening the slumbering spirit of the nation. He thinks he's merely a best-selling author, but the list of his fans is astonishing: literary masters write articles recommending him, while Gr 327Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Our 1937 我们的1937 The nation is on the brink of ruin, and a battle for the survival of the people is about to begin! A group of elite Nationalist soldiers, trained in the German style, take part in a series of utterly horrific battles. Time and again, they escape death, only to return to the front lines. They are always at the heart of the fighting. Even if the German-equipped division has officially been wiped out, as long as a single soldier is still alive, the division has not fallen! With vivid depictions of 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 The Great Bandit of Guandong Mountain 关东山大匪 (Not a wish-fulfillment novel, not a wish-fulfillment novel, not a wish-fulfillment novel. No System, no transmigration, no superpowers.) We were originally a family of tenant farmers. During a famine, we joined the crowds heading east to seek a new life. My kindhearted mother even took in an orphan along the way, who later became my big sister. At last, after enduring natural disasters and man-made calamities, our boatload of fellow villagers reached this land of forests and mountains, where we 402Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 133 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
- 134 A Certain Secret 密某 - Lin Man (Lin Chuyao), heroine: A popular singer at the Paramount Ballroom who passes intelligence during performances and secretly rescues captured comrades. - Gu Yu, hero: A senior executive at HSBC who uses financial dealings as cover for assassination missions for the Military Statistics Bureau. - The spark that ignites the conflict: Japanese officer Sato is assassinated, an underground Communist Party meeting place is exposed, and both of them are suspected of leaking secrets. - Gu Yu is o 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 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! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Espionage: Starting from Above the Cliff 谍战：从悬崖之上开始 Though the nation lies broken, its mountains and rivers remain. Ding Ran transmigrates to a hundred years in the past and becomes a triple agent. The island nation: “That man is a demon, an out-and-out demon.” The Baldies: “How can someone so perfect exist in this world?” The Beautiful Country: “Get his identity at any cost.” In the end, Ding Ran writes his own legend in that era. 2.4kReads8.7Score14114d adds
- 137 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 2.3kReads7.2Score17514d adds
- 138 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—Score—14d adds
- 139 Espionage: As Long as I'm Weird Enough, No One Will Suspect Me 谍战：只要我够变态就没人怀疑我 Scene: Interrogation Room Japanese Female Agent: You’ll never get me to talk, even if you kill me. Li Si: I won’t kill you, and I won’t ask you for intelligence, either. Japanese Female Agent: Why aren’t you asking me for intelligence? Li Si: Someone, gag her. Japanese Female Agent: ??? I know classified intelligence. If I die, you’re all doomed! Li Si: I just want to torment you to death. Who cares about intelligence? Japanese Female Agent: I want to see your commander. Li Si: Someone, go gag o 31Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 140 Fuzhou: Blades and Bloodshed in 1949 福州：刀光血影一九四九 A few words in a local dialect, as indistinguishable as the wind. Once their eyes meet, the hunt and counterhunt begin. Messages whispered on the wind, blood and chaos, a fight to the death... At the end of February 1949, the Huacha secret team, entrusted with a vital mission, encountered an accident on its way to Rong. Team leader Hu Dayi vanished without a trace, and his guard, Wu Erzhu, was captured. At the same time, the Kuomintang's Secrecy Bureau System was carrying out its covert Thunder 139Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 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
- 142 Twin Eagles, I'm Your Phoenix Youngling 双鹰，我就是你的凤雏 I actually transmigrated into Flying Tigers and became sworn friends with Yan Shuangying. I bet your gun has no bullets, too. Yan Shuangying: Watch out for the brick behind him. Damn! You sneaky bastard, that's not how this works! 2.1kReads6.8Score12214d adds
- 143 Espionage: I Have a Double Possession, and You Want Me to Be an Informant? 谍战：我双重附体，让我做线人？ [Humorous and funny] [No romance, no do-gooder heroine] [Self-interest above all] [Feel free to dive in] Gou Dadan is timid and afraid of trouble. The chaos of wartime turns him into a fastidious egoist. From the start, he transmigrates to Shanghai in 1937, just before the nationwide resistance against Japan begins, and becomes an ordinary soldier. [Early story] Forced to become a secret agent for the Military Statistics Bureau, he brings along his blind younger sister. Military Statistics Burea 36Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 144 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
- 145 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 13kReads7.5Score1.4k14d adds
- 146 Espionage: The Ultimate Agent, Starting by Becoming Zheng Yaoxian's Disciple 谍战：最强特工，开局拜师郑耀先 Su Minming turned his head and looked at the somewhat timid girl before him. A smile unconsciously tugged at his lips. She stood beside him in a plain white dress, her hair outlined by the moonlight, soft as clouds. Her large, bright eyes were like the clear water of a pond, able to see straight through to the stirrings in his heart. 213Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 147 Espionage in the Republic of China: Starting with a Treasure Chest, I Tear Apart the Japanese 民国谍战：从宝箱开始，手撕鬼子 Introduction: [War of Resistance against Japan + Brave and resourceful + Passionate + Loyal and righteous + Deep brotherhood + High-tech + Saving the country through unconventional means + Cunning + Undercover + Disguises + Perfect secret agent] After a car accident, Lin Feng transmigrates to Long Country, a parallel world resembling China in 1938. It is now the second year of the full-scale war against Japan, an era of internal strife and foreign threats, with the nation in peril and traitors a 452Reads7.2Score10614d adds
- 148 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. 68Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 149 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. 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 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
