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- 151 The Spy Blade: 1933 谍刃1933 No transmigration + no System + no heroine + slow pace + strives to stay close to historical fact Li Mo, an orphan from a Shanghai lane, is taken to the Northeast by a guide working for the Communist Party and becomes a policeman in the puppet state of Manchukuo. Through a twist of fate, he earns the favor of senior Kwantung Army officers. Relying on his own abilities, he rises step by step from a low-ranking policeman in the puppet Manchukuo government to deputy director of the police departmen 87Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 152 Espionage: Shadow Without a Trace 谍战：无间谍影 A story about a modern man who transmigrates into the espionage-ridden Republic of China. The first hundred chapters mainly cover some spy cases in Jinling. I feel like the protagonist hasn't really had a chance to show what he can do yet. My initial plan is to send him into enemy-occupied territory after the first hundred chapters, where he can finally unleash his full potential. Art is a big explosion. 200Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 The War of Resistance: Alongside the Beasts 抗战之与兽同行 Chu Hao transmigrates to the eve of the War of Resistance and unexpectedly awakens the ability to command beasts. Leading a group of little companions, he strikes at the Japanese from the sidelines, captures hilltops, and amasses a fortune at a frantic pace. He matches wits with Hangcheng's No. 46 Secret Service Agency, intercepts the Eagle Sauce, manipulates the mysterious David Prophecy, and even lures a group of German scientists into a remote backwater... 115Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 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
- 155 Starting with Kite: A Legend in the World of Espionage 从风筝开始：我在谍战世界的传说 Walk through the world of espionage, following in the footsteps of those who came before to experience that weighty chapter of history firsthand. I came. I witnessed. I am Yuan Chang'an... P.S. Kite and The Wind have wrapped up. I'm now dancing on the edge of a cliff. 5Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 156 The Last Piece of Intelligence 最后一份情报 He is a “dormant” courier, codenamed Lighthouse, the quietest undercover agent in the heart of enemy territory. But when his superior suddenly goes missing and he receives a “top-secret” list riddled with errors, he realizes the entire intelligence network has been infiltrated, and he himself is being set up as a sacrificial pawn. Caught in a manhunt where nothing is what it seems, the only person he can trust is a woman of mysterious identity who has deliberately approached him... Now that ever 2.5kReads7.7Score21514d adds
- 157 Old Dreams of Shanghai 旧梦上海 [Republican-Era Romance + Two Strong Leads, Devoted to Each Other + Wealthy Families + War of Resistance and Espionage] Shanghai, 1925. Qiao Wanyin, the illegitimate daughter of the Qiao family, had been raised in the countryside. On her way back to Shanghai, she was killed by her stepmother. A modern-day female assassin accidentally took over her body. To conceal her sharp edge, she acted sweet and obedient, pretending to be frail. To avoid attracting attention and suspicion, she took a job as 121Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 158 A Drifter in a Period Drama 年代剧里的漂流者 I want to tell the story of an ordinary little man surviving and defending his country amid the flames of war in the Republican era, living through an age of passion, building wealth in golden years, and finding his way through confusion. There is no System. Knowing the broad sweep of history and remembering some of the plot details is my golden finger. 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 The Hermit of Taihang's Seventh Book 太行散人的第7本书 Liu Mang and his brothers take over a whole street and celebrate in high spirits. An old Taoist declares him to be the Golden Boy and forcibly arranges a Jade Girl for him. They “agree” to go awaken the Golden Boy, never expecting to be sent to an age torn apart by war... No System, no old sage to guide him: what is he supposed to do? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Shadows of Spies in Shanghai: I Can Analyze Anything 淞沪谍影：我能解析万物 In a city rife with undercurrents, I’m the most inconspicuous apprentice. By day, I work with machines; By night, I keep company with the shadows. They call me “Ghost” because I can always work miracles. But only I know that I’m just a mechanic trying to protect the small haven behind me. 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 One of the Eight Great Generals of the Military Statistics Bureau: I Am Zheng Yaoxian 军统八大金刚之我是郑耀先 [Espionage + history + secret agents] No power fantasy, no golden finger. Read with caution if that's not your thing. “I once thought I was Zheng Yaoxian of the Military Statistics Bureau, Ghost Six, a killing machine. But my brothers, you used your lives to teach me that you were Chinese first and foremost. Today, we have all gotten our wish. Consider this peaceful, prosperous world something I’m seeing on your behalf…” 158Reads7.4Score11914d adds
- 162 Shadows of Espionage: Stalking Through the Dark Abyss 谍影风云之暗渊潜行 I transmigrated to Republican-era China and became a rookie in the Military Statistics Bureau. But nobody knows I'm a modern cryptography expert and an experienced criminal investigator. A Japanese spy's “perfect bombing”? I spot the flaw in three seconds. The Special Higher Police's “unbreakable cipher”? I can tell at a glance it's a Caesar shift. Deputy Station Chief Wu Qiming is corrupt and secretly working with the enemy? I set a trap with false intelligence and let him walk right into it. B 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 A Noble in Cao Cao's Camp 身在曹营当贵贵族 (Tags are all over the place) Yuzhen has spent years shuttling between consulting rooms and operating theaters, witnessing life and death until his nature has grown cool and detached. When a sudden accident claims his life, he assumes his story is over. But when he opens his eyes again, his soul has returned to twentieth-century Japan, where he is born into a noble family in Kyoto. The unfamiliar era and place leave him briefly bewildered. The medical expertise he honed in his previous life, alo 304Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 164 Espionage: I Shock Zheng Yaoxian from the Start and Become a Symbol of Faith 谍战：开局震惊郑耀先，我成信仰 After transmigrating, Ye Ming finds himself in a world where espionage dramas such as Kite, The Disguiser, The Message, and Lurk have merged. He becomes a military academy student and classmate of Ming Tai and Yu Manli, stunning Zheng Yaoxian from the start. After graduation, Ye Ming is ordered to infiltrate the city of Shanghai and rebuild the Military Statistics Bureau’s Shanghai branch. Before long, Shanghai is gripped by fear of a triple agent who terrifies Japanese and puppet-government spi 410Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Shadows of Intrigue: 57 Thrilling, Gripping Mysteries from the World of Espionage 谍影重重：惊心动魄、扣人心弦的57个谍海谜团 Broadly speaking, a spy is someone who engages in secret investigative work, gathering confidential intelligence or carrying out acts of sabotage against an enemy or competitor to benefit the side they serve. Spies are also known as agents or undercover operatives. One of a spy's main duties is to obtain intelligence through illegal or legal means, in secret or in public. They may also engage in covert activities such as subversion, assassination, kidnapping, bombing, psychological warfare, and 99Reads9.2Score1314d adds
- 166 Shadow of the Spy: The Lion Rises 谍影枭雄 Lu Zhongrui returns to the Republican era. A Huangpu Military Academy graduate, he joins the secret front, hunting down Japanese spies, rescuing Nanjing, taking control of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, and turning the tide of a collapsing nation. Step by step, he saves the people and changes the course of history, becoming a legendary master spy! 6Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 167 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—14d adds
- 168 War of Resistance: A Soldier's Rise, and I Can Upgrade Traits! 抗战：士兵崛起，我能升级词条！ Jiang Yu transmigrates to the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and becomes a guerrilla fighter on the battlefield. The battlefield is filled with the roar of artillery and the whiz of bullets. Every moment is a matter of life and death. As a modern-day office worker transported from a peaceful era, how can he survive? Fortunately, he awakens a Trait Upgrade System. As long as he can upgrade his traits, he can grow stronger without limit. In a desperate moment, he upgrades [Firearms 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 The Chongqing Negotiations 重庆谈判 This book includes stories about people who are difficult to deal with, a shameless scene in court, an attempt to exchange for the liver of the Father of the Nation, a drunken appearance in court, Kong Xiangxi’s letter of testimony, Madam Zhou’s trump card, Chen Gongbo’s flight into exile, a public trial of a notorious traitor on Tomb-Sweeping Day, and the eternal mystery of Jin Bihui, among other things. 217Reads9.5Score—14d adds
- 170 Shikumen 石库门 [Infiltrating Shanghai + Building Suspended Floors by Hand + Ancient Temple Labyrinth] Shanghai is a city of intrigue, where danger lurks at every turn. A scumbag con man starts out with a Type 14 pistol and fights his way across Shanghai using every trick in the book, only to end up disfigured and castrated? A university student wife trapped in a quagmire has a trump-card lover at her side. Why would heaven betray lovers like them? Thirty million dead, all for victory, to rebuild a shattered ho 1Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 171 Espionage: From the Start, I Shoot a Secret Agent from the Special High Police 谍战：开局击毙特高课特务 Liu Wentao transmigrates to the Republic of China era. Every Japanese soldier he kills earns him a reward, which he uses to buy weapons and help resist the invasion. Many people wonder who killed the chief of the Japanese Special Service Agency and blew up the counterfeit banknote printing plant. No one knows it was him. Liu Wentao keeps a low profile, moving along the edge of life and death as he carries out the boldest missions! Rumble! An explosion echoes as black smoke billows from the Speci 2.3kReads7.3Score13814d adds
- 172 Espionage: I Have the System of the King of All Evil 谍战：我有万恶之王系统 The cold-blooded assassin Chen Guobin is transmigrated into a small-time patrol officer in Shanghai, badge number 9527. He’s accidentally caught up in a Military Statistics Bureau manhunt and forced to become one of its agents. He’s trapped in occupied territory, where danger lurks everywhere and death waits around every corner. Luckily, he awakens the King of All Evil System. He can earn all kinds of rewards by stopping bad people from misbehaving or simply taking them out. He beats up a traito 30.7kReads7.8Score2.4k14d adds
- 173 Republican-Era Espionage: The Secret Agents All Call Me Chief 民国谍战：特务都叫我处座 A righteous soul transmigrates to the twenty-second year of the Republic of China. By then, the Japanese were already preparing to invade China. Lu Yang, a Chinese student studying abroad, is recruited into their spy organization. A transmigrator takes advantage of the situation and embarks on a thrilling mission worthy of Mission: Impossible. He starts out as a low-ranking police officer in the Nationalist government, then gets recruited by both the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics and th 1.4kReads6.9Score10014d adds
- 174 Espionage: I Am a Parrot 谍战之我是鹦鹉 Not a bleeding heart, not invincible, a master of keeping his head down. A model citizen born under the red flag and raised in the spring breeze, he suddenly finds himself in the war-torn year of 1938. He has plenty of passion but no courage, and has always believed that keeping a low profile is the way to survive. After gaining a parrot double, he thrives in the secret service. You think I'm Juntong? You think I'm a traitor? You think I'm with the Red Party? No! I'm a parrot. 634Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 175 Espionage: A Republic-Era Spy Surviving Between the Cracks 谍战：夹缝生存中的民国小特务 [Transmigration + bloodshed + survival] He was just an ordinary college student, but an accident turned him into the lowest-ranking secret agent in the Military Statistics Bureau. He had planned to keep his head down and survive, but he couldn't bear the torment of his conscience. So he made his move... And found himself struggling to survive in the maelstrom of history! —Reads—Score2.1k14d adds
- 176 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
- 177 Espionage in the War Against Japan: Code Name God of Wealth 谍战抗日：代号财神爷 The orphaned child of an elder of the Tongmenghui joins our organization as an undercover operative while studying in Japan. Sent to Shanghai to procure supplies for the War of Resistance, he is unexpectedly recruited by the Juntong as an intelligence agent. Song Zhiren awakens the “Espionage Supplies Assistance System,” and a legendary tycoon takes his place on the stage of history. 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 A Tangled Web of Espionage: I’ll Be the Ninth of the Eight Guardians! 谍综重重：八大金刚我行九！ [From Juntong bigwig Brother Jiu to Marquis Ju, and then to Springtime in Hong Kong!] [Female lead Li Ningyu + turning Japanese loyalists into capable servants] Everyone knows that Dai Li’s most capable men in the Lixing Society are known as the Eight Vajras. But who says the Eight Vajras can’t have a ninth member? Here he comes, walking straight toward you! The Nationalist government’s intelligence community’s god of fortune! A trusted confidant of the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Army, 21.7kReads7.5Score2.3k14d adds
- 179 Dreaming Back to the War of Resistance: Spy Hunter in the Mountain City 梦回抗战之山城猎谍 Long Xing was a SWAT officer. During an operation to arrest drug traffickers, he was poisoned and fell into a coma. When he woke up, he found himself in 1937... Was it a dream, or had he been reborn? By a twist of fate, Long Xing killed a Japanese man, and the dragon-shaped pendant he wore began to react... Determined to discover the reason and find his way back to the 21st century, he began a life of hunting spies and fighting the Japanese invaders... 1.4kReads8.3Score16014d adds
- 180 Espionage: My Codename Is Death 谍战：我的代号是死神 Who is the Grim Reaper? He is closer than you think. On the eve of the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, all sides are vying for power. Xiao Long is bound to the Death System, giving him an infallible friend-or-foe identification system, peerless close-combat skills, and a hypnosis technique that leaves no trace. He shows no mercy to Japanese spies and foils the enemy’s plots time and again. 487Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 181 Espionage: It Begins with Kite 谍战：从风筝开始 Li Baoguo transmigrated into a sprawling world of treacherous spy dramas, where the stories of Kite, The Disguiser, The Rebel, and others all converged... As Boss Dai's trusted confidant, his first mission was to keep an eye on Zheng Yaoxian, the sixth brother of the Military Statistics Bureau! To hold fast to his red ideals and save the country by working from within, Li Baoguo resolutely ventured along the blade's edge, even to the brink of a cliff! From then on, an ace agent codenamed “Abyss” 224Reads7.9Score3814d adds
- 182 Espionage Agent: From the Start, I Was Just a Nobody in the Juntong 谍战特工，开局军统当混子 [Republic-era espionage + building an independent power + a male lead who never takes a loss + special operations] Shen Lang bites the dust and unexpectedly is reborn in the Republic of China era. The descendant of a veteran of the War of Resistance, he is determined to become a Communist spy. But the original owner of his body was a useless errand boy in the military intelligence service... A complete deadweight, too... And now someone has a gun to his head, about to use him as a scapegoat... H 461Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 183 Espionage: Slaying Enemies Gets Me Gear, and I’ve Gone on a Killing Spree 谍战：杀敌爆装备我真杀疯了 (For fans of Spy Shadow Storm, from a platinum-level author on another site, feel-good fiction, multiple heroines, and readers who love spy-war masterminds: add this to your bookshelf) The System grants me lofty ambitions, and my wife helps me reach the summit After passing the civil service exam three times, he was so excited that he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and transmigrated into the Republic of China in 1939, becoming an abandoned pawn of the Military Statistics Bureau. Just after Gao H 235Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 184 Espionage: A New Superpower Every Month 谍战：我每月一个新异能 [Light System + independent development + no reliance on any faction + portable pocket dimension] Ye Zi'an becomes a junior agent for the Military Statistics Bureau and awakens a System that lets him switch to a brand-new supernatural ability every month. Identity Verification: Obtain information about a person's identity and interests. Puppeteer: Use another person's DNA to control them for a short time. Dreamweaver: Enter other people's dreams to find clues and gather intelligence. Psychologis 1.4kReads7.6Score12114d adds
- 185 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
- 186 The Undercover Earthworm 潜伏的“蚯蚓” During the Japanese occupation of Northeast China, underground Party members Zhou Mengxi and Zhang Xuesong are ordered to infiltrate the enemy's heartland. Codenamed “Earthworm,” they secretly make their way into the enemy's ranks, providing intelligence to their forces. Brilliant and brave, they fear no sacrifice and throw the enemy into chaos. The enemy dispatches an agent to target “Earthworm,” codenamed “Field Mouse.” Though there is no smoke on this hidden battlefield, the struggle is excep 1.1kReads9.5Score10014d adds
- 187 King of Espionage: My Deadly Simulations 谍战之王：我能夺命模拟 Tang San obtains a Spy King System with five major categories of skills. First, killing enemies earns him their remaining lifespan. Second, the lifespan he gains can extend his own life. Third, he can spend lifespan to avert disasters and injuries that would otherwise befall him. Fourth, he can use lifespan to simulate lives, not only his own but other people's as well. Fifth, it has other incredible functions. 292Reads7.3Score10814d adds
- 188 Military Life: I Am a God-Tier Beast Tamer 军旅：我，神级驭兽师 [Fast-paced military life + System + lighthearted comedy + adorable pets taking human form + passionate action] Qin Yuan transmigrates into a member of the army's cook squad and binds a God-Tier Beast-Taming System from the start, launching himself toward the pinnacle of life. “Congratulations! You hunted a wild fox and gained expert-level martial arts.” “Congratulations! You hunted twenty ants and gained one taming slot.” “Congratulations! Your adorable pet Rat King helped you build an army of 332Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 189 Espionage: The Carefree Young Chinese Doctor 谍战：逍遥小中医 Wang Dazhu transmigrates to the full-scale war against Japan. On the surface, he's a womanizing young Chinese medicine practitioner, but in reality, he's a top agent! He's an envoy of the underworld, and a mysterious assassin! Foreigner: “Where are our goods and money?” Collaborator: “Who killed our men?” Japanese soldier: “Baka! Who would do something so despicable?” 144Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 From the Start in a Mass Grave, I Keep a Low Profile and Survive in the Espionage Universe 开局乱葬岗，苟在谍战宇宙里保命 When Lin Che, a young man from the modern era, wakes up, he finds himself in the body of a “corpse” in a mass grave in Shanghai in 1940. There is no System, and even the original owner’s memories are broken and hazy. But to his horror, he discovers that before dying, the original owner had carried out a mission with Gong Shu. The benefactor who saves him after he wakes has eyes like Zhou Yi from The Brink, while the gentleman who keeps coming by to fix his car is Fang Jiashu from The Infiltrator 404Reads—Score11314d adds
- 191 Fantasy Begins in Republican-Era China 幻想从民国起 Huang Cong is an ordinary person who often reads novels and daydreams about having an extraordinary adventure of his own, until one day... This is a slow-paced story. It starts in the Republican era, and later moves on to otherworldly continents, ancient history, traditional fantasy, and more. 38Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 192 Queen of Finance: Forging Wealth Amid the Flames of War 金融女王：烽火铸金权 [Strong female lead, business wars in the Republican era, financial warfare, espionage, devotion to country and family, time-travel golden finger, brain as a computer] On a rainy night, the fingers of financial supercomputer analyst Lu Li turned white as she gripped the steering wheel. The data streams scrolling across her dashboard suddenly went haywire, and red warning signals spread like blood. The shrill screech of brakes tore through the rain. As her out-of-control car slammed toward the gu 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 You Damned Secret Agent, So What If I Arrest You! 狗特务，我就抓你怎么了！ (No romance, no saintly do-gooder, decisive and ruthless. Characters from The Rebel and The Wind Chaser come together. This time, Wei Ruolai returns, Shen Jinzhen survives, and Lin Nansheng gradually awakens. Qin Baizhi and these heroes compose a stirring saga.) When Qin Baizhi woke up, she had returned to the period just before the War of Resistance broke out in 1937. Because of her unusual background, she joined the Juntong and became an agent. But with her heart set on saving the country and 32Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 194 Yun Xiaoxing's Second Book 云晓星的第2本书 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! 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 War of Resistance: I'm a Prince's Son, Infiltrating the Japanese High Command 抗战：我亲王之子，卧底日军高层 [No System] [No Romance] In his previous life, he was a citizen of China. Reborn in a single day, he found himself among the top royal family of a foreign land. His family was powerful, his relatives cared for him deeply, and they granted him the highest status. War swept across the land, and his homeland fell into peril, but he never forgot where he came from. Though he stood in the opposing camp, he chose to lie low and bide his time, using his position to make plans in secret. In hiding amid 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 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—14d adds
- 197 Apocalyptic Woman: Espionage in Republican-Era China 末世女【谍战在民国】 Qingguang woke up to find herself a rookie who had just graduated from a military intelligence training program. Since her family lived in Shanghai, she was assigned to work as a radio operator at the Shanghai station. In the apocalypse, humanity has lost its compassion and the strong rule supreme. Faced with natural disasters, human calamities, and zombies, everyone struggles to survive. But now she's arrived in the Republic of China, a place she'd only ever seen in history and literature books 6Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 198 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—14d adds
- 199 Only in My Bag: Book 18 我的包里只第18本书 My new story is out! You can head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 King of Spies: Shanghai from the Start 谍战之王：开局上海滩 Parallel World! Parallel World! Parallel World! [Spy thriller + Military Statistics Bureau + Cheat powers + Feel-good story] On the eve of the 1937 Incident. Lin Feng, a young agent newly returned from studying abroad, awakens a telepathic ability and sets out to destroy the Special Higher Police. Don't lie to me. I can hear the spy inside you. The overall course of history will remain unchanged. —Reads—Score—14d adds
