Novels like I'm a Gangster: I Smack an Angel with a Brick from the Start
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as I'm a Gangster: I Smack an Angel with a Brick from the Start, best match first.
- 101 The Underworld Boss Who Came Out of a Martial Arts Academy 从武校走出来的黑道大佬 [Youthful passion + Ruthless + Absolutely no saintly do-gooder] What kind of legendary life will Gu Feng write for himself after returning from martial arts school? A young man in fine clothes, riding a spirited horse: may he make the most of his youth and live without regrets! May you wander far and wide, yet return still young at heart! 14Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 102 I'm No Little Punk: The Shorties' Hero Squad 我不是小混混之矮子英雄队 I'm determined not to become a hoodlum. Even a short person can stand tall. Not every hero is tall, but every passionate heart deserves to be seen. I won't go along with the ways of the world. I'll walk my own path through the jianghu. The road is long, so may we meet again at the summit... 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 The Era After the Martial World 后江湖時代 [Underworld + Passionate + Satisfying + Ensemble Cast + Jianghu + Big Shots + School + Comedy] “After midnight, we call the shots on this land, whether you’re on the right side of the law or the wrong one!” Jiang Nan stood proudly at the summit like a solitary eagle, looking down at the young generation shining like stars across the jianghu below. “The Su District...” “The tragedy from ten years ago will never happen again in our generation!” “I’ll make sure everyone knows that this era belongs 24.8kReads8.9Score1.6k14d adds
- 104 Thirty Years of Turmoil in the Southwest 西南三十年风云 What is the jianghu? Some people might say it’s not about fighting and killing, but about human relationships and social conventions. They’re wrong. Let me tell you: the jianghu is about having no say in your own fate. Once you enter the jianghu, you’re a doomed soul. My name is Chu Shanhe. I’ve spent nearly thirty years in the jianghu. I’ve been a low-ranking underling and led a gang. I traveled far to the borderlands of Lincang to face desperadoes, and at the height of my power, no one in the 656Reads9.5Score—14d adds
- 105 The Knockout: From the Start, I Blackmailed Gao Qilan 人在狂飙，开局讹上高启兰 [Multiple heroines, no main pairing]+ [Dark to the very end]+ [Decisive and ruthless]+ [No saintly do-gooder] Transmigrate into a world of films and TV dramas, become Xu Lei, Xu Jiang's son, and bind to the Unlimited Arrogance System. From the start, obtain an epic exclusive team of loyal dead soldiers: Tian Yangsheng, A Ji, A Bu, Leng Feng, and Luo Tianhong. Friendly interactions with characters from the story earn generous rewards. Gao Qilan: “As long as you can keep the Gao family safe, I'll —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Jianghu of Snow City, 1986 雪城江湖之1986 What? Young men shouldn’t get too cocky? If you’re not cocky, what kind of young man are you? A story set in the gritty underworld of Northeast China. The moment you pick up a gun or a blade and step into the gangland, you’re destined to become ruthless. If you’re going to live this life, you have to be vicious, cruel, and wild! A veteran returns home from the Vietnam War. To survive and protect his friends, he becomes a blood-soaked, ruthless weapon, wielding blades, guns, and cannons. It’s a w 8.7kReads9.0Score67814d adds
- 107 Jianghu Dragon: Underworld Storm in the Northeast 江湖枭龙：东北黑道风云 Three years in prison, and everything had changed. After his release, Lu Tao found himself at a crossroads in life. The snowstorm that year was so fierce it bent Lu Tao’s back. The friendship that year was so warm it helped him emerge reborn and fight his way upstream. Watch as a close-knit group of friends stand shoulder to shoulder, stride through a turbulent era, and build something magnificent! 19.1kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 108 Northeast Tales: Children of the Underworld 东北往事：江湖儿女 [Ensemble cast + conflict between good and evil + life-and-death struggles + complex human nature] [A tale of the underworld, set mainly in Northeast China during the 1990s] What does it mean to be part of the underworld? Everyone who gets involved has a different answer. For Ding Yunfeng, money is dirt, while loyalty is worth its weight in gold. He'll take a knife for a friend, without worrying about the cost or consequences. For Zhang Wei, harmony brings prosperity. He values social graces and 8.7kReads9.2Score75014d adds
- 109 Underworld Tales: One Hand Shrouds the Heavens 黑道往事之只手遮天 [Realistic, not overpowered, no harem, no System, not reborn] A novel about the southern underworld, telling the story of several young men who avenge their brother and gradually rise to become crime bosses. Whether it is the underworld or organized crime, it is all just a game of chess, a set of rules, fraught with danger and human cunning, and driven by power and desire. Behind the bustling city lies a shadowy underworld filled with darkness and desire, where power and money intertwine, and te 413Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 110 Urban Blood Shadow 都市血影 A moment of passion that echoes through the ages, a blade that claims dominion over the world. The rise of an empire through the ages is a tale of heroes. Through blood and chaos, he never falls; with blade in hand, he stands tall for the woman he loves and the brothers at his side. In this life, he will never bow. A mysterious young man, renowned for countless campaigns and a fearsome kill count, returns to the city and sets off wave after wave of upheaval. 5.7kReads8.8Score58714d adds
- 111 Underworld Jianghu: From Death Row Inmate to King of the Underworld 黑道江湖：从死囚到黑道之王 [Urban + underworld + wish fulfillment + big shots + realism + no System + multiple heroines] Is the underworld all about human relationships and social etiquette? No. It’s about the relationships and social etiquette that come after the fighting. The only people qualified to sit down and talk about such things are those who have earned their place through violence. Plant your flag, make your name, set up shop, stake out your turf. In the underworld, there’s a mountain ahead of you and another b 257Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 112 The Bad Guys: The Storm Rises Again 2 坏蛋之风云再起2 [People have names, and trees have shadows. Who is Xie Wendong? Everyone knows.] As the scorching sun slowly sinks away and the half moon hangs high, as neon lights begin to flicker and night descends, what can we use to prove that we exist? 12kReads9.0Score78814d adds
- 113 Tales of the Northeast: The Turbulent Nineties 东北往事之九零风云 (Hot-blooded) (Brotherhood) (Youth) (Fast-paced, no dragging things out) The law-abiding worry all day, while the mighty sing all night. Those who harm others for their own gain ride in comfort, while the honest and fair go hungry. Those who build bridges and mend roads go blind, while those who kill and set fires have plenty of sons. I went to the Western Heaven to ask Buddha. Buddha said, “There's nothing I can do either.” This novel tells the blood-and-tears story of Shen Congwen, a great und 6.8kReads8.9Score44114d adds
- 114 The Underworld: The Jianghu Big Shots I Brought to Heel Over the Years 黑道：我那些年收服的江湖大佬 The underworld is a road of no return. It's a last chance for those with nowhere else to turn to make a comeback. Win, and you reach the height of power and become fabulously wealthy. Lose, and at best you die; at worst, you become a cripple. This road takes three parts vision, six parts luck, and one part relying on yourself. By some stroke of luck, I won. When I got out of prison, I didn't have a penny to my name. Now I'm surrounded by beautiful women and rule this whole territory. This road w 6.7kReads8.6Score55614d adds
- 115 The Butcher Who Walked Out of Prison 从监狱中走出的人屠 Being part of the underworld isn’t about fighting and killing. It’s about dealing with people. Su Bai had no connections, no powerful backers, and had just spent ten years in prison. After his release, he was penniless, so his older brother found him a job as a computer lab attendant. Watch him turn his life around and make his way in both the underworld and the legitimate world. In the underworld, he’s a big shot with people ready to answer his call. In the legitimate world, he has powerful fri 28.4kReads8.5Score2.3k14d adds
- 116 Dark Glory: Twenty Years in the Underworld of Northeast China 黑暗荣耀：东北江湖二十年 1.3kReads8.8Score10614d adds
- 117 Hong Kong Films: A Hundred-Year-Old Man Is Released From Prison and Shakes Hong Kong Island 港片：百岁老汉出狱威震港岛 “Do you know the three greatest regrets of my life?” Deng Tongtian asks. Deng Bo looks ashamed. “Dad, I really did try.” “I’ve been with plenty of women, but I just couldn’t have a child.” “I’ve failed the Deng family by not giving it an heir.” “Don’t worry.” “From now on, I’ll leave carrying on the Deng family name to your old man.” “It’s all right. Back when I was with Wo On Sing, the gang was barely known and had only four or five hundred members. But later, didn’t we end up ruling both the u 340Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 118 Hong Kong Films: Stealing Opportunities Makes Me Stronger: From the Start, I Took Little Stutter Away 港片：截胡变强：开局捡走小结巴 Lin Qing transmigrates into the world of Hong Kong action movies and awakens the [Get Stronger by Snatching What Others Want] System: Snatch Little Stutter’s Eight Extremes Fist, take KK’s business empire, and seize Ding Yao to master the art of gambling! Take over Chen Haonan’s Causeway Bay, Jiang Tiansheng’s Hung Hing, and even Han Chen’s Thai drug network... “In my dictionary, there’s nothing I can’t snatch, only things I don’t want to!” 74Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 119 My Days of Being Bullied at School 校园被欺负的日子 The main characters are Wu Ming, Zhang Qiang, and Zhou Yao. This isn’t a brainless power fantasy, but a bumpy story of growing up. When my brothers fight, I run; I’d never touch a friend’s wife, but if my friend’s away, anything goes. A life of gaming on credit and gambling for tokens in the arcade. 11kReads8.2Score67114d adds
- 120 [The Underworld: The Storm Rises Again] 【黑道，风云再起】 “Once you’ve drawn the bow, there’s no turning back.” “When I chose the path of the underworld,” “I’d already passed the point of no return.” “Then I’ll stand at the very top of the underworld,” “so the world can only look up to me, and everyone will know my name: Lin Mo...” 155Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Urban Blood Wolf 都市血狼 Dongfang Pengfei came from a powerful and distinguished family, yet was forced to leave his homeland! Six years later, he returns to the city to settle every old score... and ultimately reign supreme across China! With wealth enough to rival a nation and formidable martial arts skills, he kills while chatting and laughing, surging forward every step of the way! Wherever his blade points, nothing can stand in its path! 4.6kReads8.8Score40714d adds
- 122 The Fire of Our Youthful Years 那些年我们青春的锋芒 To everyone else, he was an honest man and a spineless loser. His middle school years were a living hell, until one day, a friend his age from the neighboring family transferred back from a school out of town and came to his defense with a commanding presence. The boy, Wu Feng, took the baton handed to him and strode ahead, rising from a meek, honest kid into a powerful figure who radiated authority and revealed his sharp edge. 28Reads—Score214d adds
- 123 Bad Boy: King of the Streets 坏小子：街道之上，我为王 Li Yizhen was an ordinary student at Jiangchuan No. 1 High School. But the school bully, He Min, singled him out, teasing and tormenting him as she pleased. Too timid to fight back, he endured group beatings and was even forced to eat ice pops mixed with dirt. She also led him astray, getting him to smoke and drink. Day after day, year after year… Then, when Li Yizhen finally confessed his feelings to the school belle, she mocked him in front of the whole class. He Min joined in, too. Overcome w 285Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Reborn as a Soldier King: My Extraordinary Life 兵王重生：我的妖孽人生 [Dark and gritty, no System, ruthless and decisive] Eight years ago, a crazy woman came to Yewan Village. She grinned foolishly at people and urinated in public. The village wives called her shameless. Some beat and scolded her, trying to drive her away. Su Tiegen had his leg crushed at a construction site when he was young, leaving him crippled. His family was poor, and he still hadn't found a wife by his thirties. Seeing that the crazy woman was rather pretty, his grandmother got an idea. She 422Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 125 Hong Kong Films: My Cousin Crow Calls for Help, and I Slaughter the Underworld 港片：表哥乌鸦求援，我血洗江湖 Su Bin transmigrates into the world of 1980s Hong Kong action movies, and reigns supreme across Southeast Asia! His ranks are filled with capable and extraordinary people, including three thousand loyal death warriors!! The King of Siam grants him the honorary title of marquis, making him the only nobleman not of royal blood, with power to shake the heavens and a fearsome reputation! Hong Kong. When Camel slaps Crow of the East Star gang, Crow seethes with resentment and asks Su Bin for help! Li 24.6kReads6.3Score1.5k14d adds
- 126 Tales from the Borderlands: We’re a Gang, Not Bandits 边水往事：我们是黑帮真不是土匪 A new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to keep writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 971Reads6.9Score10314d adds
- 127 Tales of the Underworld: My Extraordinary Life 江湖往事：我的妖孽人生 [Urban slice of life + multiple female leads + the underworld] My name is Tang Haichao, and my nickname is Giant Wave. In 1995, I started a bloodbath to protect my girlfriend. When I got out of prison in 1998, she was already married to someone else. Qiao Xuefei, the wealthy heiress from a family that had been close to mine for generations, introduced me to the real underworld. The underworld is far bigger than you can imagine. Different ranks, different circles, bloody turmoil and countless twi 788Reads8.6Score16114d adds
- 128 I'm Really Not a Godfather, I Just Want to Be a Good Cook 我真不是教父，我只想当个好厨子 “Feng Zhiyuan, you dare claim you’re not a godfather? What are all those people in black suits doing in your noodle shop?” “They’re here to eat noodles. There’s no rule saying you can’t wear a black suit when you come here for noodles, is there?” “Then why do you have undercover agents hanging around you?” “What undercover agents? Don’t make things up. They’re all upright people who uphold the law.” “Then what’s your relationship with them?” “Friends. We’re very innocent friends.” Who gets it, f 544Reads7.4Score10114d adds
- 129 All Under Heaven: The Crow's Pinnacle 天下苍生：乌鸦的顶点 My surname is Zuo, the Zuo in charging left and right. My name is Yan, the Yan in never giving in! The Dragon-Patterned Black List pierces the clouds, Heroes clash, with danger lurking at every turn. We race thousands of miles to hunt across the skies, And a hundred Heavenly Kings under my command battle on every front. My ambition is to conquer the world and seize its highest peak! 778Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 130 The Pawn Who Crosses the River: Beyond Forgiveness 过河卒：罪无可恕 People who make money through shady dealings need to learn to burn incense and pray to Buddha. Those who move in the underworld have to believe that good things come to those who wait. After the turn of the millennium, Jiang Xinze was kicked off the police force for saving someone. He led his brothers into a world of guns and blades, with blood on their military daggers, riding the winds of a turbulent era to forge a dazzling legacy. If you’ve got a score to settle, settle it. If you won’t back 10.6kReads8.5Score89614d adds
- 131 I’m Just a Chef, Yet Every Demon Has Me on Its Menu 我一个厨子，万妖都进我菜谱 [High Martial Arts + God of Cooking System + Lighthearted Comedy + Power Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless] Jiang Li transmigrates to a high-martial-arts world from the start and obtains the God of Cooking System. As long as he follows the System's recipes, hunts monsters for ingredients, and cooks dishes, he can improve all his attributes. [Egg Fried Rice]: Ordinary spirit rice + silver-clawed black chicken eggs. Cultivation EXP +300, Strength +2, Agility +2 [Red-Braised Pork]: Steelback Boar rib 168Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 132 My Years in the Underworld: Three Fingers 混黑道的那些年：三根手指 (Period Setting + Underworld + Urban + Satisfying Read + Passion + Mockumentary Style + Brotherhood + No Harem) This novel may touch on real underworld events. Any similarities are purely coincidental! The audiobook is officially out now! It's a real thrill! Brothers, dive right in! Northeast China, 1994. A young man cuts off three fingers with a knife and flees to the northwest. His parents are divorced and his family is well-off, but he insists on making his way through sheer ruthlessness. Fol 94.8kReads9.2Score10.2k14d adds
- 133 Jiahao Opens the Heavenly Gate? Great Xia Martial Academy Begs Me to Enroll 嘉豪开天门？大夏武校跪求我入学 Young man, I can tell from your fine bones that you possess the rarest Jiahao Saint Physique! You’re the one who’ll bring this world crashing down. I’ve got a System, and I’ve already bound it to you. Either you out-flex everyone, or they beat you to death... Ling Chen flexed without a care: “Flexing makes me stronger? Then let’s flex!” Monsters appear during the martial arts college entrance exam. He lifts a barbell in the fitness test and comprehends the meaning of flexing! He slays a monster 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 High Martial Thug: Who Framed Me as a Good Person? 高武暴徒：是谁诬陷我是好人？ [reader-approved thrills] [Bloodshed Yama] [revenge taken on the spot] [fiery youth] [no female lead] [anti-cliché] In a high-martial world, Nie Feng awakens a gaming System. [Anyone who feels hostility toward you can be treated as a monster. Kill them to level up!] Nie Feng: “You said it!” In his previous life, as the “West African Tyrannosaurus,” he was best at getting ahead with a shotgun in one hand and a rifle in the other! Even in a high-martial world, he won’t go easy on anyone! Whether y 1.8kReads7.1Score13314d adds
- 135 After Holding My Big Sister-in-Law, Are You Going to Start Building a Crime Empire? 抱着大嫂后，你要开始黑道发家？ 3.8kReads8.3Score31714d adds
- 136 The Bandit's Glory 悍匪的巅峰 Hu Fei is the descendant of an old Northeast Chinese bandit, living in a modern city. At home, he has a great-grandfather so brilliant he seems almost supernatural, who often quotes, “Growing old without dying makes you a thief!” He also has an old retainer who holds the title of chief of the Thousand Gates and commands its eight branches, mastering all kinds of strange and ingenious techniques. After being taught for twenty years by these two antique-level eccentrics, Hu Fei has become incredib 4.9kReads9.0Score48714d adds
- 137 I Started High School as a Good Girl and Became a Crime Boss 上了高中，我从乖乖女变成黑老大 When I started high school, I went from a good girl to a crime boss. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Hong Kong Films: A System That Gives Me an Army of Fanatical Dead Men, and You Want Me to Join a Gang? 港片：有死士系统，让我混社团？ Gu Hao transmigrates to Hong Kong, where characters from all kinds of Hong Kong movies mingle, and becomes a lowlife saddled with loan-shark debt. After seeing a text message on his predecessor’s phone demanding repayment, Gu Hao is faced with two options. The first is to run. The second is also to damn well run. Just as he packs his belongings and prepares to leave Hong Kong and head north, hoping to use his memories from his previous life to live comfortably on a modest fortune, the System arr 2.7kReads5.2Score11914d adds
- 139 The Jianghu: What Is It, Really? 江湖，到底是什么？ [Pure Underworld] [The Jianghu of the 1980s] Where there are people, there are grudges; where there are grudges, there is a jianghu; people are the jianghu! It used to be called the jianghu, but now it's called society! When the storms had passed, Lang Aowen knelt once more before the sacred image of Guan Yu, holding three sticks of incense high above his head. Only one question remained in his heart: The jianghu, what exactly is it? [Serious Warning: The characters and plot in this book are 1.7kReads—Score10114d adds
- 140 Southwest Storm: Turmoil on the Black Sea 西南风云：黑海沉浮 When I was eighteen, I met someone who led me down a certain path. Some describe this path with the idealistic word “jianghu.” But the jianghu you actually find yourself in is better summed up by a rather funny saying: “After all this time, I’ve made no friends, only learned lessons.” My name is Lin Dongxia, and I’ve learned my fair share of lessons. 33kReads9.3Score3.2k14d adds
- 141 Spiritual Qi Revival: The Divine Spirit of Heaven 灵气复苏：苍天神灵 Reborn unexpectedly as a golden eagle, a creature that rules the skies. Reborn as a beast, will he cling to his humanity and stay true to himself, or be swallowed by his animal instincts and fight to rule the world? The System awakens: evolve, or return to his ancestral form? As technology collides with cultivation, an ordinary planet draws the covetous attention of countless factions. Beneath the heavens and amid the stars, how many secrets remain hidden? Does the universe hold a brilliant civi 854Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 142 A Young Man's Years in the Jianghu 少年之江湖岁月 The jianghu is a road with no return, a maze, an abyss. Some manipulate events from the shadows, while others struggle for their lives in the mire. Watch who rises above them all, and who comes crashing down. 19.7kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds
- 143 I'll Write My Own Youth 青春我来写 Synopsis: When I was very, very young, I had a beautiful older sister. My parents were always incredibly busy and often had to leave home to work in other places. So one day, they brought home an older sister they had adopted for me. She treated me wonderfully and took care of me in every way. But Dad was exceptionally cruel to her. Then one day in middle school, my sister left. I studied as hard as I could, and by the time I reached high school, I finally got into a school in the city and foun 234Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Reborn in the Great Heist, the Black Gold Tycoon Strikes Back 重生大劫案，黑金大佬逆袭记 [Urban rebirth + System + underworld boss + ruthless + scheming] A down-and-out middle-aged man unexpectedly reborn 28 years into the past. Caught in a shocking bank heist, he activates the “Black Gold System.” “Go ahead and make more money. It'll all become my fortune sooner or later anyway. Hahaha!” … Notorious bandit Ye Zhihuan: “Who's tougher than me in the underworld? Lin Dong? Never mind, then.” King of Thieves Zhang Ziqiang: “I once stole 1.2 billion from Li, the richest man in the coun 11.1kReads7.9Score53414d adds
- 145 Underworld Saga: My Big Sister in the Capital 黑道风云：我的京城姐姐 [Not for Young Readers] [Hot-Blooded Underworld] [Brutal Underworld Battles] [The Many Faces of Officialdom] [Face-Slapping Comeback] [Clever, Satisfying Read] He began cultivating at nine and went to prison at thirteen. In jail, Chu He mastered an arsenal of extraordinary skills. With nowhere to turn after his release, he headed for the capital and entered the underworld, winning the support of the capital's most captivating women. With ruthless methods, Chu He outmaneuvered every faction. Sta 3kReads7.9Score33014d adds
- 146 Wang Hao, the Inverse Scale King 逆鳞王皓 A comeback, a defiance of fate. Bullied for years because of his weight, he finally reaches his breaking point and vows never to be weak again. He fights back, step by step descending into hell, and soon dominates the campus... 116Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Lone Wolf of the Underworld: I Came from Hell 黑道孤枭：我从地狱来 Orphaned at eight, I spent eight years keeping my head down. I came from hell, and I came for revenge. When the lone wolf strikes, the underworld runs red with blood. Those who owe me will repay me tenfold. Those who wrong me will be ground to dust! 201Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Hong Kong Crossover: A Tenfold Rebate, and Every Underling Is a Top Lieutenant! 港综：万倍返还，手下全是头马！ [Note: The low rating is because I included some dialogue in Cantonese.] Also known as: [Hong Kong Crime Drama: Taking Over Kowloon Walled City from the Start and Slaying Wong Gau!] Ye Ting transmigrates to Hong Kong Island and becomes Hung Hing’s white-paper fan. He awakens a god-tier People-Gathering System. When he fulfills the needs of his underlings, the cost is returned to him as a multiplied reward. [Ding! You helped Jimmy cover his mother’s medical bills. Reward returned: one million Hon 1.2kReads6.9Score—14d adds
- 149 Urban High Martial Arts: Lin Zhan of Longcheng 都市高武：龙城林战 A retired special forces soldier awakens amid the spiritual qi revival in a modern city. Rising through the ranks with military formations and real-world combat skills, he fights his way from underground boxing rings to the top of the city, becoming a powerhouse who can settle any matter with a single decisive blow. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Hot-Blooded District: I’m the Man Who’ll Reach the Top 热血街区，我是要成为顶点的男人 Terminally ill and having lost all hope for life, he was about to throw himself into a river and end it all. Never in a million years did he expect to be reborn in the world of The Outcast. Since his previous life was so ordinary and dull, he might as well make a name for himself in this passionate world where might makes right. I’m Qin Feng Xuanyu, and I’m going to become the man at the very top. Ready to hit the ground? 2.3kReads8.5Score10114d adds
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