Novels like The Wolf: A Northeast Gangster
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Wolf: A Northeast Gangster, best match first.
- 151 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
- 152 I Transmigrated to 1980 and Hunt to Support My Family in Northeast China 穿越1980我在东北打猎养家 A king of soldiers in his previous life, he was killed by a single shot while carrying out a peacekeeping mission overseas, trying to save a little girl. He returned to life in another body. Lin Dong, an orphan, was reborn in a parallel world, only to unexpectedly gain a father, an older sister, and a younger sister! Seeing the dilapidated house and his younger sister, thin as a rail, Lin Dong decides to take good care of her! From then on, he hunts in the mountains, fishes in the river, and occ 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 The Peerless Young Master 公子无双 Lin Qi seems like an ordinary delivery driver, but in this city, whether they are business tycoons, renowned doctors, or underworld bosses, everyone treats him with the utmost respect and calls him, "Young Master!" 334Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 154 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
- 155 After My Sister-in-Law Tricked Me into Going to Northern Myanmar, I Found a Way to Survive 被嫂子骗进缅北后，我绝处逢生 806Reads8.7Score10314d adds
- 156 Searching the Underworld for My Missing Son, I Clean Up Crime and Clear My Father's Name 失子入江湖扫黑恶，父冤得伸 (Passionate urban action, a comeback! Multiple female leads!) Also known as "Lost Son Enters the Underworld to Fight Crime, Father’s Wrongful Conviction Finally Overturned" I am the son of a soldier. After getting lost during a sorrowful journey, I was raised to adulthood by a kind rural couple surnamed Ye. I thought it was pure chance that my master taught me peerless martial arts. From then on, I became the greatest martial artist in Nan Yue! Later, to improve my family’s financial situation, 5.8kReads8.8Score38414d adds
- 157 Godfather of the Underworld: From Prison Dragon to the Pinnacle of Power! 黑道教父：从狱中龙到权势巅峰！ [Urban + Underworld + One Female Lead + Powerful Boss + All-Controlling + Influence] “If kindness is useless, then from now on, I'll cast it aside!” After three years in prison for a crime he was framed for, Zhou Ye is released and sees the light of day once more. Betrayed by his brother and his girlfriend, and devastated by his parents' mysterious deaths, he resolutely sets out on the path of revenge. To avenge his parents and achieve his goals, he vows, “If a god stands in my way, I'll slay 2.9kReads7.7Score23514d adds
- 158 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
- 159 I Choose the Northeastern Young Master 我选东北少主 I Choose the Young Master of the Northeast 1.2kReads—Score17814d adds
- 160 The Endless Underworld 黑道无尽 (Period setting, underworld, gritty realism, high-octane) A savage era. An unconventional underworld boss. A story of the jianghu written in blood and tears. So much happened in those years. You can only see it clearly through blood-tinted glasses... 2.8kReads7.7Score29114d adds
- 161 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
- 162 Dirty Cop 黑警 “I gave my heart to the moon, but the moon shines on the ditch.” As a people's police officer, it is my duty to defend the country, maintain social order, and protect the lives and property of the people. But there are always people who operate in the gray areas, acting with abandon and flouting the law. I have no choice but to step in and wipe them all out... 4.9kReads7.9Score33214d adds
- 163 Reborn in the 1980s: Fishing and Hunting in Northeast China 转生八零年代渔猎东北 Shen Guoping, a man born in the 1990s, is reborn in the 1980s in a parallel world. With a pocket dimension at his disposal, his first goal is to make a hundred million yuan. Northeast China in the 1980s is rich in produce. That is Shen Guoping’s greatest treasure on the road to wealth. 534Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 164 The Bad Guys 坏家伙们 When the jianghu is no longer traditional, it’s bound to become driven by self-interest! After the turn of the millennium, a new generation of “bad guys,” born in the eighties and nineties, began to take the stage in their own jianghu! These newcomers no longer revered the spirit of chivalry. They let money clear the way and put profit above all else! To carve out a place for themselves in this treacherous jianghu, they had to stop at nothing and plan every move! The great waves sift the sand! M 5.4kReads8.9Score31914d adds
- 165 The Strongest Man to Emerge from Vocational School 从职校走出的强者 When Li Feng stepped into vocational school, his life began to change... Youth is meant to be lived boldly and without restraint! A legend is about to unfold! May you roam far and wide, then return still young at heart... 155Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 166 A Family in Northeast China: Making a Fortune Hunting Since 1966 一家子在东北，从66年打猎致富 [Revive the Great Northeast!] [All Handcrafted + Period Setting + Local Bully + Hunting + Business + Everyday Life] In his previous life, Chu Ziheng gave up on himself, leading to the deaths of his wife and daughter. That left him alone for the rest of his life, and he died with regrets. But when he opened his eyes again, he had been reborn, returning to an era sixty years earlier, when supplies were scarce. His wife was still alive, and so was his child. There was still time to make things righ 9.4kReads7.8Score62214d adds
- 167 This Domineering CEO Is a Northeastern Tough Guy 这个霸总是东北汉子 A love story between a Northeastern man and a Beijing girl Xia Yan thinks Lin Tianzhou is a man whose name is completely at odds with his personality. His name sounds refined and gentle, but he’s unruly, and speaks in a thick Northeastern accent that practically tastes of corn husks. The first time they meet, he looks at her with disdain. “Little girl, this isn’t a place for you.” The second time, he’s surprised. “Damn, you’ve got some serious pecs.” Later, he gets fiercely protective. “Get lost 995Reads9.1Score10114d adds
- 168 The Pinnacle of Black Power 黑权顶点 (Ignore the rating. This is a black-market thriller with guaranteed thrills.) Qin Hui only wants to sell watermelons in peace, earn a little money, and find himself a wife. But the street thugs at the market bully him until he can barely get by. At the end of his rope, he finally picks up a watermelon knife and strikes back. “A man needs either money or power. Better to stand up and fight than live like a spineless loser.” An ordinary man transforms into a big shot, eventually reaching unima 17.1kReads8.5Score1k14d adds
- 169 Who Cares About Being Young and Reckless? Only the Victor Reigns Supreme 什么年少轻狂？我只知道胜者为王 [Campus Drama]+ [Street Toughs]+ [School Beauty]+ [Underworld]+ [No System]+ [One Heroine]+ [Not a wish-fulfillment story] Original title: Those Wild Years of Youth at School My name is Chen Qing. I never thought I’d end up going down this road after all… Disclaimer: This story is entirely fictional and is not intended to encourage anything improper. Please do not relate it to real life! Reproduction without permission is prohibited and will be prosecuted. New book: "After Getting Out of Prison, 5.7kReads8.4Score36914d adds
- 170 My First Half of Life: A Bloody Underworld 我的前半生：血色江湖 [The rating just came in and it’ll keep rising, so don’t let it scare you off! This book is entirely handcrafted, and writing it isn’t easy. Hope you enjoy it!] Eight years in the army, decorated for valor, only to have his future stolen by a substitute! He moves to the city for work and tries to keep his head down, but is forced into a dead end! His brother goes to prison, and his sworn brother dies a tragic death. Good people have no way out, while the wicked run rampant! He abandons the strai 1.4kReads8.4Score13714d adds
- 171 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
- 172 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
- 173 From Doctor to Underworld Boss 从医生苟成社会大佬 [Urban + society + passionate + fill in the blanks yourself...] Surgeon You Tianfu was sentenced to prison after a medical accident, where he unexpectedly crossed paths with the biggest local property development syndicate. After his release, he joined them, and his life's course changed completely. His white coat turned into a black trench coat, and his surgical scissors became twin blades! From dreaming of saving lives as a miracle doctor to transforming into a generation of underworld kingpin 72Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 174 Underworld Storms: Zhang Yue 黑道风云之张岳 He is the staunchest believer in the code of the underworld, fiercely loyal to his brothers to the point of obsession; he believes most in repaying every blow, dealing with his enemies with ruthless finality; he holds fast to his fighting spirit, staying true to himself to the very end. He is Zhang Yue, the underworld boss known as the Pale-Faced Scholar. 10.9kReads8.1Score60814d adds
- 175 Underworld Storms: Qiao Si's Strategists, Xiao Ke and Wang Wei Fan 黑道风云之乔四军师小克王伟范 He was Qiao Siye’s strategist, known as the Brains. Only five-foot-three, he had an exceptionally quick mind, earning him the nicknames Little Zhuge and Ghost Six among the underworld. He wasn’t known for violence, but for his sense of honor and loyalty. Born into poverty, he started out as a bathhouse scrubber and worked his way up to become one of the Three Musketeers of Bingcheng, even driving the city’s first Mercedes-Benz 560. Follow the turbulent life of Wei Wan, the Little Master of Bingc 167.7kReads8.7Score9.2k14d adds
- 176 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! 15Reads6.5Score314d adds
- 177 Underworld King: From the Detention Center to a Black-Gold Empire 黑道枭雄：从拘留所到黑金帝国 During the Jiajing era of the Ming dynasty, Li Sheng, leader of the underworld gang known as the Four Seas Gang, is betrayed by his subordinates. As he lies dying, his resentment forms a soul, and he unexpectedly travels through time to the modern day. On the day he arrives, Li Sheng is locked up in a detention center. Amid the center’s motley mix of people, he realizes that no matter how times change, human nature and desire remain eternal. The underworld will never disappear. The gang boss fro 89Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 The Underworld: A Fight for the Blood Road 黑社会：血路争锋 In the late 1990s, the waters of the Hai River in Jinmen City carried a stench that wouldn't wash away. They lapped over the dock's bluestone slabs and soaked the mud-caked trousers of Lin Shen. The sixteen-year-old boy huddled in the shadow of a shipping container, clutching a brown paper bag. Inside were three packs of cigarettes he'd managed to “borrow” from a cargo ship that day. They were tribute for Brother Hu, the third-in-command of the Shunfa Gang, and his only bargaining chip for survi 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 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
- 180 The Underworld’s Final Ballad 黑道绝响 (Original title: Black Road, Final Echo) What is the underworld? Is it really not about fighting and killing, but about the ways of human relationships? Wrong. Only those who can still stand after all the fighting and killing have the right to talk about human relationships. My name is Luo Ping. I witnessed the so-called underworld in a corner of the southwest go from its golden age to its decline, until at last its echoes faded away. This is my story, and a glimpse into one corner of the underw 51.3kReads9.4Score5.6k14d adds
- 181 Tiger Husband 虎夫 [Born to be somebody, just going through a rough patch for now!!!] 4.4kReads8.8Score37814d adds
- 182 Hunting in the Greater Khingan Range: A Hunter's Life in Northeast China 赶山兴安岭：狩猎大东北 Cao Erxi, a 61-year-old nightclub security guard in Dongguan, gets drunk and is reborn at the end of his life, back in the Greater Khingan Range in 1983. That year, at nineteen, he took his younger brother into the mountains, where they encountered a wild boar. His brother died a tragic death, his elder sister froze to death, and he ended up drifting through the underworld. Now that he has returned to the past, hunting knife in hand, he swears to rewrite his fate! From shooting squirrels with a 4.5kReads6.0Score10114d adds
- 183 Love Between Two Generations: An Inescapable Bond 两代情之逃不出的羁绊 A bloody maelstrom was set in motion by a marriage swap in the late 1980s. One bride died, and the other fled. The humiliation Hua'er endured on her wedding night is enough to make anyone blush with shame, while the hardships Zijun faced as she fled her marriage are deeply moving. Though the story is named for two generations, it is really about three generations and the sweeping changes in their views on love, marriage, and life. It also shows China's tremendous economic boom and the profound s 5.4kReads9.0Score74014d adds
- 184 The Underworld: My Dongguan Girlfriend 黑道：我的东莞女友 At the turn of the millennium, I headed south to Dongguan with just 800 yuan in my pocket. Someone stole my wallet on the train, and I staggered into town after going hungry for three meals. I planned to keep my head down and work on an assembly line, but on my very first day, the team leader told me to take off my pants. I beat him up. Then I beat up the fourteen guys who came after me with machetes. Then I took on the whole street. The female owner of a nightclub handed me a gun and a stack of 590Reads6.3Score10914d adds
- 185 The Gangster Tycoon Who Rose from the Hutongs 胡同里杀出来的流氓大亨 Previously published under the titles Dragon City Years and Thirty Years in a Bloodstained Underworld. This is a lawless age where every corner is ruled by a big shot. This is the story of a naive young man who turns into a bloodthirsty beast just to survive. This is an underworld tale full of thrills and passion! Welcome to the 1980s… 40.5kReads9.2Score3.8k14d adds
- 186 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
- 187 I'm a Gangster: I Smack an Angel with a Brick from the Start 老子黑社会，开局板砖拍天使 [High Martial] [Gangsters] [System] [Passionate] [Decisive] A century ago, the world changed dramatically. American gods descended, supernatural horrors returned in Sakura Country, and mutants ran rampant in Goryeo. Meanwhile, some people in Long Country gained the chance to awaken. Lin Xiu has a gangster System. He develops his power openly and grows more brazen by the day, smashing angels with bricks and hacking supernatural horrors with cleavers! Before anyone realizes it, a force rivaling an 5kReads7.9Score41814d adds
- 188 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
- 189 Tales of Dragon City: Stories of a Small Town 龙城往事之小城故事 A realistic portrayal of northeastern China from the late 1980s to the present, full of grudges, grievances, and social change. Follow a group of impressionable young people as they face a host of challenges and opportunities and discover what it means to grow up. Realistic fiction, not a wish-fulfillment story, with a slow build. 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 Be the Fiercest One 做最凶的那个 Lin Yu had always been troubled by a question: Why must good people endure eighty-one trials to become Buddhas, while bad people only need to lay down their butcher's knives? Fairness has never been something the poor get to talk about. If you want fairness, there's only one way: make yourself strong enough to create it. This world has both light and darkness. It won't treat you well just because you're kind. His father was unable to repay his debts and eventually took his own life. The creditor 765Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 191 Desire for Black Gold 欲黑金 [Underworld, Passion and Strategy, Multiple Heroines] Six years ago, Cao Zhishuang broke into the room of the campus belle, a teacher, and ended up behind bars. Now that he’s just been released, an invisible hand has already closed around him. Cao Zhishuang resolutely steps into the game, vowing to uncover the true cause of his father’s death and kill his enemies with his own hands. From then on, he sets out on a one-way road paved with desire and dirty money… 6.4kReads8.1Score67914d adds
- 192 Hong Kong Crossover: From the Start, I Inherit the Overlord's Legacy 港综：开局获得霸王传承 (At first, he fights for territory, taking over all the Hong Kong Island gangs. Midway through, he expands into entertainment, stocks, and real estate. In the end, he conquers the foreign underworld and establishes an independent nation.) Lu Fei accidentally transmigrates into the Hong Kong world of Hong Kong movies and television. He gains the legacy of a legendary conqueror, along with unmatched strength and charisma. He settles in the lawless Kowloon Walled City and uses an iron fist to bring 3.1kReads—Score14714d adds
- 193 Sent to the Northeast Countryside: I Return to Grandma’s Home, Sign In, and Take on the Spoiled Brats 东北下乡：我回姥家签到怼极品 Originally titled I’m Heading to Grandma’s While Everyone Else Goes to the Countryside: Sign In, Put People in Their Place, and Laugh All the Way [Vintage-era wish fulfillment + putting awful people in their place + a treasury of Northeastern Chinese sayings + sign-in System + comedy + pampered by the whole family + domestic drama] (Warning: the clapbacks are fierce! If that’s not your thing, steer clear!) After living for 30 years in the future, Jiang Youning is killed by a semi-truck. She is r 10.6kReads7.9Score1.3k14d adds
- 194 Our Brief Separation, Our Long-Awaited Reunion 短别重逢的我们 [A woman's journey of growth | Railway nostalgia | Tales of the Northeast | An ensemble cast in Beijing] They first meet on Yangcheng's antique street. He looks down at her, hesitating as he asks, “Are you... Si Lian?” The ever-joking Young Master Dou is completely thrown off balance. Much later, Si Lian brings up this awkward moment to impeach Dou Xiao, asking why he couldn't even speak when he saw her. Dou Xiao lifts his snow-white bare foot and cheekily taps Si Lian's face, which is covered i 227Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 195 I’m No Punk: Three of Us Together 我不是小混混之三人行 Determined not to become a thug, he knows that those who walk different paths cannot work together. Brotherhood, and the revival of the Eight Gates of the underworld. Is a sinister force behind it all, or is something far worse on the horizon...? 323Reads—Score1914d adds
- 196 Back to the 1970s: Home Is Where My Heart Belongs 重回七零：家我心归处 Waking from a dream, Luo Fanjin saw the familiar people and things before her and burst into tears. Her family all thought the loss of both her parents had hit her too hard, but only she knew the real reason. The devastating blow of losing both her parents had left Luo Fanjin unconscious. Who could have guessed that during those seven days in a coma, she had lived for more than twenty years in another world? Missing her family so much, she had finally managed to work herself to death. She never 2.1kReads9.2Score15514d adds
- 197 Reborn: Heading into the Mountains with My Childhood Sweetheart in the Greater Khingan Range 重生后：带着小青梅赶山在兴安岭 Wang Qian, captain of a forest patrol team, got drunk at his retirement banquet and was reborn in the winter of 1983, the year that changed his fate. At seventeen, he stood once more in the snow of the Greater Khingan Range, with his childhood sweetheart Du Xiaohe and his loyal dog, Dahuang, alive by his side. In his previous life, they encountered a wild boar that day. Du Xiaohe died tragically, and he bore the blame, living alone for the rest of his life. This time, he returned with more than 2.8kReads6.2Score21714d adds
- 198 A Life of Dark Desires 黑欲人生 Keep your hands ruthless, your mind sharp, and your nerve strong. The martial world is a place where people devour one another. Talk about honor and reason? You'll end up without a bone left! [Blood-Soaked Martial World] [Love and Hate] [Powerful Background] [All the Right Ingredients] 16.3kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds
- 199 When Daylight Ends, the Killing Begins 昼尽而杀 Hong Kong, 1994. Three kingpins, two gangs, police officers, wealthy businessmen, officials, the media, hostesses, assassins, and ordinary people are all caught up in power struggles amid the surging tides of the times. No one can escape, and no one can hide. Fate is never in our own hands. Whether your eyes are open or shut, when night falls, people die. 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Hong Kong Crossover: The Red-Eyed Kingpin 港综：红色大枭雄 In the 1980s, Liu Huatian was ordered to bring a group of tough men, including Wang Jianjun, Abu, and Xu Zhengyang, to Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s fortunes would change with their arrival. See how Liu Huatian stirs up this whole world. 978Reads6.7Score10214d adds
