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- 101 A Lane Boy's War of Resistance 弄堂小子的抗战 Chen Agen grew up in the alleys of Shanghai and learned extraordinary martial arts from the reclusive master Lu Zijian, known as "Ghost Shadow." Carrying the simple ideal of upholding justice, he joined the police force. But after he unexpectedly saved Wu Siba, a powerful officer in the Japanese puppet organization known as Unit 76, he was forced into the den of evil and became a member of the collaborationist secret service headquarters. There, he witnessed the invaders' brutality and endured 140Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Wielding Wind and Thunder in Silence 无声执风雷 [Modern-day agent + modern-day espionage + mind-bending] By a twist of fate, a reporter met a former covert operative. After getting to know him, the reporter came up with the idea for this story. Thanks to it, he went from working for a small-time newspaper to becoming editor-in-chief. The story he wants to tell is about a group of young people and their lives on the secret front. 135Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 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
- 104 Mysterious Spy 玄谍 Shanghai, 1943. In the shadows where gunfire and betrayal intertwine, a fortune-teller clutching the Book of Changes is using the oldest methods to write the most dangerous espionage legend. Chen Xuan is the director of the archives at the Wang puppet regime’s No. 76 intelligence headquarters. On the surface, he is “Chen the Half-Immortal,” obsessed with divination. In truth, he is a top agent for the Chinese Communist Party’s underground network, codenamed “Xuanwu.” Every day, he tells his col 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Night Hawk: Espionage in Shanghai from Five Factions 夜鹰，五方谍战上海滩 He is the manager of a trading company in the foreign concessions, a smooth and well-connected socialite, a codebreaking expert courted by the Military Statistics Bureau, a welcome guest at No. 76, and even a sworn brother to a Green Gang boss. Beneath all those layers of disguise, he has only one true identity: an underground Communist Party operative, codenamed “Night Hawk.” Shanghai in 1941 is an isolated island, but it's also a living hell. The Japanese collaborators, the Special Higher Poli 6.3kReads7.2Score49214d adds
- 106 Espionage Codename: The Widow 谍战代号：未亡人 No transmigration, no System, no rebirth. Over 1,200 chapters in, I feel like I should look back and add a few words. Hardcore espionage. An experienced reader called it a dark fairy tale, and I think that's a pretty good summary. Is it a wish-fulfillment novel? Absolutely not. With this setting and this story, there's no way to make it fictional, indulge in fantasy, or turn it into feel-good wish fulfillment. All it can offer is desperate last-minute rescues, extreme reversals, and narrowly esc 11.7kReads9.0Score1.8k14d adds
- 107 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
- 108 Starting with Lurk, I Fight My Way Through Spy Dramas 从潜伏开始，杀穿谍战剧 Spy thrillers: + + + + + + + ... A thrilling spy novel packed with adrenaline, wits, and daring clashes. If you don't like the opening setup, you can start with Volume Two, Shanghai in Turmoil. He transmigrates into the life of a small-time gangster in Tianjin, and his fiancée is killed from the start. He swears to take revenge, and is lucky enough to awaken a System. Completing System missions earns him rewar 4.4kReads7.1Score20614d adds
- 109 I Suspect My Wife Is Cheating on Me 3 《怀疑妻子对我不忠3》 My Wife Might Be Cheating on Me 3 32Reads—Score214d adds
- 110 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
- 111 Espionage: I Can See Hidden Information 谍战：我能看到隐藏信息 My new story is here! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.7kReads8.5Score14814d adds
- 112 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
- 113 One Body, Six Realms: Everyone Rises from the Bottom 六界同体：全员从底层崛起 I'm a low-level corporate drone and programmer in late 2026. No car, no home, no savings. Life has me struggling to catch my breath. After an accident, I stumble into a mysterious void and encounter five other versions of myself. My companion from prehistoric times is a primitive tribesman, eating raw meat and struggling to survive beneath the fangs of ferocious beasts. Liu Shan, a down-and-out prince of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era, has nothing but a prince's title and is dismissed by 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 The Phoenix-Eyed Agent: I Tear My Rotten Enemies Apart in Republican-Era China 凤眼女特工：我在民国手撕渣敌 I, Su Wanqing, am a small-time female thug at the bottom of the heap at Jiangcheng Wharf. My only talent is hearing other people’s thoughts. For three years, I used that ability to dodge countless assassination attempts, until I met a coachman who was nearly beaten to death. My heart skipped a beat: this man’s thoughts were actually pure. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Espionage: Starting with the Assassination of the Emperor 谍战：从刺杀天皇开始 Li Wencheng transmigrates to a parallel world, returning to an era when every inch of land is soaked in blood, and awakens a System! A year later, he witnesses the horrors of the Battle of Shanghai. Acting on impulse, he accepts a hell-level mission: travel to the island nation and assassinate the emperor! 2.1kReads8.1Score11314d adds
- 116 Siheyuan: From the Start, I’m a Black Dog 四合院：开局就是黑狗子 My new work is out! You’re welcome to 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! 353Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 117 War of Resistance: The Flames of War Special Operations Team 抗战之烽火特勤组 In an age of raging war, smoke and fire engulf the land of China. The Special Operations Unit in the Flames of War takes you into a thrilling legend of resistance against Japan. The Eighth Special Operations Unit is an elite force made up of top special forces operatives. Its members include wealthy heiresses such as Xiao Lin, Qin Yue, Zhu Que, Jin Mansha, and Murong Yunfei. They could have enjoyed lives of luxury, but when their nation faced a crisis, they resolutely joined the resistance. Und 7.4kReads9.0Score83714d adds
- 118 The Long River, Nameless 长河，无名 In 1928, in Jinan, he lost his entire family. In 1931, at the 23rd Special Mental Research Institute in Kazan, his emotions were stripped away. In 1934, in Nanjing, he buried his past. From then on, he walked the razor's edge, turning the gears of history from the shadows. Except for the highest-ranking figures in a handful of intelligence agencies, no one knew his real name or what he had done. On May 17, 1961, he died on the execution grounds in Seoul, South Korea. His gravestone bore neither 308Reads6.4Score11414d adds
- 119 Spy Wars, Yin-Yang Eyes: Send the Japanese Commander to His Death! 谍战，阴阳眼：请太君赴死！ [Parallel world]+ [Beautiful Japanese officer]+ [Passionate power struggle] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lu Chen starts out as an interpreter for the puppet army. In the name of the resistance, he wins over Suzuki Miho, the beautiful young major in the secret service. An ambitious Japanese woman, Suzuki Miho rises through the ranks with Lu Chen’s help, killing anyone who stands in her way, be they gods or Buddhas! As time goes by, a group of Japanese soldiers suddenly realize that t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 The Sequel to I Suspect My Wife Is Cheating on Me, Part Four 《怀疑老婆对我不忠》续四 The Wife Suspects I'm Cheating, Part Four 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 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
- 122 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
- 123 The Spy Game: Gaze into the Abyss 谍海无涯之深渊凝视 When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you. When you gaze into the abyss again, the abyss gets impatient: “What are you looking at?” Feng Gang, a modern historian, transmigrates to the Republic of China era. Born into a time of chaos, in the darkest hours before dawn, he discovers that he has no System or superpowers of any kind. All he has is a deep gaze that spans a century and sees through every illusion... 18.4kReads8.7Score2k14d adds
- 124 War of Resistance: I'm a Noble Behind Enemy Lines 抗战：我在敌后当贵族 My latest work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.3kReads8.9Score10114d adds
- 125 A Lone Boat in the Espionage World 谍海孤舟 [Espionage] + [Woman Disguised as a Man] + [Multiple Secret Identities] + [Two Powerful Leads] In 1937, Jinling fell. Sixteen-year-old Xu Qingru, born into a scholarly family, witnessed the Japanese invaders slaughter her entire family. Carrying a blood debt and a top-secret list, she abandoned her maiden name and stepped into the endless darkness, transforming into an elite agent known as "Petrel." Back in isolated Shanghai, she becomes a double agent who walks the knife's edge. On one side, sh 1.4kReads8.8Score14914d adds
- 126 Espionage: I Can See People's Identities 谍战我能看到身份信息 He graduated from the Qingpu Special Training Class, a rookie on the intelligence battlefield. He will defend his country and protect it to the death. The Japanese invaders have already destroyed his home. Now all that remains is to defend the nation! Along the way, he uses his ability to investigate people’s identities to kill collaborators and eliminate Japanese spies. To the warriors on the covert front, your achievements will live forever. 3.4kReads8.4Score27214d adds
- 127 War God of Two Worlds 双界战神 One day, a white lotus flower suddenly descended upon the Sacred Ancestor Mountain of Gangwu Star. A baby boy was wrapped inside it. A year later, demonic cultivators from beyond the stars invaded Gangwu Star and their armies advanced, destroying Sacred Ancestor Mountain. The five elders fought to the death to protect the baby, but they were outnumbered and perished. Before dying, they sent him away. But the boy was frail, and the astral winds of the teleportation crushed his body, leaving behin 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Undercover in the Shadows 潜伏暗渡 Yu Zecheng is coerced by Wu and trapped in an isolated stronghold under the shadow of the White Terror. Wan∽ sheds her timid facade and legally enters the island as a manager for Hong Kong’s Mu family, making a perilous contact with Yu Zecheng. Acting on orders, they pose as husband and wife to carry out their undercover mission. In Taipei, surrounded by secret agents and caught in factional strife, the pair use the bustle of everyday life as cover to pass on intelligence in secret. From awkward 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 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
- 130 I'm Just a Taoist, Definitely Not a Spy 我就是个道士，绝对不是特务 The nation has fallen, families have been destroyed, and the ancestral traditions wiped out. A young Taoist priest descends from the mountains, seeking both survival and a way to help the world. A soul from a later age vows to do his small part to drive out the invaders. 5.1kReads8.5Score33614d adds
- 131 The Fourth Cipher 第四套密码 The Fourth Cipher 27Reads—Score314d adds
- 132 The Windbreaker 破风者 In 1931, Jiang Hanwen, head of the Shanghai Central underground organization of the Chinese Communist Party, was arrested and promptly betrayed the revolution. Under the command of special commissioner Wu Shude, the Shanghai district of the Kuomintang Central Investigation Department, predecessor of the Zhongtong, used information provided by the turncoat Jiang Hanwen to launch a sweeping manhunt and purge of our underground intelligence network in Shanghai and its key operatives. Chen Tongzhou, 2.3kReads8.8Score26914d adds
- 133 Shadows of Espionage 谍影重重 Bao Dazhuang transmigrates to the wealthy Guan family in Yulan City during the War of Resistance Against Japan, becoming a repulsive-looking Republican-era live-in son-in-law whom everyone despises. He works as a translator for the military police, handling nothing more than routine documents. It is only after becoming a real spy that Bao Dazhuang realizes this is nothing like the spy films of his previous life. At best, he is a mediocre agent. Yet his cowardly, selfish, and easygoing nature rep 6kReads8.8Score55614d adds
- 134 Soul Transmigration to Republican China: My Years in the Military Statistics Bureau 魂穿民国：我在军统那些年 Gu Jinzhao transmigrates to the eve of the full-scale War of Resistance and becomes a low-ranking field operative in the Lixing Society's Special Service Division. In this era, when the nation faces mortal peril, Gu Jinzhao has no powerful connections and cannot influence the course of events. All he can do is make his greatest effort to prepare China for an all-out war. 179Reads8.1Score4414d adds
- 135 Espionage: I'm the Military Police Captain 谍战：我是宪兵队长 Zhou Zhengqing wakes up one day to find that he has transmigrated. Even more absurdly, he now has the identity of a legitimate heir to Japan's top aristocratic family, the Takasaki clan, and is dropped straight into the military police force of the puppet state of Manchukuo as its captain. At first, all he wants is to keep his head down in this position, work behind the scenes, do as little evil as possible, and live in peace. But once this game of chess begins, there is no turning back. One 3.9kReads8.0Score28014d adds
- 136 The Lotus Spy 芙蓉谍 The moment the silver scissors pried open the dragon’s vulnerable scales, the fuse began to sputter and spark. Jiang Ruobing stared at the red words on the “Torch Dragon Project” map: “Level Rongcheng on the sixth day of the winter month.” Suddenly, her fingertip brushed half an embroidered hibiscus on the back! As the Military Statistics Bureau’s most ruthless ace, she could kill with a steel needle. But no one knew that inside her Shu embroidery frame, she was using three shades of blue threa 98Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Red Logistics in the War of Resistance Against Japan 抗日之红色空间物流 Xiao Ran was a special forces mercenary. During an ambush at the Abu Khan battlefield, he fell into a cave and unexpectedly transmigrated to the period of the War of Resistance Against Japan. He also gained a door that could take him anywhere and back. Using it to travel between the modern world and 1941, Xiao Ran brought back modern weapons and supplies, helping our forces ultimately win the war. 19.2kReads7.8Score1.7k14d adds
- 138 A Glamorous Waiter’s Rise to Power, Conquering Shanghai 纸醉金迷侍应生，逆袭横扫上海滩 Shanghai in a time of turmoil, with an unconventional tale of espionage and resistance against Japan. Wei Tianhao transmigrates to the Republic of China era with a billion rolls of toilet paper and takes a job as a waiter at the Jindongkai Song and Dance Hall in Shanghai. Before long, the dance hall manager seduces him and makes him her lover. Soon, female agents from foreign consulates are flocking to his side. Most outrageous of all, he actually trades toilet paper for a Japanese female spy~~ 212Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Fighting the Japanese: Weapons Designer at the Fengtian Arsenal 抗日，奉天兵工厂武器设计师 (Tags: Infinite Clones, Sign-In for Warhammer 40K Items, Ruthless, No Female Lead, Entertainment, Self-Made Weapons and Military Industry, Building a Faction, System Space) Li Qinwu transmigrates to the Fengtian Arsenal, with only a month left before the war begins. Fortunately, Li Qinwu obtains a sign-in System. His first sign-in grants him an Infinite Clone System: for just one kilogram of gold, he can get a body that obeys his every command. Watch as Li Qinwu uses his infinite clones to fight 61Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 140 The Queen of the Military Intelligence Bureau 军统女王 [Espionage + political intrigue + wits and strategy + ruthless decisiveness] The bloody odyssey of the Military Statistics Bureau’s queen! She is the knife in Boss Dai’s hand, and the nightmare that haunts his bedside! 1937: Shanghai, a deadly trap Lin Wei, codenamed “Ghost Fox,” arrives in Shanghai and forms the “Fox Thorn” assassination squad within three months. As her qipao swirls, collaborators’ heads roll and Japanese officers lie awake at night. But the wine Nanzo Yunko offers her is lace 12.5kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds
- 141 The Faceless Man of Republican China 行走在民国的无面人 Yao Zhendong transmigrated. He didn't have the System that others had, but he brought with him a gift from his previous life: the Fool pathway of a mysterious potion series. He arrived in a world where the line between black and white was impossible to discern. The protagonist is suspicious by nature, quick to swing between joy and anger, neurotic, and somewhat selfish. 82Reads7.8Score1714d adds
- 142 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
- 143 Shadow Agent 影子特工 Born into an age of chaos, with the nation in peril, a man must serve his country! A young man burdened by vengeance for his family and hatred for his country assumes a false identity as he flees and joins the Special Services, beginning a dangerous and thrilling career as a spy. He crosses paths with forces from every side, matching wits and battling for survival. In this game within a game, who will be the last one standing? 14.4kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
- 144 The Great Doctor of the Republic, Fighting the Japanese 抗日：民国大医生 [Doctor, espionage, transmigration, agent] A doctor transmigrates to the Republic of China era and becomes a medical student once again. But he somehow ends up in the Japanese army as a genius military doctor. Yet he is Chinese, so he begins his own unconventional campaign to save his country. If he can't kill the enemy on the battlefield, he can sabotage them behind the lines and perhaps still make a difference. 13.2kReads8.0Score1.2k14d adds
- 145 Espionage: Harbin, 1941 谍战：哈尔滨1941 In 1939, Harbin was a vast maze of spies. Zhou Jinyu, a cool-headed ace agent, and Gu Wanru, a rookie, were ordered to pose as husband and wife and infiltrate the heart of the Japanese puppet regime. From an identity crisis that began in hell to an unshakable trust forged through life and death, they treaded carefully under the ever-watchful suspicion of Ichiro Shimizu. As the mystery of the “Shadow Protocol” closed in and their own names appeared on the “elimination list,” Zhou Jinyu realized t 5.5kReads7.5Score43714d adds
- 146 Underhanded Struggle 暗斗 He was hailed as Asia’s greatest spy, and was also the king of secret agents. His death remains shrouded in mystery to this day, and the truth behind it has long fascinated people. What seemed like an ordinary accident concealed a story chilling to the bone. How many masked infiltrators fought over it in the shadows, and how many nameless heroes left us lamenting their loss... His death was both an inevitability of history and a historical accident. The true culprit behind it is still shaping th 6.3kReads9.2Score58014d adds
- 147 Super Agent: Codename Sun Wukong 超级特工：代号孙悟空 Fang Ping, a promising young doctor in the medical field of the twenty-first century, transmigrates to the War of Resistance era and becomes a doctor at Headquarters 76. Though trapped in the devil's lair, his heart remains with the light. The scalpel he uses to save lives also becomes a blade turned against the enemy. Like Sun Wukong burrowing into Princess Iron Fan's stomach, he leaves his enemies trembling with fear and terror. [A heartfelt story. Dive in without worry.] 14.1kReads8.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 148 The Cowardly Agent 鼠胆特工 Lin Jie transmigrated into the body of a cowardly traitor. Then Juntong used a honey trap on him, and he became an undercover agent for the organization. To hide his identity, he pretended to be greedy and lecherous, embarking on a very different path. 865Reads7.0Score10314d adds
- 149 Life in a Spy War 在谍战世界生活 A spy thriller set in the Republic of China era. Volume One: Infiltration Volume Two: The Disguiser, pairing with A Cheng Volume Three: The Kite, pairing with Sixth Brother Volume Four: The Rebel, pairing with Chen Moqun Volume Five: Before Dawn Volume Six: The Fifth Special Operations Group Volume Seven: Sparrow, pairing with Tang Shanhai Volume Eight: Dancing with Wolves, pairing with Shang Mingshuo A new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. 3.2kReads8.4Score14114d adds
- 150 Railway Archives: Infiltration, Espionage, and the Shocking Case of Liaoshen 谍战潜伏铁路档案辽沈惊蛰 Espionage, agents, undercover work, urban life, history, mystery, hard-core railway detail, war, the Republic of China era, and passion. In the thirty-sixth year of the Republic, on the eve of the Liaoshen Campaign, undercurrents swirled along the railway lines at Jinzhou, Siping, and Meihekou. Ye Tian, a Communist underground agent codenamed Jingzhe, went undercover as a railway traffic dispatcher. He gathered military intelligence and disrupted Nationalist transport, providing crucial support 5Reads7.0Score—14d adds
