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- 1 Shadows of Espionage in Shanghai: 1938 沪上谍影：1938 Modern-day investigator Lu Ping'an is driven to his death by a game of capital. His soul transmigrates to the French Concession in Shanghai in 1938, where he becomes a timid, fearful clerk in the police archives. In this chaotic era, he awakens the “Hard Work Makes Up for Lack of Talent” System. Combining modern criminal investigation techniques with the ability to learn twice as fast, he catches a glimpse of a covert war taking shape through the musty air of the archives. Forced to bear four id —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Espionage: The Hidden Dragon of Shanghai 谍战：沪上潜龙 The story takes place in Shanghai in 1939, during the period when it was an "isolated island." The Japanese occupied the central districts, while the Wang Jingwei regime clung to survival as their dependent. The International Settlement and French Concession became "neutral buffer zones," but beneath the surface, forces from every side were stirring: Japan's Special Higher Police kept the city under close surveillance, Wang puppet secret-service agencies schemed against one another, gangs such a 373Reads—Score106Shelves
- 3 Espionage in the Republic of China: Starting with a Treasure Chest, I Tear Apart the Japanese 民国谍战：从宝箱开始，手撕鬼子 Introduction: [War of Resistance against Japan + Brave and resourceful + Passionate + Loyal and righteous + Deep brotherhood + High-tech + Saving the country through unconventional means + Cunning + Undercover + Disguises + Perfect secret agent] After a car accident, Lin Feng transmigrates to Long Country, a parallel world resembling China in 1938. It is now the second year of the full-scale war against Japan, an era of internal strife and foreign threats, with the nation in peril and traitors a 452Reads7.2Score106Shelves
- 4 I Transmigrated to the War Years and Used My Spatial Dimension to Support Multiple Fronts 穿越战争年代，我靠空间多地支援 No-romance story Yun Qingge happened to obtain a space just like the ones in novels. Then, right after restrictions were lifted following a period of crisis, she grew worried that the apocalypse or transmigration might be coming and quickly spent all her savings stocking up on supplies. Who could have guessed that, some time later, just as she was letting her guard down and thinking she’d overreacted, a car accident sent her transmigrating into an era ravaged by war? Writing a novel isn’t the s 493Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 5 Reborn in Republican-Era China, and You Give Me a Farming Space? 胎穿民国，您给我种植空间？ Republican era + espionage and resistance + slow burn + pocket dimension + merit store + fantasy Li Xiuyun was born into the Republican era. Faced with a time of upheaval and danger, she couldn't help but ask herself: Could an ordinary person with little education survive here? Yet fate seemed to offer her a glimmer of hope: she acquired a mysterious “temporary farming space,” which became the key to establishing herself in this era. The space was useful, but she had to reach level ten before sh 1.7kReads—Score113Shelves
- 6 With the System, I Slaughtered the Japanese Devils 带着系统杀疯小鬼子 In 1937, as the land is engulfed in the flames of war, special forces king Chen Jun transmigrates to the era of resistance against Japanese aggression! He awakens an invincible kill-enemy System: killing Japanese soldiers earns points, which he can exchange for powerful gear and use to strengthen his body! He masters everything from sniping and assassination to special operations tactics and booby traps! With the skills of a modern military king, he will slaughter the Japanese invaders, execute 221Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 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—Score2.1kShelves
- 8 Shanghai 1949: Silent 上海1949：无声 October 1948. At the scene of his father's supposed “fatal car accident,” Gu Yansheng discovers a pocket watch stopped at 3:17, the time the bank closes for business in the afternoon. At the memorial held inside the bank, Shen Mozhi gives a eulogy, his gaze sweeping over Gu Yansheng like a knife. While sorting through his father's belongings, Gu Yansheng finds his father's handwriting beside a problem dated March 17, 1937, in Practical Bank Accounting: “Debit: Dawn. Credit: Long Night.” His firs 2.3kReads—Score161Shelves
- 9 War of Resistance: The Underworld’s Most Notorious Spy, Stirring Up Trouble 抗战：特工界悍匪，搅局者 The rating is baffling (original plot, no System, no undercover work, builds his own faction, ruthless and decisive, no heroine or a single heroine) PS: The protagonist is the kind of person who usually thinks things through instead of charging in recklessly, unless he’s pushed too far. A businessman from the 21st century transmigrates to an era resembling Republican-era China and becomes a low-ranking chief in the Secret Service. Xiao Mingyuan says, “Following the Baldy won’t get me anywhere. I 14.7kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves
- 10 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—Shelves
- 11 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 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Twin Eagles, I'm Your Phoenix Youngling 双鹰，我就是你的凤雏 I actually transmigrated into Flying Tigers and became sworn friends with Yan Shuangying. I bet your gun has no bullets, too. Yan Shuangying: Watch out for the brick behind him. Damn! You sneaky bastard, that's not how this works! 2.2kReads6.8Score144Shelves
- 13 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—Shelves
- 14 Dark Flame: A Lone Star Shines Over the East 暗火：孤星照东方 After the Pacific War broke out, Japan’s wartime economy was strained, yet its naval factories continued running at full capacity. The war in China entered its most grueling phase of strategic stalemate, and the Japanese army carried out brutal “mopping-up” campaigns across the country. They thought the night was their cover, never realizing that I was the night itself. He was known by the codenames Qiming and Qingluan. He was also Stone, and the mysterious codename Ghost. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Espionage: Daybreak 谍战：破晓 When night falls over the newly born land, two fated adversaries are forced to join forces. The brilliant Lin Nan is a forgotten gem from the old era, versed in criminal psychology and codebreaking. The battle-hardened Zheng Feng is the blade of the new order, devoted to discipline and absolute loyalty. This is a war that begins with conspiracy and ends in faith. When the enemy holds the city’s pulse in its grasp, and humanity’s fate hangs by a thread, they wield their wits as spears and their c 139Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Master of Intelligence in the War Against Japan 抗日之情报大师 I awoke from a study of modern military strategy with every detail of ten classic battles etched into my mind, only to find myself in an era engulfed by war. While everyone debated how to arrange the defensive lines, I spread out my annotated battle map. From beachhead defenses to urban street-fighting positions, every weakness I identified and every attack direction I predicted came true in the battles that followed. They began calling me “Chief of Staff.” The challenge before me was ten pivo 283Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 17 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. 19.2kReads7.8Score1.7kShelves
- 18 Who Let Him Join the Military Statistics Bureau? 谁让他来军统的？ Transmigrating to the years of the War of Resistance, He Yuan takes on two identities and four faces, moving between light and darkness. To the Communist Party, he is an elusive master at eliminating traitors and its greatest source of funding. To the Nationalist government, he is the “Japanese Spy Ender” and the “Whampoa Military Academy’s God of Wealth.” To the Japanese, he is a “demonic asura” who stops at nothing! 23.8kReads8.1Score2.2kShelves
- 19 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—Score—Shelves
- 20 In the War of Resistance, I Use Scanning Eyes to Empty the Japanese Army’s Warehouses 抗战我靠扫描眼搬空鬼子仓库 Resistance against Japan + System + Reborn + No romance. A crossover between The Disguiser and Yan Shuangying, an exhilarating anti-Japanese story. Welcome, everyone, and enjoy the ride! Lu Yiping is reborn and gains a sign-in System, along with all kinds of overpowered golden fingers: scanning vision, unlimited storage space, all-around combat skills, and even weapons from the future, like a Barrett and night-vision goggles. Isn’t it satisfying to fight the Japanese invaders? Men? Get lost! Yan 3.4kReads7.8Score292Shelves
- 21 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—Shelves
- 22 Trenches Ablaze: My Antiques System for the War of Resistance 地道烽火：我的抗战黑科技系统 After the Battle of Shanghai was lost, Nanjing stood on the brink of danger. Japanese forces swept through North China, and a deep sense of pessimism hung over the prospects of the war against Japan. At this darkest hour, a single spark quietly ignited on the plains of southern Hebei. The tunnel-boring machine is where this book really gets exciting! 112Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Ning Wei Transmigrates into Zhou Weiguo, Killing the Japanese and Saving the Nation 宁伟穿越周卫国，杀倭救国 A gunshot rang out, bringing the tragic life of Ning Wei, hailed as the “Jungle Killer,” to an end. When he opened his eyes again, Ning Wei found himself in a world that was both familiar and strange. At the same time, a jumble of memories flooded into his mind. Zhou Wen, son of Zhou Jixian, a Confucian businessman of great standing in Suzhou and an early member of the Tongmenghui, had also adopted two stepsons: Liu Yuan and Liu Zhihui. The story is set in the early period before the outbreak of 2.8kReads8.3Score213Shelves
- 24 Wolf Warrior 1938 战狼1938 Lin Gang and Zhou Jie are modern-day elite soldiers. Betrayed by their former employer during a mission, they die on the battlefield and transmigrate together to Shanghai in 1938, where a new battle begins. 11.9kReads7.5Score848Shelves
- 25 Snow Leopard: Steel Storm 雪豹之钢铁风暴 The flames of war have died down, but the heroes are not old. The legendary story of Snow Leopard continues in a new chapter. The dawn of victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan brought no lasting peace. Xu Hu, Shuisheng, Zhuzi, and the other members of the Snow Leopard special forces, led by Zhou Weiguo and Liu Yuan, barely had time to wash the dust of battle from their uniforms before throwing themselves into the mighty tide of liberation. From the East China battlefield, they rode to 267Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 I'm an Undercover Agent Who Just Wants to Survive, But I'm Forced to Do the Dirty Work 卧底的我只想活下去却被迫干狠活 [Subtle golden finger] + [Spy thriller, undercover agent] + [Multiple women] + [Survival] + [Financial empire] + [Forced to do ruthless things] + [Anything is possible] Wan Qing, a 007 office drone, transmigrated to the eve of the Battle of Shanghai in 1937. He gained the abilities of perfect recall and advanced insight. A Shanghai native, he was ordered to go deep undercover and wait for the right moment, under the codename Chick. But even the greatest hero can be defeated by a lack of mone 11.3kReads7.5Score765Shelves
- 27 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 258Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 28 Espionage: After All This Time, I Finally Get to Use the Honey Trap 谍战：熬这么久，总算到美人计了 “You damn spy, you’re hurting me!” Just after transmigrating to the Republic of China era, Lu Chen is caught up in a massive conspiracy and tortured in prison. One day, a female officer stands before him with a whip in hand and asks, “Do you have a faith?” Lu Chen: “Not really... I guess.” The female officer says coldly, “Torture him! What’s the difference between someone without faith and a walking corpse?” Lu Chen: “???” I just transmigrated here. How am I supposed to have any faith? Female of 14.5kReads7.1Score1.1kShelves
- 29 The Making of a Top Assassin 顶级杀手的成长历程 Northeast China, 1933. Snow dyes the world a ghastly white, and the icy wind can gnaw the flesh from your bones. A young man in a thin shirt, skinny as a stick and shivering uncontrollably, stumbles into an earthen temple. He nearly trips over something at his feet: a corpse that is still warm. Beside the body, a spot of golden light flickers faintly, like a star buried in the snow. He reaches for it with trembling hands. The instant his fingertip touches it, a cold voice suddenly rings out in h 397Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 30 Transmigrating to 1940: Titled the Ghost King 穿越40，称号鬼王 Wang Dong’s soul transmigrates, bringing him to 1940, where he becomes a four- or five-year-old boy in Wangjia Village. But due to the System, his body develops some problems, so he’ll kill Japanese soldiers while recuperating. He is the Ghost King in his enemies’ hearts, and he is the real Ghost King. The protagonist is a lone wolf who belongs to no organization, and is overwhelmingly powerful. 2.3kReads6.9Score100Shelves
- 31 Transmigrated to 1937, I Fought My Way to God-Tier Skills 穿越1937，杀出一身神级技能 [War of Resistance + Lone Wolf + God-Tier Skills + System + Inventory Space] Skill ranks: Beginner - Proficient - Expert - Master - Grandmaster - God-Tier [Life motto: I'm not a bad person, but I'm no saint either!] [I'll always settle a score, and I'll always repay a kindness!] Lin Yuan awakens a cheat-skill System from a game he played in his previous life. The hunt begins! When Lin Yuan unlocks his first skill, the way he looks at the Japanese invaders changes. "Bang!" Skill points +1 "Boom! 65kReads7.6Score9.2kShelves
- 32 Part-Time Secret Agent 兼职小特务 Xu Shitou is a part-time secret agent. He owns a tattered silk painting that lets him lie in wait for prey like a spider, letting them walk right into his trap. Born with one leg shorter than the other, he is known to everyone who knows him as Crooked Five. He lives with his family on the banks of the Huangpu River... 13.5kReads7.7Score802Shelves
- 33 Anti-Japanese Special Forces 抗日特战队 To fight the Japanese, you need money, guns, territory, and real ability. Xu Jianfei has all of them. I truly admire the Japanese. How did they manage to last eight years under Xu Jianfei? Let’s see how the Japanese got through those eight years. 7.6kReads7.6Score677Shelves
- 34 A Terrifying Night at the Abandoned Hospital 《废旧医院的惊魂夜》 A Terrifying Night at the Abandoned Hospital 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 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 7.3kReads9.0Score822Shelves
- 36 Espionage: I Was Undercover, Then Awakened the Fierce Cop System! 谍战：潜伏的我却觉醒悍警系统！ [Espionage + Wits and Strategy + Cheat Ability + Ruthless + No Goody-Two-Shoes + Punishing the Japanese Invaders + Tycoon] When it comes to killing Japanese invaders, is anything more satisfying than slaughtering them openly, right in front of their own men, and then getting promoted and rewarded by them afterward? Li Mengzhou transmigrates to Shanghai in 1938, becoming a rookie who has just joined the police force, and awakens the Tough Cop (Bandit) System! “This is occupied territory! The crim 3.5kReads7.8Score294Shelves
- 37 Superpowered Heroes Beat Up the Japanese Invaders 异能者暴揍鬼子 Wang Lu possesses the Dragon Soul Divine Cauldron, whose blessing grants him supernatural powers to hunt Japanese soldiers and collect Sin Points. He forms a league of superpowered fighters and leads them in killing, sabotaging, and destroying, carrying out one bloody atrocity after another to fill the Japanese with fear and dread. 353Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Snow Leopard: Building the Strongest Elite Regiment Through Robbery 雪豹：靠着抢劫打造最强精锐团 I transmigrated into the world of Snow Leopard and became Zhou Weiguo. When the Berlin Military Academy invited him, he refused. “Why waste time on that when I could kill a few more Japanese devils?” There were so many traitors and lackeys. Wouldn’t killing a few and taking their money be better than going over there? As for Takeshita Shun... Takeshita Shun formed a squad. They admired each other, and assimilation was better than extermination. If he refused, Zhou would kill his whole family fi 11.5kReads8.3Score870Shelves
- 39 I Stumbled Upon My Aunt's Secret 我偶然发现小婶的秘密 I Accidentally Discovered My Aunt's Secret —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 The Fox of Hengyang 衡阳之狐 Zhang Wenyuan, a hitman in his previous life, was betrayed by his handler. Ambushed while on a mission, he somehow found himself transported back to the battlefield of the 1944 Defense of Hengyang. 343Reads6.6Score108Shelves
- 41 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 6.3kReads9.2Score580Shelves
- 42 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.] 14.5kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves
- 43 War Against Japan: The Enemy-Lines Suicide Squad 抗日之敌后敢死队 This is a spy thriller. There is no System, no transmigration into another person's body, no rebirth, no transmigration into a book, and no futuristic weapons to lend a hand. It's a story about using intelligence and the unique talents of extraordinary people to pull off one major operation after another that gives the Japanese invaders a headache. Since there are no futuristic weapons to help, the story moves a little slowly. I ask readers to be patient and enjoy it. The story takes place in Z 736Reads6.2Score100Shelves
- 44 Pang Biti’s Japanese-Killing System 胖鼻涕的打鬼子系统 + + . Superweapons + superpowers: this latest double-System novel will give you a reading experience like no other! In Sandbox World No. 1, Jiang Zhonglang relies on the Sacred Realm System and leads his comrades in the Tornado Anti-Japanese Alliance from the Shanghai battlefield onward, fighting bravely and winning every battle! But what challenges will they face when the enemy gets its hands on the Dark Pool System? That’ 477Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 45 Espionage: I Awakened a Daily Intelligence System 谍战：我觉醒每日情报系统 He is a low-ranking patrolman in the French Concession, and every day he gets ten new pieces of intelligence. He is also an expert operative, a god of death roaming the night. Because he awakened an Intelligence System. 16.2kReads8.4Score1.3kShelves
- 46 I Suspect My Wife Is Cheating on Me 2: Sequel 2 《怀疑老婆对我不忠2》续2 Sequel 2 to Suspecting My Wife of Cheating on Me 2 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 I Suspect My Wife Is Cheating on Me 2: Sequel 1 《怀疑老婆对我不忠2》续1 Sequel 1 to Suspecting My Wife of Cheating on Me 2 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 I Suspect My Wife Is Cheating on Me 2 怀疑老婆对我不忠2 Suspecting My Wife of Cheating on Me 2 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 I Suspect My Wife Is Cheating on Me 《怀疑老婆对我不忠》 Suspecting My Wife of Cheating on Me 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Smoke and Mirrors: Wen San Drives a Cart to Kill the Japanese 狼烟鉴宝：文三拉车杀鬼子 Wen Shen transmigrates into Wolf Smoke Over Beiping and becomes Wen San, a rickshaw puller. He obtains a secret art of immortality: killing or sparing lives can earn him longevity. Since he's already here, and the times make heroes, Wen San decides to pull his rickshaw by day and punish evil by night to cultivate immortality. They say anyone in Beiping can slap Wen San twice, except for dogs. Of course, everyone who's ever slapped him has died, but since he's already here, he might as well take 4.5kReads8.7Score242Shelves
