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- 51 Transmigrating to 1936: Between Night and Dawn 穿越1936:暗夜与黎明 A modern young man arrives in the war-torn Republic of China. From the start, he's a graduate of Whampoa Military Academy. A golden finger? What can he possibly do? The Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, underground organizations, Japanese invaders, collaborators, moles, and more... —Reads—Score3k14d adds
- 52 The Fog of Espionage 谍战迷雾 Liang Tianzhou, a medical intern who returned from studying in Japan, transmigrates to the Republic of China era and becomes one of our underground agents. Faced with misunderstanding from the woman he loves, the expectations of a young girl, and the passionate advances of a beautiful agent, what should he choose? You have one sinister plot after another, but I have a divine sword for breaking them apart. Amid truth and lies, illusion and reality, he skillfully outmaneuvers the enemy. With myste 209Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 53 Espionage: The Invincible Agent Who Wipes Out Every Japanese Spy 谍战:无敌特工,日谍全杀光 (Spy thriller, fierce fighting against the enemy, War of Resistance, power fantasy) Chen Ming transmigrates into the role of a Juntong intelligence team captain, but all he wants is to lie flat and enjoy life. Then an accident forces him to strive for more. He builds up his own forces, establishes an unprecedented record of service, and becomes an invincible agent. Intelligence agents: How did Chen Ming discover our contacts and methods of communication? Boss Dai: Chen Ming is the pride of Junto 392Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 54 Espionage: The Fog 谍战之雾蒙蒙 The sudden withdrawal of Shen Junfei, a senior Communist agent deeply embedded in the enemy's ranks, leaves behind an immature “young swallow.” And so it is cast into the vast, perilous world of espionage... 389Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 55 Espionage: Lost in the Dust 谍战:隐入尘埃 [Republican Era, Realism, Spy Thriller] That winter, the volunteer army’s spy network in Mudanjiang is hit by a major purge carried out by the Japanese. The organization is almost completely destroyed, and agent Chen Hui, codenamed “Dust,” who is embedded in the Mudanjiang Police Bureau, faces a momentous decision: stay or leave. 675Reads7.4Score10014d adds
- 56 Espionage: From the Start, I'm a Rebel. Who's More Badass Than Me? 谍战:开局叛逆者,谁有我更拽! Meng Haochuan’s soul transmigrates into the World War II era. On the most covert front, he holds fast to his red faith! Plum blossoms cling to a few branches in the corner, blooming alone in the bitter cold. He is Plum Blossom, the military intelligence agency’s ace agent, both loved and hated by Boss Dai! The bright moon startles magpies from their branches; cicadas sing in the midnight breeze. He is Autumn Cicada, enduring humiliation and hardship, lying low for years as he waits for the right 57Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 57 The Age of War 烽火年代 “I would burn my body and become a bolt of lightning, To tear apart the endless, pitch-black night. Even if I could bring only a fleeting moment of light, It would still illuminate and warm this beautiful world.” A vital piece of intelligence, an uncanny photograph, and a world where enemies and allies are hard to tell apart and danger lurks everywhere. A brutal war of raging flames and flying bullets; a tense spy struggle rife with deception and intrigue. Loyalty and betrayal, reunion and sepa 140Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 58 Espionage: I Handle Logistics at Headquarters 76 谍战:我在76号管后勤 Li Zongheng, a college student from the 21st century, transmigrates to the Republican era and becomes the head of the supplies allocation section at Wang Jingwei’s 76th Division. Looking at the den of evil before him, Li Zongheng gives a cold laugh. This lucrative cushy job will make the perfect cover for fighting the Japanese! With control of supplies, he manages ammunition and medicine above, and food and fuel below. The foreign firms in the concessions are his supply stations, and the 76th Di 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 The Greatest Spy War: Lurking in the Shadows 最强谍战之仆伏 Set during the Republic of China period, this book tells the legendary story of Zeng Dazhi, one of our agents operating undercover in the East China Sea. Misunderstood, disavowed, and targeted by his own side, he remains true to his original convictions, risking his life to gather intelligence, blow up an enemy ammunition depot, help establish a radio station, transport medicine, and evacuate cultural figures. In the end, he returns to the liberated area, raises his right hand, and swears his al 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 I Save Zheng Yaoxian from the Start and Become Sixth Brother's Sworn Brother 开局救下郑耀先成为六哥结拜兄弟 Song Sicheng, a modern rich young man, accidentally transmigrates into the body of the third young master of the Kong family's main line. After living overseas for seven years, he returns to his war-torn homeland. After unexpectedly saving Zheng Yaoxian, the military intelligence agent known as Sixth Brother, a new story begins... 17Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 61 From Now to Now 从现在到现在 War has been humanity’s constant companion throughout its development. Yet beginning in the early twentieth century, the nature of warfare escalated dramatically, from the outbreak of the First World War to the end of the Second World War. It was an unavoidable chapter in humanity’s history. Gongsun Mo, Cibi Ying, and their comrades witnessed and took part in the bloodiest, most brutal conflict in human history, one that claimed more lives than any other. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Struggling in the Darkness: I Am the Ant Queen 黑暗挣扎之我是蚁后 After Lin Wei drops dead from overwork, she is reborn as a captive queen ant. Her invaders treat her as a breeding tool, demanding strong soldier ants from her day and night. She keeps her true intentions hidden, steals opportunities, gives birth to all kinds of strange ants, and creates openings to wage a battle for survival. Starvation, self-mutilation, kin-slaughter, stealing food, training, miracles... In the end, she uses human intelligence to wage war and reclaim the throne that is hers. A 16Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 63 Republican Era: My Spy Missions Never Fail 民国:我的谍战无往不利 In 1938, Shanghai became an isolated island, and the world turned into a living hell. Chu Yeming, a military intelligence agent, was exposed and taken to the interrogation room at the dreaded No. 76. He thought he was as good as dead. But in the agonizing pain of torture, he unexpectedly awakened an unbelievable mental talent: the [Battlefield Simulation]! He could construct a realistic battlefield in his mind and simulate every possible outcome of an operation. Each simulated death bought him a 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Kite: Spy Games in Shanghai with Zheng Yaoxian, the Military Intelligence Agent 风筝:与军统六弟郑耀先谍战上海 Just scored! Republican-era setting + passionate ensemble cast + espionage + Military Statistics Bureau + undercover operations + battles of wits + no System + not reborn + the Military Statistics Bureau’s Sixth Brother In 1939, Chen Gongxing, a lieutenant colonel and deputy station chief in the Military Statistics Bureau, defected. At the time, the Shanghai Mei Agency and Wang Jingwei’s puppet regime’s Special Services Headquarters, Number 76, were opening their doors. Chen Gongxing became Num 5.1kReads7.4Score32314d adds
- 65 Red Countdown: Shanghai Spy Games, 1932 红色倒计时:上海谍影1932 [Decisive protagonist] [Thrilling spy story] [Multiple heroines] In all of Shanghai, there are only two kinds of Japanese spies: the ones Qin Zichen has killed, and the ones he's planning to sleep with before killing. When he raised his smoking gun barrel on the Bund, every Japanese person in the International Settlement wet their pants! 20Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 66 Cracking Codes and Capturing Spies: From Prisoner to the Military Intelligence Bureau's Seventh Brother 破密码擒间谍,从囚犯到军统七哥 Ye Mingyuan, a modern criminal investigation graduate, wakes up to find himself a murder suspect in the Republic of China era. In a Military Statistics Bureau prison, a whip is dipped in water and a branding iron glows red. His interrogators have only one demand: "Sign the confession." Someone else might have caved. But Ye Mingyuan has read thousands of case files in his previous life, and forensic science, forensic medicine, and criminal psychology all come naturally to him. In just one night, 720Reads6.3Score10414d adds
- 67 Shadows of Espionage: Enemy Agents in Action! 谍影重重:敌特在行动! In the twenty-eighth year of the Republic, the whole nation was engulfed in the flames of the War of Resistance. Liu Zezhi had graduated from the Military Statistics Bureau's Qingpu training camp just over a year earlier when he was ordered to keep watch on Li Shiqun, who was suspected of planning to defect. Just as expected, Li Shiqun defected, and by a twist of fate, Liu Zezhi accidentally saved his life. Li Shiqun became the head of the 76th Division, the secret police organization of Wang Ji 3.7kReads8.8Score33214d adds
- 68 I Sign In to the Republic-Era Spy System From the Start 我,开局签到民国特务系统 After transmigrating to the Republican era, I started out with the Japanese chasing me down. At the critical moment, the System activated. Sign in: obtained fluency in Japanese and a pistol. I fired back and killed them on the spot. From then on, Peking gained a living King of Hell whom everyone feared. I kill collaborators, steal weapons, infiltrate the Japanese military, and turn beautiful female spies to my side... Other people rely on their brains to play spy games. I rely on sign-ins. As lo 1kReads—Score11614d adds
- 69 Intelligence Codename: I Am Candle Shadow 谍报代号我是烛影 He is the Chen family’s only son, a wealthy young master, fluent in several languages, a top expert, and equipped with memories from his rebirth and a portable pocket dimension. On the surface, he is a carefree playboy. Inside, he is a soldier driven by urgency and guilt after being reborn. He plays a multifaceted spy while cultivating ties with all sides. Love of country and family: the romance and moving spirit of a “lone hero.” 94Reads6.5Score17214d adds
- 70 Espionage: The Ultimate Agent, Starting by Becoming Zheng Yaoxian's Disciple 谍战:最强特工,开局拜师郑耀先 Su Minming turned his head and looked at the somewhat timid girl before him. A smile unconsciously tugged at his lips. She stood beside him in a plain white dress, her hair outlined by the moonlight, soft as clouds. Her large, bright eyes were like the clear water of a pond, able to see straight through to the stirrings in his heart. 213Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 71 Infiltrating the Military Statistics Bureau, I Accidentally Built an Arms Empire 我在军统搞渗透,竟造出军火帝国 After transmigrating to a world of espionage, Ren Pingsheng becomes a nobody in the archives room. After accidentally activating the [Mission Lottery System], Ren Pingsheng mows down people like grass and blows up buildings like he’s setting off firecrackers! Zheng Yaoxian treats him like a brother, while the higher-ups are completely wrapped around his finger. Everyone thinks Ren Pingsheng rose through the ranks by sucking up to powerful people. Who would have guessed that, in the blink of an e 795Reads5.9Score10114d adds
- 72 Espionage: From the Start, I'm Told to Investigate My Own Communist Party 谍战:开局让我一个红党查红党 A leak at the newly established Zhejiang branch of the Fuxing Society led to a failed arrest. Acting on Dai’s orders, Lin Mingyu, a Communist Party member undercover at the Central Army Officer Academy, heads to the Zhejiang branch to secretly investigate the Communist Party infiltrators. 384Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Silent Glory: Blade Against Time 沉默的荣耀之逆时之刃 A spin-off novel in the "Glory of Silence" series, telling the story of an unlucky man who transmigrates into a spy thriller with a System. Follow him as he navigates Taiwan during the White Terror and makes it out unscathed. 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Espionage: A Flirt? I'm the Ultimate Agent! 谍战:花心萝卜?我是最强特工! [Spy drama: Lurk] + [Triple agent] + [Rewrite the ending] + [Awakened System] In the final days of the War of Resistance. The transmigrator and underground Party member Chen Shen infiltrates the Military Statistics Bureau’s training class, becomes brothers with Ming Tai, and develops feelings for Yu Manli. His exceptional abilities also lead Poison Bee Wang Tianfeng to call him a natural-born agent! Then, on orders from the Bureau Chief and Sixth Brother, he heads to Shanghai, impersonates the t 170Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 75 Spycraft in the War of Resistance 抗战谍门 Shen Mobei has a secret: he can travel freely between the Republic of China era and 2026. Using modern supplies and his foreknowledge, Shen Mobei maneuvers among the various factions. He rescues the Red Party and joins the Military Statistics Bureau, becoming a mysterious figure everyone wants to recruit and eliminate. Dai Li calls him "Ghost Fox": a ghost for his uncanny comings and goings, a fox for his cunning and intelligence. The Japanese want to uncover where his supplies come from. The Wa 84Reads7.0Score16014d adds
- 76 The Kite That Flew Away 远去的风筝 Han Yong, the last disciple of Chinese martial arts master Gong Baotian, is wanted by the Kuomintang for avenging his family. With no other choice, he joins the Communist Party. During an ambush, a traitor’s tip-off leads to the annihilation of the Party’s intelligence company, and Han Yong is branded a traitor. But he does not lose heart or give up. After drifting to Meixian and Shaoguan in Guangdong, he receives support from like-minded martial artists and the working masses, and establishes t 904Reads—Score10014d adds
- 77 King of Espionage: Four Identities, Dancing on the Blade's Edge in Shanghai 谍战之王四重身份上海滩刀尖跳舞 [Espionage + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Multiple Heroines + Fourfold Identity] After I transmigrate to Shanghai, I take on four undercover identities: one with the Japanese army, one with 76, one with the Juntong, and one with the Red faction! On a stormy night, all four sides close in on me. With a gun pointed at my back, I use a single badge to drive off a Juntong sniper, talk circles around a 76 agent, and exploit the Japanese army’s power to break out of a deadly trap! Other people risk their —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 King of Espionage: I Have a System That Automatically Completes Missions 谍战之王:我有任务自动完成系统 “I’m sorry, I really can’t take it anymore!” Xia Yiyang transmigrated to the Republican era with the ambition of becoming the king of espionage. But a day later, he broke down. His comrade was blown to pieces right beside him, leaving only a length of intestine draped over his shoulder. Bullets whizzed past his ears, leaving him deaf in both ears. Only then did he realize that he was nothing but a big talker. Before transmigrating, he was one, and after transmigrating, he still was. He was absol 78Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 79 From the Start in a Mass Grave, I Keep a Low Profile and Survive in the Espionage Universe 开局乱葬岗,苟在谍战宇宙里保命 When Lin Che, a young man from the modern era, wakes up, he finds himself in the body of a “corpse” in a mass grave in Shanghai in 1940. There is no System, and even the original owner’s memories are broken and hazy. But to his horror, he discovers that before dying, the original owner had carried out a mission with Gong Shu. The benefactor who saves him after he wakes has eyes like Zhou Yi from The Brink, while the gentleman who keeps coming by to fix his car is Fang Jiashu from The Infiltrator 404Reads—Score11314d adds
- 80 Espionage: I Play Double Agent and Become an Arms Dealer 谍战:我玩无间道,成了军火贩子 In 1940, Jinling, the Military Statistics Bureau had been all but wiped out. The 76th Office, the Military Statistics Bureau, the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, the Special Higher Police, the puppet government: all kinds of forces were entangled together. Xiang Yang, a member of the 76th Office’s security team, was a marginal figure and also a secret agent for the Military Statistics Bureau. In a world where it was impossible to distinguish friend from foe and everything lay in —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 An Account of the Military Intelligence Agents 军统特务实录 The Military Statistics Bureau, or Juntong, was one of the Kuomintang’s main secret service agencies. Its influence extended across the country and even into consulates overseas. It specialized in covert operations against progressive groups and individuals, including surveillance, kidnapping, arrest, and assassination. Though it assassinated Japanese invaders and Chinese collaborators and made some contributions during the War of Resistance against Japan, those achievements could hardly conceal 271Reads9.4Score10714d adds
- 82 King of Spies: Shanghai from the Start 谍战之王:开局上海滩 Parallel World! Parallel World! Parallel World! [Spy thriller + Military Statistics Bureau + Cheat powers + Feel-good story] On the eve of the 1937 Incident. Lin Feng, a young agent newly returned from studying abroad, awakens a telepathic ability and sets out to destroy the Special Higher Police. Don't lie to me. I can hear the spy inside you. The overall course of history will remain unchanged. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Espionage: From the Start, I Shoot a Secret Agent from the Special High Police 谍战:开局击毙特高课特务 Liu Wentao transmigrates to the Republic of China era. Every Japanese soldier he kills earns him a reward, which he uses to buy weapons and help resist the invasion. Many people wonder who killed the chief of the Japanese Special Service Agency and blew up the counterfeit banknote printing plant. No one knows it was him. Liu Wentao keeps a low profile, moving along the edge of life and death as he carries out the boldest missions! Rumble! An explosion echoes as black smoke billows from the Speci 2.3kReads7.3Score13814d adds
- 84 Spy Games: A Fight to the Death 谍战,生死较量 I transmigrated to Jiangcheng in 1936, on the eve of the full-scale War of Resistance, and became an action team member of the Lixingshe. At this critical moment, when the nation’s very survival was at stake, I couldn’t change the course of history. But I would still do everything in my power, using my talents to shed my blood for our country’s victory in the war against Japan. 91Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 85 Code Name: Migratory Bird 代号候鸟 A heart-pounding covert war, as deep as the ocean! The most enduring declaration of love in the world is staying by someone’s side… 1kReads7.7Score10314d adds
- 86 Hearts of Iron IV: Total War 暗斗4:全面战争 Total war has long been raging right beside us! Our enemies use methods more brutal than ever, and China faces a calamity without precedent. Whether we can escape this disaster will determine the course of human civilization, and may even decide whether humanity lives or dies! The Jews, the most vile people of all, have finally bared their sharp fangs… 136Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 87 Espionage: Shadow Without a Trace 谍战:无间谍影 A story about a modern man who transmigrates into the espionage-ridden Republic of China. The first hundred chapters mainly cover some spy cases in Jinling. I feel like the protagonist hasn't really had a chance to show what he can do yet. My initial plan is to send him into enemy-occupied territory after the first hundred chapters, where he can finally unleash his full potential. Art is a big explosion. 200Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Kite 风筝 Decades of ups and downs, decades of life and death, all for the sake of completing the most difficult mission. The most dangerous infiltration, the most heart-pounding plots; hunted by both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, he witnessed tragedies of unimaginable cruelty. It was a war without gunfire, yet all the more terrifying for it. Zheng Yaoxian, the Kuomintang's top secret agent, was ruthless, cunning, and clever. He was the feared "Sixth Brother" of the Military Statistics Bureau, a 61Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 89 Espionage: Starting in 1936 谍战:从1936开始 In 1936, the land lies shattered, and dark clouds gather over the nation. Modern special police officer Wang Xinjie transmigrates to the Shanghai concessions and becomes the most unremarkable Chinese constable, awakening a portable storage space from the start. A Japanese ronin kills someone in broad daylight? He snaps the man's wrist and sends him flying with a shoulder strike! A foreign superior sides with the Japanese invaders? He exploits public anger to put the man in his place, leaving him 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 A Contest of Wits in the Spy World 谍海较量 By a twist of fate, a psychology graduate student returned to 1937, a year torn apart by war. As he sought out the underground organization and held fast to his red ideals, he contributed what he could to his country's liberation and rejuvenation in a turbulent era, embarking on a legendary career as an undercover agent in the world of espionage. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Espionage: Code Name Oriole 谍战之代号黄雀 Caught in a nation ravaged by war, an overseas student joined the Communist Party in secret. Following his orders, he communicated through a single contact and went undercover alone to carry out a mission for the Military Statistics Bureau. By a twist of fate, he joined the Special Higher Police. From then on, trapped between competing powers, he matched wits with them all in a thrilling battle of spies. In this tangled struggle, who will have the last laugh and become the hidden player waiting 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 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
- 93 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
- 94 Glory in the Shadow War 密战荣耀 Jiang Longcheng transmigrates through time to the international city of Shanghai in 1936, where his intelligence and courage make him shine in the currents of a changing era. Amid a web of spies, he moves like a sudden storm, risking everything to rescue underground Party members in danger. When Japanese aggressors provoke him, he responds with both courage and cunning, revealing the makings of a true hero. The military medals he earns are recognition of his extraordinary abilities and a tribute 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 The Hidden Front of the War Against Japan 抗日之隐蔽战线 Kudo Yuan is the head of Japan’s spy agency, yet no one ever imagined he was Chinese! His adoptive father is an Army lieutenant general, and his uncle is a Navy admiral. Can he complete his covert mission in the face of temptations from a seductive femme fatale and challenges from old devils and clowns? 173Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 96 Espionage: I Got the Hell-Mode Script, but I'm Really on the Good Guys' Side 谍战:拿了地狱剧本的我真是友军 [No System + No Female Lead, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Novel. Don't Read If You Don't Like That] Long Yan transmigrates ninety years into the past. But why does something feel off??? Fang Tianyi, Zhou Weiguo, Takeshita Shun, Chen Shen, Bi Zhongliang, Lin Nansheng, Li Moqun, Chen Moqun, Ye Chong, Ming Lou, Ming Tai, Ming Jing... What the heck? How did I end up in a spy drama?! And the worst part is, Long Yan has actually transmigrated into... A Japanese officer?!! 21Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 97 Espionage: Finding Life in Desperate Straits 谍战之绝处逢生 Against the enemy, he is a sharp sword. To destroy them, he must endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens. He longs to live beneath the "sunlight," but his duty confines him to the "shadows." This story is dedicated to the unsung heroes who gave everything for their country! 92Reads7.4Score2514d adds
- 98 Agent: Yu Zecheng Is My Superior 特工:余则成是我上峰 [Transmigration + God of War + Rebirth + Urban Life + War] Li Lingfeng, a philosophy graduate from the northwest, stayed up all night preparing his job application materials and suddenly died on the street. To his surprise, he transmigrates into the body of a war hero carrying out a secret assassination mission during the War of Resistance Against Japan. The hero is also named Li Lingfeng, and he is following Yu Zecheng’s orders. 187Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Cat and Mouse, Side by Side 猫鼠同途 The sins of his previous life, the debts of this one, an obsession etched into his very bones and blood: none of it has ever faded. He must protect his family and rewrite the fate that once brought their entire household to ruin. He must get closer to that person and relive everything: the missed chances, the debts, the madness, and the love. But being reborn is no gift. It is another gamble with his life. Someone else has returned with memories of a previous life, just like him, carefully plot 224Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 100 War of Resistance: Raising Hell in Kyoto 抗战:从大闹京都开始 Japanese generals: “From now on, whenever you run into Gongsun Hao, keep your distance. He’s shameless.” Japanese military intelligence: “Why can’t we ever kill him? What is he made of?” The upper ranks of the Shancheng Army: “That slippery rascal’s causing trouble again. Who did he kill this time? What a menace.” The upper ranks of the Juntong: “Hurry and bring Gongsun Hao here. He’ll know what to do.” The world powers: “Gongsun Hao is nothing but a profiteer. He’s not someone you want to mess 19Reads6.1Score—14d adds

















































