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- 51 Shanghai, 1937: The Silent Stitch 抗日上海1937：无声的针脚 In 1943, the occupied districts of Shanghai appear calm on the surface, but beneath it, undercurrents swirl. Shen Yanqiu, a Communist underground operative codenamed “Tailor,” goes undercover as the owner of an upscale tailor shop in the French Concession, tasked with rebuilding a shattered intelligence network. His adversaries are Sato Ichiro, the newly appointed chief of the Japanese secret police, and a mysterious double agent known as “Shadow.” When Shen Yanqiu discovers that his contact is 2.4kReads6.6Score28014d adds
- 52 Shadows of Espionage: Operation Rat Hunt 谍影重袭：猎鼠行动 This is the second espionage novel following Shadow in the Clouds. It is about a “mole's nest” that has infiltrated the upper ranks of the Ministry of State Security, and the series of life-and-death struggles between Luan Jianglong, Zhou Yutong, and the “mole's nest”… 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Espionage: I Took Out the Tokko Chief from the Start 谍战：开局就干掉了特高科科长 (Spy thriller + Transmigration + System + Saving the nation and its people + Ruthless action + Feel-good power fantasy) A homebody transmigrated into the body of an ace agent codenamed Viper. As soon as he arrived, fate played a joke on him: almost as if in a dream, he killed the head of the Special Higher Police. He was thrown straight into the military police prison. But there was always a way out. With his life hanging in the balance, he turned the tables and walked out in spectacular fash 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Reborn as a Black Fox, Marching Toward Bright Sword 重生黑狐向着亮剑前进 Office worker Fang Xiaole dies suddenly after pulling an all-nighter at work. When he opens his eyes again, he finds himself in China during a time of war. What's more, he's in the world of the spy drama Black Fox, having transmigrated and been reborn as Fang Tianyi, the adopted son of Gu Hansen, a Qing Gang boss in Tianjin. But after one experience after another, he discovers that this is also the world of Drawing Sword and Snow Leopard. In this shared universe, he becomes the strongest agent, 3.6kReads—Score25014d adds
- 55 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
- 56 Smoke Over Daughter's Village 女儿寨烽烟 In 1938, the Japanese Army’s Cherry Blossom Task Force infiltrates the Wuling Mountains, coveting a secret map of the southwest’s defenses. The isolated Daughter’s Stockade is plunged overnight into a deadly world of espionage. The thousand-year-old stockade, guarded entirely by women, is suddenly breached by a young man carrying the secret map. Military Intelligence agents lie in wait, while a traitor within the stockade secretly colludes with the enemy. Poisonous fog, assassination, sowing dis 10.9kReads6.6Score1.1k14d adds
- 57 King of Espionage: My Deadly Simulations 谍战之王：我能夺命模拟 Tang San obtains a Spy King System with five major categories of skills. First, killing enemies earns him their remaining lifespan. Second, the lifespan he gains can extend his own life. Third, he can spend lifespan to avert disasters and injuries that would otherwise befall him. Fourth, he can use lifespan to simulate lives, not only his own but other people's as well. Fifth, it has other incredible functions. 292Reads7.3Score10814d adds
- 58 Shadow of Espionage: The Little Guy’s Reversal 谍影：小人物的逆袭 Modern-day criminal investigator Cao Ze wakes up to find himself a low-ranking policeman in Nanjing in 1937. War is about to break out, and his children are far away in Shanghai, with no one to look after them. To protect his loved ones, he uses his exceptional criminal profiling skills to enter the world of espionage, taking the codename “Blind Man.” From uncovering Japanese spy hideouts to rooting out traitors and quelling mutinies, he later becomes a puppet policeman and infiltrates enemy ran 10.5kReads7.3Score1.2k14d adds
- 59 Huangpu: Who Put an Ally in My Unit? 黄埔：这是谁把友军放我部队里的 [From the start of the Central Plains War] + [War of Resistance] + [A native of Fenghua] On the eve of the Central Plains War, Chen Hanwen starts as a company commander and builds an ironclad army. He fights from start to finish, defending his homeland and serving his duty with unwavering loyalty! The synopsis doesn’t do it justice. Read the story itself! 43.4kReads6.7Score2.6k14d adds
- 60 I Killed a Tycoon from the Start, and the Red Army Recruited Me for Logistics 开局杀土豪，我被红军拉去搞后勤 [Logistics] [Farming] [War of Resistance] [Slow Burn] [No System] Chen Ping'an has transmigrated. Before transmigrating, he was a prospective civil servant in the 21st century who scored 82 on the exam. He choked to death while drinking water and became the lowest-ranking soul in the underworld. After transmigrating, he is the poorest tenant farmer at the foot of Jinggang Mountain in 1927, with a younger brother and sister to care for and barely a scrap of food in his belly. Other people transmi 421Reads6.3Score13514d adds
- 61 This Ragtag Crew Is Surprisingly Fierce 这伙草台班子有点猛 220Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 62 Bright Sword: I, Li Yunlong, Can Spawn Unlimited Troops 亮剑：我李云龙能无限爆兵 [System + Bright Sword + No Slacking + Transmigration + No Mindless Plot + Humor and Memorable Jokes + Unlimited Weapon Spawns] [Readers, you’re all welcome to offer your feedback!] Top special forces commander Li Yun transmigrates into Li Yunlong before the Battle of Cangyun Ridge and awakens the Unlimited Weapon Spawn System. And the System even has a little girl’s voice?! Faced with orders, he says, “I’m not retreating! We’ll break through head-on!” German submachine guns, Katyusha rocket lau 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Espionage: From the Start, I Wiped Out a Japanese Squad! 谍战：开局血洗日军小分队！ When Chen Qun woke up, artillery was roaring and the Japanese forces were attacking fiercely, about to break through our army's defenses! Damn! He had actually transmigrated into the War of Resistance! In that case, he might as well stay and wipe out every last Japanese soldier! 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Watching the Kapok Bloom 看木棉花开 Five years ago, he told her, “Wait for me.” Five years later, war raged across the land. He had become an officer in the invading Japanese army. When they met again, neither could have imagined that they would belong to two entirely different worlds. The distance between them was the distance between home and country. This story is entirely fictional. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Reborn as an Ordnance Expert 重生之我是兵工专家 After leaving the green military camp he couldn't bear to part with, Ke Yan, a military enthusiast, never imagined that one careless moment would transmigrate him to the years of resistance against Japanese aggression, where he would activate a Military Industry Development System. Starting from nothing, Ke Yan gradually built the largest arsenal in the Eighth Route Army… 5Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 66 Only in My Bag: Book 18 我的包里只第18本书 My new story is out! You can head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Bright Sword: Brother Yunlong, Long Time No See 亮剑：云龙兄，别来无恙 [Just started receiving ratings, and they’re a little low. They’ll go up later. Everyone’s welcome to stop by and offer feedback.] [Drawing Sword + Whampoa Military Academy + Republican era + Fighting through all of World War II + No System] Chu Nan transmigrates into Chu Yunfei in 1924. Li Yunlong turns out to be the most handsome young man in the surrounding villages. From the first class of Whampoa to the Sino-Vietnamese border conflict, he devotes his passion to defending his homeland, China 137kReads7.3Score14.3k14d adds
- 68 Espionage: The Mortician Who Uncovers Intelligence Without Going Undercover 谍战：入殓师，挖掘情报不靠潜伏 [The rating has just been posted and will rise later] No CP Bai Nuo, the finest mortician of the modern era, transmigrates to the Republic of China and becomes an underground member of the Red Party. Bound to a mortician System, he gets back to his old line of work. Everyone else saves lives and changes the course of events with intelligence. By the time I receive the intelligence, the person is already dead... Everyone thinks secrets die with their keepers. But I’m the one who truly knows them. 66Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 69 Republican-Era Spy War 民国谍战 "Need to move people or cargo? I'll fix up a manure cart for you. Short on medicine? The military police hospital is ready to help. Food? Got it! Guns and ammunition? Got them! A tank? Come on, are you kidding me? The Republican era is full of remarkable people, and the righteous lead the way. Watch Lu Xiao turn the tide and show what a true hero is made of." 1.6kReads9.0Score15914d adds
- 70 Ye Tinglan 夜听澜 Mu Wanting asked Jiang Yu what kind of partner she hoped to find. Jiang Yu thought it over carefully, picturing a vague silhouette in her mind. She couldn’t quite put into words what that person would be like. After meeting Yi Shiheng, she thought, it must be someone like him. Ten years later, they met again, but he stood on the other side. They had once held fast to the belief that ideals mattered more than anything, even each other, yet neither had imagined they would one day become strangers 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Shanghai, 1941: Code Name Crane Ferry 抗日上海1941：代号渡鹤 [Spy thriller + based on true events + mind games + no System + high-stakes game] In 1941, Shanghai was an isolated island surrounded by Japanese-occupied territory. The city was a crossroads of power, with undercurrents running deep. On the surface, it was the “Paris of the East,” a glittering world of pleasure and luxury. In truth, it was a city of spies where every faction vied for power. Shen Mo was a rising star in Shanghai, deputy chief inspector at the French Concession police station. Da 119Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Hidden Sentry 暗哨 On the eve of the Liaoshen Campaign, a sleeper agent who had been silent for years awakens inside the Kuomintang's Northeastern secret service. Surrounded by treacherous Military Statistics Bureau agents, gang leaders straddling the line between respectable and criminal, and prominent Shengjing women whose loyalties are hard to read, he must maneuver alone through threats from every side, hidden in the shadows as he shines a bloodstained beam of light on the city's liberation... 4.6kReads8.9Score32514d adds
- 73 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
- 74 Broken Thorn 断刺 When the Japanese invaders strike, a rebellious young man runs away from home and is swept by the tides of history from one perilous situation to another. He maneuvers between military intelligence agents, underworld gangs, and Japanese spies; makes choices between conflicting beliefs; sacrifices love and friendship; and transforms as he grows through loneliness... 131Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 75 Espionage! My Female Instructor in the Military Statistics Bureau Is a Force to Be Reckoned With 谍战！我的军统女教官太猛辣 This work is dedicated to the eightieth anniversary of victory in the War of Resistance. [War of Resistance] [Espionage] [Reborn] [Transmigration] [System] Xiao Zhan, a firefighter from the twenty-first century, is tragically engulfed by flames. But he is reborn from the fire and transmigrates to the Battle of Shanghai in August 1937. He becomes a member of a special operations squad under Ye Lei, a female instructor at the Lixing Society’s Secret Service Division, and fights the Japanese invad 1.8kReads7.6Score20614d adds
- 76 At Headquarters 76: One God-Tier Trait Every Day 人在76号：每天一个神级词条 After transmigrating to Shanghai during the isolated-island period, Su Chen became a low-ranking spy in the 76th, with no connections and no backing. The moment he arrived, he was already facing a brutal purge by the Japanese invaders! At that very moment, the Daily Keyword System activated. [Today's Keyword: Lockpicking] He could turn the Special Higher Police's classified archives into his own backyard. [Today's Keyword: Firearms Master] Even an old, battered pistol could make a precise shot f 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Shadow Spy Network 暗影谍云 Born into a time of chaos, no one can choose their circumstances. When an event becomes a matter of national importance, no one in the realm can stand apart, whether they want to or not. Among the countless people of the world, some may be willing to sink into oblivion, while others will stand up and fight for their country, casting life and death aside as they give their all with the fiery courage of heroes. Yet they also know there are two things in the world one must never look at directly: t 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Shadows of Espionage: The Sleeper Agent's Hidden Move 谍影：潜伏者的暗棋 He was a disposable pawn marked for execution in place of someone else, but he reversed his fate under the guns. In three days, he went from an abandoned pawn to a name on the Special High Commissioner's desk. In half a month, he had the head of a Military Statistics Bureau station requesting a meeting. How would a criminal psychology graduate student who transmigrated into the past navigate the tides of espionage and turn himself, a dead piece, into the only living eye on the entire board? Repu 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Unfettered in the Underworld 无间纵横 [Traditional spy thriller + intricate schemes + chaotic battles + no golden finger + no transmigration + high-octane] Concealing my edge amid slaughter, I play my pieces in the hell of espionage. I stake my life to protect my faith, tearing open a path to survival through layer upon layer of traps. I am the King of Hell who walks through the underworld; I am the Guigu who protects the Communist organization. 45Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 80 One Man's Flames of War 一个人的烽火 Chosen for no apparent reason and sent for no apparent reason through numerous FPS games, he thought clearing them all would let him return to reality. Instead, he arrived in a tragic, heroic era teeming with legends. Just what kind of whirlwind will this little butterfly stir up? The golden finger is only a supporting tool + decisive and ruthless + mildly comedic + one female lead 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Legends of Bay Area Resistance Heroes: The Hung Fist Dragon 湾区抗日英雄列传：洪拳枭龙 In the turbulent years of the Republic of China, Chen Ran is an ordinary young man working at a Hong Kong dock. After his master is tortured and killed by Japanese invaders and their collaborators, and his junior schoolmate is abducted, Chen teeters on the brink of death when he unexpectedly awakens the “Heroic Spirit Codex,” an ability that lets him absorb the spirits of fallen heroes and inherit their lifelong skills. His quest for revenge quickly entangles him in a shocking conspiracy spannin 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 82 The Hidden Frontline III: The Strange Mysteries of Jinling 隐蔽战线三：金陵诡谲 After the August 15 victory, the Kuomintang launched frenzied attacks and plundered the revolutionary bases in an attempt to spark a civil war and seize the fruits of victory. It recruited large numbers of Japanese collaborators to serve its cause. Ye Yunsheng, a member of our Party who had infiltrated the Japanese Bamboo Agency's Special Higher Police, was among those targeted for recruitment. Both the Investigation and Statistics Bureau and the Military Statistics Bureau admired Ye Yunsheng's 587Reads9.5Score10714d adds
- 83 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
- 84 Espionage: I Have X-Ray Vision! 谍战：我有一双透视眼！ After his soul transmigrated to 1935, he found himself in the Republic of China era as a member of an operational squad in the Lixing Society. Since he was from Jiangxi, Gao Lingyu was always pushed to the front lines during operations to capture Japanese spies, serving as cannon fodder. But there was always a way out. From the start, during an operation to capture Japanese spies, he discovered that his eyes could see through anything: walls, people, cars, flowers, plants, and trees... His X-ray 104Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 85 The Flames of War and the Spy Doctor 烽火谍医 Ye Zhengwen, a doctoral supervisor with expertise in both Chinese and Western medicine, unexpectedly returns to 1938. His superb medical skills make him famous far and wide, and the Japanese invaders and puppet troops recruit him into their inner medical circle. This gives him access to the enemy's most closely guarded secrets, as well as the chance to hold a knife to their throats. With the nation on the brink of collapse and his homeland facing ruin, Ye Zhengwen is like a scalpel plunged into 178Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 86 The Years in Xinjing 新京岁月 Chang Letian was born and raised in Northeast China. As a boy, he witnessed the Japanese occupation of the region. As a young man, he enrolled at Datong Academy in the puppet state of Manchukuo. The more he saw of the world, the more clearly he recognized the brutal oppression of the Japanese invaders. His national consciousness gradually awakened, and he embarked on the path of resistance and national salvation. 98Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 The Nameless Reverse Blade 逆刃无名 Spy thriller + Republican-era China + agents + mystery and deduction + careful planning + high-IQ mind games + undercover work + no romance In 1934, Shanghai was shrouded in turmoil. Shen Yan, a proofreader at a small newspaper, was an ordinary man with just two extraordinary qualities: a photographic memory and an unmatched talent for keeping his abilities hidden. A circle-shaped coded message, a ragtag team of five, and an assassination that would shake the world. He killed the traitor in thre 112Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 My War of Resistance: From Huangpu to Nanjing 我的抗战：从黄埔到南京 In the autumn of 1936, Su Baiyu, a military theory enthusiast, transmigrates into the frail body of a first-year student at the Whampoa Military Academy’s 11th class. He disguises modern tactics as “insights from a family military manual” and distinguishes himself before German adviser Alexander von Falkenhausen and instructor Qian Zongze. When the War of Resistance breaks out, he leads a German-equipped platoon in a desperate defense of Shanghai and fights bloody battles in Nanjing, repeatedly 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Passion Like a Tidal Wave 热血似狂潮 What if I’m the only thing standing between us and victory? Volume One: A modern special police officer transmigrates to the Songhu battlefield and becomes a company commander in the Central Training Regiment, leading his troops fearlessly into battle. The flag flies high, the horses whinny, rifles on our shoulders and blades at our waists, our hot blood surging like a tide! Volume Two: He will venture alone into an even deeper darkness, entering the forbidden depths of human nature. Alone, he s 214Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Espionage and War 谍与战 Wu Zimo, a police officer at the Xing'an Town Police Station in Manchukuo, transmigrates and awakens a talent for perceiving mental states. He can detect people's microexpressions in a fraction of a second, improving from one-fifth of a second to as fast as 1/25 of a second. By honing and refining his mental abilities in the field, Wu Zimo steadily becomes faster at recognizing and catching microexpressions. This gives Wu Zimo a foothold in the puppet Manchukuo police force and becomes the found 14Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 91 Lone Wolf in the Flames of War: Slay Enemies, Loot Gear, Become a Warlord 烽火孤狼：杀敌爆装当军阀 [Transmigration + System + Special Operations + Iron-Blooded Revenge] When ace sniper Qin Xiao unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1937 Battle of Shanghai during a mission, he awakens the “Kill Enemies for Gear System”: - Every Japanese soldier he kills unlocks one modern weapon - Every ten compatriots he saves activate one military skill - Accumulated battle achievements can be exchanged for cutting-edge technology blueprints Leading eight hundred retreating soldiers, he earns the name “Ghost Sni 17Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 92 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
- 93 The Nameless Long River: Thirty Years Behind Enemy Lines 长河无名，敌营三十载 Japan, the Military Statistics Bureau, the Chinese Communist Party, the Soviet Union, the United States, and South Korea: six identities at once, and thirty years embedded in enemy ranks. From the covert battles in Shanghai and the Hangzhou Incident to code-breaking intrigues, the smoke of Nomonhan, espionage in the Far East, and power struggles in a world at war, he hides his real name and bears the burden of his country and people under an assumed identity. His name is absent from the history 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 The Defrocked Monk's Rise and Fall in the World of Espionage 还俗和尚谍海沉浮 This book is mainly about Hu Tianyou matching wits with the Japanese invaders. Alongside the fight against Japan, it also follows the male protagonist through several romances. You’re sure to find it thoroughly satisfying! 1.3kReads7.5Score16514d adds
- 95 Return to the Nest: Code Name Lone Goose 归巢：代号孤雁 In 1946, during the Central Plains Breakout, dawn rose red with blood. Lu Huaijin, our Party’s top undercover agent, codenamed “Lone Goose,” carried a top-secret list that held the lives of hundreds of comrades. Amid the chaos, he lost contact with his only superior, “Star Shepherd,” and vanished without a trace. Within the organization, his file was stamped “suspected defector” and sealed away in a fog of uncertainty. Twelve years later, in 1958, an old-fashioned coded message that seemed to be 26Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 96 The Sand of Theseus 忒修斯之砂 The Sand of Theseus is a post-apocalyptic allegory blending sci-fi suspense with philosophical speculation. While investigating a series of severed-finger murders, Detective Lin Xia accidentally uncovers her father’s legacy: a quantum utopia project. The entire city is actually a virtual cage imprisoning human consciousness, and every case is a cruel enactment of the System’s self-checking procedure. When she discovers that her memories have been altered and her body pieced together from forty-t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Republican China: From Fake Young Master to Warlord 民国，从冒牌少爷到一方军阀 [No System + Republican Era + Multiple Heroines + Espionage in the Later Story] After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, landlord's son Li Mingyuan, who had paid for a trainee patrol officer's post, set sail for his new assignment with his newlywed wife Shen Shutong, his attendant Fugui, and the old family servant Wang Guilan. They were attacked by river bandits along the way. The original Li Mingyuan was killed, while Fugui, the protagonist and a modern-day special forces soldier, was knocked unco 12.1kReads7.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 98 Shadow War 2: Phantom Storm, the Spy Demon Returns 暗斗2：魅影风云之谍魔再世 Sequel to Dark Struggle: espionage, mind games, suspense, spies, and intellectual battles. Enemy agents are everywhere. Almost everyone around us has the enemy's shadow lurking nearby. The terrifying part isn't the secret agents lying low. Even more shocking is how the Japanese have infiltrated and corrupted us for a thousand years. Our elite agents stop at nothing to root them out completely, only to discover that the real enemy is the band of traitors who've been bought off! Little do they kno 2.5kReads9.3Score25314d adds
- 99 Blank List 空白名单 Wuhan is occupied, and the situation is treacherous and unpredictable. A mysterious list has drawn intense attention from all sides. It came from a Chinese Communist Party member who vanished eleven years ago, and now every faction is locked in a fierce struggle over it. To obtain the list, our organization sends a top student to infiltrate the upper ranks of the puppet regime in Wuhan. His name is Xiao Muyang. He has received no training and has never carried out a mission. His spotless record 1.4kReads8.2Score19314d adds
- 100 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
