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  1. 51 Undercover: Alone in the Light 潜伏之孤守光明 Snow, Rain, and New Maples雪雨新枫Urban449k WordsCompleted "Undercover: Alone in the Light" tells the story of Yu Zecheng on the eve of Tianjin's liberation. Traveling from place to place with Wu Jingzhong, he goes undercover, beginning in Shanghai. There, he navigates the competing factions, obtains the city's defense plans and a list of undercover agents, and uses infighting within their ranks to pass on intelligence, clearing the way for the People's Liberation Army to liberate Shanghai. He then heads to Chongqing and infiltrates the heart of the Bu 25Reads6.9Score1814d adds
  2. 52 Espionage: My Codename Is Demon-Mirror 谍战：我代号照妖镜 Li Guolao李果老Urban422k WordsOngoing After a car accident, Shen Qingyun, a university psychology student, woke up in 1939 in someone else's body, that of a clerk in the Military Statistics Bureau's interrogation department. In the Zaosibao torture chamber, a Japanese spy kept his mouth shut, refusing to confess even under severe torture. With the section chief and director at their wits' end, Shen Qingyun used microexpression psychology to find the spy's weak spot and pry open his ironclad lips! When Dai Li heard about it, he was d 1.2kReads6.3Score10714d adds
  3. 53 Shadows of Espionage: The Sleeper Agent's Hidden Move 谍影：潜伏者的暗棋 Interesting and Cheap as Cabbage有趣也白菜Urban374k WordsCompleted 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
  4. 54 Espionage: Shadow Without a Trace 谍战：无间谍影 Sailor Moon Who Loves Watermelon爱吃西瓜的赛文奥特曼Urban221k WordsOngoing 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
  5. 55 War of Resistance: It Began When I Became Li Yunlong 抗战：从我变成李云龙开始 A Guest Met an Immortal on a Crane客有鹤上仙Urban472k WordsCompleted Reborn as Li Yunlong, now the director of a military clothing factory, he shows us how he deals devastating blows to the invaders on the battlefield of the war against Japan. “Everyone, listen up! The moment the guns start firing, the whole regiment follows my orders!” “Brigade commander, congratulations on your fortune!” 2.7kReads5.9Score10014d adds
  6. 56 Shadows and Spies: An Undercover Agent in the War of Resistance 暗影谍影：抗战卧底 Construction Worker Who Plays Terribly乱弹琴的工地人Urban395k WordsCompleted From 1939 to 1944, the War of Resistance Against Japan entered a stalemate. In Central China, the Japanese military established its intelligence hub, the “Plum Blossom Bureau,” and colluded with the Wang Jingwei puppet regime to hunt down underground intelligence agents and destroy resistance organizations. At the same time, they secretly advanced “Operation Cold Star,” building hidden weapons depots and training agents in an attempt to completely blockade the resistance bases in Central China a 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  7. 57 Espionage: The Fog 谍战之雾蒙蒙 Wind in the Wutong Trees风萧梧桐Urban569k WordsCompleted 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
  8. 58 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！ First Love Gardenia初恋栀子花Urban771k WordsOngoing 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
  9. 59 The Age of War 烽火年代 Zi Hu Bu Yu子胡不语Urban1.2M WordsCompleted “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
  10. 60 The Greatest Spy War: Lurking in the Shadows 最强谍战之仆伏 Mountainous Terrain 21山地21Urban1.0M WordsCompleted 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
  11. 61 Shadows of Espionage, 1936 谍影1936 The Invincible Bench Hero无敌板凳侠Historical139k WordsOngoing An ordinary civil servant is unexpectedly transmigrated to the turbulent twenty-fifth year of the Republic of China after a twist of fate. In an era full of uncertainty and challenges, he is forced into the complex, mysterious world of the Military Statistics Bureau, embarking on a thrilling and legendary career as a spy. In search of an underground organization hidden in the shadows and determined to expose Japanese spies' conspiracies, he resolutely throws himself into this war without gunfire —Reads—Score—14d adds
  12. 62 Republican Era: My Spy Missions Never Fail 民国：我的谍战无往不利 Treasure Moonlight宝藏月华Urban447k WordsCompleted 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
  13. 63 From the Start, I Stumble into the Military Intelligence Bureau: I’m the Strongest Fortune-Making Agent 开局误入军统，我是最强财神特工 Meat-Eating Blanket吃肉的毛毯Urban421k WordsCompleted Reborn amid the flames of war against Japan. It is a chapter of history no Chinese person should ever forget. However it is told, the purpose is the same: to remember history and honor those who gave their lives. This book is dedicated to the heroes, in tribute to them. 3.7kReads7.8Score29214d adds
  14. 64 The Wind Rises: A Kite Prequel 风筝前传起风 Chapter 5第5章Urban298k WordsCompleted This was Zheng Yaoxian's finest hour. Back then, he hadn't lost anyone. He still believed he could win every game of chess, protect all his brothers, and, once the sun rose, walk the path he had chosen for his entire life. 4.8kReads8.2Score36414d adds
  15. 65 Tigers Clash in the Spy Wars 谍海虎斗 Green Paulownia青色梧桐Urban195k WordsCompleted In 1937, the Marco Polo Bridge Incident breaks out. The land is shattered, the winds of change rise again, and countless factions vie for supremacy. Xu Feng, the young master of a fallen family, enters the world of espionage and helps his organization overcome one crisis after another. He is meticulous and skilled at reading people. He is loyal to his country and keeps his cool when dealing with the enemy. Starting out as a lowly patrolman, he uses the small to overcome the great and infiltrates 158Reads—Score—14d adds
  16. 66 My Years as a Dandy in the Juntong 在军统做纨绔的那些年 Shield Upon Shield盾了个盾Urban164k WordsOngoing [Spy warfare + high intelligence + rooting out Japanese spies + no System] If you haven't read spy fiction, don't click in, because you won't understand it. A special forces soldier is reborn with the same soul (what does that mean?) in the Republican era. The Military Statistics Bureau's Seventh Brother opens a bank and establishes a secret international merchant association. The Skull and Bones, the great families, and all the rest can step aside: the Flower-Planting Nation is the best at doin 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  17. 67 Espionage in the Resistance War: I Have a Background Editor! 谍战抗战：我有背景编辑器！ Laughing at Life Beneath the River Flowers and Moon江花边月笑平生Urban140k WordsCompleted Time: Autumn 1937. The Battle of Shanghai is over, and the city has fallen. The protagonist, Liu Yunchuan, is a notorious playboy in Shanghai, a secret agent for the Shanghai station of the Military Statistics Bureau, and later joins the Chinese Communist underground. He is also a transmigrator with a built-in background editor... With this cheat at his disposal, senior Japanese officials all become his backers. Who would dare cross him with connections like these? What intelligence could he pos 154Reads—Score—14d adds
  18. 68 Espionage: I Have a Ghost Gate 谍战：我有一座鬼门关 The Wild Grass Wants to Sleep野草要睡Urban229k WordsOngoing [Espionage + Juntong + Wild Imagination + Multiple Heroines + Ruthless Action] Zhong Kui, an elite soldier, had his soul transported into Shanghai in 1937, taking over the body of an action-team member of the Lixing Society who had just died. When his superiors learned he was alive and had assassinated several Japanese agents that very day, they promptly transferred him to the intelligence division. Codenamed Yama, he became a true intelligence agent. Using his uncanny Ghost Gate, Zhong Kui hunt 20Reads—Score—14d adds
  19. 69 For the Sake of an Undercover Agent List 为了一份潜伏名单 Huan Linfa桓林发Urban423k WordsCompleted In the distance lay a wide-open stretch of land, with not a single brick or tile, nor a house or village in sight. A freight train raced across the plain. The train belched thick white smoke, roaring and struggling as it sped along. Suddenly, the door of a boxcar swung open, and a figure tumbled out, landing beneath the rocky embankment. He quickly vanished into the grass and brush beside the railway. Moments later, a volley of gunfire sent sparks flying from the rocks along the embankment. The 511Reads8.7Score—14d adds
  20. 70 The Ximeng Guerrilla Force 牺盟游击队 Like the Bloom of Youth如芳年华Urban755k WordsOngoing The blood-red dawn tore through the spring night of 1936. Tiesen, an underground Communist Party member, was ordered to call off an uprising. But deep in Guangzhi Mountain, he witnessed his comrades lying dead in the wilderness. The bloodstains of the deceased at the scene pointed to a Kuomintang survey team, yet the truth was far more monstrous than anyone could imagine. The Japanese army’s ace spy Takano wore the disguise of a geologist as he pointed his surveying instruments at the lifeline —Reads—Score—14d adds
  21. 71 Sparrow: Echoes from the Abyss 麻雀：深渊回响 Mr. Wang the Libra天秤座的王先生Urban141k WordsOngoing As Shanghai was liberated, a deeper infiltration quietly stirred back to life. Chen Shen set out to investigate the “Abyss Project,” concealed for decades. Pawns, players, and the game itself: everyone was playing a double role. The most dangerous traps often spring just when you think you've won. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
  22. 72 Me and My Flatbed Cart 我和我的平板车 Lone-Walking Bro Pig独行猪哥Urban286k WordsCompleted Through conversation, I’ll tell you a story from the past. There’s no System, no rebirth, no golden finger, and hardly any dialogue. This is a war seen through the eyes of ordinary people. After the Japanese blew up a flatbed cart, Yan Laosi embarked on the journey of resistance against Japan. After years of fighting, he became a regimental commander. The story begins when he leads the Children’s Corps in an attack on the main peak of Song Mountain. 34Reads—Score—14d adds
  23. 73 The Flames of War 战场烽火 Distant Mountains, Clear Waters远山清水Urban700k WordsCompleted I transmigrated into the body of a newly enlisted Eighth Route Army soldier in 1938. The good news: I had a System. The bad news: it showed up and left just as quickly. One man, one rifle, three bullets, and one grenade. I fight the Japanese invaders, starting alone and building up step by step. (All place names in this story are fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.) 864Reads6.4Score12214d adds
  24. 74 Shadow Stalker: From Scholar to Legend 潜影：从书生到传奇 Beacon Smoke Traveler 27烽烟客27Urban421k WordsCompleted The Shadow tells the story of Chen Yan, a Peking University prodigy who joins the revolution after his close friend is murdered and spends twenty years undercover in enemy territory. Disguised as “Chen Moqun,” a rising star in the Military Statistics Bureau, he navigates rival factions and fights alongside his revolutionary partner, “Nightingale.” From passionate student to unsung hero, he keeps his faith through the darkness and presses on toward the dawn. At last, his mission complete, he witn 7Reads—Score—14d adds
  25. 75 The Secret Service Sets a Honey Trap, but the Female Spy Takes Control 军统设下美人计女谍反手掌全局 Ten Miles of Wishes十里祈愿Urban83k WordsCompleted Can you believe it? The beauty trap carefully laid by the Military Statistics Bureau ended up ensnaring its own creators! Nineteen-year-old Qin Yu was mistakenly captured by the Bureau while searching for her missing father, then trained into a killing machine. Everyone thought she had become a secret agent at their mercy. But no one knew that this frail body housed a clear-eyed, steadfast heart devoted to saving the nation, dancing on the edge of a blade with every step fraught with peril. 24Reads—Score—14d adds
  26. 76 Shanghai’s Hidden Blade: Eight Hundred Spy Chapters Shatter the Nation 沪上暗刃：八百谍章覆山河 Nine Peaks of the Exquisite Pavilion琳琅阁九峰Urban229k WordsOngoing In the thirty-first year of the Republic, Shanghai lay in the depths of a bitter winter, stripped of every trace of the warmth once associated with the old towns of Jiangnan. Since the Battle of Shanghai ended and the entire city fell, the foreign concessions had been smothered beneath a heavy pall of gloom. Japanese patrols armed to the teeth were everywhere, their bayonets glinting coldly against the shuttered shops lining the streets. Wang Jingwei regime agents prowled about, stopping and sea 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  27. 77 Time-Traveling Agent: The Turmoil of Republican-Era China 时空特工：民国风云 Zhang Hao's Adventures张浩奇遇记Historical141k WordsOngoing I was tricked into becoming an employee of a space development company. Now I have to use time-space transfer technology to complete assignments across various timelines in the Republican era. The work is pretty easy, but in his spare time, Zhang Hao wants to stir things up. Green Gang thugs? Warlords carving up the country? With my hands in my pockets, what can you do to me? Imperialist powers? Japanese invaders? I'll turn everything upside down, all on my own! A passionate tale set in the Repu —Reads—Score—14d adds
  28. 78 Kite on a Deserted Island 孤岛风筝 July at South Bridge南桥七月Urban2.2M WordsOngoing Shanghai, an isolated island, 1941. Zheng Yaoxian, the Juntong's ace agent known as “Guizi Liu,” arrives at the Shanghai station as deputy chief and launches a bloody campaign against Japanese and puppet forces in the French Concession. Ruthless and always several steps ahead, he's the enemy's most fearsome opponent and the most dependable big brother in the eyes of his comrades. No one knows his true codename is “Kite,” a top-secret Communist operative working undercover. Every day, he walks a 417Reads7.3Score—14d adds
  29. 79 Espionage: The Flight of the Bee 谍战之蜂飞 Forever an Army Major永远的陆军少校Urban1.3M WordsCompleted He was swept into the maelstrom of espionage by the “Lily Gold” deposited at HSBC. He matched wits with master spies and fell into passionate romances with beautiful women, until an ordinary young man became a top agent! He joined forces with his seniors to found the renowned “Institute 724,” serving as the guardian of the shield of New China. Though he was an unappointed “temporary worker,” the international intelligence world trembled at the mention of “Bee”! He was clear about whom he loved a —Reads—Score114d adds
  30. 80 Spy Wars: I Treat the Japanese Devils Like Monkeys 谍战，我把鬼子当猴耍 Yan Wu Bayi言午八一Urban209k WordsOngoing National duty + War of Resistance Against Japan + Transmigration + Spy thriller + Lite System Lin Yue woke up to find that he had transmigrated into the body of a top Japanese aristocrat with no right to inherit. After a year of running rampant and throwing his weight around in Japan, Lin Yue used his family connections to secure the position of chief of the Shanghai Special Higher Police’s Intelligence Operations Section. From then on, armed with a built-in information retrieval System, Lin Yue —Reads—Score—14d adds
  31. 81 The World of Spies 间谍的世界 No One Has Used This Pen Name这个笔名没人用Urban216k WordsOngoing After the protagonist transmigrates, a mysterious department invites them to take part in the beta test of a spy-world game. Once inside, they discover that the game’s storylines are based on TV shows and movies they’ve seen before. It all starts with Sparrow. —Reads—Score—14d adds
  32. 82 Espionage: My System Is So Improper! 谍战：我的系统太不正经！ Call Me the Succulent Plant King请叫我多肉大王Urban306k WordsOngoing [Ding, The neighbor’s wife keeps sending you flirtatious glances. Choose: 1. “Madam, please show some restraint!” Firmly reject her advances and receive one ‘Good Person’ card! 2. “I didn’t see anything!” Pretend not to notice her interest. Neither make a move nor accept her advances, and receive: Master-level Green Tea Skills! 3. “Then I won’t refuse your kind offer!” Reward: Japanese fluency!] Lin Xuan: Japanese is great! I’ve got to learn Japanese! 21Reads6.1Score—14d adds
  33. 83 Agent: I'm Really Not an Accountant 特工：我真不是会计 Word My Godword天呐Urban358k WordsOngoing What I studied wasn’t accounting, but mathematics: a means for humanity to rigorously describe and derive the abstract structures and patterns of things. Meng Jingsi 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  34. 84 A Story of War 战事的故事 Luo Yingjie骆英杰Urban80k WordsOngoing Luo Feng is a soldier and sniper who spends his years carrying out dangerous missions, growing stronger with each experience. In the end, he becomes a capable serviceman. The story is full of twists and turns. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  35. 85 A Tale of the Records of the Grand Historian 话说史记 Ming Yan鸣雁Historical732k WordsOngoing Records of the Grand Historian is one of China’s greatest historical works, as well as a literary classic from ancient China with immense literary value. Lu Xun praised it as “the historian’s swan song, a Li Sao without rhyme.” But because it is written in classical Chinese, it is difficult to understand. While respecting the original, I have retold it as a story that everyone can understand, and hope readers will enjoy it with me. My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I 5Reads8.3Score214d adds
  36. 86 Espionage: Capturing the Japanese Officer's Wife, Tan Xin Has Intelligence 谍战：俘虏鬼子夫人檀心有情报 Lotus Bone Is a Soul莲骨是条灵魂Historical227k WordsCompleted This author is lazy and won’t write a blurb longer than 50 characters! When there aren’t enough characters, they make up the difference with “ah”: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... 5Reads6.1Score—14d adds
  37. 87 Bright Sword: Qi Tongwei Is Reborn, Zhao Gang Leads Li Yunlong to Victory 亮剑：祁同伟重生赵刚带飞李云龙 Fish Drifting Through Time and Space时空流鱼Urban280k WordsOngoing [War of Resistance + System (not overpowered) + ensemble cast + face-slapping + satisfying revenge] Given a second life, with the memories of both Qi Tongwei and Zhao Gang woven together, how will he break free from his predetermined fate? In this life, I won't just climb the ranks. I'll make people look up to me. Li Yunlong: Old Zhao, people used to say I never played by the rules. Now I'm the most rule-abiding man in the whole regiment. Zhao Gang: Old Li, from now on, you can handle all the 119Reads—Score11014d adds
  38. 88 A War in Red: The Life of a Female Spy 红妆暗战，一个女间谍的一生 Hu Jipai胡吉拍Modern Romance208k WordsCompleted In 1941 Shanghai, tensions simmer beneath the struggle between the foreign concessions and the occupied districts. Su Yan, a gifted foreign-language student at St. John's University, unexpectedly takes up her father's unfinished "Cocoon-Breaking Plan" after he is assassinated. He was a member of the underground Communist Party, and the plan is to destroy a Japanese military intelligence relay station. Seeking revenge and driven by her beliefs, she sheds her youthful innocence and becomes a top s 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  39. 89 A Foodie's Transmigration to a World of Cuisine: I'm Not the God of Food! 吃货穿越美食世界：我不是食神！ Cat Lord, Beyond a Doubt猫爷毋容置疑Historical336k WordsOngoing Exciting, fun, and original + transmigration + comeback and face-slapping + traditional cuisine + historical what-if + both parents alive + female lead + free travel between worlds + Chinese history and culture + slow burn + wish fulfillment + infinite flow! The protagonist is a seasoned modern-day foodie with a keen palate but mediocre cooking skills. After an accident, he transmigrates to a fantastical world where food reigns supreme. World rules: Food is not just a necessity for survival; it 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  40. 90 War of Resistance: Hard Work Pays Off, Rising from the Ranks 抗战：天道酬勤，从士兵开始崛起 Somewhat Xu莫名小许Historical280k WordsOngoing Su Jie transmigrated to 1937, a year of raging war. He crossed the Yellow River north with his unit to fight the Japanese invaders and became bound to the Heaven Rewards the Diligent System. He could earn skill points by killing enemies or training. As he continued killing Japanese invaders, Su Jie finally understood that “Heaven rewards the diligent” meant diligently killing the enemy. So Su Jie went on a killing spree, starting as an ordinary soldier. People of conviction, including Li Chishui 60.4kReads6.9Score5.1k14d adds
  41. 91 Espionage: Telling Jokes in Republican-Era China 谍战：我在民国说段子 Water King水王Urban793k WordsCompleted After staying up all night ranting about spy dramas, 996 office drone Cheng Ming wakes up having transmigrated to Shanghai in 1938, now under occupation! From the start, he's an abandoned pawn of the military intelligence service, pursued by traitors at No. 76 and surrounded by Japanese agents. He just transmigrated, and already he's about to get himself killed? Fortunately, he awakens a historical-commentary golden finger. While others rely on marksmanship and strategy to go undercover, he uses 51Reads—Score—14d adds
  42. 92 The Nameless Long River: Thirty Years Behind Enemy Lines 长河无名，敌营三十载 Please Call Me Grandpa Rabbit请叫我兔子爷爷Urban240k WordsCompleted 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
  43. 93 A Lane Boy's War of Resistance 弄堂小子的抗战 The Too-Late Jinx为时已晚的克夫Urban364k WordsCompleted 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
  44. 94 Undercover at No. 76: My Female Boss Wants to Marry Me 在76号当卧底：女上司想嫁我 Interesting and Cheap as Cabbage有趣也白菜Mystery227k WordsCompleted Shanghai, 76 Jisifei'er Road, 1943. I am Shen Tingbai, the youngest interrogation section chief at the Wang Jingwei regime’s secret service headquarters, codename Judge. No anti-Japanese agent in my hands can hold out for more than seventy-two hours. They say I’m a loyal dog of the Japanese, a traitor among traitors. No one knows that every time I pry open someone’s mouth, I’m gambling with my own life: extracting the enemy’s intelligence while protecting comrades who haven’t yet been exposed 258Reads—Score—14d adds
  45. 95 The Wolf's Den 狼穴 Xu Yaguang徐亚光Historical1.2M WordsCompleted To capture a wolf, first enter its den. Dance with the wolves, sleep among them. Be wise and courageous, stay calm in danger, win through the unexpected, and return victorious after hunting the wolves! 613Reads8.9Score10214d adds
  46. 96 The Nameless Reverse Blade 逆刃无名 You'nan Story Collection悠南故事汇Urban253k WordsCompleted 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
  47. 97 The Invisible Hand 隐形之手 Liu Qingxiang, Who Loves Sweet-and-Sour Pork爱吃焦熘肉段的柳清香Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The Invisible Hand is a sweeping techno-espionage novel set on the global cyber battlefield of the near future. At its heart are Chinese cybersecurity experts Lin Jing and Chen Hao, who lead a covert operations team in a twenty-year-long, bloodless yet breathtaking showdown against a shadowy force known as Project Mirror, amid the torrents of global data... 16Reads—Score—14d adds
  48. 98 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 Interesting and Cheap as Cabbage有趣也白菜Urban350k WordsCompleted 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
  49. 99 The Fog of Espionage 谍战迷雾 Nangong Zhen南宫镇Urban2.0M WordsCompleted 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 213Reads6.4Score—14d adds
  50. 100 Undercover Diary: Bureau 76 76号卧底日记 Interesting and Cheap as Cabbage有趣也白菜Urban406k WordsCompleted He has ears that can hear death in the radio waves. She can't read, but she can memorize anyone's face with a single glance. Nanjing, 1943. Chen Ze'an, deputy head of the communications office at No. 76, is a Wang Jingwei regime agent on the surface and an undercover Communist operative in secret. His only weapon is his extraordinary hearing: he can anticipate death from the static in radio transmissions and detect lies from the sound of a heartbeat. The organization assigns him a “wife”: Cuipin 135Reads—Score—14d adds

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