Li Zhiqun quickly handed the documents back to Matsudaira Hidemi, saying somewhat helplessly, "Please forgive us, Mr. Matsudaira, it's just our duty. Please make yourself at home!"

Matsudaira Hidemi put away his identification, glanced at the citizens beside him, and although he wanted to say something, he nodded slightly and quickly left, disappearing into the street.

Looking at Matsudaira Hidemi's retreating figure, Li Zhiqun felt extremely resentful. He really wanted to interrogate Matsudaira Hidemi thoroughly and ask him why he was at this place at this time.

He felt that Matsudaira Hidemi would have a hard time justifying his statement, but this was just wishful thinking. After all, their Special Operations Department was just an external organization of the Japanese intelligence agencies. How could they possibly have the authority to investigate the Japanese intelligence agencies?

Li Zhiqun sighed and had no choice but to continue questioning the other detainees.

Matsudaira Hidemi walked steadily and unhurriedly across a block, casually hailed a rickshaw, and stepped into it.

Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief. Today had been incredibly dangerous; it was the biggest crisis he had ever faced.

That's right, Matsudaira Hidemi is the person who is going to meet Sun Xiangde today, Bat, the leader of the Shanghai undercover team of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics!

Hidemi Matsudaira is of mixed Chinese and Japanese descent. His father was Chinese and his mother was Japanese. They met and married in Shanghai, China, but his father died unexpectedly when he was four years old. His mother took him back to Japan and married a Japanese man.

So Matsudaira Hidemi took his stepfather's surname, but deep down he still considered himself Chinese and always wanted to return to China.

His unique experiences made him a target of attention for members of the Japanese Red Party, who repeatedly tried to persuade him to return to Japan. Eventually, they introduced him to Lin Hanwen, and through Lin Hanwen's introduction, he joined the Chinese Red Party.

Matsudaira Hidemi successfully joined the Japanese consulate thanks to his fluent Chinese. He was clever, quick-witted, and capable, and soon gained the appreciation of Consul General Iwai Takei, who recruited him as an intelligence agent for Iwai's office.

By chance, Matsudaira Hideki obtained top-secret information about Lu Yuannan, the head of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics' Shanghai-Suzhou district, at the Iwai Mansion. He saved Lu Yuannan in a critical moment, for which Lu Yuannan was extremely grateful.

When Lu Yuannan learned that Matsudaira Hidemi was an intelligence agent for the Iwai Mansion, he immediately realized what this identity meant in intelligence warfare. He immediately decided to recruit Matsudaira Hidemi into his ranks. After his repeated persuasion, Matsudaira Hidemi joined the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Zhongtong Bureau) and was codenamed Bat!

Lu Yuannan immediately established a covert intelligence team with Matsudaira Hidemi at its core, specifically to cooperate with Matsudaira Hidemi's work.

Of course, Matsudaira Hidemi joined the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) with Lin Hanwen's consent. Espionage warfare is sometimes like chess players playing a game, with everyone trying to place their pieces in the other side's camp. Lin Hanwen had the same plan. In this way, Matsudaira Hidemi became a multi-faceted spy for the Japanese intelligence agency, the CBIS, and the underground Communist Party.

In the days that followed, Matsudaira Hidemi, thanks to his special identity, obtained a lot of valuable intelligence, which was delivered to the underground party. He also sent a copy to the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Zhongtong), of course, removing any intelligence that was detrimental to the Communist Party.

When this crucial intelligence reached the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS), the CBIS leadership was overjoyed. Bat, as the CBIS's most important pawn in the Japanese intelligence apparatus, received even more attention from the CBIS leadership.

The previous undercover team responsible for cooperating with Matsudaira Hidemi was wiped out. With the help of the underground party, Matsudaira Hidemi narrowly escaped. With no other option, he risked using a backup radio to urgently contact the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Zhongtong Bureau) in the Shanghai-Suzhou area. Only then did Lu Yuannan learn the details and immediately dispatched a second undercover team to cooperate with Matsudaira Hidemi.

To be on the safe side this time, Lu Yuannan specially sent the veteran agent Sun Xiangde, because Sun Xiangde was an old hand in the Su-Hu region and also Lu Yuannan's confidant. This was done to better protect Matsudaira Hidemi's safety.

Unexpectedly, Sun Xiangde was arrested as soon as he entered Shanghai city, and he also implicated Matsudaira Hidemi.

Matsudaira Hidemi, eager to re-establish contact with the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Zhongtongju), came to meet Sun Xiangde in person, only to encounter the scene that had just occurred.

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