Next, since the intelligence department can't notify Bat, he only needs to sabotage the rendezvous point. There's no need for him to enter just before the rendezvous and risk being captured by you to carry out the demolition. They could have blown up the café last night or this morning, before you even started setting up the traps, and then left calmly.

This way, he wouldn't be in danger of being exposed, and he would also destroy the rendezvous point. When Bat arrived and found the café razed to the ground, he would naturally cancel the rendezvous. Wouldn't this be a win-win situation, allowing him to escape unharmed? There was absolutely no need to take such a risky step.

Keiji Tsuchihara, as expected of a seasoned top agent, quickly analyzed the true situation in a short period of time.

Zuo Gang didn't know the location where Sun Xiangde and Bat were meeting, so he devised several execution plans. In the end, he could only follow Li Zhiqun to Fenghua Cafe and immediately sent Zhou Hao to carry out the demolition operation. Even so, time was still very tight, and Bat was almost arrested. The situation at the time was extremely dangerous.

Upon hearing this, both Kitaoka Ryoko and Li Zhiqun quickly realized what was going on. Li Zhiqun also felt relieved, as it meant that his trusted subordinates who knew the time and place of the rendezvous were reliable and that the information had not been leaked by them.

Li Zhiqun said, "Chief, that means the intelligence department followed me, found the rendezvous point, and then immediately carried out the explosion. Bat was unaware of these actions by the intelligence department. Doesn't this also mean that Bat arrived at the rendezvous point at this time, discovered the coffee shop explosion, and then quickly escaped?"

“Perhaps he didn’t escape!” Keiji Tsuchihara said again. “You reacted very quickly, ordering the streets to be sealed off immediately. If you’ve been lucky, it’s possible to have caught this big fish. Your subsequent investigation is also necessary. So, did you find anything?”

Li Zhiqun was greatly encouraged. Tsuchihara Keiji was right; this big fish might still be in his hands. He quickly reported, "After the bombing, I immediately sealed off the streets. Apart from the intelligence officers who escaped, I personally questioned everyone else. There were seven suspicious individuals among them. They either had problems with their identification or couldn't answer my questions clearly. I have already brought them all back to the Special Operations Department. Once we get back, I will interrogate them thoroughly and will not let any suspicious person go unpunished."

Keiji Tsuchihara nodded. Li Zhiqun's professional skills were indeed outstanding; otherwise, he wouldn't have valued him so much and entrusted him with the task of establishing the Special Agent Department.

In fact, between Ding Mo and Li Zhiqun, Li Zhiqun was the person that Tsuchihara Keiji valued the most. However, Li Zhiqun had not been given important positions in the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Zhongtong Bureau) before, and his position was not high and he had little influence. This is why he turned his old superior Ding Mo to work with him. Therefore, in the Special Agent Department, Tsuchihara Keiji usually assigned work to Li Zhiqun. It was precisely because of Tsuchihara Keiji's attitude that Li Zhiqun quickly gained real power in the Special Agent Department.

Li Zhiqun suddenly thought of something and was about to report it, but then hesitated to speak.

Keiji Tsuchihara's observational skills were astonishing; he immediately noticed the change in Tsuchihara's eyes and asked, "Is there anything else?"

Li Zhiqun finally spoke up: "Actually, after the streets were sealed off today, I also questioned a suspicious person, but his situation was rather special, so I had to let him go in the end."

Keiji Tsuchihara's eyes narrowed, and he asked seriously, "Who are you?"

"It was Matsudaira Hidemi, a translator from the Japanese Consulate in Shanghai. He was also on this street at the time, but he was arrogant and refused to answer my questions. I was going to investigate further, but..."

"But what?"

"But then he pulled out an ID card. It turned out he was an intelligence agent for the Iwai Mansion. Given his security clearance level, I had no right to investigate him, so I had to let him go!"

Keiji Tsuchihara exclaimed in surprise, "The Iwai Mansion!"