Zhang Yongqiang's face immediately fell.
Why did I slip up?
He was about to say no when Guan Feng ignored his explanation and turned to Huang Lili, saying, "Call Wang Bin and ask if he's been brought back to the station. If he is, interrogate him immediately! Focus on asking about the previous situation, whether he has ever bought poisoned beef and taken it home for stomach pumping before."
"OK."
Huang Lili ran to the side to make a phone call.
Guan Feng then looked at Zhang Yongqiang and reminded him, "Zhang Yongqiang, don't blame me for not warning you. Right now, all of this is just your problem. But if your wife and children help you commit perjury, and we find out about your past crimes, then I'm sorry, they will also have to bear the corresponding legal responsibility. This is concealment and cover-up!"
Zhang Yongqiang's face turned ugly again.
He looked at Guan Feng, then at Huang Lili and the others. He wanted to keep it a secret, but he was worried that his wife and children would be implicated. He could only sigh and say, "I...I'll tell you everything! Don't ask them."
Huang Lili paused the last dial button, looked at Guan Feng and asked, "Captain?"
Guan Feng calmly said, "Keep making calls! You've explained that it won't affect both sides proceeding simultaneously. Zhang Yongqiang, this is a race against time, so you'd better think it over!"
Zhang Yongqiang's face fell completely.
He poured out his story like beans spilling from a bamboo tube, recounting the two things he had done before.
According to Zhang Yongqiang's confession, he had previously purchased two similar poisoned cattle. After simple treatment, these cattle were sold to the market, and at the time, no further reactions occurred, which gave him confidence.
Upon learning that Zhang Huafeng was going to deal with the toxic cattle, they immediately bought them for 100 yuan.
Guan Feng looked at Zheng Yuandong and said, "Contact the bureau and check if they have received any poisoning reports for these two dates. If so, have all the branch offices compile the information."
Zheng Yuandong said, "Okay! I'll ask."
Guan Feng then looked at Zhang Yongqiang and asked, "When you wanted to buy these three cows, didn't Zhang Huafeng remind you?"
Zhang Yongqiang nodded and said, "He gave it to me! He told me it was poisoned and couldn't be eaten. I said it was fine, it's not for human consumption, it's for feeding livestock. Zhang Huafeng only gave me the cow after he heard me say that."
Guan Feng asked, "Who is Zhang Huafeng?"
Zhang Yongqiang said, "He's a large-scale cattle farmer in our village, with more than 30 cattle. I didn't ask him how they got poisoned."
Guan Feng nodded and then asked a few more questions.
Zhang Yongqiang answered them one by one.
Guan Feng said to Zheng Yuandong, "Arrange for two people to send him back to the station and put him in solitary confinement. The rest of you come with me to Zhang Huafeng's house to find out what's going on."
Zheng Yuandong arranged for Wang Xun to take someone to escort Zhang Yongqiang back to the Municipal Bureau.
He then led Li Xiangdong and others to follow Guan Feng out.
Li Xiangdong chuckled and said, "Captain, I can work under you again."
Guan Feng looked at Li Xiangdong and asked curiously, "Why did you agree to come to the Municipal Bureau? Didn't you always want to stay in Hongcheng and retire? You didn't even want those two buildings?"
Li Xiangdong said, "I heard I'm going to work under you again. What are two buildings? I've already dealt with one. I'm planning to buy a villa in the city to live in first."
Guan Feng: "???"
He felt he probably shouldn't have brought it up.
Guan Feng looked at Zheng Yuandong and asked, "Old Zheng, has Xiangdong experienced any setbacks recently?"
Zheng Yuandong chuckled and said, "Xiangdong just broke up with his girlfriend a few days ago, but there's a silver lining: he's improved at speaking and even knows how to flatter you."
Everyone laughed, which eased some of the tension in the investigation.
A moment later.
Guided by the village head, Guan Feng arrived at Zhang Huafeng's home.
The village director, Zhang, introduced, "This is Zhang Huafeng's family. Zhang Huafeng is 55 years old this year and is considered a major cattle farmer in the village. His more than 30 cattle are worth seven or eight hundred thousand yuan. He has two sons. The elder son is more successful. After graduating from university, he works in Jincheng. The younger son is less successful and follows him in raising cattle."
Guan Feng looked at the row of cowsheds behind the self-built house and nodded, saying, "It seems the family is well-off. What kind of person is this Zhang Huafeng usually?"
Director Zhang said, "There's no doubt about that. They're an honest and upright family, and they're among the best in the village."
Guan Feng nodded and said, "Then please ask Director Zhang to introduce us."
Director Zhang said, "Come with me."
The group followed Director Zhang inside.
Director Zhang introduced the identities of both parties.
Zhang Huafeng asked in surprise, "Police? Why would they be looking for me?"
Guan Feng asked, "Did you sell the three poisoned cows to Zhang Yongqiang a couple of days ago?"
Zhang Huafeng thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's true!"
Guan Feng asked, "Tell me about what happened back then."
Zhang Huafeng said, "Hey! What's there to say? I was planning to get rid of those three cows, but Zhang Yongqiang said he wanted them. I told him they were poisoned and couldn't be sold, but he insisted on giving me 100 yuan and saying he would take care of them. I couldn't refuse him, so I agreed!"
Guan Feng asked, "100 yuan?"
Zhang Huafeng said, "Yeah, it wasn't selling at all. He probably felt embarrassed and insisted on giving it to me. I didn't want to take it. What's wrong with him? Did he do something bad? Did he eat someone's livestock to death?"
Guan Feng shook his head and said, "If only it were livestock! Zhang Yongqiang sold these three cows to the market, and now more than 100 people have been poisoned, and the number is still being updated."
Zhang Huafeng was stunned.
He then burst into a tirade, cursing, "That bastard! That bastard! How dare he? How dare he? I told him it was poisoned, it was poisoned! It can't be sold, how could he still sell it?"
Guan Feng asked, "When you made that suggestion, was there any evidence? Like surveillance footage or dashcam footage?"
Zhang Huafeng shook his head and said, "Where is that? I took them to the field. By the way, if you want evidence, isn't the best evidence that I only charged him 100 yuan for three cows? If there were no problem, would I have sold them to him at that price? I didn't even intend to charge him any money."
Guan Feng said, "What you said makes sense, and we will consider it. However, relatively speaking, more direct evidence would be more favorable to you."
Zhang Huafeng thought for a moment, then shook his head and sighed, saying, "It seems there really isn't one."
Guan Feng asked, "Could you elaborate on the poisoning incident?"
Zhang Huafeng sighed and said, "About a week ago, I noticed that three cows in the cowshed were not in good spirits, so I called the town's veterinarian to take a look. Veterinarian Yang said that they were probably poisoned and that they probably wouldn't survive. As soon as I heard that, I immediately called the police and got some medicine to see if we could save them. The day before yesterday, the cows were completely dead and were foaming at the mouth, so I had no choice but to treat them on the spot."
Guan Feng asked, "You said you called the police about this?"
Zhang Huafeng nodded and said, "Yes."
Guan Feng asked, "What did the police say?"
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