Chapter 748: Chapter 401: Such an Outcome Is Not Unexpected

After receiving orders, the two arrest teams quickly mobilized and set out to execute the arrest tasks for the two suspects separately.

Wan’s team captured one of the suspects, Ma Qiang, while Qin Feng’s group successfully controlled the other suspect, Li Guang.

Both were taken from their homes, the entire process was surprisingly calm.

When the two suspects were brought to the interrogation area, they looked dazed, as if they were still recovering from the sudden control.

One hour later, formal interrogations began simultaneously in interrogation rooms 1 and 2.

In interrogation room 1, Wan teamed up with another experienced officer to start questioning Zhang Qiang.

Wan first followed protocol to verify basic information: "Name? Age? Profession?"

The other party answered softly: "My name is Ma Qiang, 43 years old, living in the Fifth Society of Qifu Village, and I make my living farming."

His tone was slightly tense, and he went on to say that he felt tremendous pressure once inside, and thus did not resist at the time of arrest.

Wan then smoothly transitioned to the main point, his tone steady yet imposing: "Do you know why we brought you here today?"

Zhang Qiang shook his head vigorously, denying repeatedly like a rattle.

"I was at home preparing to go out, planning to go to the fields to handle the greenhouse vegetables—I have no idea why you arrested me!"

At that moment, Wan suddenly raised his hand and slammed it onto the table with a loud "bang," his voice stern, "Stop playing dumb here! Don’t you know what you’ve done?"

Zhang Qiang appeared even more flustered, his voice somewhat trembling: "What... what did I do?"

"I’m just an ordinary vegetable grower, the greenhouse vegetables are operated legally, no pesticides used, and no one’s died from eating them!"

Wan stared him in the eyes, pressing gradually: "I didn’t say anything about that."

"Do you know the guy who also engages in greenhouse planting—Zhao Gang?"

Upon hearing the name "Zhao Gang," Zhang Qiang’s brows furrowed instantly, hesitated before answering, "Isn’t he already dead?"

"Yes, I knew him, but he’s gone now..."

"Just because he’s dead, you come looking for me?"

For a moment, Zhang Qiang was tongue-tied, his face turned pale.

Wan continued pressing with a cold voice: "I haven’t mentioned a murder case yet, and you’re already thinking about it."

"Are you trying to admit to something?"

Wan purposely threw out the sentence, trying to observe Zhang Qiang’s reaction.

Zhang Qiang seemed a bit panicked, hurriedly shaking his head, arguing urgently: "Don’t frame me, I couldn’t possibly have thoughts of killing someone!"

"Between us, it’s only regular business competition, I have no reason to harm him."

"Besides, even though he was in the same line of business, frankly speaking, he wasn’t much of a threat to me."

"Our vegetable quality is obviously better than his, and our customer feedback is far more solid."

The other party continued to ask leisurely: "But from what we understand, currently 70% of the market share is in his hands, you only hold 30%."

"And last year due to unusual weather, your plantation suffered significant losses, that must’ve been tough for you, right?"

Zhang Qiang’s complexion slightly changed, but he forced himself to remain calm: "Don’t play games with me! What exactly are you trying to say?"

"Alright, let’s be direct—where were you last night?"

"I was at home sleeping, didn’t go out the whole night."

"Can your wife confirm this? Besides her, is there anyone else who can vouch for you?"

"No, it was just my wife and me at home."

"Where is your wife now?"

"She’s at home."

"Then describe in detail what you did last night."

"What time did you have dinner? What time did you go to bed? What did you do before sleeping?"

Zhang Qiang thought for a moment before replying: "Last night was pretty much like usual, finished dinner around seven."

"Then took a bath, went to bed around eight with my wife to rest."

The other party suddenly asked: "Didn’t watch TV? Went to bed that early?"

Hearing this, Zhang Qiang lowered his head, his voice slightly deepened: "Usually we’d watch TV for a while..."

"But last night my wife said... it’s been a long time since we had that, so we turned off the lights early."

His tone became somewhat embarrassed, he continued: "But you know, at this age, sometimes it’s really beyond one’s ability."

"We didn’t last long before we were tired, and then we fell asleep."

"After that... slept until morning."

"Woke up at seven the next day, had breakfast and went to the vegetable greenhouse, only to find pests on the leaves, I intended to apply some pesticides..."

Wan immediately seized on his words, pressing: "You just said you didn’t apply pesticides, so why are you now saying you intended to?"

Zhang Qiang quickly explained: "We rarely use pesticides, usually resorting to ecological pest control methods."

"But sometimes the pest problem is too severe, not applying really won’t work!"

"Especially in weather like this year, some pests breed extraordinarily fast."

"If not controlled in time, the entire vegetable field could be stripped overnight."

"When you came for me, I was just planning to get some pesticides and spray them in the evening, didn’t expect to be brought over by you." 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Upon hearing this, Wan suddenly flared up, slammed the table: "You better tell the truth!"

"Everything you say will be recorded and possibly become evidence in court."

"We now have comprehensive evidence showing major conflicts between you and the deceased, you have a very clear motive!"

Zhang Qiang looked anxious, his voice trembling with urgency: "Officer, you must investigate thoroughly!"

"Indeed, Zhao Gang and I had business competition, but it’s just the usual business friction."