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“When he reached the barren slope, I rushed out, grabbed a towel, strangled him, and restrained him. He struggled desperately, his arms and legs were scratched by weeds and gravel, and his fingernails were covered in mud and weeds. He even scratched my arm, which made me even angrier. I took out the dagger I had prepared beforehand and stabbed him in the chest. He fell to the ground, struggled for a while, and then stopped moving.”

“I was terrified at the time, so I thought I’d bury him and hide his body so you wouldn’t find out. I dug a pit in the farmland and buried him. Then I took all his belongings, including his cell phone and ID card, and threw them into the weeds on the barren slope,” Zhang Feng continued, tears streaming down his face. “I drove back to the village, hid the dagger in the seat crevice of the car, put my muddy sneakers back in the closet, and changed and washed my clothes. I thought I was being very discreet and that you wouldn’t find out, but I didn’t expect you to find it anyway.”

After saying this, Zhang Feng completely broke down. The hand that was wielding the fruit knife fell to his sides, and his eyes were filled with despair. Lu Chuan seized this opportunity and gave a signal to the detectives beside him. The detectives immediately rushed forward, quickly snatched the fruit knife from Zhang Feng's hand, pinned him to the ground, handcuffed him, and firmly controlled him to prevent him from resisting.

“Zhang Feng, you are suspected of intentional homicide. We are now arresting you in accordance with the law. You have the right to remain silent, but every word you say will be used as evidence in court,” Lu Chuan said sternly as he walked up to Zhang Feng. Zhang Feng lay on the ground, offering no resistance, only crying incessantly, muttering, “I was wrong, I shouldn’t have killed him, I regret it, I really regret it…”

The investigators pulled Zhang Feng up from the ground, escorted him out of the bedroom, and put him in a police car. Then, Lu Chuan, along with Yang Lin and Zhang Kai, entered the bedroom and conducted a thorough examination, collecting relevant traces and evidence. They found some bloodstains in a corner of the bedroom wall. Preliminary assessment suggested that the bloodstains were Zhang Feng's, likely left by Tian Xuewen during their struggle, after he was scratched. Yang Lin carefully extracted the bloodstains, placed them in a sealed evidence bag, and sent them to the laboratory for testing and comparison.

Meanwhile, investigators found Zhang Feng's clothes in the yard of his sister's house. The clothes had faint dark red stains, suspected to be blood, which were carefully collected and sent to the laboratory for testing. Additionally, based on Zhang Feng's confession, investigators went to a barren slope at the eastern end of Qinjiagou Village to search for Tian Xuewen's mobile phone, ID card, and other items. After more than an hour of meticulous searching, they finally found Tian Xuewen's mobile phone, ID card, and other items in the weeds on the slope. These items were covered in mud and weeds and were carefully collected as key evidence in the case and sent to the laboratory for testing.

Subsequently, Lu Chuan arranged for some investigators to remain at Zhang Feng's sister's house to continue examining the scene and collecting relevant traces and physical evidence. At the same time, they questioned Zhang Mei to understand Zhang Feng's recent emotional changes and the circumstances of Zhang Feng hiding in her house. The other group of investigators escorted Zhang Feng back to the Municipal Criminal Investigation Detachment to prepare for a formal interrogation of Zhang Feng, further verify his criminal facts, and reconstruct the complete course of the case.

Upon returning to the Municipal Criminal Investigation Detachment, Zhang Feng was escorted to the interrogation room. The room was dimly lit and the atmosphere was serious. There were two chairs and a table. On the table were an interrogation logbook, a pen, and photographs of relevant evidence. Lu Chuan assigned two experienced investigators to interrogate Zhang Feng, while he himself sat in the monitoring room, observing Zhang Feng's expressions and listening to the entire interrogation process to ensure it was conducted legally and in an orderly manner.

Before the interrogation began, the investigators showed Zhang Feng the summons and informed him of his rights and obligations. Then, they began the formal interrogation. "Zhang Feng, you must truthfully confess to the entire process of murdering Tian Xuewen three days ago, including your preparations before the crime, the specific steps of the crime, the aftermath, and all conflicts and entanglements between you and Tian Xuewen. You must not conceal anything; otherwise, your crime will be aggravated," the investigator said sternly, his eyes fixed on Zhang Feng.

Zhang Feng sat in a chair, head bowed, hair disheveled, tears still streaming down his face, his expression one of despair. Hearing the investigator's words, he slowly raised his head, sighed, and said, "I confess truthfully, I confess everything truthfully. I have nothing to hide anymore. I killed Tian Xuewen. I was wrong, I was really wrong." Then, Zhang Feng began to truthfully confess his crime, which was largely consistent with his confession at his sister's house, further reconstructing the complete course of the case.

Zhang Feng confessed that his conflict with Tian Xuewen had a long history. Ever since Tian Xuewen proposed transferring the village's idle farmland, he had strongly opposed it. His family's three mu of land, located on that idle farmland, was ancestral property left to him by his father, which he cherished dearly. Although his income from farming it was low, he was unwilling to transfer the land to outsiders, and even more unwilling to lose his only source of income. Tian Xuewen visited him many times to communicate and patiently explain the benefits of land transfer, but Zhang Feng remained unmoved. He even felt that Tian Xuewen wanted to use the land transfer to seek personal gain and make dirty money. Therefore, he frequently and publicly insulted Tian Xuewen in the village, leading to conflicts with him.

Three days ago, in the afternoon, Tian Xuewen visited Zhang Feng again to discuss the land transfer. This time, Tian Xuewen's tone was somewhat heavy. He said that the land transfer had been agreed upon by the majority of the villagers, with only a few remaining who hadn't signed. He hoped Zhang Feng could consider the overall situation and agree to the land transfer, so as not to hinder the village's development. He also said that if Zhang Feng still didn't agree, he would take coercive measures according to relevant regulations to legally transfer the land. Upon hearing Tian Xuewen's words, Zhang Feng was immediately enraged, feeling that Tian Xuewen was threatening him and trying to force him to lose everything. Therefore, he had a heated argument with Tian Xuewen and even pushed him. Tian Xuewen, also somewhat angry, threatened Zhang Feng, saying he would make him pay the price, and then turned and left Zhang Feng's house.

After Tian Xuewen left, Zhang Feng grew increasingly angry and desperate. He felt that Tian Xuewen would definitely keep his word and confiscate his land, leaving him with nothing. (End of Chapter)