是跟他一伙儿的吗 还不知道 需要警方调查
“with the rebar thief? We don't know yet. We'll have to wait for the police to investigate.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
正好是之前邬先生 让堆沙子的地方 偷钢筋的人
“happened to be where Mr. Wu had sand piled up. Was he in cahoots”
是跟他 一伙儿的 吗 还不知道 需要警方 调查
“with the rebar thief? We don't know yet. We'll have to wait for the police to investigate.”
周律和刘总 在金沙池等警察来
“Mr. Zhou and Mr. Liu are waiting for the police at Golden Sands Pool.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In corporate and property disputes in China, deferring to official police determination ('police investigation') is standard practice to avoid slander or liability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in the same gang / in cahoots
A common colloquial idiom used to describe people colluding together, often with illicit connotations.
not known yet / too early to tell
Standard phrase to withhold premature judgment when information is pending.
police investigation
Used in formal or serious spoken contexts when referring to law enforcement inquiries.
Marks the initial clause as a direct yes-no question.
