我…我为什么要害死他们呀？
“Why… Why would I kill them?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I had nothing to do with them.”
我…我 为什么要害死 他们呀？
“Why… Why would I kill them?”
方秀虹是你什么人？
“Who is Fang Xiuhong to you?”
“Your accusation makes no sense—I had no reason whatsoever to kill them!”
In Chinese legal rhetoric and disputes, arguing '无冤无仇' (no grievance, no enmity) via rhetorical questions is a standard immediate reflex to establish innocence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
why would [one] / why should [one]
Used in rhetorical questions to emphasize the irrationality or implausibility of an alleged motive.
to cause the death of / to murder
A resultative complement construction ('害' harm + '死' dead) describing causing fatal harm.
Softens the rhetorical question while conveying emotional urgency, exasperation, and distress.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why are you causing me demise? I'm causing you demise?”
“Why are you trying to ruin it for me?”
“why you tried to harm me.”
“Why should I stop them for those people?”