还在暗中调查我
“And he's secretly investigating me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我听说这陆鸣最近去放高利贷了
“I heard Lu Ming has started loan sharking recently.”
还在 暗中调查 我
“And he's secretly investigating me.”
“He thinks that with Uncle San's protection, he's untouchable.”
“He is stepping out of line and spying on me; we need to put him in his place.”
In Chinese organized crime or corporate factional drama, private investigations (暗中调查) violate informal alliances and signal an imminent betrayal or power grab.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
investigate secretly / probe covertly
A formal and common collocation used when surveillance or inquiries are conducted without the subject's knowledge.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“investigating me openly and secretly.”
“Also, send someone to secretly check”
“trying to find out what exactly I've uncovered.”