那他们的人很可能就在南安号上
“their people are likely on Nan'an.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
也是当年挖黄昏草的军阀所为
“was also the work of the warlord who dug up the Twilight Grass back then,”
那他们的人 很可能 就在南安号上
“their people are likely on Nan'an.”
既然现在所有线索都指向南安号
“Since all clues now point to Nan'an,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In plot-driven Chinese investigative narratives, speakers frequently bounce logical inferences off each other using deductive connectors to build consensus before taking action.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
very likely / highly probable
Standard phrase to express strong probability in analytical or conversational deductions.
right on / located aboard
Specifies a precise location with certainty or focus.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But if he tries to interfere with it or do anything out of line,”
“yet no one on board was poisoned. That's for you to investigate, I suppose.”
“It really is the Nan'an.”
“On this route, the Nan'an is an absolute behemoth.”
“why not just send someone aboard the Nan'an to investigate?”
“This means these three people must have been poisoned aboard the ship.”