不如派个衙役到他家中一看
“Why not send a police runner to his home to check?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
恐怕另有隐情
“for being late.”
不如派个衙役到他家中一看
“Why not send a police runner to his home to check?”
“This will show your fairness and impartiality, My Lord.”
“Do not rush to judgment; let's check his home first so you look fair and avoid a mistake.”
In imperial Chinese legal proceedings, sending runners or bailiffs (yayi) to inspect crime scenes helped magistrates establish both evidence and a public perception of upright justice.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
why not / might as well
A polite, constructive way to introduce a better alternative or recommendation.
dispatch a / send a
Colloquial contraction of '派一个', commonly used when assigning tasks to personnel.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But you'll have to lure the police runners away from the door first.”
“Hasn't Officer Zhang already gotten the official document signed by the Prefect?”
“Has everything been arranged with Officer Zhang? It's all taken care of.”
“we'll just be beaten to death by these police runners later.”
“for questioning?”
“The officers were probably afraid of him,”