现在刑警队也干卸磨杀驴这种事吗？
“Is the criminal department trying to steal credit too?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
让瞿大海把案子给抢过去了 还阻挠晓荷进专案组
“but you gave Qu Dahai the case and even stopped Xiaohe from joining the task force.”
现在刑警队也干 卸磨杀驴 这种事吗？
“Is the criminal department trying to steal credit too?”
队长 我这么做也是为了晓荷好
“Captain, I did it for Xiaohe's sake.”
“How can you discard someone who worked hard the moment you no longer need them?”
In Chinese law enforcement and workplace culture, loyalty and standing up for mistreated comrades are viewed as critical tests of personal character.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to kill the donkey once the grinding is done; to get rid of someone as soon as their usefulness ends
A vivid four-character idiom used to condemn betrayal or cold-hearted ingratitude toward a contributor.
to do this kind of underhanded or disgraceful thing
Used colloquially to criticize someone's unethical or dishonorable behavior.
Forms a rhetorical question that sharply delivers an accusation rather than asking for information.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You don't work in the Criminal Police Unit now. You're a traffic cop now but still, be careful.”
“City CID. What happened?”
“fall under our jurisdiction. You detectives shouldn't be sticking your nose in.”
“I think you should file a case.”
“the criminal police squad isn't someplace”
“It's not easy being a policeman.”