正要进一步调查 却死于非命
“But before he could dig deeper, he was killed.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
果然 他一到淮西 便查出有人虚报军需 冒领军械
“Indeed, right after arriving in Huaixi, he uncovered fraud involving military supplies and weapons.”
正要 进一步 调查 却 死于非命
“But before he could dig deeper, he was killed.”
大楚立刻派公输仰前往调查
“Dachu immediately sent Gongshu Yang to take up the investigation.”
“He clearly touched a nerve and was murdered to keep him quiet.”
The idiom '死于非命' in political narratives almost always connotes an orchestrated hit to prevent exposure of systemic corruption.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to die a violent or unnatural death
A set idiomatic phrase used to imply foul play, murder, or tragic sudden demise.
to investigate further
Standard administrative and legal phrasing for continuing an inquiry.