我向来是宁枉勿纵
“Whatever it takes, I won't let the guilty walk free.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“If… If you can't see through that, you call yourself an investigator?”
我 向来 是 宁枉勿纵
“Whatever it takes, I won't let the guilty walk free.”
“If you're dissatisfied, it's not Sun Zhiwang's fault.”
“I do not care if you are truly guilty or not; I will crush you anyway to secure my case.”
In Chinese historical drama, state inquisitors frequently embody the terrifying principle of 'ning wang wu zong' to project absolute authoritarian terror.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have always been; consistently
Prefaces a statement of personal habit, deep conviction, or longstanding principle.
better to punish the innocent than let the guilty go free
A classic idiom describing ruthless inquisitorial power; the deliberate inversion of 'better let ten guilty men go free'.
