所以就要杀我灭口 先解决掉外面的人
“So you want to kill me? Get rid of the people outside first.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
杨健被抓 王力的案子再查下去 就要查到你头上了
“Yang Jian was arrested. If they keep investigating Wang Li's case, they will come to you.”
所以 就要 杀我灭口 先 解决掉 外面的人
“So you want to kill me? Get rid of the people outside first.”
我慢慢跟你解释 外面的是什么人
“I'll explain to you later. Who are those people outside?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
The idiom '灭口' captures a classic trope in Chinese crime and martial narrative traditions where conspirators eliminate informants to break evidence chains.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
kill me to silence me / silence the witness
A set phrase used in crime dramas and intense conflicts when an accomplice or witness is targeted for elimination.
take care of / get rid of / eliminate
Euphemistic spoken expression commonly meaning to physically eliminate or kill a threat.