你龟缩在这里 你告诉我你破不了案
“and you're hiding out, telling me you can't solve it?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
辛辛苦苦把这个借调给要下来了
“This time, I fought to get assigned here,”
你 龟缩在 这里 你告诉我 你 破不了案
“and you're hiding out, telling me you can't solve it?”
怪我
“My fault.”
“I went out on a limb to get you this assignment, and now you are acting like a total coward.”
In Chinese public sector and police units, arranging a 'jiediao' (temporary secondment) involves using personal connections and institutional credit; failing to deliver results after receiving such favor causes extreme loss of face for the sponsor.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to hole up; to withdraw like a turtle into its shell
A derogatory, colorful spoken verb used to condemn someone hiding away coward-like rather than confronting difficulties.
to crack a criminal case
Standard procedural term in police and crime contexts for solving a case.
