就是凶手 在畏罪潜逃的路上
“is that the killer while on the run,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就是 凶手 在 畏罪潜逃 的路上
“is that the killer while on the run,”
出意外死了
“died in an accident.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese legal culture, an accidental death of a suspect robs the victim and investigators of formal justice and public confession, often seen as a lingering grievance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to abscond to avoid punishment; to flee from justice
A formal four-character legal idiom commonly used in police work and crime reporting.
on the way to / while in the process of
Useful both literally for physical transit and metaphorically for continuous processes.