戚严的生平能抹得一干二净
“[Qi Yan=Old Scorpion?] Qi Yan's history could be erased completely, [Huaiguang Murder Case—Red Dress, Wrist Slashing, Bow Knot, Oedipus Complex, Misogyny] [8.17 Case—Drugs, Killing a Police Officer, Sniper, Knife] [Ningyuan, Haizhou Murder Case— New Red Dress, New Bow Knot, Needle, Protest]”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这个七叔可能就是 他明面上的代言人
“This Qi might be his spokesperson on the surface. [Qi Yan=Old Scorpion?]”
戚严的生平能 抹得一干二净
“[Qi Yan=Old Scorpion?] Qi Yan's history could be erased completely, [Huaiguang Murder Case—Red Dress, Wrist Slashing, Bow Knot, Oedipus Complex, Misogyny] [8.17 Case—Drugs, Killing a Police Officer, Sniper, Knife] [Ningyuan, Haizhou Murder Case— New Red Dress, New Bow Knot, Needle, Protest]”
但是这个七叔 不太可能
“[Ningyuan, Haizhou Murder Case— New Red Dress, New Bow Knot, Needle, Protest] but this Qi's [Jingang Wharf—Drugs, Killing a Police Officer, Revenge. Kuangshan—Drug Factory] [Brother? Father?] is less likely to be.”
“Even if the mastermind covered his tracks, we can break through via his accomplice.”
In Chinese criminal investigation narratives, masterminds often use public proxies (daidengren) whose lower-level public profiles provide the critical investigative breakthrough.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
completely clean; thoroughly
A widely used four-character idiom describing absolute thoroughness, often applied to wiping, eating, forgetting, or clearing things.
life story; background biography
A formal noun denoting someone's entire life history or background dossier.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What is Qi Yan up to?”
“Qi Yan is not dead.”
“Qi Yan committed terrible crimes.”
“Qi Yan was arrested on the spot.”
“Qi Yan, Qi, and Qiu Ye— none of them is here.”
“Qi Yan was Old Scorpion's subordinate too.”