这不是想着抓到他之后 就能找到幕后之人吗？
“Once we caught him, we'd find the one behind it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
秘密离开西京 就和萧兄假扮蛇头来见他
“and slip out of the capital. So Mr. Xiao and I posed as the snakehead to meet him.”
这不是 想着 抓到他之后 就能 找到 幕后之人 吗 ？
“Once we caught him, we'd find the one behind it.”
我听说吕崇山的主子 派出不少线人在找他
“I heard Lv Chongshan's master sent plenty of spies to find him,”
“Cut me some slack—I only took the risk because it was our best shot at unmasking the mastermind.”
In Chinese teamwork and partner dynamics, subordinate or rogue actions are often forgiven if the pragmatic end goal serves the collective mission.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the mastermind behind the scenes
Commonly used in detective, legal, or suspense contexts to refer to the puppet master directing illegal schemes.
wasn't I just thinking that...
A typical conversational preface used to justify one's actions when being questioned or criticized.
Forms a rhetorical question seeking agreement and softens the defensive tone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Then catch the mastermind behind this.”
“We need to catch the mastermind.”
“to find the murderer.”