便是那次与展捕头一起 运送尸身过来的衙役
“That was the officer who brought the bodies over last time with Constable Zhan.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“after the case is closed. Do you know who took the bodies away? I certainly do.”
便是 那次与展捕头 一起 运送尸身 过来 的衙役
“That was the officer who brought the bodies over last time with Constable Zhan.”
“It's Prince Cheng's doing again. How could this happen?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional county administration separated civilian civil servants from physical enforcement personnel like constables (butou) and bailiffs (yayi).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
head constable; chief bailiff
Specific historical term for the leader of runners/bailiffs in an ancient county yamen.
yamen runner; bailiff
Refers to low-ranking subordinate officers carrying out arrests and escorts in imperial China.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“So someone quickly transported the bodies back onto a ship”
“Take the body back to the Bureau. When you're done, come find me at Wanshun's residence.”