but if you know there's a wall in front of you, why throw yourself at it?
This is so Lin Jing! Can't argue with that. *g*
I think he's enjoying working well with Zhao Yunlan, who is competent and decisive and treats him as competent and kind of like a partner/2IC.
Yes! I really like the way they work together, and Lao-Chu is clearly thriving. I wonder if the lower-stakes cases they must have had before contributed to his sense of being out of place - like, "why am I even here? anyone without any powers could be doing this" ...?
During the stakeout outside the Li's place, Guo Changcheng is in the driver's seat.
I noticed that too! I assumed he was the one who drove, yeah.
Wu Tian'en knows where to go to try to talk to his son. (This might be TV convenience, though.)
I think it's absolutely TV convenience, but also it can easily be explained by that lake being an important place for father and son when Wu Xiaojun was little.
Last episode, CSZ could tell on sight that Lin Yufen was ordinary, but he can't tell that Wu Tian'en isn't.
Oh! Great observation, I totally missed that. Yeah, the ability to recognise Dixingren really comes and goes, depending on what's convenient, right? I haven't been able to come up with a fanwank to explain it yet.
During the phonecall, Shen Wei kicks the "unofficial consultant" ball into motion, by saying, "Then, to prove my innocence, if Chief Zhao needs anything, I will do everything in my power to cooperate."
True, he absolutely does! And Zhao Yunlan promptly takes him up on it next episode. :D
I feel like the ring should be more significant. Maybe it's a Dixing ring? Or it's just to make us aware (again) of the importance of jewelry?
I think it's just another important token, a symbol of a relationshipo, yeah.
Zhu Jiu talking about the second step in his plan: could that be tracking down Ding Dun and starting to find the Awl?
I'm having trouble putting this together - would you mind explaining how that would be a second step in this plan, rather than a separate plan?
Investigating Ji Xiaobai's bathroom -- did Lin Jing make a forensics robot bug so he wouldn't have to go to crime scenes and get left behind anymore? Ha!
LOL, yeah, sure looks like it! Maybe he didn't want to get left behind any more? *g*
I didn't read it like that. I thought Shen Wei was sincere when he said he understood and offered to take responsibility.
I think he can be sincere in offering to take responsibility while also being 100% unimpressed by how the chancellor chose to address the issue ... (I really find the guy incredibly unpleasant.)
Yeah, I think this is very deliberate. IIRC, he doesn't get involved in the Mirror Girl case, either, except for acting as consultant.
Yeah, agreed! Definitely looks very deliberate to me. I never picked up on this before; it's fascinating! Really loving all the details this rewatch is bringing out. :D
I was trying to figure out if we ever see him. Maybe it's the Dixingren who blows up Shen Xi? Or Bao Laosan's wife?
The guy who blows up Shen Xi didn't get shot, though - he blew himself up. And we know the missing/dead captain is Mirror Girl's father, so ...
I don't think we see the person in question, but I wish we had, and that this entire arc about the mission 20 years ago had been developed in a bit more detail. It's so fascinating!
The abstract piece doesn't really fit with the overall display of wealth?
I guess I just don't know enough about art, becuase it didn't look obviously out of place to me. *g*
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This is so Lin Jing! Can't argue with that. *g*
I think he's enjoying working well with Zhao Yunlan, who is competent and decisive and treats him as competent and kind of like a partner/2IC.
Yes! I really like the way they work together, and Lao-Chu is clearly thriving. I wonder if the lower-stakes cases they must have had before contributed to his sense of being out of place - like, "why am I even here? anyone without any powers could be doing this" ...?
During the stakeout outside the Li's place, Guo Changcheng is in the driver's seat.
I noticed that too! I assumed he was the one who drove, yeah.
Wu Tian'en knows where to go to try to talk to his son. (This might be TV convenience, though.)
I think it's absolutely TV convenience, but also it can easily be explained by that lake being an important place for father and son when Wu Xiaojun was little.
Last episode, CSZ could tell on sight that Lin Yufen was ordinary, but he can't tell that Wu Tian'en isn't.
Oh! Great observation, I totally missed that. Yeah, the ability to recognise Dixingren really comes and goes, depending on what's convenient, right? I haven't been able to come up with a fanwank to explain it yet.
During the phonecall, Shen Wei kicks the "unofficial consultant" ball into motion, by saying, "Then, to prove my innocence, if Chief Zhao needs anything, I will do everything in my power to cooperate."
True, he absolutely does! And Zhao Yunlan promptly takes him up on it next episode. :D
I feel like the ring should be more significant. Maybe it's a Dixing ring? Or it's just to make us aware (again) of the importance of jewelry?
I think it's just another important token, a symbol of a relationshipo, yeah.
Zhu Jiu talking about the second step in his plan: could that be tracking down Ding Dun and starting to find the Awl?
I'm having trouble putting this together - would you mind explaining how that would be a second step in this plan, rather than a separate plan?
Investigating Ji Xiaobai's bathroom -- did Lin Jing make a forensics robot bug so he wouldn't have to go to crime scenes and get left behind anymore? Ha!
LOL, yeah, sure looks like it! Maybe he didn't want to get left behind any more? *g*
I didn't read it like that. I thought Shen Wei was sincere when he said he understood and offered to take responsibility.
I think he can be sincere in offering to take responsibility while also being 100% unimpressed by how the chancellor chose to address the issue ... (I really find the guy incredibly unpleasant.)
Yeah, I think this is very deliberate. IIRC, he doesn't get involved in the Mirror Girl case, either, except for acting as consultant.
Yeah, agreed! Definitely looks very deliberate to me. I never picked up on this before; it's fascinating! Really loving all the details this rewatch is bringing out. :D
I was trying to figure out if we ever see him. Maybe it's the Dixingren who blows up Shen Xi? Or Bao Laosan's wife?
The guy who blows up Shen Xi didn't get shot, though - he blew himself up. And we know the missing/dead captain is Mirror Girl's father, so ...
I don't think we see the person in question, but I wish we had, and that this entire arc about the mission 20 years ago had been developed in a bit more detail. It's so fascinating!
The abstract piece doesn't really fit with the overall display of wealth?
I guess I just don't know enough about art, becuase it didn't look obviously out of place to me. *g*