The first murder had seemed accidental, and would have been officially registered a suicide if not for the near imperceptible signs of break-and-enter the forensics team had found at the scene of the crime. And even then the investigation would likely have ended up as boxes of dusty papers orphaned in the police warehouse if not for the astonishing series of events which followed, events which had the local authorities floundering in denial even as the situation escalated dramatically.

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 said on
April 19, 2011

太暴力。

:(

):
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April 19, 2011
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April 20, 2011
@MoNigeria,

哈哈哈哈哈哈......

--Echo

echo@popupchinese.com
 said on
April 20, 2011
@Alzoming,

暴力吗? 我怎么没感觉到暴力的表现哦?
 said on
April 23, 2011
Great lesson! Very practical and great for all the Chinese DVD TV dramas I like to watch like 黑洞, 黑冰,冬至, 等等。 我非常喜欢看破案片。
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April 24, 2011
@jnewman

Have you seen the drama 讀心神探 Every Move You Make? It's a HK drama with Bowie Lam and it's a bit like The Mentalist. It's quite interesting. Also the Japanese drama Gallileo is pretty interesting if you like the science behind solving crimes.
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April 26, 2011
@jnewman,

你对中国的侦探片真熟悉啊......我怎么就受不了中国电视剧呢(除了个别少数的)?

--Echo

echo@popupchinese.com
 said on
January 7, 2013
我最喜欢的连环杀后电影是一部比利时电影叫Man bites dog.它是一部另类的搞笑片!
 said on
October 17, 2013
should not 黑社会斗殴 hēishèhuì dǒuōu

be hēishèhuì dòu'ōu ?
 said on
October 18, 2013
@etbaccata,

Yes. hēishèhuì dòu'ōu is correct. Thanks!
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May 12, 2014
@echo

Have you seen Memories of Murder, the Korean film? It is one of the best serial killer films ever. It is also filled with layers addressing Korean politics, history, etc.