"Line of Fire Pursuit" is a series of ten series of TV movies produced by CCTV Movie Channel, when the movie channel produced several more classic works, such as the "Lu Xiaofeng" series, "Dart To the World" series, its biggest feature is that each one is a unit story, but there are core clues, with a little suspense, the overall story is coherent. It was only broadcast on the movie channel, which was a relatively sophisticated TV movie production produced in China in those years.
"Pursuit of the Murderer in the Line of Fire" is a three-person detective team composed of "Tiger Detective" Zhong Lang, played by Zhong Hanliang, talented detective Han Fei, and beautiful forensic doctor Yu Shengnan, set in Shanghai during the Republic of China period, revealing the various darknesses of Shanghai Beach and the current social trend presented by the background of the times.
An experienced core team leader, a mobile encyclopedia, a forensic doctor with a strong professional skill, and any combination of them have completed all the necessary conditions for the detective team.
The first "Blood Blade" begins with the serial killer "Throat Cutter" as a clue, so that Zhong Lang, Han Fei, and Yu Shengnan can successfully form a team.
Zhong Lang has been crawling and fighting at the bottom of the Shanghai Beach since he was a child, doing many things in order to survive, and later joined the police station, slowly becoming the inspector, there is a sense of righteousness on his body, there is a hint of banditry, and there are friendships with both black and white, although the background is complex but upright, the handling is not smooth but can be alone; at first he did not believe in science, he was more arbitrary, and then he and the other two ran in, and gradually changed.
Han Fei is a genius with an IQ of 180, his dream is to become a detective who punishes evil and promotes goodness, regards Zhong Lang as an idol, knows everything about entomology, biology, geology, etc., and is an encyclopedia in the team; but he is a scum of war, not very interested in literature, and only "loaded" in order to solve the case in the later stage; the family is well-off, but because of his young age, he is particularly grounded, occasionally impulsive, low emotional intelligence, and is treated as a child by the other two.
Yu received two master's degrees, one Doctorate, five A-class scholarships from pennsylvania Medical University, the youngest professor at St. John's University, and director of the Anatomy Laboratory. Obsessed with scientific research, interested in the dead is greater than in the living. Integrity, occasionally appear a tendon, feminine lack, the later slowly like Zhong Lang gradually improved.
It can be seen that the team of these three people can complement each other's personalities and functions, each with its own position, but it also needs to be slowly run-in.
The second "Desperate Sniper" by the two major gangs in Shanghai Beach, inadvertently killed a mother and son, veteran Liu Tianhe to avenge his relatives, in addition to the investigation, exposed the current situation of the people who were harassed by the gang forces in Shanghai Beach at that time and the impact of the gang infighting, even if it is the patrol room is powerless.
The third part, "Black Gun Doubt", consists of a female corpse who was tortured before her death, involving the arsenal to cut corners and change the design drawings, and produce unreasonable firearms to supply to the soldiers in the front in order to control the military forces and achieve ulterior motives.
The fourth part of "Sudden Death" is suddenly killed in the boxing ring by Zhong Lang's good friend Boxer Ah Bin, which leads to the Japanese letting Ah Bin play fake punches in order to assassinate the US presidential candidate and make the relationship between the two countries rigid.
The story method in the fifth "Gravedigger" is somewhat like "Bone Hunting", the murderer locks each victim in the cellar, lets the police send a ransom, generally for 12 hours, the air in the confined space is exhausted, and the victim dies; Yu Shengnan inadvertently discovers some secrets, and is arrested by the murderer together with Han Fei, during which some of Zhong Lang's previous experiences are involved, and finally the murderer only wants revenge.
The sixth part of "Feast of Horrors" is because the tycoon of Shanghai Beach has passed his birthday, worried about being revenge by the enemy, and asked Zhong Lang and others to protect him, involving the reasons for the internal turmoil and corruption in the army a few years ago, resulting in the defeat of the soldiers.
The seventh "Mad Demon Reappears" inherits the first throat cutter and escapes, committing a series of cases, leaving the patrol house exhausted and eventually robbing the bank. It involves the "Golden Snake Society", the force behind the throat slayer, and the past of Yu Shengnan's parents.
The eighth "Innocent Defense" is when Zhong Lang is planted and imprisoned on suspicion that he is the murderer of the senator, and Han Fei and Yu Shengnan run outside for him, and finally do a not guilty plea and catch the murderer who really framed him.
The ninth part, "Breaking Through the Dark Curtain", is in the "anti-smoking campaign" in the French Concession, han fei accidentally involved in a shooting case, involving the struggle of the upper floor of the patrol house and the struggle for opium production and interests in Shanghai Beach.
The tenth part, "Deathzone", is caused by some beggars who have inexplicably died and disappeared, and it is discovered that the Japanese are experimenting with poison gas from the displaced people on the beach and will be used in war in the future.
Ten stories, each of which basically adopts the original reasoning method, starting from the deceased, looking for clues little by little, several of which are the interaction between the murderer and the detective team, sending clues to enhance the tension and suspense of reasoning.
The plot combines the background of the times at that time, enriches the content of the story, involving gangster armed fighting, patrol infighting, the control of Shanghai Beach in Britain, the United States and France, and the conspiracy ambitions of the Japanese throughout, until the last story pushes patriotic feelings to a climax.
Some of the supporting characters in the film also have their own characteristics, which can reflect the various people in the shanghai beach at that time.
For example, Inspector Hong, who was somewhat timid and afraid of things, was sleek and sophisticated in his position, but never gave in to the issue of principle, the same as the characteristics of those who were in power at that time.
For example, the old hole, the old fritters in the patrol room, the live map on the beach, the sleek and humorous, some forces, but the heart is kind, the popularity is excellent, is a set of low-level people survival characteristics in one of the characters.
For example, Li John, a new detective who was vigorously cultivated by the patrol room, was proud and conceited, young and vigorous, always thinking that he could do something big with his own ability, but because he was too young to understand the officialdom, he gave his life.
For example, Yu Liben, among all the murderers, he has the most drama and is also the most powerful, he can challenge the trio for two whole units by himself, and his comprehensive strength is the highest. But he represents the epitome of the little people climbing up in the chaotic times, even if they are capable, they are also a pawn, and the slightest carelessness becomes an outcast.
In terms of actor selection setting, it is also quite surprising.
Zhong Hanliang before Zhong Lang or always showed the image of a beautiful man, this time because of playing Zhong Lang, both the appearance and personality have changed greatly, the beard is sloppy, will say dirty words, a bit of machismo, a word of fighting.
Shi Xiaolong as Han Fei is a weak chicken detective who only has book knowledge and no skills at all, which is very different from his previous image of "high and strong", in the face of a few fight scenes, he always feels that he is possessed by a "martial arts master" in the next second, and kills a piece in a second, although he is not used to it, but his acting skills do not drop the chain at all.
Qi Fang has always played elegant women before, and this time she plays Yu Shengnan, a Frankenstein with a tougher personality than men, which is also a breakthrough.
No matter how many serendipities there are, the performance of the entire cast group is almost unqualified, and the supporting roles use familiar faces and look very kind.
In addition, the details of this play are also relatively perfect, such as in "Feast of Horrors", the opening Han Fei throws frisbee techniques very accurately, and later he uses darts to cut off the explosive lead; for example, the street side view sees the numbers written with paint on the wall, and later confirms that it is the murderer's work; for example, Han Fei is not very interested in literature, and zhang Daqian's calligraphy and painting are ridiculed, and he has not seen "The Count of Monte Cristo" in the later face of Yu Liben's challenge; such as Yu Shengnan's laboratory explosion, and the later scene has changed...
Of course, there are also certain bugs in the reasoning plot of the whole drama, and the story design can see the shadow of many stories, but the flaws are not hidden, this series is not too well known, but it is considered to be at the middle and upper level in the domestic reasoning drama.