《Trace of the Detective》New Easter Egg: Underwater ballistics experiment leaves suspense

 —Trace of the Detective—The “Detective’s Ballistic” easter egg was released on October 3, bringing the camera to the underwater ballistics comparison experiment.Cui Xun, played by Zhang Yi, stood in front of a workbench filled with bullet samples, selected a firearm, and fired continuously into the experimental pool.At the end of the clip, the words “Stay tuned《The Detective's Ballistic》” appeared, leaving a hint for the subsequent story.At present, the release date or complete production schedule of the next part has not been announced for this easter egg.

The film is adapted from the true deeds of trace inspection expert Cui Daozhi and is based on real cases.Cui Daozhi is the winner of the July 1st Medal and one of the first batch of criminal investigation experts specially invited by the Ministry of Public Security.The film transforms his professional experience into Cui Xun's growth line, telling how a technician who was not taken seriously at first worked with his comrades on the front line of criminal investigation and gradually became an expert in trace detection.

The Easter eggs continue the film’s focus on physical evidence.Ear muffs, guns, samples and preset water pools together form the experimental space, and each shot serves the collection and comparison of ballistic traces.The scene looks action-packed, but the goal of the work always points to verification.Every step of the operation in the shot is connected to the character's professional habit of constantly looking for evidence.

The case analysis blackboard that then appeared was filled with clues and suspect reports, which meant that the experiment would not exist in isolation.Physical evidence needs to be brought back into the context of the case, checked, explained, and ultimately help restore what happened.This short clip once again condenses the core experience of the film: whether small traces can become evidence depends on long-term and repeated professional work.

Cui Xun in the movie insists that "Everything that passes must leave traces". The character does not rely on easily obtained confessions to complete his reasoning, but continues to examine fragments of physical evidence that are easily overlooked.Trace detection work is usually complicated and time-consuming. Movies bring this kind of labor to the audience, and also allow the crime-solving process to have a rhythm closer to professional reality.

At the Shanghai roadshow on October 3, Chen Sicheng exchanged creative experiences with main creators such as Zhang Yi, Ma Li, Chen Minghao, Wang Junkai, and Li Chen.The director said that what the characters said and did will leave traces. The team hopes to try its best to restore the truth, and also bears the responsibility of not letting down the trust of the prototype characters and the audience.The title of the film thus connects professional work and human life.

Zhang Yi compared Cui Xun to a rock in the river, with comrades around him coming and going like flowing water.This metaphor corresponds to the character's state of sticking to the same job for a long time, and also includes the loneliness caused by separation.The film spans many years of criminal investigation experience. The audience sees not only the results after the case is over, but also how those who remain on the job face the changes of time.

Huang Rende, played by Ma Li, provides another kind of support for this line of persistence.During the road show, she described Huang Rende as the "glue" in the iron triangle: when Cui Xun was not recognized, she was willing to stand up and support him, both as a partner and as a friend.Professional judgment requires collaboration, and the long-established trust between characters becomes the emotional basis for continued work.

Chen Minghao plays Wang Weiguo, and he and Ye Zhongcheng, played by Wang Junkai, have a relationship between seniors and juniors.Chen Minghao said that Wang Weiguo first helped the young people on their horses and gave them a ride, and then let the young people pursue the truth on their own.This relationship implements professional inheritance into specific interactions: help does not replace choice, and experience must ultimately be handed over to those who come after them and continue to be used in new tasks.

Ye Zhongcheng, whom Wang Junkai understood, was also deeply influenced by his three predecessors Cui Xun, Huang Rende and Wang Weiguo.Be loyal to your own choices, learn dedication, and continue to search for the truth, which constitutes the growth direction of the character.The film therefore establishes connections between characters of different ages, and the working methods and value judgments of the older generation enter into the experience of young people through joint investigation of cases.

Li Chen and Zhang Yi have known each other for more than 20 years. After filming the elderly scene, the two specially took a group photo together as a souvenir.This behind-the-scenes detail echoes the time span in the film.The actors need to show what the characters look like after many years of experience. The years they have spent together off-screen also allow them to have a direct feeling of companionship and changes.Roadshow communication extends from roles to cooperation experiences, giving the relationships between characters an additional layer of understandable background.

The film is written and directed by Chen Sicheng, with Zhang Ji as the screenwriter and Hui Zijie as co-screenwriter. The film is based on the book "Chinese Detective - Republic Criminal Police Cui Daozhi".Zhang Yi, Ma Li, Chen Minghao lead the cast, with Wang Junkai, Fan Chengcheng, Chen Feiyu and others participating.Multiple characters enter the case together, allowing the film to simultaneously present professional division of labor, different generations and long-term collaboration.

This new easter egg brings the possible subsequent ballistic work into view, and also gives a new entrance to the discussion of the currently being screened story.For the audience, the relationship between experimental procedures, character persistence and the inheritance of predecessors is still the most noteworthy part of the film.Closing a case requires a clear result, and every comparison and waiting before arriving at the result constitutes the professional life of these people.