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* DaylightHorror: [[spoiler: Zhu Jingjing falling several stories to her death in the summer school.]]
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* EntitledToHaveYou: Zhang Dongsheng to his wife.
* EpilogueLetter: Pu Pu's letter to Zhu Chaoyang.
* {{Foil}}: [[spoiler: Zhu Chaoyang]] and [[spoiler: Zhang Dongsheng]].
* EpilogueLetter: Pu Pu's letter to Zhu Chaoyang.
* {{Foil}}: [[spoiler: Zhu Chaoyang]] and [[spoiler: Zhang Dongsheng]].
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* AdultFear: The shocking death of [[spoiler: Zhu Jingjing]].
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* BeautyMark: One of Zhang Dongsheng's distinguishing features is a mole above his upper lip.
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* BodyInABreadbox: [[spoiler: Zhang Dongsheng stuffs Wang Li into the fridge after stabbing him.]]
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* StuffedIntoTheFridge: [[spoiler: Zhang Dongsheng stuffs Wang Li into the fridge after stabbing him.]]
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* HopeSpot: [[spoiler: Zhang Dongsheng, Zhu Chaoyang, Yan Liang, and Pu Pu have what almost seems to be a family lunch at McDonald's, and for a moment it seems like things will be sorted out.]]
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* HopeSpot: [[spoiler: Zhang Dongsheng, Zhu Chaoyang, Yan Liang, and Pu Pu have what almost seems to be a family lunch at McDonald's, UsefulNotes/McDonalds, and for a moment it seems like things will be sorted out.]]
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* FamousLastWords: [[spoiler: Zhang Dongshen says "Do you believe in fairytales?" (Chinese: "你可以相信童话吗" Nǐ kěyǐ xiāngxìn tónghuà ma) which is a callback to the two possible endings of René Descartes' tragic story.]] However, when the viewer looks close enough they can see that this line is actually dubbed in post. Fans of the show speculate two possibilities of what was said before it was dubbed over:
** "Master" (Chinese: "高手" Gāoshǒu) referring to the possibility [[spoiler: Chaoyang masterminded how everything turned out.]]
** [[spoiler: "You still have a chance: (Chinese: "你还有机会" Nǐ hái yǒu jīhuì), telling Chaoyang that he can start his life over.]]
** "Master" (Chinese: "高手" Gāoshǒu) referring to the possibility [[spoiler: Chaoyang masterminded how everything turned out.]]
** [[spoiler: "You still have a chance: (Chinese: "你还有机会" Nǐ hái yǒu jīhuì), telling Chaoyang that he can start his life over.]]
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* ADeadlyAffair: [[spoiler: It's implied that Xu Jing has been cheating on Zhang Dongsheng for awhile. When Dongsheng finds out he poisons Xu Jing.]]
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* ADeadlyAffair: [[spoiler: It's implied that Xu Jing has been cheating on Zhang Dongsheng for awhile. When Dongsheng finds out out, he poisons Xu Jing.]]
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* ADeadlyAffair: [[spoiler: It's implied that Xu Jing has been cheating on Zhang Dongsheng for awhile. When Dongsheng finds out he poisons Xu Jing.]]
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* TragicMistake: [[spoiler: Yan Liang asks Zhu Chaoyang to make a copy of the blackmail video on a memory card. When Yan Liang hands the copy over to Zhang Dongsheng, the memory card is blank to both of their surprise. This leads to disastrous consequences.]] Although this is up for debate if this is a mistake, or intentional depending on how the viewer interprets the events preceding it.
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: It's implied that Xu Jing has been cheating on Zhang Dongsheng for awhile.]]
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: It's implied that Xu Jing has been cheating on Zhang Dongsheng for awhile.]]
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* TragicMistake: [[spoiler: Yan Liang asks Zhu Chaoyang to make a copy of the blackmail video on a memory card. When Yan Liang hands the copy over to Zhang Dongsheng, the memory card is blank to both of their surprise. This leads to disastrous consequences.]] Although this is up for debate if this is a mistake, or intentional depending on how the viewer interprets the events preceding it.
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: It's implied that Xu Jing has been cheating on Zhang Dongsheng for awhile.]]it.
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: It's implied that Xu Jing has been cheating on Zhang Dongsheng for awhile.]]
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** In the novel, Zhu Chaoyang [[spoiler: actually kills his step-sister and his father. In the series it's ambiguous.]]
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* ChildhoodFriends: Chaoyang and Yan Liang were classmates and friends before Yan Liang went to the orphanage after his father was put in jail.
* DysfunctionalFamily: Zhu Chaoyang's parents are divorced. Before the divorce, it's implied that his father was cheating on his mother with Xu Jing and got her pregnant.
* FreeRangeChildren: Zhu Chaoyang, a latchkey kid, is often left to his own devices for days on end due to his mother's remote job. In addition, Yan Liang and Pu Pu have escaped from the orphanage so they have the ability to come and go where they please (when Chen Guansheng isn't chasing them.)
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* MeaningfulName: Chaoyang (朝阳) means 'Morning Sun' and Dongsheng (东升) means 'Rising East' alluding to the fact these two characters are tied in some way or anotheranother.
* MissingMom: Yan Liang's went to the orphanage after his dad's arrest. As to where his mom is, no one knows.
* MissingMom: Yan Liang's went to the orphanage after his dad's arrest. As to where his mom is, no one knows.
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* ParentalNeglect: Zhu Chaoyang's dad spends more time with Chaoyang's step-mother and half-sister, often leaving Chaoyang for them when they're supposed to be hanging out. Chaoyang's mother often spends days away from home due to her remote job.
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* BeautyMark: One of Zhang Dongsheng's distinguishing features is a mole above his upper lip.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: Zhang Dongsheng's fear of losing his wife drives him to murder.
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* TragicMistake: [[spoiler: Yan Liang asks Zhu Chaoyang to make a copy of the blackmail video on a memory card. When Yan Liang hands the copy over to Zhang Dongsheng, the memory card is blank to both of their surprise. This leads to disastrous consequences.]] Although this is up for debate if this is a mistake, or intentional depending on how the viewer interprets the events preceding it.it.
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: It's implied that Xu Jing has been cheating on Zhang Dongsheng for awhile.]]
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: It's implied that Xu Jing has been cheating on Zhang Dongsheng for awhile.]]
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: Chaoyang holds his dad as he lay dying.
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: Chaoyang holds his dad as he lay dying.]]
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* ArcWords: Zhang Dongsheng's, "Do you think I have a chance?"
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* ArcWords: Zhang Dongsheng's, "Do you think I still have a chance?"
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* CreepySingingChildren: Chaoyang, Yan Liang, and Pu Pu singing "Little White Boat" (Chinese: 小白船) as Zhang Dongsheng murders his wive's parents.
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* CreepySingingChildren: CreepyChildrenSinging: Chaoyang, Yan Liang, and Pu Pu singing "Little White Boat" (Chinese: 小白船) as Zhang Dongsheng murders his wive's wife's parents.
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: Chaoyang holds his dad as he lay dying.
* EntitledToHaveYou: Zhang Dongsheng to his wife.
* EntitledToHaveYou: Zhang Dongsheng to his wife.
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* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Handsome Zhang Dongsheng suddenly becomes a hundred times creepier [[spoiler: without his hair piece.]]
* FamousLastWords: [[spoiler: Zhang Dongshen says "Do you believe in fairytales?" (Chinese: "你可以相信童话吗" Nǐ kěyǐ xiāngxìn tónghuà ma) which is a callback to the two possible endings of René Descartes' tragic story.]] However, when the viewer looks close enough they can see that this line is actually dubbed in post. Fans of the show speculate two possibilities of what was said before it was dubbed over:
** "Master" (Chinese: "高手" Gāoshǒu) referring to the possibility [[spoiler: Chaoyang masterminded how everything turned out.]]
** [[spoiler: "You still have a chance: (Chinese: "你还有机会" Nǐ hái yǒu jīhuì), telling Chaoyang that he can start his life over.]]
* FamousLastWords: [[spoiler: Zhang Dongshen says "Do you believe in fairytales?" (Chinese: "你可以相信童话吗" Nǐ kěyǐ xiāngxìn tónghuà ma) which is a callback to the two possible endings of René Descartes' tragic story.]] However, when the viewer looks close enough they can see that this line is actually dubbed in post. Fans of the show speculate two possibilities of what was said before it was dubbed over:
** "Master" (Chinese: "高手" Gāoshǒu) referring to the possibility [[spoiler: Chaoyang masterminded how everything turned out.]]
** [[spoiler: "You still have a chance: (Chinese: "你还有机会" Nǐ hái yǒu jīhuì), telling Chaoyang that he can start his life over.]]
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* MeaningfulLook: Watch Zhang Dongsheng's eyes in the first episode when he finishes the conversation with his parents-in-law. For a split second, there is a downright chilling look in his eyes.
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* TheAce: Zhu Chaoyang is a whizz kid in the top of his class and has an incredibly high emotional intelligence which can be seen in his interactions with his parents.
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* DaylightHorror: [[spoiler: Zhu Jingjing falling several stories to her death in the summer school.]]
* CreepySingingChildren: Chaoyang, Yan Liang, and Pu Pu singing "Little White Boat" (Chinese: 小白船) as Zhang Dongsheng murders his wive's parents.
* DaylightHorror: [[spoiler: Zhu Jingjing falling several stories to her death in the summer school.]]
* DaylightHorror: [[spoiler: Zhu Jingjing falling several stories to her death in the summer school.]]
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* MeaningfulName: Chaoyang (朝阳) means 'Morning Sun' [[spoiler: and Dongsheng (东升) means 'Rising East' alluding to the fact these two characters are tied in some way.]]
* MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: [[spoiler: Wang Yao is hellbent on finding the truth of what happened to her daughter, heavily suspecting Zhu Chaoyang as the culprit. She goes as far as attacking Chaoyang and his mother to get them to confess. Her husband (Chaoyang's dad), Zhu Yongping refuses to admit the possibility.]]
* MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: [[spoiler: Wang Yao is hellbent on finding the truth of what happened to her daughter, heavily suspecting Zhu Chaoyang as the culprit. She goes as far as attacking Chaoyang and his mother to get them to confess. Her husband (Chaoyang's dad), Zhu Yongping refuses to admit the possibility.]]
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* MeaningfulName: Chaoyang (朝阳) means 'Morning Sun' [[spoiler: and Dongsheng (东升) means 'Rising East' alluding to the fact these two characters are tied in some way.]]
* MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: [[spoiler: Wang Yao is hellbent on finding the truth of what happened to her daughter, heavily suspecting Zhu Chaoyang as the culprit. She goes as far as attacking Chaoyang and his mother to get them to confess. Her husband (Chaoyang's dad), Zhu Yongping refuses to admit the possibility.]]way or another
* MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: [[spoiler: Wang Yao is hellbent on finding the truth of what happened to her daughter, heavily suspecting Zhu Chaoyang as the culprit. She goes as far as attacking Chaoyang and his mother to get them to confess. Her husband (Chaoyang's dad), Zhu Yongping refuses to admit the possibility.]]
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* SecretKeeper: Pu Pu, who [[spoiler: says in her letter, "Don't worry, I didn't tell Yan Liang" about what happened on the balcony, implying Pu Pu saw Chaoyang either cause Jingjing's death, or refuse to save her.]]
* StuffedIntoTheFridge: [[spoiler: Zhang Dongsheng stuffs Wang Li into the fridge after stabbing him.]]
* StuffedIntoTheFridge: [[spoiler: Zhang Dongsheng stuffs Wang Li into the fridge after stabbing him.]]
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* NeverFoundTheBody: We last see [[spoiler: Pu Pu in Episode 10 (Uncle Zhang). She is suffering from an asthma attack and the last we see of her she is seen passed out but not yet dead.]]
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* AdaptationDistillation: In order to comply with censorship, many of the novel's darker elements had to be adjusted to be suitable on the streaming site.
* AdultFear: The shocking death of [[spoiler: Zhu Jingjing]].
* AloneWithThePsycho:
** Zhu Chaoyang/Yan Liang/Pu Pu in Zhang Dongsheng's apartment.
* AdultFear: The shocking death of [[spoiler: Zhu Jingjing]].
* AloneWithThePsycho:
** Zhu Chaoyang/Yan Liang/Pu Pu in Zhang Dongsheng's apartment.
* ArcWords: Zhang Dongsheng's, "Do you think I have a chance?"
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* BerserkButton: "Do you think I have a chance?" This is the question that Zhang Dongsheng asks shortly before pushing his parents-in-law off Liufeng Mountain. Cool and composed before the question, there is a visible change in his demeanor when he realizes his wive's parents support her decision to divorce him.
* TheChessMaster: Depending on the viewer's interpretation, [[spoiler: and more explicitly in the novel, Zhu Chaoyang deliberately manufactures the death of his half-sister, his mother-in-law, his father-in-law and (possibly) Yan Liang.]]
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* {{Foil}}: [[spoiler: Zhu Chaoyang]] and [[spoiler: Zhang Dongsheng]].Dongsheng]].
* HopeSpot: [[spoiler: Zhang Dongsheng, Zhu Chaoyang, Yan Liang, and Pu Pu have what almost seems to be a family lunch at McDonald's, and for a moment it seems like things will be sorted out.]]
* LoanShark: Because he's being blackmailed with incriminating footage, Zhang Dongsheng needs money fast and resorts to taking out a loan.
* MeaningfulName: Chaoyang (朝阳) means 'Morning Sun' [[spoiler: and Dongsheng (东升) means 'Rising East' alluding to the fact these two characters are tied in some way.]]
* MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: [[spoiler: Wang Yao is hellbent on finding the truth of what happened to her daughter, heavily suspecting Zhu Chaoyang as the culprit. She goes as far as attacking Chaoyang and his mother to get them to confess. Her husband (Chaoyang's dad), Zhu Yongping refuses to admit the possibility.]]
* TragicMistake: [[spoiler: Yan Liang asks Zhu Chaoyang to make a copy of the blackmail video on a memory card. When Yan Liang hands the copy over to Zhang Dongsheng, the memory card is blank to both of their surprise. This leads to disastrous consequences.]] Although this is up for debate if this is a mistake, or intentional depending on how the viewer interprets the events preceding it.
* HopeSpot: [[spoiler: Zhang Dongsheng, Zhu Chaoyang, Yan Liang, and Pu Pu have what almost seems to be a family lunch at McDonald's, and for a moment it seems like things will be sorted out.]]
* LoanShark: Because he's being blackmailed with incriminating footage, Zhang Dongsheng needs money fast and resorts to taking out a loan.
* MeaningfulName: Chaoyang (朝阳) means 'Morning Sun' [[spoiler: and Dongsheng (东升) means 'Rising East' alluding to the fact these two characters are tied in some way.]]
* MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: [[spoiler: Wang Yao is hellbent on finding the truth of what happened to her daughter, heavily suspecting Zhu Chaoyang as the culprit. She goes as far as attacking Chaoyang and his mother to get them to confess. Her husband (Chaoyang's dad), Zhu Yongping refuses to admit the possibility.]]
* TragicMistake: [[spoiler: Yan Liang asks Zhu Chaoyang to make a copy of the blackmail video on a memory card. When Yan Liang hands the copy over to Zhang Dongsheng, the memory card is blank to both of their surprise. This leads to disastrous consequences.]] Although this is up for debate if this is a mistake, or intentional depending on how the viewer interprets the events preceding it.
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* BerserkButton: "Do you think I have a chance?" This is the question that Zhang Dongsheng asks shortly before pushing his parents-in-law off the mountain. Cool and composed before the question, there is a visible change in his demeanor when he realizes his wive's parents support her decision to divorce him.
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* BerserkButton: "Do you think I have a chance?" This is the question that Zhang Dongsheng asks shortly before pushing his parents-in-law off the mountain.Liufeng Mountain. Cool and composed before the question, there is a visible change in his demeanor when he realizes his wive's parents support her decision to divorce him.
* BlackMail: Zhu Chaoyang, Yan Liang, and Pu Pu accidentally capture footage of Zhang Dongsheng murdering his parents-in-law. They use this to blackmail him into giving them money for Pu Pu's brother's life-saving surgery.
* BlackMail: Zhu Chaoyang, Yan Liang, and Pu Pu accidentally capture footage of Zhang Dongsheng murdering his parents-in-law. They use this to blackmail him into giving them money for Pu Pu's brother's life-saving surgery.
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** In the series [[spoiler: the kids justify blackmail to get money for Pu Pu's brother who dying from leukemia. In the novel, Pu Pu does not have a sick brother.]]]]
* DaylightHorror: [[spoiler: Zhu Jingjing falling several stories to her death in the summer school.]]
* EpilogueLetter: Pu Pu's letter to Zhu Chaoyang.
* {{Foil}}: [[spoiler: Zhu Chaoyang]] and [[spoiler: Zhang Dongsheng]].
* DaylightHorror: [[spoiler: Zhu Jingjing falling several stories to her death in the summer school.]]
* EpilogueLetter: Pu Pu's letter to Zhu Chaoyang.
* {{Foil}}: [[spoiler: Zhu Chaoyang]] and [[spoiler: Zhang Dongsheng]].
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* AmbiguousEnding: [[spoiler: It's up for interpretation whether or not Pu Pu, Yan Liang, and Chen Guansheng are alive or not. The series presents two endings, a happy one and a sad one. It's up to the viewer to decide which one to believe.]]
* AwfulWeddedLife: Right off the bat it's revealed that Xu Jing wants a divorce from Zhang Dongsheng. It is speculated that [[spoiler: the catalyst for this was their inability to have kids together.]]
* AwfulWeddedLife: Right off the bat it's revealed that Xu Jing wants a divorce from Zhang Dongsheng. It is speculated that [[spoiler: the catalyst for this was their inability to have kids together.]]
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* TheCatchPhraseCatchesOn: The phrase 'Do you want to climb the mountain together?' (Chinese: 一起爬山吗?) became a popular meme in China after the show aired.
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** In the series [[spoiler: the kids justify blackmail to get money for Pu Pu's brother who dying from leukemia. In the novel, Pu Pu does not have a sick brother.]]
* TheCatchPhraseCatchesOn: The phrase 'Do you want to climb the mountain together?' (Chinese: 一起爬山吗?) became a popular meme in China after the show aired.]]
* TheCatchPhraseCatchesOn: The phrase 'Do you want to climb the mountain together?' (Chinese: 一起爬山吗?) became a popular meme in China after the show aired.
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* BerserkButton: "Do you think I have a chance?" This is the question that Zhang Dongsheng asks shortly before pushing his parents-in-law off the mountain. Cool and composed before the question, there is a visible change in his demeanor when he realizes his wive's parents support her decision to divorce him.
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** In the series [[spoiler: the kids justify blackmail to get money for Pu Pu's brother who dying from leukemia. In the novel, Pu Pu does not have a sick brother.]]]]
*TheCatchPhraseCatchesOn: The phrase 'Do you want to climb the mountain together?' (Chinese: 一起爬山吗?) became a popular meme in China after the show aired.
*TheCatchPhraseCatchesOn: The phrase 'Do you want to climb the mountain together?' (Chinese: 一起爬山吗?) became a popular meme in China after the show aired.
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'''The Bad Kids''' (Chinese: 隐秘的角落 lit. 'The Hidden Corner') is a 12-episode Chinese crime/suspense drama which premiered on iQiyi on June 16, 2020. It tells the story of three kids who accidentally witness a murder while taking a home video. This incident changes the course of their lives, and the lives of those around them.
The series was adapted by director Xin Shuang from Zi Jinchen's novel, Bad Kid (坏小孩).
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*ButNotTooEvil: In order to comply with censors, many of the more conspicuously morally-grey characters from the novel are toned down in the series.
**In the series [[spoiler: the kids justify blackmail to get money for Pu Pu's brother who dying from leukemia. In the novel, Pu Pu does not have a sick brother.]]
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'''The Bad Kids''' (Chinese: 隐秘的角落 lit. 'The Hidden Corner') is a 12-episode Chinese crime/suspense drama which premiered on iQiyi on June 16, 2020. It tells the story of three kids who accidentally witness a murder while taking a home video. This incident changes the course of their lives, and the lives of those around them.
The series was adapted by director Xin Shuang from Zi Jinchen's novel, Bad Kid (坏小孩).
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!! Contains examples of:
*ButNotTooEvil: In order to comply with censors, many of the more conspicuously morally-grey characters from the novel are toned down in the series.
**In the series [[spoiler: the kids justify blackmail to get money for Pu Pu's brother who dying from leukemia. In the novel, Pu Pu does not have a sick brother.]]
