The rail-tampering case was noted for its bizarre nature and the prosecutor's office, after mistakenly divulging information several times, temporarily put on the brakes. The media then proceeded to portray Lee Tai-an and his 83-year-old war-veteran father, Lee Chu-pao, as anti-heroes, like characters in a detective flick, playing their hands close to their chests as they carefully considered their next move against law enforcement officials.
由於檢方在幾次誤放消息遭致抨擊後暫時收手，媒體於是將李泰安和他 83 歲的榮民老父李聚寶描述成偵探片裡，那種老謀深算、與檢警周旋的反派英雄。