tā / méi / yǒu / zhí / jiē / tí / wèn / ér / shì / páng / qiāo / cè / jī / de / liǎo / jiě / qíng / kuàng

他没有直接提问，而是旁敲侧击地了解情况。

He did not ask directly but made indirect inquiries to find out what had happened.