01x04 - Episode 4

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Add a few more cloves.

It'll bring out the aroma.

Oh, right. Cardamom too.

Just a hint of sweetness.

Done.

In this world,

there's no flavor my
God's Tongue can't copy.

Darn it.

Why doesn't it taste right?

What's missing?

What ingredient did I overlook?

What is it? What could it be?

What is it?

I've searched everywhere.

Nothing recreates that tangy kick!

You little punk.

Didn't think you'd hold back on me!

These are this season's vegetables.

Fresh deliveries come in every day.

Keep the inventory updated at all times.

Over here are the long-term supplies,

including dried goods,
spices, and cooking wine.

Of course, these are all for cooking.

The finest liquor is kept
in a separate cellar.

There's so much stored in here.

And it's not just ingredients.

Central Kitchen has District
Nine's biggest warehouse.

So the guards

store confiscated dangerous items

from outsiders here too.

Dangerous items?

These don't look dangerous at all.

They look more like collectibles.

Since when did District
Nine have that rule?

Alright.

Your job is to check inventory

against the list every day.

Don't worry about anything else.

Is this Huang Zhonghuang's
painting a dangerous item too?

Can't believe there's a real
Huang masterpiece here.

Just look at those brushstrokes.

Bold, yet effortlessly fluid.

You can feel the master's love of life.

Didn't know you knew so much.

Supervisor Huang.

Can you tell?

Alright.

Put it back.

Even if it's just a decoration,

if it goes missing,

you'll answer for it.

Perfect. They even gave me a list.

Get Good...

Looks like these were
all taken from refugees.

Found it.

Shelf number 15.

Supervisor Huang really is thorough.

He saved us a lot of time.

Number 15.

Number 15.

Here it is.

Let's see where that forbidden book is.

Meow.

Come to my office.

The warehouse isn't the only
place hiding treasures.

The office is packed with them too.

What a greedy b*stard.

That dish you made yesterday...

You're still hiding the
real secret, aren't you?

You mean Clear Broth?

Wasn't it your runner-up dish?

Why are you suddenly asking how it's made?

Drop the act!

What Clear Broth?

It was packed with flavor!

Are we even talking about the same dish?

Still playing dumb?

I have a thousand ways to k*ll you.

What a bully!

This lousy cook's actually
using lives to threaten people!

Let me knock his lights out!

There you go again.

How many times have I told you?

We need to keep a low profile.

What?

Feeling so nervous you're about to puke?

So you really are hiding something.

Talk.

What's the secret ingredient?

Where is it?

You supplied all the ingredients.

How would I have a secret recipe?

How would I have a secret recipe?

That's the taste!

That tangy kick hits you with the aroma.

I finally found it! At last!

Now I can leave District Nine

and make it big in the Royal City.

Thanks.

So you've figured it out?

Why's he thanking you?

Yeah. I figured it out.

I really misjudged you.

Get back to work.

I'll head back to the warehouse.

I swear I saw the title
on one of those covers.

Where was it?

There it is.

This has to be it.

Get Good.

Word for word.

Now there's just one last step.

Then I'll k*ll two birds with one stone.

I don't care how he did it,

extracting the scent from his own mouth

and using it in his cooking.

All I have to do is catch him,

cut out his tongue,

and use his mouth as my cooking tool.

That way I can recreate his signature dish

and make sure he never speaks again.

Then...

I'll be the only one who
can cook it for King Lie.

Come in.

Did you bring him?

Captain of the Guard...

He... - He's out on business.

What do you need?

I can carry out your orders.

No wonder it's a forbidden
book. This is wild.

I don't even get what's so exciting,

but why am I getting so worked up too?

You've read enough.

Take it back and study it later.

Someone's coming.

Who's there?

From the footsteps...

There's quite a crowd.

And they're out for blood.

Put the book back first.

No.

That head chef won't let this go.

If they take it away,

we may never get it back.

I've got to get this book out of here.

I've had enough of hiding like this!

Just let me loose. I'll take them all on!

Easy.

I've got another idea.

See?

I told you he was acting guilty.

Now he's locked himself inside.

He's definitely hiding something.

Will this really work?

Go!

Bring me the warehouse key.

No need.

Perfect timing.

Why'd you lock the warehouse?

You little thief!

D*mn it.

If he notices a book's missing,

we're in trouble too.

How'd he know?

Search him.

He's got it on him.

Hands up.

What's this?

See?

He stole my gold pen from my office.

See? I was right!

Caught red-handed!

Why do you have this pen?

I let my guard down.

It must've happened then.

I was too focused on the forbidden book.

I missed what he was up to.

Seize him.

Even now,

you're still acting like a coward?

Everyone, stop!

He's not the real thief!

Have you lost your mind?

Or are you sleeping with him?

We caught him red-handed,

and you're still talking nonsense?

This piece here

was a gift from my father.

It was originally

part of this pen.

And...

my father made it himself.

He was a painter.

He loved creating.

He loved life.

You're such a great artist,

but you've never painted me.

After that,

he not only painted for me,

he spent ages crafting this gold pen.

He gave it to me on my sixteenth birthday.

The year the w*r broke out,

he said he'd settle in
District Nine first,

then come back for Mom and me.

But I never heard from him again.

The only reason I work here

is to find out what happened to him.

So Huang Zhonghuang was your father?

Then...

Then those paintings...

So the real thief is you!

I wasn't sure until I saw the paintings.

But this pen proves it!

Do you know?

An artist's work

is worth more after they die!

Stay back!

You want the truth, don't you?

Then go ask your father yourself!

He'll tell you in the afterlife!

You filthy rat!

You're just going to let her die?

Die!

Let the truth die with you!

What just happened?

I clearly saw Supervisor
Huang get stabbed.

How did the chef end up stabbing himself?

What was that just now?

Don't tell me...

It was you.

There's a spell like that?

It can swap two people instantly?

That was close.

Good thing I didn't mess up the spell.

Kid,

did you bring the book back?

I did.

In a panic, I swallowed the whole thing.

That way they couldn't find it

even if they searched me,
and no one else could get it.

Safe and sound.

The world's only ancient forbidden book,

and you destroyed it like that?

It contained countless incredible spells.

It's fine.

I've already memorized the entire book.

You...

You memorized all of it?