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Even after knowing Johan for so long, this was the first time lan had seen him this furious.

From what lan remembered, Johan wasn’t much of a talker, but he was always sincere.

After all, someone who could make such delicious food couldn’t be all that bad,

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lan had caught a vague snippet of the conversation carlier and heard something about releasing live ingredients, which sounded absolutely ridiculous to him.

The shouting continued, and the owner was clearly enraged as he scolded, “Crying won’t fix anything!

“Where exactly did you release that snake? If you bring it back now, it might still be in time!”

Outside, the two adults watching the commotion fell silent, while the younger one seemed confused, still a bit dazed.

They thought, ‘Releasing a snake?

Dare to release this? Who in their right mind would do that?‘

In the back kitchen, two middle–aged chefs in uniforms hurried out.

Whether they were escaping the conflict or retrieving ingredients was unclear.

When they spotted Ian, their eyes lit up like they had seen their savior.

“Mr. Holmes, you arrived at just the right time!” one of the chefs exclaimed in relief.

Ian, curious, asked, “What’s going on inside? Why is Mr. Watons so angry?”

The two chefs exchanged looks, their expressions a mix of frustration and disbelief. Since lan was practically one of their own, they couldn’t help but vent their grievances.

They shared, “Our boss’s wife, Joanne, went out alone and fainted a while ago. A young girl passing by called an ambulance and helped her. In gratitude, Joanne asked if she wanted any kind of reward. At first, the girl refused, but after learning Joanne’s identity, she asked for a job at Ferry House.”

So far, everything seemed reasonable and understandable.

A restaurant like Ferry House had a strict hiring process, but since this girl had saved the boss’s wife, they made an exception and gave her a cleaning job.

But the little girl saved the boss, so she made an exception to give her a cleaning job.

Her working hours were from midnight to three in the morning after all the customers had left, so she wouldn’t interfere with anyone.

Her salary was the same as the other cleaners. Apart from the late–night shift, everything was perfectly fair.

However, last night, before the chefs left, they had placed the pre–prepared ingredients in the storage area, intending to handle them in the morning.

But when they arrived today, the storage area was completely empty. The live ingredients they had ordered in advance were all gone.

Alarmed, they immediately checked the security footage.

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and using tools to scoop out the softshell turtle and three snakes from the

to the market to replace the missing

the turtles and snakes had been pre–ordered over a month ago, and

either they were completely wild and had

seafood market in Strate City but

ingredients had to be

While farmed alternatives were available, the taste just wasn’t the

same.

their rarity and placed an order a month in advance, giving the restaurant ample time

for seafood suppliers to deliver the

a high level of

batch arrived in Strate City, it was quickly snapped up by

clients were fellow restaurateurs, and in

they wouldn’t necessarily

the surface, deep down, many were waiting for

had been ordered a month in advance. In addition to classic dishes,

stew.

loved snake meat, and they wanted

the best reputation in Strate City, they booked the

sum to have Johan personally prepare the meal, hoping

the client’s specified ingredient–something

but Ferry House had ordered five as a precaution. Two

had accounted for potential issues, but no

way to replace the missing ingredients, the restaurant quickly contacted the girl who had taken them.

casually strolled to the restaurant’s

she

client with special requests was present, and on the other, Ferry House’s reputation was

Johan not be frantic?

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hearing the chefs‘ explanation,

brief pause, he sighed and muttered, “She must be

in thought, he murmured to himself, “My grandpa’s mountain

if they’re the right kind.”

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seriously contemplate, and mentally noted yet another reason Jeremy might get

“I’ll let your grandpa

replied, “I was

the ongoing argument inside, lan decided to step in and take a

to the cooking area. Instead,