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(Episode 15)
Pour me a glass, you jerk.
You're a beast who killed a woman with an ashtray.
Are you trying to pretend to be human now?
When did you find out?
I knew...
as soon as you started to appear on TV as a noodle master.
It must've been...
hard to keep it to yourself.
How did you manage to endure it?
Fermented sauce improves with age.
And it goes the same when you deal with people.
What do you...
want from me, Sir?
The top-secret military document...
and...
Goongnak Foundation.
I want both.
You're being too greedy.
Are you telling me to give you...
everything I have just for a seat in the National Assembly?
You can give it to me and steal it from me again.
Isn't that what you're best at?
Only 300 out of 50 million people are allowed to sit in that seat.
I refuse.
Do you think you can win a fight against me?
I don't think I will lose.
You've done so many shady things and won't be able to get away with them.
450 million dollars.
I'm nothing compared to what you got from the defence industry.
Do you want to die?
I'm doing this to survive.
Even a mouse will bite a cat when it gets cornered.
Don't corner me too much.
There might be mice that bite cats,
but no mice ever survives by biting one.
I've never seen one.
Have you?
Are you all right, Sir?
Have you been afraid of anyone before?
Someone who makes you...
feel suffocated and freezes your heart.
No, I haven't.
No?
What I am afraid of...
is my father's blood running through my body.
I'm afraid that the blood of a murderer...
could make me go crazy.
I'm sorry for being late.
I had to talk to Mr Ha about some stuff, so I got here late.
I didn't expect you to come so soon.
What you sent me helped a lot.
But where did you get this anyway?
I'm sorry, Sir. I can't tell you that.
In fact, it doesn't matter where you got this.
But it does matter how useful it can be.
But Ms Ko, we must first clarify one thing.
Why are you trying to take him down?
Goongnakwon...
belongs to the Ko family.
But my husband is ruining the business.
I will do whatever it takes to prevent that.
And why me?
You are...
the only person he fears.
That's why I called you.
He acts like he fears nothing in this world.
I want him...
to meet his match...
and get beaten up.
(DNA Test Report)
(Ha Jung Tae is Kim Da Hae's biological father.)
Why the sudden change?
First you were mean, but now you're nice.
What's the real you?
I heard you were given 20 percent of Goongnakwon's shares.
Just give it to someone and stop fretting about it.
You can stay here. I'll stay at Goongnakwon.
Was that why he was nice?
To use me?
Pick up your jaw.
Why are you so shocked?
Do I have to wash all this?
What else would a dishwasher have to do?
I shouldn't have taken the job.
The head of noodles brought me here...
while he's packing up to move.
What do you mean?
Da Hae, where were you all this time?
What do you mean the head of noodles is packing up?
Chimyeon Restaurant.
He's starting something new without us.
He's trying to...
get on Mr Ha's good side to succeed.
I wish I could just crush him.
Don't say things like that.
He's not a carrot.
You don't know what you're talking about.
Where is he?
What's going on?
I'd love to ask you the same thing.
Da Hae.
Are you quitting to go to Chimyeon Restaurant?
You were nice to me,
taught me things and let me stay at your place.
Was it all part of your plan to use me?
Were you...
trying to make me entrust my shares to Mr Ha?
Calm down and hear me out.
I think there's a misunderstanding.
Why don't you say that after looking at this.
I thought you loved noodles...
and had a painful past, like I did.
I thought we shared something, so I relied on you...
and was thankful for your help.
When will you stop whining?
You're the one...
who lied first, not me.
You pretended not to know Mr Ha.
You're the one who went between Ms Ko and Ms Seol.
Is it a coincidence that...
Mr Ko left his shares to you?
What about his death?
This place...
isn't your average restaurant.
It's a battlefield where you fight for your life.
If you want to whine, go somewhere else.
You jerk.
Listen carefully.
This is a battlefield where people risk their lives,
and I have to win.
I will use anything I can,
and I will crush someone if I must.
So don't get in my way by pretending to be so naive.
Love for noodles?
Give that to the dogs.
I know...
how much you hate Mr Ha.
But you know what?
You aren't much different from him.
That is what I want.
I want to be like your father.
Make sure you come back.
When you do,
I will get rid of you.
Where were you?
I was worried. Why didn't you answer your phone?
I'll go wherever I want to go.
Why do you care whether I answer my phone or not?
I bet you got told off by Mr Ha for letting me out of your sight.
Sorry. I should've stayed where you could see me.
Da Hae.
I'm sick of it.
You pretend to help and care because you want to use me.
I'm sick of it all, so please...
just leave me alone.
It's not like that.
Ms Ko, Ms Seol...
and Myeong.
They all said that at first.
I don't see why you'd be any different.
There might be mice that bite cats,
but no mice ever survives by biting one.
Are you back?
I saw you at the memorial hall.
I don't know if you were sincere or not,
but if you were not,
my life would mean nothing.
So I'll believe you.
But everything other than that,
I will not believe.
I delegated you my shares,
and you used it to send Head of Noodles to Chimyeon Restaurant.
I know you made him approach me.
I didn't.
It doesn't matter. It's in the past.
Thinking about it only makes me angry.
The shares I delegated.
I want it back.
I like noodles,
and so do the kitchen staff.
But you people only care about money and shares.
I will use all I have to survive.
That may be the shares I have...
or the fact that I'm your daughter.
I will protect Goongnakwon...
so that it won't go to some entrepreneur.
You grew up.
Take it.
And protect it.
If you can protect what's yours,
only then can you take from others.
I don't want to take from others.
If you become the owner of Chimyeon Restaurant,
you're taking it from Myeong.
If you take my position, you're taking from me.
Is that bad?
Losing is what is bad.
What is this?
Have a look.
(Bank Statement)
You will see that...
10 banks issued cheques,
but they all went to one account.
That means all the cheques went to one person.
Dokku.
All that money...
was sent abroad through a paper company.
About a year later, the money is wired back.
To Goongnak Foundation.
I can use this to tie Mr Ha to the foundation.
Leave the foundation alone.
Pardon?
I want you to ruin Jung Tae.
What's the point of going after the foundation?
Just a moment.
The foundation is his heart and soul.
Why should I leave it alone?
You just do as I say.
Get Dokku and use him to get to Jung Tae.
Then get a search and seizure warrant for Goongnakwon.
Once you're in there,
find me just one document.
That is where your duty ends.
I'm not...
your errand girl.
I won't tailor my investigation to your whim.
Why don't you see that I'm asking you for a favour?
What is it that you really want?
Is it Mr Ha or the document?
This all started when I wanted to know who had my parents murdered.
But now you're making me work for you.
I have no reason to continue.
Are you trying to strike a deal with me?
That would require for you to give me something.
However, you gave me nothing. This is no deal.
Sir.
Get a search and seizure warrant. And get me that document.
Then I will tell you who had your father killed.
That is what you call a legitimate deal.
What document is this?
Break the seal and you get hurt. Read it and you die.
Don't break the seal.
And don't read it.
Do you know what angers me the most?
When someone abuses my good will.
Prosecutor Ahn. It's me.
Chae Yeo Kyung.
I thought she was smart,
but she doesn't really get the hint.
Help her out,
and then conduct the search and seizure yourself.
Get a search and seizure warrant. And get me that document.
Then I will tell you who had your father killed.
It's me. Can we meet up?
(Chimyeon Restaurant Menu)
My goodness. What's all this?
I was writing up a menu. It's good to see you.
What's going on? Did you leave Goongnakwon?
Just for a while. I'll return soon.
What's that?
Something good for your health.
Just a moment.
Thanks.
Can I taste some?
Wait. I'll cook you a batch.
It's fine. These look good to eat.
It's good.
Here's the evidence that Goongnak Foundation is laundering money.
It starts with Dokku, but I can have Mr Ha brought in.
This should get me into Goongnakwon.
(Bank Statement)
What's the procedure?
Tomorrow morning I'll subpoena and question Dokku while...
the search and seizure takes place.
We can't waste time since evidence can get destroyed.
Just tell me where the secret room is.
I have to get in there first.
I told you to follow me. Why are you taking the lead?
Don't be so stubborn.
You have to take Mr Ha down so you can leave Goongnakwon.
Tell me. Where's the secret room?
I can't be sure.
He changed the system, and I barely got out last time.
Is this statement from a reliable source?
You don't have to tell me.
I got it from Congressman So.
It's reliable.
And there's this.
(Ha Jung Tae)
I looked into Mr Ha. Have a look.
I should go now.
Move.
I'm protecting you.
Never once did I mean to watch you.
No surveillance is done at a close range like this.
Watching and spying is done from afar in secret.
I'm sorry...
about the other day.
I was confused, and I didn't know who I could trust.
- So... - I'm glad...
that you're back.
How are you?
I'm doing okay.
What about you?
I'm doing okay.
What do you want?
I need to...
ask for a favour.
I need to know where the secret room is.
I'd rather not talk about that.
Myeong wants to go back in.
I know he almost got caught once already.
If this time...
He can't go in.
Mr Ha knows.
It would be like walking into the trap he set.
That's why I'm going in first.
Tell me how to get in.
That way, Myeong will be safe. And in there,
we might find something about my parents and your father.
Tae Ha.
I haven't been inside, either.
But something does bother me.
Mr Ha...
started carrying around a fountain pen.
He doesn't run the restaurant, so he has no papers to sign,
and he doesn't write or sign things.
But he's noticeably antsy when he doesn't have the pen with him
A fountain pen?
That's all I can tell you.
Thanks.
Bye.
You said...
we can live just fine without friends.
You're right.
Friends might not mean as much.
But Tae Ha.
Don't push us away on purpose.
Take care.
Do we have the warrant?
What's taking so long?
Sir.
Are you waiting for this?
(Seoul District Prosecutor's Office)
Why do you have this?
I will conduct the search and seizure.
Sir.
Split into two teams. One will go to Jackpot Loans.
And Prosecutor Chae, you will go to Goongnakwon with me.
Hold on, Sir.
Why are you...
Let me be a part of it.
Follow me.
My goodness.
I have a lot of guests.
You should've called me in advance if you wanted to have a party here.
We have the search and seizure warrant.
Then I guess I have no choice.
Search the office.
What is this nonsense? A seizure and search warrant?
I guess he got caught from doing bad things.
It's up to him whether he gets caught or gets away with it.
I don't care.
What?
Are you...
behind all this?
Why?
I've already lost everything I had.
Do you expect me to just stand by and watch?
Gang Sook.
This will lead to killing us all.
You're putting Goongnakwon in danger by trying to get Mr Ha.
If I just stand by and watch, I'll lose Goongnakwon to him anyway.
Even if means I have to bleed a little,
I need to take down my husband first.
You are being ridiculous.
You just watch and see.
Even a worm will turn.
And I'm a human being.
I should make a bigger move than a worm, don't you think?
I can't believe this.
Gang Sook.
It's all clean. We can't find anything.
Gosh.
What is this?
Just search for what you need, and take whatever you want with you.
I'm disappointed in you, Prosecutor Ahn.
I wonder if the chief prosecutor knows about all this.
I can't believe this.
Why don't you just wrap things up?
If you're hungry, you're welcome to have some noodles here.
I already put in a word in the kitchen.
Let's go.
We'll end the search now.
Please sign your name here.
I even have to sign something?
My goodness, it's complicated.
Are you done now?
You have a nice fountain pen.
This is a gift I got for myself.
May I take a look at it?
I'm looking for a good gift for someone.
Am I not allowed to look?
Of course you can.
What are you doing?
This is nice.
Does it have any other functions?
Get in.
Oh my gosh.
The place is empty.
You and I have...
something to do during the funeral.
What is that?
I appreciate your hard work.
But what's all that you are taking out?
That's it.
Let's go.
If you're done,
can I have it back now?
Was it you? It was you, wasn't it?
Tell me. Did you tell Mr Ha about everything?
You're the only one I shared the secret with. I'm sure it was you.
How could you?
How could you do this to me?
Yeo Kyung.
You can't tear him down yet.
No, he won't be torn down like this.
Wait until I get Goongnakwon...
and until I find out my father's name.
I did...
everything I could to take you out from Goongnakwon.
Tae Ha decided to work for Mr Ha...
just for you.
Gil Yong has helped you whenever you needed him.
And is this...
what you repay us with?
Revenge? Fine.
You can do whatever you want.
But even when you're done getting your revenge,
you won't have anyone left around you.
You will end up laughing and crying all alone.
You had the information spoon-fed, but you failed at getting him.
Yes, it seems like...
the information leaked out.
And you missed Dokku, too.
Yes, Sir.
You're supposed to use Dokku as bait to get Mr Ha.
But how could you miss Dokku?
He's on the wanted list, so he'll soon...
When is soon?
Catch him.
You have to catch him to get Mr Ha.
Do you understand?
Yes, Sir.
And...
about Prosecutor Chae Yeo Kyung.
It seems like a disciplinary action needs to be taken against her.
A suspension would be enough.
We'll need her again some time.
Don't be so harsh on her.
Yes, Sir.
(Thief and murderer wanted, 3,000-dollar reward)
(Certified copy of register)
But even when you're done getting your revenge,
you won't have anyone left around you.
You will end up laughing and crying all alone.
Tomorrow's the opening, right?
Yes, Mr Ha.
It looks great. It's very neat.
Why did you tell me about the seizure?
I wanted to help you in any way I can.
How did you know?
I heard Congressman So talking to the prosecution.
I see.
But...
I've been preparing for it beforehand.
It was all within my expectation.
However, I didn't think you'd help me, Myeong.
That was out of my picture.
Did I step out of line?
I'm complimenting you. I'm thanking you.
After a long period of living in Bongpyeong,
I was really shocked to come across Chimyeon Restaurant...
when I went to Masan.
I thought, "How can a noodles place be so huge?"
At first, it looked like a palace to me.
But later on, it looked like an everyday house.
The bigger my dreams become,
the smaller my past seems.
Make Chimyeon Restaurant do so well...
that it makes Goongnakwon...
very small.
You'll be able to do this within a few years.
Goodbye.
Did you live in Bongpyeong for a long time?
I was at a friend's house...
for about two years, including my training in noodles.
Did you become Chimyeon Restaurant's successor after just two years?
I was lucky. Just like I was today.
(Certified copy of register)
Mr Ha was wanted during college for violating the National Security Law.
He hid himself for a while.
Then he re-registered and came out into the open...
in Bongpyeong, Gangwon Province.
Ha Jung Tae.
Yupo-ri, Bongpyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon Province.
The address of my house...
is 801-2 Yupo-ri, Bongpyeong.
That's where I lived with my parents.
Why is it the same as Mr Ha's address?
On top of that, he said that he lived at a friend's house.
How can he be registered?
Anyway, I believe Kim Gil Do stole someone else's life.
I copied and stole everything.
Did he take my father's name?
Did he steal it?
If he did, not only did he kill him, but that means that beast...
stole my father's life wholly.
Ha Jung Tae was my father's name.
I've cursed that name my whole life,
but it was my father's name.
(Thief and murderer wanted, 3,000-dollar reward)
It's our sales for May and June.
This is meaningless.
Everything will change in a bit.
May I talk to you?
Do we have more to talk about?
We could've met as a prosecutor and a victim.
It did end in a fishy way, though.
Problems will arise if you want to arrest an innocent man.
When problems arise, don't look for the reasons on the outside.
Try to look inside of yourself.
That's why I am here.
I wanted to take care of this on my own.
That sounds great.
I hope you'll have great results.
Mr Park.
Please take her home.
Kim Gil Do.
(Thief and murderer wanted, 3,000-dollar reward)
This is you, isn't it?
I've never heard that name before.
He does look a bit like me,
but I don't recognise him.
You're at the wrong place.
Now, let me tell you...
where you should look into. Memorise it.
Chae Yeo Kyung.
A first-year prosecutor at the Seoul Prosecutor's Office.
Your father is Chae Il Hwan.
He used to be a lieutenant colonel.
He was working as a professor at the time of his death.
The murderer is an ex-convict named Park Moo Taek.
Congressman So is pushing you with this, isn't he?
Now, I'll try to push him out from your head.
That night,
Professor Chae came back home after his daughter's birthday party.
Park Moo Taek waited for them, and kills the couple on scene.
That's probably everything that was on the records.
Please stop.
No, continue.
After killing Professor Chae and his wife,
he approaches their young daughter, the witness of his crime,
with a blood-stained knife.
- Stop it! - Continue!
Right then, Professor Chae's mobile goes off.
Park Moo Taek became frightened with the bell, and runs off.
The mobile bell is what saved her life.
Do you know who called him?
Me.
You can check this on the case record.
Professor Chae's phone number was 017-2387...
- and 3937. - And 3937.
How do you know this?
It sounds as if you were at the scene.
Congressman So and I share an ill-fated relationship.
We've been watching each other for over 30 years.
That's how I came to know.
Congressman So...
used you to get me.
You must know who told the murderer to kill my parents.
Tell me.
Tell me now!
You have to find the criminal,
not me.
Shouldn't you look for the man...
who did that to your parents instead of investigating me?
Excuse me.
I didn't say that to bring out your painful past.
You needed to know that,
and I thought it was the right time.
Was it...
Congressman So?
Yes.
He is the one man that I fear the most.
You'll die if you go right now.
(Seven days later)
Cheo Nyeo,
there hasn't been any orders for 20 minutes, right?
I know lunchtime is almost over,
but this is too long.
Of course it's too long.
I've never rested like this during lunchtime before.
What if we go out of business?
What's going on?
My hands are way too clean today.
Why don't you...
shut it?
People say, you notice someone once they leave.
It feels very empty without Myeong.
My goodness.
Who's this?
This is Da Hae, Sir.
What?
Goodness gracious.
How can you sleep?
Get up!
You're too loud.
Sir.
What brings you here?
Did you...
sell Goongnakwon off?
- Pardon? - Did you sell it?
What are you talking about?
Do you know why our sales are dropping drastically?
That's because...
it's not being run properly.
My goodness.
It's because you sold...
the royal pheasant buckwheat noodles to Chimyeon Restaurant.
Didn't you know that...
Chimyeon Restaurant is selling royal pheasant buckwheat noodles...
at half of our price?
Your Chimyeon Restaurant is...
putting Goongnakwon out of business.
- That can't be. - Why?
Can't you believe me?
Come with me, then.
We can go,
and you can check it with your own two eyes.
- When will we get our dish? - Can you hurry up, please?
- Welcome. - Hello.
- Please, come in. - Here are your dishes.
How long is the wait?
It'll be about 40 minutes.
That's a long time.
Goodbye, come again.
Didn't he study at Goongnakwon?
- Yes, it's very delicious. - There's a lot of people.
It must be really good.
Excuse me.
- Yes? - One pheasant buckwheat noodles.
- When is our dish coming? - This is great.
These noodles are so chewy.
This is the royal pheasant buckwheat noodles.
It's better than Goongnakwon.
- Okay. - You have to wait for a long time.
The royal pheasant buckwheat noodles are good.
- Thank you. - Excuse me.
- Yes? - Can we get our dish?
Can I have some water?
Okay.
Myeong.
Leave us for a while.
Excuse me, then.
Are you still saying that he didn't steal this?
It tastes exactly like that of Goongnakwon's.
Did you really teach him the secret recipe?
Why would I do that?
That's how he knows.
Did you secretly appoint him as your successor...
and teach him this?
How can I appoint him as a successor without the Moon family's approval?
It can't happen.
What if he decides...
to open a restaurant right in front of Goongnakwon?
I have nothing more to say.
Before he gets any weird ideas,
appoint him as your successor,
and make him write an agreement saying he won't open a restaurant.
Calm down.
I will investigate some more...
and tell you what I'll do.
Forget about that.
Mr Ha, listen carefully.
Us two and Ms Seol's share add up to 50 percent.
If Da Hae steps in, it becomes 70 percent.
Do you know what will happen in that case?
We can get you fired from your position.
You're going too far.
Make a wise decision.
Okay?
You only kept your position to this day...
because you were the only one who knew the recipe...
to the royal pheasant buckwheat noodles.
If anyone can make it,
you become completely useless.
Do you understand?
Let's go.
Do you remember...
writing an agreement when you first came to Chimyeon Restaurant?
If you really taught him the recipe without permission,
everything you have...
will be taken away.
Investigator Kim, Crown Office is on the fifth floor.
Here are a few things you asked for.
These are information about Congressman So.
It'll be worth your time.
There are a few dirty things, too.
Also, your father was...
never an aide-de-camp to Congressman So.
He was discharged against his will for whistle-blowing...
a defence industry corruption.
If you even think about lying,
I will take you down from your position forever.
I don't care about the successor or the family.
I will do everything I can...
to get you.
Okay.
Ask me.
Why do you have the royal pheasant buckwheat noodles on your menu?
Because I was never told not to.
You just told me...
to make Chimyeon Restaurant bigger than Goongnakwon.
That's why I put it on the menu.
Where did you learn to make...
royal pheasant buckwheat noodles?
I can reenact every single food that I have ever tasted.
For royal pheasant buckwheat noodles,
it took me a while to figure out the balance between...
the fish and meat sauce and pheasant sauce. That's all.
Okay.
Let's do this.
I'll make a dish of noodles which is the hardest to make.
You will taste it, and make exactly the same dish.
If you do have a perfect sense of taste,
you'll make it exactly the same.
If not, it'll taste a little bit different.
Are you in?
I am.
If you succeed, I will name you my heir.
You will become Top Head of Noodles.
You will work at Goongnakwon three days a week.
But if you fail,
that only means you stole the recipe,
so you will have to pay for it.
Do you still accept?
Of course.
Very well, then. I'll see you tomorrow at 10pm...
at Goongnakwon's kitchen.
I will decide the menu.
I'll see you then.
Sir.
Prosecutor Chae. Did you ask to see me?
I overstepped my boundaries.
The reason I was able to work at the Special Branch...
and was able to investigate whatever I wanted...
was all thanks to you, but I had forgotten about that.
It's also true that I doubted and abused your good will.
I apologise.
Why the change in tune?
A sudden change is never a good sign.
I realised that I'm not capable of doing anything alone.
If you were to give me another chance,
I will get Mr Ha for you.
What...
do you want me to do?
Have me reinstated...
and bring back my staff you had sent away.
Pear naengmyeon?
An absolute sense of taste doesn't exist.
It's the final step to becoming his heir.
He must have learned it from the real Ha Jung Tae.
If I succeed now,
I will gain the power to take him down.
If his eyes so much as tremble when I mention it,
then he is Choi Soon Seok.
Whatever happens, I must not waver.
If his eyes so much as tremble...
I must be calm.
Then I will kill him.
I must be calm if I'm to live.
Pear naengmyeon.
The ratio of pear juice to brisket broth is crucial.
It can either be too sweet or lack the pear flavour.
That is correct. You may begin.
Just a moment.
If you grill bamboo on a low heat, it secrets a fluid.
It's called "Jungryeok" and it has a distinct smell.
But I don't see it among the ingredients.
There's bamboo ready for you.
I see. I'll make it, then.
Listen while you grill.
There's a story...
I want to tell you.
I'm listening.
I once read a novel about a man...
who was incredible at imitating others.
When he stole, swapped and pretended,
others just fell for it.
Then one day he slipped up and had to go on the run.
While on the run, he made a new friend.
He envied the life of his friend, and he wanted to steal it.
The friend was well-learned and well-skilled.
So...
the man pushed his friend off a cliff.
Then one day, many years later,
the friend's wife pays the man a visit.
The friend had a family.
The man decides to go back to his friend's home.
Why?
To get rid of the evidence.
You got married and have a son.
Isn't that lovely?
It's all great.
But why did you have to come out of the shadow?
You should've stayed put.
And so...
he set the house on fire.
Sorry, but I'm not sorry at all.
Have you ever...
burned a dragonfly?
No. I haven't.
When you burn a dragonfly,
it makes this sizzling sound.
It's like the sound of burning bamboo.
Sizzle.
I've never heard of that novel.
Does it exist?
It hasn't been printed yet.
Because...
I wrote it.
(Master of Revenge)
I found something.
I think we can put pressure on both Dokku and Mr Ha.
Is it about Mr Ha?
He makes everyone near him unhappy.
I'm here...
to avenge my parents.
My feet are in the mud.
There's no getting out.
Yeo Kyung!
Park Moo Taek worked for Jung Tae.
I located Dokku.
Bring him in.
Tomorrow should be fine.