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It was Adam who competed, but Tino was as eager as if he was participating in the competition himself.Tinno and Simon were only responsible for selecting the finalists, and the next part was handed over to four more professional judges.Ting Nuo couldn't watch it live, so he used his previous relationship with the program group to get a lot of news from the planner, and shared it with Simon, Michelle, and Sylvia downstairs.

"Adam went to Dunnott Castle..."

"Adam went to the local hunting grounds..."

Ting Nuo looked down at the phone and said to Jane: "It's strange, Adam went to the library of the University of Aberdeen, where did he go?"

Little Jane shrugged and lowered her head to inspect the texture of handmade butter.Ting Nuo lowered his head and sent a text message.After a while, Ting Nuo asked Hong Rui again: "Hong Rui, do you know what books "Mrs Beeton's Household Management Handbook" and "British Housekeeping Master" are? Are you there?"

Hong Rui was sitting on the sofa watching the running records.After hearing this, he recalled for a while before saying: "These two are ancient British cookbooks, Tinno. I haven't read them, I just heard of them. But instead of looking for books, it's better to talk to experts in folklore history-they're sure There are these books. And this kind of interview can not only save time, but also make the show interesting." Ting Nuo nodded and said yes, and was about to send Hong Rui's suggestion to Adam.Hong Rui put down the ledger and computer in his hand, stood up and said, "I'll take you to ask Gray. He studies history and classics at King's College London. He should be able to introduce you to a few people."

Gray was very efficient. Within half a day, he found a food historian working at the University of St. Andrew through his mentor, and made an appointment with the program team to meet the next day.There is a man-height fireplace in the kitchen of the scholar's farm in the Cairngorms National Park.The fire has hooks for hanging cooking pots and a wind-up rotisserie on one side.The surrounding decorations are also completely historically faithful, they are like stepping into a seventeenth century kitchen.

The food historian showed Adam his pre-prepared cuts, strips of fat being pulled through the roast by thick needles to keep them from drying out.He sat by the fireplace, explaining the history of British food to Adam, while turning the spit by hand to sear pieces of meat over the fire.

At first, Adam just wanted to find ancient recipes, but he didn't expect to witness living history.While he was happy, his heart was also full of gratitude to Hong Rui.Ting Nuo couldn't persuade Gray to spend so much time for him.

So when Adam walked into the final of the top chef professional competition with the ingredients in his arms, he was full of confidence—with Hongrui supporting him behind him, he would definitely win the competition.

"Adam, what did you bring us?" The four referees in the final stood in front of him, and Pierrotucci, as a member of the referee, stood in front of Adam and asked questions.His silver hair was tied back meticulously, and he was wearing a black dress. Just standing there could give people a huge sense of oppression.This should have made Adam nervous, but Adam was full of words he wanted to confide in.Adam put down the basket in his hand and happily showed them the ingredients: wild pigeon, artichokes, carrots, chicken wings, mushrooms, onions, spices, ale beer.

Adam picked up the wild pigeon and said: "This is a wild pigeon that has just been hunted in the Cairngorms National Park. I preheat it by cooking at low temperature, and then bake it in the oven at low temperature. The highlight of this dish It’s the sauce, I’ll make a pigeon ragout, low acidity onions to go with the pigeon. The main dish for the pigeon is artichokes, also from the farm in Aberdeen.”

There was a frowning woman, she had silver hair and looked very amiable.She introduced her name as Alice Walker, and then she asked suspiciously: "Adam, why do you think this dish can represent Britain?"

Adam was well prepared for this question, and he replied: "Because this is an authentic British food. Many people's impression of British food is fish and chips, barbecue and various pies. But in fact, there used to be Very brilliant culinary history, the prototype of this dish comes from an ancient British recipe in 1777 - roasted pigeon with artichoke (*Note [-]). There have been many dishes based on pigeon meat in British history. It is recorded in commoner diets, such as marinated pigeon, beer stewed stuffed pigeon, pigeon dumplings, etc. Pigeon, mushrooms, and ale used to be very classic British ingredients, so I wanted to recreate this dish. Personally, I believe that memory is passed down in the blood. We may have completely forgotten the dish, but this dish has deeply influenced our ancestors. We only need to take a bite, feel deja vu, and feel the connection .”

The woman laughed, half-jokingly saying, "That sounds really romantic."

Adam lowered his eyelids, pursed his lips and smiled.The woman's voice was somewhat familiar, and Adam suddenly remembered that he had heard her voice on the radio before, during the debate between her and Hong Rui about modern cooking.

"So, if you had to name this dish, what would you choose?" Adam was asked by someone, a bearded man with disheveled hair.He glanced at the wild pigeon: "The name Artichoke Pigeon is too common to be put on the menu of a banquet representing Britain."

Adam paused, not being told he had to give the dish a name.But Adam didn't think for a long time, and the answer slipped out: "It's called grace, the grace that comes from the amazing grace."

Everyone nodded, the implication couldn't be more obvious.Amazing Grace, a song written by England's priests but carried forward by the Scottish Royal Guards.The man who had been silent and wearing glasses like a scholar nodded in agreement with Adam: "This is very appropriate. Pigeons are indeed a gift from God in the winter when there is no food."

Piero patted Adam on the shoulder.When he smiled, the serious expression on his face finally eased: "Adam, come on. I'm looking forward to your finished product."

After Hongrui parked the car at the designated location, he planned to send a text message to inform Piero.A crisp tapping sound came from the passenger seat.Hong Rui turned his head and found that the car used black glass, and Piero couldn't see him from the outside.Hong Rui lowered the window.After Piero leaned over to confirm that it was him, he opened the car door and sat aside.His serious expression was unusual.

Hong Rui frowned, "What's wrong with you, Piero?"

"You changed the car?" Piero did not answer, but asked a question.What Hong Rui drives now is not the white SUV he usually uses, but a black sedan, but the configuration is similar to his own car, except for the height of the car, Hong Rui doesn't feel anything unusual.But the question is irrelevant.

"I took that car for maintenance, and the car dealer lent me this car for transportation." Hong Rui asked again: "Is there anything you can't wait for me to go up?"

Piero sighed, and he spoke after a while: "Adam can't win this game, Hong Rui."

Piero's voice was not high, but there was an unconvincing force in his words.Hong Rui sneered and retorted: "Why do you say that? Piero, have you seen the dish made by Adam with fish and bone marrow as raw materials? Whether it is talent or strength, Adam is far superior to the other two. "

Piero was a little angry and raised his voice: "Hongrui, the theme this time is banquet dishes. Adam chose pigeons, which means grace from God. Steve chose scallops, lobsters, crayfish and other precious seafood. , which symbolizes the Queen's jewelry. Hong Rui, we are talking about banquet dishes, pigeons are too common..."

Hong Rui was not surprised that Adam chose pigeons. Adam is not a chef who likes to use expensive ingredients.Adam prefers to use simple ingredients and bold collocations to make impressive dishes.This happened to show his strength.

"What's the matter with pigeons? When it comes to high-end dining, everyone's first reaction is lobster and crab shells, no surprises. Pigeons are seasonal ingredients. Isn't seasonal game as good as the overflowing seafood?"

Piero stared at Hong Rui, and Hong Rui stared back at Piero.

Finally Piero sighed, and he seemed to look away a little guilty.Del Piero stared at the air-conditioning vent, and there seemed to be some dirt that caught his eye. He said, "Maxine manipulated the game."

Hong Rui moved his mouth, as if to refute, but he quickly remembered something.He pursed his lips, frowned, and looked at Piero without saying a word.

"You probably don't know who the judges are. Besides me, there are three other judges. Alice has always disliked your modern cooking style, and what you said on the radio completely offended her. The other two judges, They all supported Steve at the chef's table."

"If you used any other theme, even if the referees were on Maxine's side, Steve would have lost without suspense. But you have to admit that banquet dishes are Adam's shortcoming, and that is the only way for the referees to help Steve. where the husband knocked out Adam."

Every time Piero said a word, Hong Rui's face became heavy.His fingers dug into the steering wheel, his fingertips turned white.

"On camera, the average audience wouldn't see a thing. But I know that Maxine carefully picked the subject and judges in Steve's favour, making sure Steve won. She probably did it by watching Adam at the chef's table. Performance, design it all."

"Fuck!" Hong Rui slapped the steering wheel hard, and his heart suddenly filled with anger towards Maxine.He blushed and cursed loudly, ignoring Piero sitting next to him.Piero felt embarrassed.He remained motionless, breathing lightly amid Hong Rui's sudden heavy panting, trying to reduce his own existence to the limit.

"I didn't expect, no, Piero, I should have thought of it! Of course she can do such a thing!" Hong Rui said, with her forehead resting on the steering wheel, "Oh my God...Piero. Knowing that Maxine also When I was involved, I was supposed to be watching the flow of the game. But I was too busy ignoring Adam, Adam, he...fuck, how could I be so blind, this was a game between me and Maxine."

He punched the steering wheel again, slammed into the seat and said, "I should have discovered her attempt earlier, I should have made arrangements earlier!"

"I'm sorry, Hong Rui." Del Piero said, "I hope I can do something for Adam. Of course I will maintain the fairness of the game. But now, I'm afraid I can't influence the outcome."

The game is never fair.This is not the knowledge that Hong Rui hopes to teach Adam.Hong Rui leaned on his seat and turned his head to look out the window, thinking about how Adam would respond.Adam is hardworking and talented.He is the most promising chef Hongrui has ever seen and should have won the championship.Now Adam has been robbed of his original honor because of his conflict of interest with Maxine.

He should tell Adam the truth—Adam didn't lose the game because he was inferior.

Adam should have known that the real loser was Hong Rui, who was just harmed by innocence.

Hong Rui thought about Adam's face, and those shining eyes that were always smiling.Would those eyes turn gray when he told Adam the truth?Will Adam look at Hong Rui with complaining eyes?How could he express his apology?What can he do to make it up?

No, nothing can make up for being robbed of credit.This is what he owes Adam.

Hong Rui was immersed in his own thoughts, the air was quiet and dignified.Piero carefully looked at Hong Rui's side face, he wanted to speak but was afraid of disturbing Hong Rui.Finally he made up his mind and said: "Hong Rui, Adam will never become someone like Maxine, he will never manipulate the game for his own benefit."

"You are not me, and Adam is not Maxine."

Hong Rui's body shook, and he was suddenly awakened by his words.

Hong Rui pushed open the car door and stepped out of the car door, indicating that the conversation was over.He waited until Piero followed him before saying, "Not now, Piero, I don't want to talk about it. I can't even face Adam now."

He slammed the door hard.Hong Rui knew that he was angering Piero, but it was not Piero's fault.The one who competes with Maxine for supermarket products is himself; Piero just knows Maxine.

It was just a contest, and he happened to lose.

Hongrui can endure setbacks, and he can turn a deaf ear to ridicule.Those are unpleasant, but they can't hurt his flesh and bones.

The moment the result was announced, Adam's face showed a brief astonishment, and then Adam lowered his eyes to hide his loss.When he raised his head again, he was already smiling and clapping for Steve with his hands in his hands.They even hugged each other.

Adam's eyes were still full of smiles, but it was to congratulate his opponent.He shrugged and shuffled off, and Adam had to walk the long aisle alone.Looking at Adam's slumped back, Hong Rui almost wanted to stand up and run to hug Adam so that he would not look so lonely.For the first time, Hong Rui really hoped that Ting Nuo could appear by his side. Ting Nuo would definitely break the solemn atmosphere, and he would definitely think of suitable words to comfort Adam.

And he should have protected Adam instead of allowing him to be hurt by Maxine.It was as if someone had cast a spell on his heart, and his heart became a prison bird.The bird fluttered about in the cage, banging and banging against the bars again and again.Every time, the bones shattered.Its cry was angry and painful.

But the cage could bear it, and he could still control himself.

The door of the room where he and Maxine stayed opened, and the champion's mentor would come out to celebrate with champagne with the champion.

Hong Rui sat motionless on the sofa, enduring the churning bird.Maxine walked past him and bent down to get closer to Hong Rui.She pointed to Hong Rui and said triumphantly, "Ducas, I told you a long time ago that Adam will be defeated by Steve."

The bird fluttering around in the cage suddenly grew into a falcon.It flapped its huge wings and slammed into the cage again.After a loud bang, the railing tilted, revealing a huge gap.

It flapped its wings and flew out.

Hong Rui stood up suddenly.

His muscles are tense, and his whole body is full of energy ready to go.He looked like he would jump up at any moment and throw Maxine down.

Maxine straightened up alertly.She still held her head up, her expression unchanged.He took a few steps back to distance himself from Hong Rui.

Hong Rui didn't make any more moves.He looked at Maxine, showed his white teeth and smiled suddenly: "Maxine, to be honest, I'm not too surprised, this seems like something you can do. But you have refreshed Piero's respect for you this time." Cognitive lower limit. Piero is very disappointed in you."

Maxine immediately looked to the room where Steve was - all the referees should also celebrate with the champion, but she couldn't find Piero there.

Hong Rui squinted at Maxine who suddenly panicked, and snorted, "He knew it at a glance." After speaking, Hong Rui turned his heels and walked away quickly. He couldn't bear to stay with Maxine any longer. .

Hong Rui's face was sullen and he didn't say a word.He had no intention of chatting with anyone, nor of discussing business matters.He didn't see many people on the way to the elevator, and those people didn't make any sound after seeing his expression.

After he pressed the close button in the elevator, he saw Adam.

Adam is no longer wearing a white chef uniform, he has changed into the black leather windbreaker Hong Rui has seen.The predominantly black leather jacket has a yellow band on the shoulder.The yellow ribbon stretches along the left arm across the shoulder to the right arm, very eye-catching.Adam is walking through a door with his helmet in his arms.

They hadn't seen each other for days, and it felt like a long time.He didn't look the same as before, maybe because of the loss, Adam looked thinner and listless.

Almost at the same time, Adam also saw Hong Rui standing in the elevator.He stopped in his tracks, straightened his body, and his eyes suddenly shone brightly.But Adam didn't run over immediately, he stood still and hesitated.At this moment of hesitation, the light in Adam's eyes dimmed.

It wasn't supposed to be like this, Adam was supposed to be inside drinking champagne and celebrating with everyone.It was his fault.

Hong Rui looked away, the last person he wanted to face was Adam.Before the door closed, he anxiously pressed the button a few more times, wondering how long it would take for the damn elevator door to close completely.

"Wait, Dr. Dukas." Adam walked over quickly: "Hong Rui, wait a minute."

Hong Rui pretended not to hear, and lowered his head to concentrate on studying the elevator floor.He heard the sound of running, and thankfully, the elevator doors finally closed completely before Adam arrived.Hong Rui breathed a sigh of relief, one thing finally went his way tonight.

*Note [-]: This dish comes from Historic Heston Blumenthal (The Feast of the Kitchen God), and the name in the book is Spice Pigeon.You can eat it at the two-star Michelin restaurant DinnerByHB.This book tells a lot about the history of British food, and every dish in it has its own history and origin.I believe that there was a brilliant culinary skill in ancient England, it was just forgotten. HB has collected many ancient recipes in the book, injecting modern elements while restoring ancient recipes.Most of the retro dishes mentioned in the book can be eaten at DinnerbyHB.