Tip of the Tongue Detective

In Niah Port, a giant city known as the crossroads of the world, thousands of cultures melt together. It is both a paradise of opportunity and a hotbed of conflict. The food here is the business card of the city, and it is also a tacit "battlefield" between different ethnic groups. The protagonist, Ling Yan, is a mixed-race person with an oriental face and European ancestry, who runs an unremarkable late-night private chef. He seems ordinary, but he has an innate talent-"taste synaesthesia". He can taste the strong emotions left by the maker, dusty memories, and even unspeakable secrets from the food. Lies have a bitter metallic taste, love has a warm and sweet taste, and murderous intentions have a cold and biting salty taste. With this ability, he became a "sin eater" who wandered in the gray areas of the city and solved troubles for a few people. At the beginning of the story, a top chef known as the "Master of Flavor" who was dedicated to bridging the relationship between the two opposing ethnic groups in the city died mysteriously in his own kitchen. The police were helpless and the only clue at the scene was an unfinished "forbidden dish" that combined the cooking techniques of two completely different cultures. The family members of the deceased secretly found Ling Yan and entrusted him to complete and "taste" this fatal work to find out the murderer hidden behind the taste. When Ling Yan puts the last piece of food containing the truth into his mouth, will he chew the sin of the murderer or the salvation of a civilization? Can he, the "sin eater", finally swallow this heinous sin that is enough to tear the port of Niagara apart?