Manhattan Reborn 1978

In the Stanley Building.

David waited in front of Lilith's office for more than ten minutes.

The office door opened.

Lilith saw David at the door, pulled him into the office, closed the door, hugged David and cried softly.

She also whispered in her mouth: "Thank you! Thank you David!"

David hugged her, patted her back with his hand and comforted her: "Laura, you still have a lot to do in the past few years when she is studying in college. You have to make yourself more independent and stronger."

"Since you have decided to do this, we must do our best to get the results you want most."

David pulled the little tearful Lilith to the sofa and said to her with a smile: "Do you know what you need to do most now?"

Lilith nodded and looked at David seriously while wiping away tears.

“What I need to do most now is to make Laura and I financially independent as soon as possible!”

"No matter what we both want to do in the future, as long as we have money in our own pockets, we can do whatever we want!"

"Haha~ You are right about this!"

"But you should clean up your little face now. You see your nose is dripping~"

"You look like a little girl who has been bullied with tears streaming down your face~ Haha..."

Lilith quickly covered her face, ran to the desk and found a tissue. She rolled her eyes at David with some anger.

"I just made an agreement with Laura that after her afternoon class is over, she will come back to New York, and then we will discuss together where to start making money!"

David scratched his head and leaned back: "Didn't she just come back last night? Why did she come back again?"

"Did you choose Yale because it was close to New York?"

Lilith wiped away her tears and nose: "For this reason, we first wanted to go to Stanford University. Later, we considered that New York is the center of our future development. Panaris and Elder can provide We had some help, so we chose Yale.”

Tsk~

"Laura's academic performance is so good? You just choose any university you go to?"

Lilith walked over to David and sat down next to him with a tissue in her hand. She said with a little pride on her face: "Laura is the smartest child of this generation in the Morgan family!"

"Her academic performance from childhood to adulthood has been the best among her peers."

"Laura has received full scholarship invitations from several universities since she was 14 years old. Columbia University in New York, for example, invited her twice and wanted Laura to come to Columbia to study."

David patted his leg with some soreness: "A top student~ When I was in high school, I still barely graduated."

"If I had known you earlier, maybe I could have studied with Laura and asked her to give me extra classes, so that I could go to college~!"

Lilith shook her head and smiled: "Do you still need to go to college?"

"Going to college is just to learn some knowledge and get that diploma, but you don't need that now!~"

"Why don't you need it? My mother has always wanted to go to college. That college diploma was the best gift I could give her~"

Lilith's eyes flickered, and she smiled brightly: "That's not necessarily true. Maybe what she wants most now is a grandson or granddaughter?"

"Um...well, in two years my two younger sisters will also go to college. By then, she may turn her attention back to me and urge me to get married and have children."

"Then...will you marry Susan?"

"I don't know. Susan and I asked her to move here and live together, but she didn't even agree."

"However, we both like the current situation of getting along with each other very much. There is no burden and there is not much to think about. We just want to be happy."

David suddenly remembered something, and he asked: "This...did she say anything when you were chatting together last night? Why did you ask these questions?"

Lilith squinted her eyes and smiled: "If you want to know what we talked about, you'd better ask Susan, she will tell you!"

"Are you still talking about some secret plan to rule the earth? Tsk~"

David is really impressed by Lilith and Susan. What kind of secret can he still hide like this?

"Okay, let's not talk about your business. Laura should be leaving Yale at this time. Let's go somewhere to wait for her."

"where to?"

Lilith pretended to be mysterious and said with a smile: "You'll find out if you follow me~!"

David teased her: "You're not going to arrange for us to have a deeper understanding tonight, are you? I'm not ready yet! Haha~"

"You think it's beautiful, stop dreaming, go find your people, I'll pack up and set off. You wait for me downstairs first."

"okok~"

David smiled and was kicked out of the office by Lilith.

He came downstairs from Stanley and saw the four bodyguards sitting idle on the first floor.

Why didn't Black Mike go find that beautiful clerk today?

David walked to a few people and asked everyone to go outside first.

Outside, it was dark.

Mike Bai looked at David curiously, shook his head, and smiled without saying anything.

David was a little surprised by his behavior: "Why are you looking at me like this? Is there something wrong?"

"Hehe~ The perfume on you is too strong~ Haha~"

"Um...it should have been Lilith just now..."

"fxxx! Why do you care about everything, you bastard!"

"Haha~ I didn't say anything, but you had to ask me!"

The other three people laughed and sniffed David, and sure enough, it smelled like perfume.

The clever Lavis rubbed his hands and teased David: "Did Lilith spray the new perfume on you twice? Or did you hug her too tightly? ~Haha~"

David reluctantly picked up his coat and smelled it. Sure enough, it smelled like Lilith's tulips.

this. .You must talk to Susan in advance when you go back in the evening, otherwise it will be difficult to handle if there is a misunderstanding. .

A few people chatted and laughed for a while, and then Lilith walked out of the Stanley Building wearing professional attire and a fitted bright yellow windbreaker.

All the bodyguards put away their smiles and got into the car. David smiled and stood by the car, opened the door, and made an invitation gesture.

Lilith smiled and nodded her thanks, then sat in the car gracefully.

David ran to the other side and got into the car. He straightened his posture and asked Lilith, "Where are we going now?"

“Lincoln Center for the Arts!”

Mike Bai, who was sitting in the driver's seat, started the car, adjusted the rearview mirror with his hand, looked at the expression on David's face, and smiled silently.

"What...are we going there for?"

"What else can we do? Listen to a concert~!" Lilith said matter-of-factly.

"But... do you have a ticket?"

Lilith gave David a strange look: "I have never bought a ticket, I am always invited to see it by others!"

"Then if we go this time, someone invited us to go?"

"No, no one invited me today. I have already made arrangements. Someone will give us tickets."

"Okay, man, you heard me, let's go~" David blinked a few times, patted the driver's seat, and said to Mike.

"Okay, boss~!" Mike Bai returned with raised eyebrows and bared teeth.

----

Manhattan, west side of Central Garden, Lincoln Center for the Arts.

Mike Bai parked the car firmly, and David got out of the car and stood beside the steps on the street, looking at the most famous New York cultural center built more than ten years ago.

After Lilith got off the bus, a well-dressed young man walked up to her under a streetlight not far away, saluted slightly, handed over two tickets, and then turned and left.

David walked to Lilith curiously and looked at the ticket in her hand: "Is this...did you arrange it?"

Lilith smiled and handed them to David: "Someone owes me! I just want a small interest now, let's go in."

David took the ticket, glanced at Mike Bai standing by the car, and shrugged at him: "Man, you need to find a place by yourself."

Mike Bai patted the car: "We will wait for you here when the show ends, go ahead~!"

"Ok!"

David strode up the steps, Lilith nodded to Mike Bai, took David's arm, and the two of them walked up the steps and stepped onto the square of Lincoln Center.

Black Mike and the three people who got off the car behind looked at the backs of David and David. White Mike waved to them, and the two cars drove towards the side street.

As Lilith walked, she softly introduced David to the concert he was going to attend later.

"I'm going to the Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center. There will be a special concert performance by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra here today."

"Vienna Philharmonic? Isn't it the New York Philharmonic?" The name sounded very familiar to David.

"No, um..."

"Let's put it this way, the Philharmonic Orchestra was originally a group of European musicians who left the court and formed a spontaneous performance group for folk performances."

"Over time, the name of the Philharmonic Orchestra has become synonymous with music lovers and the love of music and art."

"Just like the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra we are going to see, they are both orchestras named after the Philharmonic."

“Around the world, there are philharmonic orchestras in Monich, Poland, France, England, Hungary, etc. that take the name of the Philharmonic.”

"The name Philharmonic Orchestra has become a special symbol and symbol in the hearts of people who truly love music all over the world."

David nodded and continued: "So, the New York Philharmonic and the Vienna Philharmonic themselves have nothing to do with each other, it's just that they are both named after the same philharmonic, and both belong to the world's first-class symphony orchestras! Right?"

"Correct answer~!" Lilith smiled and patted David's arm.

"Look, this is the Philharmonic Hall. Let's go in first."

David glanced at the long queue at the entrance of the concert hall: "Everyone is wearing suits and ties. Do I need to change my clothes?"

Lilith looked at the crowd queuing up at the door with a smile: "It doesn't matter, you are my boyfriend. I like whatever you wear to the concert, and no one will say anything!"

David gave her a like: "Great!"

"Have a good chat~!" Lilith pulled David.

"Don't say bad words~!" David continued.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and followed the team slowly into the concert hall.

David looked around at this world-famous concert hall as he walked inside. .

The ceiling of this concert hall is very high, approx. . .As high as five stories high!

There are VIP seats like balconies on the left and right sides.

There are dozens of rows of regular seats on the first floor.

Lilith held his arm, and the two followed the waiter to the third floor of the VIP seats on the left side of the concert hall.

Lilith thanked the waiter in a familiar manner, ordered some drinks, took the program list from the waiter, and pulled David to sit down in his seat.

She opened the program, pointed in the direction of the stage and said, "Look, that's the passage for the band to enter and leave the stage. On the slightly higher platform on the stage is the conductor's position."

"Today the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra will perform several very famous symphonies, including Karajan's version of Beethoven's symphony..."

David looked at the program list in Lilith's hand and listened to her introduction. He suddenly regretted coming to any concert with her.

Such an elegant symphonic art may make David sleepier the more he listens to it. .

Lilith also felt that David was a little absent-minded as she spoke. She smiled and thanked the waiter for the drink, picked up a glass and put it into David's hand.

"Wait a minute, if you feel bored, we can leave after Laura comes!"

"Will Laura come here to see us?"

"They should be waiting for us outside!"

"You mean if she comes, she will wait outside for us to listen to the whole concert?"

"The whole thing? Can you really sit still and listen to it all?"

"Emm... I've never heard it, how do I know if the symphony is interesting?!"

Lilith smiled and responded: "Okay, if you really like it, just ask Laura to wait for us outside now, and we will go out after listening."

David curled his lips and looked at the musicians who were coming on stage one after another: "This is what you said. If that little girl gets angry later, don't hide behind me~!"

"Haha~ No way!"

"No? I wonder why you smile so guiltily?"

"I didn't! Look, the conductor has already come on stage, be quiet, the concert is about to begin!"

On the stage, a middle-aged man in a suit walked to the middle of the stage with a microphone and stood there, using a magnetic baritone to introduce the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, which was performing tonight.

Behind him, the musicians who were ready stood up and bowed slightly to the audience. The conductor also stood next to the host and answered a few questions.

David looked at the conductor from a distance and felt a little funny listening to his English with a German accent.

"Is he German? How come he joined the orchestra in Vienna?"

Lilith rolled her eyes at him: "Who told you that music has national boundaries? Keep quiet!"

"Okay~!" David rolled his eyes and looked at the conductor with Mediterranean hair. After he finished speaking, he prepared with the band members and started playing the first song.

When David listened to the symphony on the stage, he felt that it was not as hypnotic as he imagined. Instead, it made his heart beat, sometimes exciting and sometimes sad, according to the rhythm of the music. .

A black and white film seemed to appear before his eyes.

They keep changing the pictures according to the rhythm of the music, and the people and things in each scene are constantly changing.

This is it. . .

He can understand a symphony! ?

Can he understand Beethoven? !

This is. .What a miracle~!

Lilith sat next to him, looking at his concentrated and unblinking look, which felt a little magical. .

David. .Can he really understand it?

Um. .

Lilith lowered her head and glanced at her watch. Laura should be arriving in New York soon. I wonder if her journey is smooth.

----

Yonkers, just north of New York City.

Laura was sitting in the back seat of the car, looking at the scenery outside the window.

The night is dark.

There were more people walking on the streets of Yonkers than during the day.

The chartered administrative areas drawn up in the Bonini Agreement drove many street beauties, homeless people, and hoodlums out of Manhattan and New York City together with the police and gangs.

They could only leave New York, and scattered from Manhattan, the once happy place, to Yonkers, Newark, Elizabeth and Nassau counties and Long Island around New York.

The car Laura was sitting in was driving on the newly formed colorful happy street where beauties on the street had gathered again in recent days.

The traffic ahead gradually became denser and the speed slowed down.

street.

All kinds of beauties stand on the street, wearing heavy makeup, wearing scantily clad clothes, smoking cigarettes, chatting with passers-by and soliciting business with smiles on their faces.

yesterday.

It was past midnight when she took the car back to New York.

At that time, her mind was in a mess, and all she could think about were Lilith's words, and she had no intention of paying attention to the people and things outside the car.

just now.

Laura carefully watched every smile and every move of these beauties on the street.

The cognitive impact of this scene made her subconsciously want to see more and listen more to satisfy the unspeakable curiosity in her heart.

Unfortunately, Laura has never seen Manhattan, the paradise on earth.

Fortunately, Laura has never seen Manhattan, the hell on earth!

Um. .

In the future, no one knows whether Manhattan will become a paradise or a hell.

But now in Yonkers, it has become the second 42nd Street in Manhattan, the most famous street for fun!

However, no matter how long the street is and no matter how slow the traffic speed is, it will eventually end.

Laura lay on the backrest of the back seat and looked at the Happy Street getting further and further away from the rear window of the car, feeling a little indescribable in her heart.

On that street.

There were many beauties on the street who looked almost the same age as her mother.

There are many beauties on the street who look as old as Laura, or even younger than her.

They stood on the street naturally, smoking and chatting, looking for tonight's guests, and chatting up every man who looked at them.

They are all performing very hard and working very hard for their livelihood tonight.

Are they pathetic?

Laura didn't know, maybe!

Are they ridiculous?

Laura doesn’t think so!

If it's for life, then nothing is ridiculous!

Laura looked at the street lights on both sides of the road that were gradually moving away from her. She turned sideways and lay down on the back seat, gently stroking the ends of her hair with her fingers. Under the flickering light in the car, her There seemed to be tears flashing in his eyes.

she. .this time. .I’m really scared~!

----

The Queen.

In a very inconspicuous single-family building.

Otis Parker stood by the window, put down the phone in his hand, picked up the cigar and took a slow drag.

nine years ago.

At that time, Mr. Parker, who was still very young, was a social celebrity who walked around various parties in New York, a famous fund manager, a professional liar on Wall Street, and a shameless vampire who was stabbed in the spine and scolded behind his back.

At that time.

Mr. Odis Parker, who is infinitely famous, will be flattered, pursued and looked up to by people wherever he goes.

The extravagant and luxurious life where he was sought after by others made him lose his goals and direction, and he forgot the vigilance and patience he should have had.

Now that Mr. Parker thinks about it, the young and proud Parker was really as stupid as a pig about to be slaughtered!

Finally, because of one incident, he was driven out of New York by a dying old man, who made him swear an oath that he would never return to New York again before the old man died.

He is very happy!

The old man didn't take his life, he just told him to get out!

just now.

Otis Parker is back.

The old man who once drove him away from New York went to see God last month!

Mr. Parker felt that the old man who had died long ago should have gone to hell!

He stood by the window, looked out the window, and slowly blew out the smoke from his mouth.

The blue-white smoke was floating, as if it formed an unfinished painting and was blown away by a breeze.

Mr. Parker, the phone call you just put down was a new business.

His current identity is an underground intelligence businessman.

Um. .

To put it more bluntly, he is a commercial espionage liaison.

In the nine years since he left New York, he has been active in London, Paris, Luxembourg and other European cities.

His name can be regarded as a very valuable code name in the underground intelligence community.

In the past three years, Mr. Parker has never failed in all his subsequent business and tasks.

The professional intelligence personnel who had single-line contact with him have never been found by anyone.

Elena Mesa.

This dazzling thorny rose, as his former ace intelligence officer, has now chosen to retire.

After being introduced by a middleman, Pine found Mr. Paca. Elena Mesa wanted to make some pocket money, so she took over the business of going to Jacksonville to find Jenny.

Mr. Parker just took over this new business, and now that he has thought about it carefully, Elena is really the most suitable person to handle it.

She should be back soon.

If the time is really too late, then the new person can only be used.

Mr. Parker didn't know whether she could complete the deal.

----

The company's small building.

In Polly's office on the fifth floor.

Ludy and Andy were sitting on the sofa on one side, looking through the recruiter's resume sent by Sally.

"Clang clang clang~"

There was a knock on the door.

Ben Whitcott opened the door and walked in.

Ludy saw him coming in, laughed and waved to him, asking him to sit next to him.

"Come on, come on, tell me, what did you think when you recruited Miranla Webster into the company?"

"I..." Ben choked up and looked around at the people in the office.

Andy lowered his head slightly, glanced at the embarrassed Ben, and said with a smile: "Do you know she came to our company because she wanted to chase David?"

I opened my mouth, a little stuck, and nodded helplessly.

Polly looked at Miranla's resume in her hand with interest, smiled and nodded: "Then do you know David is avoiding her?"

"Avoiding her? Well... I really don't know!"

"Okay~" Ludi patted Ben on the shoulder and helped him out with a smile.

"Now that you have recruited her, let's see if she can adapt to the work of our company."

"If she's a really good employee..."

Polly said with a smile next to her: "Then send her to David as a work assistant!"

Andy glanced sideways at the two of them, shook his head and muttered: "These are David's relatives, huh~?"

"We are helping him~"

"That's right! Who knows who this kid will be with in the future?"

Ludy and Polly looked at each other and laughed. .

Ben Whitcott looked at their looks and understood that this was a friendly joke, and he felt relieved.

As for David? . .

Is that what he should worry about?

Haven't you seen how unscrupulously the three people in the office laughed?

hehe~