Manhattan Reborn 1978

new York.

Manhattan, 40th Street, da company building.

David looked at Polly's back and walked into the company, motioning for Black Mike to drive~

Soon.

He returned to his apartment, put on the suit he had prepared in the morning, found out the gifts he needed to bring when he was going to visit old Morgan's house, held a brand-new tie in his hand, and sat on the sofa for a while. ~

After a few minutes.

He looked at his watch, picked up the phone, and dialed.

"du~du~"

"Hey~!"

"I'm David, is my dad here?"

"Oh, it's David~ Wait a minute!"

David held the microphone farther away, and after waiting for a while, old David's voice came from the other side.

"David? What's wrong? Is something wrong?"

"..have!"

"Okay, please wait and call my office. It's too noisy here~"

"No dad, I have something to do later, so let's just say this~"

"..ok~ Just tell me!"

David took a deep breath, relaxed himself, and told his father about his inner struggles and the problems he was facing.

After hearing this, Old David was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "You already have the answer in your heart, right?"

"..right!"

"Then do it~!"

"..good!"

"Is this why you called me?"

"Yes~"

"Haha~ David, you have grown up!"

"If it were ten years ago... No! Three years ago, if you encountered a problem, come and ask me, I can still give you some suggestions or solutions~"

"Now... I can give you very little to help you~"

"But you have to understand!"

"No matter whether you do well or badly, even if you are... bankrupt and become pauper again, your home is still in Morrison Town, we are still your family~ Do you understand?"

David pursed his lips, his breathing became a little heavier, and with a smile on his lips: "Understood!"

"Let's forget about that soda factory~it's too noisy!"

"Hahaha~ You bastard, is the sound of the machine so annoying to you?"

"If you really don't like them, I'll leave them to your sisters!"

"Haha~ Let's forget it!"

"I can't imagine the two of them going to a factory and circling around those noisy machines..."

"Hahaha~ Okay! Don't you have something else to do?"

"Hang up~"

"Haha~ Okay, say hello to my sisters for me. I am going to California this time and have prepared gifts for them. I will give them to them when I go back in a few days!"

"ok~"

. . .

hang up the phone.

David lowered his head and fiddled with the tie in his hand, slowly crumpled it into a ball and put it into his pocket.

The smile and confidence are back on my face~

Bankrupt?

Emm. .

seemingly. .This is a bit difficult~

----

Blue Crystal Hotel.

After David got off the car, he asked Giovanni to go to the security company and bring a few words to Lawrence.

Giovanni wrote down the words carefully, repeated them, and after making sure there was no problem, got in the car and drove away.

David and Black Mike stood there, watching him leave, then turned and walked into the hotel.

In the hotel, on the second to last floor.

David walked out of the elevator and knocked on Lilith's room door.

"Hey ~ we're leaving! Are you ready?"

"Are you leaving now? Is it too early?"

David looked at Lilith, whose hair was a little messy, and hugged her and raised his eyebrows at the little girl Laura.

"It's late~ Why don't you go change clothes quickly?"

Laura stared at the intimate actions of David and Lilith, curled her lips, and walked to the bathroom muttering in a low voice~

Lilith saw the evil smile on David's lips, raised her hand and patted his forehead, and said with a smile: "What? Do you still want to watch us change clothes?"

"Yeah~ Is there anything I can't see here?"

Lilith gained a new understanding of David's shamelessness. .

"Okay! Just watch here~ Just don't run away later!"

"Run? Why should I... run?"

"Haha~ Girls have a lot of secrets! Will we keep you alive after you see these secrets?"

David rolled his eyes a few times and said seriously: "If you let me leave, where else can I go? Giles' room?"

"He has more secrets there~ I don't want to see anything messy and dirty my eyes!"

Lilith laughed and walked to the bedroom, hooking David a few times with her little hand. .

"Ahem~ You guys... Hurry up! Our time is very tight!"

After saying that, David walked out of the room obediently and closed the door~

Lilith is right. As a man, it’s better not to explore the secrets between women~

just in case. .

I saw some things I shouldn't have seen and heard some things I shouldn't have heard. .

It might not kill you, but it can also cause heart disease~

. . .

The first floor of the Blue Crystal Hotel.

David and Black Mike found a place to sit down and started chatting, listening to David talk about his experience in California.

"Man, did you know that big Zach is a big eater? He ate almost five people's kebabs by himself..."

"Haha~ What is this?"

"The last time he made a bet with someone in a bar, he ate 26 Burger King burgers...!"

"What? He can eat so much?"

"Hahaha~ Do you know what that kid said when he got the 5-meter knife he won?"

"He said: This is the most enjoyable time I have ever eaten in my life!"

David had a picture in his mind of a big Zach holding a burger like a cookie in his big hands and stuffing it into his mouth. .

He shook his head and smiled silently, then said: "Man, what do you think I let him go to the training base in New Jersey to participate in training?"

Black Mike shrugged: "You want...?"

"Yeah~ His figure is like a moving iron pillar, following me, isn't it... very majestic?"

Black Mike rolled his eyes: "Yes~ He can completely block you behind him, and no stray bullets will hit you!"

"Tsk~Don't say that~"

"Isn't this for my own safety?"

"Haha~ Let him go... He might as well train a bit, he has gained a lot of weight these days~"

"I estimate that if he eats like this, he will weigh more than 300 pounds before long!"

"That's right~ hahaha~"

"..."

In this way, the two decided on the weight loss and training plan for the big man Zach. .

I wonder if big man Zach will react after knowing this decision. .complain?

. . .

David and David waited for a long time in the lobby on the first floor.

Laura and the two people who came upstairs did not wait, but Pine, who rushed back, did.

"Hey, Pine, we're here!"

"Do you need to go up and change?"

"No need~ I'm just going home, there's no such thing as that!"

"Tsk... Okay, let's wait for Laura and the others together~"

"They haven't come first yet? How long have you been waiting?"

"It didn't take long, less than an hour~haha~"

Pine sat down with his hands on his forehead: "I told you, I don't want to go back with them..."

"Haha~ It's too late!"

. . .

The three of them waited on the first floor for more than half an hour.

The figures of Laura and Lilith came slowly. .

"I kept you waiting, let's go!"

This guy Pine just smiled and didn't even fart. .

David held the coat he took off in his hand, rubbed his groggy eyes, and complained without any scruples: "When we get engaged, will you stay up all night before?"

Laura's face suddenly turned dissatisfied, she walked up to David in two steps, held his ears, and asked with eyes wide open.

"What? You want to regret it?"

"Hey, it hurts! Don't do anything!"

"Cut~"

Laura looked at a weak chicken with a disdainful expression, let go of her hand, and waved her little fist: "You want it in the future..."

David pretended to raise his hands to cover his ears, and his smile became weird.

He didn’t wait for Laura to continue, threw the coat in his hand to Black Mike, took a step forward, and directly controlled Laura’s hands.

His left hand instantly exerted force, grabbed them together, and scissored them behind Laura's back. His right hand wrapped around Laura's waist, who had her back turned, clamped her under her armpit, and said to Lilith with a smile.

"Haha~ let's go!"

"Ah~ Yeah~ Damn David, let me go! Ah~"

"Hey~ Be good, we'll be home soon!"

"If you make any more noise... I'm going to spank you, right?"

When Lilith took a step forward in surprise and wanted to stop David, Laura shouted in dissatisfaction.

"You still dare to hit me? Humph~"

David looked back and forth at a few people, gave them a few glances, then looked down at Laura under his arm and said, "How about we two take a car together?"

"No! Who will ride in the same car with you! I don't want it!"

Pine glanced sideways. .Smiling, he spread his hands to Lilith and quickly left the scene without saying a word~

Black Mike rolled his eyes a few times and followed Pine out. .

Lilith pursed her lips and held back her laughter: "Let her go~ We're going to be late!"

"Okay! You make another car... Leave Laura to me!"

After saying that, David clamped Laura's waist, lifted her whole body up, and strode out of the hotel. .

Lilith stood there, looking at Laura, who suddenly lost her voice, and David's back, and followed with a somewhat complicated expression.

----

on the way.

Laura and David were sitting in the back row, with stinky faces and gritted teeth: "What... do you want to do?!"

David smiled and put his foot on Laura's thigh, shook it a few times and said: "What? Now is not the time for you to hold me and cry in the Wildfire Bar?"

Laura’s stinky face became complicated.

She turned to look out the window, was silent for a while, and whispered: "Thank you!"

"No thanks!"

"Now...can you take your stinky feet away?"

"Hehe~"

David retracted his legs, slumped in the seat, and smelled Laura's sweet cherry scent.

"Did you meet your dad last time he came to New York?"

"..No~"

"why?"

"..."

"A few days ago, when I went home, I learned that my father had adopted two girls~I have two younger sisters."

David tilted his head and rested his head on Laura's small shoulder: "So... I really hope to have another sister!"

Laura pouted silently and pushed David's head: "My brother would never bully me, let alone hit me!"

"Haha~ We are different, aren't we!"

"..."

David moved even more aggressively this time, lying on Laura's lap, looking up at Laura's little face: "Wow~ From this point of view, you are still a big beauty!"

Laura lowered her head slightly, grabbed one of David's ears with her hands, gritted her teeth and said, "You brought this to the door!"

"Haha~ It doesn't matter! It's natural for a sister to bully her brother!"

Just when Laura wanted to use her strength to teach David a lesson, her little hands became weak and pinched his ears. .

"I want... to hear you sing that song "backatone" again~"

"Oh? You know that song?"

"Yeah...and the proposal on the Wildfire Rooftop~"

"Well... I gave that song to Andy~ If you really want it, I can think of another way to get another one for you and Lilith."

"Besides? Will you write other songs?"

"Yes..."

David blinked. .

Is this another attempt to copy the rhythm of a classic song from memory? . .

"Huh? Do you know how to do it?"

"..meeting!"

"No problem, I'll find time to finish it in a few days~"

Laura's smile turned sweet, she lowered her head and blinked, and made a request: "I want... a proposal song, preferably a touching love song that can make Lilith cry!"

David's eyes suddenly lit up with gossip: "Then you two...who is going to propose? You...?"

"Of course it is me!"

"Haha~ Don't you need to discuss it with Lilith?"

"Need not!"

"Okay~! My sister should be so domineering! I will definitely support you!"

Laura raised her head proudly, looked out the window, raised her hand to cover David's eyes, felt the warmth from her legs, and whispered.

"You wouldn't lie to me, would you?"

"Haha~ A doll will have feelings after you play with it for a long time, let alone a living person?"

"Hey~! You..."

"Hahaha~ Don't worry! Let me give you a message~"

"..."

David felt the warmth coming from Laura's hand, slowly put away his smile, and pretended to be deep: "Heavy crown, if you want to wear it, don't lower your head again ~ it will fall!"

Laura exerted force on her hands involuntarily, bit her lip, took a deep breath, and whispered: “Uh~”

----

sunset.

Boston.

In the Morgan family's estate.

With a bright smile on her face, Laura took David's arm and got out of the car.

Under Lilith's surprised gaze, the two of them raised their hands to say hello: "Why are you still standing there, let's go in?!"

"Oh.."

Lilith turned to look at Pine. .

Pine raised his hands and made an expression like "I don't know anything." He accelerated his steps, nodded with the old butler, and walked into the big house. .

David and Laura looked at each other, laughed, and held Lilith aside. The three of them also smiled and said hello to the old housekeeper, and walked into the big house.

. . .

In the big house.

Old Morgan has gone somewhere and is not at home.

Neriya, the mother of the Morgan children, walked towards several people with a smile on her face.

When Laura saw Neria, she immediately ran up to her, got into her mother's arms, rubbed her cheeks with her forehead, and murmured in a low voice. .

David raised his hand and pushed behind Lilith, who was still standing there.

Lilith's eyes also flashed, she walked up to Neria, hugged Laura and Neria, and whispered: "We are back!"

"Okay! It's good to be back!"

Neria’s mother kissed Laura on the left and Lilith on the right. There was a hint of sigh in her voice with a happy smile.

"You two kids... haven't introduced anyone yet!"

"You are David, right?"

David smiled and nodded slightly: "First time meeting, madam~ I am David Coleman."

Neriya held the two children in her arms who were still unwilling to let go, nodded and smiled: "Haha~ I have been looking forward to meeting you! Welcome to my home!"

Laura was in her mother's arms, and she keenly felt Lilith's body stiffen for a moment. .

She got her head out of her mother's arms and pouted: "David is not a guest! He... is also going home!"

"Oh..Yes! Haha~"

"Welcome home, David!"

Neria smiled and opened herself up to David. .Holding my two daughters’ arms~

David walked forward with a smile, directly behind Lilith, and hugged Neria gently. After letting go, he said with a smile.

"I brought you a gift ~ please wait a moment!"

David turned around, walked to the door, took a few bags from Black Mike's hand, and turned back.

Nariya patted the backs of the two children, the three mothers and daughters separated, and Laura asked curiously.

"You also prepared a gift? Why didn't you tell me just now?"

"Of course ~ you have a share too!"

Nariya held a daughter with one hand and put a little pressure on her hand. She turned to David and said, "Let's go in and sit down to talk~"

"Good~"

The two daughters immediately became obedient and followed their mother, and walked into the spacious living room with David.

The few people sat down, and David gave the gifts in several bags to the three of them one by one.

Lilith blinked and took the gift in surprise: "For me? When did you buy it?"

“When we were in San Francisco, we went shopping together~”

Lilith nodded clearly, with a smile, and opened the gift with Laura.

After each person opened their gifts, David explained to the three of them~

The gift Laura got was a notebook with a calendar.

"It can accompany you and record every day after you leave home~"

The gift Nariya received was a latest camera.

"It can record every beautiful moment for you~"

Lilith opened the gift. It was a small box with a blue crystal necklace quietly placed inside.

David pulled up Lilith, picked up the necklace, slowly placed it around her neck, leaned back slightly, looked around, and smiled with satisfaction.

"Crystal, I am more beautiful because of you!"

Lilith raised her eyebrows slightly and silently expressed her thoughts with her mouth: "You are so good at coaxing people! Big liar!"

"Hahaha~"

Neriya tilted her head slightly and glanced at Laura, who was smiling next to her, with a trace of surprise in her eyes. .

This boy David was a bit unexpected to her~

. . .

David and Lilith sat down again.

The old butler appeared at the right time and brought drinks to several people.

And specially put a large glass of juice in front of David.

David smiled and thanked the old butler, and took out a gift from the bag next to him: "This is for you ~ I hope you like it!"

"For me?"

The old butler took the gift and quickly glanced at several people.

Lilith smiled and continued: "David and I chose this for you in Los Angeles~ You can take it apart and take a look!"

"Haha~ good!"

The old butler opened the gift, which was a set of men's silk pajamas. He nodded to David with a very satisfied expression and thanked him.

“What a great gift~Thank you, David!”

"As long as you like it~haha~"

Neriya smiled and asked: "Can we start dinner?"

"Anytime, ma'am~!"

"Let's go have dinner first!"

"Ok~ I've been hungry for a long time!"

"Haha~ you!"

Laura used strength in her hands, winked at David, and took the lead in walking out of the living room with her mother on her arm.

Lilith also stepped forward, hugged David, and walked to the restaurant with the old housekeeper.

. . .

in the restaurant.

Several people were seated.

The main seat was vacant for old Morgan, who was about to return.

The old housekeeper directed the servants and slowly served a table of exquisite dishes to several people.

After the servants helped pour the pre-dinner wine, Neria raised her glass and signaled to David.

"Cheers to our reunion!"

"Cheers~!"

Because this dining table is a bit larger. .

David could only raise his glass to Neria and Laura who were sitting opposite him from a distance, and clinked his glass with Lilith beside him.

Wait until you put down the cup.

While eating her food, Laura started chatting and talked about some interesting things about her time at Yale, complaining about the new classmates, tutors, and professors around her.

"The professor with a big beard and a coat that never changes, brings a big cup of coffee with him every time he lectures. He always likes to tell us some particularly embarrassing jokes during class."

"There are also professors who teach us mathematics. They always like to hold chalk in their hands when writing on the blackboard, and click on this and that..."

"Wow~ don't mention my new classmates!"

"How long has it been since school started? There are already several couples who have become lovers..."

"Haha~ That's right!"

"One time, when the professor walked into the classroom, there was a couple who were getting tired of each other..."

"Well... there is another boy, he is very weird... let's call him the handkerchief weirdo~"

"No matter where he is, he can always take out a handkerchief in his pocket and wipe it wherever he goes..."

"Um... Is this called mysophobia? It should be so~ No wonder!"

"This is the disease?"

"Oh~ He...except that he always likes to wipe all kinds of things, he's pretty normal~"

"When eating, only eat what you bring..."

"Hahaha~ One of us had a bad idea and wanted to deliberately spill a drink on him to see his reaction~"

"I know, I know~ I won't do such stupid things!"

. . .

At the dinner table, Laura completely let herself go~

He danced and imitated the professors and classmates vividly, making several people laugh~

Neriya put down the tableware and listened patiently to her daughter's excitement about her experiences in college. From time to time, she raised her hand to touch her head, her smile full of love. .

This youngest daughter has really grown up!

. . .

outside the restaurant.

Old Morgan, who had just arrived home, chatted with the old housekeeper for a few words, then took off his coat and followed the sound into the restaurant.

At this time, Laura was imitating a female classmate’s arrogant look towards her male classmate, raising her head and saying: “No time~ I don’t have time next week either.”

Old Morgan silently walked behind Laura, coughed slightly, and said with a smile: “Who doesn’t have time?”

Laura’s movements froze, and her eyes instantly turned from her mother to behind her: “Dad? Are you back?”

"Haha~ It's okay, sit down, sit down~"

Old Morgan patted Laura's little head with his hand and greeted David.

"This is at home, why are you so polite~?"

Nariya stood up with a smile, pushed old Morgan to the main seat, sat him down, and filled his wine glass.

"you are late!"

"Haha~ Then let me propose a toast to everyone~"

Several people smiled and raised their glasses.

David stood up, stretched out his arms, clinked glasses with old Morgan and said, "Let's meet again!"

"Okay~ Cheers!"

"Cheers~"

Put down the glass.

Old Morgan waved his hand to the old housekeeper who wanted to step forward to help. His eyes swept over David and Lilith, paused for a moment on Laura's lower face, and turned to look at his wife.

"What were you talking about just now? Did I miss something?"

Neria glanced at Laura, who had become quiet, and then at David, and said with a smile: "Haha~ Laura is telling interesting things about studying~"

"Haha~ No wonder."

David noticed Nariya's gaze, thought for a moment, and said, "Thank you very much for accepting my sudden visit."

"Hey~ Didn't I say that you are welcome here at any time~ I am also willing to receive your call at any time~"

"..thanks, I will!"

"Haha~ Let's have dinner first. If you have any questions, we can talk later~"

"Ok!"

. . .

On the table.

After old Morgan came back, without Laura’s laughter, the meal became calm again~

ten minutes later.

Everyone put down their tableware.

Old Morgan looked around, stood up first, and walked out of the restaurant.

The remaining people also stood up. Neriya took Laura’s hand and smiled: “David, go ahead~”

"Okay, ma'am~"

David nodded to Lilith, winked at Laura, and followed old Morgan's footsteps into the living room.

After they both left.

Laura and Lilith couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

Neriya shook her head slightly and stroked Laura’s hair with her hand: “Let’s go upstairs~”

"Um.."

. . .

in the living room.

The old butler brought a large glass of juice and several plates of small desserts to David who sat down.

Seeing this, Old Morgan smiled and shook his head and joked: "My family members all know about your little habits~"

After David thanked the old butler seriously, he shrugged and relaxed: "Sweets always make me feel happy, who doesn't like them?"

"Haha~ You... why weren't you as relaxed as you are now at the dining table?"

"Is it because of Neria?"

"...Do you want to be so direct? This is my first time at your home, so I should be a little more reserved...is that normal?"

Old Morgan smiled as if he had seen through David: "You don't know what being reserved is!"

David looked at old Morgan's smile, and suddenly a thought of committing suicide came to his mind. .

"Well... this is my first time meeting my fiancée's mother and family, so I can't let go~"

Old Morgan's smile froze and he almost bit his tongue. .

He pointed at David with his hand, opened his mouth, and couldn't help laughing and scolding: "You are really an asshole~"

"Haha~ Are you complimenting me? Thank you~ Haha~"

"Haha~ Just take it as a compliment~"

David picked up the juice, motioned to Old Morgan, and drank half the glass. .

Old Morgan shook his head, leaned back, put his elbows on the armrests on both sides, crossed his legs, and said relaxedly.

"Tell me~ What other clever ideas have you got?"

David unbuttoned his suit, held a plate of small desserts in his hand, stuffed one into his mouth, gathered his thoughts and said.

“I still have some new ideas that can be expanded regarding Nylent’s venture capital project and investment direction~”

"Oh?"

Old Morgan asked with some surprise and curiosity: "What is it?"

"Existing, medium, small, and micro enterprise companies that have begun to take shape."

"They should also be included in the venture capital catalog, or in the bank's credit loan customer inspection catalog!"

"Credit loan? You mean..."

"That's right~"

David put the plate in his hand back to its original place, licked his fingers, and found a comfortable position for himself.

"These existing small, medium and micro enterprises are facing difficulties in operating after experiencing inflation in recent years."

"That's right. Let's be more straightforward~"

“In people’s eyes, the bosses of these corporate companies look well-dressed, drive luxury cars, and live in luxury houses.”

"But the amount of rice in their wallets and the number of accounts in their bank accounts may not be as much as my pocket money..."

"They may always face the dilemma of factory shutdowns and being unable to pay their employees~"

David spread his hands: "You should know this~"

Old Morgan nodded slightly.

"I didn't know much about this before~"

“I didn’t know until the last time I met and talked with Guy Luther, the president of Princeton University.”

"Behind the gradual increase in mergers and acquisitions among investment banks on Wall Street in recent years is the fact that countless small, medium and micro enterprises are disappearing silently in places that people don't know~"

Old Morgan slowly frowned, understood what David meant, and continued.

"These companies and factories have various problems. Mergers and acquisitions or bankruptcy have a certain relationship with inflation, but it should not be the whole story."

David had a different opinion: "Why did they go bankrupt?"

"From a broad perspective, there are factors such as the continued depreciation of the United States, rising bank interest rates, rising prices of commodity raw materials, and rising labor costs."

"From the perspective of our lives, the money in people's hands is becoming less and less valuable as inflation becomes increasingly serious~!"

"They all consciously tightened their wallets and began to carefully choose the necessities to buy, saving money and giving up many goods that were not urgently needed~"

"In this way, the products produced in the factory cannot be sold, and supply exceeds demand. The factory has too much foreign debt, loan interest rates are rising, and labor costs are constantly superimposed. The combination of factors leads to the company and factory's capital chain being broken and bankrupt~"

Old Morgan raised his right hand and waved to the old housekeeper who had been paying attention to the living room.

“In your opinion, which industries have investment value?”

"Industries closely related to ordinary people's lives: clothing, food, housing, and transportation!"

"Be more specific..."

"Food, clothing, real estate, automobiles, and transportation industries!"

"There are already MBS in terms of clothing and real estate, so we won't talk about it for now~"

"Grain, food, automobile manufacturing, and sea and air transportation industries are very valuable for investment!"

"Wait a minute!"

Old Morgan raised his hand to stop David's narration and signaled to the old butler: "Find Nelent Ramon and ask him to come here!"

"Now?"

"Ah."

"...Okay sir!"

The old housekeeper bowed slightly, glanced at David, and went out.

Old Morgan smacked his lips and said to David with a smile: "Shall we wait for him?"

David blinked. .

"ok~ no problem!"

What more can he say?

Don't wait?

Nonsense~. .

This was at old Morgan's house, and his master said he would wait. .

Then just wait~

----

new York.

Brooklyn.

The street lights have been turned on.

In a certain old apartment building, a shrill scream of a woman rang out. .

"Ah~~"

Many surrounding neighbors were shocked by this. .The earth-shattering scream attracted attention.

They opened the door and saw a middle-aged woman with a frightened face running out of an apartment.

"Killed~!?"

"Call the police! Call the police!"

One of the neighbors heard that there was a murder in the apartment next to him. He hurried back inside and picked up the phone to call the police.

Some of the remaining neighbors simply closed their doors and ignored them. .

Some stood in the corridor, looking left and right, silently watching the people around them. .

Some of them kindly walked over to the middle-aged woman who had collapsed on the ground and comforted her softly.

. . .

ten minutes later.

Two plainclothes policemen led several uniformed policemen to the scene.

They first asked the neighbors who were still watching to disperse, then uniformed police officers stood guard at the door, and plainclothes police officers opened the apartment door and walked in. .

After a few minutes.

Two plainclothes policemen came out with very ugly expressions and said to the uniformed policemen: "Seal this place down and I'll call for support~"

A slightly younger uniformed policeman looked into the apartment curiously: "What's going on inside?"

"...I advise you not to look at it!"

"Oh.."

The older policeman in uniform pulled the young man next to him with some enlightenment and warned in a low voice: "Don't cause trouble for yourself!"

The young man took half a step back, closed his mouth, and looked down at the middle-aged woman whose eyes were dull and who was the first to discover the crime scene. He suppressed his newly raised curiosity. .

More than half an hour later.

Matthews Denipero, the interim head of the New York Police Department, and Harold Stone, the head of the FBI, came downstairs to the scene.

Harold Stone, with his man Torres Bradman, greets Matthews.

"Hi~I'm Harold Stone~Call me Harold"

"Haha~ Hello, Harold! I'm Matthews~"

The two people, who had already heard about each other, smiled at each other and walked into the apartment building side by side.

When they came upstairs and approached the door of the apartment, Matthews stopped and talked in a low voice with the two plainclothes men who had come here before.

Harold walked to the door, looked around the apartment, and asked the middle-aged uniformed policeman: "Where is the scene?"

"Bedroom and...bathroom!"

"Oh? Two people were killed?"

"No, it should be...three people~"

"should?"

"...Yes~"

Harold Stone frowned, smelling a strong smell of blood wafting from the apartment, and suddenly had a bad premonition. .

Torres behind him looked back curiously at Matthews and the others who were walking far away, and whispered.

"We... don't you want to go in and take a look?"

"...No! If we go in now, we will destroy the scene~ Our people will wait for us later!"

"Oh.."

In the corridor, Matthews, who was standing a little further away, glanced at Harold and Harold in front of the apartment door after asking about the situation, lowered his head, and had some thoughts in his mind. .