Manhattan Reborn 1978

new York.

In the sky, a large black cloud group quickly floated in the wind from the north.

Francis Pawn Shop, 49th Street, Manhattan.

On the second floor, in a spacious room.

Rudy Sidric, holding a cigarette in his mouth, looked at Odis Parker not far away diagonally opposite, and asked with a frown.

"Why are you showing me these things?"

"Hehe~"

"Your family's Rosenlow is still in London, right?"

"Isn't he staying there just to check these things?"

Ludy glanced at the personal information about Elena Mesa at his hand, took a puff of the cigarette and curled his lips.

"If we don't check her, you won't take her out?"

"What do you mean you took it slow on purpose?"

Otis Parker smiled calmly: "The time has come!"

Ludy exhaled a cloud of smoke again: "Then what?"

"Just let us watch her continue to get closer to David?"

"It's up to you~ I won't care about her affairs from now on."

"..good!"

"I have to rush back for dinner, what else can I do?"

Mr. Parker smiled and raised his hand and pressed it down: "Don't be impatient~ The person I made an appointment with will be here soon!"

"..10 minutes."

"Ok!"

. . .

After a few minutes.

There was a knock on the door, and three people walked in one after another.

They are New York fib director Harold Stone, CIA director Ezra Cremo, and anti-gang group director Linde Vercello.

Ludy watched the three of them sit down with a little surprise, lit a cigarette again, and looked at Otis Parker in silence.

Mr. Parker stood up and walked to the door, closed the door, walked slowly in front of the three of them, turned his back to Ludy, and smiled.

"Thank you all so much for coming as promised!"

"This will be the last time I take the initiative to invite you to meet in a private setting~"

"Time is limited, so we might as well keep the story short and be direct, okay?"

Harold turned to look at Claymore, nodded, and said nothing.

Linde Vercello's brows twitched twice, and he also looked at Ezra Cremo without saying a word.

Claymo lowered his head and pondered for two seconds, then smiled bitterly and said, "Toby?"

"Yes!"

"Mr. Cremo, it was you who took the initiative and said that you would introduce a guide to David."

"Toby Orga!?"

"The underground love affair between you, the leader of the training team, and her, a student, is very hidden!?"

"A poor field agent like her can actually work in the City of London for several years..."

"Your contribution is great, right?"

Ezra Cremo took a few deep breaths, took out a folded document from his pocket, and said with a wry smile.

"Copies of all her files are here..."

"I don't mean any harm! It's just..."

"Just want to hold her by David's and our hands once, right?"

"..Um!"

"Mr. Cremo, what do you understand by the word ally?"

"Can you explain it to me?"

Ezra Cremo stood up, glanced at Ludy Sidric hidden in the smoke from the outside of Otis Parker's shoulder, pursed his lips, and whispered.

"I don't mean any harm!"

"Toby Olga has a clean foundation and good abilities..."

"Please speak to the point, Mr. Cremo!"

"We have limited time!"

"My patience is running out!"

"Hush~huh~"

"Allies are friends who come together for common interests or goals."

"Yeah~" Mr. Parker nodded happily and smiled.

"Mr. Stone, Mr. Vercello, do you agree with his explanation?"

"..."

"Remaining silent? Does that mean you think so too?"

"..."

"Hehe~"

"Hahahaha~"

Otis Parker laughed like a lunatic.

Ludy, who was sitting behind him, frowned and sighed: "Hey~ 10 minutes are almost up!"

"Haha~oh!~hahaha~"

"Sorry! I couldn't control it...hahaha~"

"Ha~drink~ha~"

Mr. Parker calmed down his laughter and emotions, made a gesture of invitation to Cremo, asked him to sit down again, shook his head and sighed.

"Gentlemen, you seem to have a very troublesome misunderstanding about your own identity~"

"I... put it like this!"

"Besides your job duties, you three... what value do you have?"

"A phone call from the headquarters, a transfer order..."

"I will let you become ordinary people again~"

Mr. Parker was "happy" to see the three people's faces turn dark, and continued to smile: "Ordinary people, there are too many in this world~"

"Be friends and allies with us... Are you worthy!?"

"Hehe~"

"Mr. Cremo, I have seen many people like you who appear to be smart but are actually extremely stupid."

"But a guy like you... who can't even give a reasonable explanation~ This is the first time I've seen him!"

"Oh~ and you, Mr. Vercello!"

"Your men have been reporting to the headquarters these days. The core members of the Sidrich family are followed every time they travel. What do they want to do?"

"Take away the Sidrich family in one fell swoop?"

"Are you still going to follow the clues and catch big fish?"

"Are you not satisfied with the gift Ludi gave you last time?"

"Hehe~"

"Ludy, what do you think?"

"...We will send another one until you are satisfied! Mr. Vercello!" Ludy put out the cigarette butt with a cold look.

"Ahem~I..."

"No need to explain, Mr. Vercello!"

"Weak explanations and unfulfilled promises are just a waste of time!"

"Maybe you don't know the little tricks of your subordinates~"

"But this matter can only be blamed on you, right?"

"..."

"Hahaha~"

"Well~ it's time, everyone!"

"I'm honored to be able to have a candid chat with you in private tonight~"

"Mr. Stone, I have not forgotten your wedding to Harris Schultz!"

"She should have received the gift by now~"

Like a gentleman, Mr. Parker gave a slight nod to Harold Stone, Ezra Cremo, and Lynde Vercello.

"Ludy, promise me to give the three gentlemen a night of reflection, okay?"

"..."

Ludy said nothing, stood up, walked to Harold Stone, shook hands with him, turned around and walked out.

Mr. Parker also walked up to Harold, nodded with a friendly smile, and walked out of the room.

. . .

in the room.

Harold Stone stood there, looking at Cremo and Linde Vercello, hesitated for a while, then smiled to himself and whispered.

"Mi Yuan + Promise."

"That lunatic is warning us for the last time!"

"Why didn't I realize that you would be... so stupid?!"

"Hey~"

. . .

Harold Stone, gone.

Ezra Cremo took a deep breath and walked out of the room without even looking at Linde Vercello beside him.

Only Linde was left, sitting there gnashing his teeth~

----

District of Columbia.

Georgetown, at the party of the new social queen, Mrs. Pamela Harriman.

Mag Ludwig glanced at the female companion beside him, Janet Patrick, and the two of them found their goals tonight in a tacit understanding.

One of the protagonists of tonight's party, Astaire K. Wood, was surrounded by a group of men and women holding wine glasses, chatting happily.

Mag Ludwig stood calmly on the periphery of the crowd, listening to the chat with a smile, and patiently waiting for the opportunity.

ten minutes later.

"Ding~ding~ding~"

The hostess of tonight's party, Mrs. Pamela Harriman, knocked her wine glass gently and smiled at everyone.

"Friends, beautiful singing can be exciting, but it can also make people happy~"

"Please welcome Frank Sinatra and give you a song~"

"what?!"

Mag Ludwig raised the corners of his mouth: "Skinny monkey? Haha~"

. . .

"Clap clap clap~"

Amid the applause of the crowd, Frank Sinatra, whom Mager had not seen just now, strode out from the side of a four-piece band, waving and smiling at tonight's guests~

"Ding~Ding stared~"

A prelude sounded, Frank Sinatra held the microphone, glanced at the guests, and started singing ~

. . .

Mag stood there and listened for a while, feeling that the singing voice of this skinny monkey was really good~

However, he had some minor conflicts with the crew of the movie "The Godfather" that David invested in and filmed, and he even openly issued a lawyer's letter.

Emm. .

Mag glanced at Astaire K. Wood and saw that the crowd around him was paying attention to the direction of the small stage. He walked over slowly and whispered a few words to Wood.

Wood turned back to look at Mag, nodded with surprise in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Of course!"

"Okay~ Let's... where are we going!?"

"go!"

. . .

In the small garden outside the house.

Mager then closed the door and smiled at Wood: "Are you familiar with Sinatra?"

"Hahaha~ We are old enemies!"

"That bastard used to play opposite me for more than ten years. Do you think we can't be familiar with each other?"

"Oh? It turns out that between you two..."

"Hehe~"

"What now, Mr. Wood?"

"...Huh? There was doubt on Wood's face, and he wanted to confirm what Ma Ge meant~"

Ma Ge smiled and shrugged: "A movie he and my boss invested in..."

"Oh~ you mean "The Godfather"?"

"Yes~"

"Haha~ Everyone said that the Hollywood singer who cried to his godfather was a reflection of the Skinny Monkey?!"

"Hahaha~"

"Will your boss film this entire plot in the novel?"

"Haha~ He doesn't care about filming."

"All he cared about... was the lawyer's letter from Sinatra."

"Hahaha~ That idiot really sent a lawyer's letter?"

"Interesting, interesting!" Wood gave a thumbs up on his hand, feeling like tears were about to burst out of his eyes~

Mag narrowed his eyes with a smile and waited patiently for Wood to reply~

Sure enough~

The professional quality of this well-known second-tier Hollywood actor allowed him to adjust to his condition in just a few seconds.

"Feel sorry!"

"Mag, what's the matter with you? Please tell me!"

"Ok!"

"I heard a piece of news - former President Gerald Ford is actively preparing and traveling around, targeting the presidential election in two years."

Wood's face instantly darkened, he pondered for two seconds, and asked: "Is the news accurate?"

"Of course!"

"Okay! I owe you once!"

"Hehe~"

"Don't worry yet! I have two more pieces of news to tell you!"

"..Speaking!"

"President Warren White's advisory board is discussing support for the Equal Rights Amendment..."

Wood's eyebrows twitched slightly, thinking of Mag's female companion, Janet Patrick.

Mag, who had been looking at Wood intently, of course noticed this and continued with a smile.

"The National Women's Conference held in Houston last November had more than 11 attendees, and more than a thousand media outlets participated in the report~"

"Many media called it the largest women's gathering in American history~"

"There are also many media outlets who claimed during the conference that more than half of the women in the country support the Equal Rights Amendment~"

"But what is dramatic is that in the venue of that convention, the results of several consecutive public votes were that most women opposed the Equal Rights Amendment, and the number of opponents even reached 80 of the total number of people in the venue. % or more~”

A rather playful smile appeared on Mag's lips, he looked at Wood, who had a calm face, and continued.

"Another of your rivals, Phil J. Crane, has been reaching out to anti-Equal Rights Amendment groups."

"You are already in a very passive state..."

"If you don't form a strong advisory team as soon as possible, I miss you..."

"Hi~I understand!"

Of course Wood understands what Mag is talking about. The key is that as a presidential candidate within the Elephant Party, there is a lot of resistance and opposition.

If these problems cannot be solved. .

. . .

Wood, who is 59 years old this year, takes good care of himself and has a clear mind~

After just a brief thought, he adjusted his emotions and asked with a smile.

"You just said two pieces of news? Where is the other one?"

Ma Ge smiled appreciatively at his performance and said, "I'm going to visit my old boss, Mr. Nixon, who lives in New York, around Thanksgiving."

"Are you interested in coming together?"

"Have!"

"Should I wait for your call?"

"Ok~"

"Hahaha~"

Mag and Wood looked at each other and laughed~

. . .

After the two of them laughed, they both felt a little cold in the night wind blowing on their bodies, so they wanted to return to the house.

Wood stood in the warm room and frowned as he watched Mager nod to him with a smile and walk away slowly.

Is this guy's target just that skinny monkey?

wrong!

Wood never thought that there would be such a thing as pie in the sky~

He looked around, pondered for a moment, took big steps to catch up with Mag, and asked in a low voice.

"Is there anything I can give you... boss's help?"

Mag pretended to be surprised and shrugged, thought about it, and smiled.

"Hehe~"

"He is planning to buy a magazine for fun these days~"

"Magazine?"

"Hmm... "Vogue" or "Bazaar", any book will do~"

"Fashion magazine? Hearst?"

"Correct!"

Wood, I'm speechless~

No matter what he did, he could never imagine the conditions proposed by the other party. .

That's it! ?

Emm. .

Mag saw that he didn't look "acting" at all and couldn't help laughing.

"And~"

"My boss wants to ask the President for a pardon for a friend of his fiancée."

Wood showed an expression that was indeed true, and asked with a smile: "He... what is the name of her friend?"

"Paddy Hearst!"

finally~

Right!

Wood smiled without any hesitation: "Okay!"

"Skinny Monkey and the Pardon!"

"I owe you two more!"

Seeing that he agreed so simply, Ma Ge suddenly looked embarrassed, touched his nose, and whispered: "The pardon order...within three days, okay?"

"Three days?!"

Wood, I'm speechless again~

However, he did not answer immediately. Instead, he lowered his head to think and weigh.

Wood, who served two terms as governor of California, has a deep understanding of the Patty Hearst case and the influence of the Hearst family in the media industry ~

Within three days. .Extremely difficult!

But it is not impossible!

Wood only had to contribute once, but could get two "opportunities" to support and thank him, so he quickly made up his mind.

"Mag, three days... I can try!"

"I owe you one more time!"

"Hahaha~ I promise, you will owe more and more~" Mager patted Wood's arm happily and said with a smile.

"Hahaha~ I wish I could have asked for it!"

----

new York.

The Queen.

Old Malkin's house, dining room on the first floor.

On the table.

Polly's son, Lindsay, and daughter, Bernice, sat diagonally across from David. In the slightly weird chatting atmosphere of the family members, their two pairs of big eyes kept flickering~

Old Malkin, under the "cold" gaze of his wife Sena, twitched the corners of his mouth stiffly, with a fake smile on his face, and ate his dinner quickly.

Polly didn't seem to pay attention to this at all~

Apart from the two children beside her, she only saw David sitting opposite. .

Manqi, the eldest daughter of the old Malkin family, looked at the family in silence while taking care of the children around her for dinner. She endured it for a while, and finally decided she couldn't bear it anymore!

"David..."

"Oh~ Manqi, what's wrong?"

"...You are such a bastard!"

"Haha~Thank you sister!"

"..." Manqi gave him a fierce look, curled her lips, turned her head and stopped talking~

Sena happily added some dishes to David and said warmly: "Don't worry~ In this house, after tonight, if anyone still dares to say cold words to you..."

"Tell me and I'll tell him to get lost!"

David's eyes widened in surprise, he nodded "flattered" and said with a smile: "Thank you, mom!"

"Hey~ good boy!"

"Quick~eat more!"

"When you finish eating later, you and Polly will go upstairs and tidy up the room."

"Tomorrow, bring over some of the clothes you often change and keep them at home for later use~save..."

"Okay~Thank you, Mom!"

"Hahaha~ Eat it quickly!"

Polly showed David a proud smile and gave her mother a big thumbs up!

. . .

The "pleasant" dinner is over.

Polly kissed the two children beside her, happily pulled David and ran upstairs~

Sena coaxed the children and asked them to go back to the living room to play.

When she turned back and looked at her husband Malkin Sr. and her eldest daughter Manqi, she tapped the table with her index finger calmly and said.

"Clang clang clang!"

"Tell me, if it weren't for David, with Polly's current situation and the situation of our family, would she still be able to find a man to want her?"

"Who else can she like!?"

"Um!?"

"..." Manqi rolled her eyes and said nothing.

"..." Old Malkin nodded "knowingly" and made a gesture of invitation.

Sena glared at him sideways, turned to look at her eldest daughter Manqi, and whispered: "She is your sister! Don't you still understand her character?"

"How many years can your father and I live?"

"Let Polly be a single mother for the rest of her life??"

"What about the children?"

"How long can you take care of her?"

"You also have your own family~ You don't want to live your own life anymore?"

Manqi lowered her head and said nothing.

Sena took two deep breaths and sighed: "I know, it's not that you don't understand these principles."

"That's why I said those words today!"

"Now, let me ask you again!"

"From now on, David is my biological son and a member of this family!"

"Agree?"

Old Malkin bared his teeth, grinned, and nodded: "Agree!"

Manqi covered her face with her hands and muttered: "Agree!"

"very good!"

"Remember, tonight!"

"It's gone~"

In the past, the hostess Sena, who seemed to have no sense of presence in this home and was "friendly" to everyone, showed her "dominance" again tonight~

. . .

After half an hour.

Second floor, study.

Sena put down a coffee pot, glanced at her smiling husband, turned to Ludy, and asked.

"Is that enough?"

"Well~ I'm full! Thank you!" Lu Di licked his fingers very "obediently". .Dessert scum, smiled.

"Good~"

"Let's talk! Be careful, don't be too late~"

"Good mom!"

David smiled and opened his arms, gave Sena an affectionate hug, and said in her ear: "Thank you"~

"Haha~ Go ahead!"

. . .

in the study.

David, Ludy, and Old Malkin looked at each other for a few seconds and couldn't help but smile~

"father!"

"I'm going to London this time..."

"Hahahaha~"

"why are you laughing?"

"I...hahaha~ I just can't help but want to laugh..."

"Hahaha~"

Ludy, under the gaze of the black-faced old Malkin and the confused David, looked like a 40-year-old naughty kid, laughing from his chair to the floor, then lying on the floor again, covering his face with his hands until he burst into tears. . .

David patted his forehead with his hand and said with a wry smile: "Dad, haven't we seen each other for a few days? Is he crazy?"

"..."

"Okay~"

"He laughs at his, and we talk about ours~"

"Well... I went to London this time and met some people. They are..."

. . .

ten minutes later.

Old Malkin sat down, picked up the coffee, frowned, and asked while thinking about what David just said.

“Is the Four Seasons Hotel’s management model feasible?”

"It is an innovation and will become a trend~"

"As long as Isadore Sharp and his partners don't just see greedy fools, they will definitely cooperate with us."

"it is good!"

"What's your next plan? Is there anything else?"

"Have!"

"spin off!"

David took the paper and pen from the table and wrote while writing: "We can definitely learn from Isadore's innovative management model of Four Seasons Hotel and form a management team of our own."

"Of course, this team will not enter the hotel industry, but will implement an innovative hotel-like apartment management model for the new building we build."

"It can also be subdivided into: serviced apartments, aparthotels, cooperative apartments, family apartments, commercial serviced apartments, single apartments, student apartments, etc."

"I'll just... take serviced apartments and apartment hotels as examples."

"Wait a moment!" Old Malkin rubbed his forehead with his hands, feeling a headache from David's tongue-twisting introduction.

"It's better to wait until Polly and Andy come to tell these details~"

"Speak more directly and simply... I can make it sound like a plan that won't cause any headache~"

David covered his face and smiled: "I understand~"

"What a pity, if Maggie were here at this time..."

"Hey! Wait~"

Little Secretary Maggie!

A good idea flashed through David's head and he explained with a smile: "My secretary Maggie, maybe she doesn't understand what I'm talking about every time."

"But she has a good memory~"

"No matter what I say, she remembers it like a tape recorder!"

"Dad~ Do you have a tape recorder at home?"

"Um...yes! Hahaha~"

"good idea!"

"Ludy, go!"

The "naughty kid" Ludi who was laughing just now curled his lips, stood up, patted his buttocks where old Malkin had kicked him twice, and walked out of the study ~

"Hahaha~"

. . .

Ludy, gone.

In the study, only "father and son" were left.

Old Malkin looked at David with "affectionate" eyes, making David scratch his head in embarrassment.

"Dad, Polly and I... I'm sorry!!"

"Please rest assured, I will definitely..."

"Okay~"

"From now on, this is your home~ Come back and visit more often when you have time!"

"Okay, Dad!"

"Hmm~"

Old Malkin sighed, hesitated, and then said: "Polly's children, little Lindsay and little Bernice..."

"That's okay with me! They're always welcome as long as you let me!"

"That's not what I meant~"

"Then you are worried about... my and Polly's child?"

"..."

David smiled and shrugged: "We are already working hard~ Don't worry!"

"...!"

"Haha~Thank you!"

David raised his hand, interrupted the curse words that Old Malkin was about to spout, put away his joking attitude, and explained seriously.

"You know, I'm an only child~"

"When I was a child, I didn't like being alone. When I grow up, I hate being alone even more!"

"I have Polly, I have children, I have mother Sena, I have sister Manchi..."

"I have a new home!"

"I have prayed to God countless times... to get Polly's love~"

"I am undoubtedly the luckiest boy!"

"Dad, I have two, and mom, I have two too!"

"I have two lovers and two children!"

"I will never feel alone again..Never again!"

David's hands on the table clenched and then unclenched, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"The love of my family is the strongest motivation for me to move forward!"

"It is my source of happiness and joy!"

"I don't know what else to do besides being grateful and giving more love..."

"Dad, can you tell me?"

Old Malkin, I’m speechless~

He really can't say anything about this "loyal-faced" boy~

"it is good!"

"As long as you two can be happy together, we..."

"We will!"

"..cough~"

Old Malkin felt that this topic could not be continued, so he changed the subject and asked.

"You just said splitting up? What?"

David smiled and leaned back, thought for a while and said: "To put it simply, our business, with your money..."

"Our money!"

"Oh~ yes!"

"With our huge liquidity, many of my plans can be launched and implemented immediately."

"For example: forming a group company~"

"A truly cross-industry, cross-regional, and multinational group company!"

Old Malkin leaned forward, put his arms on the table, frowned, looked directly at David, and asked.

"You want to be a Morgan? Rockefeller?"

"No, Dad!"

"To be more precise... I want to be a combination of Morgan, Rockefeller, Cherov Sr., Wharton Sr., and Buffett."

"You...can't do it!"

“If you don’t try it, how will you know?”

"Hush~huh~"

"Who else have you told this idea?"

"No more~ It's just you."

"..good!"

"Remember! No matter who it is, don't say it again!"

David couldn't help but spread his hands and said with a smile: "Of course! You are my dad~I'm not stupid!"

"...Haha~" Old Malkin smiled with a smile on his lips, nodded, pondered for a few seconds, and asked.

"Um... Buffett, who is it?"

"His name is Warren Buffett, one of Benjamin Graham's students."

"Oh~ Got it!" Old Malkin had never heard of Buffett, but he had heard of Benjamin Graham~

He rubbed his chin and carefully searched his memory for a long time. He seemed to remember something and said.

"It seems... every November, there is a party hosted by New York University in Manhattan..."

"A woman named Susan Buffett performs and sings on stage every year~ and she sings quite well~"

"Hmm... She should be Buffett's wife." David tilted his head and agreed.

"Okay~ I'll pay attention to this matter."

"When the time comes, shall I inform you to meet him?"

"Okay, Dad!"

. . .

after a while.

David lay on the table, facing the recorder with a dry mouth. After speaking the last paragraph, he fell back directly~

He stuck out his tongue and waved to Polly: "Give me another cup of coffee..."

"Gone!"

"...I'm thirsty!"

Polly shook the coffee pot and said with a smile: "It's really gone~"

"Then... will you go find me some water?"

"no!"

"How much have you drunk? Are you still drinking? Are you staying awake at night?"

"Hahahaha~"

Old Malkin, Ludy, and Andy laughed as they watched the "young couple" bickering.

David grimaced, licked his dry lips, spread his hands and said, "What should we do?"

Polly laughed and raised her eyebrows: "I just informed Cui Yingying, and she will prepare some soup for you when I get back tonight!"

"Drink when you go back!"

"...Don't do it!" David instantly felt that his life was dark. .With a sad face, he hugged Polly and said miserably.

"Can you not drink?"

"Of course... no!"

"Hahaha~"

. . .

After laughing for a while, old Malkin stared at his daughter Polly and asked with a frown.

"Cui Yingying?"

"Yes~ She is proficient in cooking and medical skills, has a clean foundation, and is also very honest and reliable. She is very suitable to be by our side!"

"Honest? What kind of comment is this?" David was a little confused about Polly's brain circuit.

Polly twitched her lips and smiled playfully: "She can't have children, so of course she is reliable!"

"...Phew~" David was like a deflated rubber ball, completely wilted~

"Hahaha~" Ludy and Andy, who understood Polly's other "meaning", laughed again~

Old Malkin felt a bitter taste in his mouth and asked Polly: "This is such a ridiculous thing... are you sure?"

"Of course!"

"You tell me, let this bastard who likes to mess around with women go out. If he doesn't follow his own people around and keeps an eye on him at all times, can I rest assured?"

"...That makes sense!" Ludi instantly thought of Elena and Toby, and couldn't help but give Polly a thumbs up for her "wise" decision.

David glared at Ludi fiercely and asked, "Did you just say that she was clean? How did you know?"

"I asked someone to check it out!"

"..when?"

"On her third day in New York~"

David turned to look at old Malkin: "Dad, do you know?"

"..Know!"

Old Malkin sighed, glanced at Andy, and said calmly: "We have checked all the people around you."

"Um...are you... imitating old Morgan?"

"Yes~"

"learn from mistakes!"

"He can send people to check us~ Why can't we spend a little money and send people to check..."

"OK! I understand~"

"Oops~" David rubbed his sore forehead, forced his head to run at high speed for a few more times, and sighed.

"Rosenlow went to London...who to check? Toby? Elena?"

"All!"

"... Otis Parker, told me that there are always people around me who are secretly observing me~"

Old Malkin frowned and looked at Ludy: "Did he tell you?"

"no!"

"We didn't send anyone to follow you~let alone we will send anyone to follow you, David!"

"..ok!"

David nodded with understanding. Many possibilities flashed through his head, and some were slowly eliminated. There were less than ten people left who could not be determined~

He took a deep breath, looked at the four people around him, and whispered: "Everyone, just pretend you don't know about this matter - I will handle it!"

"...Okay!" Old Malkin glanced around, hesitated, and then nodded.

"If you need any help, come back to me anytime!"

"Of course!"

"If you don't help me, I will go to Sena's mother to complain!"

"You...bastard!"

"Hahaha~"