Manhattan Reborn 1978

a new day.

new York.

Early morning~

Manhattan.

Two cars coming from the direction of Jersey City turned onto 42nd Street at the intersection of Tenth Avenue and slowly parked in front of the Wildfire Bar.

The little Zach, who was already inside the bar door, looking out, faced the steel-toothed dog Mengo and his younger brother, the big Zach, Heywood, Old Rhett, Sweet Dimple Martha, bartender Erica, Madonna, and Jin Ji. Waiting for someone to wave, he opened the door and walked out first.

. . .

ten minutes later.

Butler Acklade walked into the bar carrying two large suitcases and smiled at everyone: "Are you all ready?"

"Yes~"

Old David, who was sitting with Black Mike, greeted his wife Sierra and Malik sisters with a smile, and walked towards the door of the bar, ready to go~

Upstairs at Wildfire Bar.

David rubbed his dry eyes, wiped the toothpaste from the corners of his mouth, and complained to Susan, who was fully dressed: "Why didn't you wake me up earlier..."

"Hehe~"

Susan rolled her eyes at him and pushed some clothes in her hand to David: "I've called you three times... Okay!"

"It was you who couldn't get up from bed, and now you're blaming me..."

"Uh..." David smiled awkwardly, quickly put on his clothes, and said with an apologetic smile.

"My bad! My bad~"

"Where are they? Are they all ready?"

"That's right~ You're the only one left!"

"Okay ~ let's go!"

"Target, Hawaii~"

"..."

Susan pursed her lips, suppressing a smile, and followed the "bouncing" David. She picked up a small bag and looked around again with "nostalgia" before striding toward the door.

. . .

The Queen.

Kennedy International Airport.

In the east, a fiery red morning glow is very beautiful.

But everyone in David who arrived at the airport didn't have much time to appreciate it. .

Lilith, who set off from the Blue Crystal Hotel this morning and arrived a little early, led two flight attendants on the plane and took David and his family to the private plane.

After everything settled down, Lilith called everyone out of the room, gathered them together, and smiled.

"We have a flight of about thirteen hours today."

"The first stop is San Francisco, California."

"Our aircraft will then stay there for about an hour to refuel before flying to Honolulu Airport in the Hawaiian Islands."

"ok~"

David shrugged lazily to Lilith, turned back to his father, David Sr., and his mother, Sera, and asked.

"When was the last time you took a plane so far away?"

"Uh..." Old David opened his mouth and spit out one syllable, then fell silent~

Sierra’s mother smiled very understandingly, asked Lilith to sit down, and said, “The last time our family took a plane trip together was when David was 3 years old.”

“We were going to Georgetown, South Carolina.”

Mother Sierra saw a flash of surprise in Lilith's eyes, glanced at her son David with a smile, and continued.

"David is still young, so he may not even remember~"

"At that time... various movements had not yet emerged. Georgetown, located in southeastern South Carolina, was still a small seaside town with a small population."

“It’s famous for its beautiful beaches, warm waters and many resorts~”

“My family and I spent about ten days in Georgetown with my parents and we were very happy!”

"Mom and dad? Are they grandpa and grandma?" Lilith blinked, looked at David, and repeated.

Seeing that his mother, Sierra, didn't speak, David smiled and replied, "Yeah~"

"They all passed away a few years ago~"

"I can't quite remember what they looked like now."

“I just remember that grandpa loved playing with his shotguns, and grandma loved watching us chase and play in the yard after lunch.”

"Oh~" Lilith responded with some regret.

David stood up and sat next to Sierra's mother, put his arm around her shoulders, kissed her cheek, and smiled.

"Look, our family is already very prosperous!"

"It's rare that we can go out and play together this time. We will definitely be happy... okay?"

"Okay!" Sierra's mother smiled, bumped her son with her shoulder, turned to look at Lilith beside her, and Susan and Cui Yingying sitting next to her, and said with a smile.

"This time we are going to the beach, have you all prepared swimsuits?"

"I've gained a lot of weight in the past few years..."

"Hahaha~"

As soon as David heard his mother, Sierra, talk about this topic, he immediately pulled his father, David Sr., to stand up and sit in a far corner, and asked in a low voice.

"I remember... you can swim, right?"

Old David looked around at the three women surrounding his wife, Sierra, and asked in a low voice with a smile: "Do we have to take this plane to and from Hawaii?"

"Yeah, what?"

"Tsk~"

Old David patted the armrest of the leather sofa next to him and asked casually, "Is this a plane in Lilith's name?"

"No~"

"Hehe~"

David somewhat guessed his father's thoughts and explained: "Today's rich people generally do not put these luxury goods that cost hundreds of thousands every year to maintain in their own names."

"This is a private business jet under the name of General Electric."

"Uncle Julie gave us the management rights of his shares in General Electric Company as an engagement gift~"

"So, this plane will accompany us throughout the trip."

"Oh~" Old David nodded in surprise, looked at Susan, who had novelty in her eyes, and Cui Yingying, who had a hint of restraint in her expression, and asked.

"Where's Polly and her family?"

David leaned to the side and smiled: "Polly and the others will take a later flight and arrive in Hawaii."

"After we have settled down here, I will pick them up and check them into the booked hotel first."

"Tomorrow, our two families will meet again at the hotel and discuss where to go first."

"Um.."

Old David hesitated for a few seconds, and finally swallowed the few words on his lips.

He didn't understand. Why would his son bring the two families together at this time and in this way?

----

Manhattan.

66th Street, FBI New York branch building.

Underground Parking Lot.

Harold Stone walked out of the car with a look of tiredness on his face. Just as he was about to lock the door, he heard a voice not far behind him.

"Good morning~Mr. Stone."

"...?"

Harold locked the car door, turned to look at Ludy who was standing next to a car in the distance, and asked, "Aren't you going to...Hawaii?"

"Yes~"

Ludy pointed to his watch and said with a smile: "I have to catch a plane soon."

"So, I won't delay you too long."

"Can I have a chat?"

"..." Harold lowered his head, put away the car keys, walked up to Ludy, and asked.

"what's up?"

"Hehe~"

Ludy opened his coat with both hands and slowly walked around in front of Harold to make sure he could see clearly and carefully before saying.

"I have nothing on me except my wallet and my passport!"

"...Hmm!" Harold's eyes moved slightly, and he responded in a muffled voice, looking directly at Ludy, waiting for his next words.

Ludy looked around with a smile, took out a bunch of car keys from his pocket, and said, "It's parked two streets away. It's very easy to find. It's an old red Ford sedan."

"There are some inside the car..."

. . .

After a few minutes.

After Ludy finished speaking, Harold was a little confused~

He looked at Lu Di with a very strange look in his eyes and asked, "You want me to... check the international trading company your family invested in?"

"That's right~"

"But this is... the jurisdiction of the customs, right?"

"Ha~"

"What if personnel within the customs are also involved in smuggling?"

"Hi~"

Harold instantly understood what Ludy was talking about~

Lu Di lowered his head and glanced at his watch, then lowered his voice with a smile and said, "I have an abscess on my body, which is causing me unbearable pain~"

"But I'm afraid that something unexpected might happen during the treatment that could endanger my life."

"So, I can only endure it and take conservative treatment methods, hoping that it will get better."

"But~"

"The speed of its development in recent years has exceeded my ability to bear it!"

"What can I do? How can I do it?"

Ludy put the car key in Harold's hand and said with a smile: "Alto's family is also among them~"

"Alto, I'll take it away."

"When you launch an investigation, Rosenlow will contact you and cooperate with your investigation!"

"Now... do you have any questions?"

Harold Stone looked down at the car keys in his hand, looked at Ludy's smiling face for a few seconds, and asked with a dull expression.

"Aren't you afraid of the dangers that will arise after cutting it off?"

Lu Di's smile contained a helpless shrug: "It is a disease and must be treated."

"If you drag it on, it will only get worse!"

"We were originally going to find your predecessor, Baoge Beru, to start some cooperation..."

"But his pig brain..."

"Hehe~"

"So, I can only grit my teeth and endure it until you show up."

"you..?"

"Yes, it's me!"

Ludy seemed to know what Mr. Harold Stone was most likely to have doubts about, so he simply said it directly.

"If David hadn't appeared, all the power in Malkin's hands would have been handed over to me in a few years."

"Put it this way, do you understand?"

"..Understood~"

"Huh~" Harold let out a long breath, put away the car keys, nodded slightly to Ludy, and strode towards the elevator.

"Oh~"

Ludy looked at his retreating back, chuckled with satisfaction, and muttered to himself.

"This is also a rare smart person!"

----

Manhattan.

Gold Coin Hotel, fourth floor.

Odis Parker, who was getting ready to go out, stood by the window neatly dressed, staring at the street outside the window, somewhat lost in thought.

"Clang~clang~clang~"

A knock on the door brought Mr. Parker back from his wandering thoughts.

He turned back, looked at Elena Mesa standing at the door, and smiled: "Come and sit~"

"..." Elena walked to the sofa and sat down. Her whole body was like a quiet purple iris, exuding invisible charm to the people around her.

Mr. Parker walked slowly to her side, took out an envelope from the inside of his coat, threw it in front of her, and said.

"The gardener has already gone to Hawaii one step ahead of David."

"Here's a flight to Hawaii in a week."

"He hasn't forgotten you yet."

"..." Elena reached out to pick up the envelope, lowered her head and hesitated before opening it immediately.

Mr. Parker arranged his coat, his eyes fell on a yellow document bag on the table far away, and continued.

"In that bag, there are all the answers you want to know."

"Although I have already guessed the choice you are most likely to make~"

"But I'm still disappointed with David's decision...hehe~"

"He is a lucky boy, how can we not be lucky people?"

"..."

. . .

Odis Parker, gone~

Elena put down the ticket envelope in her hand, walked to the yellow document bag, and stared at it for a long time without opening it.

Are all the answers important? ?

Once upon a time, it was very important~

What now?

Elena put her hand on the document bag, closed her eyes and sighed softly, turned around and walked out of the room.

----

Wildfire Bar, 42nd Street, Manhattan.

After breakfast, Old Rhett was sitting at the bar playing with his newly purchased camera with great interest. .

At the entrance of the bar.

Lawrence, the person in charge of the DA security company, led Jackal, opened the door and strode in, glanced around the empty bar, and shouted directly to Old Rhett: "Zach! Where is the person?"

"..."

Old Rhett put down the camera and smiled at Lawrence: "Are you talking about Big Zach?"

"He is... packing his luggage with the help of his brother~"

"luggage?"

"fxxx!" Jackal was dissatisfied and cursed.

"What was he doing last night?" Lawrence asked, somewhat dumbfounded.

"Hehe~"

Old Rhett twisted his mouth and spread his hands, and said innocently: "That boy was fascinated by a girl last night~ He didn't remember it until this morning... Nothing was ready yet."

"..."

Lawrence slapped his forehead helplessly and said to the jackal beside him: "Go... help him."

“%￥＠#￥%……”

Jackal didn't know where he learned the slang, muttered a few curse words, and strode out of the bar.

Old Rhett took out a bottle of Coke from his hand, gestured to Lawrence and asked with a smile: "Want a bottle?"

"No~thank you!"

"I...I'll go too."

"You go to work first~"

. . .

Lawrence, gone too.

Old Rhett held a Coke in his hand, raised his neck and drank half of the bottle in one breath, then burped in great relief and raised his eyebrows in praise.

"This thing will probably kill me..."

"Hehe~"

----

Manhattan.

51st Street, in a breakfast shop near Barclays Bank.

Ezra Cremo, head of the CIA's New York branch, swallowed the last piece of the sandwich into his mouth and smiled at Heidi Corenden, deputy director of the CIA headquarters next to him.

"What do you think of breakfast in New York?"

"Hehe~"

Correnden wiped the mayonnaise off his hands with a paper towel and shrugged, "This is what you eat every day... delicious junk food?"

"Hahaha~"

Claymore shrugged in a "funny" way, picked up the juice cup, and said with a smile: "As long as it's delicious enough, I don't care if it's garbage~"

"..." Corenden heard something in this guy's words, threw away the tissue and asked.

"What time did you make an appointment?"

"09:30."

"Um.."

"You still have a little time, please take me to Wall Street."

"Oh?"

Ezra Cremo put down his juice cup a little surprised, tilted his head and looked at him a few times, and smiled.

"We'll make an appointment to meet on Wall Street later."

"...??" Several question marks flew out of Corenden's eyes, hitting Claymore in the face.

"Hehe~"

"Your identity later is a wealthy businessman friend of mine in Washington!"

"I came to New York this time, on the one hand, to discuss some business, and on the other hand, to find suitable investment projects."

"ok?"

"Rich businessman?" Corenden looked down at his suit, then tugged on his jacket and asked with a frown.

"Which eye of yours makes me look like a...rich businessman?"

"Hahaha~"

Claymore laughed and patted the deputy director on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "You just said it, there is still a little time!"

"It's just a few pieces of clothing. It can be solved along the way."

"...Okay~"

Corenden smelled the ink in his wallet unconsciously, and was about to say something when he heard Claymore speak again.

"I know that in the headquarters, you are in charge of finance..."

"So all the expenses today are ours..."

"Hehe~"

After hearing this, Heidi Corenden felt a little "lost" and sighed with a smile.

"Ah~"

"Those damn guys on the appropriations committee rejected our funding request for next year again."

"Next year, your branch's funding will also shrink by at least 25%."

"You have to be prepared in advance!"

"what?"

"Still reducing it?!"

Claymore held back what was about to explode. .After taking a few deep breaths, he smiled bitterly and said, "Just tell me, how much money can we get?"

"Well... about 70% of this year."

"..."

Claymore held his forehead in great depression, completely speechless~

Heidi Corenden silently observed his expression and reaction, and smiled silently.

----

Manhattan.

On the east side of Central Park, in an apartment building on Fifth Avenue.

Mag Ludwig, sitting in the living room, put down the phone and smiled at Janet Patrick who came out of the bedroom.

"We're going to have friends coming to New York."

"Oh?"

"who is it?"

"Congressman Charlie Wilson."

"...Who is he?" Janet sat next to Mag and asked curiously about this unfamiliar name.

"Hehe~"

Mag hugged Janet with his arms, put his hand on her belly, and smiled: "He is a new friend."

"I have made an appointment at the restaurant and will introduce you to you during dinner."

"Okay!" Janet put down the towel in her hand, kissed Mag, and said with a charming smile in her voice.

"My back is a little sore..."

"Uh..." Mag narrowed his eyes and asked hesitantly.

"Now is the dangerous period... right?"

"Hehe~"

"When I gave birth to my first few children, there was no such thing as a dangerous period!"

"That...I..."

"Hmm~" Just when Mag stammered and hesitated, Janet smiled and kissed him. .

This, fool!