Manhattan Reborn 1978

Washington, District of Columbia.

Lunch time~

cia langley headquarters.

In the office of Deputy Director Heidi Corenden, the head of the New York branch, Ezra Cremo, glanced at his watch and smiled.

"Shall we... go have lunch first?"

"Forget it~just wait!"

"..ok!"

Director Claymore Coronden said this, of course he nodded in agreement, and continued to stare at the quiet phone patiently, waiting.

5 minutes～

One quarter of an hour.

More than half an hour later, the long-awaited phone finally rang.

Heidi Corenden picked up the phone and listened for a while. After asking a few questions to the other party, he wrote down some information with a pen.

Claymore watched quietly as Chief Corendon put down the phone and asked expectantly.

"Any news?"

"Ok!"

Director Coronden frowned and stared at the note in his hand, trying to speak in a calm tone: "There is 14 yuan in a bank account in Copenhagen."

"ten.."

Claymore only said half a word before he closed his mouth and took the note and glanced at it.

"Hi~Copenhagen...?!"

"Correct!"

"You can transfer the money in multiple installments by calling~"

Director Corendon sat back in his chair, looked at Ezra Claymore with deep meaning, and said in a faint voice.

"No one will check this money within half a year."

"The rest... is up to you!"

"understand!"

Claymore took out a lighter from his pocket, memorized all the information on the note, and lit it.

Seeing such a cautious look, Chief Corendon waved his hand with a smile on his face.

"You go first~"

"If anything happens, we can contact you anytime."

"ok~"

Claymore stood straight in front of him, nodded, and left.

----

On the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii.

398 Corudilla Avenue, Honolulu Island.

in the restaurant.

David was eating breakfast and discussing several front-page news in today's newspaper with the butler Acklade who was standing next to him.

The maid Chasida was sitting at a small table in the corner of the kitchen, listening to the conversation between the two with a curious look on her face.

At this time~

There was a rush of footsteps coming from the direction of the door.

Butler Acklade nodded to David, who was a little confused, and walked out of the restaurant quickly, wanting to take a closer look. .

But before he walked out, he heard Laura’s voice~

"David~"

"David!"

"Hey~ you haven't finished your breakfast yet?"

"Didn't you know I was coming?"

"...?!"

David put down the tableware in surprise, looked at Lilith who looked apologetic behind Laura, and Livlin who looked like she was eating melon, and spread his hands and asked.

"No one told me you were coming!?"

"what?!"

Laura turned to look at Lilith and the two of them, her big eyes rolled around a few times, she pouted and walked to sit next to David, patting the table and complaining.

"Lilith and I have never been separated for so long since we were born..."

"You guys are here for vacation...Can't you just give me a call?"

"..."

David couldn't help laughing when he saw Laura, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, acting like a child.

"Just for this?"

"Your mother, Neriya, must have talked to you after she returned, right?"

"What did she say?"

"How could you hold back... and didn't call us?"

"I live here, didn't Giles tell you?"

"If our identities and positions were exchanged, do you think... Lilith and I would take the initiative to call you?"

"..."

Laura stared at David with her big eyes unblinking, her hands clenched into small fists, her expression was a little embarrassed + she gritted her teeth in shame and anger, and said nothing.

David shook his head slightly at her, stretched out his hand to pull Lilith who came over to "rescue", hugged her whole body, and asked in her ear.

"Suppose: you like vanilla ice cream, I like chocolate ice cream, and we both think we are right. No one can convince the other. Both of us want the other to agree with our point of view and give up the ice cream we like."

"What will you do?"

Lilith put her hands on the dining table, tilted her head and glanced at David, then looked at the "angry" Laura, and said with a helpless smile.

"I also like chocolate ice cream..."

"Tsk!"

David scratched her nose, turned around and glanced at Livlin, the "melon-eating crowd" who came to sit next to Laura, and asked Laura.

"Do you know sophistry?"

"...I know!" Laura seemed to understand what David meant. She rested her arms on the dining table and stared at him closely, nodding.

"ok~"

"In fact, sophistry itself is neither good nor bad."

"It's just a method of argument that people use all the time."

"Sophistry is different from arbitrary assertions made with strong arguments, and it is also different from baseless and highly inflammatory rumors."

"So, when people use it to demonstrate truth, they always have to come up with some strong evidence and irrefutable reasons to confuse the other party's judgment, disrupt the other party's thinking direction, etc.~"

"Just like the question I asked Lilith just now: I like chocolate ice cream, she likes vanilla ice cream, and we both want the other person to give up what they love and agree with their own preferences."

"What should I do?"

David saw Laura's cute look lost in thought, and motioned to Lilith to get up and sit down next to her, and continued.

"this is very simple!"

"I just need to prove to the people watching that just because you like vanilla ice cream, it doesn't mean that everyone has to agree with your idea and like it~"

"and then?"

"I naturally won the argument and proved to people that chocolate ice cream is the most popular...!"

David picked up a piece of sliced ​​ham with his hand, put it into his mouth, turned to Livlin and asked with a smile.

“Have you ever heard of the great debate about salt, sugar and fat?”

"...No~" A weird smile appeared on Livlin's lips, and she answered honestly, feeling a little confused.

David used a fork to hold a piece of bacon cut by the maid Chasida in front of several people and said.

"Why do you think the various foods that have been growing up with us are so popular among people?"

“Are they convenient, cheap and healthy?!”

"Hehe~"

"It's not right!"

"Regardless of any food, if it can be favored by people, it must first achieve a very important point."

“A delicious dish that everyone loves!!”

David put the bacon in his mouth, chewing it with enjoyment, looked at Laura and smiled.

"Our body tells us that it's hard-wired to like salt, sugar and oil."

"Sugar is a pleasurable substance, and even babies enjoy sweetness."

"For our body, fats and oils, apart from psychological factors, are very willing to accept it due to the body's instinct to accumulate heat."

"As for our love for salt and its importance, you don't need me to tell you, right?"

"If we want to obtain delicious food, the most cost-effective way is to control the proportion of salt, sugar and fat in the process of processing food to achieve the ultimate delicious taste."

"Unfortunately, when food manufacturers produce and process them, the salt, sugar, and fat content required for this extreme point is often higher than the normal needs of our bodies, but does not violate the FDA's food safety certification standards. "

“Those food processors, in order to win the favor and loyalty of more customers, often use seemingly reasonable methods to confuse right and wrong and confuse the public, making people think that their choices are from... I like it !”

“So, when we want to maintain healthy eating habits and slowly let our bodies get rid of dependence on high salt, high sugar and high fat, the nutritious and loving meals made by our families become our most powerful support. !”