Manhattan Reborn 1978

Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, in the central and western part of the island country.

After midnight~

(Due to the time difference, Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of New York.)

In the sea area about 15 nautical miles outside the port of Toyama City, a small boat is temporarily moored on the sea surface next to the single-point berth of the 20-ton oil tanker.

Marat stood on the deck of the boat smelling of alcohol, looked up at Uncle Popov standing on the side of the boat, and shouted.

"Bon Voyage!"

"See you in two weeks!"

"..." Popov, standing in the night, did not respond.

He just waved goodbye to Marat vigorously and silently watched the boat go farther and farther until it disappeared on the dark sea in the distance.

Popov was not far behind.

"Lermontov", who had been standing quietly in the cold night wind, stared at the sea where the boat disappeared in the distance, walked behind him and said.

“I didn’t expect this transaction to go so smoothly!”

"This nephew Marat who you say is very honest actually found a boss who can give out a large amount of cash..."

Popov turned back expressionlessly and said without any emotion in his voice: "Isn't this the result you want most?"

"Hahaha~ That's right."

"Let's go, let's go back first!"

"When the next three transactions are successfully completed, I will not forget what I promised you..."

Popov looked towards the sea and nodded silently.

. . .

On the other side, on the boat.

Marat walked into the cab, glanced at Yuri who looked sleepy, and smiled.

"You guessed it right, kid!"

"Uncle Popov is not as calm as he appears, let alone as powerful as he is."

"He was probably coerced by those two guys who didn't dare to use their real names."

Yuri turned his head and glanced at the boat driver, and said this directly to Marat, spreading his hands in confusion: "Then why don't you find a way to make him stay?"

"Keep?"

"Hehe~"

Marat shook his head and walked to sit next to Yuri. He deliberately said without restraining his voice: "When we first contacted, we had already finalized the general details of the transaction."

"He and the two people around him will never give up on transactions and interests for some reason."

"We will not be unable to complete the boss's plan just because of some variables in the transaction~"

"so!"

"Under this delicate balance full of uncertainties, I have no better way to help him."

"Okay~ We'll talk about Uncle Popov later." Marat tightened his collar and said as his body rose and fell with the boat.

"The issue we need to pay more attention to now is that we have determined that we will be middlemen and not speculators who hoard goods."

"We have already negotiated the supply of goods~"

"Where's the buyer?"

"Do we need to find it ourselves, or does the boss have other arrangements?"

There was a trace of confusion on Yuri's face, and he shook his head slowly: "I'm not sure if the boss has any arrangements."

"But it would definitely be better if we could find the right buyer ourselves."

"Hehe~"

"Then we can only go back and wait for news from the butler Aclade."

"I hope he can bring good news~"

"..." Yuri nodded silently, patted Marat with his hand, and let out a sigh of relief.

In just a few days, Yuri could clearly feel that he was completing some kind of transformation~

But whether this transformation was good or bad, he couldn't explain clearly in words.

However, Yuri was certain of one thing.

He is no longer the kid who helps out in the restaurant at home and feels like he is doing nothing all day long!

----

the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

New York City, Northeast.

Stamford is located on the border of New York and Connecticut.

It is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, bordering Long Island Sound to the east and only about 60 kilometers from New York City. .

Two thirty in the afternoon.

In the western suburbs of Stamford City, the path in front of a rural Christian church was lined with cars of all kinds parked on both sides.

The farewell ceremony for Nelson Rockefeller's body officially began at three o'clock in the afternoon.

. . .

David and Lilith both held a bouquet of flowers in their hands and followed Giles and Pine slowly into the church.

in the church.

The people who came filed in, walked slowly along the middle aisle of the church, walked to the coffin at the end, silently laid flowers, and then turned to the left and right to sit in the rows of chairs on both sides.

David kept his eyes open and followed the people to the coffin, silently laying a bouquet of flowers for Nelson. He nodded slightly to the family members standing beside the pastor, and saw Leslie standing behind several middle-aged people with a sad look on his face. , bowed his head and remained silent. .

About two 10 minutes later.

Seeing that everyone was seated, the pastor walked up to everyone and read a prayer for the dead from the Bible.

Later, Nelson's younger brother, Louis Rockefeller, and David Rockefeller Sr. respectively read a eulogy in front of everyone and recalled many of Nelson's deeds during his lifetime. .

Among Nelson's children, two also talked about their grief over their father's sudden death, recalling some of the things he said and did during his lifetime, etc.~

The whole process takes about 40 minutes.

The priest returned to the crowd, asked several monks in white robes to bring a lit candle to everyone, and said loudly.

"Let us hold the candle high for him and send him into the eternal kingdom of glory!"

"To the dust from which man comes, to the dust he returns."

"May his soul rest in peace in heaven!"

"Amen~"

"Amen!"

. . .

It was a quarter past four in the afternoon.

People who came to attend the funeral began to leave the church in batches, got into cars, and headed to the Manhattan Plaza Hotel to participate in the last special part of the funeral: dinner.

David pulled Lilith out of the church, looked up at the sun setting in the west, and breathed in the fresh cold air, feeling that his heavy mood was slightly improved.

Giles, who came out behind him, strode to catch up with the two of them, looked around and said.

"What plans do you have for tonight?"

"No~ I'm very tired, I just want to go back to sleep."

"Oh.."

"What? You want...?"

Giles shook his head slightly, shrugged and said, "I have no plans tonight, so I came here to ask you."

David pulled Lilith to some small trees, tilted his head and rubbed his chin and looked at Giles: "Laura said that she wants to go shopping with your fiancée Kylena tomorrow?"

"Don't you want to go see her tonight?"

"No!"

Giles glanced in the direction of the church and sighed helplessly: "She has to stay with her family tonight."

"Forehead.."

David also turned to look at the crowd in front of the church and asked Lilith beside him: "Is it over here? Can we go back?"

Lilith shook her head: "I don't know either."

"All right.."

"Then let's go to the car first and wait for Pine!"

"No need to wait." Giles directly rejected his proposal and gestured with his chin.

"Look, he can't go back in the same car with us anymore."

"...?!"

David and Lilith looked in the direction pointed by Giles and saw a beautiful lady wearing a dark gray coat appearing beside Pine.

After Lilith saw the lady's appearance, she took David's arm in surprise and whispered: "Mrs. Tackle?"

"No!" Giles put a hand on David's shoulder and shook his head with a smile on his face.

"She got divorced last year."

"We should call her now...Ms. Belaina."

Lilith's eyes sparkled with the fire of gossip, she deliberately turned her body towards David and said in a small voice.

"Pine and Belena were once an enviable couple."

"But we don't know why the two of them broke up~"

"After that, Belaina soon married Mr. Tekle, a Belgian businessman, and left the United States."

"Ah~oh~"

David also followed Lilith's example, leaning half sideways and squinting at the two Pines who were talking in the distance, and asked in a gossipy manner.

"Then this Belaina is looking for Pine... to renew their relationship?"

"do not know."

"Hey, asshole!" Giles shook his head with a strange expression.

"You don't even know this, why do you need me?"

"Tsk!"

"You've all met Pine's girlfriend!"

"In a few months, she will graduate from the Boston Conservatory of Music."

"Pine plans to propose to her after her graduation ceremony."

"Girlfriend?" David said hesitantly, trying to remember the name of Pine's girlfriend.

"Her name is Misu...?"

"Misu Klosterman!"

"Oh~ right!"

"Dark golden hair + fair skin, beautiful face and long legs, I remember her!"

"Huh?!" Giles looked at David warily and asked "viciously".

"What the hell are you thinking about?"

David stared at Bellena next to Pine for a few seconds, then decisively kicked his friend Giles and cursed in a low voice: "Get out of here!"

"Tch!" Although Giles was kicked on the leg, he still stared at David with "vicious" eyes, expressing vigilance and dissatisfaction.

Just at this moment ~

Odis Parker, who had been standing under a tree in the distance just now, led a strange middle-aged man to stop behind the three Davids.

"Hi~Boss!"

"Ok?"

David looked back at the two of them, blinked and asked, "What's wrong?"

"This is Mr. Todd Covian."

"He came all the way from San Francisco to find you..." Mr. Parker turned sideways and introduced the people around him to David.

Todd Covian, who was short and looked to be in his early 30s, showed a gentle smile, stretched out his right hand and said.

"Hello, Mr. Coleman."

"Can I take a few minutes to talk to you alone?"

"Forehead.."

David glanced at Mr. Parker, thought for a moment, nodded and said, "How about 10 minutes?"

"Of course! That's enough~"

"Ok."

David nodded to Giles and Lilith beside him, walked to a car not far away with Mr. Parker and Todd, and asked.

"you are..?"

Todd glanced at Mr. Parker, who was deliberately standing next to David, and smiled: "I am the head of the San Francisco branch of Vitol."

"This special trip from San Francisco to New York is because the head of our New York branch resigned for some reason, and the head office has not selected the best successor for this position."

"That's why I took the liberty of coming to see you~"

"Vito Company?"

David had no impression of this unfamiliar name and frowned at Mr. Parker.

Mr. Parker took a step forward and explained to him: "Vitol Company was established in Switzerland in 1967."

“It is currently one of the largest traders of crude oil, refined products and petrochemical feedstocks in Europe.”

"But few people know its name..."

"Because it has very few formal staff and never clearly states the name of its company to the outside world."

"This has led to many international crude oil traders not being clear about Vitol's situation."

"Oh~"

David seemed to understand Todd's purpose, shrugged and said with a smile: "You came to see me because of the crude oil spot?"

"Yes!"

Todd smiled more gently and explained: "Our Indian branch ordered 88 tons of crude oil spot from a trader at the Nakhodka port last year."

"Please wait a moment! Last year?" David asked with an expression of surprise and confusion.

"Yes!"

"Around August last year, we signed a monthly spot contract with that trader to purchase 8 tons of crude oil."

"But this month, he didn't even deliver a barrel of oil to us as promised..."

"So, you came here to find me...?"

"Yes!"

"Hmm~"

David nodded and looked at Todd Covian again from top to bottom: "My people did just buy a cargo of crude oil spot in the island country, 22 tons."

"According to what you said, were these goods originally meant to be delivered to you?"

"Yes!"

"Then... he didn't perform according to the contract, why did you come to me...?"

Todd Covian sighed with a smile, shook his head and said, "Please don't misunderstand me!"

"I came here this time without any intention of blaming or asking for guilt!"

"Talk about business~"

"The contract price we signed with him in August last year was a transaction price that was satisfactory and recognized by both parties."

"But now the price of the crude oil spot market is changing every day, and he decided not to fulfill the contract... We were actually mentally prepared for it!"

"It's just that we didn't expect him to get in touch with you..."

"So, I would like to extend an invitation to you for cooperation on behalf of the company!"

"I wonder if you are interested?"

"Cooperation?"

"Yes!"

"How to cooperate? Will I resell all the crude oil in my hands to you?"

"Yes!"

"Forehead.."

When David heard Todd's very straightforward answer, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and smile: "Why do you think...that I would choose to sell the oil to you?"

Todd smiled very confidently: "Because I will give you a very fair price!"

"Oh?"

"how many?"

"3500 million meters, 22 tons."

"Um.."

David curled his lips in disbelief, turned to look at Mr. Parker, and asked, "What's the price sent back by Yuri?"

"The spot price of crude oil on a 22-ton oil tanker is 3388 million yuan."

"Before the end of the month, we have three more cargoes of crude oil to be delivered to us."

"3500-3388=112?"

David thought about it silently and asked Todd: "If I want to sell to you, do I still need to deliver the goods to you?"

"No need~"

"We can send tankers to pick up the cargo."

"Then... you just gave me the price difference of 112 million yuan?"

"Yes!"

Todd took out a business card from the inside pocket of his coat, handed it to David very sincerely, and said with a smile.

"terribly sorry!"

"Before I came here, in order to allow me to negotiate cooperation with you more smoothly, the company headquarters found some people who are familiar with you to understand the situation~"

"Judging from the information I have received... everyone who knows you feels that you like win-win cooperation the most when doing business!"

"So, I specifically applied to the headquarters for a higher price, 3600 million yuan!"

“I hope this price can satisfy you!”

"Are you giving me 100 million for free again?"

"Yes!"

David crossed his arms in front of his chest and couldn't help laughing: "It seems that you really want this batch of crude oil!"

"However, I have assigned this matter to Mr. Otis Parker, and I have taken full responsibility for it."

"Otis!"

"I'm tired and want to go back and rest early~"

"It's up to you to discuss the details of the subsequent transaction."

"Okay, boss!" Odis Parker nodded with a smile.

David extended his right hand to Todd and smiled: "Sorry!"

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Covian."

"Thank you!"

"goodbye?"

"goodbye!"

. . .

Odis Parker stood there, watching David walk back to Lilith. The two of them talked and laughed, pulled Giles up, got into the car and left~

Todd Covian's attention was obviously not on the three of them.

Because among the group of people who were about to disperse in front of the church, many were big shots whose names Todd Covian had only heard of but had never met!

Mr. Parker waited quietly for a while, and then smiled when he saw Todd slowly regaining his attention.

"Go back to New York together?"

"My car is over there~"

"Okay!" Todd glanced at the crowd in the direction of the church again, then turned and left with Mr. Parker.

----

The other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

Europe, UK.

It's approaching midnight~

Four Seasons Hotel Bury Avenue, London.

Located in the living room of a suite on the fourth floor.

Elena Mesa crossed her arms on her chest, looked at Mr. Fair, the intelligence merchant who came late at night, and asked.

"What happened?"

Mr. Fair smiled bitterly, walked quickly to the window, closed the curtains, and explained: "Someone is offering a reward of 100 million yuan on the life of David Romano on the underground black market!"

"what?"

"Where are the others? Where are they?"

"I do not know either."

"Then why did you come to see us?"

"Because... you are the last people to see him with your own eyes!"

"He also gave Xina Osevia a private jet..."

"So if anyone wants to find him, they will definitely come to you first."

Elena rubbed her forehead feeling speechless, thought for a while and asked: "Did you come here alone?"

"Hmm~"

"So you want us to leave London?"

Mr. Fair walked to the sofa and sat down. He took a deep breath and shook his head: "I want you to return to the United States without anything happening."

"I'm booking a flight now."

"No!"

"You'd better not take a regular flight, but take the private jet in Xina's name back."

"I will handle the application for international flights."

"Okay! Thank you!"

Elena nodded to Mr. Feier seriously and thanked her, and walked quickly to the bedroom.

Mr. Fair looked at her back disappearing at the bedroom door, with an inexplicable light flashing in his eyes.

Then, he took a deep breath, shook his head slightly, and snuffed it out.

There are some things that cannot be said after they are done.

Some things need to be done even if you don’t say them.

Some things must be done when said!