Manhattan Reborn 1978

new York.

night~

In front of the Wildfire restaurant on 42nd Street in Manhattan.

The cheerful Blumer W. Walton talked and laughed enthusiastically with alumni Jeffrey Sachs, Jose Aaron and Zod Jimenez for a while, and then watched them leave reluctantly.

David stood beside Bloomer with a smile on his face, silently watching the three people's backs as they walked away.

"Tell me, am I stupid?"

"Ok!"

"Hey, asshole!"

"Are you trying to comfort someone?"

"You need comfort?"

"..."

David tilted his head and looked at Blumer, who had a resentful expression on his face, shrugged and smiled, "Anyway, you and the others were admitted to Harvard University, the best university in the country, with your own strengths, and received a bachelor's degree with excellent grades!"

"And me?"

"I am just a poor student who barely graduated from a small town high school. Going to college is just an unattainable dream for me."

"From this perspective, who of us is more stupid?"

"You!" Bloomer showed a hint of joy on his face and pointed at David and answered seriously.

"Haha~" David admitted it with a smile, put his arm around his shoulders, and changed the subject.

"Giles just accepted a new job and needs Pine and Lilith to help him more..."

"Now there are only two of us left. What do you want to do tonight? I'll accompany you!"

"I just happened to want to relax."

"Isn't that right?" Bloomer naturally bumped his shoulder against him and asked with a grin.

"Have you forgotten about Carnes?"

"Oh, yes! There's him too!" David slapped his forehead as if he suddenly realized something and sneered.

"That kid has been hiding in his room all day long, reading books. His presence is so low that I almost forgot about him."

"Haha~" This time it was Bloomer's turn to sneer sarcastically and speak as he walked forward.

"I have known Carnes for a long time."

"That kid has always been very resistant to the elders in the family interfering in his life."

"So his family basically gave up hope on him. As long as he didn't mess around outside, they would turn a blind eye to everything."

"Oh, so that's how it is!" David nodded in understanding, slowed down his pace and asked.

"But, his uncle Schrott said those words when he met us in Hong Kong this time... It didn't seem like he was going to give up on him!"

"Schlotte?"

"Did you see him in Hong Kong?"

"Yup!"

"What did he say to you?"

"Nothing, he said..." David carefully recalled the conversation he had with Schloter F. Rothschild in Hong Kong and repeated it to Blumer in full.

After a while.

Bloomer walked to a street lamp and stood still, rubbing his chin with his hand and looking at David with a slightly strange expression.

"My father once said that Schroeter was a very pure pragmatist and would almost never do anything meaningless."

"He agreed that his daughter should be with little Peter, and he also hoped that little Peter and Carnes... could maintain a closer relationship with you. He definitely doesn't just have a naive attitude towards you!"

"So now, it depends on what you think..."

"If you still want to remain as independent as possible and don't want to become a pawn in their hands, it's best not to get too involved in Schrott's plan, lest you get yourself sucked deeper and deeper."

After listening to Blumer's analysis and suggestions, David rubbed his chin and asked with a smirk, "Hey, man! Do you still feel stupid now?"

"roll!"

"Hahaha~" David and Bloomer, the two good friends, couldn't help but look at each other and burst into laughter.

. . .

In front of the Wildfire Bar.

David watched the car that Bloomer was riding in go away, and his relaxed mood gradually became complicated.

independent!

"Haha~"

"Who doesn't want independence? But this is simply impossible!" David smiled self-deprecatingly and looked up at the narrow sky in the cool night breeze.

----

After midnight.

JFK International Airport, Queens.

A private plane flying from Hong Kong landed smoothly on the runway.

About thirty minutes later.

Cui Yingying, wearing an orange long windbreaker, sat in the back seat of the car, looked at Toby Olga who had taken the initiative to sit there, and asked.

"Don't you need to go back and rest first?"

"No, the boss must be in great need of the information we brought back this time." Toby raised the briefcase in his hand and said with a smile.

"..." Cui Yingying glanced at the oversized briefcase in Toby's arms, turned to look at the driver Giovanni sitting in the driver's seat, and asked.

"David has rested at this time, right?"

"Not yet." Giovanni glanced at Cui Yingying through the rearview mirror, then smiled after starting the car.

"More than an hour ago, I went to LaGuardia Airport with my boss and sent Polly and her parents to Houston."

"After we got back, we originally wanted to take a break and then come to pick you up, but Mr. Carnes Rothschild called again and wanted to bring two visitors to see the boss, and then he never left."

"Oh..." Cui Yingying nodded a little surprised and looked out the window thoughtfully.

Toby, who was sitting in the passenger seat, listened to Giovanni's explanation, then looked down at the briefcase in his arms and asked softly.

"Since the boss came back, has he always been as busy as he is today?"

"Yeah!" Giovanni sighed, shaking his head.

"The boss has to meet more and more people in recent days. Things keep coming one after another, leaving him with almost no time to rest."

"..." Toby held the box tightly in his arms and looked silently at the flashing neon lights on both sides of the road ahead.

While changing gears, Giovanni glanced at Toby, then at Cui Yingying, and felt that both of them seemed a little strange today.

. . .

42nd Street, Manhattan, upstairs at Wildfire Bar.

The staircase to the top floor room.

When Cui Yingying and Toby followed the butler Ackleyd up the stairs, they happened to see David standing in front of them waiting for them.

He smiled and pulled Cui Yingying into his arms, smelled her scent, and whispered a few words to her.

Toby turned around and looked to the side, holding the briefcase with both hands even tighter.

Butler Ackleid lowered his eyes to look at the floor, the curve of his mouth growing wider and wider.

After a while.

David let go of Cui Yingying, kissed her blushing face, then turned to Toby and asked.

"You rushed to see me right after you got off the plane. You must have brought me a gift, right?"

"Yeah!" Toby said with a smile, holding up the briefcase as if he was presenting a treasure.