Manhattan Reborn 1978

new York.

midnight.

Malkin Sr.'s home in Queens.

After David sent Polly back, he called Zina who had come with him, and the three of them walked into old Malkin's study on the second floor.

Although, Old Malkin didn’t know the purpose of David’s late-night visit with Zina.

But he knew that this boy, who was full of strange ideas, would definitely give him the answer~

in the study.

David sat across from old Malkin, took the juice from Polly, took a big sip, and said with a smile.

"Dad, I also had a temporary idea during the party tonight."

"I happened to be coming back with Polly, so I brought back one of the main executors of this plan, Zina~"

"Oh~"

Old Malkin, who had met Zina a long time ago, nodded to her kindly and smiled.

"Welcome!"

"Thank you!"

Zina also nodded to old Malkin. Polly walked to sit next to her and took advantage of the opportunity to hold her hand.

David looked back at the two of them and smiled.

"I know it's late~ so I'll keep it short."

He put down the cup in his hand and smiled at Old Malkin: "What I want to say is still about the art trading plan."

"Tomorrow, I'm going to meet Old Morgan, Julie and others..."

. . .

After David finished speaking, he chatted with old Malkin for a few more words, and then prepared to leave with Polly~

But Polly smiled and grabbed Zina, and said to David: "You go back, let Zina stay at home with me tonight~"

"Hey~??"

David glanced sideways at Zina, raised his eyebrows, and smiled.

"you two..?"

Zina rolled her eyes with a smile: "What are you thinking about? Asshole!"

"Hehe~"

"Polly, give it a good experience for me..."

"Fuck off!"

"Hahaha~"

. . .

After walking out of Old Malkin's house, David stood on the street and smiled at the driver Giovanni and asked.

"Have you been drinking too?"

"Ah~ we didn't expect you to go out at night..."

"They drank more~"

"Tsk~It's okay!"

"That... Andres!"

"You guys come and drive alone~ We are all drunk, it is not safe to drive."

One-eyed Andres, who was standing not far away, walked over with a grin: "I'll drive~"

"Let the two of them who came together lead the way, and we'll follow behind."

"Okay~" David looked in the direction of One-Eyed Andres's finger, waved and nodded to the two soldier bodyguards who were about to enter the car.

----

Manhattan.

At the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 42th Street.

A car driving along Fifth Avenue from the south center direction flashed its right turn signal at the intersection of 42nd Street.

But when the car entered 42nd Street, it was blocked by two cars occupying the road in front of it before it had gone 100 meters.

When the driver of this car honked the horn many times, but there was still no response from the front, he opened the window and wanted to get out of the car to see what was going on.

roadside.

Among the people standing under the streetlight, one of them had a cigarette in his mouth. He walked to the car and smiled at the white driver sitting in the driver's seat.

"Dude!"

“This section of 42nd Street can only be passed on foot at night!”

"do not you know?"

"what?"

"Who ordered it?"

"Hehe~"

"If you come here a few days early, if you come here a few days ago, the Department of Transportation will put up a sign at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street."

"From 18:6 pm to [-]:[-] am, non-licensed vehicles are prohibited on this section of the road!"

"...I x!"

"Is there such a thing?"

"What the hell am I..."

"Hey~"

"Man, I'm just reminding you out of kindness~"

"Don't get yourself into trouble over this!"

As he said that, the man standing outside the car with a cigarette in his mouth lifted his coat, revealing the auxiliary police badge on his waist and a gun holster under his arm~

The driver swallowed back all the curse words that came to his lips. He looked up and down at the police badge and gun holster, then glanced at the people standing on the street looking towards him, and nodded helplessly.

"I'm going back in reverse~"

"Haha~ok!"

"Let me help you direct it~"

"Have a nice trip, man!"

"..."

The driver rolled up the window and put on reverse gear. While staring at the rearview mirrors on both sides, he whispered to the people in the back seat and asked

"The Wildfire Bar you want to go to is just a few minutes' walk away~"

"What should we do now?"

"Do you want to go there?"

"Of course!"

The black gang leader, Lady Bumgarner, who looked like a "Ma Jin Dao" and held a civilized stick in both hands, smiled happily.

"We've found the right place!"

"That's what makes it interesting~"

"Hehe~"

The driver glanced at Lady Bumgarner in the rearview mirror, smiled, and stopped nagging~

----

42nd Street, Wildfire Bar.

Elena helped Susan send away all the guests tonight. The two of them did not go upstairs directly, but walked into the bar~

Soon.

Ludy and a middle-aged man whom Susan didn't recognize walked in at the door.

Elena, who was sitting at the bar and chatting with Old Rhett and Erica, glanced back, felt a little surprised and got up and walked towards Susan.

"Susan~ do you know the person who came here with Ludy?"

"I don't know~ What's wrong?"

"Then... do you want to get acquainted?"

Susan held the tray with both hands, tilted her head and looked at Ludy who was smiling and waving to her, nodded and said.

"It's better you go~"

Elena glanced at the sweet-dimpled Martha who came closer and laughed softly.

"ok~"

"Then let me deal with these stinky men for you!"

"Hahaha~"

. . .

Susan stood there and watched Elena go and sit down opposite Ludy, seemingly teasing the middle-aged man. .

Sweet Dimple Martha bumped Susan with her shoulder and asked feeling strange.

"Aren't you going to say hello?"

"Need not!"

"But... you are the boss's wife~"

"Hehe~"

Susan sneered twice, shook her head to her best friend Martha, and said.

"In the Wildfire Bar, this is my home!"

"Things outside have nothing to do with me~"

Martha was speechless for a few seconds, then turned to look at Elena, who was chatting and laughing with Lu Di, and shrugged helplessly.

"If I were half as smart as you... could I also be the boss's wife!?"

"Oh?!"

Susan stared at Martha with a malicious look on her face and joked like a "villain".

"It's very dangerous when you covet others!"

Martha rolled her eyes and curled her lips.

"That means you're still that playboy like Baby David~"

"You give him to me for free, I don't even want it!"

"Hehe~"

"is it?"

"Then I will leave the door open for you tonight~ Do you dare to come?"

"Uh... don't go!"

Martha gritted her teeth, glared at Susan angrily, turned around and ran away~

Susan held back her laughter, glanced at Lu Di and the others again, and then went about her own business~

. . .

A corner of the bar.

Elena thanked Madonna who brought her drinks, and asked Harold Stone, who was sitting opposite, with a smile.

"It's so late and you're still coming to the bar with Ludy?"

"I'm not afraid of your new wife, Helis..."

New York FBI director Harold Stone spread his hands with a helpless expression.

"I've been very busy at work recently. I haven't been home for two days~"

"Tonight, we have to work all night again!"

"That's why I came here to relax after meeting Ludy~"

"Very busy!?" Elena looked at Ludy.

"Is there a lot of chaos on the streets lately?"

"Hehe~"

"This is New York, how can we not live in chaos?" Ludi made a joke, feeling that he was very "funny".

But Elena didn’t have any smile~

She frowned slightly, stared at Harold Stone for a while, then took a breath and asked.

"Secret mission?"

"What level is it?"

"What do you want?"

"Hmm~ It's just a professional habit, just ask!"

"...No comment!"

"...Okay~"

"It seems that my curiosity cannot be satisfied by you~"

Harold Stone bared his big white teeth, smiled, turned to Ludy and asked: "That boy David, can't he satisfy her?"

"fxxxyou!" Lu Di raised his middle finger to him~

"Hahaha~"

. . .

At the entrance of the bar.

Lady Bumgarner, wearing a gray suit and a dark red corduroy coat, opened the door and walked into the bar.

Madonna, who happened to be serving drinks to the guests near the door, saw Lady Bumgarner looking around with a smile on her lips, waved to him and smiled.

“Welcome to the Wildfire Bar~”

"are you alone?"

"There's still room at the bar. Can I take you there?"

Lady Bumgarner held the civilization stick in her right hand, took out a handkerchief from her pocket with her left hand, wiped the corners of her mouth, and said.

"No, thank you~"

"I... have found a friend~"

"Oh well.."

Madonna followed his line of sight and turned around to see the table with Ludy and Elena~

She blinked a few times quickly and asked again with a sweet smile.

"What would you like to drink?"

“As long as it’s genuine, it’s fine!”

"Um...we don't sell fake wine here!"

Lady Bumgarner retracted her gaze, looked down at Madonna slightly, and asked with a funny smile.

"Then give me a glass of Scotch Black Isle whiskey~"

"Is there any here?"

"Yes~ It's a good wine we just bought a few days ago. How did you know?"

"..."

The smile on Lady Bumgarner's face stiffened for a moment, and then she felt more and more interesting and asked.

"Then give me and my friends a bottle!"

"A whole bottle!?"

"Okay~ but we only accept cash here!"

Lady Bumgarner smiled and nodded, took out a large roll of Franklin from his pocket, threw it on the tray held by Madonna, and shrugged.

"Are these enough?"

"Well... that should be enough~ I'll make some more later..."

“Think of your tip!”

"Wow ~ thank you! Generous stranger!"

"Hahaha~"

Rudy Bumgarner waved the civility stick casually a few times, looked at the "interesting" waiter Madonna, and walked towards Ludy's table.

Madonna stood still, looking at Lady Bumgarner's back, her eyes quickly turned around a few times~

Her "sixth sense" told her. .

This strange black man who is extremely aggressive may cause trouble~

So, she found the steel-toothed dog Menge in the bar, thought about it, and walked quickly towards him.

. . .

Ludy's table is occupied by three people.

Elena, who had been facing the direction of the bar door, glanced at Lady Bumgarner who was walking over.

She was sure that the guy who came over was targeting Ludy or Harold Stone.

So, she shook the wine glass in her hand a few times, tilted her neck to drink the wine in her hand, stood up and smiled at Ludy.

"When we came down just now, we asked Cui Yingying to go back and rest first~"

"But according to her personality, she must be upstairs, cleaning up the mess left after the party~"

"You have guests coming over. I will go back to help Cui Yingying first, so I won't disturb you."

"Ok!"

Ludy smiled and nodded to Elena.

Elena stood up, without looking at anyone, walked directly to the empty seat at the bar, whispered a few words to Old Red and Erica, then turned around and strode out of the bar~

. . .

Over here at the wine table.

Ludy did not look at Lady Bumgarner who was walking next to him, but asked Harold Stone who was next to him.

"your people?"

"no!"

"Oh~"

Ludy nodded, raised his hand and asked Lady Bumgarner to sit down.

Lady Bumgarner played with the civilization stick in his hand a few times, placed it in front of Lu Di and the other two, sat down, and said with a smile.

"You can call me Bumgarner, from California."

"It's an honor to meet you, Mr. Rudy Sidrich, and this Mr. Harold Stone~"

"Hehe~"

Ludy leaned back, crossed his hands on his beer belly, and smiled.

"Did you come here specifically to see me about Liima Joey?"

"Didn't you kill him?"

"Hehe~"

"Mr. Sidric, there is no evidence...don't say that!"

"Liema Joey and I have only met once ~ we are just ordinary business partners."

"But I have to admit that his sudden murder did cause me a lot of trouble and loss~"

"Oh?"

"Then you come to me to ask for losses?"

"No!"

Lady Bumgarner adjusted her sitting posture, turned to look at Harold Stone, and smiled.

"My mother once told me that debts are wiped out after death!"

"Joy, the strong horse, is dead and I can't get my money back..."

"It can only be my bad luck! It has nothing to do with anyone~"

"So, Mr. Stone, if your people want to ask me to cooperate with the investigation... I am willing to cooperate with your work at any time~"

Harold Stone picked up the wine glass with an expressionless face and said in a muffled voice: "Lady Bumgarner, right?"

"You want me to remember you?"

"Of course~!"

"I like making friends the most! Especially friends with high credibility and power like you and Mr. Sidrich!"

"Hehe~"

Lu Di suddenly became interested in this "pretentious" black boy and said.

"Are you 20 years old this year?"

"25 years old!"

"Oh~Sorry!"

"I'm face-blind and didn't realize you were so young..."

"Tell me~"

"You come to us not to collect debts, nor do you want to show us goodwill..."

"Then what do you want to do?"

"War? Are you ready to start a war?"

"Hahahaha~"

Lady Bumgarner, looking at Ludy slowly becoming serious, laughed and waved his hand and said.

"nonono!"

"Please don't get me wrong!"

"I came to New York to make a fortune! Not to become an enemy of anyone~"

"Mr. Sidric, the purpose of my coming here is very simple~"

"Because everyone in New York knows that the Sidrich family knows how to make money...smart people~"

"I want to establish myself here and make money... I definitely want to establish a cooperative relationship with your family. That is the best choice~"

Ludy smiled without any surprise, turned to Harold Stone and said.

"Shall we talk some other time?"

"...Okay~"

"I'll come find you when I have time."

"ok~"

. . .

Harold Stone is gone~

Lady Bumgarner looked at his leaving back, shook his head and smiled.

"It seems that Mr. Stone doesn't want to believe me..."

Ludy stared at Lady Bumgarner for a while, then picked up the civilization stick on the table, put it on Mr. Stone's seat, and said with a smile.

"Madonna!"

"Give us wine!"

"Hey~ Here we go..." Madonna, holding a tray in her hand, jogged all the way to Ludy and said with a smile.

"Scotch Black Isle Whiskey, this gentleman has already paid for it~"

"Oh? Hahaha~"

"Go ahead, bring another bottle and charge it to my account."

"Okay!" Madonna placed an empty wine glass in front of Lady Bumgarner, turned around and left quickly~

Ludy reached for the wine bottle and said to his "new friend" Mr. Bumgarner.

"You want to discuss cooperation with me?"

"Haha~ ok!"

"I will not discriminate against your skin color, nor will I throw away my life just for the sake of a little money~"

"But I don't like the emphasis in your words, your clothes, and your manner~"

"So, if you want to talk business with me, you have to show some sincerity!"

Lady Bumgarner watched Ludy fill the glass in front of him with whiskey and smiled.

"My sincerity...do you just want to drink up this bottle of wine?"

"Hahaha~"

"That's right!"

"Only when people are drunk can they tell the truth~"

"How about it?"

"Try?"

Radi Bumgarner narrowed his eyes, wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief, and nodded slowly.

"can!"

"This bottle is my way of coming out to New York to express my sincerity to you..."

"Okay~ Mr. Bumgarner, stop talking nonsense!"

"Drink!"

"..."

Mr. Bumgarner slowly picked up the cup, gestured to Ludy, raised his neck, and drank~

Lu Di held the wine bottle with a smile, filled him with another glass, and said with a smile.

"I'll ask your people to get you some... oysters, how about that?"

"Need not!"

"..Haha~"

----

The Queen.

David found the residence of Sam Rogers, the head of the company, according to the address given by his secretary Maggie.

ten minutes later.

After being called out from his sleep by David, Sam changed his clothes, rubbed his sleepy eyes, followed David and got into the car, and said to the driver Giovanni.

"Mu Blades' home is not far away. After passing the two streets ahead, turn right."

"Ok!"

. . .

Another half hour later.

David and Sam sat at Mu Brandes' house.

Mu Brandes was wearing a nightgown. After listening to David's story, he frowned and asked.

"None of the things you want to know about are available in the company~"

"We can only find part of it by going to the archives of large companies like Stanley~"

"Ok~ Stanley is fine."

"But what about the rest? Where can I find accurate information and numbers?"

"Forehead.."

Mu Brandes scratched his head and thought for a while, then asked Sam.

"Where are your acquaintances at Goldman Sachs? Can they help?"

"Of course you can~"

"The information David wants is all old information. I can help him find some from Goldman Sachs tomorrow morning~"

"Hmm~"

"Then... can you get it all together?"

"Should...can't~"

"..."

The three of them fell silent~

David rubbed his chin gently with his fingers, frowned, and thought for a while before asking Sam.

"Rockefeller...over there, do you think you can have one?"

Sam felt his eyes light up and nodded: "Definitely!"

"Their Rockefeller Research Center and archives have very complete research and archived materials over the years~"

"You should be able to find all the information you need there!"

"Ok!"

"Then let's go~"

"Tomorrow morning, after you get the information back from Goldman Sachs, I will ask Elena to find you."

"You should rest first, Mu!"

"Tomorrow, let's talk~"

"..OK!"

. . .

Mu Brandes stood at the door of the house and saw David off.

He returned home, closed the door, walked to the kitchen, and sat down at the dining table~

Just now, David and I came over and talked about a lot of various issues and history, but they didn't say what they wanted to do. .

Could it be that. .Is David going to make another big move?

Mu Blanks thought for a while and felt that sitting at home and guessing was just a waste of time~

I simply don’t think about it~

Anyway, when we get to the company tomorrow, the answer will naturally be revealed.

----

a new day.

Manhattan.

42nd Street, Wildfire Bar.

Lady Bumgarner, with the strong smell of alcohol in her nostrils, slowly woke up from her drunkenness~

He covered his dizzy and aching head with his hands, opened his eyes and looked around.

In the bar, by the bar.

The little Zach and the steel-toothed dog Mengo were holding juice in their hands, watching the video tape playing on the TV, and eating breakfast sandwiches~

Lady Bumgarner sat on the chair and calmed down for a while before finally feeling that there was no longer a double image in front of her eyes. .

He held the table with both hands, and just when he was about to stand up, he suddenly felt the world spinning again, his legs went weak, and he sat down again~

The little Zach and the steel-toothed dog Menge heard the noise he made and looked at each other~

The little Zach reluctantly dropped the sandwich in his hand, licked his fingers, walked up to Lady Bumgarner, showed a "kind" smile, and said.

"The bar is closed. You can sit there as long as you want."

"However, if you want to hold Madonna's thigh and call mom... it's impossible~"

"She went back to sleep~"

"what?"

Lady Bumgarner felt her eyes darken. .

He couldn't sit upright and fell down on the table again, pretending to be a dead fish. .

The little Zach patted his shoulder with his hand and said comfortingly: "How many of the people who come to the bar have never been drunk?"

"Who hasn't done something embarrassing in the bar?"

"Don't worry about this, man~"

"Hehe~"

"Over at the bar, we brought you some breakfast."

"Eating a little will help you sober up and recover quickly!"

"Hmm~" Mr. Bumgarner replied in a muffled voice, lying on the table.

"Ok!"

The little Zach shrugged, chuckled twice, turned and walked to the bar, sat down, and muttered to the steel-toothed dog Menge.

"This kid, I guess he won't have the shame to come to our bar again~"

"Hehe~"

"I don't think so!"

"Hey~?"

"Then let's make a bet!"

"Ten dollars~I bet he won't come here again on his own!"

"...Gamble!" Menge, the steel-toothed dog, stared at the "dead fish" Mr. Bumgarner for a while, then patted the bar and gritted his teeth.

The little Zach smiled "treacherously", picked up his breakfast sandwich, and said with a smile.

"Hehe~"

"Sorry man!"

"I didn't tell you just now. Before Lu Di left, he asked me to give that boy a message~"

"Let him come back here tonight and the two of them will sit down and talk business..."

"...Are you kidding me?!" Menge bared his big steel teeth, widened his eyes, and growled.

"Wow, wow~"

"Dude, don't get excited!"

"This is...I learned this from my boss~"

"They people on Wall Street call this... poor information~"

"Yes, that's right!"

"I just took advantage of it... I know that the information gap you didn't know won the bet!"

"Hahaha~ Do you understand?"

Menge, the steel-toothed dog, sharpened his steel teeth a few times, took out ten knives from his pocket, slapped them in front of the little Zach, and said.

"no next time!"

"Of course~"

"Hahaha~"

The little Zach laughed and put the ten knives into his pocket~