Manhattan Reborn 1978

new day~

new York.

Manhattan.

Parrott Avenue, NYPD Headquarters.

Auston, the head of the Auxiliary Police Office, walked out of the headquarters door with a cup of coffee in his hand with a tired look on his face, stood on the street looking up at the morning light in the east, and took a few deep breaths~

ten minutes later.

Alston's "number one man", Farr Pocchivino, walked out of a car that had just stopped, yawning and holding a chicken coop on his head.

"Hey~ boss!"

"Um.."

"Today is Saturday! What are you so anxious about??"

Auston gently shook the coffee cup in his hand a few times, threw it away not far away, and whispered.

"Last night, there was a case in Queens. It had nothing to do with us..."

"Now... I want to get involved!"

"Oh?"

Fal Pocchivino raised his hand and made a fuss, waiting for Auston's explanation with a puzzled expression.

Auston turned his head and looked around, then led Farr into the police headquarters and whispered.

"What do you think of the real estate development project Ludi and his friends are planning to launch?"

"Forehead.."

"I... don't know much about it~ I can't comment."

"Hehe~"

"Not bad! There is progress!"

"Hehe~"

Fall laughed slightly with satisfaction, turned his head and looked around the hall of the headquarters, followed Auston into the stairwell, and asked in a low voice.

"Is the case you are talking about related to Ludi's real estate development project?"

"Um.."

"It's kind of related!"

Auston slowed down, looked up and down, and whispered: "Last night, a group of boys broke into an apartment building in Queens and found three secret rooms that were deliberately hidden in the basement!"

"Inside these three secret rooms, there are several carefully designed compartments holding 14 girls!"

"what?"

"Illegal detention?"

"People trading?"

"Keeping XX in captivity??"

Faced with Farr's three consecutive questions through gritted teeth, Alston shrugged, spread his hands and said, "I don't know either~ We are investigating and collecting evidence!"

"fxxx!"

Farr gritted his back molars, and "sparks" almost appeared in his slightly narrowed eyes~

Auston walked to the corner of the stairs on the first and second floors, stopped, and continued.

"What's even more interesting is that these girls who were locked up did not come to us to report the crime on their own."

"It's the gang of black guys who broke into the city and drove directly to the headquarters..."

Auston smiled very playfully and whispered: "After sending away their companions, two boys also accompanied this group of girls to our headquarters, saying that they wanted to surrender, and then turned it into this case. witness..."

"what?"

"There is such a thing...!?"

"Yes! Such a thing actually happens!"

Far Pocchivino's face was full of surprise and questions. His mind ran hundreds of times before he slowly came up with some clues~

He glanced downstairs, frowned and asked in a low voice.

"Who is the owner of that apartment...?"

"Hehe~"

"That's right!"

"The property rights of that apartment building belong to three people!"

"They live in that apartment building, too."

“And, these three people are also members of the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission!”

Farr repeated this silently. .The name of the committee looked at Auston~

Auston took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, handed one to Farr, and explained.

"This committee was established in 1965 and consists of 11 members and, by law, also includes at least three architects, a historian, an urban planner or landscape architect, a real estate agent and At least five residents of the five boroughs of New York City.”

"Under the Landmark Preservation Act, to apply for a New York City landmark, the building must be at least 30 years old."

"There is an old building built in 1936 within the area designated for Ludy's real estate development project. One day before Ludy and the others submitted the development plan to the city hall, they submitted an application for historical protection of the building to this committee."

"...I xxx!"

"Surely this isn't a coincidence?"

"Is someone deliberately looking for trouble?"

"...What do you think?"

Farr took out the lighter from his pocket, helped Auston light the cigarette, and smiled.

"Hahaha~"

"Then this case...!?"

"The three of them are going to have a good show now~"

"Hahaha~"

Auston laughed and blew out a cloud of smoke, shook his head slightly and said, "It's not that simple!"

"Just before you came, the lawyers hired by the three of them had already arrived~"

"..."

Farr closed his mouth with disdain, took a long puff of cigarette, lowered his head and asked in a low voice.

"What do you want?"

"I'll do it!"

"Wait!"

"..??"

Alston raised the half-burned cigarette in his hand, looked at the wisps of green smoke gradually floating in the air, and asked in a low voice.

"Have you read the Godfather novel by Mario Puzo?"

"No.."

"Our laws may not be able to judge these scum!"

"So, there is... the Corleone family written by Mario Puzo!"

"...Family? Gang?"

"You mean... Ludy will do it..."

"I did not say anything!"

"...Haha~ I understand!"

Far Pocchivino bared his white front teeth and showed a silent smile of satisfaction~

Auston flicked the cigarette butt away with his fingers, straightened his coat, glanced sideways at Farr, and sneered.

"Ha~ What are you thinking about?"

"We are the police! We are the law enforcers!"

"Understand?"

"Of course!"

Farr involuntarily puffed up his chest, looked directly into Auston's eyes, and said loudly.

"Sorry, sir!"

"I suddenly feel a little stomachache and need to go for some relief..."

"..Go~"

"Remember to bring more paper!"

"Yes, sir!"

----

Europe.

The capital of Spain, Madrid.

afternoon.

The gloomy sky is covered with dark clouds~

Elena Mesa, wearing a brown-red coat, quickly walked into the temporary hotel.

. . .

After a few minutes.

The phone rang for a while~

Elena picked up the phone and looked from the window to an apartment building in the distance.

"Hello~"

"I got the information you asked for!"

"...Say it!"

"ok~"

"The deceased was a male. He was discovered more than 24 hours after his death and called the police."

"The identity information that the Madrid police can find is all fake!"

"In addition, he is alone and has no one to prove or appeal to him."

"So, the Madrid police have shelved this case for the time being~"

"...The cause of his death!?"

"He killed!"

"The fatal wound is..."

"Judging from the autopsy report I got, the murderer probably didn't let him die immediately, but stayed at the scene of the crime and watched him die from excessive blood loss~"

"...Is there any more?"

"Yes, I have!"

"But the money you paid is only enough to buy these..."

Elena took a deep breath, closed her eyes and hesitated for a few seconds before speaking softly into the microphone.

"Do you know Phil from London?"

"Oh? You know that guy?!"

"Ok!"

"...Okay~"

"I have two more messages here, and you can send one for free~"

"The crime scene was very clean. The police found no valuable clues except the deceased's fake ID!"

"The murderer is very professional!"

"This kind of thing has happened frequently in recent years, it's not unusual~"

"That's why the Madrid police just threw this case aside and treated it as if it never happened!"

"...How much does the remaining piece of information cost!?"

"Hehe~"

"One million dollars!"

"...I don't have any money to give you at the moment~"

"Oh~ Then let's get in touch when you have money."

"..Wait!"

Elena frowned and covered the phone with her hand. After a few seconds of silence, she gritted her teeth and said.

"Otis Parker~!"

"...Have you seen him?"

"Yes!"

"...Is he okay?"

"very good!"

"No~"

"I haven't heard his voice on the phone for a long time~"

"The last message, I will give it to you for free!"

"If you want to continue investigating, I can continue to help you!"

"..what would you like?"

"Parker's contact information!"

"Or, you can ask him to call me~"

"I'll take care of all the follow-up matters in your case!"

"..good!"

"But I can't guarantee when he will contact you!"

"Hahaha~ No problem, Elena Mesa!"

"..."

"The last piece of information is from the photos of the crime scene. It is speculated that the deceased knew the murderer and had attempted to resist."

"And the murderer is very likely to be more than two people!"

. . .

Elena put down the phone, walked slowly to the window, tried to calm down her mood, slowly sat on the window sill, wrapped her arms around her knees, and stared blankly across the street. .The apartment building where the crime occurred!

----

new York.

Manhattan, upstairs at Wildfire Bar.

When David slowly woke up from his sleep, he noticed that Susan beside him was neatly dressed in pajamas and fast asleep. .

He chirped a few times, put his arms around Susan's shoulders, and kissed him on the cheek.

Susan felt his move, closed her eyes and muttered: "Stop making trouble~ I had a stomachache last night, so I need to sleep for a while!"

"..stomachache?"

"We didn't do it last night either..."

"...It's my period!"

"Ah~"

David scratched his messy hair with his hand, curled his lips and said with a smile: "Go on, I'm up!"

"..Um!"

Susan turned over, and after he kissed her face, her head fell back into the pillow. .

David looked down at the small vest on his upper body, sat up, found his pajamas, and carried it to the bathroom.

. . .

ten minutes later.

David walked out of the bedroom and saw Cui Yingying sitting at the dining table in the distance, waving to him.

"Hi~ Have you been waiting for a long time?"

"No~"

"have you eaten?"

Cui Yingying stood up, put on her apron, and said with a smile: "It's almost 10 o'clock!"

"Which meal are you talking about?"

"..Hahaha~"

. . .

in the restaurant.

David glanced at the newspaper opened by Cui Yingying on the dining table, walked to the kitchen door, admired Cui Yingying's busy back for a while, and smiled.

"What's in that jar?"

"You said this?"

"Yup!"

Cui Yingying turned back to glance at David and said with a smile: "Last night, Susan slept until midnight and got up several times."

"In the morning, I met her again and asked her..."

"So, this is the special medicine I prepared for her!"

"Wow~ I understand!"

David smiled pretending to be amazed, walked behind Cui Yingying, put his hands around her waist, and whispered in her ear.

"You've worked hard!"

"..."

Cui Yingying calmed down her slightly rapid breathing, tilted her head slightly and looked into David's eyes, smiling.

"Don't say that~ I like doing these things!"

"Ok!"

David responded with a heavy nasal voice, slowly turned Cui Yingying's body around, and kissed her lips~

The moment their lips touched, Cui Yingying's neck was a little stiff and she raised her head slightly~

But after taking a few breaths, her hands were slowly raised by David, and they naturally wrapped around David's neck, and responded to David's kiss more passionately~

After a few minutes, the lips parted.

The two people, who were breathing a little fast, looked at each other closely and couldn't help but laugh~

"Yingying, do you believe in fate?"

"You...know about fate?"

"Of course!"

David held Cui Yingying's waist with his right hand domineeringly, tapped her nose twice with his left hand, and said with a smile.

"From now on, you belong to me Yingying!"

"..Um!"

"Hahaha~"

"Wait while I go talk to Boss Zhang and ask him to help find someone in Chinatown to count on a good day!"

"Then... let's go into the bridal chamber!"

"...Do you still know this??"

"Hahaha~"

David looked at Cui Yingying whose eyes were widened in surprise, hugged her whole body with both hands, kissed her red lips several times, and smiled.

"What's so strange about that?"

"I'm a genius!"

"..."

"Let's do this~ After lunch, you go call Susan!"

"Let's go to Chinatown together and find Boss Zhang!"

"...Hmm!" Cui Yingying buried her head on his shoulder with a blushing face and said softly.

. . .

After half an hour.

in the restaurant.

David rubbed his full belly, burped with satisfaction, and smiled at Cui Yingying.

"I got it done!"

"What about you?"

Cui Yingying smiled and put down the chopsticks in her hand, nodded and said: "I'll call Susan for dinner!"

"ok~"

"Oh, right!"

"Should we buy some gifts when we go to Boss Zhang's this time?"

"No need~"

Cui Yingying bit her lip, lowered her head and stood in front of David, whispering: "Boss Zhang..."

"What's up with him?"

"...It's okay~"

"He... likes to play mahjong the most. We can buy him a pair as a gift."

"Mahjong?"

David didn't know why, but his mind suddenly flashed back to the wives of Tang Bohu's mahjong masters in the movie "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance", and he couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body ~

"Um...well...do you also like to play mahjong?"

"I?"

"I know a little bit, but I don't really like it~"

"it is good!"

David stood up feeling refreshed, hugged Cui Yingying, kissed her hard, and said with a smile.

"I don't like it, okay!"

"Hahaha~"

Cui Yingying looked at David in a tangerine and a little weird way, and also smiled.

"Then I... went?"

"Go!"

PS:

My head hurts a lot today and is a little shorter.

Feel sorry!