Manhattan Reborn 1978

new York.

Manhattan.

Morning working hours.

42nd Street, diagonally opposite the Wildfire Bar, the Auxiliary Police Office.

After the person in charge, Auston, finished the regular meeting for everyone, he sat down in his seat and frowned at today's newspaper in his hand.

ten minutes later.

Farr Pocchivino walked into the office with a haggard look, sat down in front of Alston, glanced at the newspaper on the table, and asked.

"You saw that too?"

"Um.."

"You did it?"

"no!"

"Who is that?"

Far Pocchivino smiled bitterly, shook his head, put his arms on the table, leaned forward and whispered.

"Last night, I went to the scene and waited all night... and saw the boys who were responsible for the fire prevention~"

"..Then what?"

"Then.."

"Hehe~"

"Those three scumbags got the news from somewhere. They rushed over in the early morning and had a fierce quarrel with those boys."

"In the end, they shot those three scumbags in the head with guns, set a fire, and burned down the apartment building."

Auston picked up the newspaper and read it for a few times, then frowned deeper and asked.

"What about you?"

"Just...are you just watching?"

"Hehe~"

"Do you still want me to save them?"

"..."

"This is obviously a silence!"

"I know!"

"So, I quietly followed those boys and finally found one of their strongholds."

"stronghold??"

"That's right! In New Jersey, a small town near Atlantic City."

Auston put down the newspaper in his hand, rested his arms on the table, and stared at Farr.

"They have left the territory of New York~ We can only report it to the state police and FBI before we can continue the operation!"

"understand!"

"So, you came to me to get back...the police badge?"

Far Pocchivino shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "If you are willing to give me paid vacation, I can reluctantly accept it~"

"Hehe~"

Auston took out the police badge and handcuffs from the drawer, threw them in front of Farr, and whispered.

"Don't make any noise about this matter yet~ I'll contact you!"

"When it's time to really start taking action, I will fight for you..."

"Ok~Thanks, boss!"

. . .

Far Pocchivino, go back and rest.

Auston was left sitting back in his chair, staring at the phone in silence.

----

The Queen.

The old Malkin family.

Rudy yawned as he led Alto and Rosenlot into the study on the second floor.

Old Malkin walked to the table, threw away the newspapers in his hands, took out the empty pipe from the drawer, held it in his mouth, frowned and asked Ludy.

"As soon as these people die...have you asked Mayor Hardman about the approval of our real estate project?"

"Before I came over, I called him and asked him~"

"He said that as long as we submit the application according to the normal process, he will help me speed up the process."

"Um.."

Old Malkin turned to look at Alto and Rosenlow and asked them.

"What do you think about this matter?"

"Hehe~"

Alto laughed dryly, shook his head and said, "They are indeed... anxious!"

"Otherwise, such clumsy means would not have been used."

"Clumsy?"

"Hahaha~"

“Do you think so??”

"Rosenlow, what about you? You think so too?"

"..No!"

After Rosenluo thought for a while, he shook his head and said with a dull expression.

"I think the group of people who are blocking our project approval will definitely not give up!"

"Um~Yes!"

"That's why we need to find more external forces to help us realize our plan~"

"external force?"

"You mean...?"

"David!"

"When he gave Hardman a gift, those three principals...haha~"

"Do you think they will play their due role?"

Lu Di raised his eyebrows as if he was not surprised and said with a smile: "Should I ask someone to find out the news?"

"No!"

“All you have to do is contact Hardman and that’s it!”

"We can wait for the rest!"

"Um...ok!"

"Then I'll go to the company first~ Polly is gone, there are still a lot of things that need me..."

"Go ahead!"

. . .

Ludy, gone.

Old Malkin looked at Alto and Rosenlow who stayed behind, thought for a while, and smiled.

"There are also some old friends of our family, you haven't met yet, right?"

"Go~"

"Today, I will take you for a spin!"

"Ok!"

----

Manhattan.

Downtown, City Hall Park.

The new New York City Mayor, Front Hardman, welcomed the new New York Police Commissioner, Matthews Denipero, in his office.

"Congratulations, Director Denipero!"

"Thank you, Mr. Mayor!"

"Hahaha~"

The two people, who had been promoted one after another, looked at each other and laughed.

. . .

After laughing.

Mayor Hardman pulled Matthews to sit down and offered him a cigar, smiling.

"You still need to wait for the position of commissioner..."

"Wait until you are older, have more credits, and that old guy is more confused..."

"I understand!" Matthews smiled, picked up the match, lit the cigars for the two of them, and said after taking a few puffs of smoke.

"The city council...someone asked me to have lunch today!"

"Do you want to come too?"

"Oh?"

"Hehe~"

"You can figure it out on your own ~ I won't go!"

Matthews turned his head and glanced at the closed door, and whispered: "The case early this morning..."

"Ok!"

"They haven't been very peaceful recently!"

"You have to arrange the personnel in the police station as soon as possible!"

"Ok!"

Matthews understood the meaning of Mayor Hardman's words, pondered for a moment, and asked again.

"The application for approval of the real estate project in our police station has been submitted..."

"Then approve it! Expedited approval!"

"..OK!"

"Oh, right!"

After Mayor Hardman exhaled a cloud of smoke, he seemed to remember something, moved his body and said.

"Governor Lynch, you want to invite me to have dinner with you tomorrow night, so you can come too!"

"Lynch..."

"Haha~ What's wrong? Are you in trouble?"

"No, I have time!"

"only.."

Matthews' voice paused very reservedly, but Hardman had already guessed his worries and smiled.

"It's just dinner, what are you afraid of?"

"He doesn't know how to repay a favor, but that doesn't mean we should learn from him, right?"

"..OK!"

. . .

"Clang clang clang~"

At this time, there was a knock on the door of the mayor's office.

"Please come in!"

Mayor Hardman's secretary opened the door, leaned in and said, "There is a call from Mr. Alston saying there is something urgent."

"He's on line 2."

"..ok!"

After the secretary finished speaking, he glanced at Matthews, who was wearing a formal suit, smiled, and closed the door.

Hardman, who was sitting on the single sofa, looked at Matthews suspiciously.

"Does he know you're coming?"

"Um... I probably don't know!"

"Um.."

Hardman stood up and walked to the phone on his desk, picked up the phone and said.

"I'm Hardman~"

"Oh~hey! Auston!"

"What's up?"

"Well, yes~"

"I also saw today's newspaper~"

"Oh??"

"Tell me in detail~"

"...New Jersey, near Atlantic City?"

"Okay, I'll contact your director right now and ask him to communicate with the state police and FBI."

"ok~"

"Hahaha~"

"When you have time, come to my office and let's sit down and chat together!"

"Okay, bye!"

. . .

After putting down the phone, the smile on Hardman's face froze instantly.

He frowned and pressed his hands on the desk, thinking for a while before turning around and speaking to Matthews.

"You heard it just now~ Auston's men found the whereabouts of the murderer in this morning's case."

Matthews also frowned, fiddled with the cigar in his hand, and asked in a low voice: "Near Atlantic City?"

"Ok!"

"What do you want me to do?"

Mayor Hardman nodded when he heard Matthews' answer, took a puff of his cigar, and smiled.

"Business, business!"

"Ok!"

Matthews stood up quickly, threw the cigar in the ashtray, put on his police hat, and saluted Mayor Hardman.

"Mr. Mayor, according to the latest news we have received, the murderer of this morning's case has escaped from the jurisdiction of the New York Police Department."

"We need the intervention and help of the state police and FBI to work together to arrest the murderer and bring him to justice!"

"Um.."

Mayor Hardman raised his left eyebrow, put away his smile, and said loudly and seriously.

"The impact of this case is extremely bad. The murderer is cruel and cunning..."

"You must let the police officers prioritize your own safety during the investigation and arrest of the murderer!"

"Yes!"

After Matthews stood at attention and saluted Mayor Hardman again, a smile appeared on his lips and he asked in a low voice.

“During the Macy’s Halloween Parade, the blind box company donated another sum of money to our police department.”

"You see...?"

"Hehe~"

"I've already given you the money, will I ask you for it back?"

"..."

"Hahaha~"

----

Manhattan.

Rockefeller Center.

Bernard Madoff followed a staff member and took the elevator to the twelfth floor.

Ten minutes later, Leslie Rockefeller's office.

Bernard Madoff took out an invitation from his briefcase, placed it in front of Leslie, and said with a smile.

"There is a small party to be held this weekend at the house of my good friend Mikhail Friedliman."

"Oh?"

Leslie picked up the invitation, opened it, looked at it, and said with a smile: "You just... sent the invitation here for him?"

"of course not!"

Madoff smiled again, took out a yellow paper bag from his briefcase, put it on the table, and said.

"These are the two tapes that David recorded. After Mikhail and I watched them, he felt that... we should talk more about investment ideas with David in person."

"so.."

Leslie looked at the yellow paper bag sideways, and asked with a playful smile.

"I've seen these tapes too~"

"You came to send me an invitation just because you wanted to know from me whether David bought gold at our Chase Bank, right?"

"Uh... no!"

Madoff put away the smile on his face and explained seriously.

"David doesn't know about the invitation yet."

"He wasn't in New York, and I didn't have time to talk to him~"

"However, before recording these two tapes, we discussed some details of the investment at his home."

"He said these two tapes would be the core of a snowball..."

“When this snowball gets bigger and bigger, it will produce a strong adsorption response and attract more investors’ attention~”

"Snowball?"

Leslie tilted her head and thought about it in a very interesting way, and said with a smile: "This is indeed very similar to David's weird idea..."

"What else are you talking about? Can you tell me?"

"Of course!"

A smile appeared on Madoff's lips and he continued: "David is going to set up a fund company in my name."

"My friend Mikhail and other investors who are interested in this investment can invest some of their spare money into this company."

"In your name?"

"Yes!"

"Did he... set an investment limit?"

"200 million!"

"everyone?"

"No~ it's all of them!"

"Uh...f..."

Leslie felt that she almost couldn't hold back and cursed. .

"Hehe~"

Madoff smiled empathetically and explained.

"He said that although the 200 million yuan is not much, if the financial leverage can be increased without limit, it will cause an unprecedented storm in the commodity futures market!"

"...He thinks beautifully!"

"Same as you...I think so too..."

"Hahaha~"

. . .

As the two laughed, Leslie narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Bernard Madoff sitting opposite him again, and asked.

"You joined Nasdaq?"

"..Yes!"

"David did it for you?"

"Yes!"

"Um.."

"I also happen to be short of a fund manager under my name. Are you interested?"

Madoff shook his head simply and declined: "I have already agreed to David's invitation... I'm sorry!"

"Wow~"

"That kid, what conditions have you been given?"

Madoff picked up his briefcase, put the two tapes back in, stood up, and smiled.

"He gave me...a sincerity that I couldn't resist."

"..Tsk~"

Leslie curled her lips and said with a smile: "Indeed, I have no resistance to him...my girlfriend Livlin also~"

"Hahaha~"

. . .

Bernard Madoff, gone.

Leslie walked slowly to the window, crossed his arms on his chest, looked at the scenery outside the window and downstairs, calmed down, and began to think.

Snowball!

Roll up?

video tape? !

Leslie feels that she has guessed some of David’s thoughts~

"interesting!"

"Hehe~"

----

Philadelphia.

In the north of the city center, in front of a restaurant on a small street.

David took Ruby's little hand, and the two walked side by side to her rented apartment.

on the way.

Ruby kept her eyes fixed on David, who looked like a "nothing" person, and her doubts became more and more.

"David!"

"You...why have you changed so much?"

"Is it because I left?"

"Yup!"

"That.."

"Hehe~"

David slowed down, turned his head and smiled at Ruby: "Boy, you will become mature only if you experience unforgettable and unforgettable love!"

"However, Nietzsche once said that every day without dancing is a failure of life!"

"I don't want to become mediocre!"

"what can I do?"

"Drowning in emotional pain?"

"Or are you lost in your own regrets?"

David raised his other hand, helped Ruby tidy up some of her hair that was blown by the cold wind, and said with a blurred look.

"I used to be timid, introverted, not good at talking, sensitive, and very unconfident..."

"These shortcomings have stayed with me for 20 years!"

"It wasn't until you left that I had the courage to face them and made up my mind to say goodbye to them!"

"Hehe~"

"Whether you believe it or not~"

"The me in your memory and the me now are both Davids who want to be forgiven by you!"

"We were in the restaurant just now and you mentioned getting back together..."

"I admit it! Before I came to Philadelphia, I did have fantasies about this~"

"But I don't have any anymore!"

"You...!!??" Ruby was a little anxious and just about to speak.

David smiled and shook his head at her, interrupted her, and continued: "There is one more thing I didn't tell you clearly just now."

"I... am getting engaged!"

"What? Engagement?"

"Who are you with?"

"Polly or Susan??"

"neither!"

"That.."

"Stop guessing ~ you don't know her."

David paused, thought for a moment, and smiled bitterly in Ruby's seemingly "unwilling" eyes.

"I can only say that she is a girl who doesn't like men~"

"..."

Ruby took half a step forward with a very complicated expression, stared into David's eyes closely, and asked.

"You...really give up and want to get back together with me?"

"Oh?"

"You... really don't mind. I already have three girlfriends. Do I want to get engaged to another girl?"

Ruby opened and closed her mouth a few times, and finally lowered her head in frustration and said in a faint voice.

"No! I mind!"

"..All right!"

David smiled more bitterly and nodded, gently hugged Ruby with his arms, held her tighter, and said in her ear.

"You may think that I have changed too much, completely from one extreme to another..."

"But you must have never thought about how twists and turns my experience during this period was!"

"Hush~huh~"

"Ruby!"

"I said, I won't lie to others, let alone myself!"

"Once, when we were together... I loved you! I really loved you!"

"Now, I love Polly and Susan too~"

"When I came to see you today, I followed my inner guidance, and mixed it with some selfishness and greed~"

"I want to give you happiness!"

"Whether you can accept me now or not..."

"I want to do this, and I will definitely do it!"

David let go of Ruby, stared into her dazed eyes at close range, and said softly.

"Follow me! Okay?"

"Let me give you happiness! Okay?"

"..."

"How...how can you give me happiness?"

"Will you marry me?"

"..Sorry, I can not do it."

"Hehe~"

"Then forget it~"

Ruby bit her lip hard until it was almost bloody, then she took a breath and smiled.

"Send me back, I'm tired~"

"Wait a minute, I still have to go to work!"

David stared in surprise and asked, "You said... go to work?"

"Yes~"

"If I don't work, how can I pay the rent? How can I eat?"

"..."

David suddenly felt a little sour in his heart. .Turning around, he said to Mike Bai, who was following not far away.

"Man, where's our car?"

"Uh...in front, downstairs in the apartment!"

"Ok!"

David put his arm around Ruby's shoulders domineeringly, and took long steps towards the car parked on the street.

"Hey~ What are you doing!?"

"Working at work!?"

"Hehe~"

"Don't ever think about working again in your life!"

"I raise you!"

"I...you..."

Ruby stammered a few times, but couldn't think of what to say~

David, who was walking quickly, slowed down a little after seeing the car from a distance, tilted his head to look at Ruby, and said softly.

"You know, what is your biggest shortcoming?"

"...What is it?"

“You don’t mean what you say!!”

"what?"

"I do not have!"

"Hehe~"

"Let me go, bastard!"

"..."

"I'm going to call the police! I..."

"enough!"

David suddenly shouted at some passers-by who were looking over, turned back and stared at Ruby domineeringly.

"Where are those pieces of paper I just gave you?"

"Uh...it's in my pocket."

"Take it!"

"Those are the lyrics I wrote for you!"

"what?"

"You can also write songs? Why didn't I know!?"

"Hehe~"

"Come back to New York with me, and I'll sing it to you in its entirety~"

"You..." Ruby slowed down her struggling movements, her face full of suspicion and wariness as she said.

"You can also sing?!"

"Of course!"

David continued, Ruby strode to the car, threw a look at Mike Bai, and said.

"My changes are not just what you see!"

"Aren't you curious?"

"I don't!"

"Let me go, I want to go home!"

"Which house are you going back to?"

"Do you have a home?"

"You bastard!!"

"Hehe~"

"Ruby! You know me as well as I know you!"

"You always carefully wrap yourself under a seemingly strong and optimistic shell..."

"But are you as strong inside as you are on the outside?"

"No!"

David saw a crack in Ruby's somewhat "panicked" expression~

His voice became deeper and his arms became stronger as he said, "We have been intimately together for hundreds of days and nights~"

"Sometimes, you even lie to yourself..."

"Do you think I don't know?"

"Ruby!"

"Come with me!"

"Stop paralyzing yourself with false strength and lies that you don't even believe!"

"ok!?"

"..."

Ruby's legs felt a little weak, her face turned red as if on fire, her lips trembled a few times uncontrollably, and she nodded silently and slightly.

"cough~"

"Giovanni, go and talk to Ruby's roommate for me~"

"We will send her back in a few days!"

"..OK!"

"Mike Bai, let's go first~"

"Lavis, wait a moment Giovanni, let's go first!"

"Ok!"