Manhattan Reborn 1978

new York.

Bonini's restaurant in Little Italy, Manhattan.

After all the gang bosses finished their delicious lunch, Ludy stood in the center of the restaurant again and said with a smile: "I have prepared paper and pen at the bar. You don't need to say anything, just write down what you want." Just write down everything you know about the Cali Group!"

Ludy squinted his eyes and looked back at Alto, who was preparing paper and pen at the small bar: "I hope everyone, whether they know some news about the Cali Group or not, will go to the bar and write something."

"Of course, if you don't know anything... you can also make some comments or suggestions for the dishes at Bonini Restaurant... Haha~"

After Lu Di finished speaking, the restaurant's substitute waiters came out of the back kitchen and removed the leftovers from the tables in front of the gang bosses.

In the meantime, Shinny, the gang leader in the Bronx, saw that no one had any intention of getting up and writing something. He curled his lips, thought about it, stood up, and walked to the small bar in front of everyone's eyes. went up, blocked everyone's gaze with his body, wrote something, then folded the note, walked to Ludy and threw it to him.

"I'm very satisfied with your dishes, but the table wine is really... too unpleasant to drink~" Xinni joked, walked back to his original seat and sat down. .

Ludy nodded to express his gratitude for Xinni's teasing. He looked at the note, then turned back and gestured to the cook: "Bring me a chef's hat!"

"ok~"

One of the substitute waiters got a white hat from a chef's head. .The hat was placed in front of Ludy.

Ludy threw the note written by Xinni into his hat and said to everyone with a smile: "If you haven't made up your mind yet, we can wait~ Bonini Restaurant will prepare a more sumptuous meal for everyone." dinner~"

In addition to the gang bosses of Xinni, seeing Ludy say such words, they knew that if they didn't write something today, it would be difficult to leave Bonini's restaurant~

After a few minutes.

The waiter brought desserts and various drinks to all the bosses.

A big boss from Queens stood up with a smile: "Then... I'll be the second one!"

As he said that, as if he didn't feel that he was being watched, he walked to the small bar, looked around, picked up the pen and wrote something on the paper. .Then, he walked up to Lu Di and threw down the note, returned to his seat, and began to enjoy the after-dinner dessert. .

the second. .Then came the third and fourth. .

After more than half an hour.

The hat in front of Ludy was already filled with small notes. .All the gang leaders went to the small bar and wrote something. .

As for the specific content~

No one knows what anyone else has written except each person who writes it. .

Ludy took the hat full of notes behind the small bar, summoned Alto, and asked him to start unpacking the notes in a hidden place under the bar, classifying, integrating, and transcribing the information. .

Ludy poured himself a glass of bourbon at the bar, turned his back to Alto comfortably, and patiently waited for the final result.

After a while, in the Bonini restaurant, where the only sound of eating was quiet, Aalto's voice rang out.

"Okay~"

"Well~ take it and go find Lawrence~ he knows what to do next!"

Alto nodded to express his understanding, but his feet did not move. .

Seeing that he hadn't left, Lu Di turned back and looked at him curiously: "What?"

"I...I want to follow...to participate in this operation!"

"you..?"

Ludy frowned, placed the wine glass in his hand gently on the bar, turned around and looked at Alto seriously, and confirmed: "Have you thought about it?"

"Yes, Rudy, I'm sure of it!"

"Hey~ ok~ you go!"

"Okay!" There was some inexplicable determination in Alto's eyes. He nodded to Ludy, walked slowly in the restaurant, nodded to everyone, and walked out of the restaurant. .

Ludy looked at Alto's back, pursed his lips, drank the whiskey in the glass, walked back to his seat, and said to Matthews: "It's your turn!"

Matthews nodded calmly, but Ludi couldn't guess what he was thinking. .

He walked to where Ludy was standing just now. .He stood still, looked at the bosses and said, "From a personal point of view, I shouldn't come here today, and I don't want to come here!"

"Wait a minute... What I want to say is not from my original intention. I want to make this clear to everyone first."

"Then... let's get to the point~"

Matthews took a deep breath and put his right hand in his trouser pocket: "The police are about to start cooperating with the FBI to implement a bill passed by the state Congress on the Anti-Fraud and Corrupt Organization Group Crime Act."

"Perhaps everyone has heard some rumors and news. Now I can tell you that it is true, and... the new director of the FBI has begun to hold meetings with his subordinates to study how to solve the current problems among gangs in New York. .”

Seeing that a big boss was about to say something, Matthews raised his hand and gestured: "Please listen to me, man~"

"I know that everyone has their own opinions on this bill~"

"But I am here to tell you clearly that if the FBI targets everyone here... I do not have any right or ability to interfere in this matter~"

"They may use the information retained by all our previous investigations to analyze your possible handles, loopholes, and criminal evidence. Based on these... the FBI will use more radical investigation methods against you!"

"Including but not limited to...stalking, coercion and inducement, installing bugs, using some small omissions and small handles of people around you or family members to carry out...incite rebellion against them, let them stand up, and make criminal indications for everyone here. , let them become... tainted witnesses!"

After Matthews said this, he seemed to be deflated and whispered: "You... are all the people who signed the Bonini Agreement, but this agreement was not signed by the police for everyone... insurance contract!"

“The franchise area needs a safe, calm, and prosperous environment so that the city government can collect enough tax revenue~!”

"Reduce the crime rate in New York City, reduce the frequency of crime in mid-Manhattan, and increase fiscal revenue in this area where tax evasion is the most serious."

"What do you think...as managers of this city, what do they value most?"

"Haha~ No need to guess, I can tell everyone now~ Taxes! That's what they value most!"

"Do you know that the entire Manhattan borough's government revenue collection in recent years, excluding Wall Street's... mark-up, the total tax revenue is still less than that of Queens?"

"Money that is visible and tangible! This is the gratifying political achievements that the big men in the city hall most want to see in various reports!"

"Compared with this, the crime rate and the frequency of crimes...are not within their scope of consideration!"

"Rudi just mentioned that a few days ago, New York suffered a heavy rain disaster that is rare in a century!"

"Everyone has also seen the frequent disaster news in various districts on TV."

"The city hall held several meetings in the past few days to study how to carry out post-disaster reconstruction work, but... they have no money!"

"So...some of them suggested...turning their attention to gangs~"

"As we all know, except for the big bosses of the conglomerates on Wall Street, all the gang bosses here in New York are all extremely wealthy!"

"As long as we can find some dirt on you, we can take you to court... and then take advantage of the time when you are exhausted and tired of dealing with the lawsuits to find opportunities and use various means to transfer, confiscate, and confiscate your share. .Illegal gains!”

"And among these illegal gains, the part that makes people jealous the most...is the property rights of those houses in your hands!"

"Haha~ You guessed it right~ Behind the whole thing, there are always countless pairs of hands that want to gain benefits from you, pushing it!"

"Among these people are politicians, real estate developers, some people on Wall Street, and... gang bosses who are not sitting here today!"

Matthews stood there at the moment, giving people the feeling that a broken jar had been broken. .

“This party at Bonini’s restaurant was an accident~”

"And, I can tell you clearly that if... there will be a party at Bonini Restaurant next year, some of you may be in trouble and have too much time to take care of yourself because of what I just said~"

"The franchise area, as a bold trial area, seems to be relatively stable for the time being~"

"But I'm not optimistic about it!"

"In the FBI's archives, as far as I know, everyone's criminal information records are more than one foot thick~"

"I don't know if you can escape the FBI's investigation. There's nothing I can do about it!"

"Today, I can stand here and say this to everyone, already..."

Ludy stood up at this time, walked to Matthews in a few steps, reached out and pressed his shoulder and said: "Okay~ You have said enough~ Man!"

"Everyone here can leave their names on the Bonini Agreement, which in itself means that they want to be a... legal businessman in this franchise area!"

Ludy's words made Matthews smile bitterly. .Choose to turn a blind eye~

"Ok~ Let's thank Matthews for being able to say something here today... from the bottom of his heart~ Thank you Matthews!"

As he said that, Ludy took the lead in applauding him. .Everyone also clapped. .

Matthews lowered his head and muttered something in a low voice. .

Lu Di continued with a smile: "Of course~ You have to believe that everyone here will never tell a single word about everything that happened here today!"

"Am I right? Guys!?"

Xinni was the first to stand up and respond: "Yes, yes! If someone walks out of Bonini's restaurant and tells anyone what happened today, I will definitely not let him go!"

"Yes~"

"That's right~"

"fxxx! Whoever dares to tell anyone, I will be the first to kill him!"

Matthews listened to the promises and echoes of the gang leaders and shook his head with a wry smile.

He doesn't believe that these people will keep their shitty promises~

Ludy patted him on the shoulder and said: "Man, you still have a lot of work today~You should go first~! Thank you!"

"ok~"

Matthews regained some energy after hearing that he could leave. .

He lowered his head, didn't look at anyone, and quickly walked out of Bonini's restaurant. .

Standing on the side of the street.

Matthews looked up at the sky and clouds. .

The sun is shining~

It’s a good weather for an autumn outing!

Inside the Bonini restaurant.

Ludy looked at the silent crowd and said, "I paid a huge price to allow Matthews to speak his mind like this today~"

"The following words only represent me~"

"Times are always changing slowly when we don't realize it~"

"Everyone here is like a long-distance runner who can never quit the race."

"No matter how old you are, no matter how tired you are, no matter how much you want to stop, as long as you don't want to be eliminated, you have to run forward as hard as you risk your life!"

"And in the process of this game, countless people participated in the corner that no one noticed~ and countless people quietly withdrew from the game~"

"Some of those who withdrew from the game were not caught by the referee and did not have any foul records~"

"Yes, I found a way to find some referees with real power, so that all my violation records disappeared where no one can see them!"

"And those who were eliminated!"

"They ran at the end of this race and used various illegal methods. They were discovered by the referee and kicked off the track. They went directly to the hospital, to... jail, or to see God! "

"Now, this game, the rules we were once so familiar with, are facing unprecedented changes."

"Everyone, if you want to withdraw from this never-ending game, then you have to think carefully about whether you have left any illegal records with the referees during these years of competition!"

"If you want to withdraw from the competition, the first thing you have to do is make sure that you won't be overwhelmed by exhaustion! The second thing you have to make sure is that you won't be blamed by the referee!"

"Thirdly, we must ensure that we will not be implicated by the subordinates behind us~"

"Finally, you also need to promise that you will not tell anyone about your partner in the competition."

Ludy looked at the people who were deep in thought, and his understanding words, coupled with Matthews' words just now, really sounded the alarm for everyone.

"Matthews just said that if we can still get together at Bonini's next year, one of us may be absent and invited to drink coffee by the FBI."

"Haha~ I believe that all of you here are smart people!"

"Everyone can make a big name in New York and sit here relying on their own strength. No one can fail to understand what Matthews and I are saying!"

"Guys, it's time to make a choice!"

"Only you know whether you can successfully complete this competition under the new rules!"

"If any of you want to change the game, or... want to find a place to live a retirement life, I suggest that you can be a legitimate businessman in the franchise area if you are sure that you don't have any worries! "

When Lu Di said this, he observed everyone's expressions, shook his head and continued: "ok~"

"Next... I will tell you something on behalf of the Sidrich family~!"

"Our family will gradually shrink the area we control in the next few months, and put all our manpower and energy into the franchise area!"

"what?"

"fxxx! What you said...is it true?"

"Hey~ please explain it clearly~ what is the contraction control area?"

Ludy smiled and waved his hand: "It means literally~ The Sidrich family will gradually give up the previously inherent control area of ​​Manhattan, take back all their hands, and put them in the franchise area!"

"After the shrinkage is completed, there will only be some legitimate businesses and shops operated by ourselves outside the area, and the rest of the land will be given to everyone here!"

"This is the most important reason why I asked everyone to come to Bonini Restaurant today!"

"We, the Sidrich family, are preparing to withdraw from this competition and give up the entire track we originally occupied to you~"

"If you are interested, you can contact our family members~"

"You only need to pay a small amount of money to get a piece of land with huge profits from the family!"

"Little money? How much is that?"

"Well... it's almost 2-6 months' income from the site!"

"So... we only need to pay at most 6 months' income, and that's it... have we obtained the land from the Sidrich family?"

"Haha~ That's right~ Please pay attention to what I just said... It's up to 6 months' income~!"

"There are also some sites that only require 2 months' income~ They... can almost be regarded as free~"

"fxxx!"

One person cursed loudly. .

Everyone was silent after that~!

Ludy made it very clear~

The Sidric family is really going to quit the game this time and stop playing!

This is xx. .Is it a good thing?

Some people think so, some people think so. .I don’t think so!

The Sidrich family has always used fists, knives, and submachine guns to speak to people. .Will the territory that was exchanged for blood and countless human lives be put up for sale by jumping off the building?

this. .His **** is unscientific and easy to attack!

After Lu Di finished speaking, he no longer cared about what everyone thought about the matter, and walked back to his old seat to sit down and drink coffee comfortably.

After Sinni sat there in shock for a while, he chose to go and sit down next to Ludy. He looked around at the gang bosses who were still silent and muttering in low voices, and asked Ludy in a low voice.

"You... no, everyone in the Sidrich family is... crazy? Are they really willing to give up all their territory?"

Lu Di gently stroked a corner of the tablecloth with his hand, looked at Xinni who was full of curiosity, and said with a smile: "I don't know whether he's crazy or not~"

"This decision was very difficult~ but... everyone still nodded in agreement!"

"Then... you... no, the Sidrich family will rely on business in that area from now on?"

"Haha~ Of course! The number of people in the family is decreasing year by year, and the control over those territories is also decreasing year by year~"

"Choosing out now, in my opinion, is a very good opportunity!"

Xinni choked on his words and lowered his head to think for a while: "As for the future business of the Sidrich family... will they cooperate with David?"

Ludy looked at Xinni with a smile, but did not answer his question and asked: "What about you? You have already made a decision, haven't you?"

"Well... that's about it ~ I... chose Karu!"

"Carew? He has decided?"

"Well...it's decided!"

"Tsk~" Lu Di said with a somewhat regretful expression.

"I quite like that kid~ I didn't expect him to choose to take over... your mess~"

Xinni smiled helplessly and leaned back: "I gave him a choice... These are all his own... choices!"

Ludy smiled playfully. .

"Those choices of yours... do they really give Karu a choice?"

"Of course~" Xinni answered very simply~!

"Okay~ This is all your business~"

"Maybe after Karu takes over, we will still interact~!"

"Yes, definitely!"

Xinni hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, leaned forward, and whispered: "My illegal materials...have already been to Hardman..."

"Will he~ not help?"

Ludy spread his hands and said: "I don't know, man~"

"Maybe you should ask him directly!"

"No~"

Xinni nodded slowly.

----

sunset.

Wall Street.

Morgan Stanley downstairs, on the street.

David was leaning on the car, waiting for Giovanni to go upstairs to find Laura and Lilith. .

With him were Mike and Lavis who came over.

Several people chatted about interesting things they had experienced. .

David smiled and patted Black Mike beside him. This guy disappeared most of the night last night. .I went on a date with the beautiful clerk whom I met outside the conference room on the fourth floor and fell in love with him~

In the words of Black Mike. .The beautiful clerk also treated him quite well. .Fascinated ~

The two fell in love at first sight, so to speak. .We hit it off right away~ Satisfied after another shot~ Perfect in three shots~!

hehe~

Black Mike, who felt like he had been shot by the god of love, now had a nympho look on his face~ David even didn't recognize this. .Brothers~!

Lavis on the side was bragging about the man he met after leaving Stanley this morning. .Single mother with children~

At that time, maybe because of the angle of the sun, it seemed like it was possible for Ravis, who was sitting in the car, to see her. .It was like seeing an angel full of light and love. .

David looked at the second bodyguard brother who started to act like a nymphomaniac. .Do you think it’s time to find some substitutes to strengthen your personal safety work in the future?

Mike Bai watched the three of David chatting. What he wanted to say came to his lips several times, but in the end he didn't say it.

Maybe. .Ludy is right, it’s better not to tell “coward” David to get rid of those bad things about the Cali Group!

10 minute later.

Laura, Lilith, Giles, and Bloomer walked out of Stanley.

Giovanni behind them waved his arms to David and the others. .Everyone is already here~

Laura and Lilith walked up to David first: "Let's go~ We have booked a Mexican restaurant in Queens~ I heard that the dishes there are very popular, let's go and try it together!"

"Mexican food? Okay~ As long as you are happy~"

"Aren't Giles and the others going?"

"Them? You can ask yourself~!"

"Forehead.."

David looked at his two best friends who hadn't come over.

Giles and Bloomer winked at David, and then said: "Ahem~ You go ahead~ We... are not interested in Mexican food~"

"Yeah~ We plan to go find Leslie later~ He will arrange for us to go there tonight...Happy!"

David rolled his eyes and twitched the corner of his mouth: "Okay~ You guys go and have fun!~"

"Haha~ Let's go then~"

After saying that, the two bad friends gave David a self-satisfied look. .Hooked on the shoulders. .Ran. .

David turned to look at Lilith and Laura who were smiling, shrugged and said, "Shall we... leave now?"

Lilith felt her arm being gently pulled by Laura, with a knowing look on her face. .With a tender look, he took half a step forward and smoothed the wrinkles on David's suit shoulders with his hands.

"I will always remember what you said when you confessed your love to me here a few days ago!"

David couldn't help but raise his hand to touch his nose, looked back at the four bodyguards who were watching the meal, and said what was later considered the most stupid sentence by several people: "Um... I've spent a lot of time with you recently. .It’s more time than I spent with Susan!”

The smile on Lilith's face began to stiffen. .

Laura couldn't help but half-leaned on Lilith and laughed~

The four bodyguards couldn't help but turn their heads when they heard what David said. .Scratch the ground for him with his toes. .I feel so embarrassed~

David blinked, knowing that he was telling the truth, eh. .No, I said the wrong thing. .

He quickly made up for it: "Well... Lilith, I don't mean anything else~ I just, I... I enjoy spending time with you~ I... well... I like Mexican food very much~!"

The smile on Lilith's face was hardened. .Not moving anymore. .

Laura's smile almost turned into a puddle of ooze, and she lay completely on Lilith's shoulder. .

The four bodyguards all covered their foreheads. .He quickly left David. .around. .Clenching her teeth, she tried not to laugh like Laura. .

----

After a while.

On the way to a Mexican restaurant in Queens.

David sat on the left side of the back row. Next to him were Lilith, who had returned her smile, and Laura, who had a funny expression on her face. .

Lilith's face was still full when she saw David. .Depressed, he changed the subject and said, "Giles and Bloomer went to meet their mentor, Professor Bartley, at noon."

"No~"

"Professor Bartlet's physical condition is very bad, so the two of them want to invest more in the data research center so that it can be established as soon as possible~"

"No~"

Lilith raised her eyebrows, thought for a moment, and then said: "Let's go to San Francisco together in a few days. It's a good time to go to Silicon Valley to see the development there. Then we'll stop by schools such as Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley, to recruit students. Talent that some data centers may need!”

After David listened, he did not continue this time. .No more. .

He looked out the car window, nodded and said softly: "The purpose of data information is so that people can rely on them to summarize the past, analyze the present, and predict the future to a certain extent!"

“When I first proposed building this data center, I considered its survival and development issues!”

"It... requires a huge amount of investment!"

"Giles and Bloomer are willing to invest in it, and I happen to be thinking of spinning it off from the company... This is a good thing!"

"But... brothers must also settle accounts!"

"Giles said before that he should donate in his own name~"

"Now it seems that it is still inappropriate~"

"Well... Lilith, according to the plan, include their investment and the piece of land provided by Princeton University into the share distribution plan~"

"Data Research Center, even though I'd love to have it all to myself..."

"But this is not realistic and is not good for its future development~"

"In my plan, the big data center I want requires more people to invest, more high-tech companies to participate in it, and a massive amount of data information from various industries to be entered~"

"When it develops to the end, it will only belong to all investors - it will not belong to just me!"

Of course, Lilith understood what David said. She nodded slightly and talked about another thing: "Laura and I... plan to use all our personal property to join the futures investment at the end of the year!"

"all?"

David's expression finally became surprised this time.

"Yes, all of them!"

"Including some real estate and equity in our two names. They will be used as mortgage loans!"

"Well...well...it's too risky for you to do this!"

Lilith leaned back to make some space for Laura to lean over.

Laura looked at David seriously and asked: "Aren't you confident in your...prediction?"

"Well, yes, there is, but you do this..."

"Since it is a rare opportunity to make money, there is no reason for us to let it go!"

David suddenly felt a toothache. .

He plans to spend all his wealth on speculation and arbitrage in the upcoming second oil crisis. .

Unexpectedly, now Da Company, Old Malkin, Laura and Lilith will also spend all their wealth to gamble with him!

"This...Laura~Lilith, I am very confident in my analysis, but...but...you have to know that any investment is risky!"

"Of course we know that risk is directly proportional to return~"

"Um...yes~"

"So, the more we invest, the greater the benefits will be ~ right?"

"Um...theoretically...that's right~"

"That's it!"

"Haha~ Let's talk about what we are going to eat later?!"

"That...cough~Okay!"

David has nothing to say~

Laura and Lilith are obviously a bastard, and they are determined to take a gamble with him~

If you say anything more, it will seem pretentious and meaningless~

"I've never eaten Mexican food, but I heard it's very spicy~?"

Laura and Lilith couldn't help laughing.

Lilith even took Laura, stretched out their hands, and tried to press David on the car window glass to make a window grille. .Let’s vent what David said wrongly just now and caused it. .resentment. .

The sound of the three people fighting did not affect the driver in the driving seat in the slightest. .

This guy just glanced at the three people fighting in the back seat through the rearview mirror, twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, and then concentrated his mind to concentrate on it. .Start driving!