Manhattan Reborn 1978

California.

city ​​of san francisco.

Night has come.

Giles, Bloomer, and Leslie stood side by side on the pier of Club No. 39 in North Bay, looking at the continuous waves on the sea in the Bay Area, each with different expressions. .

After a moment, Blumer broke the silence between the three of them: "Are we going back to New York?"

Leslie shook his head: "We shouldn't have come to San Francisco! You shouldn't have contacted that damn Livlin!"

(Livlin G. Cherov, the youngest daughter of Los Angeles tycoon Piro Jan Cherov.)

"Hey~ You were having the most fun at that time, right? Now... what's the use of saying this?"

Giles, who was standing between the two, looked at them left and right, then turned and walked back to his seat: "Bloomer is right~ We have to find a way to get rid of her now!"

"Go back to New York... Are there any flights available at this time?"

Bloomer also walked back to his seat, leaned back, spread his hands and said: "Red-eye flights~ They don't even have enough economy class seats, let alone first class~"

Leslie also walked back to his seat, picked up the drink, and said somewhat dejectedly: "We ran away so silently...Are we too cowardly?"

"Haha~ How about you deal with Livlin tomorrow?"

"Um..." Leslie couldn't help but recall the bad experience from last night to today. .I couldn't help but say with gritted teeth.

"Forget it~ I'm going to check the flight schedule and fly back to New York tonight!"

After saying that, he drank the drink in his hand and went to find the phone. .

Giles turned back, watched him walk away, and whispered to Bloomer: "Did you find out? Livlin likes Leslie!"

"Tsk~ Even a fool can see it..."

"Then you...are still clamoring to go back to New York?"

"Haha~ Aren't you going back? How about you stay and wait for Livlin to come to the door~?"

"No~she...I can't handle it~"

"Hey~" Bloomer couldn't help but sigh when he saw that his friend was no better than Leslie.

"Who would have thought that girl's acting skills would be so good?"

"When I met her before, I didn't notice anything unusual~"

"Why did she become so nervous as soon as she saw Leslie?"

"Haha~ Maybe there has been a story between the two of them that we don't know about?"

"Oh?~You know?"

"...How could I possibly know?"

The two stared at each other for a while, then laughed.

Giles looked at the crescent moon rising in the distance: "It just so happens that after we go back this time, we can help David establish the data research center as soon as possible~"

Bloomer thought of the two of them on the streets of New York, when they parted ways with their mentor, Harvard professor Armstrong Bartlet, and his retreating, slightly weathered figure. .

"Okay~! Has IBM, the large computer group, taken care of it?"

"I don't know, it should be soon~ I called last time, and they said they would ship the computer to New York in the next few days."

"Okay~ Haha! After we arrive in New York, we will disappear first! So that Leslie can't find us, Livlin can't find us either~"

Giles curled his lips in disgust: "You're not the one Livlin is missing if you don't want to play, right?"

"Uh...haha~ yes..."

after a little while.

Leslie waved to them excitedly from a distance and shouted: "Let's go, go to the airport now, just in time to catch a red-eye flight~"

Giles and Bloomer looked at each other and chuckled: "Here we come~"

(Red-eye flights first appeared in the United States in 1959. Because the plane the passengers took was flying at night, they were often sleepy-eyed when they got off the plane, like rabbits, getting on and off the plane with red eyes, hence the name red-eye flights.)

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new York.

Broadway.

Broadway is an important north-south (vertical) road in New York City. It starts from Battery Park in the south and runs through Manhattan Island from south to north, with a total length of 25 kilometers.

There are differing opinions as to the length of Broadway.

Some people think that only the 25 kilometers in Manhattan can be considered real Broadway, but some people think that the 6 kilometers in the Bronx should also be included.

Since there are numerous theaters on both sides of this road, it is an important place for American dramas and musicals, and "Broadway" has become synonymous with musicals.

Broadway District.

The theaters on Broadway from 44th to 53rd streets are called Inner Broadway, while the theaters on 41st and 56th Streets are called Off-Broadway. Inner and outer Broadway are collectively called the Broadway District. .

Inner Broadway performs classic, popular, and commercial plays.

Off-Broadway shows are experimental, not-yet-famous, low-budget plays.

But this distinction is becoming increasingly diluted, so "Off-Off Broadway" appeared again, and its views are of course more novel and avant-garde.

. . .

46 226th Street, Manhattan, in front of the Richard Rogers Theater.

David slowly followed Lilith and Polly, who were tired of each other, out of the theater.

Originally, before the three of them had dinner, they agreed to watch a symphony concert together in the evening~

The concert that David and Lilith attended last time gave him a new experience and a great shock~

At the dinner table, Lilith mentioned that she suddenly wanted to go to Broadway to see a musical.

Polly thought that she had never been to a Broadway theater and had seen a musical in person, and she happily agreed without asking David for his opinion. .

result. .

hehe~

David, a tool man, could only follow the two women to the Richard Rogers Theater and watch a musical called "Chicago"~

The musical "Chicago" tells the story of two real cases that occurred in Chicago in the 20s. .

In the play, there are two heroines, one is a nightclub dancer, and the other is a little-known actor~

They used guns to kill their husbands and boyfriends who had betrayed and deceived them. .

After the two of them were arrested and imprisoned, a eloquent lawyer who wanted to make a name for himself through the two women's cases appeared.

He used the power of the media to quietly incite the emotions of ordinary people and silently changed the nature of the two cases.

In the end, with the help of lawyers, the two women were acquitted and released~

Moreover, after the two women were released from prison, they took advantage of their popularity in the media and jointly held many wonderful performances, becoming big stars that everyone in Chicago loved!

. . .

What makes David feel very depressed is that you said just watch the show. .Let’s watch a drama~

Lilith had to choose such a drama. .

She wanted to take advantage of the two women in the plot of "Chicago". .Are you cruel and ruthless, come to beat David?

amount. .

After the three got into the car.

David, who felt like a pure man, sat in the passenger seat, turned around with a smile, and asked, "What do you think of this "Chicago"?"

"Haha~ It's very good, especially the scene after they were caught and imprisoned, it was great~"

"Yes~ The six female prisoners who were imprisoned together with the two heroines took turns telling the reasons why they were imprisoned~ Each of their performances was great!"

"That's right~ The six of them have very different personalities, and their images are easy to distinguish, which made me feel very immersive~ Haha~"

"Haha~ Especially the one holding a goose feather fan... Morton? The part she sang When You Good To Mama..."

"Hahaha~ That's right!"

"Oh... She has such a good figure... My weight loss plan during this period came to nothing again tonight..."

"Hey~ you're not fat either! There's no need to keep losing weight~"

"Where is it~! Look at my little belly..."

David opened his mouth and looked at the two women sitting in the back row, and then started chatting about things between women. .I couldn't help but shake my head and said loudly~

"Hey~ you don't have anything else... want to say?"

Lilith and Polly looked at each other, and both looked at David with confusion. .

"Tsk~ You don't think... those two heroines are murderers? Are... guilty?"

"Oh~~" Lilith tilted her head and let out a long ooh, knowing that David was asking for an explanation. .

"Huh?" Polly smiled, narrowed her eyes, expressed her dissatisfaction with a nasal voice, and glared at David.

"Guilty...what happened?"

"Killing?... These stinky men who only know how to cheat and get sentenced should be killed~"

David was so choked that he rolled his eyes and sighed helplessly: "Hey, man, man, it's so difficult for you!"

"Tch~ What's so hard about a man?"

"To have a child... do you need a man?"

"To take care of the family, do the laundry, cook, and take care of the house, do you need a man?"

David rolled his eyes and glanced at the driver who gave him an encouraging look. He took a deep breath and said, "Men need to work and make money to support their families. Where can I find the time?"

"Oh... make money~ Can't women go out of the house and make money?"

"Um...of course, but..."

"Haha~ What do you want to say?"

"He wants to say... When women go to work, men will feel that their wives are not at home and are always running outside. They will meet better men... and they will slowly dislike their husbands and run away with them! Hahaha ~"

"Wow wow wow~ Since a woman can meet a man she likes more, why would she run away? Wouldn't it be better to just go home and get divorced and become a freer person?"

"Yeah... you're right! Haha~"

Seeing that the topic of the two women had gone off track again, David frowned and looked at the driver again. .

The driver who was driving caught David's gaze from the corner of his eye.

He clenched his hands into fists and made a cheering gesture to David. .

David pressed his nose, looked back at the two women in the back row who continued to wander, and asked a new question. .

"Ahem~what if!"

"I mean, if, one day, a woman meets true love, and the man loves her very much, buys an engagement ring, and makes a request when he proposes to her."

"If a woman accepts a proposal of marriage, she must choose to give up one of her career and family~"

"What do you think...how would a woman choose?"

When Lilith heard the tricky question raised by David, she just smiled and did not answer. .

This kind of thing is impossible to happen to her!

After listening to this, Polly had a sneer on her lips, stared at David, and said viciously: "Then I will choose to accept the proposal and find a smart way to kill him!"

"Then, I will... cremate him and I will keep the engagement ring he gave me with me forever~"

"In this way, he can be with me forever, never be separated, and never make any demands on me again~ Haha~"

David blinked, pouted, turned to look at the windshield in front, and muttered softly.

"Black Widow! Just a Black Widow~"

"what?"

"Uh...nothing! I mean...why are there spiders in this car?"

"Spider? Where?"

The two women sitting in the back row didn’t hear David’s whisper~

The driver heard it clearly. .

He smiled and whispered: "My wife is of Italian origin~"

As if he had found a confidant, David smiled evilly and gave the driver a thumbs up. .

The black widow spider is one of the world-famous venomous spiders, mainly distributed in European countries along the Mediterranean.

From a map, Italy looks like it stretches from the European continent all the way to the Mediterranean. .Boots~

Therefore, Italy, which faces the Mediterranean Sea on three sides, is one of the main habitats of the black widow spider. .

Therefore, Italian folk use the term black widow, a poisonous spider that can kill its spouse at any time, to describe certain women who are as ruthless and ruthless as it. .

. . .

After sending Lilith off, she returned to the Blue Crystal Hotel.

David and Polly also stood at the door of old Malkin's house.

Polly glanced at the direction of the door, turned her head, reached out and grabbed David's collar, and whispered: "Hey~ you bastard!"

“I’m Italian too!”

"Do you think I didn't listen?"

David took half a step forward without any fear, blew his breath on Polly's face, and said with a smile: "You heard it, but what about this?"

Polly bit her lip and looked at David who was right in front of her with a blushing face, trying hard to restrain the little devil in her heart that was jumping up and down. .

When David saw that the fire was almost done, he smiled and took a big step back, opened his arms and said, "Come on~ give me a goodbyekiss!"

Polly snorted, raised her leg and gave David a kick. .He turned around and trotted home. .

David stood there with a proud look on his face, hands on his hips, and shouted to Polly: "Don't forget to go home and tell your dad about the plans we talked about today~"

"Bang~"

Polly answered him with a slam of the door. .

"Hehe~"

David got into the car with excitement and raised his eyebrows at the driver: "Take me home~haha~"

"ok~"

The car starts.

David stretched his hand out of the car window and thought about his experiences with the two women today. .

A few days ago, he flirted with Lilith hard in Los Angeles~

Today, he flirted with Polly again. .

Um. .

Friendship between women is really strange!

They may become good friends unexpectedly because of a certain sentence. .

Like. .Lilith and Polly~

David never understood why two people with completely different lives and growth experiences could get along like good best friends.

woman

Strange, indeed. .strangeness!

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Manhattan.

42th Street.

Opposite the Wildfire Pub, the informant's office on Allston Street.

Officer Allston looked at the envelope Matthews threw on the table and asked doubtfully: "Is this...?"

Matthews stood up, poured himself a cup of coffee, took a sip and said, "Do you know about the murder case of the three mothers and their daughters?"

"...I heard about it~"

"These are bounties! The faster the case is solved, the higher the bounty will be!"

Auston reached out to open the envelope in surprise, looked inside, and shook his head slightly in disappointment.

"Here...is everything?"

"Yeah, ten thousand dollars!"

"Hehe~"

Auston smiled and winked at the policeman on duty in the office. .

The policeman sneered silently, took his cigarette, and walked out of the office. .

Matthews took the coffee, returned to his seat and sat down, and said helplessly: "I know the money... it's a bit small~"

"But this was approved by Hardman. It didn't go through the police station's account. Do you understand?"

"..clear!"

What's not to understand about this?

This money. .It was said that Hardman applied and was approved. .

But its real origin~

Maybe, only God knows?

"I...can't guarantee anything~"

"Hmm... Do you think if I want to find someone for help, should I go to Ludy or David?"

Auston smiled and stretched out his hand first: "Bring it here~ Last time we bet, you lost and we haven't given you the money yet!"

(In Chapter 2, the two made a bet that the street informant would not show up with codename C within a year. Matthews lost and had to pay ten dollars.)

Matthews was stunned for a moment, then laughed and took out ten knives from his pocket and placed them on the table. .

"What will the new street informants this time be given...what's their code name?"

"Haha~ This is not my business~ They can call them whatever they want~"

Matthews took a sip of coffee and sighed: "At that time, I thought that after the members of the codename A team, bcde or something... might not appear again!"

"result.."

"Haha~ In such a short period of time, dozens more street informants came..."

"Man, I think in New York from now on, the police should stop recruiting so many new people~"

“Auxiliary police officers like street informants are paid very little but do a lot of work, and the police station does not have to bear the responsibility for pensions and pensions.”

"How about...after Hardman becomes mayor, you propose this proposal to him?"

"...You're overthinking it, man!"

"This kind of thing is impossible to happen..."

"Don't! Wait!"

"How about we make another bet? Or...ten swords!"

"fxxx! Are you still coming?"

"Hahaha~ Just tell me whether you dare or not!"

"...Dare! Why don't you dare?"

"Okay! Let's make a bet...How about whether Hardman will approve your suggestion?"

Matthews put down the coffee cup, slapped his thigh and said, "This time I bet...a hundred dollars! He won't approve it!"

"Okay~ One hundred dollars, right? I bet he will approve it! Haha~"

They both shrugged at each other, smiled and shook hands. .

The two of them have different positions, and their calculations in their hearts will definitely be different.

But no matter what, they all belong to the police camp~

Commissioner Hardman of the New York Police Department told them that as long as they are not crazy, they will obey the orders~

Now~

The two sat down again, and Auston thought for a moment and said, "You'd better go find Ludy!"

"David... I think you should reduce the number of times you meet him in the future~"

Matthews understood what Auston said and nodded slightly: "Do you know where Ludy is?"

"How would I know? I'm not his wife~"

"Haha~ Does his wife know where he is?"

"Hahaha~ You have to ask his wife yourself~"

"Haha~"