Manhattan Reborn 1978

New York, Long Island.

David declined the car arranged by the butler, walked to the two cars driven by the four bodyguards, got in, said something to Ravis who was driving, turned to look at the lights in the big house in the dark, and slowly Disappeared behind him.

On the way back to New York.

David simply emptied his mind and didn't think about anything. He stared blankly out the window at the night breeze.

After a while, the car drove into Queens and David came back to his senses.

He rubbed his temples with both hands and said to Ravis and Black Mike who were sitting in the front row.

"I want to go back and change clothes first~"

"Tell Giovanni to go to the Wildfire Bar and tell them to have a rest tonight~ I'll invite everyone to the nightclub tonight!"

Ravis, who was driving, glanced at David in the rearview mirror, smiled and nodded without saying anything.

Black Mike half-turned around, looked at David carefully up and down, and asked uncertainly: "Are you... okay?"

"I'm fine!"

"I just want to relax with everyone~"

Black Mike stared at David for a while, then nodded slowly, pointed at himself and said, "You know, we're always here."

"Although we may not be able to help you with anything, don't let yourself be too..."

David smiled and interrupted Black Mike: "I understand~ I just don't want to jump too tight..."

"Just in time, taking this opportunity to relax, why don't you also find that girlfriend and meet everyone?"

Black Mike raised his eyebrows, hesitated, shrugged and said with a smile: "I'll try~"

"fxxx! Aren't you also a... strict wife?"

"I'm not!"

"Hahaha~ I think... you are in danger~"

"..."

----

The Queen.

After a busy day, Polly Sidrich said hello to her mother Sena after entering the house, and went upstairs to take a look at the children who were getting ready to go to bed.

After putting them all to sleep, Polly had time to take a bath, lazily walked downstairs, and found her father, old Malkin, in the study on the second floor.

"Today, Ludy brought Rosenlow to see me."

"Hmm...what do you think of that boy?"

Polly wiped away the wetness from her ears, shook her head and said, "I didn't know much about him before. The only times we met, he was stuffy and didn't like to talk."

Old Malkin smiled and took off his glasses, threw them on the map on the desk, pointed at a place with his finger, and said.

"Look, how is it here?"

Polly looked where he pointed, frowned and asked, "Real estate development project?"

"Yes~"

"...Here, we have several buildings connected together~ It's a good choice!"

Old Malkin smiled, put on his glasses again, looked at the map carefully, and pointed to two more locations.

After taking a few glances, Polly asked with some confusion: "Do you want... to develop these three places together?"

"Yes!"

"But... where are the funds? Starting construction in one place and starting construction in three places at the same time, the amount of funds required is not calculated by one times three... that way!"

"Haha~ If we only develop one place, what use do we need from our partners?"

Polly, who was wearing a bathrobe, simply curled up her knees, hugged them with her arms, frowned and thought for a while before speaking.

"Our construction company is negotiating acquisition and merger plans with companies with engineering qualifications, and there are still some troubles~"

"Construction machinery, vehicles and workers are enough..."

"Then... the rest depends on Mayor Lynch's approval procedures and Stanley and the others' fundraising speed~"

"If all goes well, we will be able to complete most of the demolition work before Christmas."

"In February or March next year, we can start laying foundations and other work. In one and a half years, the main frame of the building for the three development projects will be initially completed."

Polly was talking to herself, calculating the completion date and progress, and clasping her fingers to think about all the unexpected situations that might happen.

Old Malkin sat back, narrowed his eyes and looked at his second daughter, Polly, opposite him, and was making calculations in his mind.

The company is just a tentative start.

This real estate development project is the new path that will allow the Sidrich family to return to the sun.

It must go smoothly!

the reason is simple.

Whether it’s the old David and his son, or those partners who seem to be very sincere.

They all greatly underestimated the invisible and black wealth accumulated by the Sidrich family over three generations and more than half a century!

Therefore, Malkin Sr., who has been in charge of the Sidrich family's financial power for nearly 30 years, knows the true meaning of "clean money" better than anyone else.

As for. .Drug reselling is indeed a good business to make quick and big money~

But if you get involved in this kind of business that harms others and benefits yourself, it is like dancing on the edge of a cliff. When you will die and how you will die, it all depends on God's arrangement. .

----

Manhattan, Little Italy.

Shinny, a former gang leader in the Bronx, stood on the street with a cigarette in his mouth. He looked back at the lighted window and showed a somewhat unhappy expression.

The little lover he kept here is starting to become more and more greedy~

Xinni gives her more than 5000 dollars in living expenses every month, but it still can't satisfy her appetite~

It seems. .It’s time to give up and change!

Xinni threw away the cigarette butt, signaled to his driver, and after saying a few words, the car drove towards the street.

. . .

After more than 20 minutes.

Xinni got out of the car, looked at the shining sign of the nightclub strangely, and walked towards it with some doubts.

at the door.

Black Franky, who was assigned to work by Ludy, was smoking a cigarette in boredom at the door. When he saw Xinni walking over, a surprising smile appeared on his face wearing brown lenses.

"Hey~Sinny?"

"Long time no see, why are you here?"

Xinni saw that the black Frankie who greeted him looked familiar, but he forgot his name and could only say haha.

"I heard that your place is great at night~I never had time to come over and have fun before~"

"I happen to be free tonight~"

"Hahaha~ Welcome!"

"Come on, please come inside!"

"Oh, by the way~ You should know the rules here, right?"

Xinni glanced at the security check channel at the door, shrugged and said with a smile, "Can't you bring guys with you?"

"Correct!"

"Haha~ I only have one guy on my body, and it's designed to deal with women..." Xinni raised his arms in a cooperative manner.

Black Franky symbolically touched his armpits, waist, and ankles, nodded to the security guard at the door, and walked into the nightclub from the alley next to the security checkpoint while chatting and laughing with Sinnie.

In a nightclub.

Xinni looked around amidst the dynamic music.

There have been a lot of changes here from the last time he came here~

The dance floor in the center grew larger and was filled with men and women dancing to the music. .

Around the dance floor, each booth has become smaller, and the number of seats has increased accordingly~

I think this was a change made to accommodate more people to come here at the same time.

After looking at it for a while, Xinni shouted to Black Franky beside him: "Is Vince still there? Where is he?"

"He's over there at the bar~"

"Okay~ You go and do your work, buddy, I'll go talk to him!"

"Okay! You will definitely like it here~haha~"

After Black Franky pointed the direction of the bar to Sinney, he patted his arm, turned around and walked out.

Sinni followed the direction he pointed and walked half a circle around the dance floor. Behind the bar, he saw Vince, the person in charge of the nightclub.

He smiled and walked to the newly vacated seat in front of the bar, patted the table and shouted to Vince.

"Hey~ man, give me a glass of the best wine you have here!"

Vince, who was busy taking a break, turned his head and looked over when he heard Xinni's voice. He couldn't help but smile and wiped his hands. He walked up to Xinni and said hello: "You are a rare visitor, man!"

"If you want something to drink, I'll buy you the first drink!"

Xinni laughed twice, took out a rice knife from his pocket, and handed it to Vince: "Then give me two glasses of the best wine here!"

Vince flicked the rice knife with his hand, raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Come right away, boss~"

Xinni smiled and shook his head, turned around and looked at the dance floor carefully.

After a while.

Vince held two glasses of wine, placed them in front of Xinni, and said with a smile, "Do you like our place?"

Xinni picked up the wine glass, gestured to the dance floor with his thumb and said: "Those men wearing vests and kissing each other...are you letting them in here too?"

Vince glanced at the men dancing face-to-face, shrugged and said, "They all played north of 14th Street~"

"Whether they like men or not has nothing to do with me~"

"As long as you come to our place to play without causing trouble and obey the rules~ Whether you are a Wall Street elite, a college student, or a salesperson, we welcome everyone~"

After Xinni took a sip of wine, he smiled in surprise: "Those two girls kissing each other... do they count?"

Vince lit a cigarette for himself, blew out a puff of smoke and said with a smile, "If you want to get to know them, I can introduce them to you~"

"Haha~ Let's forget it~"

"What? Are you still worried that you won't be able to handle two?"

Xinni curled his lips and looked at Vince sideways: "Have you tried it?"

"Wow~ I didn't!"

"I'm afraid... I won't be able to get up the next day..."

"fxxx! Hahaha~"

. . .

The two chatted and laughed for a while. On the other side of the bar, Vince's girlfriend Abby, who was busy, saw that the two were chatting happily. She rolled her eyes a few times, walked over to Vince, and said a few words in his ear.

Vince looked back at Abby, thought for a moment, then turned back to Xinni and said, "We made some small changes here a few days ago~"

"Look, there are four separated single rooms over there~"

"David is here too today. They are all playing in the private room. Do you want to go over and have a look and say hello?"

"Oh? What a coincidence?"

"Then let me go over and take a look~"

He took out two rice knives from his pocket again, slapped them in front of Vince and said with a smile: "This is a tip~"

"Haha~ Thanks!"

. . .

In fact, Vince didn't need to remind him that Sinney had just seen David's girlfriend Susan on the dance floor, as well as the waitresses and bartenders from the Wildfire Bar.

However, Shinny didn't rush to ask Vince.

The only person he needs to pay attention to is David~

Other people. .What does it have to do with him?

After a few minutes.

Sinni walked to an independent single room and met Mike Bai's eyes who happened to see him.

Mike Bai was stunned for a moment, then stood up with a smile and said to Xinni: "Hahaha~ What a coincidence?"

"Come and sit here~"

David, who was half-lying on the sofa in the single room, looked dizzy as Sinney walked in. He also sat up straight and waved with a smile.

"Hey~ let's have a drink?"

Xinni laughed heartily, sat down, and looked around quickly. When he saw that there were only David and Mike Bai in the single room, he smiled.

"Are you busy these days?"

"Why do you have time to play here today?"

David shrugged, picked up the wine glass, and clinked it with Xinni: "I am also trying to enjoy life this weekend~"

"Haha~ Indeed, you don't look like a boy in his early twenties at all~"

"What am I like? A Wall Street elite?"

"No~ If those people on Wall Street were like you... the United States would have ruled the earth long ago, right?"

David pointed at Xinni and laughed slightly drunkenly~

After a while.

He stopped laughing, shook his head and said, "You came just in time!"

"I was thinking just now that I wanted to talk to you~"

"Oh? Talk about what?"

"Record company!"

"You bought a small business, right?"

"Yeah~ Not long after I took over, I managed to get its internal staff in order~"

"What? Do you have a new idea?"

"That's right~ Look at those black boys dancing so happily on the dance floor~"

Xinni turned around and looked at it. He seemed to understand something and asked curiously: "You mean... looking for some black singers with good voices to sign a contract with our company?"

"Hehe~ Why not?"

"We all know that the pop music industry is not like Hollywood movie stars. Someone will still remember you after acting for decades."

“In the pop music industry, updates and iterations are so fast~!”

"In addition, in recent years, black pop music has gradually flourished, and different varieties such as blues, jazz, and disco have been recognized by many people."

"Like the best singer Chuck Berry, the genius Ray Charles, the queen of soul music Aretha Franklin, etc.~"

"They already have a very large white fan base."

"So, instead of looking for some slightly famous singers who have eyes on their foreheads and can only look up to sign a contract, we should look for some potential black singers or minority singers to train them~"

"When they gradually mature through study, release a few records to test the waters, and after they become somewhat famous, it would be a good deal to sell them, isn't it?"

After hearing this, Xinni shook his glass, nodded noncommittally, and continued.

"If I follow your plan, I'm not suitable to be the boss of this company...?"

"You and I are not familiar with the music industry anyway~"

"We can recruit a professional manager to manage the company~"

"As long as we control the company's personnel and financial power, these people can't make any big splash..."

"...too~"

Seeing that Xinni was still a little hesitant, David continued: "I know the person in charge of the Power Plant's recording studio~"

"Their recording studio is the best in New York right now!"

"Wait until I contact them and let our record company sign a cooperation agreement with their recording studio."

"If you want to test whether a new singer has the potential to become a hit, you might as well find people in the industry who specialize in helping big stars produce records to check~"

Xinni muttered the name of the power plant~

He seemed to have heard it somewhere. .

"Okay ~ I'll start working on this matter tomorrow."

"It just so happens that our record company's recording studio needs another investment in renovation and renovation."

"If we can cooperate with power plants, we can save this money... Haha~"

David shook his head with some disapproval and said: "This cooperative relationship is just a temporary measure in the early stages of our development."

"We must have our own recording studio!"

“The reserve of professionals in the company is equally important as the discovery of new singers!”

"I will discuss this matter with Zina and ask her to help see if there are any acquaintances or friends who are willing to come to our record company."

"Okay~! Hahaha~"

After hearing this, Xinni finally felt relieved. He raised his glass and touched it with David. He drank the wine with his neck raised and wiped his mouth.

"Where's that Madonna we mentioned earlier?"

"she.."

David looked at Madonna who was on the dance floor, exuding a youthful atmosphere and smiling extremely happily, and pondered for a moment before saying.

"She originally studied dancing, but her singing skills are too poor. She still needs more learning and accumulation~"

"I have other plans for her in the future!"

"Good~"

"Hahaha~ It's rare that we meet by chance today, how about a few more drinks?"

"Haha~ No problem! We won't come back until we get drunk!"

David shouted, slapping his thigh. .

----

New Jersey.

Jersey City, an old house in the northeastern suburbs.

The old brown Ford sedan, which was being searched by the New York police and auxiliary police, was parked quietly in the garage.

In the basement of the house.

The man stood in the darkroom with red lights, looking at the photos that gradually became clearer in the developing water, with a sick smile on his face.

After a few minutes.

After hanging up the photos that were still dripping with water, he carefully admired the "beautiful works" in front of him. The smile on his face became more morbid and crazy, and his body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

In a short period of time, after several consecutive successful crimes.

This serial killer, who was put on the most wanted list by the police, has no intention of stopping immediately ~

Every time he committed a crime, he left more or less subtle clues for the police.

Among them, including the crime he committed on 53rd Street.

When he came out of the crime scene, he knew that someone had seen him, but he still chose to walk away gracefully. .

he. .I don't mean to look down on the New York police, but I don't look down on the so-called "idiot police" at all. .

hehe~

But as time passes slowly.

The peak experience that these "beautiful works" can bring to him is gradually fading. .

The endless emptiness and anxiety once again made this mentally ill man turn his attention to the goal he had chosen.

He turned his head, stared at several sets of photos on the wall, and murmured: "Don't worry, don't worry~!"

"I... am coming to find you!"

----

a new day.

On Sunday morning in New York, the busiest metropolis in the world looked completely different.

After enjoying Saturday's wild night, most people lay back on their own or other people's beds and went to sleep.

Only the people who were busy in the early morning to upgrade were left, using their little actions to awaken this magical city bathed in the morning sun.

. . .

Manhattan area.

Close in front of the hotel.

The gardener, beetle, and dragonfly, who were detained by CIA director Ezra Cremo, got out of the taxi and stood at the door of the hotel looking at it for a while before walking towards it.

ten minutes later.

Winston, the general manager of the Gold Coin Hotel, led the three of them to the door of the three rooms that had been arranged for them. After giving the keys to the three of them, he said.

"In every room, there is a small gift from me to you."

"You three can take a hot bath and have a good rest first. I will arrange for someone to send you to your room during lunch."

"Mr. Parker, I will have dinner with you tonight!"

"OK, thanks!"

Among the three, the beetle, who seemed the most talkative and cheerful, thanked Winston with a smile.

Winston glanced at the suitcases of the three of them and continued with a smile: "Can you give me your passports?"

"I'm going to take it to help you sort out your identity issues for your long-term stay."

The beetle and the other three people seemed to be prepared. They took out their passports from their coat pockets and handed them to Winston.

“If you have any questions, you can always use the phone in the room to contact the front desk and they will tell me~”

"ok~"

"Then... we'll meet tonight!"

"Thank you~"

"Haha~ We will still be in contact frequently, so you don't have to be too polite~"

"Uh... ok!"

Winston nodded politely to the three of them, took the passport in his hand, turned around and left.

The beetle glanced at the taciturn gardener and smiled at the dragonfly lady beside him: "See you in the evening~?"

"Um.."

The three of them each opened the door to their own room, walked in and closed the door in silence.

The corridor became quiet again.

----

new York.

In Queens, the 24th Precinct received an alarm call.

After a few minutes.

The police officers who had not gotten off work last night, and the police officers who had just come to work this morning, swarmed out and ran towards their respective police cars.

ten minutes.

Downstairs of an apartment building in Queens.

A large number of police blocked the intersections on both sides of the road and began a large-scale vehicle inspection.

From time to time, some passers-by or spectators could hear some tired-looking police officers complaining and cursing to their colleagues in low voices.

"That... damn serial killer has escaped again!?"

"How many times has this happened to him?"

"Could it be that...does he still want to come out and kill a few people every night to be happy?"

hehe~

Some passers-by heard this and just smiled disdainfully. After watching the excitement for a while, they turned around and left~

But hidden in the crowd, the serial killer who was being scolded by the police was wearing ordinary clothes and a Yankees baseball cap, with a sick smile on his face, watching the crime scene from a distance. .The body was still shaking slightly. .

He felt the peak pleasure of last night again. .

He feels. .I have been completely conquered by this pleasure!

He has fallen!