Manhattan Reborn 1978

Monday, October 10th.

a new day.

new York.

Brooklyn, Little Odessa near Brighton Beach, a polar bear Jewish immigrant community.

The new gang leader Egeron, according to his own habits, put on a fine-lined old-fashioned suit and a soft leather top hat, walked out of the three-bedroom apartment, came downstairs, got in the car, and asked the driver, who also works as a bodyguard, Naifeld, to drive him He went to a hammam in the city, in Manhattan.

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The following is an introduction to Egeron, one of the most important figures in the development and rise of the Polar Bear Jewish immigrant gang in New York. Please don’t skip it if you don’t like it.

Yevsi Borisovich Egeron, who was born in Leningrad in 1932, never imagined that his childhood would be so unforgettable for him and even affect his life.

On September 1941, 9, the Battle of Leningrad began in full swing. .

It was not until January 1944, 1 that this brutal siege war, which lasted for nearly 27 days, finally came to an end.

The number of casualties and missing soldiers on both sides of the war reached nearly 200 million!

In addition, more than 100 million Leningrad citizens died because of this defense battle.

1942年1月至2月，每天死亡约7000至10000名居民。

The Battle of Leningrad was the longest, most destructive, and deadliest siege of a major city in modern history.

This period of history, these cold figures, seem to only make people feel the cruelty of war. .

But for Egron, who lost his family when he was only about ten years old, seeing corpses near his home every day is as normal as seeing weeds on the roadside. .

His childhood can be happy and joyful. .?

More than two years of siege war left the residents of Leningrad with a lot of food.

This made the young Egron have an active and strong possessive desire for food and other things that could help him live better since he was a child.

To survive.

Egron and a group of friends started petty theft, deceit and kidnapping, and even went to some less important military department warehouses to steal in order to obtain a little bit of supplies and food for survival.

This difficult life continued for two years.

With the end of the war, their group of thieves composed of children and minors was almost completely wiped out, and they were all taken to prison for reform through labor. .

After he went to prison for the first time, he reflected that he might not be suitable to be a thief, and he should use his expertise to engage in criminal activities such as fraud.

Therefore, Egeron, who felt that he had fully reflected on his own strengths and weaknesses, started another new chapter in his life of fraud and crime after being released from prison.

The result. .One can imagine~

He was caught again~

Going to jail for the second time made Egeron realize that fraud was not a passive talent in his talent bar. .

He must learn his lesson fully!

After a period of hard thinking, he finally figured out that doing business was what he should do most!

He walked out of prison for the second time. After some twists and turns, he was introduced to the local black market and started a business of reselling supplies.

This time, in less than a year, he was caught for the third time and sent to prison again. .

Wait until Egeron went to prison for the third time and was sentenced to ten years.

He became decadent and doubtful about life. .

Do what you do and love what you do, it’s reliable!

Do one thing and do the wrong thing. .We can only go back to the game again and go to jail!

But what Egeron never dreamed of was that others went to prison to undergo labor reform, reflect on their mistakes, change their past, and turn around. .

But the third time he went to jail, he turned on the cheat for the first time in his life. .

Because as early as when he went to prison for the second time, he was targeted by a group of thieves who were hiding in various prisons.

. . .

The following is a brief introduction to the law thief, the origin and originator of the polar bear gangs that travel around the world today.

The Law Thief originated in the overcrowded Gulag reform camps throughout the Polar Bear Country in the 20s.

At that time, due to the severe shortage of guards, many Gulag prisoners were rehabilitated and implemented a strange management system in which prisoners managed prisoners.

If you think about it, you will know that those who can control other prisoners are all ruthless and ruthless characters.

As a result, a new form of gang group emerged, which was the famous Polar Bear Thief Organization in later generations.

In the Gulag reform camp, they formed an underground society that no one could control, and strictly abided by the so-called thieves' commandments.

For example: it is forbidden to form a family and maintain relationships with relatives and friends; it is not allowed to make a living by legal means and actively recruit new people to join the organization; it is not allowed to cooperate with government authorities and law enforcement agencies in any form, etc.

In short, this is a group of pure bad people who do nothing but good things.

Only in this way can they live more comfortably in the cruel conditions of the Gulag reform camp!

Of course, there are two sides to everything.

Law thieves have existed since before Egron was born.

They were among the unrepentant, die-hard elements of the Gulag labor camps.

However, during World War II.

The Polar Bear Government began to mobilize Gulag prisoners to join the army and go to the battlefield, using their merits in fighting for the country in exchange for the chance of commutation or pardon.

Some of the law thieves and many Gulag prisoners chose to leave the Gulag and join the Great Patriotic War after careful consideration.

Their idea is very simple, without a country, there is no home!

But their behavior seriously violated the Thief Law!

Yes, law thieves also have laws that need to be strictly followed.

(The laws on thieves will be listed at the end of this chapter, so I won’t go into details here.)

. . .

These thieves and prisoners who chose to cooperate with the government and join the Great Patriotic War were regarded as traitors by the die-hard thieves and veterans, and were called Suji.

After World War II, Egeron entered prison for the third time.

These veterans who returned alive from the battlefield have had many fierce and large-scale firefights with the die-hard Gulag thieves.

Therefore, the law thieves are in urgent need of fresh blood like Egron, who makes prison their home and does not want to repent, to strengthen their power.

Although the thieves are ruthless, the veterans who survived the cruel war are not good either.

These two sides broke out in the Gulag labor camp, a protracted and all-out intra-prisoner war, which later became known as the Suka War.

The bloody Suka War, which lasted for many years, set the tone for the survival of the gangs in the Polar Bear Country.

As the saying goes, only by being dark enough, bad enough, ruthless enough, and cunning enough can you stand firm and be the boss!

. . .

At that time, Egron, who was standing at a crossroads in his life and was confused about where to go, was absorbed into the Thieves organization and systematically learned all kinds of criminal knowledge taught by the veterans of the Thieves. .

Egeron, who was released from prison ten years later, started a cheating life like a talented student who graduated from the world's most advanced criminal school.

In 1965, Egeron, who was released from prison this time, had become a red sea from traditional crimes such as robbery, theft, and fraud, and could not find a place for himself at all.

So Egron unleashed his criminal genius and set his sights on the dirty money of corrupt government officials. .

These officials who accepted bribes did not dare to speak out even if they were stolen or blackmailed. They could only break their teeth and swallow it in their stomachs. .

In this way, Egeron only spent a few years, relying on the black money obtained from crime to open underground casinos and banks, reselling foreign exchange and in-demand materials, and became a well-known big player and gang leader on the road.

However, this comfortable and happy life did not last long.

In 1975, after the third Middle East war.

Under international pressure, Polar Bear has agreed to a policy that allows Jewish nationals to immigrate to the United States at a rate of 5000 people per year.

What makes people crazy is this immigration policy. For those scientists, engineers, artists and other talented people, the approval rate is so low that it makes people want to cry.

Because, the polar bear country’s government seems to have found an outlet for dumping garbage and talented people~

Those criminal thieves and old guns who have been released from prison by amnesty, if they apply to immigrate to the United States, the approval rate is frighteningly high, and the speed is also very fast.

Moreover, their new U.S. passports were blank, with no criminal record of ever having been in prison. .

Emm. .

Egeron, who was in his early 40s at the time, had already hit the ceiling of domestic gangs, with no room for upward development.

Therefore, he decided to immigrate to the United States, go to that so-called free country to show off his skills and create a new world.

But his decision aroused collective opposition from the old law thieves.

In the end, he could only leave all his property and set foot on the land of the United States and New York penniless.

Here is an explanation.

Americans are not stupid either. . !

Although they agreed to the immigration policy of 5000 people per year.

But how to better monitor and control these people and prevent them from causing harm to everyone like a group of pests caused the US government at the time a headache. .

Later, someone proposed setting aside an area in Brooklyn, New York, for these Jewish immigrants from the Polar Bear Country to temporarily reside.

This solved the problem of the whereabouts of people like Egron.

This area is the Little Odessa area in the southernmost part of Brooklyn, near Brighton Beach.

As you can see from the previous introductions, not everyone can join the Law Thief!

The addition of every new member of the Law Thieves must be voted and approved by more than half of the old Law Thieves before it can take effect.

The law thieves in New York, USA, seem to be far away from the birthplace of their organization and without the supervision of the veteran law thieves in accordance with the law and thieves, they have begun to act arbitrarily according to their own temperament.

Egeron is one of the best.

In his heart, he never agrees with the law~

From 75, after he came to New York.

He married a wife and had children, and through the prestige he accumulated in the country, he attracted a group of professionals of all types under his command. He earned his first pot of gold by collecting protection fees from the shops opened by his compatriots in the small Odessa area.

After he had money, he bought a piece of land, built a Caribbean Club, and started a legitimate business. .

But he was a thief after all, and when he collected protection fees from shops opened by his compatriots, he used the trick of killing the goose and getting the egg. .

Therefore, his reputation in little Odessa and neighboring areas is almost stinking~

It cannot be compared with the aristocratic New York gangs and the Italian gangs with many rules. .

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Back to the text.

In front of a hammam in lower Manhattan.

Yevsi Borisovich Egeron, who was short in stature and had a slightly thin face, stepped out of the car, nodded to the driver Neifeld, and walked into the bathroom.

ten minutes later.

Egron took off his very cheap fine-lined suit and wrapped a towel around his neck. He stepped into a large steaming pool, sat down, raised his head slightly, and let out a sigh of relief.

Not far away in the pool, Egron's strategist and think tank Marat took off the towel covering his face and whispered.

"Emil went to collect the bill last night and killed all the family members. He even didn't spare their dog..."

"You...should you take care of him?"

Egron turned his head to look at Marat in surprise, and after a few seconds he smiled: "Okay, I will~"

Marat, a military advisor with double majors in economics and mathematics, could only shake his head helplessly and sighed in a low voice when he saw Egron's attitude.

"Someone is already paying attention to us!"

"If you don't want to be the target of public criticism, you'd better ask your subordinates to restrain themselves!"

Egron stroked the thief tattoo on his body with his hand, thought about it, shook his head and said.

"Where's that Colombian drug lord who was running around in New York the other day?"

"what is his name?"

Marat curled his lips and wiped his neck with a towel: "He is Pacio Herrera of the Cali Group in Colombia."

"You want to buy cocaine from him?"

"Isn't this kind of business too risky for us?"

Egron smiled noncommittally: "Don't worry, I'm very sober!"

"All the gangs in New York can sell it, why can't we?"

"We will not steal business from their territory, and we will not conflict with them."

"We are just a middleman who can sell the cocaine to nearby cities~"

Marat felt his eyes light up~

Many thoughts raced through his head, and he muttered in a low voice: "Not even Philadelphia or Chicago! There..."

"Well...Baltimore!"

"You sent people to Baltimore yesterday just to..."

"Hahaha~ That's right!"

Egeron smiled slightly and said, "Baltimore is just the first stop!"

"We can use it as a springboard to expand the sales channels of the drug business to the Midwest to Louisville, Kentucky~"

“And then west to St. Louis, Kansas, Omaha, Denver and beyond.”

Egron's eyes sparkled when he looked at Marat. He put away some of his smile and said, "Those places they don't like are the places where we can make a fortune!"

Strategist Marat followed the boss Egeron's idea and smoothed it out again. After thinking it was a good idea, he nodded and smiled.

"Where are the manpower? Have you already identified them?"

Egron tapped the thief tattoo on his body with his index finger and smiled: "Manpower will be here soon!"

"..."

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Manhattan.

42nd Street, above Wildfire Bar.

David felt great on his first night in his new home!

After he finished washing up and dressed neatly, he gently asked Susan on the forehead and walked downstairs with a comfortable smile.

On the street in front of the bar.

Mike Bai, who was rubbing his eyes and yawning, greeted David in a suit: "Hey, morning, boss!"

David smiled and shook his head, walked up to Mike Bai, glanced at Ravis next to him and said, "When did you come back?"

"This morning~it won't arrive until dawn!"

"..Thanks for your hard work!"

"How about it?"

Mike Bai rubbed his nose a few times, lit a cigarette for himself, and said with a smile: "That Neil Walker basically didn't lie."

"His background is very clean, with no criminal record and no bad habits~"

"His ex-girlfriend even praised him as a good man..."

David couldn't help laughing and patted Mike Bai on the shoulder: "Are you still looking for his ex-girlfriend?...Hahaha~"

"Is she pretty?"

Mike Bai bared his big white teeth: "It's not bad~ That little girl is quite energetic!"

"...Hahahaha~"

"You're awesome!"

The second brother Lavis, who was standing aside to listen, also came up to Mike Bai and winked and smiled.

"Next time... take me with you!"

"roll!!!"

David and Mike Bai raised their legs at the same time and gave him a kick~

The three laughed loudly.

After the laughter was over.

David asked Mike Bai to go back and rest first, then he got into Ravis' car and headed to Stanley's company.

. . .

Wall Street.

Stanley fourth floor.

David walked into the company and said hello to his secretary Maggie Bianchi. He saw a middle-aged man waiting and stood up and introduced himself to him.

"Hello, Mr. Coleman."

"I'm Agel MacFarlane, your new assistant~"

David raised his hand and slapped his forehead, and said suddenly: "Oh... Ben Likert is you... I know!"

"Um... Maggie, find someone to temporarily arrange a desk for Agel to work next to you~"

"Ager, call Sam and Mu Brandes to come to my office."

"Okay, sir~"

Maggie and Agel both received their tasks and walked out of the office respectively.

David walked into his office, put down his briefcase, sat down, thought about it, took out a piece of paper from his briefcase, and read it carefully.

After a few minutes.

Sam and Mu Brandes knocked on the door and walked in.

David sat them down and asked, "Which of you will be watching the trading price of heating oil today?"

"..Both go!"

"it is good!"

"I met and talked with Bernard Madoff over the weekend."

"He decided not to quit and continue to gamble with us~"

"What about you? Do you have any new ideas?"

Sam pondered for a while and said: "Last week, our entry could be called gambling~"

"Now, I think it should be called a speculation success!"

David was happy and said with a smile: "Are you so optimistic?"

"It's just a fact."

"Haha~ Okay, I need you to take more care of the company's affairs."

“I came up with an idea last night to make quick money, please help me see if it’s feasible!”

David handed the plan written on the paper to the two of them.

Sam took it and looked at it with Mu Brandes. Neither of them knew what to say. .

"Um...is this for the Halloween parade?"

"Yeah~ Do you think it's enough time?"

"The parade is tomorrow night, now... I can only say try my best~"

"Then try!"

David explained to the two of them: "Since 1973, a mask maker in Greenwich Village took a few children to hold a small Halloween parade in the community."

“In the past two years, more and more people have participated in this Halloween mask carnival parade!”

"Last year, I watched the news on TV in the bar. I estimate that the number of people participating this year will be about double that of last year."

"Then... think about it, how many people will take to the streets to join in the fun?"

"How many people wouldn't mind spending a meter or a few dollars to give themselves and their families a chance to get a surprise?"

Sam smiled and shook his head: "My wife and I were talking about whether to participate in the parade last night, but I didn't expect you too... Haha~"

Mu Brandes couldn't help but smile when he looked at the "Selling Blind Box" plan in his hand.

"According to the plan above, you can get a chance to draw a big prize with just a few dollars. I can't help but want to give it a try!"

"So~? Do you think it's feasible?"

"Of course~"

"As for the prizes in the blind box, do you have any plans? Where can you purchase such small gifts in large quantities?"

David looked confident and said: "Sam once said that Leon Hoffman has an amazing talent for numbers, and my secretary Maggie Bianchi has a talent for photographic memory."

"Coupled with the idle futures contract reserves on hand and the large number of manpower of Da Company, this plan is not difficult to realize~"

"Our biggest problems now are actually only three!"

"[-]. Approval from relevant New York government departments and police~"

"[-]. A detailed list of a large number of small gifts and the ultimate grand prize."

"[-]. Sales methods and how to ensure that there will be no trouble~"

David clasped his fingers, wrote down these three difficulties on the paper, and asked Sam: "Please call Leon, Yuri, Maggie and the new Agel in today. I’ll ask them to calculate the winning rate.”

"I will communicate with them about the purchase of small gifts from the company."

“The last thing is the government!”

"Um.."

"Who will be responsible for communicating about this matter?"

David was a little unsure about this candidate who went to communicate with Mayor Lynch and Commissioner Hardman.

Sam crossed his legs and chuckled: "Maybe we can use two different people to communicate with Mayor Lynch and Commissioner Hardman~"

"Yup!"

David remembered that Mag Ludwig, who came to him a few days ago, was a good candidate to communicate with Mayor Lynch.

As for Commissioner Hardman of the police, you can ask Ludy of Da Company to communicate with him.

After all, Hardman cannot run for mayor of New York without the support of the union~

Ah!

Such a happy decision!

David smiled and raised his head to Sam: "I will write down this achievement for you first. When this plan is completed, I will give you a big red envelope~"

Sam didn't expect that he could receive a big red envelope with just one word, and he became happy.

"Haha~ Okay, thank you boss!"