Manhattan Reborn 1978

new York.

Manhattan, upstairs at Wildfire Bar on 42nd Street.

in the living room.

Karu replied in a low voice: "At least, I am still alive."

"..."

David couldn't help rolling his eyes wildly, and after spouting a series of rubbish and swear words, he slowly calmed down and sighed.

"That's right!"

"What you said is simply... the most classic villain line in Hollywood movies~"

"..Huh!!"

David suddenly became alert, turned to stare at Carew, and asked nervously.

"Where's your gun? You don't want it..."

Kalu saw the nervousness and alertness on David's face, and silently took out the pistol he carried with him from his arms, checked the safety, and handed it to David.

David took the pistol hesitantly, and a lot of bad thoughts suddenly appeared out of nowhere~

"no~!"

"You want to be a martyr loyal to the FBI and use your own life to eradicate gangs in New York..."

"But I don't want to become a murderer~"

"Sorry man, this kind of thing... you'd better ask someone for help~"

"I never thought about asking you to kill me!"

"Then you...his~"

"So... you came to kill me today?"

"You want to use my death to draw more attention to you? So that the FBI can give you a decent answer?"

"Hey~ man, don't do such stupid things!"

"I'm not what you imagined..."

Carew had a "What are you thinking about in your head?" expression on his face, raised his eyebrows, and interrupted David, who was suffering from "acute persecutory delusion," and said.

"Hey~ no one is going to die today, okay?"

"I was... suppressed for too long. I finally found someone to talk to, so I told you more~"

"You...you...aren't you here to kill me?"

"of course not!"

"...Okay~"

David drew a cross on his chest and muttered thanks to all the gods and immortals in the sky. .

Kalu, who was sitting next to him, covered his face with his hands, his mind was in confusion, and he didn't know if he had it too. .Mental illness~

Why did you choose? .Where's David the Boy?

At that time, why did you forget that this kid was known as a "coward"?

fxxx!

. . .

Finally, after David finished pretending to make trouble, he saw that Carew was still there. .Doubt your choice~

David picked up the water glass, drank it with a tilt of his neck, threw the pistol to Carew, and said, "Do you want to take this package back?"

"...No! It belongs to you~"

"Haha~ OK!"

"I have two last questions!"

"..good!"

David stood up straight, and the sunlight shining into the living room from the window not far from him made his face half clear and half dark.

"In these long ten years, you have lost contact with your boss at the FBI, so why don't you leave New York?"

"Why did you choose to stay? To stay in the gang, to stay with Sinney?"

Karu took a deep breath, looked at David in a daze for a few seconds, and whispered with a red face.

"Sinni... the way he manages the gang completely copies the management methods and rules of the Sidrich family~"

"He will never let go of any betrayer or suspicious person!"

"I alone have killed four so-called betrayers for the gang and Xinni in these years~"

"Until now, I still can't figure out or find out where Xinni got the hiding locations and information about the traitors..."

"Wait a minute!"

"You are Xinni's... most capable subordinate. After he retired, he handed over the gang to you..."

"...That's right!"

"It's just because I was initially arranged by my superiors to join the gang, and I used a little too much force. I hope that Xinni will pay attention to me faster..."

"So, after you got Xinni's attention, you lost contact with your superiors. You were forced to continue to maintain your status and importance in the gang and in front of Xinni."

"Finally...you withstood many tests from Xinni and took over the power of the gang...?"

"fxxx!"

"You bastard! You still said... you're not the villain!?"

"..." Kalu said with a wry smile as he spread his hands to show that he was innocent.

"I...just want to live~"

"Stop quibbling, villain!"

"Haha~ It's up to you~"

"..."

David stared at Karu with a strange expression for a while, then chuckled and said, "It turns out I'm not the only one afraid of death... Hahaha~"

"..."

"Karu, compared to me, you can't do it!"

"You are afraid of death, but you don't dare to speak out bravely like me..."

"You are so unmanly!"

Kalu rolled his eyes dumbfounded and complained: "Afraid of death... Is it worth showing off? Do you have to let everyone know?"

"Of course!"

"..."

"Hahaha~"

. . .

David grinned and laughed contentedly for a while, then continued to ask.

"last question!"

"What are you going to do about Xinni?"

"...I don't know~"

"Haven't you thought about it?"

"I thought about it..."

"Then what? Don't you just hate him?"

Kalu lowered his head, was silent for a while, and said slowly: "Xinni and I, we have been together for ten years~"

"I hate him, it's out of the question~"

"As an undercover agent, I want him to accept legal punishment!"

"But now I...hehe~"

"Haha~?"

"What do you mean?"

"He...never doubted you?"

Kalu opened his mouth, held it in for a while, and then said: "Maybe... I don't know~"

"Where's your real name? Is it Karu?"

"No!"

"..ok~"

. . .

David took a deep breath, turned around twice, waved and said.

"Okay~ I understand this matter."

He smiled and said: "Fortunately, you are still alive!"

"When the time is right, let's continue to cooperate~"

"Cooperation?"

"What do you want to do?"

Karu, who felt that he could not see any hope for the future, suddenly sat up straight and whispered.

"I'm not telling you this just to make you..."

"ok, ok~!"

"I'm not that stupid!"

"Everything has a solution~"

"As you said, restoring your FBI status may not be the best choice~"

"Then we can... find another way!"

"Change?"

"Yes~! Change!"

David signaled for Carew to put away the pistol and smiled at him.

"I still need to reconsider the specific plan~"

"As for you... go back to being a gang leader with peace of mind and stop doing bad things!"

"Wait until I come back from London~ I'll talk to you about the plan~"

"ok?"

"it is good!"

. . .

Karu, let’s go~

David walked into the kitchen, rummaged through the refrigerator and found a bottle of cold milk, and drank half of the bottle in one go~

Carew, this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes. .

He's actually an undercover FBI agent?

Is Carew's version of "The Departed" + an adapted version of "I Went Undercover in a Gang and Finally Became a Boss"?

This is ****. .What kind of nonsense is this? !

. . .

"Hiccup~"

David burped involuntarily, looked at the milk bottle in his hand, and put it back in the refrigerator. .

He walked to the living room and picked up the yellow paper bag left by Carew. After thinking about it, he locked it back in the safe in the study~

Finally. .Fooled that guy Karu away~

Regardless of whether what Carew said is true or not, David is not going to help him find a solution right away~

His current strength doesn't allow it, but it's just one aspect~

On the other hand, there is the issue of Karu’s identity!

FBI? !

Although David has already heard about this "legendary and mysterious" law enforcement agency ~

Law enforcement agencies. .ha! ?

Perhaps David only had a one-sided understanding of the x operations of the FBI, the largest law enforcement agency in the United States~

However, since he came into contact with Bog Beru, Harold Stone and others, he asked David to report to the FBI. .Slowly losing the last trace of fantasy in my heart~

The forest is so big, there are all kinds of birds~

Carew can only be regarded as a tragedy and a victim that has been forgotten by people after the FBI experienced successive turmoils. .

It is not that simple to completely solve this mess of sesame seeds and rotten millet~

still. .Let’s think about it in the long run~

----

Manhattan.

Lower Town, Power Plant Recording Studio.

Madonna Sigourney, the waiter at the Wildfire Bar, was facing the mentor that Zina had found for her, the black female singer Aretha Louise Franklin, and she was happily bragging about the impromptu rock performance in the Wildfire Bar yesterday~

"Aretha, you weren't there yesterday... It's such a pity ~ Teacher David and Teacher Tony, they..."

Aretha, with a gentle smile on her face, while listening to Madonna's bragging, kept casting contemptuous glances at Teacher Tony, who was sitting not far away and pretending to be dead. .

This guy was at the Wildfire Bar yesterday after drinking the "Venom-Absence Three-piece Set" cocktail carefully prepared by David. .A large amount of alcohol, which had reduced his sense of presence, began to be quickly absorbed in his stomach, making him drunk and completely crazy in rock and roll~

Up to now, Drummer Tony's arms are still swollen, sore and numb, and he can't lift them at all. .

. . .

In the Power Plant recording studio, Teacher Tony, who always liked to brag to people that he was a "super hunk", withered~

Teacher David has always been in the recording studio and maintains that he is the "most professional musician". .I'm dumb~

That's right!

Just when Madonna was bragging happily to her mentor Aretha, Teacher David came out of the office, pinched his throat with his hands, and waved to them.

"Hey~ you...cough~"

"Everything is ready. Go in and let's do it again!"

Aretha naughtily pretended to be confused and spread her hands to Teacher David: "What did you say? I can't hear you!"

"fxxxyou!"

Teacher David glared and raised two middle fingers at Aretha. .

"Hahaha~"

Madonna and Aretha, laughing and hugging each other. .

Next to the two of them, Teacher Tony, who had been silently pretending to be dead just now, also grinned and mocked Teacher David.

"Rock singer...?"

"ewill~rockyou~! Huh?~"

"Hahahaha~"

Teacher David to Teacher Tony. .glare!

His eyes swept over Teacher Tony, his two arms that were as limp as "noodles", and the corner of his mouth showed a trace. .Cruel ~

"Ah~ fxxx!"

"What the hell are you doing...my hands!"

"..."

Teacher David looked down triumphantly at Teacher Tony who was screaming, and asked with raised eyebrows.

"Rock drummer...?"

"ewill, rockyou~! Huh?~"

"Hahahaha~"

Madonna and Aretha burst into tears~

. . .

Luther Vandross, who was arranged to help and study in the recording studio by the record company owner, Sinney, poked his head out from behind Teacher David, smiled at Madonna and Aretha, and raised his eyebrows~

Madonna saw Luther, a big black guy, hiding behind Teacher David and making small moves, she suppressed her laughter and complained.

"What are you looking at?! Go to work!"

"Huh~?!" Teacher David stared sideways at Luther behind him and snorted in his nose. .

Teacher Tony, who finally stopped cursing, took a few breaths of cold air and cursed at Luther: "You are so quick...find me some ice cubes!"

"...Oh~" Under Teacher David's "stern" gaze, Luther raised his middle finger to Madonna and ran out of the recording studio in a few strides, disappearing~

. . .

Outside the recording studio, on the street.

After Luther quickly walked away from the door, he looked back at the door and saw the "passers-by" who poked their heads into the recording studio with gloating smiles. .

Among these "passers-by" who had nothing to do all day and just liked to squat at the door of the recording studio, one of them glanced back at Luther Vandross, who was playing Silly Music, and muttered silently, "You lucky bastard!" "

Next to this "passerby", the young boy who came with him to admire the reputation of Power Plant Recording Studio also looked back at Luther and asked in a low voice.

"Who is he!?"

"I don't know him~ Maybe he's just a sweeper."

"Oh~"

The young boy withdrew his gaze, stretched his neck again, and looked into the power plant recording studio. .

"They...are the staff?"

"Yes~"

"Then why don't they record songs?"

"Passenger". .

Do not!

The young boy's cousin, Jon Bon Jovi, who is only 16 years old this year, explained.

"Look at that laughing black woman - she's Aretha Franklin!"

"What?" Jon Bon Jovi, who had a youthful face, stared at Aretha for a while before suddenly saying.

"fxxx!"

"I wonder why she looks so familiar~"

"So, Aretha...does she really look like this?"

"...What is a real person?"

"Um...it's nothing! Haha~"

Jon Bon Jovi raised his hand to his cousin and said with an apologetic smile: "Well...my dad and uncle both like Aretha's songs very much~"

"They always play Aretha's songs all afternoon...I can't even listen to it if I don't want to~"

"Cut~"

"What we like to play is rock and roll!"

"Aretha... If our rock music can reach the height of Aretha's musical achievements, your father will never beat you because of rock music~"

"...Oh~"

Jon Bon Jovi, after hearing his cousin's "clear-headed" words, secretly curled his lips and responded in a low voice.

He is today. .The 43rd time I skipped school and secretly came to New York to meet my cousin~

Although, he often makes some "sober-minded" remarks about his cousin, which is very cool ~

However, if he wants to embark on his favorite path of "rock and roll", the only person who can lead him is his cousin. .

----

District of Columbia.

Washington, in a hotel room.

Astaire K. Wood, from California, locked himself in the room, lowered his head and frowned, looked at the two names on the paper in front of him, and fell into thinking.

Two names were written on the paper: Mag Ludwig and Janet Patrick!

Under Mager's name, Wood drew two arrows with a pen: media and Wall Street.

Under Janet's name, an arrow was also drawn, which read: Support equal rights.

Last night, Wood, who was nominated as one of the internal candidates by the Elephant Party, met old acquaintances Mag and Jenny who had returned to Washington while attending a party held by Mrs. Harriman and Pamela to support the Elephant Party. special.

. . .

In November 1919, Astaire K. Wood was born in a small town called Peak City, Illinois.

Wood is the second oldest child in the family and has an older brother.

His father is a Catholic, but he loves to drink~

His mother was a devout Christian. She often took Wood to church since he was a child, which influenced Wood's lifelong faith~

During Wood's childhood, he followed his family to various places in Illinois, living an unstable life of wandering around in order to make a living~

In the spring of 1930, the United States ushered in the worst economic depression in history~

Wood's father, who had been unemployed for five months, finally found a well-paying job in a speakeasy in the suburbs of Chicago.

Therefore, Wood, who had grown to 11 years old, settled down with his family in Chicago.

In that special period of "Prohibition" ~

Chicago was the time when gang leader Al Capone was at his most awesome~

Al Capone, controls Chicago's most ruthless bootlegging syndicate, Ottfield!

Therefore, due to his poor family and calm personality, Wood often heard about the "glorious deeds" of Ottfi and Al Capone from his father after drinking~

These "glorious deeds" about the gang Ottfield and Al Capone's "King of the Underground" in Chicago deeply influenced the establishment of young Wood's outlook on life. .

More than a year later.

Al Capone and more than 60 of his men were taken to court~

Young Wood waited in the crowd outside the court for many days under the scorching June sun in Chicago, but failed to hear a final verdict. .

It wasn't until November 1931 that Wood saw the results of Al Capone's trial in the newspaper his father brought back: 11 years in prison and a fine of $11. .

This. .

Even Wood, who is only 12 years old, can still feel speechless at such a shocking trial result from the newspaper reports and his father’s complaints and complaints~

In 1936, Wood entered high school and fell in love with a girl in the next class, and was deeply attracted by the way she sang. .

On December 1941, 12, the attack on Pearl Harbor that shocked the whole world broke out~

On December 1941, 12, then-US President Roosevelt announced to the world that the United States had joined the Allied camp and officially declared war on the island nation!

The Second World War ushered in a historic turning point!

In January 1942, Wood, who was studying in college, together with many enthusiastic classmates, enthusiastically responded to the war mobilization order, said goodbye to his parents, and joined the Navy.

In July 1942, Wood, who was serving in the Navy, suffered from very severe seasickness and had no choice but to join the Navy's ground logistics force to serve the transport fleet participating in the Battle of Guadalcanal.

In February 1943, the long and brutal Battle of Guadalcanal finally came to an end.

Wood has long been tempered by the cruelty of real war and the sacrifices of countless classmates and comrades-in-arms to become more mature and steady.

In 1945, the war ended.

Wood retired with the rank of second lieutenant and returned to his hometown.

His mother's tears wet the clothes on his chest ~

His father's silent and powerful hug and "Welcome home" made him accompany his mother and shed tears~

In 1947, Wood completed his college studies with an A-. .

In the same year, he married his first wife and gave birth to his first child.

In 1949, through the introduction of his comrades, Wood took his wife and children and found a well-paying reporter job in Los Angeles ~

In 1951, Wood impressed a Hollywood producer with his good looks, good conversation, and mature and funny personality, and signed an eight-year contract with him.

In 1952, Wood got his first role in a movie.

In 1953, Wood began to move to the small screen and television markets. He won roles in many TV series. His acting skills improved rapidly and he announced that he would join the Elephant Party.

In 1957, Wood, who was well-known in the film and television circles, was valued by General Electric Company. He was hired as a publicity representative for TV programs and asked to spend 12 weeks a year to promote General Electric's products across the country.

When Wood promoted General Motors' products, his already excellent expressive skills and eloquence were further exercised.

In 1959, after two years of training, Wood realized after a friend reminded him that he seemed to have the potential to become a politician.

But his marriage to his wife turned red because he was keen on participating in political activities and stayed away from home for a long time!

In 1960, Wood officially divorced his wife and successfully entered politics.

In October 1963, just one month before President Kennedy was assassinated, Wood and his new girlfriend, who was 10 years younger than him, held a wedding in Los Angeles~

His second wife’s name is Jesse~!

In 1968, Wood lost to Nixon in the internal election.

In 1970, Wood received the support of many "good friends" and was successfully elected as the governor of California.

In 1974, Wood was re-elected as governor of California.

In 1976, Wood lost the internal election to Ford.

. . .

just now.

After resigning as governor of California, Astaire K. Wood finally won the approval of the majority of the Elephant Party again!

Another candidate in the party, Phil Crane, is probably still in the dark about Wood's determination to win the presidential election two years later. .

. . .

in the hotel room.

Wood rubbed his eyebrows vigorously, walked to the window, looked at the scenery outside, and gradually cleared his mind!

Ever since Nixon lost to Kennedy on television, Wood began to pay close attention to Nixon's every move~

That time in 68, Wood lost to Nixon~ He felt that he did not lose unfairly!

After all, Nixon was a man who once served as Vice President of the United States!

Among the veteran internal presidential candidates, Wood in 68 could only be regarded as a candidate. . "Rookie"!

But now it's different!

Wood has eight years of experience in governing as governor and has accumulated rich political capital in order to challenge for the U.S. presidency.

However, Wood has already experienced two failures~

From his two failures, he summed up a little bit of experience that he thought was very useful.

First, we must discover as many professionals as possible in various fields, reorganize a super campaign team, and come up with a complete governance concept that can solve the current domestic economic crisis to help him realize his presidential dream!

Second, we must make good use of the power of the media to make more people familiar with him and know his campaign philosophy and governance experience!

The third and most important point is. .Campaign funds!

The more campaign funds he has, the higher his exposure will be, and the probability of winning the votes of those swing voters will also increase.

. . .

Wood stood by the window, thinking about the last item in his mind, then slowly turned his head, walked to the table, looked at "Wall Street" on the paper, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

During his eight years in California, many rich and super-rich people have offered him an olive branch~

But he didn't think about having a deeper cooperation with them, it was just a joke~

Wood knows very well that when he runs for president in the future, he must not rely solely on the support of Western wealthy people and financial groups, and be labeled as a "supporter of the Western nouveau riche"~

If he really wears this label and runs for office. .

The powerful traditional forces in the east will never watch him successfully ascend to the presidency!

The reason is actually very simple~

The president is the president of all the United States!

No. .President of the Western Region~

Wood, if he wants to be the president of the United States, he will naturally look across the country to find more, more suitable, and stronger supporters!

Of course~

Wood, who is nearly 60 years old this year, also knows that there is no free lunch in the world~

When giving = reward, Wood can win the support of most people in the country!

Therefore, Wood's choice of partners and allies at this moment is far more important than raising more campaign funds!

Wall Street!

It’s a very good candidate for allies!

Mag Ludwig?

hehe~

That's all that's left. .Janet!

This woman seems to be very close to Mag~

Perhaps, through Mage, she and those behind her could be pulled over. .Bar? !