Manhattan Reborn 1978

a new day.

new York.

Manhattan.

42nd Street, above Wildfire Bar.

David twirled his wet hair with his hands. When he walked out of the bedroom, he saw the housekeeper Acklade talking about something with Susan, Polly, Cui Yingying, and Lilith in the dining room.

"Hi~ Good morning everyone!"

"Hehe~"

"Good morning, sir!"

Aclade, who had already finished his breakfast, stood up and said hello to David with a smile~

"What are you talking about? Acklade?"

David saw that the women seemed to have made an agreement and did not respond to him. He simply sat down, picked up the tableware, and asked the butler.

"We are chatting... interesting things about my time living in Cairns, Australia~"

"Hmm~ Keynes..."

"Is there a connection between the name of that place and the famous economist, John Maynard Keynes?"

Acklade smiled and shrugged, and said: "As far as I know, the name was changed to Keynes because of William Wellington Keynes, the governor of the state at the time."

"During World War II, Cairns was a forward base for the Allied forces in the Pacific War due to its unique geographical location in the northeastern corner of Australia. After the war, Cairns gradually developed into a regional tourism center."

"Oh.."

David picked up a boiled egg, tilted his head and glanced at the quiet women, thought for a while, and asked.

"Australia is located in the southern hemisphere, so the seasons here are completely opposite, right?"

"Cairns, it's summer now?"

"Yes!"

"Actually, the seasons in Cairns can be roughly divided into two, the dry season and the rainy season."

"Every year from May to November is the dry season or winter; from December to April is the rainy season or summer."

“Although the temperature in Cairns during the dry season is relatively high, it gives people a comfortable and mild feeling. It is very suitable for visiting the tropical rainforest, or participating in various water sports, diving, etc.”

“Many people like Cairns during the rainy season~”

“It’s summer in Cairns during the rainy season. The temperature will make people feel very comfortable. It’s not dry or overly humid. The bright sunshine and suitable temperature can make people feel physically and mentally happy~”

"However, during the rainy season in Cairns, because it is close to the Coral Sea, there are often typhoons."

"Moreover, the two rivers near Cairns often experience flooding during the rainy season, making many roads impassable."

David swallowed the egg in his hand, tilted his head and looked at Ackleide and joked: "Coral Sea?"

"Sunshine + beach + beautiful coral sea + beauties in swimsuits everywhere?"

"I understand why you are still single..."

"Hehe~"

Ackleide smiled and spread his hands and said, "This has nothing to do with me being single!"

“I think no one can resist the charm of the Great Barrier Reef~”

"Great Barrier Reef?"

“Is Cairns close to the Great Barrier Reef?”

"Yes~ Cairns is the only place to go to the Great Barrier Reef."

"Wow~"

David's mind became active, and he smiled at Ackleide and asked: "After a while, after the rainy season in Cairns has passed, will you take me to visit the Great Barrier Reef?"

"of course can!"

"Hahaha~ It's settled!"

. . .

On the table.

Polly put down the tableware in her hand, tilted her head and looked David up and down, and asked Lilith.

“Have you been to the Great Barrier Reef?”

"No~ I've only heard people mention it."

"Hmm... Then let's find some time to go there and have a look!"

"Okay~"

Lilith smiled and nodded in response.

When David heard what Polly said, he blinked a few times, coughed slightly, and said.

"cough~"

"Polly, have you and Dad talked about meeting everyone at noon today?"

"said."

"Ok!"

"Susan, Cui Yingying, I won't be eating at home at noon."

"Ok."

"Um...Lilith, will you ask Susan and Cui Yingying to help you carry your luggage later?"

Lilith's eyes swept across the faces of several people, nodded slightly and said: "Okay!"

"Almost all of my personal belongings are in my room at the Blue Crystal Hotel."

"It's not that much that needs to be moved here~"

"Ok!"

"Let's eat first."

After David decided to settle the matter, he tilted his neck and winked at Aclade, and continued to immerse himself in launching a general attack on breakfast. .

"..Hahaha~"

When the girls saw his appearance, they couldn't help laughing.

Because last night, they had discussed it in advance and deliberately let David sleep alone again. .

As a result, this guy uncharacteristically kept silent about the matter. .

----

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Ruby rubbed her dry eyes and slowly got up from the bed. She sat for a while and then felt a little chilly, so she found a piece of clothing and put it on.

Last night, she had trouble sleeping again. .

. . .

After half an hour.

One of Ruby's roommates opened the door, looked at Ruby who was still sitting on the bed in a daze, and said.

"Hey~ Ruby!"

"Two people came to you at the door and said they were coming from New York..."

"...Oh~ I'll come right away!"

Ruby quickly grabbed some clothes from the bed and put them on, jumped out of bed and ran into the bathroom. .

. . .

ten minutes later.

Ruby opened the door in a familiar and neat manner, and the happy smile on her face slowly froze after seeing two unfamiliar faces. .

"You are..?"

"Hello!"

"My name is George McClung, and I'm a lawyer."

"This is my colleague..."

"Are you Ruby?"

"..right!"

"Ok~ Can I invite you to the coffee shop at the corner of the street to chat?"

"Um... Who are you here to see me on behalf of?"

Lawyer George smiled very kindly, took out a business card from his arms, handed it to Ruby and said.

"My law firm investor is Mr. David Coleman."

"So, he's my boss."

"..."

Ruby looked down at the business card in her hand, her fingertips trembled involuntarily, and whispered.

"Please wait for me while I go get my bag."

"Ok!"

. . .

In the cafe at the corner of the street.

Lawyer George signaled to the colleagues he brought with him and led Ruby to a corner of the coffee shop and sat down.

Ruby glanced at the man sitting not far away and asked George: "Come to me...what's the matter?"

"Yes!"

Attorney George took out a large folder from his briefcase, opened it, and smiled at Ruby.

"These are several power of attorney letters that will only take effect if you sign them."

"They are: a power of attorney to open a personal account at Chase Bank in New York; a power of attorney to establish a college tuition fund for you; and a power of attorney to set up the beneficiary of your personal trust fund."

Every time Attorney George introduced a power of attorney, he took out a document from the folder and placed it in front of Ruby.

It wasn't until all the documents were introduced that he paused and continued.

“Your tuition fund will help you pay for four years of college tuition, as well as all tuition fees for graduate and doctoral studies.”

"In your personal account, a sum of 2000 yuan for living expenses + 1500 yuan for monthly rent will be deposited regularly every month."

"In addition, 3000 yuan will be deposited into your personal account every year two weeks before your birthday and Thanksgiving."

"Also, you can get a travel fund of 5000 yuan from the trust fund every year."

"Wait a minute!"

Ruby frowned, picked up a few documents in front of her, and asked George.

"Did David ask you to send these?"

"Yes!"

Attorney George took out a folded letter from the inside pocket of his coat, placed it in front of Ruby, and whispered.

"He said that after you read it, you will understand~"

After saying that, Lawyer George stood up and walked to his colleagues' table and sat down, leaving Ruby alone. .

Ruby slowly picked up the letter and hesitated for a long time before opening it~

"Hi~ Ruby!"

"I know that our reunion will make you unable to accept my huge transformation for a moment."

"The sun in summer will be so hot, and the cold wind in early winter will be so cold~"

"No matter what I say, you may not be able to understand...I silently watched the complexity and struggle in my heart when you left~"

"So, I let you go again~"

"I hope you can forgive us for our mistake..."

"I hope you can find the life you want!"

"I hope you can be happy every day~"

"I hope you can still have a smile on your lips when you think of me..."

"When you feel tired, want to find someone to talk to, and want to find a place to rest~"

"I will be waiting for you at Wildfire!"

"David."

. . .

Ruby tried to calm down her turbulent emotions, but tears fell down like broken beads with a smile on her lips. .

Lawyer George, who was sitting not far away, took in this "wonderful scene".

He secretly smacked his mouth, and once again expressed his sincere admiration for his boss's "infatuation and philandering"~

----

new York.

Near noon.

Manhattan, at the intersection of 40th Street and 12th Avenue.

Griselda Blanco, Field's agent in New York, stood on the street in front of the small building, nodded and smiled to Polly who was walking towards her.

"I'm sorry~ I just learned that you called me..."

"Oh~it's okay!"

Polly waved her hand casually, looked at a Da security company soldier not far away, nodded to him, and said.

"Has Blanco contacted you?"

"Yes!"

"Um.."

"You tell her for me that if anyone wants to launder money from her channel, just follow the rules and don't need to communicate with me anymore~"

"I'm not interested in her business!"

"..OK!"

"About your proposal to cooperate with our trading company, Blanco and I have also reached an agreement~"

"For the specific details, come to the company tomorrow and we will discuss them in detail."

"Okay!" Field agreed very simply this time.

Polly looked at him in surprise, stretched out her hand to open the car door, paused for a moment, and whispered.

"Your name is Field!?"

"Yes!"

"Hehe~"

"It's not easy to make a lot of money by doing legitimate business!"

"..." Field nodded with a bitter smile on his face, but did not answer.

Polly shrugged, got into the car, held the door and said.

"Go tell Blanco to register a trading company in your name~"

"I only discuss business with legitimate businessmen!"

"Okay~!"

Field's eyes widened, he bowed slightly and responded loudly.

"Um.."

"Then we'll meet tomorrow ~ Mr. Field!"

"See you tomorrow!"

"thanks!!"

. . .

Polly, gone.

Standing on the street in the cold wind, Field touched the fine sweat on the back of his neck with his hand. He clenched his fists in high spirits and waved them vigorously a few times.

----

The Queen.

Malkin Sr.'s home.

David walked in front of Mike Bai and opened his arms to Old Malkin's wife, Sena's mother, and hugged her whole body, spinning her around several times before gently putting her down. ~

"Hahaha~ you kid!"

Sena's mother was extremely happy and gave David a hammer with her hand, then took his hand and walked to the restaurant.

in the restaurant.

Old Malkin, who was sitting in the main seat, glared at David sideways and quickly put the last bit of lunch into his mouth. .

Sena's mother pressed David's shoulders and asked him to sit down, then stared at her husband with sharp eyes and said.

"David is here, why don't you say anything?"

"Um...Mom, dad was eating just now~"

"I should say hello to dad first!"

"Dad, here I come!"

"..Um!"

Old Malkin shouted "injustice" in his heart, but he nodded with no displeasure on his face. He wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin and said.

"You should eat first~ They will probably be here soon."

"Ok!"

David took Sena's mother's hand, kissed it, smiled at Polly's sister Manqi, winked, picked up the tableware, and launched the first wave of attacks on the dishes on the table~

"Hey~ slow down! Eat slowly!"

"Hmm.. Good! Delicious!"

"Hehe~"

Sitting opposite David, Manqi, who had just finished taking care of the children for dinner, couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth when she saw the heartwarming scene of her mother and David showing "a loving mother and a filial son." .

I can't stand it anymore. .what to do?

Then just don’t watch it!

Manqi lowered her head, followed David's example, and launched a final wave of attacks on various delicious dishes. .

. . .

After half an hour.

After Polly ate some food casually on the dining table, she touched her mouth with her hand, walked quickly to the living room, found a place to sit down, took the paper and pen handed to her by Alto and Rosenlot, and presented herself to everyone. Wei made an OK gesture.

David held a piece of chalk in his hand, received Polly's "signal", turned to Mike and said.

"Are you done?"

"Of course!"

Mike Bai shouted very confidently: "How could I not be able to handle this crappy thing?"

"Tch~ You said the same thing 10 minutes ago!"

"Hey~! How do I know this kind of small blackboard... How do I stand upright? I haven't gone to school for a few days..."

"fxxx! Can't you even assemble a toy stand?"

"You're so stupid! Asshole!"

"Hahaha~"

Malkin Sr. and his Sidrich family brothers all laughed as they watched Mike Bai "interact" with David in front of them. .

The atmosphere in the living room became more relaxed with laughter.

. . .

After the chatter and laughter.

David took out a few pieces of chalk from the chalk box he brought, held them in his hand, waved to everyone, and said with a smile.

"Okay~ Everyone, please be quiet!"

"Today, dad invites everyone to come over..."

"Hahahaha~"

"..??"

"Sorry, David!"

"I couldn't hold it back...hahaha~"

Ludy seemed to have been struck by laughter. He covered his stomach with one hand and his mouth with the other, trying hard not to laugh out loud. .

Polly, who was sitting not far from him, stood up with her eyes widened, kicked him hard several times, and scolded: "What's so funny about this!? Huh?"

"Huh huh huh... Sorry!" Lu Di laughed like a pig, causing the elders present to laugh as well.

"Hahaha~"

David stood there rolling his eyes and looking at the ceiling. He waited patiently until the laughter slowly stopped, then sighed and said.

"Ludy, you bastard!"

"... Hehe... I've already apologized!"

"..."

"Okay~"

"I want to tell you two things today!"

"It takes about... half an hour - 40 minutes."

"If you have any questions, please record them first and ask questions again after I finish speaking~"

"ok!?"

"it is good!"

Everyone in the Sidrich family who was already familiar with David's "routines" picked up their pens, opened their notebooks, and looked at David quietly, preparing to hear what he was going to say today. .

"cough~"

"Ok!"

"Then let's get started!"

David raised two fingers to the crowd and said, "These two things can actually be summed up into one thing."

"In today's transition period, how can our family solve the problems left over from history and plan our future?"

After David finished speaking, he observed the reactions on everyone's faces, then retracted his finger, wrote a few lines of words on the small blackboard with chalk, and said.

"First of all, let's briefly talk about the Sidrich family. What historical problems remain that need to be solved urgently~"

"I think everyone is familiar with the stages of rapid development that the family has gone through to get to where it is today, right?"

"That's right!"

"Let me first briefly talk to you about how the Sidrich family got to where it is today!"

"The original Sidric... must be the same as Mario Puzo in the novel "The Godfather", describing how Vito Corleone went from a store porter to a gang leader and gang boss. The twists and turns experienced, the difference is not that big~”

"It's just that the Vito Corleone in the novel has different enemies and friends from the rise of our Sidrich family~"

"Dad, regarding this description of Mario Puzo's novel, did you... give him any advice or opinions?"

Old Malkin tilted his head and recalled, and said: "Vito Corleone, after meeting his right-hand men: Clemenza and Tessio, solved the plot of their first enemy. I give Got some advice from Mario.”

"Um.."

David blinked in surprise and said with a smile: "ok~"

"It's easy!"

"Let me explain this paragraph more clearly to everyone~"

"Vito Corleone is a very smart person who knows how to use his brain to solve problems!"

"So, he, Clemenza, and Tessio formed a trio of small gangsters. When they encountered the first big gangster enemy, he analyzed the key points from his mouth very keenly."

"The big bastard is a fool who likes to bluff, lies, and is strong on the outside!"

"He would actually report the criminal behavior of Vito Corleone and the three to the police as a means of intimidating them and extorting money."

"This shows that the big gangster has no means of force that he can control!"

"Otherwise, he will definitely tell Vito Corleone directly: If you don't give me money, I will give you a gun!"

"..Haha~"

Several of Old Malkin's cousins ​​from the Sidrich family couldn't help but chuckle.

David also smiled, spread his hands, and continued.

"Do you understand the key points of this storyline?"

"That's right!"

"Just relying on words and threats cannot make the enemy fearful..."

"The foundation and means by which all gangs can develop and grow are nothing more than frightening force methods!"

"With these means of force, we can ensure that the enemy will be afraid, we can ensure our own interests, we can ensure the food and clothing of our families, and we can... let us live!"

David turned his head and wrote a line on the blackboard and said.

"This is the initial stage of gangs. In order to survive, in order to have a better life, and in order not to be killed by the enemy, we have to use violence to solve problems."

"However, there is also a problem that everyone is well aware of at this stage."

"We will use guns, knives, and killing methods to solve problems... Of course our enemies will use them too!"

"This allows the role of the gang leader to be fully demonstrated!"

"As a leader, he can be very forceful, but he can't be brainless!"

"He must be able to find better ways to make money for everyone, manage various complex interpersonal relationships, analyze and solve problems, and make the enemy fearful and not dare to use violence against us~"

"This requires a high level of experience in dealing with people, as well as an understanding of the enemy, the current situation, and our own people!"

David pointed at the small blackboard with chalk: "So, at this initial stage, the entire gang will be in a... simple management mode that we are still using now~"

"That is: the gang provides everyone with force protection and has management rights; everyone follows the leader's plan, each is responsible for one or several businesses, and can obtain from the gang the right to operate independently without being disturbed by the enemy's use of force."

"Management rights can obtain part of the income from operating rights."

"Operation rights can obtain full protection from management rights."

"And one example of this gang business model is the business of collecting protection fees!"

"Ludy, it turned out that he took Mike Bai to various bars, restaurants, shops, casinos, etc. to collect protection fees."

Everyone followed David's story and turned to look at Ludy.

David also looked at Lu Di with a smile and said, "However, with the continuous development of the current situation in recent years, this already very backward business model has allowed the police to slowly figure out most of its laws."

"So, this model has gradually been changed to... extortion and other methods, or they have changed their names and statements to continue to collect money..."

"Furthermore, as the boundaries between management rights and operating rights have gradually become blurred, we have mixed together people who use violent means to solve problems and management personnel. There is no perfect relationship."

"For example, Rudy's man Tommy."

"He was one of the guys who did Ludy's dirty work."

"But in the process of following Ludy for a long time, he gradually came up with the idea of ​​​​escaping from the control of the gang..."

"So, he's dead~!"

Everyone looked at Lu Di with thoughtful eyes again.

Alto, who was sitting behind Ludy, was also awakened by David's words and the memory of Tommy. .

That asshole. .Damn it!

ps: I originally wanted to finish writing this paragraph completely before going to bed.

No matter what. .So sleepy.

Feel sorry!

Continue tomorrow~