Manhattan Reborn 1978

new York.

Manhattan.

42nd Street, above Wildfire Bar.

in the restaurant.

Old David, who was arranged to sit at the main seat, held a wine glass in his hand and watched his son David with a smile, "bragging" in front of the girls~

"Star, as a professional word with strong modern cultural significance, many people think it is an exclusive term belonging to the world's first movie star, Florence Lawrence~"

"However, before Florence Lawrence relied on the rapid development of the silent film era and gathered a lot of fame and popularity..."

“There are many celebrities in history who are extremely popular and looked up to~”

"For example: the four recognized military strategists in European history: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the first French emperor who conquered almost all of Europe: Napoleon Bonaparte."

He smiled at Laura, who was wearing two ponytails, and asked: "You study philosophy..."

"Then you must be familiar with Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, one of the representatives of German idealist philosophy in the 19th century and one of the representatives of classical philosophy, right?"

"Hegel once made an evaluation of Napoleon's "French Civil Code" and a series of great achievements~"

"He said: The reason why the world is balanced is because of the existence of God! The reason why Europe is balanced is because of Napoleon!"

David picked up the peeled shrimps on the plate and put them on everyone's plates one by one, impartially. .

"When I went to London, I was curious in the library and looked for the works "Faust" and "The Sorrows of Young Werther" by the famous German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe."

"As a result... the first thing I found was a poem written by Goethe for Napoleon..."

"A hero's heart is full of pride,

Set sail resolutely towards the throne.

The journey is full of hardships and dangers, fearless and regretless.

The crown is also a heavy burden,

Do my part, have no time to calculate carefully,

Put it on the head of a genius,

Fitting effortlessly, like a corolla.

Even though the mountains are high and the roads are dangerous,

Still going forward indomitably, attacking everything;

Although the road is full of thorns,

Can also discern the way ahead...

Happy times are ahead,

All the people call out with one voice,

Everything changes. .

The hero stands proudly in the world,

Whatever fortune teller it is,

No matter what powerful enemy makes trouble,

If you are not afraid of death, why be afraid of war!

People in the world are suspicious and amazed ~

They will just watch with cold eyes. .

In this despicable world,

Ordinary people only ask for grace.

Share your glory with those close to you,

Only the entire empire fits in his heart.

Praise loudly!

The glory of the hero has spread all over the world.

In this world, glory sometimes comes to an end;

No matter who you are, the end is inevitable! "

(I couldn’t find the name of the translator for this version. If anyone knows, please leave me a message~)

. . .

in the restaurant.

Everyone watched David finish reciting this poem loudly, and they were all silently stunned for a moment. .

Old David took a sip of his wine calmly and glanced at his son feeling puzzled. .

David didn't like this. .Something sour~

He prefers to sit alone in his bedroom, strumming the acoustic guitar endlessly. .

Polly lowered her head and looked at the shrimp on the plate, wondering what she was thinking~

Susan and Cui Yingying both blinked in confusion. .

Lilith and Laura looked at each other, Laura curled her lips and smiled: "Are you too... an admirer of Napoleon?"

"Haha~ no!"

"I personally feel that if you want to evaluate Napoleon, you must take into account everything he did in his life to be fair."

"However, the French Civil Code during his administration did have a profound impact on the subsequent development of Europe."

"Because of the French Civil Code, it is also called the Napoleonic Code."

"It is divided into three parts and contains 2281 legal provisions."

"Legal provisions on modern civil rights, legal provisions on various types of property ownership and other property rights, as well as legal provisions on methods of obtaining various types of ownership, etc."

"For example... the legal provisions on the legal validity of wills, inheritance principles, debt classification, property donation, and joint property of husband and wife and other related legal provisions are still the basic normative parts of the laws of various countries in our country."

"If we look at this aspect alone, he can indeed be called one of the few great men in history~"

"As Victor Hugo said: Failure makes the loser noble... Napoleon is only one person, but he is still the most outstanding in the long river of history full of filth."

"Not to mention the positive comments about him from historical celebrities such as Goethe, Marx, Engels, Churchill, Romain Rolland, etc.~"

. . .

Laura picked up the shrimp on the plate with her fingers, tilted her head and glanced at Lilith, with a naughty smile on her lips, and asked.

"Then after you two get engaged, shouldn't you also talk about the issue of joint property between husband and wife?"

"..??"

Several people at the table all looked at Laura with surprised eyes. .

David felt a little dumbfounded and wiped the corner of his mouth, and asked: "Are you becoming a pauper again?"

"...Hey~ I didn't mean that!"

"I mean.."

"Hahahahaha~"

"ok, ok!"

David waved to Laura, glanced at the ladies present, thought for a while, and said.

"Livlin is not here today..."

"Let me tell you something from my heart~"

He turned to look at his father and asked with a smile: "Do you still remember... what you said when you first came to see me in the bar?"

Old David laughed dumbly, shook his head and said nothing.

David picked up the wine glass in front of him, gestured to his father, and continued: "The streets at that time were not like they are now... quiet~"

“The bar was full of people coming and going all night, and it was noisy~”

"That night, you suddenly appeared in front of me, asked me for a bottle of beer, and asked me a few questions..."

"Are you still used to coming here?"

"Are you tired...?"

"Do you have enough money to spend...?"

"Have you made any new friends?"

"Also... When you go back and review carefully in a few months, you can try to take the college entrance examination?"

"..Haha~"

David drank the red wine from the glass, leaned back in the chair, and sighed: "Looking back now, at that time, I was still a nerd who had just left the town of Morrison!"

"I was just busy and didn't respond seriously to your...concern..."

"Hehe~"

"Habit!"

"fine.."

"enough.."

"Um.."

"Do not!!!"

David rubbed his nose with his hand, put down the wine glass, looked at his father, David, with gratitude and excitement in his eyes, and said with a smile.

"I... never had time to say... thank you!"

"Thank you, Dad!"

"..Um!"

Old David held the wine glass in his right hand, tried hard to control the heat rushing to his eyes, took a deep breath, and said.

"I have to go to the old tailor to pick up the dress in a moment..."

"Let Black Mike accompany you and then take you home!"

"No need, I can do it myself..."

"Dad! Listen to me!"

"Let him send you back!"

Old David was silent for a few seconds, nodded with a smile and said, "Okay~ I'll listen to you!"

"Hahahaha~"

"That... Ackleide!"

"Can you help me go..."

"No problem, sir!"

"ok~"

----

Manhattan.

In a steakhouse on East 55th Street.

Ezra Cremo, head of the CIA's New York branch, Ghost Evra Coster of the CIA's Greek branch, and Harold Stone, head of the FBI's New York branch.

And two former FBI and current CIA agents, Lexia Burnedy and Kahn Spann, sat at a large table in the corner of the restaurant.

Harold Stone glanced around, finally landing on his old friend from the same period, Kahn Spann, and asked.

"You're coming to New York...where's your family? Are you coming with us?"

Kahn Spann, who was similar in age to Harold Stone but had gray hair, shook his head with a wry smile.

"The second year after I went to Greece, we got divorced~"

"She married another Egyptian businessman..."

"Oh, sorry!"

"Haha~" Kahn Spann picked up the red wine glass in front of him, lowered his head silently, and stopped talking.

Harold Stone looked at Lexia Burnedy again and asked: "How many years do you have until retirement?"

Lekosha Bonidi, who has a rather old face and is nearly [-] years old, replied humorously: "As long as... I don't die of old age, or you drive me away..."

"Hahahaha~"

Ezra Cremo and Guster also picked up their wine glasses and clinked them with Harold Stone's glass with a smile.

Gust hides behind black-rimmed glasses. .He stared at Harold Stone with big eyes and smiled without blinking.

"He and you are also old colleagues..."

"Lekosha... is the best member of our monitoring team!"

"you.."

"I know~"

Harold Stone held a cup in his hand, tilted his head and looked at Lekosha, and asked with a smile: "Lind Vercello of the Anti-Gangster Group has been applying for the latest monitoring equipment from the headquarters in recent years. .”

"How about I introduce you to him...?"

Lekosha raised her eyebrows with a strange look on her face, raised her wine glass and asked, "Are you sure... this isn't... asking me to die?"

"...Hahahaha~"

After a brief silence, this time even Kahn Spann, who kept his head down and remained silent, couldn't help but laugh. .

Harold Stone also laughed and shook his head, explaining: "Your worries... I understand~"

"But this time, it's definitely not what you imagined... like that!"

"oh..!?"

Lekosha put on a "willing to hear the details" look, waiting for what Harold Stone would say next.

But Harold turned to look at Gust with a smile and asked: "I heard Ezra say... you work in Greece...?"

"Um.."

"Spanish branch, do you have any acquaintances?"

Gust adjusted his glasses with his hands, nodded slowly and said: "Yes..."

"I want to find someone's contact information...!"

"can!"

"As long as he uses his real name..."

"Her name is Elena Mesa, she should use her real name~"

Gust stared at Harold Stone in silence for a few seconds, then turned to look at Ezra Cremo again and asked.

"You also know the person in charge of the Madrid branch in Spain, right?"

"Hehe~"

Ezra Cremo smiled noncommittally and said nothing.

Harold Stone pursed his lips, glanced at the old fritter Lekosha, and said: "Three places!"

"Three places in the anti-gang group!"

"The quota for my subordinates is already full~"

"By next summer or fall, I can still make the decision to recruit about five people."

"..make a deal!"

Gust smiled and extended his right hand. .

Harold Stone shook his head slightly, turned a blind eye to the stretched out right hand and asked: "How long does it take!?"

"Are you in a hurry?"

"Correct!"

"Um.."

Gust took back his right hand nonchalantly, shrugged, and said with a smile: "At the fastest, it will take five days."

"Five days?!"

"I just want a phone number where I can contact her?"

"Then three...no!"

"Two days!"

"Within two days, I think... I should be able to help you find her contact information."

Harold Stone lowered his eyes, pondered for a few seconds, and said, "Okay ~ two days!"

. . .

after dinner.

Ezra Claymore and Guster seemed to have already discussed it and left together~

Harold Stone, leading the veteran Lexia and Kahn Spann, found his car.

on the way.

Harold, who was sitting in the driver's seat, looked at Kahn Spann in the rear seat through the rearview mirror and asked.

"How did you get your left arm...?"

Kahn Spann raised his left arm when he heard this and asked: "Is it... obvious?"

"Ok!"

"When you used the fork just now..."

"Hehe~"

Kahn Spann smiled self-deprecatingly: "In an accident, my elbow was hit several times and it was broken..."

"..."

Harold Stone slowly stopped the car at the red light, turned to look at Lekosha, and asked.

"What about you?"

"..I?"

"Hahaha~"

Lekosha rubbed her belly with her hands and said with a smile: "I have stomach problems and hemorrhoids..."

"And presbyopia...does it count?"

"fxxx!"

Harold raised his hand and rubbed his temples several times, feeling unbearable for a moment. .Complained: "That bastard Gust..."

"If there is one more spot, will he send me another pregnant female agent?!"

"Gathering together the old, the weak, the sick, the disabled and the pregnant?!"

"Hahaha~"

Lekosha slapped her legs and laughed exaggeratedly, as if tears were about to flow out. .

Kahn Spann, who was in the back row, shook his head slightly with a bitter smile: "After passing the intersection ahead... stop~"

"I have arrived!"

"..Front?"

"You live here?"

"No! We both live here!" Lekosha smiled and wiped the corners of her eyes, answering for Kahn.

Harold Stone glanced at the streets on both sides, frowned slightly, parked the car on the street, turned to look at his old friend Kahn, and asked.

"cia didn't give you enough..."

"Money?"

"Give it~"

"That you..?"

"Hehe~"

Kahn Spann once again smiled bitterly and closed his mouth. .

Lekosha seemed to know his plight, opened the car door with her hand, and said.

"He is different from me~"

"He still has four children to pay for child support..."

"Forehead.."

Harold Stone was speechless for a few seconds and did not ask further questions: Kahn's ex-wives were all married, and they still had to pay alimony. .This kind of problem ~

Everyone has their own privacy~!

Kahn Spann also opened the car door and stood on the street.

He seemed to have guessed what his old friend Harold wanted to ask, waved his hand and said: "Tomorrow morning, we will appear in your office on time."

"Ok!"

Harold Stone sat in the driver's seat and felt very uncomfortable as he watched the two men walking slowly toward a dilapidated apartment building not far away. .

He gritted his teeth, opened the car door, and shouted to the two of them from behind, "Hey~"

"...?" Both of them turned their heads and looked back.

"I know a good place, do you want to go have a drink?"

The old fritter Lekosha was immediately happy and replied: "Okay~"

"I haven't been to New York in nearly ten years..."

"Let's go, Kahn!"

"..."

Kahn Spann stood there, raising his head slightly and looking at Harold Stone: "I heard... you remarried?"

"...Yes~"

"Then you go back first~ Forget it today, we will treat you to a drink another day!"

"Uh...?" Lekosha just took two steps and stopped in place in surprise. .

Harold Stone put his hands on the car door and suddenly couldn't help laughing. .

He waved to the two of them and shouted: "Let's go to my house!"

"Just in time to introduce you to my wife, Helis."

"..." Kahn Spann hesitated and did not answer.

Harold Stone put his finger to his lips, blew a whistle, and said with a smile: "Hey~ Shorty Kahn, don't let me look down on you again!"

"Little dwarf?...Hahaha~" Lekosha took Kahn's arm with an expressive expression and shouted to Harold.

"Okay ~ here we come!"

"..."

Karn Spann was pulled back by Lexia speechlessly.

"Hahaha~"

----

night.

North-central United States, Minnesota.

Southeast of the town of Tracy, at the easternmost end of Sunrise Avenue, is Miranella Webster's home.

Miranla's father, Webster Sr., led his daughters and wife to send Mike Bai out of the house.

street.

Mike Bai waved to a young man sitting in a car who had been waiting for a long time, turned back and smiled at Miranla and others who were following behind.

"ok~"

"Thank you for your warm hospitality tonight..."

"When you have time, when your family goes to New York, I will take you there..."

"Hahaha~"

"Don't give it away!"

"well!"

"You also go over and talk to..." Old Webster smiled and pulled his daughter Miran.

Mirala, who was still holding an apron in her hand, walked forward with a sweet smile, opened her arms to Mike Bai, and whispered.

"Can you help me bring it to David as a gift?"

"..good!"

Mike Bai glanced at Old Webster and the others, hugged Miranla in a funny way, and said in her ear.

"I received the gift you gave him..."

"But I'm not going to hug that asshole!"

"Don't even think about it!"

"Hahahaha~"

Miranla covered her mouth and laughed and said: "Go back and be safe... See you next year!"

"Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!"

"Well... you are happy too~"

"Hahaha~"

"gone!"

"goodbye!?"

"goodbye!"

. . .

The car quickly disappeared into the night.

Old Webster looked at his daughter Miranla, who was standing on the side of the street in a daze, and turned around and waved to his family.

My daughter has grown up!

No matter how she chooses, there will always be a path that appears at her feet. .

As for where it would lead and what the scenery would be like along the way, Old Webster could only look at Miranla silently and walked on by himself. .

The company of family members is only for a moment, not forever.

There must always be someone who moves forward alone. .

. . .

street.

Miranla raised her head slightly, looked at the stars in the night sky in the slightly cold wind, and silently sent her blessings again in her heart.

"Wish you a Merry Christmas~"

"Happy New Year~"

"David Coleman!"