Manhattan Reborn 1978

new York.

Manhattan, 59th Street Plaza Hotel.

The time came to a quarter past nine in the morning.

In the lobby on the first floor.

Panaris, Elder, Giles, Pine, and Blumer were chatting while patiently waiting for guests who might arrive early~

In the direction of the elevator, after David went upstairs to settle his parents, he strode up to a few people with a smile on his face and joked.

"Hey~ everyone!"

"The beauties in the bridesmaids today are so beautiful!"

"You can't show your true nature as a wolf after seeing them!"

"Haha~" The slightly older Panaris, Elder, and Pine all laughed~

Bloomer, one of David's "best friends", complained with disgust: "Half of the bridesmaids are your girlfriends!"

"We can have a bad idea..."

"Hahaha~"

"I understand! You are... jealous of me!"

"Bah~ You're so shameless!"

"Hahaha~"

. . .

When a few people were joking and joking.

In the direction of the elevator, Gerald, Holm, Karnes and Little Peter also walked over with square steps.

David took a few steps back in disgust, waved his hands to the people who were greeting him politely, and said, "Ahem~"

"Everyone... be quiet, let me say a few words first!"

"Today is for me and Lilith..."

"..." Several people saw that David was about to start "pretending" nonsense, and they all held back their laughter, wanting to hear what new tricks this bastard was going to come up with~

at this time.

At the hotel entrance.

Livlin held Leslie's arm, and the two happened to see David "holding a meeting and lecturing" to everyone like a lobby manager. .

Leslie smiled evilly and shouted: "Hey! Why are you still in the meeting!?"

"How is your work schedule arranged?"

"...Hahaha~" Everyone laughed~

David scratched his cheek with his hand, walked towards the two of them happily, opened his arms and said, "You're here!"

"Yeah~ I..." Leslie was about to take a step forward and give David a hug.

This bastard actually bypassed him, directly hugged and kissed Livlin, and started chatting with her passionately. .

Livlin glanced at him with a smile. .Leslie, whose smile was a little stiff, hammered David with her hand and scolded: "You must apologize!"

"Huh? What?" David pretended to be suddenly "deaf" and asked with a confused face.

"..Hahaha~"

Giles and Bloomer strode forward, held Leslie up one on the left and the other on the right, and said with a smile: "Okay, don't just stand here stupidly..."

"Except for beautiful women, this bastard can't see us!"

"fxxx!" Leslie whispered a curse word in a low voice with indignation. She watched helplessly as David and Livlin walked to the elevator. They could only be carried by the two of them to Jellal and the others, smiling. Say hello.

Karnes, who has a very open-minded personality, saw the residual dissatisfaction on Leslie's face and joked with a smile: "That guy just told us not to try to get involved with the bridesmaids group!"

"Now he is...hehe~"

"Bridesmaids?!" Leslie blinked, feeling that her thoughts were suddenly opened~

He turned to look at Bloomer and asked in a low voice: "Who are the bridesmaids today?!"

"Tsk~ It's just those people! You should know it!"

"Ah~hehe!" Leslie's eyes rolled around twice quickly, and a bad idea came to him.

When Giles saw that he was showing his old attitude of "making trouble" again, he pulled his hand and whispered: "Don't go too far!"

"...Understood! Hehe~" Leslie responded, but his eyes were full of smiles that the "conspiracy" was about to succeed.

"..." Giles was speechless~

. . .

In front of the elevator door.

David held Livlin's little hand, looked around a few times, and whispered: "Well... Patty Hearst, who was pardoned by the president a few days ago, is here!"

Livlin's big eyes suddenly flashed and she said in surprise: "Her?"

"She shouldn't..."

"Ok!"

"She moved to a small town in Connecticut~"

"I came here this time to say thank you to Lilith and me..."

"Oh~ I see!"

Livlin tilted her head, raised her eyebrows and asked with a smile, "Is there more...?"

David grinned, glanced at the open elevator door, reluctantly let go of Livlin, and said with a wry smile: "Tilda Swinton also came from London~"

"Uh...hahahaha~"

Livlin walked into the elevator and when she saw no one was around, she raised her middle finger at David and mocked: "You deserve it~ You're such a philandering bastard!"

"Tch~" David rolled his eyes, looked at the elevator door slowly closing, and exhaled. .

Tilda, this little girl. .It’s a bit difficult to do!

. . .

Plaza Hotel, basement level.

In a corner of the oversized kitchen, Zhang Wenbiao, the manager of Wildfire Restaurant, was frowning as he tasted the lobster sauce.

One of the apprentices who followed him to help, holding a basin of peeled lobster meat in his hand, walked up to him and whispered.

"Look...over there!"

"Huh~?"

Brother Biao looked in the direction pointed by his apprentice and saw Cui Yingying carefully holding the skirt of her dress in her hands, looking over here.

Brother Biao was surprised and put down his work, strode up to her, frowned and asked, "Why are you here?"

Cui Yingying smiled, gathered up the corners of her skirt, handed it to one hand, wiped the sweat from her forehead for Brother Biao, and said, "I just want to come over and see you!"

"...Haha ~ Silly girl!"

Brother Biao smiled fondly, avoided Cui Yingying's little hand, and turned to look at the busy people in the kitchen: "Go back quickly! The fireworks here are too strong, don't..."

"It's okay!" Cui Yingying shook her head simply.

Brother Biao looked at Junior Sister's luxurious dress and asked, "Um...then you...don't want to wear a cheongsam?"

"Hmm~"

"Zina advised Susan and I not to wear cheongsam to attend such an occasion today...because no one else knows how to wear cheongsam~"

"If only the two of us wear it, it will look... very different!"

"Tsk~"

Brother Biao smacked his lips a few times, nodded slightly and said, "What she said...is right!"

"If you dress inappropriately, it will make people feel that you are... special~"

"But you also have to understand that people's opinions and attitudes towards you actually have nothing to do with your clothes!"

"..I see!"

Cui Yingying took a step back, slowly turned around in front of her senior brother, and asked with a smile: "I'm wearing it... What do you think?"

"Um...perfect!"

"Hahaha~"

. . .

Watching the junior sister's figure walk into the elevator, Brother Biao stood there and slowly exhaled.

Before he left New York and went to Xiangjiang to become a disciple, he had never done anything right. .There is too much understanding of the so-called fate and opportunity~

But when he reaches middle age and has experienced a lot~

Brother Biao often thinks of the words that Master occasionally said to him.

"Whether you believe in fate or not...when your destiny or a turning point in life appears, if you can't catch him/it, you will definitely regret it!"

. . .

Plaza Hotel, fifth floor.

Livlin knocked on Lilith's room, smiled and nodded to Maggie, the secretary who opened the door for her, and asked, "Where are they?"

"In the bedroom~"

"Ok!"

Livlin walked through the living room, smiled and said hello to Susan, Zina, Polly, Tilda Swinton, and several unknown girls, and walked into the bedroom.

in the bedroom.

The four girls Lilith, Laura, Patty Hearst, and Elmin Mellon, as well as the makeup artist who was doing some makeup on Lilith, all saw Livlin walking in.

Laura glanced at the makeup artist, pulled Livlin to sit down, and said with a crooked mouth: "You came just in time!"

"We are condemning that bastard David!"

"Oh? Haha~!"

"Where did you talk about?"

"Well...Elmin, what did you just say?"

Livlin turned to look at Almin, who was thin, short, and had a baby face.

Armin held her forehead in aggrieved manner and complained to Patty Hearst and Lilith beside her: "It's obviously her who's talking... David looks like Julien, the male protagonist in "The Red and the Black," right? "

"How come it's what I said again?!"

"Hehe~"

Lilith glanced at her friend Patty Hester, who was somewhat silent, in the mirror, and said to Livlin: "Don't listen to her nonsense again~"

"I'll be fine soon."

"Wait a minute, let's spend the afternoon together!"

"ok~"

Livlin raised her eyebrows at Laura, who looked "funny", and said with a smile: "You regret it now...it's still too late!"

"..." Laura closed her mouth and stopped talking~

"Hahahaha~"

Livlin burst into laughter as several people looked at each other~

Lilith looked at Laura's expression in the mirror, and a smile appeared on her lips.

. . .

First floor, in the lobby.

Old Morgan strode in with his wife Neria, eldest daughter Cheryl, son-in-law Tuss and Grace.

Behind them, Julie and Seamus also walked in~

As the eldest son in the family, Panaris stepped forward and introduced Gerard and others to the family.

Old Morgan glanced at David, who was standing next to Giles, and waved to him: "You are today's protagonist, why are you hiding behind?"

"Forehead.."

David's eyes turned back and forth on the faces of old Morgan and Neria, and he stepped forward with a smile: "Okay! I understand~"

"Oh? Haha~"

Old Morgan turned to look at Julie and Seamus, and asked meaningfully: "What do you understand?"

David smiled brightly and whispered: "Without the protagonist, it will definitely feel boring~"

"..Hahaha~"

Old Morgan shook his head slightly and laughed, moved closer to Neriya, and whispered: "You guys go upstairs first!"

"Ok!"

With a look in her eyes that David couldn't understand, Neria pulled her pregnant daughter Cheryl, Grace, and Tusi towards the elevator.

Julie looked around with a smile, walked up to David, patted his shoulder without hesitation and asked.

"How? Do you like it here?"

"..Like it!"

"Ok!"

Julie nodded with satisfaction: "Wait a minute, you stand next to me ~ I will introduce you to some old friends!"

"Uh..." David looked at Old Morgan and asked hesitantly.

"Do you want to arrange it like this?"

"Hehe~"

Old Morgan casually pulled Seamus beside him: "Yes!"

"Today, the two of them will lead you to meet many new friends!"

"I still have to deal with those...uninvited friends!"

As soon as Old Morgan said these words, the young people next to him~

Holm, Little Peter and Jellal looked at each other silently, and they all confirmed some of their guesses from each other's eyes.

. . .

It's approaching ten o'clock.

Today’s guests are here in droves!

Old Morgan, along with his "guardians" Panaris and David, smiled and chatted with every guest in the hall~

Then Elder, Pine or Giles will lead the guests up to the second floor~

Although he had made some mental preparations, David still could not escape the fate of transforming into a "smiling" robot. .

finally~

After he walked in with Stanley CEO Nylent Ramon and his father Ramon Lao, he relaxed his cheeks which were already a little sore, took Nylent's hand and whispered.

"Cheryl, Tooth and Grace... they're already upstairs!"

"Wait a minute, do you need my help?"

Nylent, who had always been thinking about Grace, smiled and nodded slightly: "Just a few days ago, someone gave me a few bottles of good wine..."

"You come to my house and try it some other time?!"

"Okay~"

"You are such a workaholic, but you actually know how to enjoy life..."

"Don't worry ~ we will definitely go!"

"Hahaha~ok!" Nylent smiled happily and patted David on the shoulder and gave up his position to the side.

David turned his head and smiled at his elder Ramon, thanked him and said a few greetings. After watching the father and son leave, he heard Old Morgan's voice.

"Sr. Ramon has worked at Morgan Bank for more than 20 years!"

"His successor is not yet in control of the overall situation..."

"So, he will continue to work as chairman of the board of directors for a while~"

"In the future, you should learn more and ask for advice from him!"

"Okay!" David kept it in his mind, cheered up and greeted the new guests with a smile.

. . .

In front of the Plaza Hotel.

A black car was parked far away from the hotel entrance.

Old David and Paul Samuelson stood on the side of the street, looking side by side at several Saudis in white robes chatting animatedly with several islanders in suits and ties. .

Old David had a smile on his lips and whispered to his old friend Paul: "Their reactions are very fast!"

"Hehe~"

"What? We're going to be here...wait a little longer?"

Old David thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Forget it~ Some people may be late today, but no one will be late!"

"Let's go in!"

Paul Samuelson raised his hand to adjust his glasses, glanced at the cars across the street, pursed his lips and followed old David towards the door of the hotel.

. . .

The time was just after ten o'clock.

Wells Fargo CEO Richard Kureed, Bank of America CEO Hammoy Chedenip, and the head of San Francisco's Dreske family, Lamp Dreske, appeared at the door of the hotel.

Behind them, Bloomer's father, Norton Sr., and Livlin's father, Sr. Cherov, also walked side by side towards the door of the hotel.

The Adams family, the Cobot family, the Forbes family, the Hanover family, the Lowell family, etc., representatives of Boston's old families, followed closely into the hotel ~

Subsequently, the Crown family, McCormick family, Felwood family, Stillman family, Hill family, etc., and new family members from New York and Chicago also arrived~

. . .

Across the street from the hotel.

in the car.

Harold Stone, the head of the FBI's New York branch, sat in the driver's seat, staring at the hotel door, and sighed to Ezra Cremo, the head of the CIA's New York branch next to him.

"If those C4 explosives exploded here..."

"The whole country will fall into chaos, right?"

"Hehe~"

Ezra Cremo turned down the volume of the radio in the car, and also sighed: "These damn reporters are so damn... they dare to make up nonsense!"

"Um?!"

"What did you say just now?"

"Didn't you hear that?!"

"..No~"

Ezra Cremo moved helplessly, followed Harold's example, stared at the hotel door, and whispered.

"They said... there are more police officers than passers-by on the streets of midtown Manhattan now~"

"It must be the group of robbers this morning who left a time bomb in the bank that cannot be defused!"

"So, the radio gave advice to people living in Zhongcheng, try not to go out."

"...fxxx!" Harold felt a little headache and spat out a curse word. He stared at the few people who appeared at the door of the hotel and whispered.

"Governor Lynch Colson?"

"Is he really... here?"

"Haha~" Ezra Cremo picked up the telescope from his hand, stared at the few people walking into the hotel, and said with a smile.

"It's not just him!"

"Mayor Hardman, here you go too!"

Claymore moved the telescope in his hand, and continued to see the crowds of people appearing at the door of the hotel one after another.

"Also...that vice president of Columbia University, Ferry Cripps~"

"Princeton University President Guy Luther, and Professor Nash and his wife."

"New York University's Vice President, Davis Piplo."

"Behind him is... UN Under-Secretary-General Peres Hamar Rai?!"

"This next wave... is Mikhail Friedliman and the CEO of Goldman Sachs?!"

"John Gutfreund of Salomon??"

"And... one of the Donkey Party's presidential candidates, Brian Navarro Shell?"

"One of the presidential candidates of the Elephant Party, Astaire K. Wood, Phil J. Crane?! How did the two of them get together?"

“Commodity Futures Commission, New York Director Landas Horik?!?”

"Hey, Masao Fukuda, Doichiro Sumitomo and the others...are actually here too?"

"Tsk, tsk~ I thought they were going back to the island country!"

. . .

Harold listened to Ezra Cremo, introducing today's guests like a TV host on a live broadcast, raised his eyebrows with a strange expression, and complained.

"What the hell...is there anyone you don't know?"

"You came all the way here just to give me...a live broadcast here?"

Ezra Cremo chuckled nonchalantly and said, "What do you think the specific work of collecting intelligence and counter-intelligence is?"

"Man, this is my job!"

"If I can't get to know the famous people from all walks of life who are active in New York... tell me, how will I start the follow-up work!"

Harold curled his lips and stared sideways at the hotel door, complaining: "I think you are more suitable to work on Wall Street!"

"You're in CIA...it's a bit humiliating!"

"Hehe~"

Claymore narrowed his eyes slightly, held up the telescope, and continued: "When the day comes... I'll treat you to a feast!"

"Um...are you kidding?"

"..No!"

Harold looked at Claymore in surprise and opened his mouth, but did not continue to ask.

He took a few deep breaths in silence, pointed to the street corner in the distance, and said, "My people are over there~ Do you want to come with me?"

"No~"

"You go about your business~ I'll just take a look here!"

"ok~"

"I'll leave you the car keys, don't let my car run out of battery~"

Ezra Cremo smiled and gave a thumbs up, watching Harold get out of the car and walk to the far corner of the street, the smile on his lips slowly faded.

Wall Street!

There, it is more interesting and more lucrative than the job at CIA!

----

Brooklyn.

75th Street, in a bar.

The gang leader, Dominic Catano, who had participated in the meeting at Bonini's restaurant, frowned and stared at the subordinates who came to report the news, and asked.

"The news...has it been confirmed to be true?"

"Yes!"

"Pauli's men, Jimmy and Henry, have already told the FBI everything they know about our business~"

"Especially that Jimmy!"

"He even told everything about what happened more than 20 years ago..."

"If another major bank robbery hadn't happened today, I'm afraid FBI agents would have come to the door by now!"

"..."

Dominic Catano looked at the people around him with a dark face, pondered for a moment, and whispered: "You guys, go do the work!"

"be quick!"

"Ok!"

. . .

After Dominic Catano watched his men leave, the uneasiness in his heart became stronger and stronger~

Ignoring the confused looks of several people around him, he stood up and walked directly to the public phone booth outside the bar, picked up the phone, put in a few coins, and dialed.