Manhattan Reborn 1978

On the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii.

Dinner time~

On the lawn of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Honolulu.

At the busy dining table, David covered the cup with his hand, shook his head firmly and said, "Juice!"

"I only drink juice!"

"Hahahaha~"

Everyone was amused by David's "cowardly look"~

Lilith glanced at Polly, smiled and snatched the bottle from Carnes' hand: "Come on, I'll drink with you!"

"Tsk~ You..." Kanes rolled his eyes a few times, feeling that his situation was not good. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Polly's voice again.

"That's right~ Let's drink with you!"

"I.."

"Yeah~" Susan also smiled and raised her wine glass and said boldly.

"Come on, Karnes, let's drink!"

“I#%￥…!”

"Hahaha~"

When the old Malkin couple and the old David couple saw Kanes being "besieged by a group of people," they raised their glasses in tacit understanding. .

Ludy, who was sitting next to the old Malkin family, glanced at his wife and eldest son Asti, and Alto who was watching the fun with a smile. He also smiled and gestured to them and raised his glass.

Not far away, Jackal looked at Karness who was surrounded by the "Women's Army" and didn't know what to do. He whispered to the big man Zach and Mr. Gardener who were sitting at the same table.

"Hey~ I bet ten bucks that David will definitely be the same as last night..."

"Oh? Haha~" Mr. Gardener took out ten knives from his pocket and shrugged.

"I guess not!"

"Deal!" Jackal grabbed the ten knives, turned to look at the big man Zach, and asked.

"What about you? Do you want to bet?"

"No!" The big man Zach shook his head decisively, eating the ice cream with a small spoon, and laughed.

"I don't bet money, but I think you will lose..."

"Forehead..??"

The jackal stared at the big black Zach for a few seconds, then muttered: "Whoever calls you stupid again... I will knock his teeth out~"

"Hahahaha~" The gardener was amused and laughed.

----

new York.

After midnight~

The Queen.

Harold Stone, the head of the FBI's New York branch, climbed out of the warm bed quietly and looked at his sleeping "wife" Harris Schultz quietly through the dim light of the window. .

It’s been a while ~

Harold Stone sighed silently, turned and left the bedroom.

. . .

Manhattan, 42th Street.

Harold Stone parked his car on the street, covered half of his face with a wide hat, and walked into an apartment building nearby.

The entrance to a room on the fifth floor.

"Clang clang clang~"

"Clang clang clang~"

"Dangdang..."

After knocking on the door seven or eight times in a row, the owner of the room finally became a little impatient~

Harold Stone heard the footsteps in the room very keenly, took half a step back, and took off his hat.

"Squeak~"

The door was opened inwards.

Otis Parker was wearing pajamas, looking at Harold Stone outside the door quietly with an unhappy expression, and asked.

"It's so late, why are you here?"

"Feel sorry!"

"I have something urgent and need to talk to you."

"..." Otis Parker frowned and stared at him for more than ten seconds before silently turning around and walking into the room.

Harold Stone quickly stepped forward, closed the door, looked around this very ordinary apartment, walked to the sofa in the living room and sat down.

"We don't have anything to drink here for you..."

"If anything happens, tell me quickly~"

"I still need to rest!"

"Ok!"

Harold put the hat beside him, pursed his lips, looked at Mr. Parker who was sitting on the sofa, tapping his legs, and asked.

"You don't seem to be surprised at all by my visit?"

"Haah~"

"If you came here with several teams of heavily armed men to catch me... I would be a little surprised~"

"But now you are obviously visiting me in the middle of the night, coming to beg me~ and even taking the initiative to expose your behavior of spying on me..."

"Do I need to be surprised?"

Harold leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees, looked at Mr. Parker sincerely and said, "I didn't deliberately send anyone to spy on you."

"You bought six adjacent apartments in this building using the names of Longhorn, Dragonfly, Gardener, Elena Mesa, Brotney Mecia, and Winston."

"My subordinates also discovered this matter accidentally and reported it to me."

"Hehe~"

Mr. Parker shook his head slightly and said with a slightly mocking smile: "So? In the middle of the night... you can accurately find which apartment I am in?"

"..." Harold was silent for a few seconds and took a few deep breaths before asking.

"Elena Mesa, are you back for revenge?"

"She's not one of my men, I didn't know!"

Mr. Parker's smile became more sarcastic and he said again: "Ezra Cremo, didn't I tell you?"

"Didn't the people from the CIA's Madrid branch and the London branch help you investigate carefully?"

"Don't you have an answer in your heart?"

"Come over and ask me?!"

"Hehe~"

Harold slowly clenched his hands into fists and said in a low voice: "I want to cancel the transaction!"

"..no!"

"Our transaction has come to an end."

"You have obtained the custody of your children as you wished, and you must divorce Herris Schultz as promised!"

"This is part of the deal we made and you don't have the right to unilaterally cancel it."

The smile disappeared from Mr. Parker's face, and his voice turned cold as he continued: "Long before you married Harris Schultz, I had already given her a divorce agreement."

"She showed it to you, right?"

"..Um!"

"Sign it!"

"No! I have no intention of signing!"

"..Hmph~"

Mr. Parker’s humming voice sounded rational and indifferent~

He looked at Harold quietly, who looked a little excited, and said slowly: "I only cooperate with the best people!"

"Elena Mesa, Brotney Mecia, and Herris Schulz are two completely different types of people from Longhorn, Dragonfly, and Gardener."

"Do you think that beautiful women like them, who have been around all kinds of men all year round, wouldn't feel your change in attitude?"

"For them, any decision or choice made by emotions may be fatal...!"

"So, from the moment you met Herris Schultz on the first day, the outcome of this deal was already doomed!"

"Mr. Stone, you are much smarter than your predecessor, Bog Beru, and you should know better about choices."

Mr. Parker stood up, made a farewell gesture, and said coldly: "Your immediate boss and good friend, House D. Stanfield, happens to be staying at home tonight."

"His phone number is: xxxxxxx..."

"Maybe he can make you more awake."

"..."

Harold raised his head slightly, looked into Mr. Parker's eyes, took a long breath, stood up and said.

"One more thing, I..."

"You want to say that Ludy was in the underground garage and came to tell you about it?"

"..you know?"

"..." Mr. Parker raised his hand toward the door but said nothing.

Harold smiled wryly at himself, bent down to pick up his hat, put it on, shook his head and said, "No matter where you are, you can't escape being used, right?"

"use?"

"Being able to be used at least proves that you are still valuable!"

"..Feel sorry!"

"Excuse me~"

"...Goodbye, Mr. Parker."

"I wish you a Happy New Year in advance~"

"You too."

. . .

street.

Harold Stone looked up at the light in the room on the fifth floor, and it quickly went out~

He got into the car, couldn't help but light a cigarette, and took a few puffs. He felt the instant excitement brought by the tobacco, and his mood slowly calmed down.

"trade.."

"fxxx!!!"

. . .

Harold Stone's home in Queens.

Harris Schulz, wearing a loose nightgown and bare feet, stood by the window.

The soft golden curly hair was scattered casually on her shoulders, making her calm face under the bright moonlight look whiter and more heart-warming~

On the cabinet not far from her, a divorce agreement was quietly displayed.

----

Manhattan, Upper East Side.

Central Park East, 875 Fifth Avenue, 15th floor.

Malu Ludwig rubbed his dry eyes and opened the door.

He looked at Governor Lynch Corson, who was standing at the door with an apologetic smile and neatly dressed, and asked in a cold voice.

"What's up?!"

"I want to talk to you~"

"next time!"

"...Please wait!" Lin Qi reached out to stop the door that was about to be closed, and spoke faster.

"Ten...no!"

"5 minutes, I just need...5 minutes!"

"..." Mag frowned, stared at him for a few seconds, then glanced in the direction of the bedroom, turned around and walked towards the kitchen, whispering.

"Come in~"

"..good!"

Lynch lowered his head and glanced at the brand new carpet on the inside of the door, smelling the faint fragrance floating in the room. He hesitated for a moment, then simply took off his shoes at the door, closed the door gently, and followed his old friend Mag, Went into the kitchen.

in the kitchen.

Mag carefully closed the door, folded his arms in front of his chest, leaned against the door, and looked directly at Lin Qi: "Go ahead~"

"..."

Lin Qi nodded slowly, saw a cup next to the stove, and got himself a glass of water. After raising his neck to drink it all, he took out a long breath of wine and whispered.

"After the New Year, the state assembly will vote on three proposals~"

"Restart the public sale of lottery tickets in New York State; increase the tax deduction limit in New York City and other stimulus policies; reduce unnecessary expenditures of the state government + set up a special approval department for the settlement of innovative companies."

"Also, I have reached a consensus with some members of the state assembly~"

"When it comes to state pension investment recommendations, we will give priority to working with Stanley!"

"This proposal will not be passed by the state parliament until March at the earliest."

"so.."

"stop!"

"Are these things you have already promised verbally?" Mager tilted his head, raised his eyebrows, interrupted Lynch directly, and asked.

"You came to me in the middle of the night just to talk about this...?"

Lin Qi raised his hand to take off his tie, unbuttoned his coat, smiled wryly and shook his head slightly: "Sorry!"

"I came...it's too late!"

"Too late?"

"Can you tell me who you are going to see tonight?"

"..."

"Hehe~"

Mag's two mocking sneers made Lynch's face look even more ugly.

But Mag obviously had no intention of "letting go" him so easily, and continued to ask.

"Have you and Janet met?"

"Presidential candidates Phil J. Crane and Astaire K. Wood have also contacted you, right?"

"Pine, have I ever taught you a private lesson?"

"You have even met the people from the island country business group and the Saudi business group, right?"

"Why don't you see me?!"

"what?!!"

"What the hell..." Mag forced himself to resist the urge to curse, lowered his voice, stared closely at "Black Face" Lynch, and whispered coldly and calmly.

"5 minute, it's here!"

"Let's go~"

"I..." Lin Qi opened his mouth, as if he wanted to continue explaining~

Ma Ge stopped him directly with his eyes and said: "For me, who is about to be a father, I will never let my children see that my words and deeds are not consistent!"

"So from now on, business is business, welcome~"

"Let's not talk about personal friendships."

"You've already kicked yourself out!"

"..." Lin Qi looked at the open kitchen door in silence, gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and walked out.

. . .

Lynch, gone.

Mag closed the door, walked to the kitchen, got a glass of water, and drank it. .

Bedroom direction.

Janet was wearing pajamas and silently walked to the kitchen door.

Mag seemed to feel something in his heart. He turned back to meet her eyes and smiled: "You're awake..."

"Hmm~"

"Was that Lynch just now?"

"Correct!"

"Did you drive him away?"

"..Yes!"

"You... don't have to do this..." Janet walked up to Mag, gently stroked his cheek, and said softly.

Mager smiled nonchalantly, shook his head and said, "I don't want my child to see such a person around his father!"

"But... Lynch, he..."

"Okay~ I know everything you want to say."

"Everyone has to pay for what they have done."

"No one can, except!"

"We are like this, and he is even more like this!"

"Go to sleep~ okay?"

"...Hmm!" Jenny took Mag's hand and placed it on her belly, smiling.

"I was woken up by his heartbeat just now~"

"he?"

"So you wanted... to be a boy?"

"Of course!"

"You don't like boys?!"

"Hahaha~"

Mag was amused again by this question that he had answered so many times~

He hugged Janet tightly, kissed her lovingly, and said with a smile, "I like them all!"

"..Um!"

"Then let's... have two babies!"

"One boy and one girl! How about it?"

"Hahaha~ As long as you are willing and your physical condition allows it... I will definitely support it with both hands!"

"Ok~Then it's settled!"

"Hahaha~ It's settled!"

----

On the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii.

night~

Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Honolulu.

David walked out of his room, knocked on the door of Karnes' room, shrugged and asked, "Want to go for a walk?"

"Now?"

Karnes, who was wearing a bath towel and smelling of alcohol in his mouth, raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Yes~"

"That question on the plane, I... thought of the answer!"

"...?"

Karnes nodded slowly in surprise, leaned out and looked at both sides of the corridor, and smiled.

"Just the two of us?"

"You can't... sleep too much in the afternoon and have insomnia, right?"

"nonsense.."

David put his hands on his hips helplessly and said with a wry smile: "Polly is going to sleep with the children, and Susan was also snatched away by Lilith."

"Hahaha~"

"Isn't there also Cui Yingying?"

"She didn't go over to accompany you?"

"Uh... let's not talk about her for now~"

"Are you going or not?!"

"..Go~"

"I'm going to change clothes."

"You come in and wait?"

"No~ I'll wait for you downstairs."

. . .

On the lawn outside the hotel.

David found himself a place with a wide view and sat down, raised his head and looked at the bright moonlight, waiting quietly.

Cui Yingying, holding a coat in her hand, walked gently behind him and whispered: "It will feel a bit cold outside at night, so put it on... Don't catch a cold~"

"Oh~" David unexpectedly took the clothes and put them on his body and asked.

"Why are you not sleeping yet?"

"..." Cui Yingying's lips moved slightly, as if she had something to say, but nothing came out.

David patted her knees with his hand, asked her to squat in front of him, and said with a smile: "You have been standing at the bathroom door for a long time, right?"

"..Um!"

"You know, we all saw you at the door, waiting for you to come in?"

"..Know!"

"Hehe~"

"There is no so-called transaction or anything else between us..."

"We are in a relationship where we need each other!"

"I like the food you cook, I like that you are always willing to give, I like that you always care about me silently, I like that you never give up the last bit of persistence and bottom line in your heart~"

"So, you don't need to force yourself to change for me!"

"There is no need to change for anyone~"

David tapped Cui Yingying's forehead with his hand and said with a smile: "I hope you can feel the warmth and attention, safety and freedom by my side!"

“You can devote yourself to whatever you want to do!”

"No matter what the outcome is, I, we, will always be by your side!"

"Okay?"

"...Okay!" Cui Yingying sat beside David, buried her head in his arms, hugged his waist tightly with her arms, and whispered excitedly.

"I...I'm...waiting for you in the room?!"

"Hahaha~ OK!"

"But you don't have to wait for me tonight~"

"You go back to sleep first."

"I have something else to talk to Kanes."

"No!" Cui Yingying raised her head, looked at David's face carefully under the moonlight, and smiled.

"I'm waiting for you!"

David looked at Cui Yingying who looked like a "little girl", shrugged and said with a smile: "Go to bed late, but there will be dark circles under the eyes..."

"I.."

"Cough~" Cui Yingying was about to say something when she heard a slight cough from behind.

David smiled and kissed Cui Yingying's cheek, and said with a smile: "Go ahead~"

"I'll teach you a lesson later, that guy behind you who doesn't understand the charm!"

"...Okay~" Cui Yingying took the initiative to kiss David again, stood up and smiled at Kanes who was "hanging out" not far away, and trotted back to the hotel.

. . .

on the lawn.

Karnes crossed his legs, rested his hands on his pillow, and slowly searched for the "focus" in the starry sky.

David put one hand behind his back and put the other on his knee. He looked up at the brightest stars next to the moon and said softly.

"You asked me on the plane...if I had any other plans~"

"Yeah~ Is there any?"

"No~"

"..ha?"

"Do you just... want me to come out and watch the stars with you?"

"How about letting Cui Yingying watch it with you?"

"..."

David didn't answer immediately. He looked at the starry sky quietly for a while before saying with some sigh.

"In fact, the essence of the trap game is a high-risk + high-reward transaction!"

"Players, attracted by the many tempting prizes, bought the ring from the stall owner and relied on their unskilled skills and a little bit of luck to win the big prize."

"But this seemingly fair transaction is completely unfair."

"Most people who have skilled skills, strength and enough luck will not let themselves fall into irrational high-risk transactions."

"Just like you invested in gold during the last oil crisis and made tens of millions of dollars."

"But your name is almost unknown on Wall Street~"

"Doesn't all this have anything to do with your last name and family?"

Kanes looked at the stars and remained silent without answering.

David didn't seem to expect the answer, so he asked another question.

"The Wallenberg family and the Rockefeller family have a good relationship, right?"

"Um.."

"Can you tell me a little bit?"

"..good!"

Karnes casually plucked a piece of grass from beside him, held it in his mouth, and said, "Little Peter's grandfather once studied at Harvard University."

"He, Paul Samuelson and David Rockefeller are all alumni."

"So when he was in college, he would come to New York every year to play with old David."

"After he graduated from college, he interned, worked, and lived in many major banks in New York and San Francisco for many years before returning to Stockholm and slowly taking over the family business."

"... Phew~ Got it!"

David felt that his thoughts were suddenly broadened countless times~

Many questions that I had not thought through before seem a bit ridiculous now that I think about it~

He said with a little helplessness, a little luck, and a little confidence in his smile.

"I've come up with a fun plan!"

"Oh?"

"tell me the story?"

"Hehe~"

"It may make us a disruptor in the market!"

"Are you sure you want to listen?"

"...Um?" Kanes sat up with bright eyes, stared at David's side face, frowned and thought for a while, then asked.

"Disruption?"

"Correct!"

"Is it...hard?"

"No!"

"It's so simple!"

"Then how can you disrupt the situation?"

"Hehe~"

“The simpler the plan is made public, the more likely it is that people will be able to dispel their doubts and join in!”

"We only need to make a small core of the snowball, and it will naturally grow bigger and bigger due to people's strong demand~"

"Until..."

"Is it snowballing?"

"Then what is the core of the snowball you are talking about?"

"The core ~ ​​I still need to collect more information and improve the details..."

"In a few days~ I've finished it all, let me tell you."

"Okay~" Kanes nodded in a good mood, yawned and waved his hand.

"I'm going back to sleep first~"

"Go on?"

"Um.."

"Hehe~"

"If you see a shooting star, remember to make a wish for me."

"Good~"

. . .

Carnes staggered away.

David imitated Carnes's posture, lying down on the lawn and looking up at the stars~

To disrupt the situation is to seek death!

Doing nothing, I feel at ease as a trap being thrown around, but I feel unwilling to do so. .

How to choose?

David narrowed his eyes slightly as he listened to the distant sound of waves crashing on the beach.