Manhattan Reborn 1978

Manhattan area.

42nd Street, Wildfire Bar.

Zina wore exquisite makeup, wore a long-sleeved shirt, dark trousers, and carried a small bag. She stood at the door of the bar and looked around.

There is a small blackboard in front of the bar: Wildfire reopens today, with a [-]% discount on drinks!

She smiled and glanced up at the newly hung plaque, then stepped into the bar.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw David standing at the bar, the cocktail shaker in his hand shaking and spinning.

Beside him, there was a female bartender helping him sort out the ingredients and prepare some things that David would use.

There were a lot of people in the bar, and it looked like business was going well today.

David saw Zina walking in and greeted her with a smile: "Hi! Have you had dinner? There is pizza over there, you can have a piece first!"

"I also ordered some Chinese takeout, which tastes very good. You must try it later!"

"no thank you!"

Zina sat on the booth opposite David and looked at David mixing drinks with some curiosity.

“Bring me a Manhattan!”

"No problem, please wait a moment!"

"Erica, pass me the bottle of rum and mint leaves behind you!"

"Martha, come get the wine and serve it to the guests!"

"Susan, go and see old Rhett and Andy."

"Those two old guys have been taking George to the back for a long time, why haven't they come out yet?"

Susan, Martha and others were directed around by David.

Zina looked at them one by one and asked David with a smile: "Why are there only a few of you? Can you be busy?"

David pushed a glass of Manhattan to Zina, wiped his hands and said, "I haven't had time to recruit waiters yet. I'm quite busy today, so I have to do this first."

"What about Harvey and the others?"

"They have gone back to the company beforehand and will come back later."

"But before they come, I still need you to help me get Miranla."

"Is she the girl you just mentioned? Haha, where is she?"

"That's over there, sitting with Polly."

David pointed to the booth near the wall not far away, where Polisari Miranla was sitting and chatting.

Zina glanced at them and teased David with a smile: "Where's Susan? Does she also know about the girl?"

"I haven't told her yet, she doesn't know yet." David glanced at Susan who was busy with a guilty look.

"You. Hey..."

"Then let me find a chance to talk to her later."

Zina held her own cocktail and walked towards Polly's table.

David hugged his shoulders and scratched his chin, standing there watching Zina sit next to Polly and Sally, and the three of them started three sessions with Miranla. .

Sally + Polly + Zina, the combination of these three people. .

Emmm. .

With their help this time, they should be able to deal with this stubborn little girl Milanla, right?

Behind Erica David, she saw that he was wandering away again, so she reached out and patted him: "Hurry up and work, there are still guests waiting!"

"Oh, ok! Here it comes!"

A few minutes later, Martha walked out of the warehouse at the back with Andy, Rhett, and George, each holding a wine box in their hands.

Susan, who was busy, saw them coming out, stepped forward and took the box from Andy's hand, and said to them with a smile: "I thought you all went to catch mice, but they got eaten by them! "

Red laughed and handed the box in his hand to David, and sat at the bar: "George told us some good news just now, and I promised to buy him a drink."

"David, give him the best cocktail we have here!"

"Oh? What good news?"

"The wines I make are the best!"

Andy pulled George and the two sat at the bar. Andy smiled and said, "In a few days, we will be able to meet our old friends in Shawshank!"

"Really? So fast?" David looked at George in surprise and asked.

"Well, I didn't receive a call from my classmate when I was working today. I called him back before getting off work and found out that he had made arrangements. At nine o'clock in the morning on the last day of the month, Andy and his old friends , Wallace Angle and Haywood will be released on parole."

"Wow~! Andy, this is really good news. I think you should buy me a drink too!"

Red patted the bar with a smile and said, "Who would be as stingy as you? Let's treat everyone in the bar to a drink!"

Andy stretched out his hand and his old friend Rhett stood on either side, sandwiching George in the middle. They were ready to knock down the boy who brought good news with good wine tonight.

David smiled and served George a special strong cocktail: Sailor's Horn!

"Wait a minute, I'll give you some cups of rainbow. You haven't drank it yet, have you?"

"Of course I haven't. If you have any good wine, just bring it up!"

"Ok!"

Erica was on the side, smiling as she watched them chat, rolled her eyes, and took out a small book to keep accounts for Red and the others.

George sat between the two old men. He felt that he was doomed tonight. He became a little braver and shouted to David: "Come on, give us good wine. We will not come home until we are drunk tonight!"

"Haha~ This is so decent~" Rhett patted his shoulder, picked up the glass of sailor's horn, and poured it directly into George's mouth. .

Andy laughed on the side and took off his coat, preparing to get drunk with a few people tonight.

Neither of these two old men ever mentioned anything about Shawshank to David again.

George has always kept this matter in mind.

Because after David brought George to the company, the first thing he really asked him to do alone was to solve the cases of Andy and Red and help parole his old friends in Shawshank Prison.

Although David never asked George specifically about the parole of Andy's inmates.

But George knew in his heart that if David didn't ask, Andy and Rhett didn't ask, he, the main middleman, couldn't just let the matter take its course and forget about it.

Not only must he not forget it, he must also do it smoothly, beautifully and neatly!

Andy, Red, and David never lost a penny of money.

Favor, he didn't know what the Maine justice's plans were, and what favors he would seek from David in the future.

George has been urging his old classmate to help speed up the process.

The good news Andy and the others got today was the result of George's urging and hard work for ten days in a row before begging his old classmates to get it done.

However, when he was on the phone with his classmate in the afternoon, the other party said something that made George a little puzzled: "George, I am just a handler. The two of them were able to be paroled so quickly. Have you looked for it again?" Have other people spoken?"

"No~"

"What about your boss? Didn't he continue to find someone to intervene in this matter?"

"Um... Well, I really don't know! Maybe~"

"Then... well, remember to pick them up at the Shawshank gate at nine o'clock in the morning on the last day of this month."

"Okay! Don't worry, thank you!"

"No, don't thank me, I'm just following orders~!"

After putting down the phone, George muttered: "Fuck you! Didn't the 5000 dollars your girlfriend took go into your pocket?"

"You still obey his orders and do things! fxxx! If you had no money, would you tell me this?!"

George complained while frowning at the meeting, David?He probably won't get involved in this matter again.

So, who is it?

in front of the bar.

After George sat down just now, he had been silently observing David while Andy and David were talking about this.

He could be sure that the person who continued to find someone to smooth over the relationship later was definitely not David.

But who is this person? George is not going to ask anyone about this question again.

Obviously, someone had intervened, but they didn't want to make a fuss about this matter or take advantage of it, at least for now. .An idea that pops up before you know it.

----

David was at the bar, serving a round of Desert Oasis cocktails to the three of them.

This wine was his own invention. .

It's made with gin, vodka, orange juice, a little apple juice, and mint julep.

Its taste is slightly sweet and slightly sour. The fruity aroma covers the alcoholic taste of vodka. Coupled with the mellowness of gin itself and the refreshingness of mint julep, David thinks it can be called the best in Wildfire Bar. Strong delicious short wine!

He watched George, Andy, and Old Rhett kill the Desert Oasis in one go, smiling as if some conspiracy had succeeded. .

When Susan came back after serving the guests' wine, she saw his expression and glanced at George, who was sandwiched between the two old men and whose face had begun to turn red.

I couldn't help but murmur in my heart: "This kid David is starting to behave badly now!"

She walked to the bar, slammed the table a few times, and shouted to David: "They haven't had dinner yet! You let them drink so much wine, who will take them back later?"

Andy smiled and pointed at Sally, he brought his family here!

Rhett patted Andy's hand: "No one will give me my damn ****!"

George was the happiest person. He hugged Andy and Rhett and shouted to Susan loudly: "What home should we go to? We want to drink together until dawn!"

Susan was amused by the three of them. On the first day the Wildfire Bar reopened, three desperate drunkards welcomed them. Is this a good start?

Before she could say anything else, a voice came from the door, followed by George's words: "That's right, we won't come home until we get drunk tonight!"

David and others heard the news and went over. It was Giles and Leslie, each holding a wine box and walking in.

Erica knew Giles. She touched David curiously and whispered: "We are opening a bar, why does this guy come with a lot of wine?"

David curled his lips happily and said, "He is a wealthy man! The wines they hold are all good wines. Let's have a good drink from him today!"

Giles asked Leslie to put down the wine case, and then introduced Leslie Rockefeller to several people.

Leslie smiled politely and greeted everyone.

It feels a bit deliberately distant. .Just like being polite.

David was not too impressed by Leslie's somewhat fake behavior.

But he came with Giles, so he couldn't ignore him in face, so he smiled and asked him: "How about giving you a cocktail I made? What flavor do you like?"

Leslie glanced at Giles, who was chatting with a few people, and nodded politely to David: "Have a drink of your best, thank you!"

"OK! Please wait!"

David thought it would be better to serve him a few rounds of beautifully packaged spirits so that he could stop being so airy and fake. .Can't stand it. .

Giles pushed the box and asked David to make some cocktails from last time using the wine he had brought.

David gestured to Erica and glanced at Giles without stopping.

"Where's Pine? Why didn't he come with you?"

"Uh... didn't he come with Lilith?" Only then did Giles remember to look for Pine, and he turned his head and searched around the bar.

After David heard Lilith, he glanced at Leslie, who was sitting next to Giles and looking around nervously.

Sure enough, there must be something going on between this boy and Lilith~

It was still the kind of thing that made him feel guilty~!

Um. .

If something happens, it will be much easier to handle.

Rockefeller ha~!

Did not say!

David gave the people in front of him another round of Desert Oasis, which was prepared at a faster speed.

After changing hands, he quickly gave a few people a rainbow.

After drinking Desert Oasis, Riley felt a little surprised. He raised the cup and looked at the light carefully, then put the cup in front of his nose and smelled it.

This wine tasted really good. Leslie had only had a cocktail of the same level in a club in London.

He looked at the rainbow that David handed over and touched Giles curiously: "Hey, man. What's the name of this cup?"

Giles gave him a strange look, then smiled evilly and said: "Rainbow! You must try its taste! Haha~"

"Rainbow?" Riley looked at the distinct layers of wine in the glass, gently put it to his mouth and took a sip.

Um. .

The taste of Rainbow is very complex, some sweet, some sour, and the wine taste is very light. The combination of several wines and ingredients creates a very wonderful taste!

Leslie looked at the colorful rainbow in the cup, hesitated for a moment, raised the cup and drank it in one gulp, raising her hand to David: "One more cup, man!"

David nodded with a smile. After a few glances, George, who was already showing some drunkenness, turned around and took the wine boxes brought by Giles and the others, took them out and opened them, preparing to give a few people a round of special products. .

2 minute later.

The Wildfire Witch was placed in front of several people.

As soon as Giles looked at the glass of wine, he knew that David must have had some bad ideas.

He raised his eyebrows at David: "I haven't eaten yet, man, do you have anything to eat here?"

As he spoke, Giles' hand slowly pushed the Wildfire Witch forward.

David winked at him and gestured in Leslie's direction: "There's some pizza over there, if you don't mind.".

Giles turned his head and glanced at Leslie, he smiled and said, "I already drank the Wildfire Witch brewed by David last time at my place."

"I'm going over there to get some pizza, will you come too?"

Leslie glanced at David, shook his head at Giles and said, "Go ahead, I'm not hungry yet."

"Okay! I'll go first then!"

Giles stood up and walked to the other side of the bar, waving to David when Leslie wasn't paying attention.

When David saw him waving, he put down what he was doing and walked up to him with a smile.

"This Leslie, he seems to be just as distracted as the last time we met!"

Giles was lying on the bar, smiling like a flower on his face: "It's okay, buddy, he's just afraid of seeing Lilith. You can give him a few glasses of strong drinks later to embolden him!"

"Are you afraid of Lilith? It's what you said last time..."

"Yes, but I can't tell you what happened between them. You should ask Lilith, she is your girlfriend!"

"fxxx! Why am I asking her all this?"

"Forget it, go get some pizza!"

"Oh, by the way, I also ordered takeout, you can eat less pizza first!"

"Takeaway? Is it delicious?"

"Won't you know after you try it later?"

"shxx! Get out of here!"

After Giles finished speaking, he walked to an empty table with pizza boxes and sat down. He picked up a piece of pizza and took a bite.

Giles had never eaten this before going to college. .

After he went to college, he only ate pizza when going out with classmates or ordering takeout.

He neither likes nor dislikes this kind of eating.

----

After Giles finished eating two pieces of pizza carefully.

At the door of the bar, Black Mike and Lavis walked in each holding a large box, followed by Brother Biao and his apprentice.

When Susan saw them coming in, she quickly directed the four of them and put the takeaways she was holding on Giles' side of the table.

After Brother Biao put down the box, he nodded to Giles, turned around and waved to David: "David, come and eat it while it's hot! Some dishes won't taste good when they're cold!"

"Okay! Black Mike, Lavis, help Susan go to the back and move some tables and stools out, and let's have dinner together!"

"Ok!"

Giles watched from the side as Brother Biao and his apprentice began to take vegetables from the food boxes they had brought. He couldn't help much, so he followed Black Mike to the warehouse to help with the work.

David glanced at Leslie sitting at the bar, and motioned to Andy and others, asking them to eat some too.

Someone else came in from the other side of the door.

It was Giovanni, Bai Mike and Jin Ji, each holding a small box in their hands, followed by Harvey and Tangtang.

Come on, everyone who is coming today is almost here!

David and Erica said hello, walked out of the bar, and began to direct everyone to put the tables that were moved out together.

Susan approached David and asked how many people there would be tonight.

David blinked and started counting on his fingers.

The four bodyguards + Jin Ji, Andy trio, the three Wildfire Bar sisters Susan, Erica, Martha, Giles, Leslie, Pine, Lilith, Harvey, Tangtang, Brother Biao and His disciples, as well as Sally, Polly, Zina, Mirella, who were currently interrogating in the three halls, and finally David himself, there were 21 people in total. .

fxxx!Why are there so many people! ?

Susan looked at David and clapped his fingers and muttered: "Including you, there are 21 people in total?"

"Well, it looks like I need to find a few more stools and tables."

"Hey... By the way, where is Mike Bai?" David was looking around and counting the heads, and there was one person missing.

"He said that the bar is opening today and he is going to find us a beautiful girl who can sing and brighten the atmosphere here!"

"Singing? Hmm... I have an idea!"

"Then let's ignore him for now and let everyone sit down and eat before we talk about anything else!"

David turned his head and glanced at Polly and the others in the distance, pulled Susan aside, kissed her on the cheek and said: "My dear, you are also the hostess here tonight, we have to entertain you well." Tonight’s guests, aren’t we?”

Susan smiled and patted David, giving him a hygienic look: "How come your mouth has become so sweet today?"

David coaxed Susan away with a guilty smile and wiped the non-existent sweat on his forehead.

This damn thing, it’s like he really did something bad!

ah~

in the bar.

After everyone worked hand in hand, the eight long tables put together were filled with dishes brought by Brother Biao, interspersed with some small cakes and baked goods brought by Giovanni and Jin Ji.

Susan placed a large number of bottles of various wines on the bar and told all the guests to help themselves if necessary.

Then she arranged for everyone to take their seats and prepare to start tonight's party.

David took advantage of this time to walk to Polly's table, glanced at Mirila, who was blushing, and said to several people: "Ladies, dinner is ready, please take a seat!"

Polly stood up and pointed at David's chest with her finger: "You must have a few more drinks later, boy!"

Sally walked past David and winked at him.

Zina was the most reliable. She asked Miranla to wait for a moment, and then took David to the side: "Don't talk nonsense later, I will introduce Miranla, and then I will talk to Susan about her, you know ?"

David nodded hurriedly: "Okay, no problem, I will listen to you!"

Zina sighed in a funny way, rolled her eyes at him and said, "I really don't know what's so good about your kid~! Haha~"

David also expressed that he was wronged: "I also want to know what she likes about me. Can't I change it?"

"fxxx! You are such a stinker!"

Zina really wants to slap David on the face~!

"Haha~ Let's go then and find a good seat first!"

Zina put her fingers on David's arm, squeezed it hard, turned around and said, "Milanla, let's go there together!"

Miranla was wearing a shirt and trousers that were similar to Zina's. When she stood up, she was taller than Zina.

"Okay, Xena."

"David, are we together?"

"Um...okay~"

The three of them followed Polly and came to the dining table.

Brother Biao and his apprentice were handing out tableware to everyone.

He prepared quite well for the dinner tonight, not only bringing chopsticks, but also many small plates, knives and forks.

After seeing David coming, he grabbed the apprentice who had already distributed the tableware, and the two of them were ready to clean up and leave.

Seeing that he was about to leave, David hurriedly stopped him and said, "Brother Biao, you must not leave tonight, stay here and let's have a drink!"

"This..." Brother Biao glanced at David's friends, and he didn't recognize most of them.

"David, let's have another day. You still have so many friends here today who need you to take care of. If you have time to come to my place someday, I will prepare some good dishes for you and let's have a drink together!"

Of course David noticed Brother Biao's look at people, shook his head and smiled at him: "Let's drink today. My friends are your friends. Didn't we get to know each other soon after having a drink together?"

"If you haven't gotten to know each other after drinking together, let's have another one!"

"Uh... Okay~!" Brother Biao was speechless by David's witticism. He smiled and nodded to David, glanced at the apprentice, took out some cash from his pocket and asked the apprentice to take the box first. go back.

David took Brother Biao and arranged for him to sit next to Black Mike and Ravis, accompanied by two people he was familiar with and could talk to.

Martha, Susan, and Erica filled a glass of wine for everyone present, and David was placed next to Giles.

David glanced at Leslie next to Giles, stood up and nodded to him, raised his glass to everyone, and knocked the glass twice.

"Ding ding~"

Everyone stopped chatting and looked at David who stood up to raise a glass.

“Thank you everyone for coming to Wildfire tonight!”

"Thank you, my dear friends!"

"Please raise your glasses together!"

"To our friendship, to this unforgettable night, and to our better tomorrow, cheers!"

"Cheers ~ for friendship!"

"cheers!"

. . . .

Susan arranged for Erica and Martha, and then walked to David, holding a wine glass and smiling with him, shouting: "Cheers!"

"For a better tomorrow!"

She drank the wine in the glass with everyone, but her eyes did not leave David who also raised his head to drink, and she silently said in her heart: "For you too!"

----

new York.

The sky gradually darkened.

Next to an abandoned building on the northeast edge of the Bronx.

Gang leader Xinni was sitting in a car with several people, as if waiting for someone.

After a few cigarettes.

An inconspicuous gray car slowly parked not far from Xinni and the others.

A middle-aged man in the driver's seat stretched out his hand from the car window and waved to Xinni.

Xinni signaled to a few of his men, walked to the gray car alone, opened the door and sat behind the passenger seat.

Sinney closed the car door, glanced at the large box on the seat next to him in the back seat, and patted it.

"Is that all? How many are there here?"

Bog Beru glanced at Xinni in the rearview mirror and put his left hand on the pistol: "33 kilograms, they are all good products from Peru."

"Hehe~"

"I know where they come from!"

"Tell me, how much money do you want!"

Baog Beru was silent for a moment. He glanced at Xinni's men not far away: "80 dollars! I want cash!"

"80?"

Xinni raised his eyebrows, opened the box, looked through it, randomly opened a bag of cocaine in the box, dipped a little in his finger and put it in his mouth to taste it.

"This batch of goods is okay, as for the price..."

"You answer me a question and I won't make any counter-offers."

"Say!" Bog Beru clenched the pistol with his left hand and stared at Xinni while holding the steering wheel with his right hand.

"Dude, don't be so nervous!"

"I'm just curious, why did you come to me to buy this batch of goods?"

"There is no reason. If you want to buy it, give me cash now and it will be yours!"

"Is that so?" Xinni squinted his eyes, glanced at the box at hand, and laughed.

"80 is too expensive."

"60 million!"

"impossible!"

"Then 65, no more!"

Bog Beru pursed his lips and looked at the rearview mirror with a dull expression. He said nothing and the car became quiet for a while.

Xinni leaned back patiently and tapped the box with his fingers: "Answer my question, 80 in cash is in my car, and we can complete the transaction right away."

After a few minutes.

Bog Beru took a deep breath and whispered: "Okay, you ask someone to bring the money over, I want to take a look at the money first."

"can!"

Xinni opened the car door, waved to his men, and made a gesture.

His man on the opposite side nodded to Xinni, fiddled with it for a while, took out two bags, and walked over carrying them alone.

He placed the money bag on the ground beside the driver's seat, opened the zipper, and revealed the bills inside.

Bog Beru took a careful look, nodded, and signaled the person who sent the money to leave first.

The men glanced at Xinni.

Xinni nodded to his men.

After he turned around and walked back, Bog Beru opened the car door, reached out and took both bags of money into the car.

"I'm going to be transferred out of New York."

"Oh?" Xinni was a little surprised by this answer.

"Transferred to where?"

"Florida!"

"fxxx! Are you going there yourself? It's a place of right and wrong now!"

As if he had let down his guard, Bog Beru patted the money bag with his right hand: "That's also a place to make a fortune."

Xinni nodded silently. He looked out the window and thought for a moment: "You came to me today not just to sell these goods, right?"

"That's right!"

"Do you want us to cooperate in drug trafficking business in the future?"

"Yes. I will find a stable channel for you over there, and you only need to be responsible for receiving the goods here in New York."

Xinni took a long breath and suppressed the urge in his heart to blurt out and agree.

"Man... after I buy this stuff from you, I will never touch this thing again."

"However, I can introduce you to some powerful buyers, gangs in Chicago, Detroit, and Philadelphia. They will definitely be very happy to cooperate with you."

"Don't you do it yourself?"

"Don't do it!"

Baog Beru turned his head and glanced at Xinni in surprise: "Why?"

"No why!"

"The risk is just too great!"

"For me, some investment businesses may make money slower, but they are more stable and allow me to sleep well at night!"

When Bog Beru heard this answer, he sneered: "Are you still afraid?"

"This is not like you, Xinni the Bloody Hand!"

"Haha~"

"My xx son is going to high school, so of course he needs to be more stable!"

"Besides, now that I have an example to follow, I will slowly hand over gang affairs to my successor."

"You mean... old Malkin?"

"Of course!"

"fxxx! You damn bastard, your file in the police station is at least half a meter thick, and you still want to quit the gang?"

"Aren't you afraid that someone will kill you as soon as you hand over your power?"

"Scared! Why aren't you afraid!"

"But doesn't da company have revenge insurance now..."

"I plan to buy myself a copy worth 200 million yuan as soon as it goes on sale!"

"I just want to see who will come to trouble me!"

"Revenge insurance? Is that David guy doing it?"

"Yes."

Bog Beru remained silent.

Xinni smiled nonchalantly and picked up the box on the back seat, got out of the car, closed the door, and lay down in front of the front window.

"Well, good luck to you buddy!"

"If I go on vacation to Florida in the future, maybe we can sit down and have a drink!"

After saying that, Xinni carried the box and walked towards his car.

Bog Beru looked at his back and shouted: "I will give you the phone number!"

Xinni didn't look back and raised his hand to make an OK gesture.