Manhattan Reborn 1978

new York.

night~

Wildfire Bar, 42nd Street, Manhattan.

Black Mike, the "special car driver" responsible for transporting Polly to work every day, parked the car steadily on the street, looked at Polly in the rearview mirror, who lowered his head and frowned silently, and asked.

"Are the things in the trunk going to be taken upstairs?"

"Well..." Polly put down the folder in her hand, raised her hand to turn off the small light next to her ear, and rubbed her temples.

"Those are the materials I want to read tonight. Please help me send them to the study upstairs."

"Okay." Black Mike opened the car door and got out of the car, took out two large cardboard boxes from the trunk, and walked into the unit door without looking at Polly who was standing by the car looking around.

When Polly saw Black Mike disappearing at the door, she immediately ran to the door of the Wildfire Bar with a smile, pushed the door open and shouted.

"Hey, are you all ready?"

"Okay~" Everyone who had been preparing in the bar all afternoon responded with a smile and waved.

Susan wore a wreath of colorful lights on her head and excitedly jumped back and forth in front of Polly and shouted.

"What about others?"

"Should we turn out the lights and surprise him?"

"Hahaha~ OK!" Polly took a lantern garland handed over by Cui Yingying and put it on her head, waving to Menge, the steel-toothed dog standing next to the main power supply.

"He should be down soon. Let's turn off the lights and keep quiet."

"..." Menge gave a thumbs up to show his understanding, and turned off all the power in the bar. The only light sources left were some flickering candles and garlands of colored lights on the heads of the girls and women. .

Mike Bai, who had been waiting nearby for a long time, sneaked up behind Polly, took the coat she took off, and spoke to her softly.

"Ruby... is here too."

"Oh?" Polly looked back at him in surprise, and asked without any change in her expression.

"Who invited her here? Or did she come on her own?"

"Uh..." Mike Bai knew that his whim would definitely lead to bad luck, so he simply didn't defend himself and directly told how he met Ruby on the street today and invited her to the birthday party.

Polly stared at him sideways for a while, until she caught the attention of Susan, Cui Yingying and others, she said quietly.

"Where's David? Does he know?"

"Well...he hasn't come back yet, so he probably doesn't know." Mike Bai spread his hands feeling stiff all over.

"Ah."

"You go call him and tell him we are starting and ask him when he will be back."

"Okay." Mike Bai felt like he was receiving an amnesty, and the soles of his feet were greased~

Susan saw the way he was wiping sweat as he walked, stepped forward and took Polly's arm, smiling.

"We all talked with Ruby. She was recently admitted to Fordham University's School of Social Service with the help of George's lawyer."

"This is also the result that David wants to see most, right?"

"...Hmm!" Polly patted Susan's arm twice, and looking at her "colorful" smile in the flashing lights, she suddenly felt that it must be God that that bastard David could meet her. .

"It's coming, it's coming~ Everyone, get ready."

Just when Polly was thinking wildly, the sweet and dimple Martha who was lying at the window "watching the wind" shouted to everyone in a low voice.

Everyone heard the sound and hid around, preparing to "jump" out collectively when Black Mike came in to surprise him.

"Tap, step..."

Black Mike walked outside the bar door, looked at the few lights that occasionally flickered in the darkness of the bar, and opened the door with a very puzzled expression.

"Beep~" I don't know who blew the "attack horn" first in the bar. .

"Surprise!!"

"Hahaha~"

"Happy birthday!"

"..." Black Mike stood at the door of the bar and saw his friends jumping out from every corner in the sudden light, crowding in front of him like a festival and shouting "Happy Birthday", with his mouth wide open. Living.

Polly, Susan, Old Rhett, and White Mike, as representatives elected by everyone, put birthday hats on Black Mike's head and put on Santa Claus coats. .

Madonna, who has a lively and out-of-the-box personality, even wrote the number 29 on Black Mike’s forehead with lipstick and shouted with an exaggerated expression.

"Congratulations, you are about to turn thirty and become a middle-aged man with a big belly!"

"..." White Mike patted Black Mike's head with his right hand and explained to him.

"I happened to see your driver's license the other day, and it said it was your birthday today."

"How? Isn't it a surprise?"

"...Hmm!" Black Mike pushed away White Mike who was about to give him a "kiss" with some disgust. He grinned and opened his arms to Madonna and Dimple Martha. From the corner of his eye, he saw the crowd standing in the crowd. My girlfriend Carmen in the back. .

"Hahaha~" As the "focus" of everyone's attention, this small gesture of course cannot escape everyone's eyes.

Several people standing in front of Carmen took the initiative to make way for a "passage", allowing Black Mike to walk directly to his girlfriend Carmen, hug her and kiss her deeply. .

"Woohoo~ be gentle, man!"

"Carmen is going to give you a birthday gift later!" The second brother Lavis, who had been missing just now, suddenly jumped out and shouted, waving the champagne bottle in his hand with a look of disgust on his face.

"Hahaha~" Everyone burst into laughter and tacitly gathered around Black Mike and the two to watch. Carmen, who had a cheerful and straightforward personality, couldn't help but blush. .

Black Mike held her in his arms and announced to everyone with a happy face: "Thank you, thank you everyone!"

"The birthday party has officially begun!"

"..."

"Um...that..."

Everyone looked at each other, and finally Mike Bai shamelessly raised his hand and pointed to the top of the bar and explained.

"It just so happens that little Zach has the same birthday as you today."

"He will be back soon, shall we wait for him?"

"Oh...? Such a coincidence?" Black Mike turned to look at the banner hanging above the bar, shrugged and smiled.

"Okay~"

"Let me join you and give him a surprise too!"

"Hahaha~" Everyone laughed and slowly dispersed, leaving Susan, Polly and Cui Yingying to lead Black Mike to the corner of the bar and sit down.

Susan took out a large bag that had been prepared in advance, placed several beautifully wrapped gifts in front of Black Mike, and smiled.

"Hurry up and take it apart and take a look~"

"Yes, take them apart." Polly and Cui Yingying also smiled and urged him.

"Okay..." Black Mike, with the help of his girlfriend Carmen, first chose the largest gift and opened it, and found that inside was a very handsome short reddish-brown leather jacket.

Susan felt very happy and hugged Polly and said, "Last time you sent me to see my mother, Sarah. On the way back, I noticed that you seemed to like this leather jacket hanging in the window."

"Ok!"

"Thank you, I like it very much!" Black Mike stroked the leather jacket made of fine lambskin with his hands and nodded to Susan in thanks.

"Hahaha~ Take one off quickly." Carmen reminded Black Mike very happily when he saw that Black Mike liked the leather jacket that Susan gave him very much.

"Oh well."

Black Mike first put down his leather jacket and opened the remaining gifts one by one. After the final sorting, he got a beautiful belt, a beautiful black vest, a gold metal lighter, and an all-silver Colt Python. Revolver. .

Polly saw the surprised expressions of several people around her, took the Colt pistol from Black Mike, and smiled.

"It was originally a coming of age gift I was going to give to my brother."

"But that bastard..."

"Forget it, let's not talk about him."

Polly stroked the cold barrel of the gun with her fingertips, looked at Black Mike, and asked in a low voice.

"I hope you can cherish it."

"I will." Black Mike nodded seriously, took the pistol and held it in his hand, feeling its weight and coldness, and couldn't help laughing.

"Should I also thank your brother Malkin Jr. for giving it up?"

"Hahaha~" Polly laughed and shook her head + waved her hands, not to mention this matter again.

Susan asked Black Mike for the pistol with a curious expression on her face. After playing with it for a while, she smiled.

"Is there a small pistol we can use?"

"Yes, I have."

"You want it?" Polly asked with a smile.

"I want to!" Susan held the gun in her hand, held it up and made several poses, and smiled.

"Do you think I look like a lone female gunfighter wandering the western plains?"

"It's not like..." Polly held back her laughter and shook her head very uncooperatively.

"Hahaha~"

Several people laughed, making Susan feel that she was indeed lacking a bit of the image she imagined.

. . .

After about half an hour.

Two cars parked outside the bar.

David got out of the car and looked behind him, just in time to see the little Zach getting out of the car behind.

David waved to him with a smile. When he came closer, he put his hands on his shoulders and walked towards the bar and asked.

"are you ready?"

"Uh...what?" The little Zach glanced back with some confusion, then reached out and pushed open the bar door.

"Dang Dang..." David, behind the little Zach, matched a BGM for the lights that suddenly came on in the bar. .

Just like they had just welcomed Black Mike, everyone gave little Zach a birthday surprise for him.

Giovanni, who had been following David just now, quickly sneaked up to the little Zach, grabbed the camera from Old Red, and took several "close-up shots" of his face. .

The little Zach opened his mouth as wide as possible, looking at the people celebrating his birthday with great surprise, amazement, and surprise, and his eyes were a little moist. .

His brother, big Zach, came from behind the crowd with a large birthday cake in his hand, stood on one knee in front of him, and said.

"Today is your 25th birthday, brother!"

"Everyone hopes that you can have an unforgettable birthday, and that you will get better and better, happier and..."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense!" The little Zach waved to his younger brother deliberately with a look of disgust on his face, then turned around and bowed deeply to his friends around him.

"Thank you, thank you~ my friends!"

"Don't thank me yet. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future~ Blow out the candles quickly!"

"Yes, yes!"

"We were already hungry waiting for you to come back..."

"Hahaha~" The bartender Erica stood in the crowd and pinched Mike Bai who wanted to secretly cheer, causing everyone to laugh.

The little Zach raised his hands to cover his face, rubbed them hard a few times, and then blew out the birthday candles under everyone's gaze.

Black Mike, who also had his birthday today, walked out of the crowd, patted the little Zach on the shoulder and smiled.

"Everyone is ready for us. We must have fun and get drunk tonight!"

"Okay~ I'll accompany you!"

The little Zach raised his leg and kicked his younger brother, telling him to go away. Feeling light all over, he followed Black Mike to the bar. He looked at the more than [-] glasses of various drinks neatly placed on the bar, with a smile on his face. His expression froze a little. .

Sweet-dimple Martha and Madonna "appeared" out of nowhere, holding little Zach on the left and right, making him sit on the highest bar stool. .

Madonna asked with a hint of challenge in her voice as she picked up a glass of wine from the bar.

"Do you dare to have a drink with me?"

"...Haha~" The little Zach looked around and realized that everyone was watching behind him. He immediately took off his coat and rolled up his sleeves without any hesitation, picked up a glass of wine and drank it down his neck.

Sweet Dimple Martha on the other side also picked up a glass of wine, winked at Black Mike and asked.

"what are you waiting for?"

"Are you still waiting for me to feed you?"

"Hahaha~" Everyone was amused by Martha's "tough" words.

Black Mike's girlfriend Carmen also excitedly came up behind him and teased: "That's right~ Do you still want to wait for me to feed you?"

"That's it-"

"Are you still not a man?" David's voice came amidst the laughter of the crowd.

"Uh..." Black Mike felt speechless and turned to look at David, who was standing in the crowd, enjoying the show and making noises. He raised his middle finger to him, picked up a glass of wine and drank it down.

"Good~"

"another one!"

"Come on, come on!"

"Let's see which one of you is the real man!"

"Hahaha~"

"Yes, who is the real man who can withstand the test of alcohol?"

"Prove it to us!"

"Hahaha~"

People who like to watch the excitement and are not afraid of big troubles. With David's constant encouragement and teasing, they also shouted for the two "Shou Guys" to share the wine. .

Amidst the laughter of everyone, the little Zach "jumped" onto the bar, walked up to Black Mike with two glasses of wine in each hand, and said with a crooked smile.

"Come on, don't let them underestimate us!"

"..." Black Mike reluctantly took the wine glass, turned his head and kissed his girlfriend Carmen hard, then raised his neck and drank the drink.

The little Zach laughed loudly, put his left hand on his hips, raised his neck and "poured" the drink down his throat, showed the empty glass to everyone, and shouted.

"When it comes to drinking, I've never been afraid!"

"He definitely can't do it alone..."

"If any of you are dissatisfied, let's all come together!"

"fxxx!"

"You can brag too much..."

"Hahaha~"

"Even if it's your birthday today, I can't let you go!"

"That's right~"

The big man Zach saw his brother's "brave" domineering look, opened his big hand and gave him a thumbs up, grinned and shouted.

"Brother, don't worry! I'll be responsible for moving wine to the wine warehouse behind you."

"...Get out!" The little Zach had just finished his "harsh words". When he saw the steel-toothed dog Menge and Bai Mike were about to come up to "challenge", and heard his brother's "magic assist", he suddenly felt a little regretful. . .

David opened his arms and hugged Polly and Susan beside him, kissed them on the face, shook his head and smiled.

"Let's have one tonight... How about we stay drunk until we get home?"

"Haha~ are you okay?" Polly asked with disdain on her lips.

"Okay! Why not?"

"A real man, absolutely!"

"Hahaha~" Susan couldn't help but laugh and slap him a few times when she saw David "pretending" to be a real man.

Ruby, the "transparent person" standing at the outermost edge of the crowd, stared at David in the crowd with a somewhat erratic gaze. She also imitated the little Zach and drank the drink in her hand while raising her head. .

The spicy wine flowed into her stomach, allowing Ruby to feel its hotness and excitement again. .

Get drunk once?

That’s fine~