Beauty Man's Myriad Hearts

New York City Hall, built from 1803 to 1812, was included in the National Register of Historic Places in 1966 and became a national historic building of the United States.

Located in the center of City Hall Park in the downtown area of ​​Lower Manhattan, it is the oldest city hall still in use in the United States.

Many New York City Council members' offices are located nearby.

At this time.

David stood under the ladder of the City Hall, looking up at the historic city landmarks in front of him, as if he could see the holy white walls covered with bloody palm prints belonging to the people of the world.

He just glanced at it without stopping, turned around and went to the building next door, where he saw the person he was looking for.

"Congressman Steve Toro came here unexpectedly. Please help me convey Mr. Pushkin's apology to Congressman Adam Romanov, Senator Brandon Keefe, and Governor Daryl Richardson..."

Steve Toro, a New York City Councilman, is a man who has just turned fifty but has fairly thick hair.

He entertained David while sitting on a chair in his office.

The mature secretary in her early thirties brought two cups of coffee, then swung her hips and exited the room voluntarily, closing the door, leaving enough space for David and Steve Toro.

Both sides are smart people.

As Pushkin's representative, David took the initiative to visit him, indicating that Pushkin was showing weakness and willing to give up more benefits.

The political group behind Steve Toro is naturally unable to refuse the benefits that come to their doorstep.

After a brief and peaceful exchange, David determined that Pushkin's allies within the New York political arena had no intention of rebelling, but that they had a higher rank than Mosley and had the capital to wait and see the situation.

From their words, David also confirmed that there was indeed an official force secretly adding fuel to the fire, intending to seize Pushkin's share of the underground world on the east coast and support his own people to come to power.

As for who these people were, Steve Toro was very tight-lipped and didn’t say much.

But David received the hint and had already made up his mind.

After a while.

David said goodbye to Steve Toro, who did not see him off in person.

David's identity at this time was Pushkin's subordinate, not Pushkin himself.

Attention must be paid to Steve Toro. After all, he is a political figure who takes the stage and cares about face.

After leaving the congressman's office, David looked at the sky.

The sun is to the west, the sun has ended, the lanterns have begun to shine, the sunset is bright, the sky is golden, and the white clouds are dyed with a layer of color.

David took a taxi to Hell's Kitchen.

Hell's Kitchen and City Hall are both located in Manhattan, not far from each other.

In just ten minutes, before the sun had completely set, David returned to his home.

certainly.

He went to Hell's Kitchen not to go home, but to find someone.

Today, Pushkin's power in New York has been disrupted by McCall.

It will take a lot of effort for David to regroup this force and break it into a whole.

Fortunately, Pushkin's power in New York was only slightly declining and had not completely collapsed.

There is no talking about turning the tide when it is already falling, or holding the building back when it is about to collapse.

…

As we all know, Hell's Kitchen is an extremely complicated place.

All the gangs in New York are gathered here. Compared with the staggering number of underground gangs, the territory of Hell's Kitchen seems a bit small and crowded.

The most surprising thing is that instead of fighting to the death, these underground forces maintained a clever and terrifying balance, creating Hell's Kitchen, which has a very historical status in the underground world.

Several large gangs cooperate and compete, with tens of thousands of members spread across New York, extending their tentacles to various major industries to make money crazily.

In such an underground kingdom, Kingpin, as the man who first put forward the idea, got his wish and took the position of leader. He always sat on the throne like a king, overlooking the heroes, high above.

After Kingpin consolidated its resources, it withdrew from specific management. It was more like the IRS, the most famous tax department in the United States, which took money from the profits of the gangs. Those who violated the rules would be severely punished by Kingpin and many gangs.

Against this background, Pushkin emerged.

In the system description, Pushkin is the boss behind the Russian gang, remotely controlling the Lankhov brothers to do business, and is considered a dragon across the river.

As Kingpin is the undisputed leader of New York, the situation between the two sides is naturally in opposition.

However, as the saying goes, a dragon crossing the river cannot defeat a local snake. In this one-third of an acre of New York, Kingpin has the upper hand.

Pushkin has been under pressure these days and his business has been shut down. Although there are other forces secretly behind the scenes, there is no way that Kingpin can just watch and not step on him.

The reason why David ordered Teddy Renson to ask the Rankhoff brothers to send a message to Kingpin to seek help from Kingpin was not really to seek help from Kingpin, but to convey a message of peace with Kingpin.

and an invitation to dialogue as equals.

Although Kingpin was David's biological brother, he did not want to contact him directly through personal relationships.

Strictly speaking, this was a head-on dialogue between Pushkin and Kingpin amid a confrontation between the two sides.

This meeting was deliberately staged for outsiders to see and could not be held in private.

Public to public, private to private, this is the way to behave in the world.

In addition, David does have his own bad tastes.

He wanted to see how Kingpin would behave when he saw his own brother at the negotiating table with Pushkin.

…

The headquarters of the Russian gang is located in a garage in Hell's Kitchen.

The full name is Lankhoff Brothers Garage.

There are many yellow taxis parked in the garage, which are their main service targets.

To put it bluntly, the Russian gang controls part of New York's taxis, which is not only one of their sources of income, but also one of their sources of information.

The entrance to the garage.

A typical Eastern European, with his back straight, waiting for David to arrive.

Next to him, the two leaders of the Russian gang in New York, the Lankhov brothers, stood half a step behind him like bodyguards.

At a glance, David saw that the leader was an Eastern European man in a suit and leather tie, with slightly gray hair, in his fifties, tall, wearing sunglasses, and full of aura.

Seeing David's arrival, the Eastern Europeans smiled.

"Mr. Pushkin, long time no see."

David shook hands with the other party seriously.

This person is David's loyal stand-in in the memory provided by the system. He is also the man behind the Russian gang in the eyes of the public - Pushkin.

In fact, this man's real name is Andre.

"You finally came."

Andre shook hands with David: "Please come in, Kingpin will be here shortly."

"good."

David nodded and followed the three people into the garage.

As far as the eye can see, there are all strong men with big muscles and round waists, wearing work uniforms and with different skin colors.

Although this is the territory of the Russian gang, they came to New York and recruited people from all walks of life. After the team grew, it was natural that many colors were mixed.

Of course, most of the senior staff are Eastern Europeans, mostly Russians.

The garage has three floors and covers an area of ​​approximately several thousand square meters.

The first and second floors are car repair yards, while the third floor is a different world, where Russian gang members gather, including a billiard hall, bowling alley, and bar.

David and others went directly to the conference hall on the third floor without stopping, waiting for Kingpin to arrive.