"……goodbye."

After noon.

Abel smiled as he looked at the two Hearst sisters who were walking to Smith Tower and continuing to work in the afternoon.

After the two figures disappeared, he looked at David Jones next to him expressionlessly.

"Let Allen and the others check what's going on at the Hearst Group recently."

"Understood." David nodded in agreement.

At the lunch with the Hearst sisters just now, everything was normal.

But Abel knew that it was impossible for John Hester to let the two of them come to work at his place for no reason.

After experiencing so much, Abel already understood.

These old scheming gangsters, the possible intrigues they may play are not as powerful as those in novels or TV series.

Such a battle of wits, so many reversals, reversals, and reversals.

Some are even very brutal, such as committing suicide by being shot eight times in the back.

Many of these are fictional.

But in reality, these guys, basically whatever they do, there must be some purpose behind it.

Abel wanted to know now what Hester wanted to do.

It would be easier to deal with him if he knew it, and then he would consider whether to eat the sisters.

But that's all.

Abel's thoughts were interrupted by some pungent smell in the air in the cold wind.

Abel looked towards the direction where the pungent air was coming from, and found that it was where two tall buildings stood in the distance.

The Twin Towers were once the two tallest buildings in the United States.

It is now in ruins and has been since that incident.

With the ruins as the central point, severe air pollution formed nearby, which is still affecting the entire lower Manhattan.

It's okay in rooms and carriages with complete fresh air systems that can filter harmful air.

Outdoors, if you are too close, the wind will still blow this way.

Even though three months have passed, the smell and pollution have not disappeared.

At least half of the residents of lower Manhattan left because of this factor.

After all, there are more rich people living here, and rich people are often the most afraid of death.

Of course, those who had the conditions to leave did so. Those who stayed and did not leave were those whose conditions were poor and could not leave, or who worked nearby.

"Let's go." Looking at Edward and the others gathered around him, Abel said directly: "Let's go to the city hall."

Under the escort of Edward and others, Abel got into the Cadillac Monster in the cold wind.

In the warm car, with advanced air filtration protection, the pungent odor disappears.

The motorcade advanced through the streets for about twenty minutes, mainly due to traffic jams.

The motorcade arrived at its destination, New York City Hall.

This is the largest city in the United States and the seat of New York City.

The government of New York City consists of three parts: City Hall, City Council and Courts.

It is located in the center of City Hall Park in the Civic Center District of Lower Manhattan, surrounded by Broadway Avenue, Park Row and Chambers Street.

This historic City Hall itself still serves as the official office of New York City.

It is the oldest still functioning city hall in the United States.

Built from 1803 to 1812, it was included in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1966 and became a U.S. national historic building.

Its rotunda, like the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty, is a New York City landmark.

Abel's motorcade was stopped at the door of the city hall.

But there are people here who have been waiting for a long time.

After the fleet's identity was verified, it was immediately released and entered the internal parking lot.

In the cold wind, Abel even met the next mayor, Michael Bloomberg, who had not yet taken office, personally came to the parking lot to greet him.

As Abel got out of the car, his hair had actually been completely white for a long time, but it had always been dyed completely black. He smiled and extended his hand towards Abel from all the way.

The two walked quickly towards each other and quickly hugged each other gently.

"I heard you made a fortune in Hanguo. I'm really happy that I became a shareholder of Smith Capital."

After letting go, Bloomberg said with a smile.

Abel shrugged: "Me too."

"Haha~" Bloomberg continued to laugh and led Abel towards New York City Hall.

Logically speaking, Bloomberg will not be officially sworn in as the new mayor of New York City until January 1 next year.

Until then, this should still be Rudy Giuliani's territory.

But of course it won't be like this in reality.

After the new mayor is confirmed to have won and can take office.

In this last month, the new mayor will gradually take over the affairs of the city hall.

After all, we can't wait until January 1st for hundreds of people to come in at once. That would be very detrimental to the work.

So generally speaking, starting from December, the original mayor will gradually start to ignore things.

The new mayor and his people will slowly take over in advance and become familiar with the affairs.

This way, when I take office soon, I can start working immediately.

This is a pretty good little tradition here in New York.

What's more, Rudy Giuliani and Bloomberg both belong to the Elephant Party and are from the same faction.

Many of the people left behind by Rudy Giuliani are backbone figures on the Elephant Party side of New York.

If Bloomberg comes to power, these people will not be fired and will continue to hold their original positions.

This kind of consistency in policy is actually the best for both the city and the country in many cases.

But at the same time, it is often not good for certain vested interests, such as capitalists.

Because a long-term management organization with relatively concentrated power has always been a dangerous existence for monopolistic capitalists.

Not to mention outside the United States.

Just say it's in the United States.

This was the situation with Master Luo back then...

Therefore, Master Luo had to die of cerebral hemorrhage in the white house on the eve of the victory of World War II.

In the city hall, being brought here for the first time by the new mayor, Abel also had the mentality of visiting to see the heart of the most prosperous city in the United States.

After living in this building, Bloomberg can begin to manage New York, which has a total area of ​​1,214 square kilometers, 5 districts and a total population of about 7 million.

While looking around, Abel thought to himself, he didn't know what this would feel like.

He was a little curious, but then he thought about it. This is the United States, the paradise of capital.

If you identify yourself as a businessman in other places, you may always remain a businessman.

In the United States, as long as the timing and conditions are right, businessmen can dominate such places and even live in white houses.

So... in the future, when you get old, if you are interested, you can also consider playing this real-life "Skyline" game.

You can even play a game of "Civilization".

For people like me, this is the superiority of capitalism.

With this thought in mind, Abel was already greeted by Bloomberg and arrived at Bloomberg's office in the city hall.

A classical-style office that nominally still belongs to Rudy Giuliani, but there are not many personal traces of the former mayor.

It is estimated that the things have been moved or rearranged by Bloomberg.

Like the facade of this building, the New York City Mayor's office also has a typical Victorian colonial style of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

I don’t know if anyone has watched the first part of the American TV series “Billions”.

The office where one of the male protagonists, Chuck, had a conversation and discussion with his father, also had this style.

It's just that the Bloomberg room is larger, has better and wider lighting, and the light is brighter.

"...Gee, what a beautiful office. No wonder a New Yorker, or even an American, wants to work here."

After coming in, looking around, Abel smiled and expressed this emotion.
To be continued...