Chapter 70 Milo in Manhattan

In a car driving on the streets of Manhattan, Milo leaned back in the comfortable and wide leather seat.

He looked out the window, his left hand resting on the car door frame, while his right hand gently stroked the smooth black silk long legs of his assistant Monica beside him.

Monica bit her lips with her teeth, not daring to make a sound. Her fair cheeks were slightly red, and it was unclear whether it was because of the beautiful rouge she put on or it was a natural reaction.

On January 20, 1996, which was yesterday, Milo flew to New York, a place even his predecessor had never been to.

After a night at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Park Avenue in Manhattan.

Near noon, Milo came out of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

A small convoy of three Cadillac sedans was driving on Manhattan, an island with an area of ​​less than 60 square kilometers.

While touching his long legs in black stockings, Milo looked through the privacy glass at the core of New York City outside the window.

Perhaps, few cities have been described and fictionalized as constantly as New York.

The Big Apple, Metropolis, Fool Village, it has too many nicknames and names.

Many people fall in love with this city as soon as they arrive.

Too many people say this is heaven, but too many people say this is hell.

The essence of New York is actually in Manhattan, which is also the familiar yet unfamiliar scenery that Milo saw when he sat in a Cadillac and looked through the car window.

To be honest, there is nothing else except skyscrapers. However, when Milo stood in the square in front of the Empire State Building and looked up, this building that has appeared countless times in Hollywood movies is so famous.

He just stood there silently and looked up for a few minutes before turning around and leaving without any reluctance. Kenny stood in front of the car and opened the door for Milo. Milo got in the car and said to David, "Go to Wall Street, go to Trinity Church."

Wall Street is actually very narrow, so narrow that it has almost become a tourist pedestrian street.

The car stopped on the side of the road in Wall Street. Milo looked at the crowded sidewalk. As expected, the movie did not deceive him. There were really a lot of people.

There are four attractions to visit on Wall Street: Trinity Church in New York, Federal National Memorial, New York Stock Exchange, and the Wall Street Bronze Bull whose testicles have been rubbed until they are shiny.

Protected by the bodyguards scattered around him, Milo strolled down the street, with Monica trailing him half a body length behind, following him in small steps.

He was out of tune with the people rushing around him, and he didn't stop until he saw a church with a tall spire.

This is the oldest Trinity Church in the United States.

This Gothic building, built in 1846, features a rose-colored sandstone church exterior and a 26-meter-high spire.

Tourists who come to New York flock to climb the tower to get a glimpse of New York.

Of course, getting to the top is not free; this is America after all.

Churches...some of them also charge fees.

Tourists have to pay a very high fee to enjoy the view of the entire building, which also brings a considerable income to the church.

Just because of these, Trinity Church would not be famous and would be just an ordinary tourist attraction at best.

Just like St. Peter's Basilica is named after Pope Peter, Canterbury Cathedral is named after Chaucer, and Westminster Abbey is where King Edward of England is buried.

A small chapel in Turin is famous all over the world because of the legendary Shroud of Turin.

Trinity Church is also closely associated with a great name for America: Alexander Hamilton.

This man was one of the founding fathers of the United States, a representative of the United States Constitutional Convention and one of the drafters and signers of the United States Constitution, the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, and the founder of the American party system.

Hamilton is buried in the churchyard of Trinity Church.

The death of one of the founding fathers of the United States led to the split of political parties in the United States and the birth of the two major parties in the United States.

Since the United States came to the top, it has been promoting the separation of powers and the two-party system as the reasons why they are strong.

Thus, Trinity Church became the site of one of the most important historical events in the United States, which is why it has its current fame.

But today Milo came to Trinity Church not to visit the church where the founder of the American fiscal and financial system was buried.

He simply looked up at the spire of Trinity Church and then walked over.

But it’s not the restricted tourist route.

But another path.

The entrance to the path is guarded by military police, and ordinary people cannot get in if they accidentally break in.

Milo couldn't get in at first, but there was a man dressed as a church priest waiting for him at the door.

Kenny went over first and talked to the other party.

The priest came up to Milo with a smile.

"Hello, Mr. Blackburn, I am Pastor Klein. Great Elder Benjamin is waiting for you, and he has asked me to take you to where he is."

Kenny nodded behind the priest and whispered, "Reverend Crane was a priest in Plymouth and was Archbishop Benjamin's man."

Milo nodded, and made the sign of the cross in a very standard and pious manner, "Shepherd of the Lord, I am very happy to see you, please lead the way."

Pastor Klein smiled politely and went over to say a few words to the military police guarding the gate.

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So Milo himself, and his two bodyguards Kenny and David were allowed to go.

The other bodyguards and secretary Monica could only wait in the car outside.

Trinity Church, in an area that is never open to the public.

Milo followed Pastor Klein and looked around.

They passed by a courtyard. It was not large, but quiet and solemn, with only a few towering ancient trees.

The midday sun shines through the gaps in the leaves, casting mottled light and shadows.

The fountain on the side is full of traces of history, whispering the years, and the gurgling sound of water interweaves with the faint sound of bells coming from afar.

On both sides of the stone path, there are clusters of colorful flowers and white doves flying leisurely, adding a bit of tranquility and harmony to this sacred place.

It is hard to imagine that on Manhattan Island in New York, where every inch of land is valuable, there is such a quiet and sacred place.

You have to know that outside is Wall Street.

A few minutes later, everyone stopped in front of an ordinary-looking building.

"Archbishop Benjamin is waiting for you inside, Mr. Blackburn."

Pastor Klein stood at the door and did not dare to go in.

"You two and Pastor Klein stay here and guard."

Milo gave David and Kenny a look, then he pushed the door open and walked in.

Reverend Klein was behind him, gently closing the door for Milo.

For a moment, in the small secret room.

Only Milo and a middle-aged man with slightly graying hair, wearing an archbishop's robe, who was looking at him with a smile on his face, was left.

After seeing the pastor's appearance clearly, a smile broke out on Milo's handsome face and he walked towards the pastor.

The latter also stood up from a comfortable sofa chair, and the old and the young approached each other in the middle of the house and hugged each other.

"Milo, you've grown taller. You're taller than me now. You're not a child anymore. I'm so happy!"

"Oh, me too! Dear Grandfather Benjamin, I am so glad to see you again!"

(End of this chapter)