From Battery City Park, heading north along the west side highway, it was about a 15 to 20-minute drive to 711 11th Avenue in Manhattan.
This was the Manhattan Automobile Company, New York City's only official authorized dealership that carried top-tier brands like Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Bugatti, and Porsche all under one roof.
From the outside, the building didn't look particularly opulent. It lacked the ostentatious feel of a Middle Eastern nouveau riche, instead presenting a minimalist, industrial glass-curtain-wall style.
But to occupy such a massive area in the incredibly expensive Midtown Manhattan was, in itself, a form of flaunting wealth and showing off.
When Li Wei got out of the taxi and pushed the door open to walk inside, he was wearing a simple dark pullover and sweatpants.
