Harlem, a rental apartment above a Chinese restaurant. The landlords were the Chinese couple who owned the restaurant downstairs, with the wife, Connie Lin, handling most matters.
Although Harlem was predominantly Black, there were people of other ethnicities here and there. The neighborhood was also much safer than Hell's Kitchen, while rents were far cheaper than in other parts of Manhattan Island.
So Whistler chose Harlem as his temporary place to stay. Though Henry had found the apartment through a real estate agent he knew, and Henry naturally provided the operating funds as well.
Though Whistler had been discharged from the hospital, he still needed to recuperate. Blade's matters had also been handed over to his daughter's team. If he kept meddling, they would only resent him for it.
Besides, Henry had made it clear when he rescued him and brought him to New York: he wanted to deal with the Vampires problem on the East Coast. So Whistler accepted the money with a clear conscience, as long as he could be of help.
The apartment had simple furniture, even an old television. That was already enough for Whistler; there was no need to add anything else. Still, Henry had prepared a computer for him. This old vampire hunter was not as resistant to learning new technology as those other stubborn old fossils.
Because he had been shot in the thigh, Whistler did not need a cane, but he still limped over to the television and switched it to the news.
Ever since the FBI in Los Angeles arrested Blade, the news media had seemed to enter a frenzy, endlessly discussing Vampires-related topics. Yet no matter the outlet, their reporting approach was remarkably consistent. They painted Blade's claim that he was a righteous warrior purging Vampires and the human remnants