Lance reminded him that there might be an undercover agent, and after reorganizing internally, he reopened a bar in the Priscia District.
The bar wasn't large, but it was high-style, which suited the consumption habits of the middle class.
They could tolerate slightly higher prices, but the value must be worth it; it had to be exquisite!
In other bars, the glasses could be mixed and matched, but in a middle-class community bar, different drinks had to have different glasses, and there had to be some reason for doing so.
It made them feel that they were not only spending money on enjoyment but also acquiring some knowledge to boast about outside!
There had to be live performances, and they couldn't be vulgar—no strippers whirling their panties on their finger, only singers with rich, soulful voices, who happened to be Black.
It was something people discovered as another remarkable skill of Black people aside from picking cotton.
