Chapter 431


    "Are you Fade Chen?" Old Zhan approached first when he saw Fade.


    Fade nodded and said, "Yes, I am Fade!"


    There was no expression on his face and his tone was t. He was gauging Harald Zhan''s attitude


    toward himself.


    He didn''t know the reason Harald was here. Was it to avenge his son, Lazzaro Zhan''s death or for


    some other reasons?


    Old Zhan seemed to have read Fade''s mind. He nced at Fade and said, "Mr. Chen, are you


    trying to gauge my attitude toward you?"


    Since he didn''t beat around the bush, Fade didn''t want to hide his intentions either. He nodded and


    said, "Indeed! During the Martial-Arts Contest, Lazzaro and Horatio Zhan colluded with a foreign


    mercenary group in order to force the warriors of South Hanover City to join their organization.


    Horatio mentioned that Old Zhan had no idea about this matter. Therefore, I would like to know your


    opinion on this matter."


    Old Zhan smiled slightly and dered, "I really didn''t know about this matter, Mr. Chen. Do you


    believe me?"


    Staring at Old Zhan, Fade paused slightly before continuing. "It doesn''t matter whether I believe you


    or not. I killed Lazarro because he threatened my friends and intimidated the warriors."


    "There''s no use crying over spilled milk. If you have a sense of what is right and wrong, I will be


    very respectful to you. However, if you want to avenge your son, I don''t mind fighting either."


    Fade''s words were clear, without any ambiguity. He stared at Old Zhan once he finished speaking


    as if he was waiting for his reply.


    Old Zhan did not say a word when he heard this. He rubbed his hands on the armrest of the chair.


    His eyes rotated gently as if he was considering what kind of attitude he should have toward Fade.


    Around five or six minutester, Old Zhan finally raised his head. He looked at Fade with a smile


    and turned to the middle-aged man beside him. He said, "Many heroes emerge from obscurity when


    they are in their youth. Mr. Chen is so young but he already has such fame. He is really no ordinary


    man." Seeing this, Fade narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Old Zhan without saying a word.


    Old Zhan then continued, "It''s true that Lazzaro is my son, but after all, we haven''t seen each other


    for decades. Also, as soon as he came back, he did such a heinous thing in the name of the Zhan


    family. I am heartbroken by his actions."


    "As the ruler of the Zhan family and also as a former soldier, I can''t tolerate any form of collusion


    with foreigners that threaten the domestic security of our country. No matter who he is, I will punish


    him severely for such a matter," Old Zhan shouted sternly.


    Looking at Old Zhan''s expression and tone, he seemed sincere. Nheless, facing such a


    cunning fox, Fade would not be careless and believe his words so easily. Although they had not


    seen each other for many years and did not have a close rtionship, Lazzaro was still his son.


    Fade had ughtered his son.


    After shouting for a while, Old Zhan continued, "I heard about Lazzaro and knew that he had made


    such a huge mistake. The ramifications of his mistake have not been felt yet. I havee today to


    make up for this mistake."


    "Oh!" Seeing Old Zhan''s attitude, Fade believed that he did not hold a grudge against him for killing


    Lazzaro. "May I know how you are going to make up for this mistake?" Fade asked.


    Old Zhan replied, "I heard that the two masters of the foreign mercenary group haven''t been killed


    yet. They are on their way here to take revenge on Mr. Chen."


    "That is true!" Fade nodded.


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    Old Zhan said, "This is what I will do. This was my son''s doing, so I will help fight against the two


    masters."


    "Then, I shall thank you in advance," Fade paid obeisance by cupping one hand in the other before


    his chest.


    "Mr. Chen, you''re being polite!" Old Zhan also paid obeisance in return. He then pointed to the


    middle-aged man and said, "This is Ron Wang. I have purposely invited Mr. Wang over to assist us


    in this matter."


    "I''ve heard of Mr. Chen''s reputation as the top master in Long City. It''s my pleasure to meet you


    today!" Ron said politely.


    Fade nodded and said, "Thank you, Mr. Wang!"


    "ording to updates, they will most likely arrive by tonight or tomorrow. Thank you, Mr. Wang and


    Old Zhan, in advance." Fade said.


    Old Zhan replied, "Mr. Chen, you''re being too polite. By the way, there are still some small issues


    that I would like to discuss with you." "What are these issues?" Fade asked. He raised his


    eyebrows, sensing that something was wrong.


    Old Zhan nced at Fade and said, "Mr. Chen, you are probably not aware of Mr. Wang''s


    background. He is not an ordinary warrior but from the military. Once Mr. Wang is involved in this


    affairs regarding the foreign mercenaries, he will be able to take action and resolved these matters


    easily."


    "That''s great. Thank you, Mr. Wang," Fade answered.


    Old Zhan agreed and continued, "It''s supposed to be our job to get rid of these viins. However,


    since these matters are not formally approved by the government, Mr. Wang may need to rify his


    actions to his superiors."


    "Oh, what sort of rification is needed?" Fade asked.


    Old Zhan said, "Well! Since we will be using their resources, we will need to tell them how our


    actions have benefited them."


    "Benefits?" Fade could guess what this was about. It seemed like Old Zhan was finally getting his


    point across. "May I know what kind of benefits Mr. Wang is seeking?"Fade asked.


    Ron responded, "The military does notck in many things. We just want to have information on Mr.


    Chen''s training methods. Also, we would like to know what kind of martial- arts techniques Mr. Chen


    practices until you can be the top master of Long City at such a young age."


    "Training methods and martial- arts techniques!"


    The faces of Jimmy Wei and Casper Zhu fell before Fade could even speak.


    They were both warriors, so they knew how important these two things were to a martial-artist,


    especially these core skills. When encountering people from different sects, many warriors would


    hold back this information. They would notpletely disclose everything even if they were training


    their disciples.


    Now, Mr. Wang''s so-called benefits that he wanted to be actually Fade''s training methods and


    martial-arts techniques. He was clearly demanding an exorbitant price from him!


    Fade''s face fell and he said coldly, "Not everyone can employ my training methods and utilize my


    martial-arts techniques!"


    Ron smiled smugly and said, "Not everyone can achieve such great things like Mr. Chen. Hence,


    I''m sure you won''t mind me asking you for your advice and for some instructions on these matters."


    "What if I don''t want to do so?" Fade said coldly.


    The expression on Ron''s face darkened suddenly. He gazed at Fade with a gloomy expression.


    At this time, Old Zhan stared at Fade with a serious look and spoke in a low voice, "Fade, although I


    am retired, I am also an old soldier. Mr. Wang is a member of the army. He wants to learn from you,


    not for selfish gains, but to improve the whole army. This could be a great contribution to the army


    and our nation!"