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 flat. 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 glanced 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 declared, "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
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or six minutes later, 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. Nonetheless, 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 relationship, Lazzaro was still his son. Fade had slaughtered 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 has not been felt yet. I have come 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 1 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. 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!" "According 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
glanced at Ron 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 villains. However, since these matters are not formally approved by the government, Mr. Wang
may need to clarify his actions to his superiors." "Oh, what sort of clarification is needed?" Fade asked.
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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 know what kind of benefits Mr. Wang is seeking?"Fade asked. Ron
responded, "The military does not lack 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 become 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 not completely disclose everything even if they were training their disciples.
Now, Mr. Wang’s so-called benefits that he wanted was 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!".