After dodging the sneak attack from the throwing knife, Chen Hao looked closely and saw several black-clad figures at the end of the corridor.
One of them brazenly removed his mask. It was none other than Lodi. "We really do keep crossing paths, don't we? Why do you have to stick your nose into everything?"
Chen Hao's lips curled. "So this was your plan?"
Lodi made no attempt to hide it. "The two biggest Qi Refiner organizations in Zhonghai City are our Lu Association and the Qin Family. Once we take down the Qin Family, we'll call all the shots in Zhonghai City."
As soon as Lodi finished, another black-clad man behind him asked, "Lodi, is he the Chen Hao you mentioned?"
Judging by his voice, this man was clearly older than Lodi, and he seemed to outrank him as well.
Lodi replied, "That's right, Uncle Pang. That's him."
The middle-aged man slowly removed his mask, revealing his face.
Chen Hao studied this man called Uncle Pang for a long moment. It was easy to tell that not just he, but all four men standing before Chen Hao were Qi Refiners.
It seemed the Lu Association had spared no expense on this operation.
Uncle Pang took two small steps forward. "Leave him to me. Go deal with the others."
"Huh?" Lodi clearly hadn't caught on.
Uncle Pang looked displeased. "What do you mean, 'huh'? Is there a problem?"
Lodi blinked twice and feigned concern. "No problem. It's just that Chen Hao is terrifyingly strong. I'm afraid that on your own..."
"I can't handle him on my own?" Uncle Pang chuckled, then gave Lodi a cold look. "Since when did you get to tell me what to do?"
Lodi's face darkened. Forced to nod, he gave a dry laugh. "No problem.