A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 730 Secret Exchange of Secrets
Kazakiri Hyouka's birth was part of Chairman Aleister's plan. Although she appeared much earlier than planned and the reason for her birth was different from what was expected, the final result did not deviate from the overall direction of the plan, so Chairman Aleister did not object to this development.

However, it's not good that Feng Zhan Binghua is showing signs of getting too close to Lin Wuming.

At least for now, Chairman Aleister does not want the existence of "Wind Slash Ice Flower" to be exposed too early.

Lin Wuming has become a rising star in Academy City, his brilliance attracting attention from all sides.

The consequence of this is that not only Lin Wuming himself, but also those around him, are now under the spotlight, making it difficult to keep secrets. If Feng Zhan Binghua continues to stay by Lin Wuming's side, then exposure is only a matter of time.

Therefore, before the situation could escalate to an irreversible point, Chairman Aleister decisively intervened, interrupting the process of continued contact between Feng Zhanbinghua and Lin Wuming.

In a sense, it did indeed extricate Lin Wuming from his predicament.

Quite unusually, this time Chairman Aleister did not play the riddle-maker, but instead told Lin Wuming everything directly.

“So you can rest assured,” Chairman Aleister concluded, “my only goal is to separate Kazakiri Hyouka from you.”

"Well, thank you very much..." Lin Wuming didn't know what expression to make, so he replied sarcastically.

"It won't do you any harm, will it?" Chairman Aleister chuckled. "Or do you actually have feelings for Kazakiri Hyouka? It's alright, once this storm passes, I won't interfere in your affairs anymore."

"You should focus your attention on your own plan," Lin Wuming waved his hand and said, "Don't meddle in other people's business."

Chairman Aleister said, "Mind your own business? Not at all, Lin Wuming. Don't underestimate yourself. Your affairs are now the affairs of Academy City—your importance has reached this point."

Lin Wuming immediately showed an expression of annoyance.

Although he was vaguely aware of it, it was still very unpleasant to have his private affairs being overly scrutinized by a group of strangers.

Seemingly feeling that he had conveyed his meaning effectively, Chairman Aleister ended the topic.

Then, naturally, the next topic was introduced.

As if in casual conversation, Chairman Aleister suddenly asked, "Lin Wuming, have you learned magic?"

"Huh?" Lin Wuming was a little confused by the sudden change of topic, but there was nothing to hide, so he told the truth, "Of course not. I couldn't understand the information you gave me last time, so I almost gave up."

Especially after Lin Wuming discovered that he could fight off angels with his superpowers without needing to master magic, he completely lost faith in "magic".

“Knowing when to choose is also a kind of wisdom,” Chairman Aleister said approvingly. “But in fact, magic is not difficult to learn. According to some theories in the magic world, magic is prepared for those who are ‘untalented’, so theoretically everyone can master it.”

“But in other words, magic is completely foreign to someone like me who already has ‘talent’,” Lin Wuming shook his head. “Anyway, all those teaching materials you prepared for me last time turned out to be of little use.” “So it really is a problem with the teaching materials and the teacher? It’s really hard to get started by exploring on your own,” Chairman Aleister said. “I will prepare new teaching materials for you, and even provide original texts; in addition, I can personally guide you.”

"I've really given up." Lin Wuming instantly became alert, looking warily at the huge test tube in front of him.

"Heh, not surprising at all—it seems you already knew." Chairman Aleister laughed. "Alright, since that's the case, I'll tell you the secret—I was originally a mage, and a very good one at that, no, no one would object to saying I was the best mage, would they?"

"Aleister Crowley, who once held the title of 'the greatest magician in history'," Chairman Aleister said calmly, as if recounting someone else's story. "Although that's all in the past, I still believe I'm competent enough to teach introductory magic."

"That sounds really great." Lin Wuming couldn't figure out what he was up to. "Thank you for your kind offer, but I really don't have any plans to take any magic courses."

Especially Aleister, who suddenly revealed his identity and offered to teach magic to me—this development is really suspicious and makes people even more wary.

"And you should know that superpowered people can't use magic, right?" Lin Wuming suspected that Aleister wanted to use this mechanism to kill him.

"Don't be so nervous, Lin Wuming. If you really don't want to study, no one will force you," said Chairman Aleister. "Then let's change the subject—I've already revealed my secret to you, Lin Wuming, now it's your turn."

"What do you mean by this?" Lin Wuming frowned deeply.

The true purpose of Aleister's visit to me today has been revealed.

"Literally, a secret exchange, fair and just."

What exactly is this old fox plotting?
Lin Wuming became increasingly wary, but at this point, it was pointless to insist that he had no secrets.

"If it could be easily told, then it wouldn't be a secret."

Chairman Aleister agreed, "That's right, that's why I'm exchanging secrets for secrets now. Come on, it's your turn now."

"..." Lin Wuming looked over expressionlessly, "You guessed it too, I already knew you were a magician—so this isn't a secret."

“No, speculation and concrete intelligence are two different things,” Chairman Aleister corrected. “Until I admit it myself, what you have is ultimately just speculation.”

“Now it’s the same in reverse,” Chairman Aleister said in a light tone. “I also have some speculations about the secret you’ve been hiding, and I just want to verify them now—from that perspective, it’s fair.”

Lin Wuming remained silent. He had too many "secrets" in his mind and really didn't know which one Aleister was hinting at. If he accidentally revealed the wrong one, he would suffer a huge loss.

“You can take your time to think it over,” Chairman Aleister said leisurely. “Anyway, you have plenty of time now.”

(End of this chapter)