Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 98
After hearing David’s statement, Mobius yelled at him, “David, we’ve been friends for years, and you’re framing me like this?”
“I’m not framing you... Mobius, it’s time to turn around. Cheating is wrong.” David looked scared when he saw how angry Mobius
was.
“Enough, Mobius. There’s no point denying this. David is your friend so what he said is likely true!”
The principal made up his mind. “Mobius Waldorf was caught cheating and remains unrepentant. After consulting with the
teachers, we’ve decided to expel you.”
He turned to Pearl and smiled awkwardly. “I’m sorry, Miss Leighton, but this was a terrible violation, so we had to do it.”
Pearl, however, was not ready to accept this conclusion so quickly. “Hold on, it’s too early to come to a conclusion.”
The principal was curious. “What is it? Do you have more information about this?”
“Yesterday, I personally reviewed Mobius studies, and based on his understanding, I don’t believe he needed to cheat.”
The principal chuckled helplessly. “Miss Pearl, you need to know-”
“If you don’t think that’s true, why don’t you test him right now? I assume you have a spare set of exam questions.”
The principal appeared momentarily stunned by Pearl’s suggestion.
The counselor responded, “We do have a spare set. There are two sets, A and B. We used set A, but set B is slightly harder...”
“Give it to him.” Pearl didn’t hesitate.
The principal smiled and said, “Sure. We want him to accept the expulsion so no one would have anything more to say.”
The teacher took out the questions and placed them in front of Mobius.
“This set is a little more difficult so you’ll have an additional thirty minutes, making it a total of a hundred and fifty minutes.”
Mobius pushed it away. “I won’t do it.”
Pearl frowned. “Mobius, please take the exam. ”

“But I didn’t cheat! Why are they forcing me to do this?” Mobius protested angrily.
Pearl gave him a reassuring smile. “Take the exam, and leave the rest to me.”
Seeing her smile, Mobius reluctantly agreed. “Fine, I’ll do it.”
An air of anticipation hung over the room as everyone awaited the outcome. Mobius began the test, and after one and a half
hours, he finished and handed his answers to the principal.
The principal’s jaw dropped after checking the answers. “Was this leaked? He only got one question wrong.”
The counselor, also astonished, checked the answers while muttering to himself, “No way... The students don’t know about set
B.“”
“We’ve seen how well Mobius can do, so now let’s talk about David.”
David jumped in surprise when his name was mentioned. “There’s nothing to talk about. He might just be lucky...”
Pearl scoffed. “Mobius seemed to have found a great friend.”