18~Change of attitude
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The so-called life, is one crossroads after another, facing one choice after another.

Many times, a wrong word will bring people into two different endings, at this moment, Mo Li is faced with such a choice.

"Excuse me, is this ring yours?" Count Norma took the ring in Rocco's hand, yet did not rush to return it to Mo Li.

After the ring was seen by an outsider and fell into someone else's hands, Mo Li began to think about several questions.

Does this nobleman called Norma know the origin of this ring? If so, the seemingly thoughtless and common phrase 'Did you drop this ring' is it a trap?

How should I answer? Norma's words contained many details.

If he was asking was the ring his, that means, who was the owner of the ring.

So is he the original owner of the ring? Obviously not, so who is the original owner of this ring? This question may be known to the old drunkard Charles, but Mo Li knows nothing about it.

If the original owner of the ring and Norma known each other, then this is likely to lead him into a trap.

But if he denied that the owner of the ring was himself, then why did it appear on him? Obviously, either stolen or robbed, the other party is fully qualified to deprive it, even if the truth is not so.

Mo Li can't tell this noble young master that this ring was left to him by an old assassin who likes to get drunk, right?

This is a gamble on whether Norma knows where this ring came from and whether he knows the original owner of this ring.

If he knows it, this is afraid it will cause some unnecessary misunderstanding ..........

The pendant is barely his mother left to him, he doesn’t know the ring is left by his mother or not. On the occasion of leaving, Elsa also just repeatedly warned him not to show this ring to anyone.

This shows that this ring is most likely not something that belonged to his parents, and is most likely a trophy that his parents stole from the original owner, otherwise why would they have warned him so much not to show it to others?

"Well, this ring is mine." Thinking less than two seconds Mo Li made his answer, he bet Norma did not know the origin of this ring.

"......... Oh." Norma nodded and gave it back to Mo Li. "Be careful, since it's your own thing, you have to keep it."

"Thanks for the reminding." Mo Li, who was calm on the surface, was beating wildly in his heart.

He should have won the bet, it looks like Count Norma doesn't know anything about this ring, he is just a thirty-something Count, how could he be so coincidental knowing the origin of this ring.

After a brief greeting, the two men took their seats, and during the moment of talking, Rocco had disappeared.

" Little brother, there are no other eyes here, take off your hat."

"And why is this necessary." To prevent anyone from seeing his face, Mo Li wore his usual cloak for assassination on this visit.

"Little brother, you are not trusting me." Norma smiled, and for some reason, Mo Li always felt that his smile was a bit bitter.

Why would this expression appear? In theory, isn't it usual for two people who have not even met each other to be wary of each other?

Mo Li did not know what Count Norma was thinking, anyway, he was not willing to take off his disguise in front of the nobles.

Put his life in the hands of these moralistic hypocrites, he is not at ease.

"What is the reason for your visit, little brother?" Norma was clear that he owed Mo Li a favor, and he could not have come to him just to drink tea.

"..... Flan Academy, you know it, right?" Mo Li came straight to the point, he really didn't really want to pin his hopes of entering Rhine Academy on the unreliable noble class, but he was forced to do so.

"Oh, if I remember correctly, it's the biggest academy in the territory of Viscount Münster, what's wrong?"

"Flan Academy got a spot, a spot in the Rhine Academy selection."

"Oh, I see." Speaking of here, Norma instantly figured out what Mo Li wanted to ask him for.

After all, it was Rhine Academy, the number one academy in that continent, and it was natural for all to want to try out when they had this opportunity.

"Little brother, you want me to help you?" Norma snorted out a laugh.

"What's wrong with that?" Mo Li raised his eyebrows.

"Nothing, I just think what you're doing now is a bit redundant." Count Norma laughed and explained. "If you want me to help with the spot, then it's only a matter of time that I will know your name and identity."

"If it's sooner or later, why cover it up."

"............" Good, he is a nobleman, now that I think about it, my own caution is indeed a bit redundant, at least for a count, it is too easy to find someone in a small college

"Mr. Norma is so eager to see what I look like?" Mo Li laughed coldly and uncovered his cloak. "Seriously, what's there to see in a man? Since you want to see it so much, then let's see it."

"I am, just being honest." A trace of surprise flashed under Norma's eyes, and then immediately recovered.

"I might as well tell you, my name is Mo Li, a third-year student of Fran Academy, raised in an orphanage since childhood, fatherless and motherless."

"Mo, li." Norma chanted once, as if to memorize the name.

"So, back to the previous question, Mr. Norma, I know that things like making a spot is not very easy, and you are not a local noble, having suffered an assassination not too long ago, so I understand that you ........."

"Oh, the spot, of course, no problem, tomorrow morning everything will be ready." Norma replied so quickly that made Mo Li froze.

Asking for help from the nobleman, he knew he was taking a risky step, so the nobleman answered so quickly that his heart rose a little uneasy.

Not only that, the count of Norma also cast a 'young man has a dream, I will support you' look at him.

How to say it, Mo Li feels a bit like “an old father looking at his son became successful” kind of look, although Mo Li did not have a father.

"Are there any other requirements? Just tell me."

"??" Mo Li was pondering whether this favor worth Norma to do this for him, did not expect he is so generous, as if any conditions will be accepted without hesitation, which makes the uneasiness in his heart more and more intense.

Does he and this Norma knew each other before? Or was there a connection between the fathers?

Definitely not.

It is reasonable to say that Norma owes Mo Li a favor, and also set a pact, but the pact between the commoners and nobles like a friendship boat, it can be turn over anytime, the nobleman's promise just as same as a fart.

So, Mo Li can't figure out why he will be so active in helping him.