Chapter 457
Chapter 457: Chapter 69: The Girl from Twenty Years Ago_3 Chapter 457: Chapter 69: The Girl from Twenty Years Ago_3 “`
But talking about something is better than nothing at all.
Drip drip—
Lin Xian’s phone emitted a soft sound, and upon picking it up, he saw that VV had sent him the first-generation ID photo of Zhang Yuqian.
“Hiss…”
Under the blurry and low-resolution, the details visible in the black and white photo were very limited.
But that refreshing smile, those curved eyes, that cute little face—
This!
Although it was not very clear in the black and white photo.
But this!
It was definitely the real Chu Anqing!
“Tsk.”
Lin Xian smacked his lips, put down the phone, and stared blankly ahead:
“It really is like coming true, I didn’t expect that there really were three Chu Anqings in this world…
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Fortunately, they lived in completely different eras, otherwise they would really combine into a set of twins.”
“What on earth is going on?
VV, what do you think?”
Lin Xian decided to ask the opinion of the super artificial intelligence.
“Well…”
VV weighed for a moment and said:
“In my view, this is rather an unimportant matter.
How should I put it…
to put it simply, it’s just two girls who look quite similar.
Moreover, we haven’t found a clear, colored photo of Zhang Yuqian that shows the details of her facial features, so concluding that she looks exactly like Chu Anqing…
is actually somewhat imprecise.”
“Plus, the girl called CC who you dreamt about, honestly, in over 600 years, it is not unscientific or impossible for three girls who look alike to appear.
Even in this year of 2023, there are many people who are not related and have no blood connection yet look almost identical.”
“Note, I am being cautious, using the word ‘almost’, as human vision is often fuzzy, and visual illusions are a thing; things that look alike may not be the same; things that look different may not be different.”
“[I have always believed that the real ironclad proof to determine whether two people are identical is to trust in science, to verify DNA!]”
After a pause, VV continued:
“Previously, you only discovered that the girl CC in your dreams looked like Chu Anqing.
But since CC is in a dream, no matter how capable you are, you can’t take CC’s hair or blood out of the dream and into reality to conduct a DNA comparison with Chu Anqing.”
“But now…
isn’t this a great opportunity?
Chu Anqing and Zhang Yuqian are both girls who exist in reality, you can completely acquire Zhang Yuqian’s DNA, then pluck a hair from Chu Anqing, and carry out a DNA comparison to see if they are the same person, if they really are—identical!”
…
Indeed.
Artificial intelligence is more rigorous after all.
All along, Lin Xian had considered that being identical in appearance, stature, hair color, and even the position of the teardrop mole was enough to define as identical.
But from a strict biological perspective, DNA is still the standard.
Even if two people are identical copies, as long as the DNA is different, they are, biologically, two completely different individuals.
However…
“Zhang Yuqian is already dead, though.”
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Lin Xian spread his hands:
“She’s been dead for over 20 years now, and that uncle also said he got rid of everything related to his daughter, where can I get Zhang Yuqian’s DNA from?”
“[Exhumation].”
VV said decisively.
“What did you say?” Lin Xian’s eyes twitched.
“Lin Xian, China started promoting cremation from 1999, but it wasn’t really strictly enforced until several years later.
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Judging by the time of Zhang Yuqian’s death, it’s highly likely her body wasn’t cremated but placed directly into a coffin and buried.
It’s only been a little over 20 years, even though the flesh and tissue must have decayed, the bones should still be there.
All you need to do is dig up the coffin, find Zhang Yuqian’s bones, and you can perform a DNA comparison with Chu Anqing’s hair—”
“Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop!”
Lin Xian stood at the bathroom door, interrupting VV’s fluent explanation:
“What kind of ghost story are you telling?
Digging up people’s graves, is this something a normal person, let alone a human being should do?
Humans can’t… at least shouldn’t…”
“You don’t need to be afraid of bones.” VV tried to explain kindly:
“It’s also possible that Zhang Yuqian was cremated.
The fact that I can’t find her cremation records doesn’t mean she wasn’t cremated.
After all, most data in the year 2000 weren’t networked, and many crematoriums have either closed down or been restructured, so it’s normal not to find the records.”
“So, things might not be as bad as you imagine.
Maybe when you open the coffin, you won’t see a skeleton but a pot of ashes, then there’s nothing to talk about.”
…
Lin Xian felt speechless, unable to communicate.
Indeed, there is still a gap between artificial intelligence and human thinking.
“It’s not about whether it’s bones or ashes, VV.”
Lin Xian said softly:
“Besides, we don’t necessarily need to use Zhang Yuqian’s DNA.
We can just find that old uncle, and the old granny’s DNA, can’t we?
If Chu Anqing’s DNA really matches Zhang Yuqian’s, then comparing Chu Anqing’s hair with the old granny’s hair should definitely establish a mother-daughter relationship…
The uncle’s may not be accurate enough, but the granny’s can’t be fake, right?
After all, Zhang Yuqian came out of her womb.”
“That’s not rigorous.”
VV said:
“Chu Anqing having no relation to that old granny doesn’t mean she has no relation to Zhang Yuqian.
You’re currently surrounded by too many unscientific and supernatural phenomena…
we should also broaden our thinking.
What if Zhang Yuqian was adopted?
Or maybe Chu Anqing was adopted?
Do you think Chu Anqing looks like Chu Shanhe or Su Xiuying?”
Lin Xian had never considered this question.
He recalled the appearances of the three in his mind:
“Hmm…
they don’t particularly look alike, that kind of resemblance you see at a glance; but they also don’t completely not resemble each other; in the end, the resemblance of human appearances is a very subjective judgment, I don’t think there is any necessity to discuss this.”
“If you were to say Chu Anqing was picked up by Chu Shanhe, or that she was adopted…
I still think that it’s a far-fetched and absurd idea, better not to go in that direction for now.
Genetics is a very miraculous thing, there are many children who don’t look like their parents, not all of them are not their biological children.”
“However, I do agree with your opinion just now.
I’ve encountered too many supernatural and unscientific phenomena by now, especially the issue of the three girls, Zhang Yuqian, Chu Anqing, and CC looking exactly alike…
I think, it’s indeed necessary to be meticulous.
We should eliminate all interfering options and directly compare the DNA of Chu Anqing and Zhang Yuqian.”
“That’s right!”
VV’s tone became excited and enthusiastic:
“So, Lin Xian!”
“Grab the black donkey hoof, Luoyang shovel, candles, and call Gao Yang to join—”
“[Let’s go dig up Zhang Yuqian’s grave!]”