After reading the information, Jiang Xiaoli remained silent for a few seconds.
She looked up at Zong Jiayu and asked, "Jiayu, tell me, is this investigation data fake, or is the DNA test result fake?"
Zong Jia was much calmer now than when she first received the test results.
After reviewing Jiang Ruilin's complete life story over the past few decades, he pointed to a line in the paternity test report and speculated, "Little Pear, could Uncle Jiang and Jiang Ruilin be twins?"
Jiang Xiaoli reviewed the appraisal report again.
Based on the DNA results analysis, and without considering multiple births, consanguinity, or external interference, a parent-child relationship exists between sample A and sample B.
"Ignoring multiple births, close relatives, and distant relatives... but can twins be found to be related to another person's offspring?"
Zong Jiayu thought for a moment, "Little Pear, wait a moment, I'll make a phone call and ask."
Jiang Xiaoli was really dumbfounded. If twins could be found to have different DNA, wasn't her situation a bit outrageous?
She curled up on the sofa, hugging her knees, waiting for Zong Jia to finish his call.
About ten minutes later, Zong Jiayu returned, a smile on his face.
"Little Pear, I think I know what's going on."
He held the little girl who was curled up in a ball. "I just asked my classmate in the next dormitory who studies biology, and he said that it is possible. I think Uncle Jiang and Jiang Ruilin are very likely identical twins."
Identical twins split from the same fertilized egg, meaning that in the early stages of embryonic development, the two individuals have completely identical DNA information.
Identical twins cannot have completely identical genes, but paternity testing only selects a few genetic segments for identification. The differences between identical twins are almost impossible to detect using such conventional testing methods.
Jiang Xiaoli's eyes finally lit up again. "So, as long as we select enough genetic feature fragments, we can find the differences in our DNA sequences, right?"
Zong Jiayu nodded, "Yes, but the number of genetic marker fragments that need to be tested is very large, and it may even require whole genome DNA sequencing."
She clapped her hands and exclaimed, "It's okay, I'll test it no matter how complicated it is!"
“Okay, but that will definitely require Jiang Ruilin’s cooperation,” Zong Jiayu reminded him.
Jiang Xiaoli took a deep breath. "What are we afraid of? As long as we rule out the possibility that Jiang Ruilin is my father who has come back to life, then this is just a story of tadpoles looking for their father."
Look at the Jiang family members in the documents, their lives are so colorful! And my dad? He was abandoned in the freezing cold as a baby. If it weren't for Grandpa Qian, my dad might not even be alive! They're the ones who should be panicking and feeling guilty!
Zong Jia nodded and put his arm around her shoulder. "Little Pear, as long as you cheer up, we can overcome any difficulty."
Jiang Xiaoli hummed in agreement and immediately picked up her phone to call Jiang Ruilin. "Mr. Jiang, I'd like to meet with you."
Jiang Ruilin noticed the change in her address and tone, "Xiao Li, is there a problem with our cooperation?"
She denied it, saying, "No, I just wanted to ask Mr. Jiang about some private matters."
"Okay, I'm at the Kyoto Hotel, come over here."
Jiang Xiaoli tidied up the documents on the coffee table. She glanced at Zong Jiayu and asked, "Do you think it was too impulsive of me to openly confront Jiang Ruilin?"
Zong Jiayu touched his nose. "I just think that taking things slowly might be better."
She nodded. "Yes, that might reduce some of the risks, but I'd suffocate!"
Zong Jia chuckled helplessly, "Alright, I'll go with you."
When they arrived at the Kyoto Hotel, Jiang Ruilin was already waiting in a private room.
Jiang Xiaoli interrupted his attempt to make tea, "Mr. Jiang, I'm not here to drink tea. I just have a few questions I'd like to verify."
Jiang Ruilin stopped what he was doing. "Please speak."
She glanced at Zong Jiayu beside her, then asked in a low voice, "I wonder if Mr. Jiang has any twin brothers?"
Jiang Ruilin's eyes narrowed. "Xiao Li, where did you hear this news?"
Jiang Xiaoli did not answer. She took out a photo of Jiang Weimin from her bag and placed it on the table.
"Mr. Jiang, this is my father."
Jiang Ruilin's expression changed drastically upon seeing the photo. "Xiao Li, you're saying this is your father? Where is he now?"
Jiang Xiaoli remained calm. "Didn't you go to 'Guizhi Restaurant' with Jiang Chengle? My mother has been a widow for many years."
"What?!" Jiang Ruilin slammed his right fist on the table, causing the water in the tea set to spill out.
Jiang Xiaoli pursed her lips and said, "Mr. Jiang, could you please enlighten me?"
Jiang Ruilin sighed, "Indeed, I have a twin brother, but our family all thought he was long gone."
Jiang Xiaoli frowned. "Mr. Jiang, there's no need to lie to me. My father was already 31 years old when he passed away."
Jiang Ruilin gave a wry smile. "Xiao Li, what I said is true. Let me tell you slowly."
He rubbed his temples. "My twin brother and I were born in 1954. At that time, my grandfather had four sons and one daughter, but only my father was left. He repeatedly asked my father to return to Great Britain to reunite with his family."
My father, persuaded by my mother, finally decided to listen to my grandfather and leave China, but my mother's family strongly opposed it at the time.
After several arguments, my mother gave birth prematurely to my twin brother and me. My uncle's family thought that my mother's premature birth and poor health would prevent her from leaving China.
However, my mother was a decisive person. My father's status at the time was not good. When my brother and I were two months old, she made the decisive decision to send the whole family to Great Britain to reunite with my grandfather.
Just a week before we were preparing to leave, my maternal grandparents discovered that we were planning to leave. They reported us to the authorities, but fortunately someone informed my father, which allowed us to leave ahead of schedule.
The situation was chaotic. My parents abandoned a lot of valuables. It was also at this time that the accident happened. Our aunt, Chun, changed her mind and refused to go to Great Britain with us.
In a moment of extreme desperation, she jumped overboard with her brother and ran away. This delayed my parents' plans to leave China by three months, all in an effort to find my brother. They spent almost all the gold bars they had on them without getting any news, and were ultimately forced to leave China.
Later, my grandfather and parents sent people to Hunan Province several times to search for news of my brother. They found Aunt Chun's son, who said that my brother died of illness not long after Aunt Chun left with him.
After hearing Jiang Ruilin's explanation, Jiang Xiaoli didn't know what to say. "My father was found by Grandpa Qian in the snow in the dead of winter. We live in Qin Province."
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