Chapter 69 The Girl Twenty Years Ago

"Exactly the same?"

Chu Anqing's eyes widened, feeling very incredible.

She stretched out her index finger and rubbed the mole on the corner of her left eye:

"This one is exactly the same..."

She really couldn't believe it.

There are such magical things in the world!

Even if they are twins, they cannot look exactly the same!

What's more, according to this uncle, their daughter has been dead for more than 20 years.

this……

What exactly is going on?

She turned to look at Lin Xian.

However, they found that at this time, the omniscient and omnipotent senior was also silent and had a solemn expression.

Lin Xian didn't speak, naturally it wasn't because he was as shocked as Chu Anqing.

This was the second time he had encountered this kind of thing, and he was far less surprised than the first time he saw that Chu Anqing and CC looked the same.

Since I first met CC in the dream world, more than a year has passed in real time. However, after so long, there is still no answer or even a clue as to why CC and Chu Anqing look exactly the same.

but.

The middle-aged couple in front of them, their daughter, nicknamed Qianqian, actually looks like a copy and paste of Chu Anqing!

Lin Xian felt that this was definitely not an accident or a coincidence.

Just one or two.

If there are three girls from different eras with the same appearance, there is definitely something wrong!

perhaps.

What incredible truths and secrets are hidden in it!

"Excuse me...can you let me see your daughter's photo?"

Hear this.

The old woman who had just finally stabilized her mood burst into tears again. The crowded Xidan intersection was filled with onlookers, and even police officers from afar came to evacuate the crowd.

The middle-aged and elderly man wearing glasses sighed, shook his head, and waved to Lin Xian:

"I'm sorry, for so many years, in order to prevent my lover from being sad, I have thrown away all traces of my daughter... just to prevent my lover from seeing things and missing her. But I didn't expect that she would eventually have a mental breakdown. ”

"I'm really sorry. My daughter has been dead for more than 20 years, and I don't want to mention it anymore. Sorry, sorry..."

The middle-aged and elderly man bowed his head to Lin Xian again, bowed, apologized, and then helped the crying old woman squeeze out of the crowd and walk away.

The farce is over.

Just in time, the red light on the sidewalk at the intersection also turned to green, and the packed crowd started to move. It was once again bustling with people coming and going, and the New Year's excitement and fireworks were restored as before.

"Lin Xian."

At this time, VV’s voice came from the Bluetooth headset in his ear:

"I found some information about these two elderly couples. You can think of a way to get rid of Chu Anqing, and we can communicate."

Lin Xian nodded lightly, then looked down at Chu Anqing:

"Are you okay? You're not scared, are you?"

Chu Anqing finally recovered from her chaotic thoughts and shook her head in confusion:

"No...that's not the case."

"I was really shocked at first, but then I also discovered that the old lady did not mean any harm. She probably really missed her deceased daughter so much that she didn't come out for so many years."

She raised her head:

"Is it really possible for two people in this world to have exactly the same body shape and appearance? If...if they just look alike, I can actually understand it. I can even understand the similarity between twins. But the tear mole This kind of thing... shouldn't have anything to do with heredity, right? Isn't this an acquired skin lesion? Even this mole is exactly the same, which is too..."

suddenly.

She reacted suddenly and looked at Lin Xian:

"Senior Lin Xian! Didn't you say before that you had a——"

Well!

Chu Anqing quickly shut her mouth.

She remembered that Sister Tang Xin and Senior Gao Yang had both said that, and even Senior Gao Yang swore that he had grown up with Lin Xian since he was a child. Not to mention that there was no female classmate who looked like her among his high school classmates, even in junior high school. , primary school, or circle of friends.

Senior Gao Yang and Senior Lin Xian grew up together and didn't separate until they went to college, so... what Senior Gao Yang said is still very reliable.

That is to say, the sketch drawn by Senior Lin Xian cannot be the female high school classmate he said looks exactly like him; then taking into account the age issue, the girl named Qianqian was in second grade. He died ten years ago, and it is even less likely that he would have met Senior Lin Xian.

therefore……

That sketch was obviously of him, and bringing up that fictional high school female classmate again... wouldn't it embarrass Senior Lin Xian?

"What's wrong? What's there?" Lin Xian asked.

"No! No, no, it's nothing!"

Chu Anqing shook her head like a rattle, and her elastic ponytail swept across the army:

"Senior! We only have one day off today, so don't waste time here! Take the time to make an appointment - go shopping!"

ah……

Chu Anqing truly felt that she was as stupid as a quail, jumping and spinning around like a broken top.

"Then let's go buy a drink first."

Lin Xian pointed to a packed milk tea shop across the road:

"I heard that the succulent grapes in this milk tea shop are pretty good. Let's go and try them. The food at the Space Training Center is delicious...but as Gao Yang said, it's too healthy. This kind of inferior saccharin is more It’s refreshing.”

"Hehe, okay!"

The two came to the milk tea shop, scanned the QR code on their mobile phones and placed their order, then sat at the small table and waited for their order to be picked up.

Lin Xian estimated that it would take about ten minutes for them to wait in line.

So he stood up:

"An Qing, I'm going to use the restroom in the mall. You can wait here for the milk tea. Don't run around. I'll come back to you in a while."

"Okay senior."

Chu Anqing smiled and waved to Lin Xian:

"Don't get lost! You won't be able to find your way back or me in a while!"

"Don't worry." Lin Xian was also amused by this instruction, which was like coaxing a child:

"I'll definitely find you."

Leave the milk tea shop.

Lin Xian's expression immediately became serious:

"VV."

"I'm here." A long-awaited voice came from the earphones, reporting:

"Those two elderly couples, the man's name is Zhang Shi, 68 years old this year, from Qufu, Shandong; the woman's name is Yan Qin, also from Qufu, Shandong, age 65; their birthplaces and native places are also Qufu, Shandong, and In my early years, I grew up, went to school, got married, and had children in this city..."

"The two gave birth to a daughter named Zhang Yuqian in 1980. According to the limited scanned data, Zhang Yuqian died in a car accident in January 2000. The specific details of the car accident have not been found out. According to Zhang Shi's oral account, it was not the same accident. The accident was caused by Yan Qin, Zhang Yuqian's mother, who overturned and hit a tree while driving at night and died... This is the only thing I can find out."

"There is no way. Around 2000, the Internet in Longguo was not yet developed. Especially in government affairs, it was basically still at the stage of paper-based office work and paper archiving. The electronic storage of things was very limited, and many things had already been checked. No more, unless you go through the paper files from that year.”

"Later, due to the paperless and electronic archives policies led by the country many times, those long-standing paper archives were reclassified, scanned, and saved as electronic archives. But during this period, many old archives were lost, especially For small things like car accidents, there are usually no specific records. I only found the scanned copy of the handwritten death certificate from the death certificate issuance system of the civil affairs system and found these detailed information. "

"Later, the elderly couple never had children again, and the old lady suffered from a serious mental illness. In order to treat the old lady, the old uncle sold all his assets in Qufu and came to the Imperial Capital to treat the old lady with mental illness... In fact, This old man is still very rich, and a family with a car in 2000 was indeed very good. "

"Later, probably in order to prevent the old lady from getting too excited and to change her life in a new environment, they settled in the imperial capital. They have lived here for more than ten years without any incident, and everything is stable. If it hadn't been for shopping in Xidan by chance today. I saw Chu Anqing in the square... I guess something like that will never happen in this life. The world is so vast, it is actually difficult to meet her. "

"Do you have a photo of Zhang Yuqian?" Lin Xian asked the question he was most concerned about.

2000…

It's really too early.

At that time, there were no network disks, QQ space, etc. The Internet in 2000 was probably still dial-up by phone. I heard that Internet access was charged by the minute, which was quite expensive per minute. Home computers were very rare.

However, the two or three years after 2000 were the era of rapid development of the Internet industry in Longguo. Personal computers, broadband, and Internet cafes sprung up; electronic computers also entered every household. The promotion of QQ and the launch of the online game Legend, promoted The first generation of netizens in the Dragon Kingdom was born.

But obviously.

Zhang Yuqian has not caught up with the gorgeous 21st century.

In the era she lived in, from 1980 to 2000, there were very few mobile phones with camera functions, and even BP machines and mobile phones were still used. Therefore, the only way to retain photos is to use a film camera, and then go to a photo studio to develop the films, develop them into paper photos, and put them in a photo album.

Even though VV has great powers, he can't break away from the Internet and directly invade Zhang Yuqian's photo album... Not to mention, the uncle and Zhang Yuqian's father just said that in order to prevent the old lady from seeing things and thinking about people that would affect her spirit, he even All dealt with.

so.

The Internet is really a double-edged sword, both good and bad.

Nowadays, people can casually store photos in various corners such as cyberspace, network disks, and even Internet forums. Although privacy has some security risks, at least the memories of the past can still be easily found.

In 2000, when the Internet had not yet officially started, QQ was only a prototype, let alone fashionable things such as QQ Show and QQ Space.

Lin Xian vaguely remembered that when he was in several grades of elementary school, the first thing Gao Yang did when he went to school every day was to question Lin Xian:

"Are you giving me space?"

"Did you leave a message?"

"Don't just wait for the waiter!"

"Do you think my profile picture is awesome?"

Anyway, Lin Xian also understands that in that special era, when there were mostly paper archives, it was indeed difficult for VV to collect information. It would be best if he could see the photos. If not... after the mission of the aerospace plane to capture space-time particles is completed, it will not prevent him from going to Qufu, Shandong Province in person to check the paper materials.

"Yes, there is a black-and-white photo of the first-generation ID card."

VV said to Lin Xian.

Longguo started using the second-generation ID card in 2004, and then it had a series of advanced functions. The first-generation ID card before had fewer functions than the meal card. It was just an ordinary plastic card that could not be swiped or read, and the ID number was only 15 digits, and even... the photos on the first-generation ID card were all black and white.

However, something is better than nothing.

Didi——

Lin Xian's mobile phone made a slight sound, and when he picked it up, VV had sent him the photo of Zhang Yuqian's first-generation ID card.

"Hiss..."

Under the blurry and low resolution, the details that can be seen in black and white photos are very limited.

But that refreshing smile, those curved eyes, that cute face——

This!

Although the black and white photos are not very clear.

But this!

This is definitely the real Chu Anqing!

"Tsk."

Lin Xian smacked his lips, put down his phone, and looked ahead blankly:

"It really came true. I didn't expect that there are really three Chu Anqings in the world... Fortunately, they live in completely different eras, otherwise they would really be combined into a two-star."

"What's going on? VV, what do you think?"

Lin Xian plans to ask the super artificial intelligence for its opinion.

"Hmm..."

VV weighed it for a while and said:

"In my opinion, this is actually an insignificant matter. How to say it... To put it bluntly, the two girls just look similar. And we haven't found a clear, colorful photo of Zhang Yuqian where you can see the details of her facial features, so it's actually a bit imprecise to conclude that she looks exactly like Chu Anqing."

"In addition to the girl named CC in your dream, to be honest, it's not unscientific or impossible for three girls to look the same in more than 600 years. Even in 2023, there are many people who have no relationship and no blood relationship who look almost exactly the same."

"Pay attention, I'm being more rigorous, I used the word almost, human vision is often blurred, things like visual illusions, look Things that look the same may not be the same; things that look different may not be different. "

"【I always believe that the only way to really determine whether two people are exactly the same is to believe in science and verify DNA! 】"

After a pause, VV continued:

"Before, you only found that the girl CC in your dream looked like Chu Anqing. But after all, CC is in the dream. No matter how powerful you are, you can't bring CC's hair or blood out of the dream and bring it to reality to compare DNA with Chu Anqing."

"But now...isn't this a good opportunity? Chu Anqing and Zhang Yuqian are both girls who exist in reality. You can get Zhang Yuqian's DNA, then pull out a strand of Chu Anqing's hair and compare DNA to see if they are the same person and whether they are really - exactly the same!"

Sure enough.

Artificial intelligence is still more rigorous.

For a long time, Lin Xian has considered that the same appearance, figure, hair color, and even the same position of the tear mole are enough to be defined as exactly the same.

But from the rigorous perspective of biology, DNA should still be the standard.

Even if the two of you are exactly the same copy and paste, as long as the DNA is different, you are two completely different individuals in biology.

But...

"Zhang Yuqian is dead."

Lin Xian spread his hands:

"She has been dead for more than 20 years. The uncle also said that everything related to his daughter has been disposed of. Where can I get Zhang Yuqian's DNA?"

"[Dig up the grave]."

VV said firmly.

"What did you say?" Lin Xian's eyes twitched.

"Lin Xian, Longguo started promoting cremation in 1999, but it was not until several years later that it was really implemented at a high intensity. Judging from the time of Zhang Yuqian's death, it is highly likely that her body was not cremated, but was directly placed in the coffin and buried. It has only been more than 20 years now. Although the flesh and blood tissues must have decayed, the bones must exist. You just need to dig out the coffin and find Zhang Yuqian's bones, and then you can compare the DNA with Chu Anqing's hair-"

"Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop!"

Lin Xian stood in front of the toilet door and stretched out his hand to interrupt VV's leisurely conversation:

"What ghost story are you telling here? What? Is digging up a grave something a normal person, or even a human being, can do? People can't... at least they shouldn't..."

"You don't have to be afraid of bones." VV kindly explained:

"It's also possible that Zhang Yuqian was cremated. I can't find Zhang Yuqian's cremation record, but that doesn't mean she wasn't cremated. After all, most of the data in 2000 was not connected to the Internet, and many crematoriums had closed down or reorganized, so it's normal that there are no records. "

"So, things may not be as bad as you think. Maybe when you open the coffin, you don't see a skeleton, but a jar of ashes. In that case, there's nothing to say. "

Lin Xian felt speechless and unable to communicate.

Sure enough, there is still a gap between artificial intelligence and human thinking.

"This is not a question of bones or ashes, VV."

Lin Xian said softly:

"Besides, we don't have to use Zhang Yuqian's DNA. Can't we just find the DNA of that old uncle and that old lady? If Chu Anqing's DNA is really the same as Zhang Yuqian's, then comparing Chu Anqing's hair with that old lady's hair will definitely prove the mother-daughter relationship... The old uncle's may not be accurate enough, but the old lady's can't be fake, right? After all, Zhang Yuqian came out of her belly."

"Not rigorous."

VV said:

"Chu Anqing has nothing to do with that old lady, but it doesn't mean that she has nothing to do with Zhang Yuqian. There are too many unscientific and supernatural phenomena around you now... We should open our minds a little bit, what if Zhang Yuqian is adopted? Or, what if Chu Anqing is adopted? Do you think Chu Anqing looks like Chu Shanhe and Su Xiuying?"

Lin Xian has never thought about this question.

He recalled the appearances of the three people in his mind:

"Well... they are not particularly similar at first glance; but they are not completely different either; after all, the question of people's appearance and whether they are similar is a very subjective judgment, and I don't think there is any need to discuss this."

"If you want to say that Chu Anqing was picked up by Chu Shanhe, or adopted... I still think it is a bit far-fetched and fantasy, so don't think about it in this direction for now. Genetics are a very magical thing. There are many children who don't look like their parents, but they are not all biological children."

"However, I agree with your opinion just now. Now I have come across too many supernatural and unscientific phenomena, especially the problem that Zhang Yuqian, Chu Anqing, and CC look exactly the same... I think it is necessary to be more rigorous and eliminate all interference options and directly compare Chu Anqing and Zhang Yuqian's DNA."

"That's right!"

VV's tone became excited and excited:

"So, Lin Xian!"

"Bring the black donkey hoof, Luoyang shovel, candles, and call Gao Yang to join us--"

"【Go dig Zhang Yuqian's grave!】"