Chapter 813 - 813 813 The Test Results Are Out

Chapter 813: Chapter 813 The Test Results Are Out Chapter 813: Chapter 813 The Test Results Are Out Luo Ziling had breakfast in the cafeteria but didn’t attend class with Cao Jianhui and the others.

As for Luo Ziling’s class-skipping, the other three guys had already stopped feeling anything special about it. After complaining for a bit, they went to class on their own.

After disguising himself, Luo Ziling also left the school to meet up with Luo Yuqing.

Luo Yuqing also disguised herself that day.

Usually, Luo Yuqing would go out without any makeup, attracting a lot of attention with her plain appearance. However, after overhearing the discussions about them in their dormitory during the morning exercise, she decided to keep a low profile and armed herself with a scarf, a hat, and glasses. Luo Ziling almost didn’t recognize her.

The forensic identification center didn’t start work until nine o’clock, and when they arrived, it was not yet nine.

The two of them waited foolishly at the door for a while, until the staff began their workday.

Seeing Luo Ziling and Luo Yuqing appear, Li Muqing couldn’t help but smile, “You could have just called for the results. Why come here in person?”

“It’s better to be serious,” Luo Yuqing said with an embarrassed smile, “Are the results out yet?”

“I will go and check. They should be available upon commencement of work today, but I’m not entirely sure. I’ll go ask.” Li Muqing asked Luo Ziling and Luo Yuqing to wait a moment while she went to get the identification report.

Luo Ziling and Luo Yuqing waited in Li Muqing’s office.

Luo Ziling, with a grin, asked the somewhat anxious Luo Yuqing, “You look pretty nervous. Is it that serious?”

“I’m thinking, if we rule out the possibility of being siblings, what should I do.” Luo Yuqing smiled, “I haven’t figured out the answer, so I’m anxious.”

“Didn’t you say that if I’m not your brother, you’d actively pursue me and snatch me away from other women?” Luo Ziling said half-seriously, half-jokingly, “So you were just comforting me.”

“If that’s the case, would you really accept my pursuit?” Luo Yuqing looked at Luo Ziling earnestly, “Would you be willing to have a girlfriend who is older than you?”

“Most of the girls I know now seem to be older than me,” Luo Ziling said with a forlorn expression. “Maybe it has to do with lacking maternal love since childhood.”

Luo Yuqing didn’t know what to say all of a sudden.

Just then, Li Muqing came back in a hurry with a report in her hand.

Luo Yuqing snatched the report unceremoniously, but after reading it, she was completely baffled.

“What’s this conclusion?” Luo Yuqing pointed at the conclusion section at the end of the report, asking Li Muqing, “These letters and numbers, D8S1179, D21S11, I don’t understand them at all.”

Li Muqing explained patiently, “These are DNA loci data. Humans have 23 pairs of DNA, half from the father and half from the mother. If there are three different DNA loci between a father and a son or daughter, or between a mother and her child, the biological relationship can be ruled out. Alright, here are your results. You are not born of the same mother; there is definitely a large difference in the DNA genes in your bodies. Even if you share the same father, because the only similarities are the genetic genes from your father, there must be some different loci. The result of this test is that you have multiple differing loci, but some of the DNA sequences at certain loci are the same, so the final conclusion is: it’s impossible to rule out the possibility that you are siblings, but it cannot be confirmed that you are.”

The test results were such an ambiguous conclusion that both Luo Ziling and Luo Yuqing were somewhat disappointed.

“Can you make it clearer?” Luo Ziling asked Li Muqing with a hint of frustration, “Just tell us directly, how likely is it that we are siblings?”

“Let’s imagine, if you and I were to take a DNA comparison test, all the loci should be different, and that would completely exclude the possibility of a sibling relationship. But between you and Yuqing, there are a few loci in twenty that are the same, so we can’t completely rule out a sibling relationship. However, with only a few matching loci, we can’t definitively say you’re siblings.”

Seeing that they were still puzzled after hearing her explanation, Li Muqing continued, “Yuqing, let me put it this way. If you were to undergo a paternity test with someone you suspect to be your father, most of the DNA genetic loci should match, unless there’s a mutation. If more than three loci don’t match, that would exclude a parent-child relationship. If only one or two loci don’t match, we need to consider the factor of mutation and perform additional locus analysis. Therefore, to determine if you have the same father, we’d need to bring in your father or collect samples of his blood, hair, or bodily fluids for testing. Today’s test result’s primary significance is that it eliminates the possibility that you are siblings; if many loci don’t match, then you certainly aren’t siblings. What I’m telling you now is that we cannot exclude the possibility of a sibling relationship.”

After saying this, Li Muqing softly added, “Based on my guess, since we can’t exclude the possibility of you being siblings, there’s a good chance you really are. Of course, this is just my speculation, and it’s only fifty percent accurate. The true result can only be fully confirmed by obtaining samples from the man you suspect to be your common father.”

Later, she added, “With current paternity test results like this, if loci don’t match, our report states that we can 100% exclude a parent-child relationship or state there’s a greater than 99.99% chance of a parent-child relationship. Why isn’t it one hundred percent? Because of genetic mutations, so it’s impossible to report with one hundred percent certainty. Of course, as you know, above 99.99% is essentially one hundred percent.”

After listening to Li Muqing’s explanation, Luo Ziling and Luo Yuqing finally had a rough understanding.

If either of them were to test DNA compatibility with Li Muqing, the result should be able to 100% deny any blood relation, and now their test results show an inability to exclude—that means there’s a very high possibility they are siblings.

They exchanged glances, each seeing something unusual in the other’s eyes.

They thanked her and then left the evidence identification center.

“Let’s just skip classes this morning and find a place to have tea and chat,” Luo Ziling suggested proactively.

“Sure,” Luo Yuqing agreed readily.

So, the two found a nearby teahouse that was already open, ordered a pot of Longjing tea, some fruit pastries, and sat down to talk.

“Where is your father?” Luo Yuqing asked Luo Ziling as soon as they sat down, “Can you obtain his samples?”

“He’s in Tibet!”

“Ah?! That far? Right, you said your father was going to come to Yanjing, when is he coming?”

“Did I say that?” Luo Ziling looked confusedly at Luo Ziling.

“It seems so,” Luo Yuqing wasn’t very certain either.

“He might come,” Luo Ziling hesitated for a moment, then nodded, “Just don’t know when he’ll come.”

“How about this, when he comes, you find a way to get a sample of his, his hair, saliva, blood, or even muscles, skin, it doesn’t matter.” Luo Yuqing seemed very anxious, “That way, we can quickly know the true situation.”

“Alright, I’ll try to find a way when the time comes.”