Suddenly, Luo Shu stepped closer to the corpse, an action that made Frank and Angela shudder in discomfort.
Without gloves, Luo Shu reached out, his bare fingers lightly tracing over the cold, rigid shoulder. His fingertips danced over the exposed, skinless muscles, starting at the deltoid, then moving down the arm, across the serratus anterior, the external obliques, to the vastus lateralis on the thigh, and the gastrocnemius on the calf. His gaze was focused, but his touch was almost tender, as though he were caressing a lover.
Angela, feeling disturbed, tugged Frank. "Let him… commune with the corpse. We need to focus on our job."
Frank nodded, and they turned to leave. The door to the morgue opened and then slowly closed behind them.
Luo Shu continued his examination, struck by the athletic physique of the body, which resembled that of an amateur athlete. Then, a flash of realization hit him—a sudden clarity as though struck by lightning.
He finally understood the source of that nagging feeling!
In his mind, he began reconstructing the body, layering it meticulously: first adding a layer of fat, then covering it with skin. He was rebuilding the corpse in his imagination, recreating its living form.
The body was strong, healthy… nothing like the delicate, elegant Yvonne He from the photos.
The two images couldn't possibly overlap.
"The body type… it's all wrong!" he muttered to himself.
He quickly grabbed his phone and pulled up the forensic report, muttering as he read, "We were misled… Why remove the skin? Because, even with the same face, their bodies would look totally different."
"And the teeth—why knock them out? It wasn't torture! It was simply because a dental comparison would reveal a completely different profile!"
He skimmed the report and found the height listed: 1.66 meters.
Luo Shu immediately called Frederick Chen. "Do you have Miss He's height on record?"
Frederick hesitated. "I'm not sure… but I can check. Her medical records should have it. One moment…"
A brief pause.
"1.66 meters. Why do you—"
Luo Shu hung up.
His heart raced as he turned back to the body, an intense smile spreading across his face.
"Same height!" he laughed. "This doesn't add up!"
"After death, bodies tend to shrink in height!"
"We've all been misled by the genetic testing. This world's forensic science relies too heavily on genetic analysis, and it's caused an oversight."
"The forensic team only compared the genetic sequence… nothing else…"
As a medical student, Luo Shu knew this foundational truth: while identical twins share the same genes, their gene expressions differ significantly due to environmental factors.
Raised in different conditions, identical twins would have different teeth wear, growth patterns, and body types due to variations in diet, exercise, and even subtle psychological influences.
There are no two people exactly alike—just as there are no two identical leaves.
Luo Shu reached his conclusion.
"Identical genes, but different gene expressions."
"You are the same person, yet also two distinct individuals!"
"Biologically, you are one. But socially… you are two!"
"This leaves two possibilities…"
"Either you're identical twins…"
"Or, one of you is…"
"A clone!"
For the first time, the usually silent system chimed in.
[Hidden Quest Unlocked!]
[Hidden Quest: Discover the Clone Production Facility and Uncover the Mystery Behind Yvonne He's "Death"!]
Luo Shu looked up at the morgue's lights, stretching his arms with a sense of satisfaction.
So it was a clone…
His livestream chat, which had been quiet for a moment, exploded with comments again.
[What the hell! Medical science for the win!!]
[Not a single fight, and I've already reached climax! This is the peak!!]
[This story world involves clones?!]
[He's peeling back layers… like an onion… Everything makes sense now!]
[Right! It all fits! Luo Shu sensed something was off from the start, with that medical student's instinct. The body's muscles didn't match with the slender Yvonne He from the photo.]
[But this corpse looks slim too…]
[Uh, as a plastic surgeon here, I'm just realizing… human muscles are covered in fat and skin. Strip those off, and most people would look lean, almost wiry… This woman's body is toned—definitely not Yvonne He's.]
[So… where's the real Yvonne He?]
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