Looking at Lu Ming, whose eyes were bloodshot in front of him, a trace of joy flashed on He Wei's face, but she hid it well. Zhang Dingshan's tone was still calm: "Let's talk about it." ”

"Genes."

Lu Ming spit out a word.

"Oh?"

"The similarities you've analysed are too superficial. For example, race, gender, behavior, etc. I think that for a species that has mastered higher technology, they should be able to see something more fundamental when they look at humans. What is the origin of human beings? Obviously, it can only be genetics. ”

Organisms, by their very nature, are just carriers of genes. Genes determine everything about a species.

Lu Ming believes that the means of dividing human races by relying on gender, race, etc., are only behaviors under the lower level of science and technology. If there is more technology and more data, then it is more likely to divide the human race according to genetic differences.

Zhang Dingshan was silent, He Wei pondered for a moment, and said: "Lu Ming, do you think that the hidden organization hidden in the shadows uses genes as the standard when selecting targets?" That is, people with certain special genes will be identified by them as targets and plan subsequent 'kidnapping' operations, and those who do not have certain special genes will be excluded? ”

"Yes." Lu Ming replied in the affirmative: "Although this is only a possibility. But I think it's worth analyzing. ”

"We really didn't think of this kind of screening criteria before...... Genes, genes ......"

"It's supposed to be a simple thing for you guys, so why not try it? Even if you fail, you have nothing to lose, but what if you succeed? ”

Genetic analysis of only five specimens is not a difficult task.

Zhang Dingshan made a decision.

"Contact Qingliang and ask him to find someone to do it."

"Yes."

Although he decided to make some attempts in genetics according to Lu Ming, to be honest, He Wei was not optimistic about this attempt.

It's not that she's worried about not finding common ground, it's that there are too many things in common. In that case, the common ground found will still be meaningless, as it is now.

The simple reason is that even humans and mice have many of the same genes – about 70 to 90 million years ago, they were simply the same species, let alone five humans.

Even if some relatively rare mutant genes exist in the bodies of five victims, including Lu Ming, it is a high probability event, and the number should not be too small. After all, there are too many genes in the human body, and there are more than 20,000 protein-coding genes alone.

But she still agreed to Lu Ming's suggestion. The reason is just like what Lu Ming said, even if you fail, you won't lose anything.

A biological specimen was taken from Lu Ming's body, and the biological specimens of the other four victims were also taken out of the body or the hospital, and were transferred to a certain biological laboratory according to the address given by Lu Qingliang.

Here, five specimens will be sequenced and compared with each other.

This work took more than half a month. In Lu Ming's anxious waiting, the sequencing results were finally sent back to the field hospital.

So, several people were shocked together.

In that biological laboratory, among the five victims, including Lu Ming, a relatively rare gene mutation was found at the same time, and such a rare gene was only found in the comparison process.

This mutation, numbered Rag.1, affects hair density to some extent — it's certainly not the only gene that determines hair thickness, but all other things being equal, people with this mutation have thicker hair.

The most important thing is that, according to the data, among all human beings, there is only one in 100,000 people with this genetic mutation.

Based on the current total human population, the total number of people with this mutated gene in the total human population is only a few tens of thousands.

The probability that a person has this mutation is 1 in 100,000, so what is the probability of randomly selecting five people and turning out that all five people have this gene mutation?

It's almost impossible to describe it in terms of coincidence. The only explanation, then, is that this is the result of deliberate selection. In other words, the hidden organization hidden in the shadows is deliberately selecting people with this genetic mutation as the target of the crime!

At this moment, He Wei's heart was full of shock.

She didn't expect that she would give it a try, but she didn't have much hope at all, but it turned out that there was really such a major discovery!

Indeed, this is the most significant takeaway since the case was investigated. And most importantly, with the discovery of this clue, the follow-up case investigation will no longer be a no-brainer, but can continue!

"Lu Ming, it's okay, you've been blinded by you......"

He Wei patted Lu Ming's shoulder, and inadvertently looked at Lu Ming's hair, which was really thick.

Lu Ming was a little grinning when he was photographed by He Wei, but he was smiling bitterly in his heart.

Even he didn't expect this to be the result. When I put forward this idea before, I was forced to be helpless, just to save myself.

"Alright." Zhang Dingshan's expression became serious: "Our situation has been opened up for the time being, but there is still a lot of work to be done in the future. Our question is, how does that cryptic tissue screen people with this genetic mutation? ”

At the moment, the covert organization has chosen a very targeted target. This means that they must have some sort of screening method. Otherwise, it would be a needle in a haystack, and it would be impossible to find a target among such a large population.

"Two possibilities."

Lu Ming immediately said: "One, they have some kind of technology beyond our imagination, which can scan many human beings extremely quickly, extremely covertly, and on a very large scale, and quickly screen out people with this gene mutation. But I don't think it's very likely. The second is to do this in some way, with the help of actions or institutions that already exist in our human society. ”

Zhang Dingshan nodded appreciatively, and He Wei blurted out: "Human gene pool!" ”

The Human Gene Bank is a public, government-managed genetic data repository. According to the current human law, the genetic data of all genetic testing institutions, regardless of commercial nature, public welfare or scientific research nature, must be reported to the institution for storage and management.

With the help of these data, scientific research institutions can conduct some research on the overall evolution trend of human beings and public health from the overall level of human civilization.

It is the institution that stores the most genetic data in the human world.

Obviously, for that secret organization, as long as it finds a way to get the genetic data of the human gene bank and screen it slightly, it can immediately screen out the specimen providers that meet the criteria.

Such means are necessarily illegal. Because the Human Gene Bank strictly prohibits data trading or commercial activities, all its data can only be used for public welfare purposes and is strictly regulated.

As for the means of obtaining this data, it is not known for the time being, whether it is stolen through more advanced network technology, or colluding with insiders to secretly and illegally buy and sell data.

But in the end, this method exists, and it is extremely convenient, fast, and relatively hidden. Compared with the speculated super technology of "extremely fast, covert, and large-scale scanning of many human beings", this method is undoubtedly more reasonable and possible.

"We have a way of figuring out how the covert organization is selecting targets. All it takes is to determine whether the five victims have been tested for genetic testing to know if they have obtained data through supertechnology or from the human gene pool. ”

Zhang Dingshan's eyes looked at Lu Ming: "Have you done genetic testing?" ”

Lu Ming lowered his head and recalled, while He Wei picked up his mobile phone and quickly issued an instruction to check whether the five victims, including Lu Ming, had undergone genetic testing in the medical and health systems.

The results were not long in coming.

Including Lu Ming, the five victims, all of whom have undergone genetic testing for various reasons, have left records in the system.

Among them, Lu Ming had a genetic screening in the hospital in the summer of his high school graduation because he was sick.

If it weren't for the query data to find out, Lu Ming himself would have even forgotten about it.

But the numbers don't lie. When the real data was placed in front of him, he tried to remember, and he also vaguely remembered this incident.

At this moment, Lu Ming didn't know what it was like in his heart.

He couldn't have imagined that it was just an ordinary illness and an ordinary examination, but after many years, his life would be completely changed.

Moreover, there is more than one person whose life has been changed.

I was lucky enough to pick up a life. What about the others?

If you don't see people alive or dead, you can't return to human society in this life. Even now it is uncertain whether it is on Earth or not.

This statement is not alarmist. After all, in the face of a hidden being who has mastered a level of technology beyond human civilization, it is not impossible to send it to the rest of the planets.

"In this way, the hidden organization is almost certainly the data from the human gene pool......

Then, the direction of the next investigation is very clear.

Thoroughly investigate the human gene bank management agency, find out how the secret was leaked, and find out the secret organization.

Lu Ming muttered, "This time you must pay attention to secrecy. ”

If the secret is leaked, I am afraid that the secret organization will clear the traces in advance, and it will be in vain again.

This has happened once before.

"It's just basics!"

He Wei was a little dissatisfied: "After the last leak, we have tried every means to raise the level of confidentiality!" ”

Lu Ming shook his head and did not speak.

His mood was still a little low at the moment.

"Okay, that's it for now. Lu Ming, you go to rest first, you can communicate with me if you have any ideas. I will keep you informed of any progress on my side. ”