India, Aug. 31 -- In eastern China's Shandong province, a routine family dispute escalated into a shocking discovery when a father learned that neither of the two sons he raised was biologically his.

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According to a report by the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the revelation emerged after a violent altercation with one of the boys prompted him to seek a DNA test.

The man, identified as 45-year-old Jiang Hongtao, had been married in 2002. His first son was born in 2004, followed by a second son in 2014. However, the marriage deteriorated, and in 2022, the couple divorced. Jiang's ex-wife retained all property in the set...