Chapter 5 Chapter 5: Gadia

The young woman standing at the door gave a bleak smile and said, "I expected, Ilya, that the first words I heard when I saw you were: 'Oh, God!'" Baley stared at her, noticing a slight change in her.Her hair was cut short, and the sadness on her face was deeper than it was two years ago.And it seems more than two years older.Yet she was still Jadia, young and beautiful, with an oval face, high cheekbones, a small chin, and a slender figure with a slightly naive air. Bailey dreamed of her often.He still remembered that when they parted two years ago, Jiadia touched his cheek with her hand.

Bailey's sharp articulation suddenly became clumsy: "I really didn't expect you to be—" He paused, and Jiadia immediately went on to say: "Yandre's temporary master. Two years ago, I was Delmara's wife. It seems that anyone who meets me will be unlucky!" Bailey touched his cheek subconsciously, but Jiadia didn't seem to care about his movement. She said, "You saved me last time. Excuse me, but I have to call you again.—Come in, Elijah. Come in, Dr. Fastolfer." The Doctor let Bailey go into the house, and he followed up himself.As always, the two robots followed closely.

After sitting down, Jiadia glanced at Daniel, turned around and whispered to the doctor, "Please tell that robot to go out." Dr. Fastolfer was slightly surprised and said, "Daniel?" "He's so—so much like Yandel!" Fastolfer turned and glanced at Daniel, apology evident on his face. "Yes, dear, forgive me. I didn't think of that.—Daniel, you go to the next room." Daniel left without a word. Gadia glanced at Giscart again and shrugged. She said, "Would you like something to eat? I have very good coconut water here, freshly chilled."

"No, Jadia," said the Doctor. "I'm just bringing Mr. Bailey, because I promised you."I won't be here for long. " "Just a glass of water, please," Bailey said. As soon as Jiadia raised her hand, a robot immediately brought a glass of cold water. "Sit down, Ilya. I'm sorry, but this time I'm the center of the universe's attention—one time is enough to wear me down." "I totally understand that, you don't have to apologize," Bailey said. "You, dear doctor, you don't have to go," Cadia said to Fastolfer.

"I can only stay quietly for a while, there is a lot of work for me to do. It is likely that I will lose my freedom soon, and then I will not be able to work anymore." "I'm so sorry. I've troubled you," said Jiadia with tears in her eyes. "No, it's none of your business, don't think so. Maybe Mr. Bailey can help us both." Hearing this, Bailey bit his lip and said, "Jadia, I didn't expect this matter to be related to you." "Who else could it be?" she said with a sigh. "You are the master of Yandell Parnell?"

"Not exactly, just a temporary host. I borrowed it from the doctor." "Yandle—uh, uh..." Baley didn't know what to say. "When Yandell died, let's just say that," Jadia said. "Yes, were you there when Yandell died?" asked Baley. "No, I wasn't with him. He was all right in the morning. I called him a few hours later, and when he didn't come, I went to him. He just stayed where he always was, and he looked all right, but He just didn't respond." "Are you alone in the house?" Bailey asked. "Just me. Robots aren't human, are they?"

"Is it possible that someone else entered the house without you being aware?" "You are an out-and-out earthling, Mr. Bailey. I may not notice it. But you can't escape the eyes of the robot. Without my notice, no one, including the doctor, can enter my house." Jiadi When Ya said this, she smiled a little, as if Bailey had asked a question that seemed to her to be quite childish. "So, is there a possibility that what you said this morning put his positronic brain circuits into a sluggish state?" "The probability is almost zero, Mr. Bailey." The doctor interrupted, "If the probability of a short circuit in the positron circuit is one in 1012, then the probability of Cadia's inappropriate speech causing it to go into a sluggish state It's one in 10,100."

"Can you go now, Dr. Fastolfer?" said Bailey abruptly. "I stayed too long, I should go." "I'm sorry, the matter is urgent, and I can't care about etiquette. I want to talk to Jiadia alone." "Okay. Let Giscart and Daniel stay. Jiadia, dear, can you borrow a robot and let him accompany me home?" "Okay, let Pandion escort you home!" "Very well, Pandion is strong and fully trustworthy." Fastolfer was gone.Cadia sat there.He stared down at his hands. Bailey thought to herself that Jiadi Ji must have something to say, but if the doctor is present, she has concerns.So Bailey himself decisively issued an order to evict the guest.

Finally, Jiadia finally raised her head. "It's just the two of us, what do you want to know?" "No, tell Guiscart to go out too," said Baley. "Okay," Jiadia said, turning to the robot and saying, "Giscart, go to the next room and stay with Daniel. Don't come in unless you are asked." Giscart went out without a word. "Gardia, please tell the truth, what is your relationship with Dr. Fastolfer?" "Friendship, very good friendship?" "Is it a lover?" "No, just a good friend. He is also my protector in Aurora."

"How good?" "Very good, that's all I can say. Do you know who Fei Jie is?" "No, I don't know." "She is Fastolfer's current wife, his third. He divorced his first two wives. They each bore him a daughter. One daughter is a roboticist and the other is a city resident in Aurora. mayor. His current wife, Fianna, has no children." "Thank you for telling me this. But how does this relate to your relationship with the Doctor?" "I want to explain the customs of Aurora to you. In Solaria, sexual issues are a topic that is not ashamed. But in Aurora, sexual issues are too ordinary, and people have no scruples. But doctors are generally regarded as 'Old-fashioned', 'out-of-date'. He never had an affair when he had a wife, even though it was perfectly normal for other Auroras."

"So, do you have a lover?" "No, I don't have a lover. As a Solarian, it's still hard for me to adapt to Aurora's sexuality!" "you have not married?" "It can be said that there is no." "What do you mean by that?" Bailey frowned, puzzled. "I have a husband—and he is Yandell Parnell!" "Oh, my God!" Bailey couldn't help exclaiming again. "Is human-robot marriage legal in Aurora?" "I don't know. But since sex is so casual in Aurora, it's perfectly acceptable to have sex with a robot, at least I think so." "How did you get Yandell?" Bailey asked again. "Dr. Fastolfer gave it to me. I'm so lonely, I asked him for it." "Are you happy with Yandel?" "It couldn't be any more pleasant. He's a robot and he knows that making me unhappy will hurt me. So he just does everything he can to make me happy!" "Thank you, Jadia. I had to ask all kinds of questions. I never meant to hurt your feelings. I ask your forgiveness if some questions make you uncomfortable. But you must tell me the truth. Otherwise, I Can't help you." "I totally understand, thank you," Cadia whispered. "Finally, I have a small request. I want to see a disabled Yandel. I know it means nothing to me, and it will bring back unpleasant memories for you, but I must." Cadia hesitated.At last, seeming to make up her mind, she whispered, "Follow me, please!" Bailey followed Gadia through a few rooms, and finally through a corridor and up a short flight of escalators into a small room.There was a bed, a chair, and nothing else in the room. "This is his room," Gadia said. Yandell was lying on the bed, covered with a smooth cloth.The soft light just shone on his face, and the robot's eyes were wide open, but their luster had lost their luster.Yandell looks like Daniel's twin brother, no wonder Jiadia doesn't want Daniel to be with her. "Can I lift the blanket and check?" "Dr. Fastolfer has already checked carefully. Can you check out the problems that the doctor can't check?" Jiadia obviously didn't want Bailey to touch Yandell's "corpse". "That's not what it means, Jadia. Please understand, it's a detective's routine. I'd be remiss if I didn't check." "Okay then. After the inspection, the blanket will be covered as it is!" Saying this, Jiadia turned her back, propped her left hand on the wall, rested her head on her arm, and sobbed softly. Bailey removed the blanket, only to see that Yandell was exactly the same as the human body.He has everything that the human body possesses, down to fine hair.Bai Lai touched the whole body and found that the "corpse" was still warm, not like a human body was cold.Bailey tossed and turned Yandell's "body" like a coroner's palace, before he stopped.During the whole process, Jiapuya has been standing with her back against the wall. Bailey spread out the sheets, pulled the blankets over, and restored it as best he could.Then, he said to Jadia, "I'm done checking, thank you!"