Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Fastolfer Again

When Bailey approached Fastolfer's house, the Doctor was waiting for him at the door. "You're coming back just in time, Mr. Bailey. What did you learn from your conversation with Jadia?" "It's a big payoff, Dr. Fastolfer," said Bailey. "It's likely that I have the key to the problem in my hands." Fastolfer just smiled politely, showing neither surprise nor excitement, nor any suspicion.He took Bailey directly into the dining room. "It's time for us to have dinner. Let's talk while eating." The doctor looked relaxed and happy.

The dishes are rich and special, but Bailey can't name anything.Only one robot waits by. After sitting down at the table, the two exchanged a few pleasantries, and Fastolfer got to the point. "What new things have you learned from Jadia? Maybe you learned something I didn't, didn't you?" "Maybe so. Jiadia told me that you gave Yandel to her half a year ago." Fastolfer nodded. "yes." Bailey asked sharply, "Why?" Fastolfer's mild expression disappeared immediately. "Why didn't I give it to her?" Bailey said, "I didn't ask why you didn't give it to him, Dr. Fastolfer. My question is: Why did you give it to her?"

Dr. Fastolfer shook his head.Silence fell.After a while, as if waking up from contemplation, the doctor said: "Gardia has been very lonely since she came to Aurora. I think Yandel will relieve her loneliness." "Are you lovers? Or, have you always been lovers?" "No, not at all. Did she tell you we were lovers?" "No, she didn't say it. I just wanted to confirm it." "Some things are a long story. As you may already know, I have two daughters, born of two different mothers. The second was named Vasilia, and I brought her up with my own hands. Because the children I was divorced shortly after I was born. I loved Vasilia very much, and she loved me. Later, when she grew up, she had to live alone. At that time, she was already a professional roboticist. Since then, we Very little contact."

"What does this have to do with Jadia?" Bailey asked in bewilderment. "Oh, I forgot," said Fastolfer, as if waking up from a dream.Because he was completely immersed in the memory just now. "The first time I saw her go from Solaria to Aurora on Superwave TV, I couldn't help but be amazed. She was so much like Vasilia. That intrigued me. I managed to place her in my Since then, I have been a good friend of hers and helped her adjust to her new environment. Yes, I like her. I sympathize with her and I appreciate her talent." "You treat her like your own daughter to fill the emptiness you felt when you lost Vassilia."

"You may say so, Mr. Bailey." "You have another daughter?" "Well, her name is Lumen. I have nothing to do with her. She is the 'planet faction', and I am the 'humanities faction'. The 'planet faction' advocates that Aurora can do things on her own and doesn't need to care about the affairs of the universe." Humanities Pai' advocates caring about the affairs of all human beings, including the people on Earth. My enemy is mainly the 'planet faction'." "Na Lumen is your political enemy!" Bailey asked. "Yes, and Vasilia is also my political enemy. She is a member of the Aurora Robotics Institute. The Institute was established a few years ago by some roboticists who regarded me as a demon. Their purpose Just to beat me by any means possible. Do you have any questions, Mr. Bailey?"

"You talked a lot, but you haven't answered my question in the end: Why did you give Yandel to Jadia?" Fastolfer blushed, perhaps this time from anger.But his tone of voice was still very soft. "As I told you, I sympathize with Cadia. Yandel can relieve her loneliness." "Did Gadia ever tell you that she slept with Yandell, whom she considered her husband?" "She never told me anything. As for her sleeping with Yandell, I can totally understand it. But it's not Aurora's custom to think of Yandell as her husband." "You know, doctor, the Solarians shy away from talking about sex. Sex is a shameful thing for them, let alone having sex with a robot. So, Jadia, on the one hand, learned from Yandel Gained physical satisfaction, on the other hand endured the torment of shame psychologically.”

"Your reasoning cannot fail to make sense." Dr. Fastolfer listened with interest. "You also know, doctor, that Cadia has a short temper, and sometimes she has fits of rage. Is it possible, Dr. Fastolfer, that when she sometimes feels terribly ashamed, she blames Yandell for her faults, Said he was the source of all her humiliation and trouble. Of course, she would apologize to Yangdel afterwards. But in the robot's positronic brain circuit, two different signals caused a fierce conflict: The original relationship caused her psychological harm; if he ended this relationship with her, it would cause her physical harm. According to the first rule of robots, 'robots cannot harm humans'. In this way, Yandel felt Neither is the left, nor is the right. The positron brain circuit is short-circuited, resulting in a sluggish state," Bailey said in a rather proud tone of the "key" to solving the problem that he thought he had.

"Mr. Bailey," said Fastolfer, laughing. "You're about to become half a roboticist. But your conclusions won't help!" "Why?" Bailey was taken aback again. "In the first place, I do not want to hurt Cadia in order to get out of my plight. She has been hit hard enough, and she cannot bear another blow; secondly, even if, as you say, my enemies will say, this I deliberately set a trap for Jiadia, so that I could not only avoid the direct responsibility for destroying Yandel, but also use the ignorance of a foreigner to realize my evil intentions. Isn't the situation worse than the current ending? "

This time it was Bailey's turn to blush, not daring to look up at the doctor. "I'm sorry, I was wrong - I'm ashamed. It seems we have no other choice but to find out the truth of the incident." "Don't be disappointed, Mr. Bailey. You have discovered a lot of things that I didn't understand before. You are tired enough today, and you should take a good rest. Sleep at night, and you will be refreshed tomorrow morning." Fastow Dr. Silver comforted Bailey. "Perhaps you're right," Bailey said with a wry smile.