Chapter 11 Chapter Eleven Amandiro

Bailey asked: "Mr. Grimiennis, you just mentioned the name of the director of the Institute of Robotics. Could you please say it again?" "Keldon Armandillo." "Can I get in touch with him?" "He's a big shot, and it's hard for the average person to see him." "May I borrow your TV room?" Bailey asked. "Okay, let my robot contact you." "No thanks. Let Daniel get in touch with me." "Okay. Daniel, the contact line is 75-30-20." Daniel nodded and said, "Thank you, sir." They came to the TV liaison room together.Daniel stopped before a row of buttons.After he pressed a few buttons, the screen on the opposite wall lit up.A robot appeared on the screen, blurry at first, but clear after a while.

Daniel said: "I'm R. Daniel Olivo"—he pronounced the "R" loudly, lest he be misunderstood as a human—"I represent my friend Elijah Belle, Earthling Detective. I A friend would like to speak to robotics guru Kelden Armandiro." The robot on the other side said, "Robotics guru Kelden Armandillo is in a meeting. Could you call roboticist Sisis to talk?" Daniel looked back at Bale, who nodded.Daniel said, "Okay." The opponent's robot said: "Please wait a moment, the earthling detective Bailey, I will call the roboticist Sisis."

After about 5 minutes, a person appeared on the screen. "I'm roboticist Marlon Sisis," the man on the screen said sharply and clearly.With his brown hair cut short, he looked like a typical cosmic being. Bailey said immediately, "I'm Earthen Detective Elijah Bailey. I want to speak to roboticist Keldon Armandiro." "Have you made an appointment with him beforehand, detective?" "No, sir." "You have to make an appointment if you want to see him. He's not free this week or next—" "I am here at the request of Han Fastolfer, with the approval of the Aurora Council, to investigate the death of the robot Yandell Parnell" Death of a robot? ’ Sisis showed obvious disdain for Bailey’s layman’s language.

"Yandl went into permanent stupor. Whatever you want to call it!" Bailey didn't care. "Whether the robot is dead or in a sluggish state, it's impossible for you to meet the robot master Amantilo." "Then would you please pass on a message to me?" "Can." "Do you want to record it?" Sisis smiled lightly. "No, I can remember." "Number one, Yandell Parnell was 'murdered', and I'm going to give Armandillo a chance to defend himself—" "What!" Sisis yelled. "Did I speak too quickly, sir? Would you like to write it down?"

"Are you accusing the Robotics Master of being implicated in Yandel's going into permanent stupor?" "No, quite the opposite. I want to see him precisely because I don't want to sue him. I'd like to see that he has nothing to do with it, so long as he can make it clear." "You're crazy!" "Very well. Then please tell Master Robotics that there is a madman who wants to talk to him so that he does not get involved in the Yandel case. That's the first point. The second point, please tell him that also this madman just ended Inquiry into the artist Santiriques Grimiennis, and I am speaking to you from his residence; and the third point—have I spoken too quickly?"

"No, finish it soon!" "Third point, tell him that Santyrix is ​​a hairstylist and costume designer hired by your academy, and he is a good friend of Jadia. Jadia is originally from Solaria and now lives in Aurora. " "I cannot convey such absurd messages, earthlings!" "Then I'll have to go directly to Parliament to file a complaint against him, because the roboticist Marlon Sisis won't deliver my message. Can you afford that?" "How dare you say that?" "Why wouldn't I dare? Everyone knows that Dr. Armandiro is a master of robotics second only to Dr. Fastolfer in Aurora. If Fastolfer is innocent, it is only possible for Dr. Armandiro Putting Yandell Parnell into permanent stupor, isn't that clear?"

"Okay, I'm going to tell Dr. Armandillo," Sisis said angrily, before disappearing from the screen. About five minutes later, Dr. Sisis reappeared on the screen, looking furious. "Dr. Armandiro is coming, just wait!" Bailey continued, "No, there's no need to wait. I'll go straight to the doctor's office to see him." After Bailey finished speaking, he walked out of the focus of the TV and gestured to Daniel.Daniel immediately cut off the TV connection. At this moment, Grimiennis rushed out from the next room, and cried out in terror: "Ah, earthlings, you ruined me, and the academy will definitely fire me. You shouldn't have let me borrow my TV room," he said, looking frustrated.

Daniel also said: "Friend Ilya, it's not Aurora custom for you to do this, and you will get into trouble." "No, it's nothing serious. Don't worry, Mr. Grimiennis. I assure you that you're all right. Don't forget I told you how to woo Cadia! Goodbye!" After speaking, Bailey strode out of Grimiennis' residence, followed by Daniel and Giscart.At this time, Bailey found that the sun was going down. "The sun went down, how time flies!" said Bailey. "No, the sun hasn't set yet, sir," said Guiscart. "Two hours to go."

Daniel said, "The storm is coming, friend Ilya. The clouds are gathering, but the storm won't come soon." "It's a bit cold, Daniel." "Then get in the transit car. You can turn on the heat in there," Daniel said. "Oh, I forgot to ask Mr. Grimiennis the way to Armandillo's house or office." "It's not necessary, Ilia Minyou. Giscart knows," Daniel said. "The directions to Amantillo's house and office are in my memory," Giscart said. "I think he's in the office now. The office is in the administration building of the college. His house is not far from the administration building. "

They re-entered the traffic vehicle and hit the road.In order to divert the attention of Ilya's friend from the gloomy sky outside, Daniel said: "Friend Ilya, how do you know that Dr. Vasiliya urged Mr. Grimiennis to woo Cadia? As far as I know, no one has told you about this." "Yeah, I didn't know," Bailey said. "I have no other way but to grasp some clues to infer - to be honest, I'm not very sure. But I guessed right." "But what's the point? What does this have to do with Yandel's death?" Daniel asked. "Originally, I speculated that Vasilia and Grimiennis used each other to put Yandel into a permanent state of sluggishness."

"It doesn't seem possible, does it?" "Yes. But there is always a kind of shady relationship between the two of them. So when I mentioned 'indirect activities' to Vasilia, she was very nervous. It seems that I guessed right again." "So what?" "If Vasilia and Grimiennis can't 'murder' Yangdel, then there must be a third person in the middle. This third person must be a better roboticist than Vasilya—— That's Dr. Armandillo." "I don't understand you yet, friend Ilya." "I don't quite understand it myself - I'm just reasoning. Maybe we can find something out of Dr. Armandillo. So I specifically brought up Grimiennis, and it seems to have worked again. Things are going right now. We're at a disadvantage, Daniel. I can only guess and reason, and luck." Giscart parked the car on the lawn in front of a large but modest building.This, Bailey thought, was probably the administration building of the college. Bailey discovered that Aurora's private residences have their own styles, and they are quite different from the private residences in the underground city on Earth.But he found that this office building was similar to his own on Earth.This can't help but give Bailey a sense of intimacy. A robot walks from across the corridor. "May I have your name, sir!" said the robot. "Elia Belle, Earthling Detective." "Follow me, please," the robot said, turning and walking away.Bailey walked forward under the guard of Daniel and Giscart.After walking through a long corridor, I saw a tall cosmic man standing in front of a door, taller than Daniel.He was a tall, stocky man with a round face, black hair, and a smile. He said: "Ah, you are the famous Mr. Bailey, Earthman Detective. Welcome, welcome! Please come in. Sorry, my assistant Sisis said I was not available. Of course, he is concerned about me. He is a cautious People. He cared more about my time than me.” Bailey said as he went in, "I think you are Keldon Armandillo, the master of robotics!" "Yes, yes, I'm Fastolfer's political enemy, but not a villain." At this moment, Armandiro stared at Daniel with all his attention.The smile on his face disappeared, replaced by a look of greed.But he immediately returned to smiling. "It's not very nice outside, let's use artificial lighting," Armandiro said. The windows were darkened, and the room was instantly filled with soft daylight. Armandiro laughed even wider. "We don't actually have much to talk about. I mean you and I, Mr. Bailey. I spoke to both Mr. Grimiennis and Dr. Vasilia before you came. You seem Want to sue them both for the Yandel case. If I understand you correctly, you want to sue me too." "I just asked them some questions, Dr. Armandillo. Now I have some questions for you, too." "Yes, but you're from Earth, so you don't know the seriousness of what you're doing, and I'm sorry for you. But you're bound to suffer! As you probably already know, Grimiennis sent me a copy of memo suing you for defaming him." "He said it to me. But he misunderstood me and I did not slander him in any way." Armandillo pursed his lips, as if considering Bailey's words. "I think, from your point of view, you may be right, Mr. Bailey. But you don't understand what the Auroras mean by the word 'defamation.' I have to send Grimiennis' memorandum to Chairman of the Lola Council. The result is likely to be that you will be expelled from Aurora tomorrow morning. I deeply regret this. I am afraid that your investigation can only stop here." "Do I need to go to the hearing?" Bailey asked. "Of course, of course, everything will be done in accordance with the law. We Aurora are not savages. The Speaker will consider my memorandum and my own suggestions for handling this case. He may also consult with Dr. Fastolfer, Because he is finally a party involved in this matter. Then, maybe tomorrow, the speaker will arrange for the three of us to attend the hearing. A decision will be made by then." Armandiro laughed heartily. "So, my investigation is not officially concluded. Therefore, you are obliged to answer my questions. My questions are simple and direct. I hope your answers are also simple and direct!" "It depends on the need," Amandiro visibly vigilant. Bailey said, "Okay. We're officially starting now. Dr. Armandillo, are you the director of the Institute of Robotics?" "yes." "And the founder of this institute?" "Exactly—you see, my answer is simple enough!" "How long has this institute been established?" "It has been several decades since the idea was conceived. It took 15 years to recruit like-minded people. 12 years ago, it was approved by the parliament and started infrastructure work 9 years ago. It was only 6 years ago that we officially started research work. We There is also a long-term plan to continue to expand the Institute-the answer is detailed enough, but the wording should be very concise, isn't it?" "Why was this institute established?" "Oh, Mr. Bailey, it's a long story. Would you like to hear it?" "Please, sir." "First of all, Dr. Fastolfer created humanoid robots like Daniel and Yandel, but he is unwilling to publish his theory and technology. We cosmic humans have developed extreme individualism and personal pride because of their longevity. .Because they can overcome a scientific difficulty in one to two hundred years or even two to three hundred years. I think that you people on earth have short lives, so you can cooperate with each other and use collective wisdom to overcome scientific difficulties in a short period of time. In this regard, I was enlightened and decided to persuade my roboticist colleagues to cooperate to develop a humanoid robot, and in some ways surpass humanoid robot prototypes like Daniel." "Then what's next," Bailey listened carefully, interested. "Secondly, we want to use humanoid robots to develop new planets. We want to make robots full of humanity, male and female, and even reproduce. In this way, when they build a robot world as developed as ours on the new planet Then we'll emigrate there. That way, not only will there be no human casualties in the process of colonizing new planets, but we won't have to go through the difficult entrepreneurial process. When the humanoid robots finish their entrepreneurial phase, we can take over for them. Once we go to the New World, we will be able to enjoy the same comforts of life on the home planet of Aurora. We can even say that we have arrived in the New World, but we have not left our home.” "Is this what you 'planet faction' advocate?" Bailey asked. "Exactly. All we care about is Aurora, only this planet! We want the new colony world to be like Aurora, exactly the same!" "I heard that Dr. Fastolfer believes that in order to make human beings continue to develop and progress, human beings should fly to the Milky Way by themselves with the assistance of robots, and start a new space colonization business by themselves. If the universe is not willing to do , Earthlings should be allowed to engage in space colonization.” "He's a so-called 'humanist'. That's the main difference between us." "I think Fastolfer's claim is sensible." "That's because you are earthlings. You don't like robot civilization. But we don't want earthlings to flock to occupy outer space. Doing so will weaken the influence of the universe. It may even cause the universe to perish!" Oman Thilo was indignant, he said. "Yes, we have robots, but we haven't developed a robot civilization," Bailey said. "But, Jiadia, she is a Solarian. Solaria has a highly developed robot civilization. Therefore, she would rather have a humanoid robot as her husband than reject the courtship of an Aurora... " "So, if humanoid robots are allowed to build a new world, because they are so human-like in every way, they may think they are human beings. Therefore, humans are not allowed to replace them. In this way, they will build a cosmic empire of robots, so that Your cosmic world appears insignificant and eventually perishes. Is there no such possibility? Would you rather have a robot galactic empire than a human galactic empire?" Bailey said. "Maybe you don't know the general Aurora people's disgust towards the earthlings. Although I don't hold any prejudice against the earthlings, the average Aurora people are afraid of the earthlings colonizing outer space. Because there are too many earthlings. Once They began to colonize outer space, and soon they will occupy the habitable planets of the entire galaxy. At that time, the universe world will be overwhelmed by the galactic empire of the earthlings! "In this way, once the people on earth begin to colonize the outer space, Aurora and even the entire universe will attack, and the people on earth will face the danger of extinction. So, in fact, you should see that our 'planet faction' Friends of the Earthlings. If you follow Dr. Fastolfer's advice, you will kill yourself!" Behind Armandiro's smile, there was already a murderous intent.He got up and added: "I think that's the end of our conversation, Mr. Bailey." Bailey stood up unconsciously, and walked out with him while thinking about Amandiro's words.Giscart and Daniel followed immediately. "If you are interested, you can visit our college. We have the most advanced research equipment and production workshops." He almost became courteous. "No, thank you, Dr. Armandillo, I have other arrangements today." Bailey couldn't figure out his intention. When they came to the door, they saw the sky was gloomy.At this time, there was a rumbling sound from the distant sky. "What's that sound?" Bailey asked. "What's the sound?" Armandiro also asked, "I didn't hear anything." He looked at the two robots closely following him. "No sound at all!" he said sternly. "Nothing!" Bailey realized right away that this might be an order for the robot.That way they won't say they heard something.Of course, Bailey can ask them, but Bailey is not an opponent of ordinary cosmic people in terms of using robots, let alone in front of this master of robotics. "You don't want to change your mind and stay for a while to visit?" Amandiro issued another invitation secretly. "No, Doctor, as you told me, I don't have much time left—" Then the rumble got louder. As soon as Bailey stepped out of the door, the pouring rain poured down, and Bailey hurried back into the house in fright.At this time, there was thunder and lightning, and there was a lot of wind and rain.