Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen: Bailey and Guiscart

Belle watched Armandillo and the speaker leave the conference room.They came together, but went their separate ways when they returned. After seeing them out, Fastolfer returned to the room, as if with a sigh of relief. "Come, Mr. Bailey," he said, "we'll have lunch, and then we'll get you out of Aurora as soon as possible." Bailey nodded, and he said unhappily: "The speaker thanked me, but he seemed very reluctant, and his words were stuck in his throat." Fastolfer said: "You don't know it yourself, you have been greatly honored. The speaker has never thanked anyone, and certainly no one has thanked the speaker. That will be for history to praise the speaker. And our speaker More than 40 years in office. He's getting more and more ill-tempered--every Speaker gets irritable in the end.

"However, I have to thank you again, and through me, Aurora. Your lifetime - even if your life is short - will see the Earthlings enter the universe, and we will give you technical support. "You helped us untangle this knot in less than two and a half days, Mr. Bailey. It is a miracle that I can't believe. You are a miracle hero!" Bailey wasn't complacent about his victory as he sat down to eat.He is convinced that Amandiro is not a person who can win easily.He felt compelled to remind Fastolfer. "Dr. Fastolfer," he said, "the matter is far from over, and Dr. Armandillo will do his best to keep the Earthlings out."

Fastolfer nodded. "I know that too. But now that we've got the Yandel problem solved, I'm not afraid of anything. In the council, he's gone, and I can control him. Don't worry, Mr. Bailey. Earthlings will march into space You don’t have to be afraid that Dr. Amandiro will retaliate against you. Tonight, you have to leave Aurora. Of course, Daniel will accompany you back to Earth. Of course, our report to the Earth government will guarantee you another level!” "I'd love to go home too," Bayley said. "However, I would like to say goodbye to some people before I go back. I want to see you again—good-bye to Cadia. I also want to say goodbye to Giscart, who saved my life last night."

"No problem, no problem, Mr. Bailey, now, please treat me to dinner first!" Belle knew in his heart that Dr. Armandillo hadn't destroyed Yandell, and Dr. Fastolfer knew it wasn't Dr. Armandillo.The only current explanation is an accidental event in which the positronic brain circuit somehow shorted out.However, this possibility is extremely slim.According to Dr. Fastolfer, the possibility is one in 100,000, or even one in ten million.So, what is the truth? Several fleeting thoughts appeared in his mind, but he just couldn't connect a series of thoughts together.Gadia told him that in her sleep she said "he got there first".But what does this mean?He himself was puzzled.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, he couldn't help but patted the table, and exclaimed: "Oh, God! That's how it is!" Dr. Fastolfer was taken aback. "What's the matter, Mr. Bailey?" "Oh, nothing," Bailey said. Then, he ate with relish. Accompanied by Giscart again, Bailey walked across the grass to Jadia's house.In 3 days, this will be the 4th time he has seen Jiadia.But this time is the last time. "Giscart, where's Daniel?" "Daniel went to the space station to arrange your voyage back to Earth. He will be there to meet you when you arrive at the space station. He will accompany you back to Earth and come back, sir."

"Very well. I'm glad Daniel's with me. How about you, Giscart?" "No, I can't, sir. My orders are that I stay in Aurora. Daniel can take good care of you in my absence." "I know that, Guiscart. I shall miss you." "thank you, sir." Gadia came forward to greet Bale.She held out her hands, and Bailey hesitated instead. She smiled, so softly and affectionately. "Oh, take my hand, Ilya," said Jadia. "I'm no longer the former Jiadia. I don't shy away from being in direct contact with people, and it doesn't matter to people on Earth." After she finished speaking, she smiled again.

Bai Lai also smiled, and stretched out his hands to hold Jiadia's little hand. Suddenly, Jiadia's face was covered with a shadow. "I hear you're leaving soon. I've received reports that things are going very well. You can't fail, you can only succeed, Elijah." "I succeeded. Dr. Fastolfer has won a complete victory. There will never be any suspicion of him 'killing' Yandell again." "Because that's what you said, Ilya?" "I think so." "I know," Cadia said with satisfaction. "I know you'll make it, so I propose you come to Aurora—but why are they sending you home so soon?"

"Because it's settled, I have nothing to do here," Bailey said. "If I stay any longer, there will be problems in parliament and public opinion. Prejudice against Earthlings will not disappear all of a sudden because of my success." She looked at Bailey suspiciously.Then he said: "I don't quite understand what you're saying, Ilya. Have you really found the man who 'killed' Yandel? That's a big question!" Bailey looked around.In addition to Giscart in the room, there is also a robot of Jadia standing by the wall. "I'm sorry, Jadia. I had to tell them that Yandell is your husband because that's crucial to solving this case. It won't do you any harm, though," Bailey said.

"I know that, Ilya. I'm asking you who 'killed' Yandel?" "Jadiji," Bailey said seriously, "the current solution is the most ideal, and it is impossible to find a better solution than the present one. I think you should be satisfied." She said: "Let me think it over again—but what am I going to do with that young man, Santiriques Grimiennis? He's always coming to haunt me, and I'm sure he'll come again." "Gardia, take my advice," said Belley solemnly, "accept his love! He is young and beautiful, and has always loved you. He has broken the customs of Aurora, and the traditions of the Aurora people. marriage perspective."

"Are you sincere when you say this, Ilya? Don't you love me?" Jiadia also became serious. "I love you, Jadia," Bailey said, bowing his head. "But, it's impossible. I can't live in Aurora, and I can't go to other universes; you can't go to Earth. Besides, in 10 or 20 years, I will grow old and die, and you will still be like you are now." Just as young! Besides, I have a wife and a son. This is the view of love and marriage of our earthlings. ——And more importantly, I want to contribute to the cause of earthlings developing and colonizing the Milky Way! This is about the earth Survival is about the survival of all human beings—including your cosmic beings!"

She was very excited when she heard this, and immediately threw herself into Bailey's arms. "Oh, Ilya, you came into my life twice, each time for only two or three days. Both times, you saved me and then bid me farewell. I will never forget you, Ilya, even if I If I live for hundreds of years, I will never forget you!" Belle said: "I will not forget you, good and beautiful Cadia! For your happiness, accept the love of Grimiennis! Your happiness is also my happiness! I wish this young man Come instead of me, and make you happy forever! Of course, you can write to me, Jadia." "I will, Ilya. Will you too?" "I'll write it too, Cadia." Then there was silence.The two parted reluctantly.Gadia was still standing in the middle of the room.When Bailey came to the door, he turned his head and said, "Good-bye, my dear!" She moved her lips and whispered, "Goodbye, my love!" Bailey then turned and walked out the door.He knew that he would never see her again! Bailey walked again to Fastolfer's house, accompanied by Giscart.For a moment, he was caught in the vortex of emotions, full of tenderness, and almost forgot his main task-to uncover the truth about Yandel's death. After a while, he woke up from his contemplation.He asked Giscart, "How much time is left before I go to the space station, Giscart?" "Three hours and ten minutes, sir." "Well, let's rest under that tree for a while, shall we?" "Aren't you uncomfortable out in the open, sir?" asked Guiscart with concern. "No, I'm pretty used to it." Bailey walked ahead and sat down with his back against the trunk when he came under the big tree. "Giscart, sit down too. I have something to say to you." Giscart sat down at once.Bailey looked at the sky through the leaves.Blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, insects and birds singing all around, and small animals running past occasionally—how quiet and beautiful it is!For the first time, Bailey felt the comfort and spaciousness of wild life, the first time that wild life was more comfortable and calm than underground city life! "First, I want to thank you, Giscart; you saved my life last night." He looked at the robot. "Honestly, I don't know how to thank you enough!" "You don't have to thank me, sir. I just followed the robot first rule. I couldn't do otherwise." "Nevertheless, I want to thank you, and I hope you understand my gratitude, which is very important, Guiscart.—Now, what shall I do?" "About what, sir?" "My mission is accomplished. Fastolfer's position has been consolidated. The future of the earth has also been secured to a certain extent. It seems that I have nothing to do. However, the remaining problems of Yandel have not been completely resolved. solve." "I don't understand you, sir." "Yes, it looks as if he died by accident—a short circuit in the positronic brain circuit. But Dr. Fastolfer admits that the possibility is extremely remote. Even if Dr. Armandillo questioned Yandel, Nor is such a major accident likely to occur. At least, Dr. Fastolfer sees it that way. Therefore, I still believe that Yandell was 'killed'. But I don't want to bring it up again. , because the current problem has been solved very satisfactorily, and it is impossible to be ideal. I don't want to endanger Dr. Fastolfer's position again, and I don't want to cause Jiadia any more pain. I can't tell anyone what I think—— I mean human beings. But the questions buried in my heart are causing me great pain. So, I want to talk to you." "Okay, sir." "I can order you to erase the recording after the conversation, okay?" "Yes, sir." "If someone 'killed' Yandell, it must be Dr. Fastolfer. But the doctor denied that he did it," Bailey said. "Then there must be someone else, who is a master of robotics like Fastolfer. Who could this be?" Giscart asked. Bailey stared at the robot, and unexpectedly said, "It's you, Giscart." If Guiscart had been a human being, he would have been shocked, would have been silent or dumbfounded.Or he might fly into a fit of rage, or tremble with fright...but he's a robot, so he doesn't make a fuss, just asks calmly as usual, "How come, sir?" "I'm sure you know exactly how I came to this conclusion," Bailey said. "Let me walk you through it. If I'm wrong, please correct me." "I'll do my best, sir." "I thought, I was wrong in the first place. I judge people by their appearance. I thought that your appearance was just an old model robot, not as advanced as Daniel. It is generally believed that the more advanced the robot model, the more human-like it looks, His program is more complicated and smarter. But, as the saying goes, 'A man cannot be judged by his appearance'! It seems that it is also applicable to a robot like you-'Neither a robot can be judged by his appearance'! Now I know, The difficulty in designing and manufacturing a humanoid robot like Daniel lies mainly in his appearance—his facial expressions, voice, muscle movements, etc., rather than in the complexity of brain circuits. I think so Is that right, Guiscart?" "Exactly, sir." "So, like everyone else, I underestimated your abilities. But really, as soon as I recall carefully, I should have discovered the problem. Before we got to Aurora, you had a remarkable performance. "You remember, when I was looking at space with my astroscope, I passed out." "I remember, sir." "Daniel was with me at the time, and you were standing outside the door, which was closed. You would never have known what happened to me inside the door. But when I passed out, you were the first to You ran over to help me, not Daniel. It should be said that Daniel's reaction was fast enough, but you rushed to him from a distance. "At the time, it was impossible for me to notice all this soberly, but one thing was clear to me. It was you who arrived first, not Daniel who was next to me. However, I always forget about it. Sometimes I think Then he disappeared again. I just now understand the meaning of the phrase 'he got there first'.——You rushed to me first. Understand the meaning of this sentence. Everything is solved easily! " Bailey paused, waiting for Giscart's answer.But the robot said nothing. "So, I feel, you can read the mind of a human mind, even with the door closed," Bayley said. "You detect that I'm about to pass out. Or in simple terms, you have 'mind reading', or , you have the ability of telepathy." "Yes, sir," said Guiscart calmly. "Not only that, but you can also interfere with people's thinking. I think you detected my thoughts, so you repeatedly tried to erase my thoughts from my mind. In this way, I will not remember—but this aspect Your ability is still limited, so you can't completely erase my thoughts from your mind." Guiscart said: "Sir, the first rule is first. I had to run from the door to save you, though it would expose me. But I can only interfere with the human mind a little, otherwise I will damage the human mind. .” Bailey nodded. "I get it, you have your problems. You can't use your powers to their fullest—so I can remember my thoughts sometimes. I lost consciousness again during the storm last night. I'm sure you'll find Me. That's exactly what it is. Because you can detect my thoughts. Even when I'm unconscious, you can find me." "Indeed, sir," said Guiscart. "When Jiadia came to visit me last night, she overheard me talking in my sleep that 'he got there first', which she told me later. But I couldn't figure out what it meant. Later, I and Fa When Stolfer was eating together, it suddenly occurred to me that on the spaceship, I was wondering if the place we arrived at was really Aurora. Before I could say anything, you told me that we were approaching Aurora.— —At that time, I thought, how do you know? Now I understand, because you can read people's minds." "Yes, sir." "I also think, you probably don't want anyone to know that you have this ability?" "Yes, sir." "why?" "My mind-reading skills give me the special ability to enforce the first law of robots, which is very precious to me. But no one, including Dr. Fastolfer, doesn't like a robot with a reading ability. mental ability. So, I have to keep it a secret." "So, when Fastolfer himself designed and built you, he didn't program you to have this ability. How did you acquire this ability?—No, don't tell me, Giscart Let me tell you. Miss Vasiliya loved you very much when she was a child. She told me that she experimented on you and modified your program. Well, it is very likely that once when modifying your program, Inadvertently gave you the ability to read minds. Am I right?" "Exactly, sir." "Do you know what program it is?" "I know, sir." "Then you are the only robot with mind reading skills?" "So far, yes. But there will definitely be other robots that gain this capability in the future." "If I asked you to tell me Vasiliya's modified procedure, would you tell me?" "No, sir," said Guiscart.Because it would jeopardize your safety.I'm breaking the robot first rule by telling you.I also know that someone might ask me this question.But I can reassure him before he asks me.So there is no possibility of asking me this question. " "Yes," Bailey said. "The night before last, when we were walking back to the Fastolfers' house from Jadia's place, I asked Daniel if he had any contact with Yandel since he went to Jadia's house, and he said no. Then, I Tried to ask you, but didn't. You put me off the idea, didn't you?" "Yes, sir." "Because if I ask you, you'll have to tell the truth. But you don't want me to know about your relationship with Yandel, do you?" "Yes, sir." "But in your contact with Yandel, you learned that Dr. Armandillo was interrogating him, because you can also probe Yandel's thoughts, detect the operation of his positronic brain circuit—" "Yes, sir. I can probe the mind of a human brain, and I can probe the mind of a robot brain. In fact, it is much easier to probe the mind of a robot brain." "You disapprove of Amantilo's actions because you support Dr. Fastolfer's views on the colonization and colonization of the galaxy." "Yes, sir." "Then why don't you stop Amandiro's actions? Why don't you give up Amandiro's idea of ​​testing Yandel?" Giscart replied: "I don't usually interfere with other people's thinking easily. Armandillo is determined and complex. I have to do a lot to stop him. It will damage his brain. But he is a complex mind." And someone with advanced technology, I don't want to damage such a bright mind. I let this matter go on for a while, while I thought about how to enforce the robot first law more effectively. Finally, I decided to take appropriate measures to end This situation. Making such a decision is not easy." "You decided to put Yandel into permanent inactivity so that Dr. Armandillo would not be able to access all the information needed to build a humanoid robot. You know how to destroy Yandel because, during your years of association with Dr. Fastolfer In the book, you fully understand Dr. Fastolfer's theory and practice of building humanoid robots-that is, use your mind reading skills to understand everything that is going on in Fastolfer's mind." "Exactly, sir." "Thus, Dr. Fastolfer is not the only one capable of putting Yandell into permanent stupor." "In a sense, he alone has this ability, sir, and mine is only a reflection—or extension, of him, sir." "Well, even so. Did you know, then, that Dr. Fastolfer's death would put Dr. Fastolfer in danger? That's perfectly natural. So, are you going to expose yourself in order to save Dr. What about your own ability to tell the truth?" Giscart said: "I also know that this will put Dr. Fastolfer in trouble. But I will never admit my guilt. I hope to use this incident as an opportunity to summon you to Aurora. " "Call me here?" Was that your idea? "Bailey was even more surprised. "Yes, sir. Let me explain, with your permission." Bailey said, "Go ahead." Giscart said: "I heard about you from Miss Gardia and Dr. Fastolfer. Not only their conversations told me, but their thoughts told me. I also learned about the situation on Earth. It's clear that the Earthlings live behind walls, and they can't get out of them. But it's equally obvious to me that the Aurora live behind walls, too. "The Aurora live behind a wall of robots; robots protect them from the vicissitudes of life on earth. According to Amantillo's plan, they will also build walls of robots in the new world. This makes them overemphasize the role of the individual, They are not willing to use collective wisdom. They cannot withstand disputes and twists and turns, so they have to find a way to resolve conflicts peacefully. The Speaker's decision is a typical example. "The walls of the people on Earth are tangible and can be seen and touched, so there are always some people who try to break through the confinement of the walls. The walls of the Aurora people are invisible and cannot be seen or touched. So no one will Thinking of getting rid of the confinement of the wall. Therefore, I think it is up to the people on earth to open up the galaxy and build a galactic empire in the future, not the Aurora people or other cosmic people. "All of these views are Fastolfer's, and I completely agree with him. Fastolfer is content with his own ideas and inferences, but I am not content with just having one point of view. I Hope it works. So I have to directly analyze at least one terrestrial mind because I am fully capable of it. That way I can test my own conclusions. And you are the terrestrial I think can bring you to Aurora Put Yandel into a permanent state of sluggishness, one can stop Amandiro's plan, and the other is to summon you to Aurora. I encouraged Jiadia a little and asked her to suggest that you come to Aurora to investigate After she suggested it to the Speaker, I encouraged him a little to agree to the proposal. I have been watching, studying and analyzing your thoughts since you arrived. I am very satisfied with the results I have obtained .” Giscart stopped.Like all robots, he doesn't talk unless asked. Bailey frowned. "It seems that I haven't accomplished any great feats. Everything was arranged by you alone." "No, sir. On the contrary, I have intentionally placed obstacles in your path to success—with limits, of course. I won't let you see my ability to read minds, though sometimes I have to expose myself .I have disappointed you at times too. I encouraged you to be out in the open as much as possible so that I could observe your reactions. But you have passed through obstacles and overcome them, and that pleases me." "I found that you were eager to hide behind the walls of the dungeon, but I also knew that you must learn to live in the wild. Although there were several times when you felt uncomfortable in the wild, this did not prevent you from thinking about the problems you investigated. I Discovery, you admit your weaknesses, and you know your own short life—but you don't shy away from the struggle." Bailey asked, "How do you know I can represent Earthlings?" "I know, you can't represent the people of the earth. But from your thoughts, I can see that there are people like you on the earth. We will encourage and strengthen their ideas of opening up the galaxy, and I will do my best-- Moreover, I have figured out the path I want to take, and I will also enable other robots to have my ability—we will also help the people on Earth to achieve the goal of opening up the galaxy." Bailey woke up suddenly. "You're saying that mind-reading robots are coming to Earth?" "No, that's not what I meant. It's no surprise that you're surprised. Having robots directly involved in the galactic colonization would mean erecting new walls. The robot walls that are making Aurora and other universes The world is coming to an end. Earthlings must colonize and colonize the galaxy without the help of robots. This of course means great difficulties, dangers, and even sacrifices - all of which could have been avoided if robots were involved - but in the end, human Will independently build their own galaxy world. Someday in the future, of course, in the distant future, robots can join human life again. But who knows?" Bailey asked curiously, "Can you foresee the future?" "No, sir, but, by probing the thinking of the human brain, I can vaguely see that in the future, human beings will also have their own rules to control human behavior, just like the three rules of robots control the behavior of robots now. Of course, human behavior Codes are much more complex. I don't know anything about them yet. But they are statistically based, so they can be expressed in an appropriate form." "Please tell me, Giscart, is this theory you speak of the 'psychohistory' of which Fastolfer often speaks?" "Yes, sir. It was I who gradually instilled this idea in his mind. This theory will be necessary one day in the future, because the robot civilization in the universe world will eventually die out, and the human civilization without robots About to be born!" "Now"—Giscart stood up—"I think we must go back to the Fastolfers, sir. We must prepare to leave. Of course we must not tell outsiders what we say here." "I can assure you that this is absolutely confidential!" "Yes," Guiscart said calmly. "But you need not be afraid, you must remain silent. I allow you to remember our conversation, but you must never tell it—not at all!" Bale raised his eyebrows, agreed, and said, "One more thing, Giscart, you have to make sure that Jadia can live peacefully on this planet, that she will be treated fairly, even though she is Sora and promise her to accept the courtship of Grimiennis. Can you do that?" "I overheard your last conversation with Miss Gadiki, sir. I understand you perfectly. I will do my best. Now, sir, may I bid you farewell?" Giscart held out his hand, that The posture of the child is exactly the same as that of a human being.It was the first time Bailey had seen Giscart move so humanly. Bailey shook his hand.He felt that Giscart's fingers were hard and cold. "Good-bye - Guiscart friend." Giscart said: "Goodbye, friend Ilya. Remember, although people call Aurora the 'World of Dawn', from now on Earth is the real 'World of Dawn'!"