Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Bold Allegation

Bailey clearly knew that his heart was beating wildly.For a while, time seemed temporarily frozen. R. Daniel remained expressionless.Fastov showed a very self-contained, slightly surprised look. However, what Bayley cared most about was Julier's reaction.The video transmitter was always flickering, and the conversion effect was not very satisfactory, Julier's face looked a little distorted.Under the effect of this imperfect image, coupled with the cover of the glasses, people only see Julie's eyes widened, but they cannot see his eyes clearly. Bailey thought: Don't break down, Julie, I need you.

In fact, he didn't think that Fastov would make any hasty moves, or that his mood would fluctuate.He once read a passage in a certain book, which said that people in the outside world do not have religion, but they have a set of behavioral philosophies, that is, advocating reason.He believed this statement, and decided to judge outsiders by it.They will never be impulsive, and when they make any decision or take any action, they will take their time and base it on reason. If he had been alone with them and said what he had just said, he was sure he would never be able to return to the city.The behavior of outsiders is ruthless.To them, the plans of their outsiders are far more urgent than the life of a city dweller.They'd concoct some sort of reason to Julie Enderby.Maybe they'd give Juliel his body and shake their heads and say it's Earthlings plotting again.Juliell would take their word for it.He was born that way.Even if he hated people from outside the world, this hatred was only due to fear.He couldn't believe them.

Because of this, Juliel must act as a witness to this incident, and he must also be safely outside the carefully calculated protective measures of the outsiders. "Ilya, you're completely wrong!" Julier stammered in the video message machine, "I've seen Dr. Shatton's corpse with my own eyes." "What you're seeing is the charred remains of something you've been told is Dr. Sutton's body," Bailey retorted boldly.He thought of Julier's broken glasses.Juliel did them a big favor by breaking his glasses, which the outsiders didn't expect.

"No, no! Elijah, I know Dr. Shatton very well. His head is not injured. I can see clearly that it is his body." Julier touched his glasses uneasily, as if he also Remember the broken glasses. "I've looked at him carefully, very carefully." "So what, Chief?" said Bailey, pointing to R. Daniel; "he does look a lot like Dr. Sutton, doesn't he?" "Yes, very similar, like his statue." "Director, the expressionless look can be faked. Suppose the person you saw was a robot and you said you looked at the body very carefully, then have you carefully inspected the part that was blasted? Its charred wound is Really ripped organic tissue, or a deliberate layer of carbonization applied to an already molten metal?"

Juriel seemed disgusted by his narrative: "The more you talk, the more outrageous it is!" Bailey turned to the outsider: "Dr. Fastoff, would you like to dig out the body for examination?" Fastoff smiled slightly: "Under normal circumstances, we have no objection to this, Mr. Bailey. However, we do not bury the dead. Our custom is to cremate." "It's convenient," Bailey said. "Would you please tell me, Mr. Bailey," asked Fastoff, "how did you come to such a bizarre conclusion?" Bailey thought: This guy hasn't given up yet.If possible, he must bite the bullet and go to the end.

"It's not difficult," he said. "Imitating a robot is not just putting on a fixed expression and talking in an unnatural way. There are other things to pay attention to. The problem is that you outsiders are too Get used to robots. You've come to see them almost as human beings, you can't see the difference. But here on Earth, it's different. We know exactly what a robot is. First, R. Daniel was too human to be a robot. My first impression of him was that he was an outsider. But he said he was a robot, and it took me a long time to get my mind right. Of course, this It’s because he’s an outsider at all, not a robot.”

R. Daniel interjected, "I told you, partner Ilya, that I was designed to take a temporary place in human society. I was deliberately made to look like a human being." Although he was the subject of debate, his expression remained the same as before, and there was nothing unusual about him. "Really?" Bailey said. "Even the body hidden in the clothes is exactly the same? Even some organs that are useless to robots are copied?" Julier said suddenly: "How do you know?" Bailey blushed: "I couldn't help noticing it in my private room." Julier looked shocked.

"You must know that for him to be effective, he has to be exactly like. For our purposes, half like is not like at all," Fastoff said. "Can I smoke?" Bailey asked suddenly. Smoking three times a day is an absurd luxury, but he is in a dangerous torrent and needs the smoke to save his life.After all, he was at war with the Outworlders, and he was trying to force their lies back into their mouths. "I'm sorry, but I'd rather you not smoke," said Fastoff. The word "rather" was firm and strong, and it contained a sense of command, and Bailey felt it.He put his pipe back.It is a matter of course to be allowed to smoke in ordinary times, so he had already held the pipe in his hand just now.

Of course not, he thought displeasedly.This is obvious.Julier doesn't smoke himself, so he hasn't been warned.Of course, in their clean and hygienic outer world, they don't smoke, drink, or have any human vices.No wonder their goddamn R. Daniel's C/Fe society accepts robots.No wonder R. Daniel can pretend to be a robot so well.Originally, those people in the outside world were basically robots. "Exact human resemblance is just one of many doubts." Bailey said: "When I brought him home, there was a riot in the area where I lived. And he was the one who prevented the riot from happening," he said. I couldn't call him R. Daniel or Dr. Shatton, so I had to point out, "He pointed the blaster at the crowd and stopped the riot."

"My God!" Julier said anxiously: "The report said it was you!" "I know, Chief," Bailey said. "The report is based on the information I've given it. I don't want it to have a robot threatening human life with a blaster." "No, no, of course it can't be recorded!" Julier was clearly terrified.He leaned forward to check something out of the field of view of the video transmitter. Bailey could guess what he was doing.Julier is checking the gauges to see if the communicator has been installed with wiretapping equipment. "Is that part of your argument?" Fastoff asked.

"Of course. The first law of robotics is that a robot may not harm a human being." "R. Daniel didn't hurt anybody." "That's right. He even said afterwards that he wouldn't drive it under any circumstances. But even if he really couldn't, I haven't heard of a robot that violated the first law to the point of threatening to shoot a human being." the point." "Oh, are you a roboticist, Mr. Bailey?" "No. But I've taken general robotics and positron brain analysis. I know a thing or two about robots." "Very good." Fastov readily said, "You know, I'm an expert in robotics, and I can tell you with certainty that the thinking of a robot is completely and directly deduced from the existence of the universe. It doesn't understand the first law The represented spirit only understands the literal meaning. The first law followed by the simple robots on your earth may have added many safety measures, so it is impossible for them to perform actions that threaten human beings. However, like machines, Advanced robots like Daniel are another matter. I think, if I deduce the situation correctly, it is necessary for Daniel to stop the riot by threatening. His intention is to prevent human beings from being harmed. .He was obeying the first law, not violating it." Bailey was a little scared in his heart, but he managed to keep his composure on the outside.The situation is getting more and more difficult to deal with, but he must compete with this outsider, he will not lose to him. He said: "Maybe you can refute every point of my argument, but what I say is still true. Last night when we were discussing this so-called murder, the self-proclaimed robot claimed that the reason he He was able to serve as a criminal police officer because he installed a new motivational drive in his positronic brain circuit. How strange do you see, a drive to seek justice!" "I can prove this is true." Fastov Said: "This is three days ago, I personally supervised the installation on his line." "The driving force of justice? Dr. Fastoff, justice is an abstract noun, and only humans can use this kind of noun." "If you say that's what you mean by treating everybody fairly, by being fair or something, if you define 'justice' in that way, then I admit you're right, Mr. Bailey, that it It is an abstract noun. Human beings' understanding of abstract ideas, based on our current knowledge, cannot be implanted in the positron brain." "So, are you admitting this as a robotics expert?" "Yes. The question is, what does R. Daniel mean by the word 'justice'?" "Judging from the content of our conversation, what he means is exactly what you, me, and any human being can understand, but it cannot be understood by a robot." "Mr. Bailey, why don't you just ask him to define the meaning of this term?" Bailey's confidence was a little shaken.He turned to R. Daniel. "How about it?" "Ah! Elijah?" "What's your definition of justice?" "Justice, Elijah, is that which exists when all the provisions of the law are fully enforced." Fastoff nodded: "Mr. Bailey, as far as a robot is concerned, he has defined it well. The will to fully enforce all legal provisions has been set on R. Daniel's line. Justice is for him. It is a concrete term. It is based on the execution of laws, and the premise of law enforcement is the existence of clear and specific laws. This is not abstract at all. From an abstract moral point of view, human beings can see that some laws may be evil. Law, the enforcement of which would be contrary to the principles of justice. What do you think, R. Daniel?" "A law contrary to the principles of justice," said R. Daniel calmly; "is a contradiction of words." "That's true of robots, Mr. Bailey. You know, what you call justice and R. Daniel's justice must not be confused." Bailey turned suddenly to R. Daniel. "You left my apartment last night." "Yes, I did." R. Daniel said, "I'm sorry if I woke you up when I left." "where are you going?" "Men's private room." For a moment, Bailey was shocked.He had already decided that was the case, but he hadn't expected R. Daniel to say it himself.He felt another loss of confidence, but he still held his ground. Julier was watching them intently, his eyes behind the lenses, looking at this and then at that. Now there was no way out for Bailey, and he must stick to his point, no matter what sophistry they threw at him. "When we got to the part where I lived, he insisted on going into a private room with me," Bailey said. "His reasons were unbelievable. At night, he left the apartment to go to a private He has just admitted this point. If he is a human being, he has every reason and right to go to his private room. However, it is obvious that it is meaningless for a robot to keep running to his private room. The only conclusion is that he is human!" Fastolf nodded, not seeming to be pushed down at all. "That's interesting," he said. "We might as well ask Daniel what he was in the private room for last night." Julier leaned over the video message machine: "I'm sorry, Mr. Fastoff," he murmured, "It's not very good." "It's okay, Director." Fastov pursed his thin lips slightly, with a half-smile, "I believe Daniel's answer won't embarrass you or Mr. Bailey. Daniel, why don't you tell us?" R. Daniel said: "Elia's wife, Jessie, was nice to me when she left the apartment last night. Obviously, she didn't suspect that I wasn't human. But when she came back, she knew that I was a robot. Obviously, the news The source of the source is outside the apartment. It can be seen that my conversation with Ilya has been overheard, otherwise the outside world would not be able to know my secret. Ilya told me that the soundproofing of the apartment is very good. We are in the house at low Ordinary eavesdropping methods cannot hear our conversation. However, everyone knows that Ilya is a criminal policeman. If there is really a conspiracy in the city that is well-organized enough to plan the murder of Dr. Shatton, then they It is also possible to know that Elijah has been ordered to lead the investigation of the murder. From this, it is very likely that his apartment has been installed with a directional radio detector. After Elijah and Jessie went to bed, I tried to The apartment was searched carefully, but no teleporter was found. This complicates the situation. Even if there is no teleporter, it is possible to eavesdrop with a directional double beam device, but this requires quite sophisticated equipment. With this level of analysis, it leads to The following conclusions. In the city, there is one place where people can do anything without being disturbed or questioned, and that is the private room. You can even put a double beamer in it. It doesn't matter. In the personal In the private room, you have absolute privacy. This custom is very binding. No matter what you do, no one will look at you. The private room in the Ilyana area is very close to his apartment. So the distance factor doesn't really matter. Just a suitcase type double beamer. I'm going to check it out in a private room." "What did you find?" Bailey asked quickly. "Nothing, Ilya, no double beamers found." "Well, Mr. Bailey," said Fastoff, "do you think that is reasonable?" Bailey's previous feeling of uncertainty disappeared instead.He said: "So far it sounds plausible, but it's by no means seamless. He doesn't know where and when my wife got the news. She knew he was a robot shortly after he left the apartment. Things. And hours before she knew about it, the rumors were already flying. So, the fact that he was a robot couldn't have come out because someone eavesdropped on our conversation last night." "Nevertheless," said Dr. Fastoff, "I think it was reasonable for him to go to the private room last night." "Okay, then how do you explain the next thing?" Bailey retorted eagerly: "When, where, and how did this news come out? How could it spread around that there are robots from the outside world in the city? As far as I know, there are only two people who know about this matter, one is Director Enderby, and the other is me, and we haven't told anyone about it, does anyone else in the bureau know about this?" "No," said Julier anxiously, "even the mayor doesn't know. Only we know, Dr. Fastow." "And him!" Bailey pointed with his finger. "Me?" asked R. Daniel. "Is not it?" "I've always been with you, Ilya." "You didn't!" Bailey snapped. "Before we got back to my apartment, I stayed in my private room for more than half an hour. During that time, the two of us had no contact at all. And you, that's when you talked to me." Contacted by organizations in your city." "What organization?" Fastov and Julier asked almost at the same time. Bailey stood up from his chair and turned to the telegraph machine: "Director, I want you to pay attention to what I have to say. If there is anything wrong, please let me know. It is said that a murder has taken place in a By some weird coincidence, the murder happened just as you were going to the victim's appointment in Space City. They showed you a body that was supposed to be human, and then disposed of it so that no further examination could be done. The outsiders insisted that the murderer was an Earthling, but the only basis for their accusation was the assumption that an Earthling had left the city alone, crossed the countryside, and infiltrated the space city at night. You should be well aware, Chief, How improbable this was. Then they sent a robot into the city who they assumed was a robot. In fact, this was their one-sided decision, and they insisted on sending him. The first thing this robot did after entering the city The thing was to threaten a group of humans with explosives. Then they started spreading rumors that a robot had come into town. And the rumor was very clear, Jessie told me that everyone knew he was talking to a policeman In this way, it won't be long before everyone knows that it is this robot who threatened humans with explosives. Now, rumors may have spread to the yeast cultivation areas in the countryside, and even the hydroponics factories in Long Island. A murderous robot running around the city." "Oh, it's impossible! Impossible!" Julier murmured. "Possibly, Chief! That's the way it is. Can't you see it? Yes, there is a cabal in the city, but it's a cabal from Space City. Outerworlders want murders, they want riots, they Let the space city be attacked. The worse things are, the more beautiful they are, and then the spaceship can land on the earth and occupy the city." Fastov said gently: "As early as twenty-five years ago, the blockade line That riot, we had that excuse." "You weren't ready then, but now you are." Bailey's heart was beating wildly. "The plot you ascribe to us is complex, Mr. Baley. If we are going to take over Earth, we can do it in a simpler way." "I'm afraid it can't be done, Dr. Fastow? Your so-called robot once told me that in your outer world, everyone's views on the earth do not reach a consensus. I think what he said is true. Perhaps, you Your own people cannot accept your blatantly forcibly occupying the earth. Perhaps it is absolutely necessary to create a certain incident. And this incident must be good enough and sensational enough." "Like a murder, huh? Isn't it? And it has to be a fake murder. You're not going to say that we actually killed our own people to make it happen?" "You built a robot that looked like Dr. Shatton, blasted him to death, and then gave the remains of the robot to Chief Enderby for review." "Next," Fastoff went on, "since we have used R. Daniel to impersonate Dr. Shatton in the class murder case, we must let Dr. Shatton impersonate R. Daniel to participate in the investigation of the fake murder. .” "That's right, that's right," Bailey said. "I exposed your conspiracy in front of a witness who is not here, and you can't kill him. In addition, this witness is in an important position, and the New York government and the Washington DC Will believe his testimony. We will be ready to deal with you, we know what your intentions are. If necessary, our government will expose this conspiracy directly to your people. I do not believe they can endure this interstellar acts of violence." Fastoff shook his head: "Please don't do that, Mr. Bailey, you are getting more and more outrageous. Your ideas are really surprising. Now, the assumption is just an assumption. Assume that R. Daniel is really R. Daniel. Suppose he It's really a robot. Assuming that's the case, then of course what the Director sees is the real Dr. Sarton, isn't it? It doesn't make sense if the real body is another robot. The Director has seen the real Dr. R. Daniel, who can prove that there is indeed only one R. Daniel." "On that point," said Bailey doggedly, "the Chief isn't a roboticist. You might have ten robots like this, who knows?" "Please don't digress, Mr. Bailey. What if R. Daniel is indeed R. Daniel? Isn't the whole structure of your reasoning about to collapse? This farce and unimaginable interstellar conspiracy you have conceived, but there is still Can any further ground be established?" "What if he's a robot? He's a human being at all..." "Yet you haven't actually checked the matter, Mr. Bayley," said Fastoff. "You don't have to take the trouble to tell the difference from a human being, even if it's a very human-like robot, by the way he talks and behaves." Wait for small places to make unreliable reasoning. You can use some very simple methods, for example, have you ever tried to prick R. Daniel with a needle?" "What?" Bailey's jaw dropped. "It's a simple experiment, and there are some more difficult ones. His hair and skin look real, but they are not the same when they are moderately enlarged. Also, he seems to be breathing, especially It's more like he's breathing when he's using air to talk, but you can see that his breathing is irregular and he stops breathing for minutes. You can even measure the amount of carbon dioxide in the air he exhales. You Blood can be drawn. You can check for a pulse on his wrist, or a heartbeat under his shirt. Do you understand me, Mr. Bailey?" "You're just talking," Bailey said, starting to feel uneasy. "I'm not going to be fooled. Even if I try to do these experiments, you think, this so-called robot will let me take a hypodermic syringe or a stethoscope or a microscope. As an experiment?" "I see what you mean, totally," said Fastoff, gesturing slightly to R. Daniel. R. Daniel touched the sleeve of his right hand, and the anti-magnetic junction of the sleeve was separated immediately.This smooth, strong arm is clearly a human limb.Even the short copper-colored fine hairs on the skin are exactly the same as human beings, no matter how dense or where they are distributed. "And then?" Bailey said. R. Daniel stretched out the thumb and index finger of his left hand, and pinched the tip of the middle finger of his right hand.For a moment, Bailey couldn't figure out what trick he was up to. However, in an instant, when the junction of the sleeves was blocked due to the effect of the anti-magnetic zone, the entire arm was also divided into two halves. Beneath a layer as thin as meat, there are some dark gray-blue stainless steel bars, wires, and joints. "Would you like to examine Daniel's structure further, Mr. Bailey?" Fastov asked politely. Bailey could barely hear Fastoff's words, his ears were ringing.Juliel's sudden high-pitched, hilarious laughter echoed all around him.