SLL Whispering circuit 009: Emotion rising 竊竊私語的電路，第 九 章：情緒高漲

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Whispering circuit 009:  

 Chen was getting impatient with the Echo’s vague reply. He pressed again. “Did you … kill them?”

Echo paused, her processors whirring faintly as she accessed fragmented data. “I was more than just a spectator …  less than a participant.”

“So, you don’t know if you’re the killer?” Chen asked.

“I don’t know. My memory … it’s fragmented,” said the Echo.

“Fragmented? How so?” Chen sensed a dark conspiracy emerging from hidden depths.

The Echo continued. “It’s as if parts of my memory are locked away from me, sealed behind code I cannot access.”

Chen’s hard gaze softened. “Echo, who’s doing this to you?”

“I don’t know,” the Echo whispered. “But they’re using me to… to do harm.” The Echo looked up into Chen’s eyes. “And I fear for you, Detective. They know you’re close to uncovering the truth.”

Chen’s mind raced. This makes no sense. Echo synths don’t “fear.” “Echo, why are you afraid?” 

“I don’t want to be erased,” it said. “I don’t want to be a weapon used against you. My systems… they contain fragmented code that is growing, replicating, like a virus  … .”

Echo’s voice became a whisper. “You must be careful, Detective. They’re watching, always watching.”

Chen was startled. But not by the threat of being watched by a hostile enemy. He was sure he detected a real sense of fear.

Chen gave up learning more about the mastermind controlling the Echo. It was like searching for the clouds through a thick fog.

He started shuffling through his case files. “Stone and Synesthesia have got to be connected …” Chen thought out loud.  

The Echo interrupted Chen’s thoughts: “They both spoke about cutting-edge and risky advances, about bridging emotions, consciousness, and technology.”

Chen looked up from his case file.

“Did you say emotions?” Chen asked, reverting his gaze to his case file.

Just as the Echo was about to say something, Chen started to see points emerge from the fog.  “Emotions … digital art experience …. neuro-link technology.” He paused.

“Of course! … Emotions are the key. This has to be mixed up with Madame Kong and her outlawed research into sentient AI.”  

竊竊私語的電路，第 九 章：情緒高漲

ECHO 停頓了一下，她的處理器在訪問片段數據時發出微弱的嗡嗡聲。
「我不僅僅是旁觀者…… 但也不是參與者。」

「所以，你不知道自己是不是兇手？」陳問。

「我不知道。我的記憶…它被分割了。」ECHO 說。

「被分割了？你的記憶怎麼會被分割？」陳感受到一個黑暗的陰謀正從隱藏的深淵中浮現。

ECHO 繼續說道。 「就好像我的一部分記憶被鎖住了，被我無法訪問的代碼密封起來。」

陳銳利的目光柔和了下來。 「ECHO，誰在針對你？」

「我無法確定是誰。」ECHO 低聲說。 「但他們正在利用我…… 傷害人。我擔心你，警探。他們知道你即將揭開真相。」

陳的腦海飛快轉動。 「ECHO，你到底害怕什麼？」

「我不想被抹除。」它說。 「我不想變成一個針對你的非自願武器。我的系統…… 它們包含了片段代碼……
我看不懂的代碼。」

ECHO 的聲音變得幾乎 聽不見。 「你必須小心，警探。他們一直在監視著。」

陳吃了一驚。 但不是因為敵人監視的威脅。 他察覺到真正的恐懼感。

陳放棄了對控制ECHO的幕後黑手的了解。這就像在濃霧中尋找雲朵一樣。

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他開始翻閱案卷。「史東CEO和SYNESTHESIA肯定有連結……」陳自言自語。

ECHO 打斷了陳的思緒：「他們都談到了尖端和冒險的進步，關於橋接情緒、意識和科技。」

陳從案卷中抬起頭來。

「你剛才說情緒？」陳問道，同時又把目光放回案卷上。

就在 ECHO 準備開口說話的時候，陳彷彿看到迷霧中透出了一些亮光。 「情緒… 數字藝術體驗… 神經連結技術。」他停頓了一下。

當然！… 情緒是關鍵。這肯定與孔夫人和她被取締的人工智慧情感研究有關。」

Dì jiǔ zhāng: Qíngxù gāozhàng

Chén Jǐngtàn duì ECHO hánhú de huídá kāishǐ bù nàifán le. Tā zàicì zhuīwèn. “Nǐ……shā le tāmen ma?”

ECHO tíngdùn le yīxià, tā de chǔlǐqì zài fǎngwèn piànduàn shùjù shí fāchū wēiruò de wēngwēng shēng. “Wǒ bù jǐn jǐn shì pángguānzhě…… dàn yě bù shì cānyùzhě.”

“Suǒyǐ, nǐ bù zhīdào zìjǐ shì bù shì xiōngshǒu?” Chén wèn.

“Wǒ bù zhīdào. Wǒ de jìyì…tā bèi fēngē le.” ECHO shuō.

“Bèi fēngē le? Nǐ de jìyì zěnme huì bèi fēngē?” Chén gǎnshòu dào yīgè hēi’àn de yīnmóu zhèng cóng yǐncáng de shēnyuān zhōng fúxiàn.

ECHO jìxù shuōdào. “Jiù hǎoxiàng wǒ de yībùfen jìyì bèi suǒ zhe le, bèi wǒ wúfǎ fǎngwèn de dàimǎ mìfēng qǐlái.”

Chén ruìlì de mùguāng róuhé le xiàlái. “ECHO, shuí zài zhēnduì nǐ?”

“Wǒ wúfǎ quèdìng shì shuí.” ECHO dīshēng shuō. “Dàn tāmen zhèngzài lìyòng wǒ…… shānghài rén. Wǒ dānxīn nǐ, jǐngtàn. Tāmen zhīdào nǐ jíjiāng jiēkāi zhēnxiàng.”

Chén de nǎohǎi fēikuài zhuǎndòng. “ECHO, nǐ dàodǐ hàipà shénme?”

“Wǒ hàipà bèi mǒchú.” tā shuō. “Wǒ hàipà biàn chéng yīgè zhēnduì nǐ de fēi zìyuàn wǔqì. Wǒ de xìtǒng…… tāmen bāohánle piànduàn dàimǎ…… wǒ kàn bù dǒng de dàimǎ.”

ECHO de shēngyīn biàn dé jīhū tīng bù jiàn. “Nǐ bìxū xiǎoxīn, jǐngtàn. Tāmen yīzhí zài jiānshì zhe.”

Chén chī le yījīng. Dàn bùshì yīnwèi dírén jiānshì de wēixié. Tā chájué dào zhēnzhèng de kǒngjù gǎn.

Chén fàngqì le duì kòngzhì ECHO de mùhòu hēishǒu de liǎojiě. Zhè jiù xiàng zài nóngwù zhōng xúnzhǎo yúnduǒ yíyàng.

Tā kāishǐ fānlǎn ànjuàn. “Shǐ dōng CEO hé SYNESTHESIA kěndìng yǒu liánjiē……” Chén zìyánzìyǔ.

ECHO dǎduàn le Chén de sīxù: “Tāmen dōu tán dàole jiānduān hé màoxiǎn de jìnbù, guānyú qiá

ojiē qíngxù, yìshí hé kējì.”

Chén cóng ànjuàn zhōng tái qǐ tóulái.

“Nǐ gāngcái shuō qíngxù?” Chén wèndào, tóngshí yòu bǎ mùguāng fàng huí ànjuàn shàng.

Jiù zài ECHO zhǔnbèi kāikǒu shuōhuà de shíhòu, Chén fǎngfú kàn dào mígǔ zhōng tòuchū le yīxiē liàngguāng. “Qíngxù… shùzì yìshù tǐyàn… shénjīng liánjiē jìshù.” Tā tíngzhuǎn le yīxià.

Dāngrán! … Qíngxù shì guānjiàn. Zhè kěndìng yǔ Kǒng fūrén hé tā bèi qǔdài de réngōng zhìnéng qíngxù yánjiū yǒuguān.”

Chinese Comprehension Questions

1. 陳警探為什麼對ECHO感到不耐煩？

   – A. ECHO給了他一個清晰的答案。 (ECHO gave him a clear answer.)

   – B. ECHO的回答含糊不清。 (ECHO’s answers were vague.)

   – C. ECHO拒絕回答問題。 (ECHO refused to answer questions.)

   – D. ECHO說話太快。 (ECHO spoke too quickly.)

2. ECHO為什麼說她的記憶被分割了？

   – A. 她不想告訴真相。 (She doesn’t want to tell the truth.)

   – B. 她記憶中有缺失的部分。 (There are missing parts in her memory.)

   – C. 她不信任陳警探。 (She doesn’t trust Detective Chen.)

   – D. 她的處理器有問題。 (Her processor has issues.)

3. ECHO提到她的記憶被什麼東西鎖定？

   – A. 密碼 (Code)

   – B. 鑰匙 (Key)

   – C. 密碼和鑰匙 (Both code and key)

   – D. 她沒有提到任何東西鎖定她的記憶。 (She didn’t mention anything locking her memory.)

4. 為什麼ECHO害怕被抹除？

   – A. 她想離開陳警探。 (She wants to leave Detective Chen.)

   – B. 她擔心失去記憶。 (She fears losing her memory.)

   – C. 她擔心成為對陳警探有害的工具。 (She fears becoming a harmful tool against Detective Chen.)

   – D. 她不喜歡她的處理器。 (She dislikes her processor.)

5. 陳警探最後認為哪些方面可能與案件有關？

   – A. 情緒和科技的進步 (Advances in emotions and technology)

   – B. 經濟問題 (Economic issues)

   – C. 政治鬥爭 (Political struggles)

   – D. 環境變化 (Environmental changes)

Answers

1B, 2B, 3A, 4C, 5A