May 2024

SLL 1.14. Stories for language learning: In the haunting remains of the burned down factory where ECHO was manufactured, Detective Chen and ECHO embark on a journey into the synth’s origins. As they also uncover the secret layers of her programming and find out more about the mysterious mastermind behind the “whispering circuit”, a clandestine observer is monitoring their every move.

SLL 1.13. Stories for language learning: In the chilling stillness of the artist’s apartment, Detective Chen and the android Echo uncover a cryptic message embedded in the last digital canvas of Synesthesia, hinting at a conspiracy involving Dr. Huan Li’s ‘Whispering circuit.’ As they decode hidden data, the trail leads points to the ruins of a factory in Hsinchu that has special significance for the Echo.

SLL 1.12. Stories for language learning: Detective Chen has a hunch that the Echo will be more useful “alive” than decommissioned and scrubbed for data. So, he decides to break Echo out of the police station.

SLL 1.11. Stories for language learning: Detective Chen asks the ECHO to scan the corrupted USB and uncovers a corporate conspiracy involving two murder victims and a mysterious Taiwanese tech company.

SLL 1.10. Stories for language learning: Detective Chen tries to help the Echo synth remember more about the murder victim, Madame Kong. The Echo calls her “Mother” and Chen is shocked when it appears to cry when he shows her Kong’s photo. The Echo admits that its internal programming has been altered with new code.