I maintain law and order in the feudal world

Three rules of robot[1]:

1. A robot may not harm an innocent human being, or stand by while a human being is harmed

2. Robots must obey the orders of their superiors, unless this one contradicts the first one

3. Robots must protect themselves, unless such protection contradicts the above two.

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In addition to being responsible for the usual security patrols, security robots in the interstellar era also have a more important point of lurking, lurking in the crowd, protecting the masses while not being discovered by lawbreakers, so unlike robots before the technological outbreak, security robots no matter Whether in appearance or language, he is more human than a machine.

The central street is the most central and prosperous place in Ansai and the town. Both the moat and the major shops are located on this street. In the past, it was always very lively at any time. However, today, in the panic of God's punishment, Underneath, this street is empty, so I have to explain here that most of the houses on this street belong to the nobles, and the nobles do not allow civilians and untouchables to spend the night in their properties, so they opened here. The civilians in the shop can only find another place to live.

As soon as the news of God's punishment came out this morning, the whole Ansaihe was in chaos. Many civilians who opened shops didn't come at all, and those who came closed their doors. After God's punishment came, they were still in the mood to do business.

Fortunately, the doctor is an aristocrat in Ansai, and the doctors in the Central Street Medical Center usually live in the Central Street, so 067 didn't knock on the door for too long, and the doctor came.

"Oh, put him on the hospital bed!"

As soon as Rhodes opened the door, he was shocked by the blood-stained person. It wasn't until the person was put on the hospital bed that he checked briefly that the person who sent the patient turned out to be a member of the guard team. Well, the patient was seriously injured. There is no need to ask for such reasons, it is very normal for such injuries to appear in the moat.

As an aristocrat, Rhodes is different from other aristocrats. In his opinion, there is not much difference between nobles, commoners and even untouchables. In terms of physical structure, everyone is similar, and there is no question of who is more noble than whom. He is also very happy to see a doctor for civilians and even untouchables in normal times, so he has a lot of experience and has seen almost all kinds of injuries, but now he is still shocked by the wound on the prisoner in front of him.

God, can such dense wounds really appear on a living person?The person in front of him hardly had a piece of good skin from head to toe, and there were wounds everywhere on his body. Coupled with such a large amount of blood loss, it was really a miracle that he was still alive!

But if he doesn't get medical treatment, he won't live for too long. Rhodes looked at the members of the guard team who sent people. Although he is a nobleman, he is the most downcast nobleman. At least he doesn't dare to offend the guard team. of.

"Sir, do you want me to treat this prisoner immediately?"

It's no wonder that Rhodes has such doubts. His medical clinic has been open near the moat for several years. In the past few years, he has never received any prisoners from the moat. On the contrary, he saw Most of them were corpses pulled out of the moat by truck after truck. Today, a prisoner was sent to him, and he had to wonder whether the moat team wanted to save people or kill them.

067: "Yes, sir. This prisoner is in very bad condition. I hope that the husband can treat him immediately. I will transfer his medical expenses to the husband from the account of the moat."

Rhodes didn't care about the medical expenses. When he heard that he was indeed asked to save people, he immediately acted. However, when he was taking the tools, he looked at this guard who had never seen it before and had a completely different temperament from other guards. The members of the city team are a little worried. This is obviously a new member of the moat team. He just brought the prisoners here for treatment, and even said that he would get the medical expenses from the account of the moat. This is a violation of the regulations of the moat. I hope that this new member of the moat team is a nobleman, otherwise his experience will be miserable.

067 didn't know that the doctor on the opposite side was worried about his situation. As a security robot, he was very similar to a human being, but he was not human after all, so everything he did was based on the judgment and choice of his own program. As for the other guards When he came back, he would be punished for his behavior. This point was completely ignored by 067. Everything he did was done according to the rules. If he did nothing wrong, no one had the right to punish him.

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At this time, in the prison of the moat, whispered discussions erupted in each cell——

"Did No. [-] really be sent for medical treatment?"

"How is it possible? He is tortured almost every day, and no one has ever healed him, right, old man?"

The dry old man is the old man who has been in prison for two years. He is the person who has stayed here the longest except No. [-]. He is also in prison with No. [-]. He takes care of No. [-] in normal times. The hoarse voice said: "Yes, I have never seen No. [-] leave the prison in two years, and no doctor came to treat him."

"Then why today?!"

"Is it really because this guard is a newcomer? Was No. [-] really sent to the hospital? Did the man just now really get acquitted?"

No one could answer these three questions. Someone said: "Let's see if No. [-] can come back. It would be too strange if he was really sent to the hospital!"

It was indeed too strange, not only the prisoners in the prison thought this way, but also No. [-] who woke up during the healing process thought this way.

He was lying on the bed, with white bandages wrapped all over his body. These bandages were like a different kind of restraint belt, which made it extremely difficult for him to move. There were ointments under these bandages. At least the wounds on his whole body had a cold feeling. It feels strange to him who has endured for four years, but it has to be said that it is very comfortable.

The white ceiling and white walls in front of me are very simple, and there are blood-stained and stained cotton balls and handkerchiefs on the table next to him, and the ones that should have been taken off him are completely invisible What color tattered prison uniform.

Did he really get out of prison?Was he really lying in the hospital being healed?

is this real?Or is it all just his dream.

There was a voice of conversation not far away, he couldn't hear it clearly, and he didn't want to hear it, his eyes greedily watched everything around him, engraving everything into his mind, if it was a dream, let this dream come again Make it longer, let it be longer.

"Oh, by God, he has woken up, but Mr. Lin, his current physical condition is very bad. I have given him medicine and needs to be observed. He cannot move freely for the time being."

067: "Okay, how long will it take Dr. Luo for Prisoner No. [-] to move?"

Rhodes: "About an hour."

067: "I will watch here for an hour."

Rhodes: "Okay."

067: "Thank you, Mr. Rhodes. There are still prisoners in the prison who are in very bad health. We will pay Mr. Rhodes' consultation fee. Would Mr. Rhodes be willing to go to the prison to treat the prisoners?"

Rhode's eyes widened in surprise, and he said, "Mr. Lin, is this against the rules? If I'm not mistaken, you should be a new guard. It's better to get the director's approval for such a big matter." Well, he's your superior after all."

067: "No, the director of the moat station is not my superior. I don't need to follow his arrangements. All the decisions I make are based on the law of public order."

Rhodes looked at Mr. Lin in shock. From his name, he could tell that Mr. Lin Liuqi was definitely not a nobleman, because the names of nobles could never be all numbers. Since he is a commoner or a pariah, what is it? How can Mr. Lin Liuqi have the courage to say that the director of the moat station is not his superior?This is incredible!Maybe this Mr. Lin has a good heart, but there might be something wrong with his brain.

Rhodes no longer intends to have any further contact with him, he must protect his own medical center.

"I'm sorry, but I can't go to the prison to treat those prisoners unless the director agrees."

067 nodded: "I respect your decision, thank you for treating Prisoner No. [-], this is your consultation fee."

The consultation fee was taken out by 067 from the public cash drawer of the moat station. The money system in the strange time and space is very simple, and even the text is not much different from the interstellar era. For the security robot, it only needs a simple cross-comparison. It means that all security robots operate in accordance with the interstellar security law, and the public property of the interstellar security team includes the cost of medical treatment for criminals.

After receiving the consultation fee, Rhodes looked at Mr. Lin, who spoke strangely and perhaps had brain problems, sat aside and waited for the prisoner. He had some worries in his eyes. Now the old man and director of the moat are investigating divine punishment, but As soon as they come back, what this Mr. Lin has done will be exposed. I hope that Mr. Lin will really have the means to protect himself by then.

At this time, prisoner No. [-] lying on the bed had already figured out the situation from the conversation between the two, and he looked at the new member of the moat sitting next to him with a strange and strange look. She took him out of the moat, and actually brought him to the medical center for treatment!

Is this man a fool?It's just that a newcomer dares to take the prisoner out of the moat. Such courage really makes people have to wonder what's wrong with his brain. Even the kindest person knows how to judge the situation and know how to protect himself, let alone As long as anyone who can become a moat team, whether it's Ansaihe or other places, there can't be a holy father among this group of people. The only explanation is that this new moat team member is really sick in his head, and Very ill.

"Hey, Lin Liuqi, right? I would like to remind you, take me back to the prison before the moat team comes back, and erase all traces of you bringing me out for treatment, maybe you can continue to be your moat Captain, otherwise we will be cellmates tonight."

067 is receiving the news from the other four security robots. There have been no major security incidents in Ansai and the town in the past few hours. Just after receiving all the news, he heard the voice of prisoner No. [-]. Voice, as security robots, they don’t spend much time dealing with prisoners, but it’s not impossible. In the interstellar security law, although criminals in prisons are deprived of personal freedom, they still have basic rights, even if they are sentenced Before the death penalty expires, the security robots must protect the safety of the prisoners who are executed.

After briefly analyzing the words of prisoner No. [-], he came to the conclusion that prisoner No. [-] was concerned about his safety, so he replied: "Thank you for your concern, it is our duty to ensure your life and health, and everything is in compliance with the regulations. of."

"Ha ha."

No. [-] turned his head sarcastically, anyway, he said what he should say, and it's none of his business if this fool doesn't listen, and what's in line with the regulations, does such a thing still exist in Ansai and regulations?This man is really a fool, maybe it would be a good thing for him to die early.

The author has something to say: Note: [1] From Asimov's three principles of robotics.