Shanghai Star - Roland Melbridge
Panic broke out in the Chinese quarter Tuesday night as the Shanghai Municipal Police unleashed the might of its newest weapon against the organised crime syndicates that are plaguing our beautiful city. Initial reports of a raging gun battle between Japanese security forces and Western gangsters were attributed to the confusion that reigned due to the deployment of a LOcaL SECurity automaton(LOLSEC) in conjunction with Elite Japanese officers led to the arrest of several leading members of a drug smuggling gang, as well as the destruction of a large warehouse filled to the brim with opium.
Stirling Fessenden of the Shanghai Municipal Council gave this statement to the Star:
The Municipal Council is grateful for being chosen to test this newest invention of Dr. Todorow's. I believe that it will revolutionise law enforcement in the future and its test has truly given Shanghai its place in policing history. In addition, we have managed to strike a blow at the criminals that riddle our city.
When asked about the reports that the Japanese and the robot were exchanging fire, he had this to say:
Dr Todorow? Shooting at police? The very thought is preposterous. Not only is he a decorated hero of the Great War, but he is renowned for his belief in the creation of a more orderly society. He would be the last person to disrupt the running of our great city. I must remind you that most of the witnesses were chinese labourers who obviously panicked at such a great display of western industrial might. I have personally discussed the event with another decorated war hero, the young Viscount Wymbourne Knight, and it is clear that both Todorow, Lord Wymbourne and their compatriot, Mr Wesley Bitter were conducting themselves with the greatest decorum and sensitivity. As for the damage to the warehouse, it did belong to opium-smuggling villains, and truly, who needs villains?
Later asked about this article, Dr. Todorov commented that it is: "A gross misrepresentation of the facts!". He points out that the purpose of their trip to Shanghai was not to test a robotic security system, but to evaluate the performance of the Beluga, a new long distance airplan. As to the whole business with the robot, Todorov stressed that Hauser is not a new development, he was indeed build when Dr. Todorov was 14, and he is not named LOLSEC. Who is coming up with all this nonsense he asked?
ReplyDeleteSmiling the rictus smile of a man in desperate need of an alibi, Wesley Bitter elbows Dr Todorov in the ribs.
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LOLSEC - now that's funny ;)
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