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Editorial cartoon · Chapter 8They open their heart. Keep your wallet shut a moment.

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  • An unmissable opportunity!
  • Let me verify it first.

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Chapter 8 · Guide 1Author's grade A

After a traffic accident, stop, help the injured, and call the police — don’t flee

If you flee the scene, you are automatically considered fully responsible for the accident. Your driver’s license will be revoked, and you won’t be al…

Cost
No cost at all. Stopping, turning on hazard lights, helping the injured, and calling the p…
Benefit
The person who flees bears full responsibility for the accident. Only if you can prove the…
Chapter 9 · Guide 1Author's grade A

Do not share unverified messages about disasters, epidemics, or police incidents in groups; do not photoshop images or use AI to generate fake scene pictures.

If you know a message about a disaster, epidemic, or police incident is false yet still share it, you’ll face penalties just as severe as if you had f…

Cost
No cost involved. Simply check whether the message is an official announcement before shar…
Benefit
Those who deliberately spread rumors or make false reports about disasters, epidemics, or …
Chapter 15 · Guide 1Author's grade A

The amount of the deposit, its refund timeline, and permissible deduction scenarios must be specified in the contract

The deposit amount, when it will be returned, and under what circumstances deductions are allowed must all be written into the contract before you sig…

Cost
No monetary cost. It only requires an extra ten minutes when signing the contract. The cha…
Benefit
Regulatory statutes make this clear: “Landlords collecting a deposit must specify the depo…