Time Traveler Help Hotline

Although the town's population is small, it still has a basic farmers' market and small convenience stores. Having learned how to take care of herself since childhood, Ji Mo naturally knows how to cook, but she was kicked out of the kitchen because her taste is too bland.

Jiu Chonglou took on the task of buying groceries and cooking every day, since whoever was in charge of the cooking would have the best taste for the food.

It's like how parents often complain that their young children are picky eaters, but in reality, it's often the parents who are picky. From the selection of ingredients to the cooking methods, everything is decided by the parents, and the child can at most add one more dish they like to the table.

Ji Mo had tasted Jiu Chong Lou's cooking before, but whenever she saw her delicate, untouched hands and slender arms, it was still hard to associate the delicious, colorful, and abundant food with her.

Sure enough, the kind of beautiful girl in novels who can stir-fry food with one hand while maintaining smooth and delicate skin must have some extraordinary skills.

Ji Mo didn't have many relatives, and the familiar neighbors in the apartment building had all moved away long ago. Even when he rarely came home, no one bothered him.

It was Monday afternoon at five o'clock in the blink of an eye. The two, who had eaten dinner in advance, stepped into the program room with their keys.

Considering the current staff's schedules, Jiuchonglou has rescheduled its program broadcast times: Chen Zhuzhu will be responsible for broadcasting from 7 PM to 9 PM on weekdays, ensuring at least two hours of broadcasting each day. If Chen Zhuzhu is unavailable, the broadcast time can be adjusted to daytime.

Ji Mo is a field staff member and does not need to be stationed at the production team on standby. If there is any issue, she can be transferred by phone.

As for the program's name... it's still pending.

"Isn't it interesting that a mysterious program, which circulates among time travelers, can save people from danger, but has no name?" Jiu Chonglou said matter-of-factly, "As long as it spreads widely enough, people will naturally come up with a name for us."

"You're just lazy."

When they entered the studio, Chen Zhuzhu was already seated in the host's seat that usually belonged to Ji Mo. She had clearly dressed up carefully today, wearing a well-fitting navy blue suit skirt that perfectly accentuated her shoulders and waist. In the few days since they last saw her, she had also trimmed her medium-length hair, turning it into a short bob that tucked around her ears.

She's naturally the cute type, and even with the capable demeanor of a host, she still exudes approachability.

"You...you're here." Chen Zhuzhu's serious memorization of her script instantly broke down, and she unconsciously became nervous.

These days she has been studying diligently as Jiu Chonglou requested. The Observer has enhanced her memory and comprehension, but the reading list is too long, and she can only barely finish reading it, with much of the content still only partially understood.

After all, she was a broadcasting student, not a law student.

She was terrified that Jiuchonglou would suddenly conduct a surprise test on her memorization of legal provisions.

"Don't be so nervous, I'm not going to eat you. At most, I'll fire you on the spot," Jiu Chonglou said with a smile.

Chen Zhuzhu became even more nervous.

"Xiaojiu."

"Okay, okay, just kidding. It's impossible to fully understand the existing laws in a week, just remember the general outline." Jiu Chonglou waved his phone. "I've read the draft you sent, it's not bad."

"Oh right." Jiu Chonglou seemed to remember something, and quickly walked to the equipment, fiddling with it: "I almost forgot to adjust the range back from last time. I don't want to go against the official again."

Under her control, the target audience for the program was once again limited to: "Citizens of the third rank and below of the mortal realm who are in danger in worlds outside the mortal realm."

"I've been wanting to ask before, what exactly does 'danger' mean?" Unlike Chen Zhuzhu, who was completely confused, Ji Mo had operated the equipment and also had his own questions.

"Any danger counts, the scope is very broad, I didn't set it too strictly. If I had to say, even if the person seeking help experiences an emotional breakdown in another world, it might trigger the condition."

Jiu Chonglou, who was more familiar with the equipment, tapped on the metal casing, his gaze fixed on Chen Zhuzhu as he spoke:

"You could change it to a more specific description, such as 'signing a contract without understanding its meaning, entering a space subject to the power of rules and facing a deadly danger,' but that would be too narrow."

It's 7 o'clock, time to get ready for the live broadcast.

Chen Zhuzhu's figure was clearly projected in several shots, a stark contrast to the woman who struggled with choosing topics and occasionally showed unease in private.

She hesitated for a long time when choosing the topic for this program.

The initial idea was closer to my own experience, discussing how contracts induced to be signed under conditions of information asymmetry should be defined and handled legally.

But Chen Zhuzhu stopped writing halfway through. Contract fraud involves too many complex situations, such as chains of evidence, subjective intent, and the exercise of the right of rescission... There are too many possible branches. Given her current state of cramming on law while sorting out the details, it would be difficult for her to finish writing in a short time, let alone clearly express it and guide the discussion on the program.

Ultimately, she abandoned the topic that was too close to her own pain and instead tried to approach the possible situation from the perspective of those around her.

Miss Jiu always seemed to be in complete control, and she knew far more information than we did. Even if she accidentally traveled to another world, she could use the information she already had to go home directly, or she could trick the ruler of the other world and return with a lot of money.

But in that case, legal education programs would turn into programs about how to exploit other worlds...

Ji Mo... his defining characteristic is being very strong? What if someone like him transmigrated?

Chen Zhuzhu recalled what Ji Mo had said: occasionally, there would be exceptions where a lower-level cultivator could kill a higher-level cultivator by relying on their awakened abilities.

If the transmigrator weren't like her, passively accepting her fate, and if she possessed the power to fight back from the start, her first reaction to the equally irresistible invitation and the ensuing danger would undoubtedly be resistance. Even if the perpetrator believes they are well-prepared and have ways to suppress such a troublemaker, there are always exceptions. What if, at some point, a lapse in judgment allows the bound transmigrator to find an opportunity to retaliate…

How did the law determine casualties caused by time travelers acting in self-defense at that time?

Chen Zhuzhu immediately revised the script and finalized the content for this episode.

She quickly reviewed the outline of her carefully prepared manuscript in her mind, silently cleared her throat, and nodded slightly to Jiu Chonglou behind the control panel to indicate that she was ready.

Then, she slowly turned to the main camera and began to speak.

"Today, our legal issue is self-defense. When an individual is forcibly taken into an unknown place and faces imminent danger, where exactly are the legal boundaries of their actions in self-defense?"

"Regarding the laws related to legitimate self-defense, the restrictions and requirements for ordinary people and those with superhuman abilities are not much different, mainly in these core conditions."

"First, the premise is the existence of an 'ongoing unlawful infringement.' This means the infringement must be real, not imagined, and ongoing and not yet finished. For example, this person is trying to attack you, imprison you, or engage in other human rights violations."

"Second, your purpose in resisting is to stop the unlawful infringement. This means that your actions must be defensive in intent, to protect your legitimate rights, and not for revenge or other purposes."

"Third, the target must be the perpetrator or the corresponding group. Self-defense is a counterattack against the perpetrator or organization, not against an unrelated third party. For example, if you travel to a feudal dynasty and the person who harms you is the current king, the harm done to the unsuspecting and defenseless indigenous people cannot be considered legitimate self-defense."