Paul Smith's ready agreement made Wizet realize something. "It seems the integration here is progressing smoothly?"
"You're still as sharp as ever..." Paul Smith laughed helplessly. "No wonder so many colleagues still talk about you, even now..."
He sighed and shook his head as he spoke. "Yes! The integration here has been fairly smooth... but the price we've paid hasn't been small."
"The main reason is that there are more people here. Criminals and dark wizards are even more rampant... Left with no choice, the No-Maj police could only begin deep cooperation with us."
"Under the old rules, if we wanted to cast magic on Muggles, we not only needed MACUSA's approval, but also had to notify the No-Maj police and cast the spell under their supervision."
"Now the process has been streamlined considerably. As long as we can obtain evidence from a No-Maj witness, we can cast magic directly on the criminals."
"However, after the spell is cast, both MACUSA and the No-Maj police department will send people back to investigate, making sure that the No-Maj truly committed a crime before we used magic on them."
Wizet blinked. "That still sounds rather complicated."
"It is!" Paul Smith sighed, his tone somewhat helpless. "But at least it's simpler than before. At any rate, we don't have to write so many repor—"
"Paul, then I..." Jerry, the Hit Wizard, cut in. He pointed at Smith, who stood beside Wizet looking rather idle.
"I'll leave the questioning to you..." Paul Smith nodded. "I still want to have another chat with this wizard gentleman..."
"Understood!" Jerry nodded and walked over to Smith. "Hello, sir. Please cooperate with our investigation."
"Alright..." Smith agreed, then glanced at Wizet. "But before that, may I say a few more words to this gentleman?"
"Make it quick!" Jerry