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After sitting down, a trace of emotion flashed in Amelia's brown eyes, but then, this ray of emotion was suppressed by her. This was not the reason why she came here.

"You misunderstood, Mr. Graves——"

Amelia stood up and handed the receipt she received from the Wand Licensing Office to Mr. Graves across the desk.

"The reason I'm here is that the Immigration Administration has followed the instructions of the Department of Security and has confiscated the wand of Amosta Brain, who entered the country in the evening. I have sent Mr. Brain's wand to the Wand Licensing Office for safekeeping. The certificate of acceptance was issued to me by Chago Limon, who is on duty tonight. According to the procedure, I need to send the certificate to the Security Department for filing. "

According to the procedure, Amelia needed to send the acceptance certificate to Rose outside, instead of giving it to herself. Graves did not point out the little girl's mistake, but took the certificate.

He looked at the information on the two wands that were confiscated from Amosta registered on the certificate. After a while, he asked with interest,

"How does he look emotionally?"

How are the emotions?

Amelia felt that this question was very malicious, but with a change of heart, she still told the truth, "Mr. Blaine looked calm, and he did not protest."

"Is it?"

Graves used a surprised tone, but Amelia couldn't see much surprise in his eyes.

"Amazing guy."

After a long silence, Graves' eyes fell on Amelia again. This time, his tone was much more cautious,

"So, regarding the Ministry of Security's decision to require Congressional personnel to accompany you throughout the entry process, what does Brian think of this?"

Amelia was silent for a moment, "Mr. Blaine also expressed his acceptance."

"Is it?"

Graves made the same sigh again, but this time, Amelia noticed a clear hesitation in the tone of the Director of Security. It seemed that there was something he didn't understand, but soon, Graves came to his senses. , he knew that he should not show too many emotions in front of his subordinates, so he turned to look at Amelia, his expression suddenly changed,

"I understand, is there anything else, Amelia?"

Upon hearing the inquiry, Amelia's fists on her knees suddenly clenched, a blush appeared on her smooth white porcelain cheeks, and a trace of resistance appeared in her pure brown pupils.

"I question the decision of the Ministry of Security, Mr. Graves,"

Amelia sat upright in her seat and spoke clearly,

"According to the regulations and related legal provisions promulgated by Congress regarding the entry of foreign wizards, there is no provision to support the legitimacy of the decision made by the Ministry of Security against Amosta Brain, Mr. Graves, Amosta Brian has no criminal record and is not involved in any of the cases under investigation. The Security Department has no right to confiscate his wand or infringe on his personal freedom."

It is undoubtedly an act that requires a lot of courage for a little witch who has just graduated to question senior officials in Congress. Especially, Amelia also dreams of one day joining the Ministry of Security, a department that brings together the most elites in Congress. This is undoubtedly More courage and noble character are needed.

Graves' face was expressionless, but in his heart he had a high opinion of the little girl in front of him. He also understood the reason why Amelia violated the regulations and directly handed the certificate into his hands.

"So, you're an admirer of Amosta Blaine?"

Graves asked after a moment of silence.

Amelia's breathing stopped for a moment, and the blush on her cheeks deepened. She mustered up the courage to look into Mr. Graves' eyes. In a daze, she seemed to notice the redness flowing in his eyes, and she blinked. , looked closely, but found that it was just his illusion.

"Oh, it has nothing to do with that, sir."

Amelia could understand the accusation behind Mr. Graves' words, but she had a clear conscience and responded calmly,

"I just think even the Department of Security needs to play by the rules, don't you?"

Amelia knew in her heart that Mr. Graves could completely ignore her questioning and leave his office without any explanation. This was the expected result before she walked into the office, but she still decided to send a message. own voice.

"Rules and regulations——"

The righteous words in Amelia's words seemed to surprise even Graves. He chewed these two words in his mouth, with a slight smile on his lips, but it seemed to be sarcastic,

"So do you think Amosta Blaine will follow the rules and regulations you say, Amelia?"

Amelia instinctively wanted to reply, but when she heard the question clearly, she was in a dilemma and didn't know how to answer.

She believed that a wizard like Amosta Blaine, whose reputation was so famous in the modern magic world, must be a wizard with faultless moral character. However, before she spoke, she felt that such a taken-for-granted view lacked basis. After all, she was not special. Get to know Amosta Blaine.

"But I don't understand that, Mr. Graves."

Amelia frowned,

"What does this have to do with Security's decision to confiscate Mr. Blaine's wand?"

"No one likes to follow rules and procedures, Amelia, people all admire freedom and unrestraint——"

The dim light shone on Graves' face, making the square face look extremely majestic.

"But if everyone really acts according to their true inner thoughts, then the world will be in chaos. Therefore, rules and regulations must be used to restrict people's behavior. Only in this way can the magic world operate stably. You ask me why To seize Amosta Brain's wand, and I'll tell you why-"

Graves leaned forward slightly, resting his intertwined fingers on the table, and his sharp eyes fell on the face of Amelia, who was obviously in a daze.

"Because for a wizard like Amosta Brain, rules and systems are completely useless, because the punitive measures that exist to defend the rules and regulations are completely useless to him. If he wants, he can follow them He acts with his own thoughts and messes up the magical world we live in, but we are helpless against him.

To tell you the truth, I do not welcome such wizards into the American wizarding world, especially at this sensitive time and you know what I mean.

But I can't completely refuse Amosta Brain. His prestige in the wizarding world is growing, so we both need to make concessions. I let him in, and at the same time, he has to prove to me that he is safe. Do you understand, Amelia? "

"But--"

Amelia was stunned for a long time before she came back to her senses. Her emotions were obviously aroused and she said angrily,

"We cannot take unfair measures against Mr. Amosta Bryan just because he is a threat. Mr. Graves, he is a hero who saved 100,000 people, not a criminal."

"That's what you think, Amelia—"

Graves said expressionlessly,

"It's not mine. I don't like to regret it after a disaster occurs. This city's disaster experience clearly tells us that we must be cautious and cautious when dealing with wizards with extraordinary abilities."

Raising his hand to interrupt what Amelia was about to say, Graves said in a majestic tone,

"Thank you very much for coming to let me know that everything went well, Amelia. Now, you can leave."

Amelia's lips suddenly tightened, and her fair cheeks were as red as blood.

But Mr. Graves, who seemed to have easy communication just now, showed indifference. He ignored Amelia, but got up and walked to the bookshelf where newspapers were placed, and continued to browse through the books delivered to him on the market except "The New York Ghost" Other active newspaper sections.

Even though she had long known that she could not change the order of the Ministry of Security to use power to override the rules, Amelia still felt very angry when faced with this result. She suppressed her emotions and stood up without saying a word. He walked toward the door silently.

"There is something else I need to report to you--"

The cold touch of the door handle stimulated Amelia. She turned around and looked at Mr. Graves in front of the bookshelf.

Graves looked at the inexperienced little witch at the door and said nothing, but the restraint in his dark red eyes was already obvious.

"Amosta Breen said he accepted having security agents monitor his behavior in New York, but he put forward conditions."

Graves raised his gray eyebrows,

"What?"

"He wanted me to monitor him."

Amelia said.