"What do they mean by 'no real impact or benefit to the modern world'? We capture malevolent ghosts and suppress demons. Aren't we protecting ordinary people?"
Madison sighed, pulling out a stack of documents. "They didn't bring these up back in the conference room, probably to avoid embarrassing us. But as we were leaving, they handed them to me."
Liam took one of the files and opened it. Immediately, his face flushed red.
Michael also took a file and barely flipped through a few pages before letting out a cold laugh. "I expected this. It's just that no one has dealt with it before."
The other Mystic Arts Alliance members also grabbed the files to take a look.
"This…"
Madison explained, "This is only from first- and second-tier cities. There's no data for the third- and fourth-tier cities yet."
The documents detailed incidents where people had scammed, defrauded, and even murdered under the pretense of the Mystic Arts Alliance.
Case after case was clearly documented, leaving no room for denial. Some incidents even occurred in well-known monasteries.
There were cases of monks being caught soliciting prostitution and photographed in compromising situations.
Many of these incidents had caused public outrage on the internet. The files even included screenshots of online comments from netizens.
The comments were filled with mockery and ridicule. Some questioned why places like monasteries still existed in the modern world. Others scoffed at those that had been reduced to tourist attractions, urging them to drop any mystical pretenses and simply embrace their roles as scenic landmarks.
Looking at the mocking comments and shameful cases, the Mystic Arts Alliance members were left speechless.
"They make the mistakes, and we bear the consequences…"
"So, what now? The damage is already done…"
The group was furious, their anger palpable.
Madison sighed deeply once more. Then, she pulled out another, much thinner, stack of documents and handed it to Erwin and the others.
This file was slim but meticulously recorded the good deeds the Mystic Arts Alliance had done over the years. It documented incidents like capturing malevolent ghosts at dangerous intersections, helping lost souls find peace, and aiding those who had died unjustly.
The previously angry Mystic Arts Alliance members gradually calmed down as they read through these accounts. It seemed that the government had taken notes of the good they had done. For the first time, they felt that their efforts had not been entirely in vain.
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