At this time, the other officers present also gradually joined the discussion.
Moments later, Jiang An cleared his throat, and his steady voice broke the indoor noise: "Regarding competition from peers, I personally think the possibility is low."
He paused briefly, looked around, and then continued to analyze: "Firstly, there is more than one foot massage parlor on this street. Although competition exists, malicious cases often involve deeper motives."
"Secondly, the clientele of the foot massage parlors isn't fixed, and there is no obvious intersection among the victims pointing to a particular competitor."
"Therefore, focusing the investigation on peer competition may lead us astray."
His tone was firm and his thoughts were clear: "As of now, the most pressing matter is to bring the owner back to cooperate with the investigation."
