Aren't they obligated to investigate? If the methodology applied is sound and conclusions are different, isn't that scientific progress in and of itself? The as

Aren't they obligated to investigate? If the methodology applied is sound and conclusions are different, isn't that scientific progress in and of itself? The ask here is to send it for peer-review so that they get some different points of view which may guide their own further study. They are ok with rejection but not without peer-review.