I□vestigat□rsle□rnedtha□thegrou□hadbeenfr□endsfory□ars,butrec□□tl□the□ehadbe□n□ensio□a□ongt□em.□umor□ofdisa□reementsandar□um□n□sduringth□tripb□ganto□urface,l□adinga□□hor□t□e□t□speculatewh□therf□u□□layw□sinvolved.Eachmemberofthegrouphadadifferentstorytote□l,□ndthe□□co□siste□□i□s□nth□iracco□□tso□lyaddedtothemysteryofthemissingnine. In□estigato□sle□rne□th□tthe□rouphadbee□□ri□ndsfor□ears,□utrec□n□ly□he□ehadb□e□tensiona□o□gthem□Rumo□sofdisagr□ementsandarguments□uringthetr□p□e□antosu□fa□e,leadi□gauthorities□ospec□□atewhetherfo□lpla□wasi□v□lved□Eachm□mberoftheg□o□phadadifferent□torytot□ll,an□□□einconsi□tenciesin□he□□a□countsonly□ddedtoth□mysteryoft□emissingnine□ Invest□gatorslearne□□hatthegrou□had□eenfriends□o□year□,butrec□ntlyt□□re□ad□eente□□ionamongthem.Rumorsofd□sag□ee□ent□□nd□□gumen□□duringth□tripbegantosurf□ce,l□adingau□□oritie□tos□□□ula□ewhetherfoulplayw□s□nvo□ved.Eachme□beroftheg□oup□□d□diffe□e□tst□r□totell,andt□□incon□istencie□in□heiraccountsonly□ddedto□□□m□ster□oft□emissingnine. Invest□gat□rslearnedthatthegr□u□hadbeenfriendsforyears,butrecentlytherehadbee□te□□□ona□ongt□em.Rumorsofdisa□r□ement□an□argume□tsduringthetripbega□t□s□rface,□eadinga□thor□ti□□tospeculatewhet□erfoulp□aywasi□vo□□ed.Each□emberofth□grouphadadifferentstoryto□ell,□nd□heinconsistenc□esintheiraccoun□sonlyaddedtothemyster□o□them□s□in□nine□ Investig□tors□earne□thatt□egrouphadbeenfriendsfo□y□ars□□ut□ecentlythe□ehadbeente□si□n□mong□hem.Ru□orso□dis□□re□mentsanda□gum□nts□uringthetri□□eg□□t□sur□ace,leadingauthorit□estospeculatewhe□herfoulplaywas□□volved.Eachmembe□oft□□grouphadadi□feren□storytotel□,□nd□he□nconsis□enciesi□theiracco□n□sonlya□dedtothemyster□ofthemissingnine. Invest□ga□orsl□arnedthatthegrou□had□eenfriendsforye□□s,□utr□centlythereha□been□ensionamon□t□e□.Ru□□rsof□isagreem□ntsandarg□men□s□urin□thetr□□□egantosu□face,leadi□gauthori□iestospeculat□whe□herfoulplay□a□in□olved.□achme□ber□fthegroupha□a□ifferent□toryt□tell,an□theinco□si□t□nciesi□theiracco□ntso□l□ad□ed□o□□emys□eryofthemissingnine.□/□>