Inve□tigatorsle□rned□ha□□hegr□u□hadbee□frie□d□fory□ars,butr□ce□□□ytherehadbeen□ensio□amongthem.R□mo□sofdisa□ree□entsa□dargum□nts□u□ingthet□ipb□gantosurface□leadingauth□r□ties□osp□cula□e□□et□er□oulpla□wasinvolv□d□Eachmem□□roftheg□o□p□adad□ffere□t□□or□t□te□l,□□d□□ei□co□s□ste□ci□sintheiracc□untsonlya□dedto□hemy□teryofthemissingnine.□> Investig□torslearnedthat□h□grou□hadbeenfrie□dsfor□□ars,butrec□ntly□herehadb□ente□sionamongthem.Rumorsof□is□greementsandar□ume□t□du□in□□h□tr□pbegantosurface,le□□ingaut□oritiesto□pe□ul□□ewh□therfoulp□ay□asin□ol□□d.Eachmembe□ofthe□r□uphadadi□ferents□or□totell,a□dth□i□consistencie□in□heirac□ountsonl□□ddedtothemystery□f□□emissingni□e. □n□estig□torslearnedthatthegrouphadbee□fr□endsforyears,butrecentlytherehadbe□n□e□si□na□ongthem.Rumors□fdisagreem□ntsandargumentsdurin□thetripbegan□osur□ac□,l□adingaut□ori□□est□speculatewhet□□rfo□lplayw□□inv□lved.Each□□mberofthegrouphad□differ□nts□orytotell,andtheinconsis□enciesinthe□r□ccou□tsonlyaddedtoth□□yst□ryofthemis□in□□ine.□/p>□p>□nvestigator□learned□□atthegrouphadbeenfrie□d□f□ryears,b□t□□cen□lytherehadbeentensiona□ongt□□m.Rumorsof□isa□reements□nda□gu□ent□dur□ngthetripbeg□□to□□rface,leadingauthoritiestospecula□ewh□therfoulplaywas□□volved.Ea□h□em□erofth□grouph□da□i□fe□entsto□ytotell□and□heincons□□te□cie□□ntheira□countsonlyaddedtothemyst□ryofthemi□□in□ni□e.□/□> □nvest□ga□□rslearne□□hatthegrouphadbeenf□i□ndsforyears,□□trecentlythereha□beentension□mong□he□.Rumorso□dis□□□eemen□sandarg□□entsduringth□□ripbega□to□urface,leadinga□th□ritiestospeculatewheth□□foulplaywas□n□olved.Ea□hmembe□ofthe□rou□ha□adi□fe□entstorytotel□,andtheinconsist□nciesi□theiracc□untso□lyad□□dtothemysteryofthe□issingnine. In□estigat□rslearnedthatthegrouphadbeenfr□endsforyears,but□ecently□h□□ehadb□□ntens□onam□ngthem□Rumor□o□disagreements□□dargumentsdu□□ngthetripbegan□osurface,l□adingau□ho□itiestospecul□tewhe□herfoulplaywasinvol□ed□Eac□memberofthegroupha□adiffer□□tst□rytote□l,a□□theinco□sistencies□ntheiraccountso□lya□ded□othe□ysteryof□hem□ssingni□□.