In□estigato□sl□□rnedthatth□gro□ph□dbeenfr□end□foryears,□utrecentlyt□erehadbee□tensio□amongthem.Rumorsofdis□gre□ment□a□dargume□tsdu□□□g□he□rip□egantosurface,leadi□gauth□□□□□es□o□p□culatewhetherfoulplaywas□nvolved.Eachmembe□o□theg□oupha□adi□ferentstorytotell,a□dthein□ons□□tenciesintheira□countsonly□ddedtothemyster□□fthemi□singnine.<□□> Investi□a□orsl□arnedthatt□egrouphad□ee□□riends□oryears,butrece□tly□h□□ehadbeentensionamon□th□m.R□mo□so□disagreementsandargumentsduringthetripbeg□ntosurface,leadingau□horitiest□sp□cula□ewhetherfou□playw□sinvolved□Ea□hm□m□ero□t□e□rou□hadadifferen□storytotell,andtheincons□stenc□esin□hei□□cco□ntso□l□a□dedto□□em□s□ery□fthemissingnine. □nves□igatorslearnedthatthe□r□u□ha□beenfriendsfor□ears□b□□recentlyt□ere□adbeenten□ionam□ngthem.Rumorso□disagreeme□tsand□rgumentsduring□□e□r□□bega□□osurface,le□ding□uthoritiestospecula□ew□et□erfoulplay□asinvolved.Eachmemb□□of□□egro□□□adadif□□re□tstory□otell,andthe□ncons□stenc□esinthe□raccou□t□onl□addedtot□e□ysteryofthem□ssing□ine.□/p><□>In□estigator□le□□□edt□atthegrouphadbeenfr□endsforyea□s,butrecently□here□adbeentensionamo□gthem.Rumorsof□isagreemen□□andargument□duringth□t□ipbegantosurface,leadingauthorities□ospeculatew□□therfoulplaywasinvol□□d□Ea□hmemberoft□egrou□□ada□iffer□ntstoryt□□ell,andth□□nconsistenciesinth□iracco□ntsonlyaddedtothemys□eryof□he□is□□ngnine. I□vestigatorslearnedthat□heg□ouphadbeenf□iends□o□□□ars,□ut□ecentlyther□□adbe□ntensionam□ngthem.□u□or□ofdisagre□□□nt□and□rgumentsduri□gthe□ripbeg□□□osu□fac□,□eadingauthoritie□tospecul□te□hether□□ulplaywasin□□lv□□.Eachmemb□□oftheg□ouphadad□ffe□ent□torytotell,andthe□□cons□□ten□i□sinthe□racc□□nt□onlyad□edtothemysteryofth□mi□singnin□. Investigato□□learn□d□□□t□hegrouphadbeenfriendsforye□rs,butre□entlytherehad□ee□ten□ionamon□the□□□u□orso□disagreementsanda□gumentsduringth□□r□p□egan□osurfa□e,lea□i□g□uthoritiestospeculate□hether□oul□laywasinv□lved□Ea□hme□be□□fth□gr□u□ha□ad□fferents□orytotell,andt□einco□sisten□iesint□eiraccount□onlyadd□□t□□hemyster□ofthemissin□nine.□/p>