I□v□st□g□□orslearnedthat□hegrou□h□db□en□rien□s□o□years,□□trecentlytherehadb□e□tensionamon□□hem.Rumorso□□isa□reements□ndargumentsdu□ingthetri□begantosurface□□ea□inga□thoritiestos□eculate□hetherfoulplay□□sinvo□v□d.E□c□mem□□r□ft□□□rouph□dadifferentstor□totel□□andth□inc□nsistencie□intheira□c□un□sonlyad□□d□□th□mysteryofthemissingnine□ Investigatorslearnedthat□hegr□u□h□□□een□□ie□d□for□ears,but□ec□ntlythereh□dbeen□ensionamongthem.□umorsofdisagr□ementsandargumentsdur□□gthetripbegantosurf□ce□l□adingauth□rit□esto□□ec□late□hetherfoulplaywas□nvo□ved.Each□em□erofthe□□oup□□dad□fferentstorytotel□,andthei□consist□nciesinth□□ra□□ountso□lyadded□oth□□□stery□f□h□mis□ingni□e. Investig□tor□learnedthatth□grou□hadbeenf□□end□□o□years□butre□ently□he□□hadbeentensiona□ongthem.Rumor□ofdisa□reement□□ndargumentsduring□h□tripb□gantosu□face,l□ading□utho□itiestospeculatewh□the□fou□pl□yw□sinvolved.Eac□m□mberoft□□g□ou□ha□adiffer□ntstoryto□e□l,andtheincon□is□en□□esin□□□iraccountsonlyaddedtothemy□□eryofthemissingnin□.<□p> Inv□stig□t□rs□e□rnedthatthegrouphadbe□nfriendsforyea□□,b□trecentlyth□reha□beentensionamo□□them□Rumorso□di□agre□□e□tsandar□umentsduringth□□□ipbegan□osu□face,lead□nga□thoritie□tospeculatewhethe□fo□lpla□□a□□nv□lve□.Eachme□berofthegrouphad□differe□t□t□rytot□ll,□ndtheinconsist□nc□esint□eir□ccountsonlyad□edtot□emysteryofthe□issi□g□ine.□> Inve□tig□torslearnedthatthegrouphadbeenfrie□dsfory□ars,□utrece□tlyt□erehadbeentensi□namongthem□R□morsof□isagr□ementsandargumen□sduringthetr□□□ega□tosurfac□,l□ad□ngautho□□tie□tospecu□atewheth□rfoulpla□wasi□volved.Eachmemberofthegroup□adadifferentstorytote□l,an□thei□□on□istenciesintheiracc□unt□only□dded□ot□emy□teryofthemissing□□ne.