Investigato□□l□arn□d□hatth□gr□uphadbeenfrien□sf□□yea□s,but□ecen□l□th□reha□beentensio□among□hem.Rumorsofdisagr□ementsa□dargu□entsdur□n□thetripbeg□nt□s□rface□leadi□□aut□oritiestospeculatewhe□he□foulp□ay□asin□olved.Each□e□berofthegrouphadadiffe□e□tstor□totell,□ndtheinco□sist□□c□e□in□□eirac□ount□onl□addedto□hemysteryofthemi□singnin□. Inv□stigatorslearnedthatt□egrouphadbeenfriendsfor□ears,but□ece□tlyt□□reh□dbeentensionam□ng□hem□□um□rsofdis□greementsandargu□entsduringth□t□ip□egantos□□face,leadingauthori□iestos□eculatewheth□rfou□□la□wasinvolved.Eac□memberofthe□rou□hadadiffe□entstory□ot□ll,an□t□einconsistenci□sinthe□□accountso□lyaddedtoth□mys□□ryof□hemissingnine□<□p> □□□esti□ator□learnedthatthe□ro□□hadb□□n□rie□ds□o□years,but□ecent□ythe□ehadbeenten□ionamon□them.Rum□rsofdis□gre□m□ntsandargumentsduringth□tr□□begantosurface□lea□□□gautho□□tiestosp□□ulatewhetherf□ulpla□was□n□olved.Eachmem□e□ofthe□ro□phadadifferent□tor□totel□,□□dt□□in□ons□ste□ciesin□he□□acc□□ntsonlyadded□othemys□e□yofthemissingnine.□><□>In□e□□igato□slearn□dt□atthegr□uphad□eenfrie□dsforye□rs,bu□rece□tlytherehadbeent□□si□namongt□em.Rumorsof□□sa□reementsanda□gumentsd□r□n□thet□ipbeganto□urface□leadinga□thoritiesto□peculatewheth□rfoulplaywasinvolv□d.Eachmemb□rofthegrouphada□if□□r□nt□to□ytot□ll□andtheincon□□□tencie□int□eirac□o□ntsonly□ddedt□□hemyst□ry□fthemis□ingnine□ Investigatorslea□nedthatthegro□ph□dbeenfriendsforyear□,butre□□n□lythe□ehad□eentensi□namon□them.Rumorsofdisa□reements□ndar□ume□ts□uri□gt□etr□pbegantosu□face,leadin□author□ti□stospe□ulatewhetherf□ulp□a□w□sinv□lved.Eachmemberofthe□rouphadadif□erentstorytot□ll,andth□inc□n□istenci□sintheirac□ou□□s□n□□a□dedtothemysteryofthem□ssingnine. I□vest□□ato□slearnedthatth□gro□phadb□enfriendsforyears,butrecen□□ythere□adb□entensiona□ongthem.□umorso□dis□g□ee□entsandarg□m□n□sd□□ingth□tripbegantosurface,lea□ingauth□r□ties□ospec□latewhether□oulp□aywasi□vo□ved.Eac□memberofthegr□uphadadiffe□e□□story□otell,andth□i□cons□stenciesinthe□racco□ntsonlyaddedtothem□steryof□□emiss□ngnine.□/p>