□□ves□igato□s□ea□nedthatthegr□uphadb□enf□ien□sforyears,butrec□ntlyther□hadbee□tensionamongthe□.Rumo□sofdi□agreem□ntsa□□ar□ume□tsduringthetripbegantosu□fac□□□eadingautho□itiestospecul□tewh□□herfo□lplaywas□n□olved.E□ch□emberofthe□r□uphadad□ffer□n□s□orytot□ll,andthe□nco□sistenc□□sintheir□□countsonl□a□□edtothe□ysteryofth□missi□gnine.□> □□vestigato□slearnedthatt□egrou□h□db□enfr□endsf□ryears,butrece□tlytherehadbeentensionamong□hem.Rumorsofdisagreementsandargumentsduri□gthetripbeganto□□□face,le□dingauthoritiestospec□□ate□□et□erfoulpla□wasinvolved.Eachmembe□□ftheg□oupha□ad□□fe□entstorytotell,andt□einconsistencie□□n□□eiracc□un□sonl□addedt□t□emysteryof□hemissi□gn□ne□ In□estiga□orslea□nedthatth□groupha□beenfriendsforye□rs,butr□centlytherehadbeentensionamongthem.Rumorso□□i□agre□ments□ndar□□□□□tsduringthe□ripbegant□surf□ce□leadi□ga□□h□r□tiestospeculatewhetherf□ulp□aywasinv□l□ed.Eachmember□f□hegrouphad□di□ferentst□r□to□el□□a□dt□einconsi□ten□ie□intheiracco□□t□onlyadded□□themystery□f□he□issingnine. Investigat□rsle□□□e□that□hegr□uphad□eenfriendsforye□r□,bu□recentlyth□re□ad□e□ntension□mongthe□.Rum□r□of□isagreemen□sanda□gument□du□ingth□□ri□beganto□urface,□eadi□gauthoritiesto□□ecul□tewheth□□foulplaywasi□□olved.Each□emb□ro□t□egrouphadadiffere□tsto□yt□tell,andth□inc□nsistencies□n□heira□c□untsonly□□de□□othemyst□r□oft□emissingnine. Investigator□l□□rned□h□tthegr□u□hadb□enfrie□dsforye□r□,□ut□ecent□ythere□adbeentensi□namongthem.Rumorsofdis□greementsandargumentsdu□ing□het□ipb□g□ntosurf□ce,lead□ng□uthoritiest□specul□tewhethe□fo□lplaywas□nvo□ved.Eac□memberofthegrouph□dadiffe□entstor□to□ell,and□□□□nconsistenciesintheiracc□untsonlyaddedtoth□mysteryofthe□issingnine.