Inv□st□gatorsle□□nedthatt□e□roupha□□eenfrie□dsforyears,butrece□tl□thereha□be□n□ensionamongthem.Rumorsof□i□agreeme□tsandargument□dur□ngth□tripbegantosurfa□e,leadingau□□o□itie□t□specul□tewhet□□rf□ulpl□ywasi□volved.Ea□hmemb□rofthegroupha□a□ifferentstor□□otell,andthein□onsi□t□nci□sinth□iracco□ntsonlyaddedtothemy□t□ryof□hemiss□ngnine.<□p□<□>Investi□atorslea□nedtha□□h□g□o□phadb□enf□iendsfo□ye□rs,butrec□ntlytherehad□eentensio□amo□gthem.Rumorsofdisagree□en□□and□rgu□en□sdur□□□th□tripbega□to□urfa□e,le□ding□□□□oritiest□s□ec□latewh□t□□rfoulplaywasinvolved.Eac□member□fthegrouphadadiffe□entstor□totel□,and□heincon□istenciesintheiraccounts□nlyadde□tot□em□ster□o□themissingnine. □□v□stigatorslearnedth□tt□egrouphadbeenfri□n□□forye□rs□bu□□e□entl□therehadbeentensionamongth□m□Rum□□so□disagreeme□tsa□da□gumentsduringthetripb□gantosurface,leading□uth□ri□ie□t□s□□culatewhetherfoul□layw□s□nvo□ve□.Eachmembe□ofthegrouphad□differentsto□ytote□l,a□dthei□con□i□tenc□e□int□eiraccount□onlyadde□to□hemysteryof□□emiss□ngnine. □nve□t□□atorslear□ed□hatt□egrouphadbeenf□iendsfo□years,but□□centl□there□adbe□ntens□□namo□gthem.Rumorsofdi□agree□en□s□nd□rguments□ur□ngthetripbegantos□r□a□e□lea□ingauthoritiestospeculatewhetherfoulp□□ywasi□volved.Ea□□membero□theg□ouphadadifferentstoryt□t□ll,an□the□nconsis□e□ciesinth□iraccountsonlyaddedtothemysteryoft□emissi□gn□□e. I□vestigat□r□learnedthat□□egr□uphadbeenfrie□ds□o□□ears□butr□centl□therehadbeen□ensiona□on□the□.Rumors□fdisagreem□nts□□□argume□□sduringthet□ip□□gantosur□ace,□eading□□th□riti□st□s□eculatewhetherfoulplaywasinv□lved.□ac□mem□er□fthegrouphadadiffe□entstory□o□el□,andt□einconsistenc□esin□h□iraccountsonlya□dedt□the□ysteryofthemissingnine.