□nves□ig□torsl□arne□that□h□grouphad□e□nfriendsforyears,□ut□ecentl□□□erehadbeentensionamongthem□Rumor□ofdisag□eementsand□rgu□entsduri□gthetri□b□□antosurf□c□,leadingaut□oriti□□□□s□eculatewhethe□fou□□la□wasi□vo□□□□.Eachmem□erofthegroup□a□adi□ferentstor□totell,andthein□□nsi□t□nci□sintheiraccounts□nlyadde□tothemy□teryofth□missingnine.<□p> Inve□tigatorsle□rn□dtha□thegrouphad□een□riends□or□ear□,butrecentlythere□adbe□ntens□onamon□the□.Rumorsofdisagr□emen□sandargu□entsdu□ingthetri□b□ga□tosurface,leadin□a□t□ori□iestosp□□u□atewhetherfoulplayw□sinvolv□□.E□chmem□erofthegrouphadadiffer□ntstorytotell,andtheincons□stenci□□i□theira□c□u□tsonlyadded□othemy□ter□ofthem□ssingn□ne.□/p> Investigator□□ear□edthat□heg□ou□□adbe□nfr□endsforyears,b□□recentlythere□adbeent□□□io□a□ongthem.□□morsofdisagreem□ntsanda□□□me□ts□uring□het□i□b□ga□t□s□rfac□,leadingaut□orit□estospecu□atewheth□rfoulplaywa□involved□Eachme□□erofthegr□uphadadifferents□□rytote□l,andtheinconsisten□iesint□□iraccountso□□□added□othemysteryofthemissi□□□□ne.□> Inves□igatorslearned□hatthe□roup□adbeenfri□ndsf□ryears,butr□cen□lyth□reh□□beentensi□namo□gthe□.□umor□□f□□sa□□eement□an□argumentsdu□ingt□etripbegant□surface,leadi□gaut□oritiestospecul□tewhetherfou□playw□sinvolved.Eachmembero□thegrouphadadifferent□toryto□ell,andtheincons□s□en□ie□in□heiraccountsonlyaddedtothemysteryo□themissingnine. Investigatorslear□edthatthegrou□had□ee□fr□endsforyea□s□bu□re□entlyth□rehadbeentensi□namongthem.Rumorso□di□agree□en□sandargume□ts□u□ingthetripbegan□o□urf□ce,leadingauthori□iestospeculatewh□therfoulplaywasinvolved.Eachmemberofth□grouphadadi□□erentsto□□totell□and□heinco□sisten□i□sint□eiracco□□tson□□addedtothemysteryofth□mi□si□gnine.□□ Investigatorslea□nedthatthe□r□□phadbeenfrie□dsforyears,b□trecen□l□therehadbee□t□nsio□□mon□them□□u□orsofd□sa□r□ement□a□darg□mentsdu□ingthetripb□gantosur□ace,lead□ngauthor□tiesto□pecula□e□het□erfou□pla□wasi□□o□□ed.Ea□hmemberofthegroup□ad□□i□f□□ents□o□ytotell,a□dt□eincons□sten□iesin□heiracc□unt□on□yadde□tot□□□ystery□fthe□is□ingn□ne.□>