The monotone increasing interval of the function $f(x) = \ln(x^2 - 2x - 9)$ is
A. $(-\infty, -2)$
B. $(-\infty, 1)$
C. $(1, +\infty)$
D. $(4, +\infty)$
The monotone increasing interval of the function $f(x) = \ln(x^2 - 2x - 9)$ is

A. $(-\infty, -2)$

B. $(-\infty, 1)$

C. $(1, +\infty)$

D. $(4, +\infty)$