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Chapter 981 Big News (rd update, please subscribe)
It was dark, and the lights of Singapore were twinkling in the silent night sky. Wilson had finished a busy night at the newspaper office and was ready to leave this place full of the scent of ink and paper. Just as he was about to step out of the office, the phone rang suddenly, breaking the tranquility of the night.

"Who could it be who is calling so late at night?" Wilson muttered to himself, and walked back into the office with a hint of confusion and fatigue. He picked up the phone, and a familiar but headache-inducing voice came from the other end.

"Wilson, it's me, Loggans."

The person on the other end of the phone got straight to the point.
"I have big news for you."

Wilson frowned slightly. Logans always used "big news" as a gimmick, but it was often just a lot of noise but little action. He said with a hint of joking:

"Logans, I've heard your 'big news' so many times that my ears are numb. But every time it's just false alarm."

Just as he was about to hang up the phone, Logans' voice suddenly became urgent and firm:
"No, it's true this time, Wilson! I swear to God, this news is worth far more than you can imagine. It's worth 100 pounds, no, I can even say it's worth 500 pounds, or even 1000 pounds!"

Wilson was so shocked by the number that he almost dropped the phone. He couldn't help but sneer:
"1000 pounds? Loggans, are you drunk?"

But Logans' voice became more and more firm:

"No, Wilson, this news is worth much more than that. If I had gone to other reporters, they would have definitely competed to buy it, and they might even offer up to £5000. But I chose you because we are friends."

Wilson was stunned. He had never heard Logans talk about a piece of news so seriously. He knew that although Logans liked to exaggerate, he would never dare to talk nonsense like this. In the past, the news he talked about was worth only a few dollars or a dozen dollars at most. This guy didn't have a big appetite. When he talked about big news, he was often very cautious in asking for a price, because he knew very well that if the price was too high, the other party would definitely not buy it.

And today, this sudden high valuation made him curious.

"Are you sure your information is worth that much?"

There was a note of scrutiny and suspicion in Wilson's voice.

This guy couldn't be thinking of doing a one-time deal, getting the money, and then returning to England.

It seems possible.

Loggans seemed to have anticipated Wilson's reaction. He said firmly:

"No, Wilson, what you should ask is, can you make the decision? After all, this is 1000 pounds. This is just my conservative estimate of the news value. I guarantee that this is definitely a news that will shock the world! But I must remind you that this news will only have a lead of a few hours. After a few hours, the whole world will know this news."

Wilson was silent for a moment. He knew that although Logans' words were exaggerated, they were not groundless. He took a deep breath and decided to give this old friend a chance:
"Okay, Loggans, I'll trust you this time. But if you dare to lie to me..."

Before he finished speaking, Logans interrupted him impatiently:
"Don't worry, Wilson. This news will definitely bring you fame and fortune. I tell you, this is big news! Maybe you don't know it, today..."

After hanging up the phone, Wilson sat at his desk for a long time without moving.

"…What Duke is on that plane!"

He just sat there with a dazed look on his face. He knew that, just as Logans said - this was big news, worth 5000... no, it was big news worth tens of thousands of pounds!
Wilson could even hear his own heartbeat - was it true?

Although he was surprised, he knew very well that absolutely no one would joke about this news.

……

In the afterglow of the afternoon sun, the air in the BBC radio office seemed to freeze. Alvin stared at the news in his hand, his eyes wide as copper bells, and his astonishment was beyond words.

"This... this is really too hard to imagine. How could this happen? How could this happen?"

His voice trembled, as if every word carried unspeakable shock.

Adams looked at him, his face full of solemnity. He spoke slowly, his voice low and firm: "Alvin, we have confirmed many times that the flight has indeed lost contact. It seems that they really encountered an unforeseen accident."

He paused, as if to give Alvin some time to react, and then continued:
"In order to confirm this news, I contacted several nearby airports. They all said that the plane did not land at the scheduled time, and there was no news about it. Wilson got the news that the plane had contacted the nearby airport via radio before it lost contact, and Overseas Airways Flight 117 had a fuel leak..."

Alvin's face became paler and paler, and he clenched his fists as if he had lost a loved one, but in fact everyone knew what he was thinking. As the director of a radio station, he knew very well what this meant - big news!

Breaking news!
"Do you know what this means?"

Adams took a deep breath. He knew that the next words would hit Alvin's heart like a hammer:
"This is not just an ordinary plane crash, Alvin. This means...our Queen, she's...she's a widow."

Alvin's expression changed again in an instant. He seemed to have thought of something and sat down on the chair. Then he muttered to himself:
"Your Majesty... She is such a poor thing. She is pregnant again, and at this time she has lost her husband and the child has lost his father. It is such a tragedy..." His voice became smaller and smaller, and finally turned into a silent sigh.

At this moment, the whole office was immersed in an inexplicable emotion, and Adams asked again.

"So are we reporting this news now?"

Adams asked.

"The royal press officer has not yet issued this message."

After a moment's silence, Alvin said.

"We should have released this news as soon as possible. The British people have the right to pray for the Duke together with the royal family. Perhaps... he just lost contact!"

Well, this is just the rhetoric of news reporters. Everyone knows how to report such news. Soon an emergency news was broadcast on BBC radio and TV, and the news was so shocking.

Another British Comet passenger plane accident!

But this time is obviously different from the previous accidents - the passengers of the missing plane include the Duke of Edinburgh, who is also the Royal Navy Marshal, Army Marshal and Air Marshal of the United Kingdom...

But the most important title is - he is Her Majesty the Queen's husband!

For a moment, everyone was stunned!
Thousands of people took the initiative to walk towards the Platinum Khan Palace, lighting candles in their hands and praying for the public and praying for God's blessing.

At the same time, Queen Elizabeth of England sat there with tears on her face, murmuring from time to time.

"Philip, my Philip..."

Although Elizabeth was dissatisfied and even had some hatred for Philip's repeated infidelity, otherwise the two of them would not have slept in different beds for several years. But now, after hearing that the plane he was on had lost contact, she immediately thought of the love they had when they had just gotten married. She was so happy at that time.

Elizabeth asked urgently as the Prime Minister walked into the office.

"Did you find the plane?"

Aiden shook his head and said.

"Your Majesty, we have sent warships and planes there, and asked India to send their warships for search and rescue. Nanyang has also sent warships and planes. Please believe that we will do our best to search! We will never give up a glimmer of hope."

Although he didn't know what exactly happened between the Queen and the Duke, Aiden knew clearly that there was a problem between them. Of course, he could understand this problem because of the Duke's infidelity.

But what he couldn't understand was the Duke's behavior, what made him choose to go to Asia when the Queen was pregnant.

This is simply unimaginable. Could it be that the guy cheated on her again?
Well, Aiden was also very dissatisfied with the Duke. He was not satisfied with having the most precious queen in the British Empire. He flirted with other women and even had an illegitimate child.

This kind of thing...how can the Queen not be angry?

However, no matter how angry she is about this kind of thing, the Queen will definitely forgive him, just like the previous exposures. She just asked the Duke to hide overseas for a few days to avoid the limelight.

Maybe this time it's because of this reason.

But who could have thought that the Duke would be so unfortunate.

"Comet"...what an ominous thing.

Almost subconsciously, in Aiden's mind, the "Comet" plane has completely become a black cat, a black cat that symbolizes ominousness. Since its appearance, not only have planes crashed every other day, even the strength of the British Empire has been getting worse day by day.

The emergence of this mentality naturally sentenced the Comet aircraft to death.

However, for the UK, the most important thing is search and rescue...

(End of this chapter)