Flight to You Episode 31 Recap
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Following the in-flight death of a passenger, Jiang Tao, worried that the incident would jeopardize his campaign for Vice President, flew to Saigon to orchestrate a cover-up. Subsequently, Director Xie Zetien initiated a formal investigation, interviewing the involved flight and cabin crew, including Li Yuheng, Ai Jia, Lin Yicheng, Cheng Xiao, and Jiang Tao himself.
Cheng Xiao gave a truthful account, explaining that she found the passenger, Mr. Guo, unconscious, broadcast for a doctor, and requested a diversion to Saigon, which air traffic control was coordinating. She stated that Captain Jiang later canceled the diversion, claiming the passenger's condition had improved, and proceeded to Singapore. In contrast, Jiang Tao and First Officer Lin Yicheng presented a unified story, denying that any diversion was seriously considered.
They claimed the primary reason for not landing was that Saigon Airport, the only viable option, was closed due to foreign object debris on the runway. Jiang Tao substantiated this with a ground-to-air recording which stated that Saigon Airport was closed, instructing two other aircraft, Gaosha 263 and Mille 221, to enter a holding pattern. Cheng Xiao insisted she never heard this transmission.
Jiang Tao dismissed her, claiming the communication occurred while she was in the cabin attending to the passenger. However, Cheng Xiao distinctly remembered hearing Jiang Tao report that "the patient's condition has improved" upon her return to the cockpit—a line notably absent from the recording presented. Jiang Tao denied ever saying it and accused her of misremembering. As further proof, he presented flight data showing the two foreign aircraft orbiting over Saigon, seemingly confirming the airport closure.
Undeterred, Cheng Xiao openly challenged Jiang Tao, reminding him that he had previously asked her to conceal the diversion request. Jiang Tao flatly denied this, reframing their conversation as a well-intentioned warning against being influenced by online rumors. He then questioned her motives for doubting the recording and his authority as a senior captain. Director Xie concluded the meeting by absolving Luzhou Airlines of responsibility, attributing Mr. Guo's death to his pre-existing condition.
Wracked with guilt, Cheng Xiao confided in Gu Nanting, sharing her suspicion that the recording was fabricated. While finding the accusation hard to believe, Gu Nanting acknowledged its gravity and the need for evidence. Meanwhile, he confronted Lin Yicheng about the cockpit communications, but Lin was evasive. A flashback revealed that Jiang Tao had secured Lin's complicity by showing him falsified documents about the runway closure and arranging for his daughter's admission to a prestigious private school.
Determined to find the truth, Gu Nanting flew to Saigon. An archivist, Mr. Nguyen, confirmed a brief, unannounced 15-minute runway closure and provided a copy of the official ground-to-air recording. However, he could not supply the contact information for the captains of the other two aircraft. Immediately after Gu's departure, Nguyen called Jiang Tao to inform him of the visit. At the same time, Cheng Xiao and Xia Zhi went to see the Guo family.
They overheard Mr. Guo's parents in distress, realizing they had been scammed by their lawyer, Mr. Zhuang, who took their life savings, told them the case was unwinnable, and then disappeared. Compounding their despair, Cheng Xiao realized the cockpit voice recorder, which would have captured the conversation she remembered, had long been overwritten. Moved by the family's plight, she resolved to find them a new lawyer and track down the two foreign pilots who could serve as witnesses.
Upon his return, Gu Nanting went directly to Jiang Tao, formally requesting that the flight department send official letters to Gaosha and Mille airlines to verify the events of that night. Jiang Tao refused, arguing it would imply wrongdoing and damage the company's reputation. Later, Gu visited Cheng Xiao, giving her the recording from Saigon and a list of all 6,577 pilots from the two airlines.
He intended to find the pilots himself, but she took the files, urging him not to get further involved. While Cheng Xiao sought legal help from her father, Director Xie met with Jiang Tao. Citing Jiang's chronic back pain as a potential career-ender, Xie reminisced about a flight emergency 17 years prior, praising Jiang's legendary composure. In his office, Gu Nanting listened to the Saigon recording repeatedly, sensing an anomaly.
Unbeknownst to him, Jiang Tao was escalating his deception; a separate scene shows him instructing a technician to fabricate the exact audio line Cheng Xiao remembered—"The patient is getting better. Thank you"—and digitally alter it to sound authentic, preparing a new piece of false evidence.
