Gu Peng once said that because of this, he didn’t even have a place to stay after getting out, and wandered for more than a year.
At the most difficult times, he lived under a bridge, went three days without a meal, and survived by drinking cold water from a garden hose outside a house.
Eventually, when the family discovered he often came to drink water, they put away the hose.
Only when he met her did he no longer have to go hungry.
Lin Chuxia rubbed her temples.
She hadn’t rested well on the train over the past few days, her mind always in a jumble, occasionally recalling things from her past life.
She took out the certificate she had prepared before coming.
Since Gu Peng had no close relatives, she could claim to be a distant relative visiting.
This certificate was obtained through Sun Hao, it should get through.
She had checked the visitation time, when reaching the location, she would directly inform the staff of her identity and request to visit.
She even prepared what to say when meeting Gu Peng.
She would claim to be a descendant of his father’s friend.
When you’re out, you create your own identity.
After all, Gu Peng’s father had long passed away, whatever she says is the truth.
Whether he believes it or not, what does it matter?
Gu Peng had no family outside, not even a place to stay after getting out. If he wanted to continue living like a vagabond, he shouldn’t recognize her as a distant relative.
Based on Lin Chuxia’s understanding of Gu Peng, even if he didn’t believe the story, he would recognize her as a relative to secure a place to stay after coming out.
He’s not one to suffer losses in front of him.
Lin Chuxia thought everything was perfect, but when she explained to the guards about who she wanted to visit, they didn’t immediately agree and seemed slightly surprised.
They confirmed with her again, "The person you want to visit is Gu Peng? The inmate sent here in 1982?"
Lin Chuxia calculated the time and nodded, "That’s him."
The person looked at her deeply again, asked her to wait for a moment, rechecked the information and then said, "The person you wish to visit has been released a year early due to good behavior in prison. Didn’t you know?"
"Already released?"
The person nodded again and handed all the documents back to her.
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On the way back, Lin Chuxia was still pondering over this.
She wasn’t mistaken, in her past life, she met Gu Peng at the beginning of 1990, and by that time, he had already been out for over a year, so he should have been released in ’89.
But where did the problem lie?
Lin Chuxia didn’t dwell too much on the issue, what she wanted to know most now was where Gu Peng was.
He had no family outside, no means of support, not even a place to stay. Would he resort to living under a bridge and doing hard labor again?
Lin Chuxia patted her head in annoyance.
When she first visited the Northwest to see Qin Yang, stepping onto that land, she thought of Gu Peng.
At that time, she didn’t know when Gu Peng had been sent to serve a sentence there, only that he was last released from the Northwest, and she was eager to welcome him when the time came.
She never expected such a change to occur.
In her past life, Gu Peng had told her that after being released, he wandered outside since he had no family or support.
It took over a year of drifting before he finally reached Ancheng County.
So now, where is he wandering?
Lin Chuxia knew dwelling on it here wouldn’t solve anything, so she returned to the guesthouse for a night’s rest and took the train back to An City the next day.
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