Peng Tong exhausted his contacts, but they were all dead ends. No one would tell him anything except one friend. Luckily he didn't run into any other ambushes, they just refused to tell him anything and sent him away. Friends he had known for years even refused to open the door to him. It's as they say when you face danger, only your genuine friends will help you. Though for some he didn't hold a grudge against as they're only refusing to protect themselves and those close to them.
He got little information from this friend, but what he got was important. The Cao family would have a family meeting at their family house the next day. The Cao's family house is a relatively small house on the outskirts of Liaoling city. It's where the Cao family ancestors started from, even though the Cao family is successful now and they have multiple homes and hotels. They still conduct all important meetings there.