Chapter 4 Kidnapping

"Carl!" Before entering the door, Coco looked at Carl, who was drooling over the fragrance of the buffet. She bent down and gazed intently into her son's eyes.

"As your mommy and your first teacher, there is something I have to seriously tell you! Listen carefully to what I have to say, alright?"

Seeing that his mommy looked serious, Carl also got serious quickly.

"I'm going to tell you the secret of eating at a buffet! Don't tell anyone about this!" This was her secret to success in buffets, and she was going to pass it on to her son now. She whispered to Carl's ears and told him her secret. With that, Carl's eyes lit up and he nodded at what Coco was saying to him.

"Go in hungrily, and walk out with a full belly. Eat steak, grab the seafood, find the abalone and lobster..."

Wearing his cute overalls, the fair skinned boy recited his mother's secret before entering the buffet, holding a child's special plate.

"Wow! Look at that little boy! Where did he come from? He is so pretty!"

"Yes! He's so cute! I want to pinch his chubby face. He has big, gorgeous eyes!"

Carl knew that he had attracted a lot of attention, so he turned around and smiled brightly at the people who were mesmerized by him.

"Excuse me, beautiful ladies, do you know where the abalone and lobster are?"

Meanwhile, Coco buried her head in the plate. 'How can he read out loud the secret I told him?' She just decided to pretend not to know the little guy who was playing cute in the dining area ahead.

The food Carl was looking for was rare in the buffet. As soon as the dishes were served, people would swarm over them and they would be gone in an instant. Perhaps it was because people didn't want to see a disappointed look on such a cute boy, a few middle-aged women took the initiative to send the hard-won seafood to his plate.

"Little boy, this is for you! You can have it!" 'Whose child is he, anyway? He is so beautiful and polite. What an adorable child! I wish my child were like him!'

The little boy smiled brightly at this. "Thank you so much. You are so kind to give me this! My mommy said that beautiful people are exceedingly kind! Thank you again!"

Being praised, the women who helped him were elated. They willingly gave him the abalone they had hidden for themselves.

When Carl got to their table, he put the full plate down in front of Coco. Then, he turned to blow a kiss to the women who had just given him seafood.

"Mommy, I have found the food mentioned in your secret. Am I smart now?" Carl whispered as he got closer to Coco to ask for her praise.

Coco nodded and gave him an approving kiss on his forehead. "Yes, you're smart now! That's my good boy!"

As the people were watching them, they thought that the child didn't look like his mother at all. Coco had a baby face and looked like a teen, while the outline of Carl's face was deep, with a high nose, thin lips, and a pair of big bright eyes. Although he had a little baby fat on his cheeks, it didn't affect his charm as a lady-killer!

Besides his looks, the boy was also very smart. Coco only knew that he could repair the computer, and occasionally participated in e-sports competition to earn prizes. As for how good his computer skills were, she didn't know exactly. She just knew that he was learning a lot, especially from the internet.

She didn't know how a four-year-old child could be so smart. His intelligence must be from his genetics. But Coco was an idiot when it came to computers. Perhaps Carl's intelligence and appearance were inherited from his father.

Coco prayed every day that Carl's father would never show up. She wanted to keep the little baby all to herself!

"Carl, you take this!" Coco picked up the only abalone and gently put it in Carl's bowl.

But Carl noticed that there was a little mustard on the abalone's black flesh. 'Bad Mommy, she's deliberately playing tricks on me!'

"No, Mommy, you should eat it. Our family is poor. I should leave all the delicious food to Mommy because you work so hard just to support our family! You deserve this food!"

The passing middle aged woman stopped when she overheard what Carl said. She was slightly moved at the boy's sentiments. 'What a sensible child!' With that, she decided to give him the plate of hard-won food she had just gotten. The woman put down the plate in front of Carl and left with tears in her eyes. It was the first time she saw a little boy that was so filial. She was willing to share the delicious food with him!

'What a brat! I can't believe this.

Carl is as cunning as a small fox.' Coco was speechless at Carl's stunt. 'This may be the only thing we have in common. Both of us are good at acting...'

After eating their delicious food, the two of them burped contentedly and leaned against the back of the chair. Suddenly, there was a loud noise outside the restaurant.

Coco reflexively jumped up from her seat and wrapped Carl in her arms. Then, they quickly hid under the table.

The loud noise made her feel very uneasy. The loud sounds were hauntingly familiar, like a suppressed memory coming out from the depths of her soul.

"Mommy, is there someone setting off firecrackers?"

"Shh!" Coco put her finger on her lips and signaled Carl to keep quiet. Her casual expression immediately became vigilant. She heard the commotion surrounding them and assumed that the place was already in chaos. There were screams coming from the outside. Everyone was guessing what had happened.

"Don't come out, Carl. Don't move no matter what happens later! Do you understand me?" Coco said in a low voice and Carl nodded at her instructions.

Suddenly, another loud noise was heard.

"Someone has been killed!" someone shouted out of nowhere.

With that, the people in the restaurant began to scream and run away. But Coco did not move. Her intuition told her that staying still was the safest option.

Sure enough, the people who were trying to run out came back crying. Several tall men with black hoods walked in with AK47 submachine guns in their hands. The one in the lead had a big tattoo on his bare shoulder and was pointing his gun at the people trying to escape.

When Coco peeked at what was happening, she rolled her eyes and thought, 'Damn it! What are the chances that we encounter a kidnapping? This is unbelievable!

Although I often write this in novels, but the probability of it happening in reality isn't that high!'

Fear was written all over their faces, but Coco was surprised to find that she wasn't afraid at all.

The woman at the next table was trembling with fear, but Coco just licked the corner of her mouth. She seemed to be a little thirsty and even wanted to drink cola!