A cubic function $f ( x )$ with leading coefficient 1 satisfies $f ( - x ) = - f ( x )$ for all real numbers $x$. When the equation $| f ( x ) | = 2$ has exactly 4 distinct real roots, what is the value of $f ( 3 )$? [4 points]\\
(1) 12\\
(2) 14\\
(3) 16\\
(4) 18\\
(5) 20