Lin Fan's face showed a sudden look of realization. He slapped his forehead, wearing an expression that seemed to say, "Ah, so that's what it was all about":
"Oh, this! Officer, my cousin and I agreed to trade some game cartridges. He just came back from out of town and brought me a few out-of-print cards I've been wanting for a long time. That 'cash on delivery' thing was just a joke between us, meaning hand over the cash and get the cards right away. We were just messing around—you know how young people like to use slang."
He pointed again at the small black cloth bag on the table:
Chapter 16