355 The Worst Possible Situation (1/2)

3D printing could not be described as new technology. Even though the proliferation of its uses had indeed only spread several years ago, in terms of its secrets and technology, it certainly was not a recent discovery.

For example, the film crew. Even though not every film crew would apply for a 3D printer, renting one for the purpose of designing and manufacturing props was relatively common. The technology would be able to come up and replicate a model quickly and could recover the original look of a prop as demanded by the director. It was quick and effective, and on top of that, it saved money.

Since it was so common, Luo Mingxin had not thought that it would be relevant to the case before this. As a big celebrity who wandered among the most professional film crews, seeing the usage of 3D printers at the set was nothing new for Luo Mingxin.

However, even though the machine itself was not that exciting, the connection it might have to Madam Grace was. It would not be easy to use a 3D printer to manufacture a pistol. All the components, like the barrel, magazine, and so on needed a precise corresponding CAD file, only then would the printer come up with the pieces to be combined and used.

In other words, if one did not have these necessary files, even with the most advanced 3D printer on the market, one would not be able to craft a pistol out of midair.

When Luo Mingxin said that, Han Chu's hands froze as he reached for a utensil, and he raised his head to ask, ”Your team has access to a 3D printer?”

Luo Mingxin nodded and sighed. ”The materials and machines that we have are the best of the best. It is definitely a professional model, and it would have no problem manufacturing a pistol. I know because I've heard our director gloat about it before. The 3D printer utilized by the crew is borrowed from an American company that specializes in special effects. In fact, I believe the one we have is the most technologically-advanced 3D printer in all the of the country.”

In other words, if the pistol used by Madam Grace yesterday had been made in China, then it most likely came out of the printer with Luo Mingxin's film crew.

Luo Mingxin thought that this was fairly obvious—there was a prop manager associated with the crew that had been arrested, and now there was a 3D printed pistol that Madam Grace was carrying. It just so happened that their film crew that the best 3D printer in the nation…

With so many coincidences, even if Luo Mingxin wanted to lie to himself that they were not connected, even he felt that argument was flimsy and weak.

As Luo Mingxin suspected, Han Chu frowned deeply and, after a moment's silence, asked, ”Which computer does your crew normally use to edit and design the blueprint? And who is the designer?”

”Who else can it be?” Luo Mingxin sighed. ”The director used so much money to hire the prop manager and rented such a high-grade printer. Naturally, the printer was given to the manager to handle, to produce the best quality prop for the movie… The computer was the manager's own laptop, and I believe it was taken away by the police after he was detained. I don't think you'll be able to access that so easily.”

When the two men spoke, Ye Shuang finished cooking the bowl of dumplings. She carried it over with three plates of bamboo vinegar. She placed one before each guest and chimed in naturally, ”I don't think this is the most imminent problem that we face. After all, this kind of printed pistols is not that powerful; the biggest advantage is to escape metallic detection, but it cannot be used as the main firepower. The key issue is where your prop manager keeps the military firearms.”

”3D guns are in violation of the gun law, so if there is a blueprint to this weapon, the manager will have kept it in a well-hidden location.” Han Chu frowned. ”Most people would keep all of their sensitive information at the same spot, so in other words, if the manager really has the blueprint for the 3D guns, then the location where he keeps this information will be where he keeps other sensitive information as well.”Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click visiting.

”Brother Han, do you mean that once we locate the blueprint for the 3D guns, we will also find the information related to the military arms?” Ye Shuang picked up a well-filled dumpling and popped it into her mouth. She chewed on it as she commented, ”But like Brother Luo said, the laptop has been confiscated already. If the sensitive files are really inside the laptop, why would the law enforcement still go through the trouble of planting a plainclothes inside the film crew?”