Under the leadership of the female detective, Louise, Dean inspected several crime scenes in turn.
The dumping sites were on both sides of the road.
Under the scorching sun, the light twisted, and one could see dust swirling with the scorching wind, forming small whirlwinds only as high as a person's lower leg, drifting through the wilderness.
In such an environment, it was very difficult to handle the bodies while preventing sand and dust from entering the victims' wounds.
Most importantly, guided by his Trace Tracking instinct, Dean found traces of crushed, bruised, and broken roots in some plants.
This meant that recently, some heavy objects had rolled over these hardy plants.
In such an environment, the plants that did grow were very resilient, and the frequent blowing sand meant that the detectives had missed these almost imperceptible clues.
