National Forensic Doctor

Chapter 1095: Chapter 1026: Prada

Daqiu Mountain.

Massive piles of garbage, forming hills, resembling mountains—a place so toxic it could make you deaf.

Shen Yaowei trudged forward unsteadily. The path beneath his feet was entirely made of trash, part of the decades-old garbage mountain. Wu Yang and other former gang members used to live deep within this mountain of waste.

This was a paradise for scavengers. Plenty of garbage to pick through without needing to venture far, and since the area was filthy and reeked, the landfill workers avoided coming near. Conveniently, this spot had decent transportation access, enabling large quantities of waste to be hauled away. This setup allowed scavengers to ascend the hierarchy and become prominent figures—scrap merchants.

Wu Yang and his crew initially banded together to seize control of this turf.

Given their background, territorial fights were their only strategy for competition.

And for them, it worked out. A few ex-convicts managed to establish themselves, eat well, drink enough, and afford cigarettes. But restoring their previous lives was still a far cry from reality. So, pooling their money, they bought a van with high hopes of embarking on a journey to strike it rich.

“Seven or eight grown men, wandering around this garbage mountain, coming up with the idea of trafficking children—they totally deserved to suffer until their dying breath.” Shen Yaowei’s sense of smell was practically annihilated by the stench, leaving his face scrunched up like tightly compacted trash.

“They’ve been out of society for too long. They don’t even know how to use smartphones properly. What else could they do?” The Criminal Science officers accompanying him weren’t as sentimental. It wasn’t their first time visiting this garbage mountain, and while they wouldn’t say they were thrilled, they had resigned themselves to the reality.

“Is this the spot?” Shen Yaowei and the team had entered through the main gate by car, but walking through the area was proving more exhausting. Sweaty and suffocated, they couldn’t afford to remove their protective suits or masks, leaving everyone uncomfortable.