In case it is ever a question (say like someone from MSFT tells you it works differently), objects deleted in Active Directory go into the Deleted Objects container[1] of the Partition the objects live in. They do not get moved to the Configuration Partition Deleted Objects container.
[Mon 04/10/2017 14:37:42.83]
C:\>adfind -hh k16tst-dc1.k16tst.test.loc -gcb -f "cn=deleted objects" -dn -showdel
AdFind V01.50.00.00cpp VS BETA Joe Richards (support@joeware.net) April 2016
Using server: K16TST-DC1.k16tst.test.loc:3268
Directory: Windows Server 2016
dn:CN=Deleted Objects,DC=k16tst,DC=test,DC=loc
dn:CN=Deleted Objects,CN=Configuration,DC=k16tst,DC=test,DC=loc
dn:CN=Deleted Objects,DC=k16tstchld,DC=k16tst,DC=test,DC=loc
3 Objects returned
joe
[1] There are some special cases here, but under no circumstances do objects from PartitionN go to the Configuration Partition CN=Deleted Objects container once deleted.
