I'd almost neglected to consider that Vizlet was still a player in this mystery, then we get this little gem and my models of suspects is thrown out the window. Well played, well played indeed. I assumed she had some form of involvement in the story to come, but I had no idea that she had such direct influence on things. That explains her cavalier attitude towards the Trademaster spying on HER. I wonder.... perhaps out friendly Yinglet fixated scientist would be interested in answering some questions. This is just a theory, but if Ran's research dipped into the territory of obsession or beyond, I doubt that's a detail such a keen mind as Vizlet's would miss. If the obsession was prevailing enough she could either bribe him with information on her species before anyone else could get the credit for it, the transformation was intended for him either as a bribe OR per his request. I still am not convinced that there's not an active attempt on removing the current Trademaster from his position, but I'm not inclined to believe Vizlet as the mastermind. As I recall, she was surprised at the fact that Kass was in fact formerly a human. If anything, she's working AGAINST someone but she's not been wholly forthcoming with all her information just yet. However, this does show me that I've been far too lenient in my considerations of Vizlet it seems. I will not make such a mistake twice as Vizlet's gone from bystander to a player of this dark little game on my list. And Ran has himself a cozy little spot on that list too as he's nearing "suspect" territory.