"Of course. It's much easier to investigate crimes when the details are clear." Plus, Zouichi had enough of riddles from the ship itself. He watched with interest as Cazali changed forms, but didn't appear to be startled by the change. After all, both the ship and his world were full of those who could change form.

"It doesn't matter what you look like," he said at last. "Dragons, aliens, whatever. If he stole a part of your body, I'll see what I can do about getting it back. What did he take?"