The deal with the merchant Deni wouldn't be over so easily. Taking inventory of the goods and handling subsequent arrangements were not matters that could be settled in a few words.
Leech directed Corpse Ghost Guy to leave.
He didn't rush to open the box containing the curio. Since the thing inside was alive and might escape, there was likely no place in all of Burning City more secure than his grotto.
'There's still someone watching from the shadows. I can have Guy go out for a bit first. I can't let anyone connect me to him.'
More than the curio, Leech was concerned about the warning from the Black Ball. He planned to use Guy as bait to lure whoever was watching out into the open.
Guy would take this opportunity to wander around. After attracting enough attention, he would leave the city directly.
