My prediction based on no raws.

OK. THIS IS COMPLETELY MY OPINION FROM READING SO FAR (NO RAWS)... I think Ozae seeing that statue shook him a little. He might be thinking.. Is this how Seoho sees me? All shrouded and scary w/ a snake(b/c it is a creepy statue). He's probably thinking do I really deserve this a monster like me??
**NOW.. This man who approached Seoho. Someone had to have infected Ozae(to make him a bat). But with the art piece being made public.. I'm sure someone is looking Ozae like that man maybe at the end of the chapter?? If Seoho is as good a sculpturer as the story says then this statue looks Very Real and is Very accurate to what Ozae looks like and is going to draw some unwanted attention.. Like that mysterious man.