The sound of Volgin's watch ticking the day away made Aleks anticipate the message more and more with each second that passed. With a little luck, she didn't come across anyone too troublesome. Unfortunately, he himself did not have much information regarding lower ranking officers of Tambov. Who they had sent to strike a deal was an unknown factor to him. He could only hope that Lady Luck was on Lilith's side. Or a Fox Luck - whatever they believed was their luck charm. "So," Volgin took his glasses off, something he did every time he wanted to get a point clear, "You want to assure no one comes after you in case Nikolai gets killed and that is the only reason you want to help me?" Aleks immediately nodded. Volgin gave him an opportunity to further elaborate his intentions - maybe say how he wanted to help the society or something along those lines. But it was merely for testing purposes, Aleks saw through that mask. It would be completely out of his character to state all of a sudden how he wanted to help merely to be a good Samaritan. People usually say that either when they are completely honest or when they are hiding something. And it was all too easy to tell one from another.

"Yes," Aleks let out, cracking his knuckles, "There is a lot at stake for me here. I have rotten luck, I guess - at the very least I can take it in my own hands." Volgin seemed satisfied with such an explanation, his hands gesturing as much. "Alright then, boy. Tell me, what do you have so far?"

Taking one last sip - Aleks looked out the window and into the busy street. He had nothing. Well, nothing that didn't have to do directly with Lilith. He was walking on thin ice here - he had to prove he could help, but at the same time, giving out too much information was not good. 

But... bringing out a thesis was an acceptable course of action. "While I was reading the articles, I thought the fact that hearts were completely missing from the scene, and never found, was weird. Then it hit me," he smirked as he brought it out into the open, "A role-play." The sentence lit up a spark in Volgin's eyes. "A role-play," he repeated after Aleks, "Role-play..."

"It's a little farfetched, I know, but think about it. Maybe there is some kind of an ancient prophecy or a myth that used hearts as a main artifact. Maybe Greek... or Egyptian. If there is such instance in recorded history, then you'd have all grounds to check out all possible crimes similar to the ones here. There is a possibility this person killed more than just two people. And if that is the case, it is more likely that someone saw their face." Just as Aleks finished, Volgin snapped his fingers. "Amazing, boy. I am honestly amazed at your skills. You never disappoint, you know that? You would be able to go far in the force - if only things were different..." A faint smile appeared on his face and it made Aleks feel accomplished. Not because of the compliment, but because this way he would be able to check up on Lilith's history without actually doing any work himself. Now that he planted a bug in his mind, Volgin would surely pursue the thesis all by himself.

"Trust me, Volgin," Aleks confidently smiled, "We will bring this guy in before you know it."