Red and black in Genshin Impact: how to find clues and the man from Fatui

Red and black in "Melusine's Poll and the Machine's Answer". During the mission, Traveler and Paimon will continue to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the Steam Bird symbol. A significant piece of evidence is a table knife found the day before. From Talokard's assumptions, this device may belong to the Elegant Tableware trade guild, which has not achieved the best reputation among the inhabitants of the region.

From the guide you will learn how to complete the Red and Black mission, find a discreet way to distract the attention of those gathered in order to infiltrate the base of a possible criminal organization, and find a man in Fatui's clothes.

How to start the quest Red and Black

To begin completing the quest “Interviewing Melusine and the Answer of the Machine 2: Red and Black”, you must successfully complete the quest "Vagrants and Scamps". Subsequently, the first objective of the mission "Wait until the next morning (08:00)" will appear in the quest log automatically.

Walkthrough of the quest Red and Black in Genshin Impact

A meeting with Talokard in the “Palace of Mermonia” will give clarity to the investigation: it will turn out that the found table knife is a product of the Elegant Tableware trade guild. Previously, this organization was exposed by the editors of the newspaper, therefore, it cannot be denied that its leaders may be involved in the disappearance of Monsieur Arthur - they have both a motive and opportunities.

Go to the Elegant Ware base and try to collect new evidence without being noticed. Calm down the of the Graceful Water Goblin Group so they don't make a fuss and learn about the physical features of the main suspect - a mysterious woman hiding under the pseudonym "Crow or Blackbird".

Meet Talokard at Mermonia Palace

Wait until the next morning (08:00) by rewinding the time in the Paimon menu, then go to Mermonia Palace. Enter the building and turn left, where you will see Talokard and “Dugu” standing near the sofas. Talk to Melusine.

Talocard will treat the Traveler and Paimon with his signature Poisson-Chanson pie, and will also inform him that it is the “Elegant Tableware” that is associated with the knife in Monsieur Arthur’s stand.

Travel to the Elegant Ware Trade Guild Base

Travel to the underwater teleport in the south of the Elton Trench and descend to the very bottom, where the entrance to the cave is located.

Use the portal to get to the cave faster. Inside you will see a crowd of guild workers. Talokard will offer to divert the attention of those present so that they do not destroy the evidence.

Find a subtle way to distract the crowd's attention.

Climb onto the ship and go to the fire with the cauldron. Talokard will want to poison the crowd with something in order to distract them.

Add “seasoning” to the cauldron in the form of leftover melusina fish cake. After the guild try the food, they will immediately run away.

Find evidence of a crime

Take advantage of the escape of unnecessary witnesses to find evidence:

On the ship there are cutlery on the table.
Get off the ship and pick up the old medallion near the boxes.
Go around the ship and pick up the scroll lying on the iron box.

Unearth evidence and cut through the lies

Some time later, the guild will return to the cave. They get angry at whoever cooked the food and are ready to jump into a fight. Talokard will bring charges against the leader, but he will begin to make excuses.

A book of investigation notes will open: extract evidence and break through the thickness of lies. To do this, select Diary of a Brave Struggle from the section Wardroom of a sunken ship. After providing irrefutable evidence, the robbers will quickly begin to fight each other. Fight them to cool their ardor a little.

Defeat all the of the trade guild, then talk to the crowd. The strongman will report that it was he who stuck the knife, but Monsieur Arthur was no longer there.

One of the henchmen will add that in Fleuve Sandr met a man who wanted to infiltrate the editorial office of The Steam Bird. The unknown person was wearing a Fatui costume.

Go to Flev Sandr and find the man in Fatui's clothes

Travel to the sewers underneath the Cours de Fontaine to find Fatui. To do this use underground teleport in the capital.

The right person is in a cafe nearby. Go inside and talk to him.

After the conversation, the stranger decides to run away. Catch up with him and continue the dialogue. The man its that his name is Bolard - he really was in the "Steam Bird", but did not steal Monsieur Arthur. The character will tell you that near the editorial office there was a threatening letter signed “Crow or Blackbird?” — friends found the envelope from him earlier. Once the conversation is over, Paimon will suggest you rest for a while.

Head to the Debord Hotel in the evening

Wait until evening (19:00), rewind time using the Paimon clock, and teleport to the Debord Hotel.

Go up to the second floor of the restaurant and talk to Talokard. Melusina will talk about her past, and also give more information about “Dug” and its creator.

Try to recreate the picture of the crime that happened at night

After resting, go to the Steam Bird editorial office to continue the investigation. Since a lot of information has already been collected, it needs to be organized.

Determine in what order the suspects arrived

Recreate the picture of what happened at night, correctly establishing the order in which all people visited the editorial office. The required sequence looks like this:

Which of the four suspects arrived at the crime scene first? Rosher.
Which of the four suspects was the second to arrive at the crime scene? Bolard.
Which of the four suspects was the third to arrive at the crime scene? Felt strongman.
Which of the four suspects was the last to arrive at the crime scene? Kevin.

As soon as the correct order is established, a cut-scene will start where the heroes summarize what happened at night. After that, step aside with Melusine and listen to her story about Dr. Mosso and "Arc". The task will end with Talokard's offer to go to Euphrasia in the morning of the new day.

The next quest in the line is "Questions and answers".

Awards

By successfully completing all objectives of the mission "Red and Black", you will receive:

We hope, thanks to the guide, you were able to complete Red and Black in Genshin Impact. If you have any difficulties or problems completing the mission, write about it to comments, - the author will try to help. Read about Genshin Impact walkthroughs in the relevant section of our website.