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Zelda: Ocarina of Time – RemakeMission 3: Following Orders
Following Orders is the third mission of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, a house-to-house search of a North Korean village for a defector played as a North Korean soldier; it holds 4 Notes, contraband, the toolbox code 214 and two trophies, and unlocks a Double XP Token.
Following Orders is the third mission of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4: you play a North Korean soldier going door to door through a North Korean village to find a defector, a mission Windows Central likens to "No Russian" (Windows Central, Oct 17, 2026). GameSpot describes the character as "a high-ranked North Korean soldier who doesn't always agree with the orders he's given," in a mission "filled with public executions" (GameSpot, Oct 16, 2026). Its objectives are "Find Information About the Defector," "Bring the Defector Out Alive" and "Make Sure All Civilians Are Accounted For" (TheGamer, Oct 25, 2026). It is one of only three missions with collectibles, 4 Notes (PowerPyx, Oct 21, 2026), and finishing it gives a Double XP Token (Call of Duty, Oct 16, 2026).
Quick facts
| Mission | 3 of 16 |
| Setting | A village in North Korea |
| You play | A North Korean soldier, alongside Ko |
| Objectives | Find Information About the Defector; Bring the Defector Out Alive; Make Sure All Civilians Are Accounted For |
| Collectibles | 4 Notes, plus contraband |
| Code | Red toolbox: 214 |
| Trophies | No Stone Unturned; No Harm Done |
| Reward | Double XP Token |
| Previous | Mission 2: Out in the Cold |
| Next | Mission 4: Hired Gun |
Sources: Windows Central, TheGamer, Critical Hits, PowerPyx, Game Rant, Call of Duty.
Spoilers for Mission 3 follow.
How the mission works
This is a mission about talking, searching and choosing, with almost no shooting. You can intimidate or calm the villagers with dialogue, or draw your gun, and the overall story ends the same way whatever you do (GameSpot). TheGamer's advice is to search every room before moving on, take the contraband you find and use it to question the civilians, because talking rather than threatening keeps them unharmed (TheGamer). One thing not to do: shooting a portrait of the Supreme Leader gets you beaten and shot by your own squad, with the death message "you dishonored your country by damaging a portrait of the Supreme Leader" (TheGamer, Oct 21, 2026).
The first house: find information about the defector
Ko asks you to stop the wife leaving by the back door while he questions the husband. Critical Hits notes that you may question the couple or kill them at once, and neither fails the mission; killing them skips ahead, and letting the wife run out the back gets her killed (Critical Hits, Oct 20, 2026). Game Rant lists what you can say to the wife: "Comply, or I can hurt you.", "Please join your husband.", "If you are loyal, you are safe.", "I will not ask again." or "Run while you can.", the last of which sends her fleeing into the garden, where she is shot (Game Rant, Oct 19, 2026).
The house holds two Notes and the contraband, per Game Rant's locations (Game Rant, Oct 16, 2026):
| Item | Kind | Where |
|---|---|---|
| MP3 Player | Contraband | Bathroom cabinet, first door left of the front door |
| Western Novel | Contraband | Cabinet behind the second door on the left |
| Extra Rations | Contraband | Kitchen, behind the second set of white doors |
| Baekseolgi-Tteok Recipe | Note | Kitchen cupboard on the left; it gives the toolbox code |
| Note From Your Friend and Heart Medicine | Note and contraband | Red toolbox in the cupboard of the first room on the right, padlock code 214 (or shoot the lock) |
Sources: Game Rant, Oct 16, 2026; the Extra Rations from IGN's collectibles video, Oct 16, 2026, which counts four pieces of contraband.
What you can ask the husband depends on what you found: the MP3 player (state-sanctioned music, he says), the novel (his son's, which he promises to burn) or the South Korean medicine, which makes him confess a heart condition and give up the defector's location; Game Rant calls the medicine the right question (Game Rant).
No Harm Done trophy
No Harm Done asks you to "Obtain the defector's location in Following Orders without hurting any civilians." Game Rant's method: find all the contraband in the first house, question the man about each item, and harm neither of them (Game Rant).
The second house: bring the defector out alive
After Ko reports to Ri, follow him to the next house and clear its rooms. The defector is in the last room you clear, in the bedroom or the bathroom; wait for Ko to subdue him, then follow them out to rejoin Ri (Critical Hits).
The third house: account for all civilians
You are ordered to search one more house. It holds the last two Notes (Game Rant):
- Note From Your Neighbor: the bedroom cabinet (first door on the left, then the second door on the right).
- Note From Mom: inside the hidden hatch in the kitchen floor, opened with a key from the cupboards near a window, after you get the woman hiding there out.
The woman in the cellar is the mission's second dialogue test. Game Rant found that "Open the hatch, or else." and "The defector was found. It's safe to come out." both work, while "Please open the hatch" and "Okay. Stay hidden." are wrong; with the last, a North Korean soldier is hanged alongside the defector (Game Rant).
No Stone Unturned trophy
No Stone Unturned asks you to "Confiscate all of the contraband and read all of the notes in Following Orders" (Insider Gaming, Oct 19, 2026): the four contraband items and four Notes above. The Notes also count toward Noteworthy, 50 of the 64 Notes in the campaign (PowerPyx, Oct 18, 2026). See Campaign Collectibles.
The hanging
The mission ends with an order to hang the defector. Refuse, and Commander Ri Ju-Young executes the North Korean soldier before the defector is hanged; obey, and the soldier hangs the defector (Game Rant). Insider Gaming's recap says Ri Ju-Young executes the defector and burns the village, and that the defector warns Lieutenant Ko Jin-Hyuk about her (Insider Gaming, Oct 20, 2026), a thread that runs through the North Korean missions; see Story and Characters and Cast.
Reward and what comes next
Following Orders gives a Double XP Token on any difficulty (Call of Duty), one of three in the campaign; see How to Level Up Fast. Next is Mission 4: Hired Gun. All missions are on Campaign Walkthrough.
Frequently asked questions
What is the toolbox code in MW4 Following Orders? The red toolbox in the first house of Following Orders opens with 214, a code given by the Baekseolgi-Tteok Recipe note in the kitchen. You can also shoot the lock.
How many notes are in Following Orders? Modern Warfare 4's Following Orders has 4 Notes: two in the first house and two in the third.
How do you get No Harm Done in MW4? Find all the contraband in Following Orders' first house, question the husband about each item, and hurt neither civilian; asking about the South Korean medicine gets the defector's location.
What happens if you shoot the Supreme Leader portrait in MW4? In Modern Warfare 4's Following Orders, shooting the portrait gets you beaten and shot by your own squad, with a death message saying you dishonored your country.
Should you refuse to hang the defector in MW4? It does not change the outcome: in Modern Warfare 4, refusing makes Ri Ju-Young execute the soldier and the defector is hanged anyway.
Who do you play in Following Orders? You play a North Korean soldier who works alongside Ko in Modern Warfare 4's third mission; GameSpot calls him "a high-ranked North Korean soldier."
Sources
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 campaign review (no spoilers), Windows Central, Oct 17, 2026
- CoD: Modern Warfare 4 Has A Thrilling Campaign, Exciting DMZ, And Strong Multiplayer, GameSpot, Oct 16, 2026
- Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, All Campaign Missions And Objectives, TheGamer, Oct 25, 2026
- Modern Warfare 4 Kills You For Shooting Supreme Leader Portrait During North Korea Mission, TheGamer, Oct 21, 2026
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 (MW4) - Detonado de Following Orders, Critical Hits, Oct 20, 2026
- Following Orders Contraband & Note Locations In Modern Warfare 4, Game Rant, Oct 16, 2026
- Modern Warfare 4: All Choices & Consequences, Game Rant, Oct 19, 2026
- Modern Warfare 4 Campaign Plot Walkthrough, Ending & Post-Credits Scene, Explained, Insider Gaming, Oct 20, 2026
- Complete Modern Warfare 4 Trophy List, Insider Gaming, Oct 19, 2026
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (2026) Trophy Guide & Roadmap, PowerPyx, Oct 18, 2026
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 (2026) Collectibles Guide, PowerPyx, Oct 21, 2026
- Modern Warfare 4: Campaign Early Access Now Live, Call of Duty, Oct 16, 2026
- Modern Warfare 4: Full Campaign Playthrough (All Cutscenes, No Commentary), MrRoflWaffles, Oct 18, 2026 (video)
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 - All Campaign Collectible Locations, IGN, Oct 16, 2026 (video)
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Modern Warfare 4: Full Campaign Playthrough (All Cutscenes, No Commentary)
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- Following Orders is the third mission of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4: you play a North Korean soldier going door to…
- Ko asks you to stop the wife leaving by the back door while he questions the husband. Critical Hits notes that you may…
- What you can ask the husband depends on what you found: the MP3 player (state-sanctioned music, he says), the novel…
- After Ko reports to Ri, follow him to the next house and clear its rooms. The defector is in the last room you clear…
- The woman in the cellar is the mission's second dialogue test. Game Rant found that "Open the hatch, or else." and…
- The mission ends with an order to hang the defector. Refuse, and Commander Ri Ju-Young executes the North Korean…
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