Tom and Gao Guang had explained the plan in detail, but they hadn't shared their thoughts with Leaf. Now that the task was complete and Pavel was in their hands, the situation was naturally different.
Tom said urgently, "Now that Pavel has been captured, our people in London will escort him back with me. From this moment on, this isn't just an undercover operation anymore, so rest assured, there won't be any problems."
The circumstances had changed.
At first, like Baslov, Tom was also operating under the radar, with just him and Gao Guang, and at most, Ricardo as an assistant.
He was reluctant to use CIA personnel in London because they had prior dealings with Pavel. Involving them would have raised the risk of a leak. If anyone tipped off Pavel, he might have never returned to London again.