Bad news travels fast.
Some things really cannot be hidden, no matter how much you want to. It would have been one thing for Gao Yi and his team from Military Intelligence Six to arrest just anybody; although that would be quite a slap in the face, at least there wouldn't have been particularly severe consequences.
But the British Minister of Intelligence was kidnapped right from the doorstep of Military Intelligence Six Headquarters.
In the history of the Great British Empire, had such a precedent ever been set?
Was this still a matter of shame?
This was an incident that shook the very foundations of the nation!
To put it bluntly, it would have been less serious if the Minister of Intelligence had been shot dead than the situation we face now.
So, the problem had escalated beyond Military Intelligence Six. It had become an issue for the entire UK. If handled properly, it would only result in a loss of face, like having shit dropped on your neck.