This kind of situation was exactly what Ray liked to see—competition was always a good thing.

During dinner, however, his mind was elsewhere. He was thinking about how to enter the Valor Military Base.

'Should I disguise my identity and slip in?' he mused.

But if that "Lieutenant Colonel Shay" really was from the Valor Military Base, then his appearance likely wasn't a secret. At the very least, some people would recognize him. If Ray walked in so openly, it would only cause trouble.

It was