"Who are you?" the guide approached Song Xiaodong and Sun Yiyi.
Sun Yiyi immediately showed a very panicked expression, grabbing Song Xiaodong's arms, her veil already covering her face.
Song Xiaodong also looked petrified and deliberately spoke Burmese with a struggle, "We're just here for an expedition."
The guide looked at Song Xiaodong and Sun Yiyi doubtfully and asked, "Are you Burmese people?"
"No! We are Chinese."
One of the Japanese people was translating their conversation into Japanese.
"Then let's ignore them; we rest our own," said one directly, probably the leader of the group. He was about forty years old, not very tall, but he seemed quite formidable.
The other Japanese people all acknowledged with a yes, then went straight to setting up their tents with practiced movements, evidently seasoned in outdoor living.
"Damn it!" A Japanese person suddenly cursed when the tent he was setting up broke.