when I got into contact with Zhang Kai,also known as “Brother Tiger,” he was busy sterilizing and disinfecting in Beijing with more than 30 members of his team.

On February 18,Zhang Kai led his volunteer team to Wuhan to help transport anti-epidemic materials and COVID-19 patients,where he stayed offering volunteering service for nearly two months.Since then,they have continued their epidemic-fighting trip nationwide to Suifenhe of Heilongjiang Province,Shulan of Jilin Province,and Beijing.Many of them have been away from home for more than 100 days.

Zhang Kai has spent a total of 780,000 yuan on this epidemic fighting trip,and he has no regrets: “When we have no money,we can always make more.Yet as long as the epidemic is not gone,we won’t be able to live in peace.”

To Wuhan

50-year-old Zhang Kai is a native of Suifenhe.After he was demobilized from the army,he first worked in a public security department and then went to Dongguan of Guangdong Province,south of China to do business in 1997.He resides in Hongmei Town of the city.

In 2017,Zhang Kai started a transportation team mainly to provide services for the enterprises in the town,which became the predecessor of his volunteer motorcade.

On January 25,2020,the first day of the Chinese New Year,right after his return from a long distance trip,Zhang Kai began to provide volunteer service with his motorcade for the local battle against COVID-19 in Dongguan.Meanwhile,Zhang Kai was preparing to go to Wuhan,the hardest-hit city then.

He first contacted a local social worker in his town and then got in touch with the local Youth League Committee.On February 13,Zhang Kai received a notice from the Provincial Youth League,offering professional protective training for his volunteer team.Zhang Kai then made a “supporting Wuhan” call in a WeChat group of dirvers,to which more than 20 members responded and joined his team.

On February 18,Zhang Kai’s motorcade set out on their way with permission.Each person drove their own car,and brought their own protective clothing,masks,thermometers,and other materials.They drove for more than 1,100 kilometers and finally arrived in Wuhan.

In Wuhan,the transportation team was mainly responsible for delivering anti-epidemic materials and transferring COVID-19 patients.According to Zhang Kai,anti-epidemic materials and resources were scattered in different areas of the metropolis and even other parts of Hubei Province.They had to go all around to collect these materials and then redistribute them,covering dozens or even hundreds of kilometers back and forth.During this period,volunteers from other parts of the country joined one after another.At most there were more than 90 members on his team.Wang Lidong,a taxi driver from Suifenhe,was one of them.He had driven 3,000 kilometers to Wuhan to join Zhang Kai’s team.

率爱心车队逆行武汉、绥芬河、舒兰和北京 花掉78 万元在所不惜

Zhang Kai delivering anti-epidemic materials 张凯开车运送物资

我联系上“虎哥”张凯时，他正带着三十多名队员，在北京忙消杀。

2月18日，张凯带领他的“虎哥爱心车队”逆行到武汉，帮助运送物资、转运病人，志愿服务近两个月。此后，他们又跟着疫情跑，先后转战黑龙江绥芬河、吉林舒兰和北京，参与疫情防控工作，很多人100 多天没回家。

张凯为此花费了78 万元，但他说：“钱没了可以挣，如果疫情不消除，生命可能就无法保障。”

驰援武汉 一声号召众人响应

今年50 岁的张凯是黑龙江省绥芬河市人，退伍后曾在公安部门工作，1997年前往广东东莞创业，目前居住在东莞市洪梅镇。

2017年，张凯成立了一个车队，主要为洪梅镇的企业提供服务。这个车队就是“虎哥爱心车队”的最初班底。

今年1月25日是大年初一，刚从外地回到东莞的张凯还没来得及休息，就带领车队为东莞一线疫情防控人员提供免费服务。同时，张凯正在筹备着去武汉参与抗疫。

张凯首先联络了洪梅当地的一名社区干部，随后联络上当地团委。2月13日，张凯接到广东团省委通知，先组织专业人士对爱心车队成员进行防护培训，等指挥部正式下达命令后再前往武汉。他在微信群发出支援武汉的号召，有20 多人响应并决定加入爱心车队。

2月18日，经过批准，张凯带着他的“虎哥爱心车队”，一人一辆车，自备防护服、口罩、体温测试仪等物资，驱车1100 多公里来到武汉。

在武汉，车队主要负责搬运物资和转送病人等工作。……