City Defenders | A 'Spring Day' Toll Collector on Guishan Road

Guishan Road in West Lake Scenic Area is a popular road, with willowy willows drooping like a curtain in spring, lotus blossoms and fragrant dew in summer, white water chestnuts and red loosops in autumn, and the beautiful scenery of Guishan Mountain in winter, draped in a picturesque view.

Coat with Spring, is a common charging clerk in the West Lake Scenic Area road department. He has been working on this scenic road for nearly six years, providing a refreshing parking service like his name suggests.

Labor and sacrifice, willing to be a backup army

If you pass by the West Lake every day, you will find that 'Coat with Spring' appears much more frequently than others.

He is a kind and generous person, and whenever his colleagues need to take leave, he readily says, 'No problem, go do your things, I'll stand in for you.' When people talk about Coat with Spring, colleagues praise him endlessly with their thumbs up.

With outstanding business ability and a spirit of dedication, Coat with Spring has repeatedly received outstanding honors such as 'Advanced Individual' and 'Civilized Worker' from the unit. He is a 'golden signboard' for the road parking department in the scenic area.

Kind and quick stomach, bravely diving into West Lake to retrieve mobile phones

On March 22, 2020, Coat with Spring heard a cry from the lakeside as dusk approached: 'My phone fell into the lake!'

Ms. Wang was very anxious and saw Coat with Spring's flashlight and hurried over: 'Mr. Flashlight, can I borrow your flashlight to see where my phone fell?'

Coat with Spring, seeing that the lake was shallow, immediately rolled up his trousers, took off his shoes, and went down to retrieve it for her. Ms. Wang kept thanking him: 'Everyone says the scenery of West Lake is beautiful, and this time, not only is the scenery beautiful, but the people are also good! I really thank you.' While taking out cash as a reward, she said, 'Coat with Spring readily refused, saying this was what he should do.'

Picking up lost property, returning valuable property to Zhao

On December 11, 2019, Coat with Spring found a leather bag on a bench, containing two thick wallets, estimated to be over 1,000 yuan, along with several bank cards and ID cards. Coat with Spring judged that it must be a tourist who had lost it, so he immediately handed the bag over to his supervisor for safekeeping, and kept an eye out for the returning owner.

Twenty minutes later, a young couple came into Coat with Spring's sight, and the girl wearing Hanfu looked gloomy, and the boy searched around the chair for half a day. Seeing that he was looking for something, he walked up and inquired. When the two people said the contents of the leather bag, Coat with Spring confirmed that they were the owner of the lost bag, and immediately returned the bag to them.

The boy took out 200 yuan in cash from the wallet as a thank-you, and Coat with Spring quickly refused, saying this was what he should do.

Sharp eyes and quick hands, helping to find lost children

On March 10, 2019, Coat with Spring discovered a single child crying by the roadside, only five or six years old. He quickly inquired about the situation. Seeing that he wouldn't say anything, Coat with Spring patiently comforted him. After more than ten minutes, the child stopped crying and said his parents' phone number. After contacting his parents, his careless mother rushed over and hugged him tightly.