That's why the Hermit Tao refused to become an official.
6 seconds sound clip from the The Invincible Armour movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:56:09 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Wake me early in the morning.
- A great irony. Boiled beans with bean stalks? I see.
- Brother. Brother, you're back! Been working so late?
- Well now, I must earn my pay. No matter how late the hour...
- That's why the Hermit Tao refused to become an official.
- Brother, I'm so tired of all these official duties, and I've made up my mind to retire at last.
- But I don't think you can, at least not at the moment.
- You've a case to solve yet: Mr. Lu's murder.
- Well, I've ordered the officials of all the provinces to catch Chow Lu Fung.
- You really think he's the killer?
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