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Latest recorded position: #9 on Aug 2, 2026, 9:27 PM CST.
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Why do prisoners often ask the police for a cigarette during interrogation sessions in film and television dramas, and then the police give them a cigarette and then explain the facts of the case?
为什么影视剧的审讯环节里经常有犯人问警察要烟抽，警察给了烟后他们就交代案情的桥段？
ThreadEast first recorded "Why do prisoners often ask the police for a cigarette during interrogation sessions in film and television dramas, and then the police give them a cigarette and then explain the facts of the case?" on Aug 2, 2026, 9:27 PM CST. It has been observed on Zhihu Hot List, with less than one hour between the first and latest recorded appearances.
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