I think it's whether or not the prisoner's cooperate in the sentence they have, and if they kind of rat out the other person, then they can have less; but if both rat out, then they like end up losing large scale.

我记得是,两个囚犯面对审判的时候有如下选择,如果他们中有人供出了对方,他它会减刑,要是他们都供出了对方就要受重刑

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