Gao Yang was wearing a bulletproof vest that could withstand a nine-millimeter Parabellum bullet fired at close range, especially after the pistol was equipped with a suppressor, which significantly reduced the bullet's initial velocity and power. Therefore, not only were Gao Yang and Cui Bo spared from deadly peril, but they also suffered much less anguish. Of course, excruciating pain was inevitable, and it would be normal to have bruising or even a broken rib if shot.
Upon hearing Cui Bo say he was shot three times without bleeding, Gao Yang immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but after hearing Cui Bo's last words, a mix of grief and indignation, almost crying out, Gao Yang couldn't help but burst into laughter.
As soon as he started laughing, Gao Yang understood what it felt like to have pain so intense that it seemed to join his chest to his back, hence his laughter quickly turned into cries of "ouch, ouch".