Resentment of Evil Neighbors

It was late at night, and the baby in 404 wouldn't stop crying. Our building's group chat was blowing up. Then, a message from the owner of 404 popped up:

"I'll strangle him right away. Promise it won't bother you guys anymore."

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Silence. Dead silence. And then, just as suddenly, the crying stopped.

A few minutes later, hesitant messages trickled in.

302: "Dude, seriously? Don't joke about stuff like that, it's creepy AF."

504: "Yeah, just soothe the baby, no need to get all worked u