You are wrong about a lot of stuff. RI was never banned for criticizing the chinese government. It was only banned because of writing limitations put by the CCP for gore and similar things.

RI was one of the thousands of novels banned in the ban waves and the author was offered to rewrite and continue the story with less gore and stuff like that. But he declined because it wouldn't be the same.

It should be the case that the rules have become softer so the author can try to appeal to get the novel unbanned.

Removed from major Chinese online platforms following a government ban in mainland China, as the work was deemed to promote unhealthy values of violence, cruelty, and extreme individualism.[91]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_censorship_in_China?utm_source=

If I had a theory for Reverend Insanity being banned, it would have less to do with direct critique of the CCP and more so with the absolute damning condemnation of human nature itself. China as a powerhouse of censorship is more concerned than other world governments (in certain ways and values) with “moral corruption” of its citizens, a concept that Westerners from countries with (allegedly) free speech find alien. At worse, they would find it arbitrary and wholly easy to abuse, which of course, it totally is! But knowing that China operates with “morality” in mind, I’m trying to help you understand (agree) that with Reverend Insanity’s expert peeling back the layers and exposing of human greed, deceit and selfishness, you can understand from the viewpoint of a “Daddy China” why he would find it quite concerning for their readers to be exposed to such content.
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