// Set the deferred field directly since it's a public field
        mockNdrBuffer.deferred = mockDeferredNdrBuffer;
        // Set up deferred buffer chain to avoid NPE
        mockDeferredNdrBuffer.deferred = mockDeferredNdrBuffer; // Self-reference to avoid NPE
        lenient().when(mockNdrBuffer.derive(anyInt())).thenReturn(mockDeferredNdrBuffer);
        lenient().when(mockDeferredNdrBuffer.derive(anyInt())).thenReturn(mockDeferredNdrBuffer);